SHOW ENTRANT CASSIE UP TO THE CHALLENGE

Cassie Rogers, 19, is looking forward to her part as a Showgirl entrant in the Kiama Show.

NINETEEN-year-old Cassie Rogers is one of the first girls to enter the 2007 Kiama Showgirl Competition.

Altogether five talented young ladies who have signed up and recently attended a meet and greet with 2006 Showgirl Emma Pearce and Showgirl Coordinator Marie Mete.

I have been on the Friday night for the judging for the last few years and then I heard the news about this years competition and then I decided to do it, Cassie Rogers said.

Coming weeks will see the entrants attend a development day run by Nowra Show Society on December 2.

A farm day will follow on December 9, providing an opportunity for the girls to brush up on their local rural knowledge with a trip to a winery, cattle farm and a local coffee producer.

All of which seems exciting to Cassie who said her best friend would describe her as fun and loud.

The whole thing will be exciting and I just really want to do it for fun and see what it is like.

It is good for Kiama and I hope to be able to encourage other girls to go in the show one day.

It will be my first time at the Show Ball and I am looking forward to that and being paraded in the classic cars.

Born into a Rugby Union family, Cassies mother Lorraine is the treasurer of Kiama Rugby Club and father Tony is a long serving junior and senior coach.

Cassies final thought would like to be Kiama is Rugby, however she is

Young ladies are encouraged to enter the Kiama Showgirl competition and can do so by calling Showgirl Coordinator Marie Mete on 0421 346 396.