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vr iieafttij air condftlonlng systems 19iwebngiuisteut7 4711748 raftsiimnslip i wuieyiaitfttiii tribune community high tire auto centre 374 main st east stouflville al ir poneer sovwe saoon 6406838 serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge and area i a metroland community newspaper wednesday july 22 1987 girls modelf or princess fergie by maxine share when the lights came on two beautiful girls walked confidently down the fashion runway in the ballroom of torontos royal york hotel last friday but the exquisite elvira vali de signer dresses they modelled were no match for their wide daz zling smiles how could they be as an audience of socialites and dignitaries looked on eight-year- old kelly lumsden of markham and stouffvilles brooke mad- dock 6 participated in a show case of canadian fashion the guests of honor were the duke and duchess of york brooke was only a little bit ner vous an hour before the show began she sat crosslegged on the floor of an expansive dressing room as she waited to be preened for her part these are royal people shedeclared scratching under one of the many pink sponge rollers in her hair they are kind of somebody and she knew exactly who prince andrew and princess fergie of course kelly lumsdens mother suzanne says we only had a few weeks notice that wed be partici pating in the show but it came as no surprise to her that kelly was chosen by the elen hender son modelling agency to be in the fashion show in her three year career the youngster has acted in a colgate toothpaste commer cial been featured in her agen cys yellow pages ad worked with top model monika schnarre and modelled at yorkdale holt renfrew simpsons the bay and markville shopping mall she just loves it says her mom its nice concedes kelly as the reporter strains to hear her tiny airy voice kelly leans limp in the crook of her mothers arm it is an hour before showtime and shes listen ing to suzanne read her a book no im not nervous she says not just a bit no she whispers im not and when youre modelling for kelly lumsden of markham centre and stouffvilles brooke mad- dock right join a friend backstage before modelling these irides cent pewter taffeta dresses designed by elen henderson the fashion show was held in honor of the duke and duchess of york on friday the dresses are accented with gold lame thread and chan- tilly lace and retail for about 200 such ordinary people why should you be kelly says when the duke and duchess arent working they just stay inside the palace and walk around and sarah some times wears pants suzanne says her daughter is a very quiet and shy girl but shes different when shes modelling shes very gifted on the runway at last years festival of fashion there were thousands of people looking on and i thought how is she ever going to walk down that runway well i ran down to watch her she had a great smile and great audience contact and i wondered how she could do that last halloween kelly dressed up as cinderella she loves to dress up says her mother she wears my shoes around and tries on different outfits of mine and pretends they fit and shes in her glory when modelling bridal fashions she loves fantasy gowns ones withse- quins and stars one time she had to carry a wand and she thought that was wonderful says suzanne the day- started early for the young models although the fashion show didnt start until 4 pm they had to be at the hotel by 1045 am the first rehearsal came at 11 am followed by a dress rehearsal at 1145 am then came the the dainty salmon and cheese sandwiches fruit and juices to help the models get through the long afternoon brooke and kelly colored pictures while they waited for top makeup artists to paint their faces and for celebrated hairstylist denis bouchard to style their long freshly curled tresses kelly says she enjoys modelling because she likes to dress up likes learning the different choreography routines for each fashion show and likes watching the adult models getting ready but brooke less reticent enjoys modelling for another reason you get a lot of time off school says the bubbly grade 1 student when all 13 fashion collections had been modelled the designers themselves walked down the run way for the benefit of the royal couple a model accompanied each designer and kelly was selected to walk arminarm with elen henderson in addition to running a successful childrens modeling agency mrs hender son is also one of canadas fore most childrens clothing desig ners and kelly modelled one of her creations that afternoon kel ly looked like a princess herself as she walked head held high to the end of the platform the audience was captivated by her serene de meanor her sophisticated charm and her beauty they ap plauded long and loud m when the show was over and in vited guests retired to hold court with the duke and duchess vo you dont have the whole story crime stoppersc1 9 if you received community focus on its own today you only have part of stouffvilles story community 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6402100 kelly lumsden is pretty as a princess in this blue and white silk organza dress appliqued with pearls and sequins the dress was designed by elvira vali for petite originals and retails for 600 brooke and kelly went backstage and changed quickly in anticipa tion of meeting the andrew and sarah when eveyone was in the reception room sarah came over immediately when she saw the children says suzanne she spent some time talking to all of them and it was just a delight was kelly excited shes done so many things with so many important people her mother- sighs things just don t faze her any more calling junior citizens know an outstanding young person nominations are now being accepted for junior citizen of the year the nominee must be a resident of ontario between the ages of six and 18 inge nious resourceful people are good candidates as arc groups which have contributed signifi cantly to the community application forms are avail able from the economist and sun office at 9 heritage rd from news editor jo ann stevenson nominations must be placed by canadian citizens