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'Desert diamonds' shine in the outback's answer to Vogue magazine

Selinda, Bernadette, Delicia, Anne-Marie, and Cynthia pose for Rikina magazine. (Supplied: NPY Women's Council)

It started with a few boxes of donated clothes — formal dresses, two-piece suits, tiaras, and jewellery.

In the remote desert communities of the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, straddling the borders between the Northern Territory, Western Australia, and South Australia, young people have been dressing up, striking a pose, and showing their power in a new magazine.

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