SL FIERCE
ISSUE #9
June 2015
Miss Virtual World 2015
An exclusive interview, shedding insight to the woman behind the crown, Eleseren Brianna.
MMI 2015 Winners
Introducing the talented Adonis Hansome and LadyFalina Katze.
The Face of Chop Zuey Meet the beautiful Rehana Seljan.
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m the Editor “Buy what you love” is a mantra in the design and fashion world and good advice. In truth, I wish more people would take that counsel to heart, as the most memorable fashion stylings are those that are assembled with a sense of passion. SL Fierce is passionate about many things, especially the color white; an innately positive color. The need for light is inherent during the cold dark months of winter and white in all its shades from antique to bright, blush to crème is something that SL Fierce has embraced in our “white out “ layout. Highlights of this issue also includes in-depth interviews from winners for The Face of Chop Zuey, L’Amour Mr. & Miss Model International and Miss Virtual World. We hope that the ethereal and wildly creative essence of our “white out” spread inspires you to create your very own and very fierce “white out”. Sita Writer Editor in Chief
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CEO Steele Sirnah COO Miele Tarantal EDITOR Sita Writer WRITERS Sita Writer Alexa Maravila Saleena Hax natzuka Miliandrovic PHOTOGRAPHERS Honey Bender ByrneDarkly Cazalet Jeanie Waydelich WrenNoir Cerise Anderian Sugarplum Trinity Aironaut BloodyMistress Serentiy Anouk Lefavre Eva Cross COVER PHOTOGRAPHER Trinity Aironaut COVER MODEL Eleseren Brianna MVW 2015
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MODELS Saleena Hax Honey Bender Dimitri Shinn Sessie16 Memole Giha Calista Ella ByrneDarkly Cazalet Jeanie Waydelich WrenNoir Cerise Anderian Sugarplum Anouk LeFavre BloodyMistress Serenity Boniefacio Winter Jefferson Adonis Hansome Gretel Bulloch Luka Requiem Belladonna Wexhome Wicca Merlin Eleseren Brianna Desireme Fallen LuceMia Apollo Call Steele Sirnah World Undercroft Kathrin Dassin
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Miss Virtual World 2015: Eleseren Brianna
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White Out by Photographer BloodyMistress Serenity
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In Style: LadyFalina Katze Winner of MMI 2015
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White Out by Photographer Honey Bender
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The Face of Chop Zuey: Rehana Seljan
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White Out by Photographer Anderian Sugarplum & BryneDarkly Cazalet
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In Style: Adonis Hansome Winner of MMI 2015
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White Out by Anouk Lefavre & Trinity Aironaut
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The Scoop: A New Contest MMI
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White Out by Photographer Eva Cross
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The Woman Behind the C
Written by Saleena Hax
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Crown: Eleseren Brianna
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Hello Fierce readers and fans, Saleena Hax here to share with you a very special interview and that is with Miss Virtual World 2015 herselfEleseren Brianna! She is an inspiring, creative and a styling genius but lets find out what makes this lady of the year tick. SH: Eleseren, thank you so much for your time, I know how busy you must be but I have to ask a question I am sure you heard countless times but what brought you to SL and to modeling? EB: I first came into SL to explore the roleplaying I heard about. A real life friend role-played on one of the Elven Sims and it sounded fun. SL blew my mind when I first arrived, and after finding out basically how things worked, I started exploring and haven’t stopped since. I was a designer long before I was a model, and it was frustration at my rather unsophisticated vendor images that made me decide to take a modeling course. I was looking for a makeover and some knowledge about posing but I discovered a whole art form, and the more I learned, the more I enjoyed myself, and the more I decided that I would pursue modeling for itself and not just for my shop. SH: A designer AND a model? Talk about best of both worlds! But making that transfer to modeling, what were some of your training agencies and schools? EB: My first training was MBMA, and my first teacher was Mimmi Boa - what a way to start! I followed that by studying at MVWMA, and was lucky enough to learn more about posing from Boniefacio, and to get fired up by the styling bug by World Undercroft, who is just so inspirational. I was lucky to win a scholarship to Catskillz and continued to study there, with SD and Lua, and the other great teachers they have. During that time I also did an Advanced Styling course with Ava Jhamin at L’Amour. I still didn’t feel confident on runway though, and my nerves were stopping me from progressing, so I did a runway course at Nexus with Hezabel Blackheart, who really
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helped me get my confidence. Each of the courses above helped build me as a model, and now I complete the circle by beginning to teach myself, at MVWMA. SH: That is very admirable, Ele! But now I have a question, if I may? What models, both RL and SL, have inspired you on this journey? EB: I started as a new model by being inspired by SL models, and then as my interest in modeling grew as I researched RL, for inspiration and to study. In SL, Mimmi of course was my first big inspiration, she is not only fabulous as a stylist and model, but totally professional and a lovely person too. Anjelica Carling also inspired me when I was doing MVW. Her elegance and refinement is amazing, and she has a unique and very sophisticated quality as a model. I started looking at RL models as I developed as a model, and wanted to see how RL models work. There are some amazing models in RL, both past and present but I am drawn to models that are distinctive and very stylish, combining full volume glamour and elegance with a hint of Rock and Roll in the mix. Favorite RL models include Erin Connor, Karen Elson, Coco Rocha, Lindsey Wixson, Iman, Agyness Deyn, and I took some inspiration from the first Supermodel in the 50s - Dovima when I was refining my SL model look. SH: Looking at your pictures, I have to know…where do you get your talent for styling? EB: Wow that is a hard question! I am not really sure how to answer really, I am happy I seem to have a talent for styling, though I have worked hard to improve whatever basic ability I have and MVW really grew me as a stylist. Before I was a model I used to love theme night dress up events, and when I was younger in RL I did too. There is an element of fun in dress up, and it kind of links into styling. Styling is very creative but there is an element of challenge too, to achieve what has been asked, and to do so while making a strong fashion and visual impact. Being a Designer may help me, especially as I was Designer Dressmaker in RL, so I think about clothes and accessories on different levels. I am very creative generally, and I am sure that helps me too. I do work hard on my styling, and I spend time researching, both inworld, and on the Internet, and that helps keep the creativity flowing.
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SH: Having been there myself, for preparing for a competition like M
EB: This is something I thought abo 2013, as a new model. I had no idea competing. I sent in a couple of pict a live audition. I made a bad noob m not checking my appearance after a in front of the judges with two skirts had a long way to go as a model, ev then. Through listening to friends w understand what a tough competiti to be prepared as regards modeling much mentally prepared for the cha
You have a concentrated and intens need the discipline and resolve to wo out, and sometimes dispirited or hav You are also being constantly judge for the first few challenges…and if y you put your very best efforts in. I wi amazing experience for me, I grew h
I knew though that I was ready, read with it. I will say to all models consid
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out a lot. I tried for MVW first in a what was actually involved in tures and was lucky enough to get model mistake during that audition, a backstage crash, and walking out s on! I think that helped me realize I ven with my limited understanding who competed in MVW 2014 I got to ion it is, and how you not only need g and styling skills, but also very allenge.
se schedule of challenges, and you ork when you are tired, burned ving doubts about your abilities. ed, and they publish the ten scores you don’t place, it can be hard as ill say though that MVW was an hugely as a model during it.
dy to take the challenge and run dering, wait until you know for
sure you are ready, then you will get a huge benefit from doing it, whether you place or not. MVW is not about being pretty and ‘seen’ and wearing lovely clothes, it is ‘model boot camp’ as someone said to me. Hard work but amazing for overall development. As regards actual preparation, I honed my runway skills, and set myself lots of styling challenges, as practice. SH: What do you hope to do with your title? EB: I never expected to win, so hadn’t planned hugely how I was going to spend my year as MVW. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to do a fundraising event for my chosen Charity, Womankind Worldwide. They work to help improve women’s rights and quality of life, for women in the developing world. I am planning a huge fashion and shopping event in April, called Fashion For Change, to raise funds for Womankind Worldwide. I am very excited about how that is developing, and I think it will be amazing. I am also teaching now at MVWMA, and very happy about that, as I had been thinking before MVW how I would like to do that as a future goal. I want to help BOSL with their other charity and fashion events through the course of my reign, and I would love to get involved in helping with the next MVW competition, in whatever way is helpful, both to staff but also to the next set of Misses. I think generally too I would like to use whatever impact I have as MVW winner to encourage newer models to keep trying and not get discouraged, it can be hard finding opportunities to develop and be seen. I hope also to be seen to be the antithesis of the ‘Diva’ model, and to inspire new models to develop and keep a professional, humble, meticulous and grounded attitude to their modeling careers in SL. I am a working model in SL and I still do not like to call myself a ‘Supermodel’, that is a title others may chose to bestow...if they truly believe it. SH: You are already an inspiration to so many! So, any advice for the new models coming up? EB: This question kind of follows on a little from what I said in the previous question. For me three things stand out. One is keeping a professional attitude as I mentioned before. Professional means being easy to work with, keeping commitments, not missing or being late for appointments, listening to directions, working hard for people who have June 2015 | SL Fierce Magazine
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given you the privilege of working for them (yes it is a privilege), and being flexible within reason. I think a model should be a perfectionist also in her work, paying close attention to detail in styling and posing and runway skills. She should aim to be flawless, so no sloppy work (hands going through body or prims when posing or transitioning poses is an example). A flawless model with good skills really stands out. I think you need to develop a tough skin too, and accept that rejection is very much part of a model’s career in SL, even at the top. We are not always a perfect fit for each opportunity, and we all of us need to keep working on our skills. It is a good idea too to develop the resilience to listen to feedback. Sometimes this isn’t comfortable, and sometimes it isn’t always
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given in a kind manner, but there feedback. I changed my face after and magazines saying I was lacki uncomfortable feedback in the en
SH: So in your opinion, what is t do?
EB: In a nutshell, the best thing a sounds trite but it isn’t. If you put you do as a model in SL it will eve best you can be technically, as a s example. Aim to be the most prof to be the best at coping with rejec
e are things to be learned from r feedback from several agencies ing something, and that nd helped me win MVW.
the best thing any model can
a model can do is her best. That t your best efforts into anything entually pay off. Aim to be the stylist, as a runway model for fessional you can be. Even try ction and setbacks. It will all
eventually pay off. Actually I have just thought of something else too. Develop your uniqueness as a model. That is a phrase often said, but I don’t know how much it is truly understood. Uniqueness means developing your own unique potential, your own unique style and skill set. It means also becoming recognizable - developing your professional ‘brand’ as a model. Be careful though, so many times models are told to develop their uniqueness by looking at currently fashionable models. I was told I looked like ‘100 other models’ and given the example of an established model as having the kind of face I should be aiming for. Listen to advice, and feedback, always, but then digest it and find your own creative way of being unique, and have courage in that, and believe in yourself. SH: You are such a wondrous lady, Ele! But now it’s time to dish… tell us something no one knows about you..lol ! EB: Lol, hmm what can I reveal hehe. I will tell you one thing connected to SL and one thing connected to my RL. My name ‘Eleseren’ is unique in SL shared only by a dusty alt of mine I created years ago to manage hunt groups for a time (I cannot remember the last time I used her, and I would have to go hunt for her password). You can blame RL 12 year old me for my impossible name in SL. I had a daydream character at that age, that was a fairy princess, and I invented the name ‘Eleseren’ for her. When I discovered SL it seemed like a version of my day dream world, so I resurrected Eleseren as the perfect fit for this virtual fairyland. My RL fact is that I lived on a canal boat for 2 years in RL (we call them ‘Narrow Boats’ in the UK, and some are fitted out to live on). I have been back on dry land for some years now but I am so glad I had that experience, which was extraordinary and memorable. There you have it, folks, Miss Virtual World 2015 in her own words and what encouraging, inspiring, and guiding words they are! I am so honored to have the chance to sit down with her and I hope that you found it inspiring and as enjoyable as I have! Until next time, Stay Fierce!
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IN STYLE LadyFalina Katze Winner of MMI 2015
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LadyFalina Katze, the winner of the 2015 L’Amour’s Mr. & Miss International Contest found SL in 2004 from a magazine article and was immediately fascinated by all the creative possibilities SL offered LadyFalina Katze’s modeling career has been fast paced, “I started modeling about year ago in a friend’s modeling show. Before I had did any real modeling experience, I decided to enter the Miss MetaVerse Contest and was the First Runner up; this is how I caught the SL modeling bug!” To refine her skills, LadyFalina Katze attended the Fashion/Modeling University, Renaissance Modeling School, MetaVerse Modeling Academy and NeXuS Modeling University. Two of LadyFalina Katze motivations to model is that she loves styling and shopping. “I thought modeling would be fun and interesting, and would give me an outlet for my creative skills. I have studied design and fashion in RL, so I wanted to use those skills in my SL.” LadyFalina Katze was excited about the philosophy behind the Mr. & Miss Model International contest organized by L’Amour Productions. “It is an exciting new contest giving models from around the world the chance to compete against each other. It is held over many weeks and has many different
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themes. The concept is to show the real “YOU” in through your styling.” The final winning styles were LadyFalina Katze take on a bathing suit and formal gown. “I am not the typical beach “babe” that lays on the beach all day. I prefer activities like scuba diving and have had many encounters with octopus; this is what gave me the inspiration for my hair and accessories in this portion of the competition.” For the formal gown portion LadyFalina Katze went for old Hollywood glamour. “I shopped until I dropped to find my final “WOW” gown from Lybra. I think I had the winning look from hard-work, determination and my desire to show the real me at my best. ” Miss Model International is special to LadyFalina Katze because she has worked for L’Amour Agency from the beginning of her modeling career. “Miss Ava Jhamin and Miss Cassie McMasters brought a contest to SL that anyone could enter and just be who they are. Winning this title means so much to me on many levels. To be the first to hold the title is just awesome, to show my talent that my modeling teachers and mentors helped create is just fabulous.” As for advice, “Believe in yourself. Know that your hard work will pay off some day. And make sure you check and recheck over and over those earrings and prims!”
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Introducing the grid’s most exciting, most i
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The Face of Chop Z
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Being selected as the Face of Chop Zuey, one of the most well- known and esteemed jewelry stores on the grid is no small feat. SL Fierce interviewed the winning model, Rehana Seljan, to get the scoop on who she is and what made her stand out to be chosen as the model that would represent the Face of Chop Zuey. We started off by asking her the typical question we all love to know the answer to. When and how did you find Second Life? “I happened to read about Second Life on an SNS at the beginning of 2009, and I got curious. I had always been interested in communicating through avatars, so I started to look up on the service immediately. I decided to create an account as there was nothing against it. That’s how I started my Second Life.” Finding out that Rehana began working in Second Life on her second day speaks to her being a gogetter and jumping right in to the unknown. When her first job ended as a result of the shop closing down, she found a modeling job that had been advertised in a Japanese community website. This is where she first learned that fashion models even existed. She went for an interview and in that process began training under Kay Fairey immediately at “Dione Model Agency” as a professional model. As she explains, “Dione” ties up with ”SecondLife TV”, a Japanese streaming TV show group, which used to do a bi-weekly runway program. That was where my new career began.” Discovering the difficulty of maneuvering your avatar properly, Rehana credits Fay Fairey for her guidance and teaching her the ropes on how to make herself professionally
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more presentable. We then moved to wanting to know how she came to be the Face of Chop Zuey. With the amazing and lovely jewelry that Chop Zuey produces, it is no wonder that models would contend for this honor. We asked Rehana to share this accomplishment. “I have always loved Chop Zuey ever since I found this brand in SL. I decided that I wanted to go to the final when I found that it will be on the runway instead of voting. I would do my very best, but I wasn’t sure if I would be able to make it to the 35 finalists since all the other candidates looked fabulous on photos.� It made me smile painfully as she recounted that her first trial proved to be a little discomforting when her mesh outfit failed to rez properly. This episode taught her one of her first lessons and she made sure to avoid wearing mesh in her final trial. When we asked about her inspiration and her winning look we found out that it all came from two fun memories sparked by
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the jewelry catalogue. The first was “African Queen” which was inspired by her memory of Kenya where she had traveled many times. The second, ”Neo Geisha”, was inspired by the Nihon-buyou (Japanese traditional dance) lesson. She tells us, “When I styled this, I thought about my master and Geisha Oneisan (Oneisan is senior women disciple in Japanese).” Rehana contributes her enjoyment throughout the process as one of the reasons she was selected to be the Face of Chop Zuey. That the jewelry is and has been one of her favorite brands and her good feelings about the jewelry is what she attributes being reflected in her stylings and why she was selected as the model that would represent these fabulous jewelry designs. While Rehana has been a finalist in other contests, this is her first time having won a major contest. One thing she was certain of is that winning would not change her essence. June 2015 | SL Fierce Magazine
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It has increased her responsibility as a model as well as the tension in her daily life as a result, but in a good way she says. “It has become more fun to wear the jewelry of CHOP ZUEY now.” Her sound advice is worth taking note when asking her what she would say to other models that are entering contests like this. “If you are looking for a chance to become a brand’s face, it is important that you love their items. Then you will enjoy the styling. Stay aware of what is happening and gather all kinds of information. You will never know what will be useful and inspire you in your styling in future. Finally, trust your own inspiration and allow your uniqueness.” We can see why she was selected to be the Face of Chop Zuey. She goes on to stress that if you are aspiring to be the model for Chop Zuey, you should love the jewelry, wear it on daily basis and know the characteristics of the jewelry. In essence, what you enjoy will naturally shine through. Being a model in Second Life is hard work and to stay at the top of your game it means keeping up with fashion, the trends
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and events among many other things. Though all work and no play could lead to a bit of a boring Second Life, so we asked Rehana to share with us what she does for fun. “I enjoy writing a blog on styling. I also enjoy talking to my close friends on Skype. I also like looking around for nice places in SL and take snapshots.” She also studies English a little to become more fluent hoping that it will make her Second Life more enjoyable. As we winded down the interview we asked her what she wanted other people to know. Her response was for people to know that there are many other Japanese models on the grid, which do an excellent job, even though English is not their first language and the time difference creates a bit of a hindrance. Rehana finds inspiration in the way these models continue to work hard despite these challenges and hopes to better herself along with them. Her immediate goals include the MISS SL contest. She is currently the “MISS SL Vietnam”.
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To learn more about this model and follow her work you can find her at the following: Blog: https://rehanasl.wordpress.com/ Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rehana_sl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rehana.seljan
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IN STYLE Adonis Hansome NNER OF MMI 2015
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Adonis Hansome… well, the name says it all, he is not only “handsome” he is gracious and kind with a wicked or should I say “fierce” sense of humor! Adonis, the winner of the first annual 2015 L’Amour’s Mr. & Miss Model International found SL in 2009 while watching a TV special on SL and thought it was fascinating. Artistic by nature Adonis started to model in 2010. “A friend that owned a modeling agency offered to give me a basic course; I really had fun learning and styling. As time went on I refined my skills. I started with runway and eventually evolved into print, and from that point on my career escalated.” Modeling is an important way for Adonis to express himself in SL. “I have always loved styling and modeling because it allows me to show my talents to the audience and to designers!” Adonis loves challenges and L’Amour’s Mr. & Miss Model International competition motivated his creativity. “Winning is always a perk, but, I don’t do it to win. I enter competitions to style and because I love a challenge.” Adonis admits that contests have helped him evolve in many ways. “Some of the contests that I have participated in early on in my career made me come out of my shell as a stylist. I learn from each contest and the Mr. & Miss Model International Competition was was no different...I learned and grew from the experience.” As for inspiration, “Sometimes it is all about a feeling when I style...whatever it is I style, I can feel if it is right or not. I am partial to the couture and Avant looks. Formal is about elegance and that was the basis for my style in the MMI final. Looking back, I am a perfectionist, in terms of poses and prims, and this helped me with the winning look.”
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Adonis enjoys learning as much as competing. “ In the MMI challenge my fellow competitors all brought something to the table. We all learn from one another at every show or contest. Hopefully, I have helped someone in some sort of way. I am always proud of what I do in fashion, but winning MMI is just the icing on the cake.” Adonis has sage advice for models and urges them not to be afraid, to have fun and to never be hesitate to ask for help. “ I dabble in photography when the mood strikes, I DJ and help manage a great club and I love to hang out with friends. For my close friends I am an open book. For people that don’t know me well, never be afraid to ask for help. I never turn anyone down that asks for a helping hand in modeling – so don’t be shy and ask. I was lucky to have help when I needed it.”
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The Scoop: A New Contest
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SL Fierce learned that one of SL’s top Modeling and Production Agencies, L’Amour, held a new competition for models and nonmodels alike called Mr. and Miss International (MMI). “This competition is unlike any other in SL because you will represent “YOURSELF”. Contestants will compete in runway, photo, and group events that highlight them as a model and as an individual. The idea is that submissions reflect who “YOU” are as an SL Avatar and RL Person,” Ava Jhamin, CEO of L’Amour tells SL Fierce. The goal of MMI, a noble one at that, is to celebrate the uniqueness of each of us – to celebrate who we are, where we come from, and to share this with others. One of LAmour’s goals in SL is to encourage people to BE YOU BE UNIQUE. “MMI was my vision for L’Amour for over 3 years. I pondered this concept and knew I wanted a competition that was very different from anything else on the grid. As a model, I saw that in many competitions it was whom you knew not necessarily if you were the best contestant. I had to pick up the pieces of the broken hearted models that were doing the competitions that encountered this.” Happily, the goal of this competition came to fruition when Cacillia McMasters joined the L’Amour Staff and the perfect team and, consequently, L’Amour Mr. & Miss Model International was born. “The stars aligned and put someone in my life that brought it all together. Cacillia is a L’Amour professor, director, producer; and most importantly someone that loves competitions and pageants. She is now the COO and director of MMI.”
L’Amour Mr. & Miss Model International will be an annual contest because the response from models and designers was overwhelming. “I could cry thinking about it. We had over 42 of the most amazing sponsors that contributed a combined total of over 440 K in Lindens and Gifts. This includes Full scholarships from L’Amour Nexus University for 7 of the candidates. I had to turn away sponsors for 2015 because I was running out of time and wanted to make sure that I would be able to do justice to each and every sponsor of MMI.” Even more impressive, MMI received an anonymous linden gift donation of 20 K that was split between the winners. This meant that winners received 30 K Linden each plus gifts. “I have heard it said that it’s not the prizes but the prestige nonsense. I think they should be rewarded for their hard work. I am also proud of the fact that the top 10 of 2015 will all be on the Board of MMI for the 2016 season of MMI. ” As for advice for next year’s contestants, it is no surprise that Ava urges everyone to be true to who they are. “Don’t settle and don’t ever conform to what others “think” you should be as a model. You are your own boss and if you aren’t who is. I would also advise models to seek out competitions that you can see through like glass. MMI was just that; all contestants were given feedback after every competition. We were brutally honest with all of them. We also gave all the contestants a questionnaire on how we did... yea it was payback time! But, I want this to be the Best on the grid and that means constant refinements in order to make it perfect.”
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