Ms Augustine staged the second successful Red Carpet Functions Multicultural Fashion Show at City Hall in October, attracting a crowd of more than 470 with 200 models. The first show at Rocklea Showgrounds attracted a crowd of 450 and featured 70 models.
Ms Augustine was awarded the Community Dedication Award at this year’s Brisbane Women in Business Awards for her work establishing Red Carpet Functions.
The fashion shows have become a platform to unite cultures, raise cultural awareness and celebrate the diversity of Queensland’s many ethnicities.
“Fashion shows only wanted people who were size six and eight and are six feet tall,” Ms Augustine said. “Women from Chinese, Indian and so many other communities are not this build.
“I invited every community you can think of to my show, so nobody is left out.”
Coming to Australia as a student from India, the Norman Park resident works as a migration consultant