Cancer survivors teamed up with Hawaii-based designers Sunday for a fashion show that was also a celebration of courage.

Backstage at the Hawaii Convention Center, volunteer hairstylists and makeup artists prep cancer survivors for their show.

A sold-out crowd awaits the start of Honolulu Fashion Week’s Beautiful Survivors runway show, at the Hawaii Convention Center.

Thi Nguyen from W. Salon, right, puts the final touches on cancer survivor Peola Keahi before her turn on the catwalk.

Kassian Neal, 18, gets ready to skateboard down the catwalk. A survivor of bone cancer, Neal has been free of cancer for 10 years.

Survivor Zeny Agas hits the runway at the Hawaii Fashion Week’s Beautiful Survivors fashion show.

Dr. Spencer Chang flashes a shaka and surf board.

Kassian Neal, 18, took a tumble while cruising down the runway on his skateboard; but in seconds, he was up and smiling.

The crowd cheers enthusiastically as Kassian Neal gets back on his skateboard.

Claire Tong, who has survived breast and kidney cancer, grooves down the runway.

Claire Tong grooves down the runway during the Beautiful Survivors fashion show. Claire is a breast and kidney cancer survivor and is 16-years cancer free ! Each participant jammed, walked and grooved down the runway in a celebration of life.

Breast cancer survivor Peola Keahi received a warm welcome as she emerged from backstage.

Roses await the models before the finale of the Beautiful Survivors fashion show.

Models bask in an outpouring of applause and cheers from the audience during the fashion show’s finale.

Hugs abounded at the joyful end of the Beautiful Survivors fashion show, which featured  20 models, of all ages, shapes and sizes, united by their fights to overcome cancer.