Saturday, July 17, 2010

Classic w/ Style - Simply the Best!: Ms USA 2010 Candylicious Forster

Classic w/ Style - Simply the Best!: Ms USA 2010 Candylicious Forster

Styling Red

So many models here tonight! Wow!
As I stand here looking at the many lovely gowns in red and the different costumes, I marvel at the ingenuity of these incredible people. I think I see Red Riding Hood and a Devil and I realize these are some of the nicest, funniest people I've met here. Their humor is so refreshing and unending.

It's been such a busy day for me today. So much to do and I finally did it....I walked right off the stage at practice today. I was mortified until a couple of the other models told me they too had done that.It didn't totally eliminate the humiliation but it relieved some of the stress being able to laugh at myself.

There is just so much to remember modeling like this. The turns, the poses and the different line ups..oh my! I didn't mention that I'm still having grief with loading the AO, that is driving me bananas but I will continue to try until I get it right. I had better get it right or I won't graduate with my class.

Babysitting didn't help either. Having a three year old trying to get into your lap while you're trying to walk straight and holding the mouse while he pulls your arm is a task. I put in a movie for the children to watch and they find a reason to fight over it. One of them has stood up in front of the TV and the others are just going to die because they missed a scene. One has got to love children. They will tell you the truth no matter the result. Hugs and kisses to those babies. They sure made last night an experience I will remember.

The lag is unbelievable again tonight! So many models, so many huds and all the extra prims in the clothing, hair and shoes really slows down the response of the sim. I'm told by some of the more seasoned models that they have learned ways to deal with it and allow for it to work in their favor. I sure hope I can do the same.

I knew when I did my turn that I had messed it up. I took way too long on my poses and trying to operate those different huds and use the camera to turn properly proves to be a bit much when combined with the little one swinging from my arm like it's a trapeze. At least I tried. I prepared the best I could at the time and with the amount of time I had to get things together and each time it seems so stressful but each time I walk that runway I love it more.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Mardi Gras Theme

Wow, I can't believe it but I'm actually in this contest!
The many colorful costumes attest to the joy of Mardi Gras. There are jesters, dominoes, one little creature that remains undefined :) , I think I even saw a Jedi. I was a ballet dancing show girl, hahahah.
Gathered backstage you can see all the models preparing for their turn on the runway and to be judged for their creativity and ability to display their costume.
I just stand here wondering what to do with myself and if everything will function well with all the lag we experience here.
I've watched as each has gone out for their first turn on the runway and I am nervous now. I keep telling myself I can do this and some part of me says, 'don't mess up'. I keep telling the little voice to hush but it doesn't listen and I find myself dancing down the runway.
Well, I did it, I made it through the first turn and now we have one more for the judges to have a look at us and make their final decisions.
That little voice needs to take a pill! My AO malfunctioned and I went skidding.
We're waiting now to see who will make the final cut and I'm just sure I'm going to be walking back stage as one who tried but wasn't quite up to par.

NO!!! YAY!!!!!!! I made TOP OF MY CLASS!!!!!
My first contest and I almost aced it! :)
The stress to get everything done and practice too and keep up my other responsibilities is difficult but winning first in my class sure makes all the effort worth it.

Beauty AND Brains

Classic With Style..Ms Classic With Style 2010

First Runner Up Ms Sorite Krautrauch Miss Classic With Style 2010...Ms Celeste Magic

The air is tense here tonight as people gather to decide who will be Ms Classic With Style 2010.

As the number of attendees continues to mount, you can see a collage of colors as these lovely ladies enter in their finery.

Ms. Anrol Anthony is looking lovely as always dressed in her own style, a maroon lace and silk gown and accompanied by her husband, Mr Mike McCullough.

Gathered in the judges seats are Lisana Rossen, VeronicaLynn Parx, BellaRosa Sierot, Executive Trainer, Tabytha1 Bally and let us not forget, Second Life Top of The World, Serene Garnet. These are just a few of the many names here tonight. All of them with their own vested interest in this lovely pageant. I definitely do not envy them this job tonight.

Collectively, some of the finest beauties Second Life has to offer are gathered here this evening for this contest of 'Beauty and Brains'.

According to Ms Anthony, this is the first such pageant of it's kind here in Second Life. The results should prove interesting as well as thought provoking.

Since 2008, Mr Steve McCullough and Ms Anrol Anthony have been providing modeling training to young ladies and gentlemen in Second Life.
Each month new models are trained by these wonderful and caring people. Hard work, study and lots of practice combine to generate some of the most beautiful models Second Life has to offer.

Strict but knowledgeable, Ms Anthony runs the agency as one would expect; with her own style which has been proven not only in Second Life but in her real life as well. A model in Real Life, Ms Anthony demands only the best in Second Life and holds those same high standards to all who apply here to become Classic With Style Models.

The judges have trained these models over the months and now they must judge each on his or her ability to put to use the knowledge they've been given.

As the models arrive onstage, Ms. VeronicaLynn Parx begins reading the descriptions of their attire from head to toe.These descriptions must be written by these talented individuals along with their own biographies since entering Second Life. In addition to their biographies the models may list the many pageants they've won and of course they are styling the best of the many designers in Second Life.

The models display their own hard earned knowledge and their own creativity in the decisions they make in the exquisite outfits and their own descriptions of each.

A look of satisfaction can be seen on the faces of the educators as well as the owners of Classic With Style as each model enters the stage.
It must be difficult to judge the very ladies who have passed through your classroom but these ladies are determined to do so and to be unbiased in such judging.

"Only The Best" is not easily earned but as is displayed in this evenings activities, the models and their diverse styles; it becomes obvious that Classic With Style is truly the best modeling agency in Second Life.

The finalists are now being called out and the applause resounds within the dome as these beauties display their own knowledge of style and good taste.

We are down to the final votes now as these lovely models wait for the judges to tally their scores.
The tension can almost be felt building as Ms. Pippa Exonar displays her vocal talents while these judges tally their votes to determine who will win this contest.

Suffice to say, this will be a difficult decision by these learned judges.

Now come the questions by the judges regarding Classic W/ Style, US President, History our Supreme court and our Governor. Difficult questions to answer, we shall see who will win this overall pageant.
Given thirty seconds to answer the questions, if the models fail to answer within thirty seconds it is considered a wrong answer. How much more difficult can Classic With Style make this pageant?
Who says modeling is all about beauty? These gorgeous models will display how well versed they are in the aforementioned categories.

With questions such as the following leading into this final part of the contest:
Steve101 McCullough created a video dedicated to me, Anrol Anthony on my 2nd year rez birthday.. What is the name of the song that is playing on my rez video: Correct Answer : Simply The Best!

The questions continue now getting more and more difficult and the finalists numbers are shrinking as one after the other they are questioned and graded not only on the correct answer but on the spelling as well.

This truly has become a very difficult pageant not only for the models and the judges but for the audience as well as we anticipate who will get the final answer correct.

Questions such as this will determine who will be the winner of this very tense pageant: What is the highest judicial officer in the country, and acts as a chief administrative officer for the federal courts and appoints the director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. The correct answer is: The Chief Justice.
This blogger is thinking that Google certainly would be of assistance in this last round as these finalist prove once again that pageants at Classic With Style are not just about beauty but a variety of knowledge in diverse areas.

The tension almost palpable now; the contestants await their respective turns to be questioned, their numbers shrinking as one after the other they are asked these difficult questions.

The Linden winnings will be as follows:
Guaranteed prizes Give Away by Classic With Style
=1st Place:-- 25,000 linden
==2nd Place:-- 10,000 linden
===3rd Place:--5,000 linden
4rth through 10th Place: 1,000 linden each

With the questions having grown more and more difficult, the numbers are slimming down.

5th finalist is Ms FlutegirlSam GossipGirl
4th finalist is Ms Emma Alstatter
3rd place winner is Mr Didier Rascon
2ndPlace finalist is Me Maleha Inglewood
1st runner up is Sorite Krautrauch

Miss Celeste Magic is the Miss CWS Finalist!

This was a lengthy and tension filled contest but proving once again that models from Classic With Style are not just about beauty but about brains as well.

Congratulations to Miss Celeste Magic on not just beauty and good taste but on brains as well.