Up Close and Personal
October 29th, 2009 | 
Author: Nemi and I were talking about last weekend’s Halloween Glam show… all the elaborate costumes and beautiful hair. Nemi mentioned she started modeling before there was prim hair. That got my attention! The first fashion agency she recalls was Dove. Later changed to Dove Vogue. It was run by Paloma Casanova.
Miss India, nemi McCoy
Nemi: I have a fashion book from back then, would you like to see it?
Kate: Yes!
Nemi: From the very beginning models used a walk replacer and manual poses.
Kate: Some things never change. I still use “sexy walk”!
Nemi: Torrid Midnight made a great one hip model walk. No modeling schools back then. We just sort of verbally passed on the skills to the new models.
Work it, girls!
Kate: Look at this picture of Kimmera Madison from 2004! Isn’t she a MVW 2010 judge? Should we post it?
Nemi: Better check with her first, Kate.
Kimmera: ACK!
Kate: Sounded like a yes to me…
Kimmera: LMAO! Wasn’t I a hottie! And yes, that gown was a best seller! I started in May 2003 and they were just developing the clothing templates
Nemi: The featured designer always got to sit at the table of honor with a lamp, a bottle of wine and glasses.
Kimmera: Paloma’s fashion shows were the best known lag fests ever.
Kate: I thought lag was a modern invention.
Kimmera: ohhh nooooo
Nemi: Nah. Everyone lived on the mainland and Pal had all these signs and animations going in her region.
Kimmera: She only owned a portion of that region, yet she’d crash it for anyone else on it.
Kate: Take a look at this guy!
Nemi: Isn’t that funny? Only system skins. I think that is a shirt he is wearing.
Kate: Love the Bugs Bunny shorts! Here’s another lovely model picture.
Nemi: Nytemyst Grace made these model poses.
Kate: Look at the feet. We used to call those tippy-toe poses.
Nemi: This model is wearing prim hair! I think the first prim hair was made by either Washu or Lash. Prim hair was a big deal when it arrived.
Kate: Nemi, you have experinced a lot in Second Life.
Nemi: I am very persistent. Second Life is all about dreams and I feel like I have never given up on mine.
Kate: What advice would you give a new model, perhaps a next year’s potential MVW finalist?
Nemi: Never let anyone sway you from your dream. Here I am five year’s old and this year I am a MVW finalist!
The next Miss Virtual World event will be the first Press Presentation on November 7th. The Grand Finals for the Miss Virtual World will be held at the Patch Thibaud Auditorium on December 19, Saturday. See you there!
Kate Stockholm is a senior staff writer for Best of Second Life Magazine and a Miss Virtual World Organization executive. She was last year’s Miss Sweden and winner of Miss Congeniality.
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I was invited to show my fashions at Dove Vogue back in 2004 with several other designers The shows were always packed. I owe everyting to Palomma Cassanova and Dionnes Jaques for their support and everything they have done for me to help get my designs noticed and will always Thank them for that. THe lag….. WELL? Every Show was PACKED! Not their fault theirs shows were hot!
I love you Pal and Dionne 
Misses those good old days of SL!
Gee Kimmera,You Make it sound like Pal had control over the sim which she didn’t. As a model at Dove untill the very end I know Pal, did all she could to keep the lag down. Models were not allowed to wear ao’s or, any other jewelry, other then what came with the outfit and nothing that blinged, was allowed.Does that sound like a person who wants to crash a sim ? What crashed the sim was all the people coming to her Fashion shows. In days when you went to a event you had to teleport to a hud, and fly the rest of the way in. Not always easy with tall buildings and houses in the sky o-0. Unless you had a friend to tp you in. Her fashion shows always filled the sim with people waiting on the outside to come in.Pal always ran her fashion shows as any true professional would or could in them days.
It’s great to share memories of the old days…
I do not like the way you are bashing Palomma here tho, her fashion shows were laggy because they attracted so many people, nothing less.
If we want to talk about memories and Dove we should think about the warmhearted woman who gave MANY designers a chance to bring their clothing to the public. She was the fashion icon at that time. She has helped make many of the veteran designers that are still there today!
Today she has the Free Dove, again helping new people making their way in this wonderful world.
I was there, i hope both Nemi and Kimmera are a bit more honest and nicer about others, specialy the ones that do for others without asking anything in return.
And Kate, always check your sources before writing things in public blogs
Fantastic interview and you look so gorgeous, Nemi! It was so fun to hear how things were when you started, Nemi, thank you so much for sharing this! I love hearing how things were when you started, and how far you have come, all the way to the top! I’m so glad that you didn’t give up on your dream, and I feel so very honoured and proud to be here amongst you and all the rest of the gorgeous and talented models who are the Miss Virtual World 2010 Finalists! Dreams really can come true for anyone if you just want them bad enough–from great hair and walks to making the finals of MVW! Thank you again for sharing, Kate, Nemi, and Kimmera!