Behind the Sash

Last episode, Liberty Nelson – Nowra’s 2017 Showgirl – joined Elyse Hudson to talk about her background as a pig farmer and local ranger. This episode is Part 2 of the interview, where Liberty discusses her Showgirl journey from the 2017 Nowra Show all the way to The Land Sydney Showgirl Final in Sydney.

Fresh from competing at The Land Sydney Royal Showgirl Final, Liberty Nelson joins Elyse Hudson to talk about her life-long involvement with the Show Movement and her incredibly busy schedule. Liberty had lots to talk about and as such, this is Part 1 of her interview.

Our last state finalist interview before The Land Sydney Showgirl Final on Sunday is with Narrabri’s own Ellen John! Ellen John, a Year 1 teacher at Narrabri Public School, is a passionate representative for her local community. A townie at heart, Ellen is a tireless advocate for rural education. She joins Elyse in the lead-up […]

Originally from Sydney, Francesca moved to rural NSW for love. Now she is a passionate ambassador for people to make the same tree change. Whilst Francesca has big shoes to fill following in the footsteps of the 2015 Grenfell Showgirl, Grace Eppelstun, who went on to become the 2016 The Land Sydney Royal Showgirl, she […]

With The Land Sydney Royal Showgirl final coming up in just under a fortnight, it’s time for a special treat. Instead of fortnightly episodes, Behind the Sash will be releasing weekly episodes with some of the state finalists. This week is part two of 2016 Rydal Showgirl Isabel Hawken’s interview. Coincidentally, this is also episode […]

Newly Announced Sydney Finalist, Isabel Hawken from Rydal Show Society joins the 2017 Event Cinemas Newcastle Regional Showgirl Elyse Hudson. Izzy shares her passion for nursing, her love of gardening and a few of her experiences as the Rydal Showgirl. It’s a big episode – so big that is has been split into two parts. […]

Last weekend, Emma Gorman was selected to represent Zone 7 at the Sydney Royal. As promised, here is Elyse’s interview with Emma, recorded before the Zone 7 final! Emma Gorman once lived on a property in Scone, but now studies Medicine at UNSW in Wagga Wagga. When she was in Sydney last month (during the […]

Dubbo Show Society has had a lot of success with their showgirls in the past. Pagan Hockley, the 2016 Showgirl, attributes this to the strong level of support. But she needn’t be worried – she has a lot of experience showing chickens. Pagan has lived and studied in a diverse number of places in the […]

2016 Peak Hill Showgirl, Mikaela Dart, is more than just a country girl. As nursing student, Mikaela aims to help others and as a Showgirl, she is an enthusiastic supporter of her local community. This week, Elyse finds out a little bit more about Mikaela, her passions and why we should all come visit Peak […]

This week, Elyse is joined by three passionate women who represent the Upper Hunter. Annie Clendinning and Ali Ward are two passionate Showgirls from the Upper Hunter Region who show the true diversity of the Showgirl movement and, for the first time on Behind the Sash, Elyse is joined by a Junior Showgirl, Holly Witt […]