Top — Dolly Supermodel Part 1 Of 5

Do you have a vintage Dolly Supermodel snap from the 90s? Share it in the comments below. Who was your favorite winner? Let us know if you remember the 1995 finalist who broke her ankle the day before the runway!

By: The Nostalgia Runway Team

If you were a teenage girl growing up in Australia during the 1990s or early 2000s, three words were more powerful than any spell from a Harry Potter book: . dolly supermodel part 1 of 5 top

The "Top" of the Dolly Supermodel list wasn't just about height (though they were all tall). It was about confidence. To send your photo into a magazine that millions of people would see took guts. To walk into a room of judges at 15 wearing a borrowed dress took nerve. Do you have a vintage Dolly Supermodel snap from the 90s

The premise was simple yet electric. Readers would send in a few snapshots (often taken by a mum in the backyard or a friend at the local mall). A panel of judges, including the editors of Dolly and real modeling agents from Chadwick Models, would whittle down thousands of entries to a handful of finalists. Those finalists would be flown to a glamorous city (usually Sydney) for a "finals week" involving photo shoots, runway walks, and media training. Let us know if you remember the 1995

The winner would receive a contract worth thousands of dollars, a trip overseas, and most importantly—a cover shoot on Dolly magazine.