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Scotland's netball stars have geared up for the sport's 'Hollywood moment' at the Commonwealth Games in a special photoshoot.
Netball will have pride of place at The Hydro in Glasgow next year for the Games between July 23 and August 2.
Tickets will go on general sale on Thursday and to mark that, seven Scottish stars are in Gerardo Jaconelli's special photoshoot inspired by the Hollywood Issue of Vanity Fair.
Iona Christian, Hannah Leighton, Hannah Grant, Niamh McCall, Emma Barrie, Emily Nicholl, and Jazmine Moore all posed for the snaps.
Australia are hoping to defend their title from 2022 in a format which brings 12 and 144 players nations together. They have won four of the seven editions so far, with New Zealand having claimed two and England one.
Captain Emily Nicholl said: 'The Commonwealth Games is our Olympics and this feels like a Hollywood moment – a chance for netball to shine in front of a global audience, to show how far we’ve come, and how far we can go as a team, and as a sport.
Scotland's netball stars are gearing up for their 'Hollywood moment' at the Commonwealth Games next year (pictured L-R: Iona Christian and Hannah Leighton)
Only Australia, New Zealand, and England have ever won, but Scotland hope to change that (pictured L-R: Hannah grant, Niam McCall, Emma Barrie)
Twelve teams will compete at The Hydro to be crowned the netball queens next year (pictured L-R: Emily Nicholl, Jazmine Mooi=re)
'Netball is high-scoring, fast and furious – it’s one of the best sports in the world to watch.
'Every player trains, eats and plays like an elite professional athlete, whether full time or not. The word "beast" isn’t traditionally feminine, but why shouldn’t it be?
'I’ve always owned it, and I don’t want girls to shy away from strength. That’s what thousands of people will see on the court at the Games.
'At Glasgow 2014, I was a student watching the final at the Hydro. It wasn’t even on my radar that I could ever play for Scotland. Two years later, I won my first cap and now I could be back on that same court, competing at a home Commonwealth Games.
'To have a dream and see it become a possibility is incredibly special. I’ve played at two Games before, but this one would be different – surrounded by friends, family and, hopefully, who knows maybe a few new little Emilys in the crowd dreaming their own dreams.'
