You’ve been watching “America’s Next Top Model” re-runs and you know, without a shadow of a doubt, that that top model could be you. You know that top modeling career could be your springboard to fame and fortune, and you could then land a movie deal and eventually make it to covers of magazines (think about it: all the top fashion mags have celebrities on the covers these days, not models. Weird, huh?)

So you have one small blip in your plans: You are in the South Sound, with no plans to try to sell yourself in New York in the near future.

But wait, there’s hope! Elite Model Management is coming to the South Hill Mall for the Elite Model Look 2007 regional contest on July 7 at the Center Court at the South Hill Mall, sponsored by Papaya Clothing Company; registration begins at noon and the model search starts at 1 p.m. Applicants may pre-register now at the mall’s customer service — registration requires a (non-returnable) model headshot and full body shot.

Not only is this a free event, the first 200 applicants, females 14-21 years old, will receive a free gift.

[South Hill Mall, 3500 S. Meridian, Puyallup, 253.840.2828]