Waipahi teen Linda Bos is more at home in gumboots than high heels, and could not name a supermodel if her life depended on it, but she will be taking to the catwalk again in Gore tonight.
Linda (17), who describes herself as a "farm girl", surprised friends and family - and perhaps even herself a little - when she replied to a Facebook call-out for models for the Hokonui Fashion Design Awards last year.
But the experience turned out to be so enjoyable she is coming back for more this weekend, as the high-profile young and emerging designer event returns to rural Southland for its 30th anniversary outing.
![Linda Bos models the winning entry, created by Sonya Leusink Sladen, of Nelson, in the Recycled category of the Hokonui Fashion Design Awards in Gore last year.Photo: Still Vision Photography](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ETBRE3XA2JLNEZOGFZ6DWNK7XQ.jpg?auth=7c347748dd40fc85dfcb7a2842f38684baefcdd7b1114db5abf0e0b24373da30&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)
More interested in science and mathematics than the pages of Vogue and Cosmopolitan, Linda said her friends had done a double-take when she announced her imminent rise to catwalk fame last year.