Mad March has officially begun

Verity from Adelaide Casino, Liza Emanuele & I

Today marks the end of my free time for the next month. I love Valentine's Day (now that I officially have a Valentine to share it with) but it signaled the last personal night I'll have for a while, with official duties taking up my evenings from here on in.

Tonight is the Waugh in the West All Star Cricket Match at the new St Clair oval. Steve Waugh is my dad's second cousin or something like that, so it's my family duty to go along. We're also covering it for Glam so it's a good afternoon of work/play.

Tomorrow is the Scanlan&Theodore launch followed by the Garden of Unearthly Delights opening, and then BAM, the Fringe has begun.

Friday is the announcement of the Face Adelaide Casino Adelaide Cup, which I judged with Liza Emanuele & Verity from the Adelaide Casino today (see pic), and then the Fringe event opening nights start on Saturday.

I'm tired just thinking about it.

That being said, I love it. It's brilliant being part of Adelaide at its most vibrant.

The Face of the Adelaide Casino Adelaide Cup

Another judging gig is upon me. This time it's to help decide on the Face of Adelaide Casino Adelaide Cup.

I've always been a fan of the races so it's great to be involved. Perhaps I've seen My Fair Lady one too many times, but there is nothing like dressing up and going to the track. In the past I've spent months in the lead up to each major race day (Adelaide Cup, Melbourne Cup, Oakbank, Irish Race Day etc) planning my outfit down to the smallest detail, deciding on which marquee to attend, who to go along with, and how I'll be spending my day. And I always have a brilliant time.

This year, the Adelaide Casino have taken things to another level, with a new position being created - the highly anticipated inaugural Face of Adelaide Casino Adelaide Cup (gosh that's a mouthful).

David Christian (MD of Adelaide Casino), Liza Emanuele (fashion designer) and myself will be sitting down tomorrow to go through the potential 'Face' video entries and will spend 2-3 hours deciding on who is the best candidate for the esteemed role. Where was this ten years ago when I would have been the perfect candidate? Oh well, at least I'm part of the process.

Whoever is chosen after tomorrow's judging panel will transform into the glamorous go-to-girl for up-to-the-minute accounts of what’s happening and who’s hot around Adelaide, as well as trackside at Adelaide’s premier race day.

The actual announcement of the winner will happen this Friday (17 Feb) when the Adelaide Casino Adelaide Cup trophy arrives via horse back at Adelaide Casino.








Then, once my role as judge has come to an end, I can focus on the important things ahead of me. Like deciding what to wear to this year's Cup.