At the Spokane’s Top Model competition, things are a little different. Red Eye Promotions, the organizers of the event, didn’t uphold the rigid weight, height and age standards that other competitions institute. They wanted to be inclusive. “We wanted the event to be open to everyone, to show that Spokane’s fashion scene is diverse,” says event manager Taylor Fyhrie. More pageant than fashion show, Fyhrie says the event was created to celebrate Spokane’s growing fashion scene. “The event is about bringing new opportunities to Spokane,” he says. “Spokane is working to get caught up as far as Seattle and other more fashionably-forward communities”/Jordy Byrd, Inlander. More here. (Inlander illustration: Jim Campbell)

Question: Do you have what it takes to be a runway model?