10.8.10

make me the next model too!

As promised, here is my little post on the Next Model competition event I was invited to at the Old Billingsgate Market last month. I was rather nervous and flustered when I arrived after getting lost, but luckily I'd bumped into the always colourful (and fellow Victoria and Albert Museum lover) Lucy who helped me find my way. I was greeted by Tom, who kindly invited me, and many lovely bloggers: Saskia, Carrie, Shini, Kirsty, Emma and Beth. After chatting and drinking mini champagne we went and took our seats at the end of the catwalk.
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One of the hosts, Katy Hill, alongside the four judges, including the beautiful face of Next, Emanuela de Paula.
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Duncan James and Donna Air with the winners, Joanna Renwick and Michael Etherington.
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The beautiful, fashionable bloggers (and me).
One hundred finalists went down the catwalk, battling it out to win the chance to star in a Next campaign, an introduction to Select Model Management and a £2000 Next shopping spree. There was a diverse range of people who walked down the catwalk, as the finalists were voted for by the public on the Next Facebook page. It was then narrowed down to the final ten and then finally the winners were decided: The pretty Joanna and handsome Michael. They both seem quite perfect for the Next campaign, wouldn't you agree? Some bloggers and I agreed that at least one of us should enter next year, imagine if one of us made it to the final? After the competition had ended we were coached to an after-party at McQueens, where there was plenty of yummy fruity cocktails and canapes on offer, which we all took full advantage of. As you all know I'm not a very confident person, and despite feeling underdressed and being surrounded by so many pretty, confident bloggers I had such a great time, I really did. Thank-you Tom! I also got a rather lovely compliment at the bar, a guy asked if I was one of the top one hundred finalists, which was sweet, if a little cheesy, hehe. Love, Jazzabelle. EDIT: Last photograph courtesy of Shini.

11 comments

  1. Say wonderful post jazz, feel like it was yesterday! Also I was so jealous of your outfit! And even more so when I saw the price of th items! Thanks for mentioning me. c u soon xxx

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  2. Wow, I'm so jealous! Looks amazing <3

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  3. oh, i just got the pun with 'too' and '2'. I think i'm having a slow brain day. Still in love with this outfit! Yours is definitly my favorite look.

    xx

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  4. oh wow. you look like you had a great time!

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  5. you lucky girl <3 i LOVE your style and your whole blog now now following yay xxx

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  6. Looks like so much fun! You look wonderful as always.

    Oh and my satchel is from a carboot sale :)

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  7. Thank you so much for your nice comment! This looks like so much fun, quite a gang of bloggers there, ALL looking gorgeous! xx

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  8. Hello! I edit my pics using a thing called Toycamera - if you google it you can download it and then you just drag and drop the pics in and it makes them all vontage and lovely! How do you do your round corners? xxx

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  9. Looks like you had a great time, so lucky!

    Oh, I was in London last Friday to catch the V&A Grace Kelly Exhibition (which was lovely). After which I was sitting in the courtyard area.. and I couldn't believe it when I spotted you walking past! I'm a little shy and you were in a group so I didn't say anything, but you're just as pretty in real life as you are in your photos!

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  10. Hello Jazz, I'm following over from Vix's blog. You have incredible personal style and I love your images. Had fun catching up on just about all your posts and think I will start a collage book as you have done. Hope you are enjoying your day I plan on doing some thrift shopping today so wish me luck!

    ~Bonnie

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  11. It sounds so much fun! I'd love to attend one of this events. Champagne, cocktails, models, Duncan James (I'm a Blue fan! haha) xxx

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