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In the November issue of BOSL Magazine I asked the finalists if they could share their most scarey moments on the runway. The answers were funny, bizarre, touching.  I was, of course, very greatful to the finalists for sharing. I really enjoyed the article. It gave a lot of insight into the trials and challenges that formed these women into MVW finalists. Unfortunately, Agtaope Carter got real busy in both SL and RL and well, deadlines are deadlines. When I received it, Agy’s was such a great story and she obviously put a lot of care and effort into it. I wanted to make sure it was shared.

Miss Russia, Agatope Carter

My most scary experience in the fashion world was during a show for Dadina Dosei that I organised as Fashion Director for Bestyle Model Agency. Dadina is an incredible designer and I was so happy to manage this for her. 30 minutes before the start of the show I learned that my host for the show was off-line and will stay off for real problems. So no introduction speech 30 minutes before the show! And I was also missing a top model. On-line but AFK. I was feeling ill. The audience was already arriving (around 40 people) and no speech, no host and missing one top model. I was in the biggest mess ever !! Fortunately, I always ask for two folders for each outfit. In 5 minutes I found a backup top model. And I was saved by my  sweet wonderful Mimmi  Boa. She was in the show. While I was changing and managing for the top model she wrote the speech for the show ^^ We had a very bad start, but in the end,  we delivered a wonderfull show!! Now I am sure that nothing is impossible in SECOND LIFE.

The next Miss Virtual World event will be the first Press Presentation at 11AM 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.

I want to thank everyone who shared their thoughts on this ongoing blog. I applaud stepping forward. I encourage you all to do so again. It is so important for the MVW readers to see as many points of view as possible.

Miss Canada, Natalia Corvale

 
Natalia: I’m just a regular down to earth woman. I love to laugh, extremely creative and enjoy SL immensely. I’ve been in SL for over two years now and I can honestly tell you that I’ve never experienced anything else like it online. The human aspect of it never ceases to amaze me. The bonds that are formed here are just as real and tangible as any in real life. The beauty and creativity inspired by this virtual world often times leaves me awestruck. Everyone from artists and musicians, to the disabled or even the average Joe can come here and let their imagination soar. Anything and everything is possible here.
Kate: How do you express your creativity in SL?
Natalia: With my avatar, of course. I’m also a SL photographer. I’m a bit of a PS (photoshop) geek. I can spend hours in it with photographs. I also love to shoot raw SL. I love to explore for really beautiful and creative builds or sims.
Kate: Do you have flickr? I think people would like to see.
Natalia: http://www.flickr.com/photos/35499182@N08/4050431409/
Kate: Which would you say are your favorite flickr pictures?
Natalia: “Stone Cold”. I also like “No Fear”. “Still Yours” embodies me.
Kate: You gave your photos titles! What was the inspiration for “Stone Cold”?
Natalia: Actually…on that one, I took it in my home. It was a quick snapshot and it wasn’t until later that I dug it out and began to play around with it.. I guess that’s why I love it so much, because it was a spontaneous creative burst.
Kate: Tell me about “Still Yours”
Natalia: “Still Yours” is also raw SL. I was riding my bike in one of my favorite sims and stopped on a cliff. I played with my sky editor until I got a nice sunset. I love that shot, it reminds me of home. I grew up in California and spent alot of my time on the beach. I used to love to ride my motorcycle down the road along the beach. I love the smell of the salt water and sea air. When I took the shot, it brought it all back.
Kate: Zomg! A bike like the one in the picture?
Natalia: LOL, my boyfriend and I had a Nighthawk 650. We used to ride it everywhere. It wasn’t huge…but a decent size. At first I was scared to get on it, but after I did, lol, they’re fun! You could hardly get me off that thing.
Kate: Which leads in nicely to “No Fear”…
Natalia: Basically calm in the face of a storm. Like a rock, so calm, cool and collected even though all hell is breaking loose just behind me.
Kate: SL is always changing, RL is always more important. Sighs… it’s hard to stay calm.
Natalia: I have a really good friend in England that I met here about a month ago. They lost their job due to cutbacks and were really scared about how they were going to make ends meet. It’s been weeks since I’ve seen them online. So yeah, that can be hard. When someone you’re used to seeing here and talking with here on a day to day basis isn’t there anymore… you’ve formed this bond, so you miss them.
Kate: yes
Natalia: We all do it, talk about evertything, the weather….kids…families…jobs….movies….the fun stuff…and the heartbreaking things that happen in RL. We become connected, we’re human, how can we not?
Kate: One day you are telling someone about your life, the next day they become a part of your life.
Natalia: Exactly
Kate: Natalia, I don’t have any clue how much of this is gonna make it online… I mean, we were talking, but now we are talking…
Natalia: Don’t sweat it… use what ya can… the rest will just be our little secret, lol.
Kate: You really have a strength and a warm heart and wisdom… this should not be a secret!
Natalia: Well thanks, that’s a really nice compliment

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.

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.

The MVW Halloween Glam Show today was the very first public appearance of all the Miss Virtual World 2010 finalists. The 22 finalists were requested to style themselves in Halloween Glam. The challenge was to keep their shapes, hair color and skins while creating a style to fit the Halloween theme and still being gorgeous.

Miss Switzerland, Sabine Blackburn

Kate: I think the audience really appreciated the chance you took today to really make an impression… the huge, animated skirt and hair… fabulous!!!
Sabine: Thank you, first I was not sure if it was a good idea with the huge hair…my arc was over 6k…and some people still believe arc creates lag…but of course it can be a problem for the audience to rezz I think, but yeah I thought now or never.
Kate: You assembled the costume yourself? Can you share your inspiration?
Sabine: Yes. I wanted to come as mermaid but I couldnt come in a classic mermaid outfit because I would have had to swim, not walk and that was a bit risky with all the lag. so I went to flickr to find some inspiration on some pics, there are great fashion blog pics on flickr. I saw this dress there and thought this is it! And then I searched under mermaid hair in SL and found the hair I wear.
Kate: Your hair flowed like you were under water!
Sabine: I wanted to wear a smaller hair but the smaller they didnt have in blond and we were supposed to wear our usual hair colour. It was not simple to walk with this.
Kate: Tell me about the jewelry! It matched in both color and style!
Sabine: I went to Tekeli-li for the jewellery – I knew they had like mermaid accessories.
Kate: I haven’t seen many earrings with both helix and lobe piercings!
Sabine: They are single attach and they fit like a charm, to my ears at least hehe.
Kate: How long would you say you worked on putting together this costume?
Sabine: About one week, lol. I tried other outfits first…but was not satisfied. I want that wow effect for myself,then I know it’s gonna be good.
Kate: You really put your heart and soul into MVW!
Sabine: I love styling and I always put a lot in my styling for shows or contests, especially Miss Virtual World. I like to be creative

And what a show it was! Frolic Mills, BOSL & CO CEO, “I think they all made it very clear today why these are the 22 finalists for MISS VIRTUAL WORLD. I saw fab models. I saw fab outfits and I saw some great modeling !! In fact, I don’t think I remember a higher quality fashion show that this one EVER!!” And trust me, Frolic is hard to impress! The next Miss Virtual World event will be the first Press Presentation on December 7th. The Grand Finals for the Miss Virtual World will be held at the Patch Thibaud Auditorium on December 19, Saturday.

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.