But still, the job is very hard,” explains Madalina.

“We were having a photoshoot on a frozen lake in Finland, it was minus-28 degrees and we were walking on the improvised runway on the ice in bathsuits. Because of the low temperature I entered into a state of hypothermia.

“I had to go to hospital and I cannot short prom dresses one hour of that shoot.”

In the show, which is due to be aired in Romania later this year, Romanian fashion designer Catalin Botezatu plays the part of Tyra Banks, criticising and judging the girls each week.

The show was created following the success of similar shows Green Prom Dresses America and Britain. And producer Vlad Sterescu says Romania has a lot to offer when it comes to talent.

“Many people do not realise but there are actually a lot of Romanian supermodels doing really well for themselves,” he says.
“For this show, we held castings in all major cities in Romania and each city we kept a few from between 400 and 2000 ladies.
“We are talking about the next top model so we were looking for non-professionals, girls with no experience.

“The girls we have are new and fresh - they didn’t know Pink Prom Dresses about modelling except what they’d seen on TV and they’ve learned step by step.”

Clad in frilly French maid costumes, some with elaborate tresses tumbling down their shoulders, waitresses attend to customers and pamper them in the Philippines’ first ‘Maid Cafe’.

The recently opened eatery in Manila hopes to cash in on the growing popularity of “cosplay" or costume play among Filipinos,
in which participants dress up as favourite characters Purple Prom Dresses manga comics to indulge in a spot of cartoon revellery.
To avoid problems with customers who might perhaps show too much interest in the waitresses, the cafe has strict rules of conduct, driven home by a video played in the cafe.

Customers are not allowed to ask for personal information from staff and are warned about stalking the waitresses.
The trend originated in Japan, where maid cafes - a breakaway of cosplay restaurants - have been around for over a decade.
In Meidolls, the Manila cafe, waitresses dress as cartoon-inspired French maids, complete with wigs with long tresses, dresses and pinafores. Some wear cat or rabbit ears with their outfits, while others sport pink hair.