Meet some FAME participants with a message for you

Hana Ahmed, 21 Hana told us she’s “really excited” to be walking the ramp for the FAME event in two different outfits — a T-shirt with a powerful message to raise awareness, and an elegant formal designer dress.

I love Bollywood music, painting and fashion,” she said, shyly adding that she was happy to have created the artwork for the FAME poster this year.

At the fashion show rehearsal held in Jumeirah Primary School, Hana animatedly struck quite a few ‘model’ poses, impressing our photographer with her confidence, which was perhaps inspired by a Grammywinning performer she loves, Beyonce!

Kieran Carter, 16 “I’ll be wearing a white shirt, waistcoat and black trousers on the ramp – I’m thrilled to be on the catwalk with my new clothes,” said a beaming Kieran (a student of Dubai Centre for Special Needs). Posing enthusiastically for our photographer, Kieran also revealed an interest in football. His favourite team is Liverpool, who “beat West Ham 4-1 on Saturday”, he said with full excitement. When we asked about his favourite singer, he said he loved Ed Sheeran’s songs (especially the British troubadour’s megahit

Shape of You) and hoped to attend his concert in Dubai even though “tickets are sold out.”

Andreas de Haes, 20 Andreas, who will provide the music for FAME’s fashion show, impressed us with an impromptu DJ set, as he spoke of his love for “perfecting transitions — matching beats as you go from one tune to the next.”

“Three to four years ago I got my first DJ set and am self-taught, having learned the art through YouTube tutorials. I was trying out things and messing around, and realised you learn from your failures,” he revealed. He added that he played at a club in his home country of Belgium recently and received an ‘amazing’ response. Will Andreas take the world of dance music by storm? Wait and watch!