The 20th annual Present Perfect Fashion Show brought in a sizeable audience that packed the Holmes Student Center’s Duke Ellington Ballroom Thursday night.

Themed “Black Star Power,” the show featured a large amount of images of African-American entertainers and leaders who have influenced American culture since the mid-1800s.

The initial model run paid its tribute to Motown legends, as each model was fashioned to resemble a different influential singer.

Famous images of each singer adorned the stage backdrop as models performed signature dance moves of various Motown singers.

Model Collette Walton performed her runway time as Michael Jackson, imitating his performance of “Billie Jean” at the 1983 American Music awards. The performance garnered a boisterous response from the audience.

Other singers featured, in addition to Jackson, included Smokey Robinson, Queen Latifah and Aretha Franklin.

“What we’re trying to do is present black history in an interesting way,” said Patrice Dowell, senior industrial engineering technology major. “We want people to be entertained, yet educated on people who are important to black history and black culture. We want to be interesting in a fun way.”

African-American fashion designers were honored in addition to entertainers. The Sean John and Apple Bottoms clothing lines were featured among other fashions created by African-American designers.

“This is my second year modeling,” said junior nursing major Theresa Davis. “I love it, it’s a good experience.”

Davis was one of 35 models who performed for the enthusiastic audience that packed the Duke Ellington Ballroom.