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Lynne Kush's Top Beauty Pageant
Tips!
Canada's Miss Indy Shares
Her Secrets to Success
Poised and pretty – Lynne wins the coveted Miss Indy Canada pageant.
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As a delegate co-coordinator for the
Face
of Champ Car contest and a former Miss Molson Indy Canada
(as well as Playboy Cyber Girl of the Month for January 2006), I've
seen a lot of girls enter contests and beauty pageants and leave either
very happy or very disappointed.
So these are my Top 10 Tips for models to be successful....in my opinion!
Tip # 5 – Be courteous to your fellow models. Lynne
is third from right,
TIP # 1 – Never act like you are the best thing that just
walked through the door! Leave the pre-madonnna attitude at home! No
matter what contest you are in, or what event you are at, or no matter
how well you think you are going to fair...always act like you are the
newest kid on the block! You can always stand to learn a new thing or
two from your fellow contestants or organizers.
TIP #2 – Always investigate or learn about the contest
you are entering or the event you are trying to represent. Nothing looks
more "model type" than someone that does not have a clue about
the event or company they are representing. Do some homework, memorize
a little bit. And if there's questions that come up during the event
that you are unsure of, then be honest and say you do not know the answer.
Do not try to fake it!
Tip #2: Get to know the event you are entering. (Photo:
Simon Leung )
TIP $3 – Be prepared for the event. Never leave outfits
or routines for contests until the last minute. You'll run out of time,
and then you will not be satisfied with your selections. Always bring
a little sewing kit with you, because you never know when you'll have
to make last-minute fixes! Always bring a cordless curling iron if you
are curling your hair because there is almost never a plug outlet in
change rooms! Always bring your own mirror! Why fight for a mirror with
all the others?
Full of conficence – and with a smile – Lynne sweeps
the stage to victory.
TIP #4 – Be on time! Always! This is a must. Being fashionably
late for a contest or an event....is bad business! No one cares if you
had to powder your nose....again! In this business being late often
means that someone else will get your spot!
TIP #5 – Be curtious to your fellow models. There's
no point to being rivals and bad-mouthing each other. Yes, it makes
for an interesting competition but when the contest is over, it just
makes for enemies! Treat everyone with respect.
TIP #6 – Do not-bad talk your fellow contestants/models
at any point in time! I know this one sounds like #5 but it bares repeating!
Talking to girls about other girls....never stays a secret! A lesson
to be well learned by many females. From experience....it's never the
loudest girl that wins!
 She
wins. Again! Lynne as the Miss Canada Swimsuit in 2004.
(Photos: Ryan Visma)
On stage at the Indy –
in a matter of moments, Lynne takes the title.
TIP #7 – Respect the organizers of the contest. These
are the people that can make or break you. If you think for one second
they do not have any hand in selecting the winner...guess again! The
judges may pick the winner, but the organizers often give a full report
to the judges about how a contestant has been acting throughout the
event. Everything does get noticed. Even when you think you are not
being judged....guess what? You are being judged. So you usually cannot
fake it!
TIP #8 – Respect the rules of the contest. If there
is a curfew, even if you are 30 years old, there's a reason for the
curfew! Don't be shocked if there's a surprise check at your door just
after curfew.
TIP #9 – Leave your boyfriends at home!!! Oh for god sakes,
this one has to be the biggest one! Ladies, your boyfriend can be your
best friend, but at times your worst enemy. Guys love to see girls in
magazines, or whereever but when it is their girlfriend that is being
the subject of every man's attention, watch out for a change in attitude.
Don't let him dictate what you can and cannot do. If you want to enter
a contest or do a photo shoot, and if you've done your homework prior
to, it, then all the more power to you. Tell the boyfriend that you'll
call him when you get the chance during the event but you'll be busy!
Lynne hams it up with the other girls (top) and hangs with them at a
party.
(Photos: Simon Leung )
TIP #10 – Have fun! Enjoy the experience. Whether
it is a contest, an event, a show or whatever, treat it like you may
never get to be there again or do itt ever again. Soak up the memories!
And always follow up with a kind thank you email to the organizers so
you never burn your bridges!
BONUS TIP – Refrain from saying the contest was fixed
if you do not win. It just makes you look like a sore loser. That's
why it's so important that you try to just have fun instead.
By being yourself,
learning about the contest you are entering and being prepared you,
too, can be living the model rock star lifestyle. (Photos:
Simon Leung )
 See
Lynne and the other Miss Indy Girls at the Indy!
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