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MEDIA RELEASE
SWIMSUIT INTERNATIONAL WORLD FINALS
ST CROIX. US VIRGIN ISLANDS. The inaugural Swimsuit International Magazine Model Search Finals were held at the Island Center Theater on
St Croix, US Virgin Islands on Saturday night (February 4 th). The gala event, hosted by renowned MC Jim Gibson was a glittering event with thirty of the world's top swimwear models vying for close to $100,000 in
cash, modeling contracts and prizes.
Blonde Australian beauty Lisa Gleave, 24, walked away with the top title and $7,500 in cash. 1 st runner-up was 20 year old Katia Corriveau from Toronto, Canada, who
walked away with a $5,000 cash prize, 2 nd runner-up was Deanna Merryman, 27, from West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, winning $2,500 cash, 3 rd runner-up was another Florida model - Renee Jaquith, 27, from Ft Lauderdale
who pocketed a $1,000 cash prize. Twenty year old Lauren Hill from Columbia, South Carolina, USA came 4 th runner-up and scored herself a $500 cash prize.
A host of lucrative modeling contracts were handed
out by Top Model Management to these finalists: a $15,000 contract to Lauren Hill from Columbia, South Carolina, a $10,000 contract to Katia Corriveau from Toronto, Canada, with the following six girls receiving
$5,000 contracts; Jennifer DeYonker, 22 from St, Clair Shores, Michigan, USA; Mary Riley, 24, from West Palm Beach, Florida, USA; Amy Hayes, 26, from Southgate, Michigan; Jamie Palazzolo, 23 from Las Vegas, Nevada,
USA; Marsela Kresic, 24, Ft Lauderdale, Florida, USA; Aubrie Lemon, 20, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.
Mystique On-Line Magazine also awarded modeling contracts to selected finalists - Deanna Merryman from West
Palm Beach, Florida, USA and Katia Corriveau from Toronto, Canada each won a $10,000 contract, while Lisa Gleave from Australia won a $1,600 contract. A special, $1,500 spokes model contract was given to Jamie
Palazzolo from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA while Jennifer Kolb was chosen as the "Surfers Choice" and received a $1,600 modeling contract.
The two photogenic winners were Katia Corriveau from Toronto, Canada
who will be flown to New York including air tickets, accommodation and limousine transfers etc., courtesy of Redken Hair Care Products for a photo shoot which will appear as a two-page advertisement in top fashion
magazines such as Vogue, Cosmopolitan and Allure etc., and Amy Heyes who won herself a test shoot with Mystique on-line at an exotic location.
As a preliminary event leading up to the Grand Final, the organizers staged a
semi-final for the USA & Canada finalists. The results of this competition are as follows: Winner - Danielle Doyle, 25, from
Houston Texas with a cash prize of $1,500; 1 st runner-up was Deanna Merryman $1,000 cash; 2 nd runner-up Mary Riley won $750 cash; 3 rd runner-up was Heather MacIntyre, 28, Mansfield, Massachusetts winning $500
cash; 4 th runner-up Renee Jaquith walked away with $250 while 5 th runner-up Jamie Palazzolo also added another $250 to her total winnings.
An overall Canadian winner was also crowned at this semi-final. The
title of Miss Swimsuit International Canada went to 21 year old, Toronto based private investigator/computer programmer Lisa Houser.
Publisher and Editor in Chief of Swimsuit International Magazine, Jim
Lagerstedt was impressed with the caliber of contestants this inaugural event attracted. Says Mr Lagerstedt "Judging the final of the 2000 Swimsuit International Magazine Model Search was one of the most
difficult assignments I have ever had to do, but it was a fantastic event and I could not have asked for a better launching pad as we are about to launch our magazine title on to the American and Canadian markets in
a few months".
Swimsuit International Magazine was born a couple of years ago and is the brainchild of Mr Lagerstedt. The title was initially launched for the Asia Pacific markets mainly focusing on
Australia and New Zealand.
Its entertaining mix of swimwear fashion, travel and entertainment features, including comprehensive coverage of the world's top pageants, makes it truly unique.
Building on
its popularity, the magazine is now poised for an aggressive launch onto the US and Canadian markets.
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