NEXT Saturday, aspiring models should make their way to the Berkeley Intitute's gymnasium for the island's premier casting call.

Tryouts will be held on Saturday, November 15 for next year's Bermuda Fashion Week, organised by local outfit Diamond Models. The event, taking place in the first week of May 2009, will feature international models, designers, media and artists.

Popular America's Next Top Model winner Jaslene Gonzalez is one of many well-known names set to attend. The Puerto Rican-born Chicago native won season eight of the reality TV show and is now a successful catwalk and editorial model represented by Elite Model Management.

Other America's Next Top Model alums scheduled to appear at Bermuda Fashion Week include popular season five competitor Bre Scullark. Designers showing at Bermuda Fashion Week include Roger Gary, best known from the BET show Rip the Runway.

International media, including MTV, Vibe and Ebony magazines and Caribbean Life, have been invited to attend the week-long event. Models interested in trying out should be at the Berkeley Institute between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on November 15.