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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Turks & Caicos Islands
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands; Monday, March 25th, 2013 – Out of twenty-eight, only ten will compete for the most coveted title in the Turks & Caicos Islands, TCI Top Model 2013! The young ladies hail from Grand Turk, South Caicos, North Caicos and Providenciales, encompassing the length, breath and beauty that is indicative of the Turks & Caicos Islands. The talented ten all compete to be named the Face of the Turks & Caicos, TCI Top Model 2013 & Digicel Brand Ambassador 2013!
The names of the young ladies vying for this country’s most coveted title are as follows: 1. Ariel Cox 2. Stacie-Ann Thomas 3. Felicia Williams 4. Iberly Abreau 5. Jessica Johnson 6. Sarantina Philantrope 7. Ethline Wilner 8. Samentha Etienne 9. Dwina Ariza 10. Carlisa Williams On Saturday, March 30th - the ten Contestants will make their official debut at Couture @ Regent Palms Resort Spa, taking place at The Regent Palms Resort, Providenciales at 3PM. The ‘reflecting pool’ area will come alive with couture fashion, music and all things fabulous as the Contestants make their first appearance to the media, proud partners and specially invited guests! The event will also see a parade of fashions offered at the Regent Palms Resort boutiques, a designer presentation: Bougainvillea by Stephanie D. of The Flower Girl along with other surprises. The annual TCI Top Model Contest & Fashion Extravaganza is an event that is designed to give those persons residing in the Turks and Caicos Islands interested in careers in the fashion and creative industry an opportunity and the platform to debut, and showcase their talent, with the hope that this will be a springboard to a career locally or abroad. Following on from the launch, event organizers play host to Before Couture: An afternoon on Regent Street, an event that is open to the public. Regent Village is proud to be known as the quintessential destination for high-end shopping, fine wine and dining – where that level of sophistication cannot be found elsewhere on Provo, let alone the Turks & Caicos. With that in mind, where else would you expect TCI’s equivalent to “Fashion’s Night Out” in the late afternoon, but on Regent Street – the uber sexy address on world famous Grace Bay! Commencing at 4pm, there will be appearances by the 2013 TCI Top Model Contestants, a fashion show featuring area retailers, live entertainment, challenges, fabulous cuisine, amazing music and importantly - the most magnificent pre-event party of patrons lives! The actual 2013 TCI Top Model Contest, themed Royele Couture: LUXE will be held at the Williams Auditorium in Providenciales on Saturday, May 4th - seeing to the catwalk competition, performances by Barbara Johnson, Julian Garland, Carl Lewis, Jarvon Laporte among a host of other high end entertainers. Tickets are currently available for purchase – VIP $75 and General Admission - $50. Persons are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance of the Contest, as it will be an additional $10 more at the door. This heavily anticipated extravaganza is expected to outdo those that came before. There will be thousands of dollars in cash and prizes going to the 2013 TCI Top Model Winner, with press and publicity being immeasurable. The most desirable prize for the Contest winner is being named Digicel TCI Brand Ambassador for a year. The TCI Top Model will appear in all local television, print and billboard advertising campaigns, as well as making appearances at Digicel TCI events throughout her reign. Additionally, to jump start her modeling career - the 2013 TCI Top Model winner will also be a cover model and appear in an editorial spread of the 2013 Summer Times of the Islands magazine and have a profile page in their sister publication – Destination: Turks & Caicos 2014, this, along with appearing in the 2014 Discover: Turks & Caicos Islands magazine, among many other national and international publications event organizers have associations with. There will also a be a bevy of cash prizes and awards for Contestants that place First and Second Runner’s Up, along with consolation prizes for: Industry Readiness, Best Runway Walk, Best Body, Model’s Portfolio Folder, Fashion Forward, Radio Turks & Caicos (RTC) Viewers Choice Award and the Facebook ‘Like’ Award. For more information or to purchase tickets - call 649.344.2502, visit www.tcitopmodel.com or email: tcitopmodelcontest@gmail.com. Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/tcitopmodel or follow us on Twitter - @tcistopmodel
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