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ǀĂůůĞLJ ŽĨ ƚĂůĞŶƚ͘ In 2012 he was awarded the ĞƐƚ DĞŶƐǁĞĂƌ ĞƐŝŐŶĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ zĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞŶ ŝŶǀŝƚĞĚ to showcase in the Music on the Catwalk Fashion Show in EĞǁ zŽƌŬ͘ DĂƌƟŶ ͘ <ĂĚŝŶĚĂ ƉƌŽĐĞĞĚĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌ ƚŽ ĚƌĞƐƐ dĂŶnjĂŶŝĂ͛Ɛ best-selling musician, Diamond ƉůĂƚŶƵŵnj͕ ŽŶ ŚŝƐ Śŝƚ ŵƵƐŝĐ ǀŝĚĞŽ ͞DĂǁĂnjŽ͟ ĂŶĚ ŚĞ ŚĂƐ dressed a number of big names
