Two models from Jinnali Productions were working in promotions at the race and attracting a lot of attention, with spectators and the media taking about 1,000 photographs a day. We got to meet Naomi, so that was a highlight of our trip and the main focus of why we went down there. She talked about inspiration and encouraging us to go ahead and she talked a bit about the fashion industry. It was encouraging, because she's been a real role model for us. Further plans for the business include obtaining casting work in television, on stage and in films for singers, dancers and actresses and including more Aboriginal products on the website such as make-up, clothing, more calendars and diaries.
Negotiations are now under way with a number of large companies to produce next year's calendar.
What we're doing is going to be enormous, a nationwide search which is going to be taken worldwide. However, she says nothing has yet been finalised. The idea for Jinnali Productions started late in 1999, when Gold Coast model and former medical secretary Paulson, now 31, and Fraser-Gooda, now 26, met in Cairns, located in far northern Australia. A few days after the meeting, Fraser-Gooda quit her job in indigenous tourism in Cairns and they set up Jinnali Productions in Brisbane, which has occupied them seven days a week ever since. No comments have been made so far.