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(horn music)
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(blues rock music)
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- Hi there, I'm Ginger Watson.
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I'm from Cincinnati, Ohio.
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It's my first Viva Las Vegas,
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so it's kind of a big deal.
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When I found out that I
was in an Inner B contest
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it just made sense for me,
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because I got bullied
a lot when I was young.
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Everybody's awkward when
they're going through puberty
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and I was pretty awkward.
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If I would've had someone
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teaching me that I'm
beautiful on the inside
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then maybe it would've been easier.
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It's just an honor to be recognized
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as one of 12 Inner Beauty
girls in the world.
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But if I could win, that
would just be the tops.
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(crowd applauds)
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- [Announcer] This year's
pin-up pageant winner,
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please welcome to the stage Ginger Watson!
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(crowd cheers)
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- Everybody's got a
story behind who they are
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and what's drawn them to pin-up.
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Whether it be a life experience
or a traumatic experience
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or a journey of self-discovery
and wanting self-acceptance.
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To feel confident in my own skin,
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to feel pretty and to
feel accepted and to feel
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appreciated, it was something
I'd never experienced before.
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- I don't just do it to look pretty or,
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because I think the photos look pretty.
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I like challenging myself
to do different concepts
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and challenging my body
to do different poses.
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I have a very strong
connection with veterans.
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They hug you, and with tears in their eyes
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they're telling you that you're the reason
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that they came home,
that they fought for us.
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So it's a really big thing.
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- When you have hips and boobs at 14
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it's so hard to fit that mainstream mold.
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Once I found vintage reproduction
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like pin-up girl clothing.
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That was the final point of me
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being able to accept myself the way I am
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because I wasn't try to
wear things that were made
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for a body shape that wasn't mine.
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- It's very difficult
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when people are kind of putting you down.
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Oh, you're not that pretty
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and you're too dark.
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Well, despite all you
people trying to tell me
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that I am not good
enough, I am good enough.
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I wanna pave the way for other girls
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to be like, I'm gonna do it too.
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- I have actually never won a contest.
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So if I got to win, it
would mean the world to me.
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- If I win, it would be
the most wonderful thing
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in my whole life.
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- I can't even express how it would feel.
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- If I think about it too much,
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then I get too caught up in it all
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and I guess want to be too
disappointed if I don't.
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- It would be completely mind-blowing.
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I'd be absolutely stunned, yeah.
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I can't imagine but, I, I,
(speaks in foreign language).
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(tense music)
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(crowd murmuring)
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- Are you guys ready?
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(crowd cheering and applauding)
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Your new Miss Viva Las Vegas 18.
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- Hi, I'm Dixie Delight.
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- I'm Angie Honeyburst.
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- I'm Ivy Fox.
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- I'm the Blue Haired Betty.
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- I'm Marilia Skraba.
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- I'm Ruby Red.
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- I'm LuLu Divine.
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- I'm Miss Victory Violet.
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- My name is HellCath.
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- Hi, I'm Brittany Jean.
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- My name is Jayne Dean.
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- Hi, I'm Pinup Little
Bit and I'm the next--
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- And I'm the next--
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- I am the next--
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- The next Miss--
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- Miss Viva Las--
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- Miss Viva Las Vegas.
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(upbeat music)
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- [Narrator] They've
been sexually fantasized
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since the late 1800's.
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They were drawn, painted,
and eventually photographed.
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Their images appeared on
posters, magazine covers,
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calendars, and playing cards.
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And they were called pinups.
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(cymbals and drums playing)
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Each year over 25,000
fans of all things vintage
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reunite for the Viva Las
Vegas Rockabilly Weekend
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at the Orleans Hotel.
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It's here that the Miss Viva Las Vegas
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pinup contest was introduced,
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the largest and most acclaimed
pinup contest in the world.
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- Miss Viva Las Vegas is
the ultimate pageant title.
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Every girl wants to be
Miss Viva Las Vegas,
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it's like, the Miss America
of the rockabilly genre.
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- Originally it started
out just a music event,
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but now it's a lifestyle event.
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And pinup is one part of the lifestyle.
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- If you're into pinup, rockabilly, retro,
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anything vintage, you know what Viva is.
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- Because we have such an
international audience,
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when a girl's up on that stage,
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she's not just in front
of Vegas or America,
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she's in front of the world.
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- My name is Tipa and I'm from Sweden.
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- I come from a little
village in the north of Italy.
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- I'm Vivian, and I'm
from the Netherlands.
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- I'm from Russia, from St Petersburg.
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(speaking in foreign language)
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- I think a lot of people feel like, oh,
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it's an American contest,
so maybe it's just about
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the American pinup.
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No, it's about the pinup.
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- Doing the competition at Viva Las Vegas
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is something I just felt we had to do,
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but we had to get it right.
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First of all, I had to make sure I had
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someone involved who was
respected in the pinup world,
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which is how Rockwell got involved.
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- [Woman] Rockwell
De'Vil is a pinup model.
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She's also a businesswoman.
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- She's a burlesque performer.
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She's a makeup artist, she's
like a jack of all trades.
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She's great.
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- Rockwell definitely
represents the kind of style
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and also the edgier pinup tattoo culture.
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Today, she's gonna do my makeup.
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She's gonna turn me from
everyday to 1950's pinup.
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Watching her do her
thing is pretty awesome.
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It transforms me from the inside out.
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For me, being a pinup and
being made up like that
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kind of embodies the
all-time feminine beauty
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that was a little bit more classy,
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a little bit more classic.
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It's really special when she does.
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Makes me feel really good about
myself, 'cause I look great.
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Thank you.
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(jazz music)
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- Back in the 1940's during World War Two,
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pinup girls became very popular.
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They were a symbol to our men
who were serving overseas.
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- My dad was in World War Two,
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and I understood that
pinup and pinup images
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helped the guys get through
some very very tough times.
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- They were there as an
inspiration for the guys
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out on the front line.
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And they get that pinup name because
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they were pinned on the
wall, inside of a locker,
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above the bed.
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- [Old-Time Narrator] You've all seen 'em.
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The girls on our bombers,
symbols of good luck
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and happy landing.
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This one is Bale's Baby.
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The Army finds that bomber
girls are swell morale-builders.
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- Even though, on the
surface just looks like
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some pretty girls in some
vintage bathing suits,
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I always had the feeling that pinup
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was a really important part of getting
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some of these soldiers,
giving some of them
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really life-changing things.
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- [Claire] Traditionally
a pinup would be somebody
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that is 30's, 40's, 50's styled.
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In current times even a
Playboy model would be a pinup.
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- As a guy, I appreciate the elegance
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of the vintage pinup, 'cause if you look
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at their traditional
poses, they're always about
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girls enjoying themselves.
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They're happy, with a big smile.
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- That's inspiring to people because,
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a pinup is never just outwardly sexual.
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It's quite multifaceted.
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- World War Two happened,
and the women had to
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pick up the slack, and
had to be the providers
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and work while their husbands were at war,
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and they had to figure out
how to change the lightbulb
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and they had to figure
out how to fix the car
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when it went out.
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So it gave women skills
that they'd never had
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the means to have before.
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The world of women was
changing so quickly,
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and just that kind of woman power,
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like the Rosie the Riveter, that changed
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the way women could be
and could see themselves.
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- Pinup is a way of them
keeping their female image,
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as part of their beauty and
character and things like that.
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Along with this powerful
side of their life.
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(doorbell rings)
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- Welcome.
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- Thank you, nice to see you.
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- You too.
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So, this is gonna be hard.
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- It's super difficult.
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- This is hard.
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I went ahead and I went through
all the contestants online,
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and picked my favorites
based on just how they look.
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And then, it got even
worse, when I started
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reading their stories.
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- All the submissions
this year were amazing,
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and the photographs so much good styling.
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It's a lot of work to
be in the pinup contest,
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because you do have to have a great dress,
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you have to have a lot
of personality up there,
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you have to be ready for real questions.
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That's the thing I love
about the profiles,
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is that they actually have to talk about
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if they volunteer, or what
they do in their free time.
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It's really about them as people.
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- [Tom] Anyone can enter,
that's the first thing.
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There are five competitors,
who are chosen by the judges.
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You've got one competitor
in the final who's
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chosen by the other five competitors,
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and then the audience votes
on the rest of the finalists.
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- There's a couple girls
that definitely stand out,
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with really amazing hair and makeup,
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and their vibe, and what
they do behind the scenes.
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There's just a gorgeous redhead.
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I love the redheads.
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- This is a gorgeous photo.
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- Photo is really good.
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- This girl right here.
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Miss Victory Violet,
she's also very classic,
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kind of has that Dita Von
Teese, white white skin,
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dark dark hair.
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Super beautiful, and she's
also a makeup artist,
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and hairdresser, but
she's a blogger of fashion
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and she's a body advocate.
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- I love the photo.
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Look at her.
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Brittany Jean.
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Her hair is perfectly
styled with a victory roll.
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- But not only is it perfectly
styled, it's period-correct.
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- Yes.
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- I like that she was
confident and dedicated
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to the community.
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(jazz music)
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- I love her pictures,
I love her personality,
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- She is also--
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- Oh on Tom'ss.
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Okay, perfect.
- [Rockwell] And Cherry's.
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- [Lisa] Okay, yay.
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- And then you've got--
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- [Lisa] Marilia!
- Marilia.
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- [Lisa] Her picture's gorgeous,
everything, she's gorgeous.
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- [Rockwell] She's a ballet dancer.
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So you know she's gonna
walk up there with poise.
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I love this picture, which is
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a very Mexican-styled senorita-type.
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- Being from Brazil, and
then loving the culture and--
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- Working with children.
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- Specifically with
autism, and music therapy.
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Like how can you not
fall in love with her?
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- [Rockwell] Angie Honeyburst.
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- Oh we have two from Brazil!
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- Two from Brazil.
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One from California, New Zealand,
Australia, and Cincinnati.
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All right, that's it, so.
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I'll make the announcement tonight.
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(doo-wop music)
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- I'm here in my house
in Sao Paulo Brazil,
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and I am finishing the
preparation for Viva Las Vegas.
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I am very excited, a little bit anxious,
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a little bit nervous,
but mostly very happy.
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- I'm all the way from
Capetown South Africa.
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- I'm very very happy about the guests.
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It's just that I'm pretty
stressed out these days
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because there's only
like, three weeks left.
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- I am seriously looking
forward to warm and sunny Vegas,
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'cause, Ohio has given
us some cold and gray--
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- Nine days, nine days!
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Til I get on the airplane and go to Vegas.
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- From Los Angeles
California, super excited
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to be at this year's Miss
Viva Las Vegas pinup contest.
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- I'm just starting to pack
up for Vegas, very scary.
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I'll fly out in two days.
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- I cannot wait to meet you,
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and hopefully get one of
your votes, thank you.
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- Hopefully, I will
have some time next week
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to plan out all my outfits.
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And properly organize all the
accessories that go with them.
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- Hope I pack all the right things.
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Imagine if I forgot my pageant dress, oop.
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- Food and beverage station there.
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(rockabilly music)
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- To me, Las Vegas is the ideal location.
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There's nowhere else like it.
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Everything is fake, but it's fantasy.
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- I think Vegas is one of
the few places in the world
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that still exists that still has
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that magic that it had then.
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- [Tom] With Las Vegas,
you are transported
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into another world.
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- Everyone here at the
hotel gets involved.
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The restaurants and the
bartenders get dolled up.
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The music that's being played
no matter where you walk,
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everywhere you look you can't escape it.
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It's just magical.
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- [Blue Hair Betty] So we
literally have three days to go.
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I know I'm a little stressed.
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Not about the trip
actually, but more about
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just making sure
everything at home is done
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and dusted and sorted so that
I can really enjoy the trip.
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- I have been traveling for
a while, I went from Adelaide
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to Melbourne, to Sydney,
and now LA before I land.
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- I feel like I'm going
there with friends,
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and familiar faces, and
it's not really a contest.
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(upbeat swinging music)
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- [Rockwell] Welcome to Viva, everybody!
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Are we ready to rock 'n' roll?
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(rock 'n' roll music)
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♪ Headin' out to Viva ♪
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♪ Viva Las Vegas ♪
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♪ Well the clubs is always swingin' ♪
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♪ And the cash is all the rage ♪
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♪ Ohh dressin' up crazy
like a pinup girl ♪
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♪ I'll pin my every day heavy
when I picked her to come ♪
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♪ Well I'm heading out to Vegas ♪
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♪ Heading out to Vegas ♪
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♪ I'm heading out to Viva ♪
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♪ I'm callin' round the table ♪
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♪ Calling round the table ♪
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♪ I hear Vegas and the east sun ♪
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♪ Viva Las Vegas ♪
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♪ Vegas ♪
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- Hello everyone.
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Can I welcome to Viva Las Vegas 18,
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thank you so much for being here.
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- [Everyone] Thank you.
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- I'm Miss Rockwell.
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Hello, welcome.
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Pinup girls, you obviously have
been in connection with me,
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so nice to see you all in person.
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We wanted you guys to know each other
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and get to know your judges.
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- Right now, the judges
have an opportunity
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to meet all the wonderful pinup
girls in the pinup contest,
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and it's really exciting to see all
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these beautiful girl who
have really made an effort
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to dress up and look their best.
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It's exciting.
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- Hi Tom.
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- Hello, hi.
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- Blue Haired Betty.
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- I could have figured that out.
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The meet and greet reception's
important for the judges,
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so that they can meet the girls
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and chat to them a bit to find
out more what they're like,
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rather than just relying on
those few moments on stage.
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- This is a great
opportunity to sit with them,
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and see how they've done their hair,
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and make sure their nails are painted.
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You know, just little things like that.
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I'm judging already.
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(upbeat 50' music)
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- I'm Ginger.
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- Oh, you're Ginger!
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- Yes, nice to meet you.
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- I thought you were, but
I just wanted to make sure.
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You won last year!
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- Yes, yes.
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- Oh my gosh, I remember
watching you on stage last year,
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you were so beautiful.
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- Thank you so much.
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- Oh my gosh.
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- We got a chance to talk
to a few of the ladies
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in the pinup contest here,
and they're really nice
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and they have a lot of
good stories to tell.
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- Beautiful too.
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- And they are beautiful, absolutely.
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- I have a feeling, after
this meet and greet,
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that I am definitely
gonna have a favorite.
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(upbeat 50's music)
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- The contest is tomorrow, so we've got
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around 24 hours before showtime.
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- I think it's finally hitting
me now that I'm in Vegas,
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that it actually is all happening.
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- I can't even say how much I am excited
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and nervous, and happy to be here.
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This is like the Oscars to pinup girls.
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- Not to overwhelm you
but just to prepare you,
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we get about 20 to 23,000
people in attendance.
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- Oh great, that's not scary at all.
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- They're really owning
it, which is really cool.
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Because they should.
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And I feel like, it is such an honor
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and it's the biggest
show, it's the largest
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rockabilly weekender in the world.
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- Could you share us girls
that your adventure last year?
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- My alarm was set to PM, not AM.
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So I woke up frazzled, and
I'm rushing downstairs,
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and the bottom of my shoe just ripped off,
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right down to the heel.
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I ended up duct-taping
my shoe in multiple ways.
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I got on stage and as
I'm walking to Rockwell,
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my shoe was sticking to the floor.
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I'm like, I'm gonna fall on my face.
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The sensation not winning last
year was kind of like, oh!
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Like a little jab in the gut, like aww.
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It hurt a little bit, but it
motivated me to do it again.
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And I'll keep coming back until
they tell me, "You're done."
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Or they give me that trophy.
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- I have been doing a
lot of personal growth.
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A few years ago I was
engaged to be married,
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and after that fell through, I
started to really think about
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what I wanted to do and
where I wanted to go in life,
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without this person who I thought
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I was gonna be with forever.
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So, my pageant dress is
actually one that I bought
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to wear at my rehearsal dinner.
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It's probably the most
gorgeous vintage dress
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that I have ever owned.
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When my engagement fell through,
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I actually left my dress
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in the back of the closet for years,
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but in shopping for a dress this year,
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I just couldn't connect
with anything in the shops.
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I finally looked at this
dress and I thought,
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I have conquered a lot of fears this year.
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I'm going to put this dress on,
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and who knows, maybe a happy
memory will come from it.
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- Hello, oh my gosh, you look amazing.
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I just finished putting in
my last curl for my curl set,
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and I have Lucy Lopez coming on over
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to help me with my hair today.
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It's going to involve a lot of hairpieces.
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That's kind of my thing.
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- Hey, how are you.
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So nice to meet you.
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I saw your post the other day.
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- [Angie Honeyburst] I
take two or three hours
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to do all of my makeup, my hair,
and then put my clothes on.
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- Gotta put my cat-eyes on.
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- [Lulu Divine] I've been going through
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quite a hard time myself,
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in the lead up to the actual competition.
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My eight year relationship
actually fell apart,
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and I found out that
the person that I loved
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and wanted to have a future
with had been cheating on me.
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So for me, Viva was got me
out of bed every morning.
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It was what kept a smile on my face.
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It was, the drive that
I needed to get through
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what has probably been the
worst experience of my life.
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- I feel very positive this time around.
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I'm very hopeful.
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Last year I was frazzled, by
now I was kind of freaking out
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because everything was
kind of falling apart,
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and I was kind of emotional over that.
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But today I feel relaxed and I feel calm
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and I'm just trying to figure out what
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this bundle of curls is gonna do
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and hopefully it'll work with my dress.
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I almost didn't make it this year.
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We were in an accident three weeks ago.
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My husband got really injured.
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We were in the car together on our way
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to pick up our daughter.
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Thankfully she wasn't in the car.
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Because of the accident,
I made the mental decision
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not to come today.
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They sat me down.
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"You made a promise to us last year
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"that you would try again.
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"You made it through so you have to go
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"and you have to do good."
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They are great supporters of mine.
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Without them, I would not have continued.
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The goal and the focus is to win,
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so that's what I'm here to do.
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And carry my family with me to the stage,
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definitely this year.
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(tense music)
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- [Woman] What I look for in a pinup model
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is beauty and brains.
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- I don't look for someone
who's all made up and,
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faking it, I look for
someone that's genuinely
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a really nice person.
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- It's personality I think,
and there's also style
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that comes into it, and online presence,
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and the way you behave in public can
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have a lot to do with it as well.
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- The whole look for a pinup show
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obviously has to be impeccable.
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But even more so the
personality behind the girls.
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- We're getting ready
for the pinup contest!
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Woo!
- Yay!
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- Have you voted for the pinup contest?
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Here, vote for Ruby Red.
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All you have to do is go
right over to this table,
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you get a free ticket, and
you drop it in the bucket.
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- Today is a really good day.
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I love car shows, and I
love talking to people,
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so I'm in my element.
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- Thank you so much, and
can you bring one to vote.
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- Okay, thank you.
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- The moment we've all
been waiting for, right?
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It's finally almost
here, so, gonna be fun.
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Love it.
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- Got courage?
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(laughing)
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- I have been overwhelmed.
508
00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:07,040
I didn't realize people
actually knew who I was
509
00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:08,190
to be quite honest.
510
00:25:08,190 --> 00:25:11,000
- We got these little things
from, I forget her name,
511
00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:12,633
she's an Australia pinup.
512
00:25:15,367 --> 00:25:18,520
- I have to vote for my best
friend Ivy Fox, so (laughs).
513
00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:21,370
- I have voted for Brittany Jean.
514
00:25:21,370 --> 00:25:22,203
- HellCath.
515
00:25:22,203 --> 00:25:23,510
- I just voted for Little Bit.
516
00:25:23,510 --> 00:25:24,343
- Ivy Fox.
517
00:25:24,343 --> 00:25:26,830
- She was really pretty, she
was really sweet, and friendly.
518
00:25:26,830 --> 00:25:27,798
- I voted for Little Bit.
519
00:25:27,798 --> 00:25:28,890
- Little Bit.
520
00:25:28,890 --> 00:25:32,290
- My vote has always been
for Pinup Little Bit.
521
00:25:32,290 --> 00:25:33,713
She's my hometown favorite.
522
00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:38,450
- Ladies, voting ends in five minutes!
523
00:25:38,450 --> 00:25:39,795
- We had a hundred
times more people voting
524
00:25:39,795 --> 00:25:40,996
this year than last year.
525
00:25:40,996 --> 00:25:43,173
Like crazy, yeah.
526
00:25:43,173 --> 00:25:45,650
- I'm nervous for all the
girls, and I just hope that
527
00:25:45,650 --> 00:25:47,670
they feel good up there, 'cause I remember
528
00:25:47,670 --> 00:25:49,258
how nervous I was.
529
00:25:49,258 --> 00:25:51,340
And I hope they just have fun.
530
00:25:51,340 --> 00:25:54,493
If you take it too seriously,
you'll psych yourself out.
531
00:25:56,125 --> 00:25:57,637
- All right, I think we're ready-ish.
532
00:25:58,693 --> 00:26:00,990
Okay, we have you, Lisa, where's Cherry,
533
00:26:00,990 --> 00:26:02,373
I thought I saw Cherry.
534
00:26:03,260 --> 00:26:05,500
The judges already know
a little bit about you,
535
00:26:05,500 --> 00:26:07,640
based on those things that you submitted.
536
00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:10,390
We have a good balance,
we've got two male judges,
537
00:26:10,390 --> 00:26:12,600
and two female judges.
538
00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:17,140
Tom, who obviously is
well-respected in our community.
539
00:26:17,140 --> 00:26:19,360
And then we've got Lisa Love.
540
00:26:19,360 --> 00:26:21,490
I've known her a really
long time so I trust her,
541
00:26:21,490 --> 00:26:24,750
she's the face of it
even now for a reason.
542
00:26:24,750 --> 00:26:26,510
Then we have Cherry Dollface, who,
543
00:26:26,510 --> 00:26:28,763
if you don't know who she is, surprise.
544
00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:32,457
So I wanted somebody who
identifies with you girls,
545
00:26:32,457 --> 00:26:35,090
who knows what it's like to be on stage.
546
00:26:35,090 --> 00:26:37,560
It's great because we've got
one who's a classic pinup,
547
00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:39,490
with zero tattoos, and then you have one
548
00:26:39,490 --> 00:26:40,853
who's heavily tattooed.
549
00:26:42,205 --> 00:26:44,860
The second guy is Adam from Kustomville.
550
00:26:44,860 --> 00:26:47,870
He knows fashion, he's hip to what's cool,
551
00:26:47,870 --> 00:26:50,610
but he's also down with
the tattoo thing too,
552
00:26:50,610 --> 00:26:53,567
the fun hair colors, piercings,
he's not gonna be like,
553
00:26:53,567 --> 00:26:55,740
"I only want this specific look."
554
00:26:55,740 --> 00:26:57,020
I can't judge you.
555
00:26:57,020 --> 00:26:59,450
So I leave it to the
people that can take it
556
00:26:59,450 --> 00:27:01,280
and handle it and do it well.
557
00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:02,780
So you guys are in good hands.
558
00:27:04,694 --> 00:27:07,277
(upbeat music)
559
00:27:11,850 --> 00:27:14,320
- All right, good afternoon, everyone.
560
00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:17,220
Let me start by introducing the young lady
561
00:27:17,220 --> 00:27:21,177
who's been organizing it
all, Miss Rockwell De'Vil!
562
00:27:21,177 --> 00:27:24,230
(audience applauds)
563
00:27:24,230 --> 00:27:25,580
Doesn't she look beautiful?
564
00:27:29,526 --> 00:27:31,162
- How's everybody doing?
565
00:27:31,162 --> 00:27:34,140
(audience applauds)
566
00:27:34,140 --> 00:27:36,180
Let's get this show on the road, shall we?
567
00:27:36,180 --> 00:27:39,240
First up we have a bubbly
little Canadian cutie,
568
00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:42,603
please give a warm Viva
welcome to Dixie Delight.
569
00:27:45,558 --> 00:27:48,558
(harmonica playing)
570
00:27:53,550 --> 00:27:55,700
- I am a small-town girl.
571
00:27:55,700 --> 00:27:58,890
I live in a town called
Chilliwack in beautiful
572
00:27:58,890 --> 00:28:01,220
British Columbia,
Canada, where I stick out
573
00:28:01,220 --> 00:28:03,773
like a sore thumb, which
is totally fine for me.
574
00:28:05,460 --> 00:28:08,330
I've been known to be
called the pinup mom,
575
00:28:08,330 --> 00:28:11,850
because I pick up my son from
school dressed like this.
576
00:28:11,850 --> 00:28:13,380
Having a theater background,
577
00:28:13,380 --> 00:28:16,250
when the opportunity came
around to enter a pinup pageant,
578
00:28:16,250 --> 00:28:18,860
I knew that it'd be really
fun to create a character
579
00:28:18,860 --> 00:28:20,954
and be on stage and take part in that.
580
00:28:20,954 --> 00:28:24,390
I'm a Gemini, so it was a
really good second character
581
00:28:24,390 --> 00:28:25,513
for my personality.
582
00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:31,250
Being a pinup, you really need
the support of your family.
583
00:28:31,250 --> 00:28:32,560
It's a rollercoaster.
584
00:28:32,560 --> 00:28:36,070
There are so many ups,
sometimes there's downs,
585
00:28:36,070 --> 00:28:38,600
but I always pick myself
up and continue on,
586
00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:41,253
because I know that I'm
inspiring other people.
587
00:28:42,220 --> 00:28:43,768
When you're passionate about something
588
00:28:43,768 --> 00:28:46,650
and you are continually
validated that you are
589
00:28:46,650 --> 00:28:49,650
doing something right, it
keeps that passion alive.
590
00:28:49,650 --> 00:28:52,400
And by giving people an
inspiration to do something
591
00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:54,480
they're passionate about
in their personal life,
592
00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:56,703
is really truly the greatest.
593
00:29:00,180 --> 00:29:03,460
- Being a pinup is the
only place that I felt
594
00:29:03,460 --> 00:29:05,330
that I belong to.
595
00:29:05,330 --> 00:29:08,380
I have other girls that
they have the same passions,
596
00:29:08,380 --> 00:29:09,470
the same dreams.
597
00:29:09,470 --> 00:29:12,960
I make a lot of friends,
that was the best part.
598
00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:14,560
- One of my favorite things about pinup
599
00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:18,590
is that it's very open to
your own interpretation.
600
00:29:18,590 --> 00:29:22,100
I have never felt like I
fit in somewhere so well.
601
00:29:22,100 --> 00:29:24,119
- Everybody puts their own flavor and
602
00:29:24,119 --> 00:29:25,540
their own personality into it.
603
00:29:25,540 --> 00:29:28,330
And, that's a good thing,
because nobody wants to
604
00:29:28,330 --> 00:29:30,700
be the same, and that's
what's great about rockabilly
605
00:29:30,700 --> 00:29:33,670
culture and pinup culture
and vintage enthusiasts,
606
00:29:33,670 --> 00:29:36,050
because everyone gets to be who they are.
607
00:29:36,050 --> 00:29:38,750
It's not about looking one
way, and acting one way,
608
00:29:38,750 --> 00:29:40,420
or dancing one way.
609
00:29:40,420 --> 00:29:42,840
- You have girls that
wear their Levi's with
610
00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:46,160
engineer boots and cuffs,
and they're badass greasers.
611
00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:48,500
And then you have girls
that are in these beautiful
612
00:29:48,500 --> 00:29:52,050
mermaid sequined gowns,
so it embraces everybody.
613
00:29:52,050 --> 00:29:53,340
- I'm gonna talk to you this morning
614
00:29:53,340 --> 00:29:54,960
about the way you look.
615
00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:56,230
Don't copy.
616
00:29:56,230 --> 00:29:59,139
After all, each of you is an original,
617
00:29:59,139 --> 00:30:02,310
and an original is always
more valuable than a copy.
618
00:30:02,310 --> 00:30:03,920
- [Ruby Red] Being from Colorado Springs,
619
00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:06,350
there's not a huge rockabilly community,
620
00:30:06,350 --> 00:30:08,310
there's definitely a great one.
621
00:30:08,310 --> 00:30:10,640
So when I put my mind, as I'm gonna be
622
00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:12,160
one of those contestants.
623
00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:15,030
I'm not gonna stop until I get there.
624
00:30:15,030 --> 00:30:19,020
- From Colorado Springs, welcome Ruby Red.
625
00:30:19,020 --> 00:30:22,000
(audience applauds)
626
00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:23,950
Ooh, I think she's got a few fans here.
627
00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:29,178
So, you told me that you
helped run and organize
628
00:30:29,178 --> 00:30:31,890
some fundraisers and charities back home.
629
00:30:31,890 --> 00:30:34,450
What was one event that
really hit home for you
630
00:30:34,450 --> 00:30:36,100
and made a personal impact?
631
00:30:36,100 --> 00:30:37,870
- Fundraising is very big to me.
632
00:30:37,870 --> 00:30:40,620
I lost two nephews due to suicide.
633
00:30:40,620 --> 00:30:44,150
So, something that is very special is,
634
00:30:44,150 --> 00:30:46,690
I fundraise for suicide prevention,
635
00:30:46,690 --> 00:30:49,170
and it's definitely teen suicide.
636
00:30:49,170 --> 00:30:51,860
Statistics say that it comes in twos.
637
00:30:51,860 --> 00:30:54,435
If I can save one, then
hopefully I can save two.
638
00:30:54,435 --> 00:30:57,300
I lost two nephews and this is for them.
639
00:30:57,300 --> 00:31:00,300
(audience applauds)
640
00:31:02,894 --> 00:31:05,400
- A lot of these girls in
pinup have very good jobs,
641
00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:07,094
heavily involved in charities,
642
00:31:07,094 --> 00:31:10,940
they're real people who benefit society.
643
00:31:10,940 --> 00:31:13,210
- I'm a fan of Brittany
Jean, particularly.
644
00:31:13,210 --> 00:31:15,950
I just appreciate what
she does for the veterans.
645
00:31:15,950 --> 00:31:18,410
That's why she's my particular favorite.
646
00:31:18,410 --> 00:31:19,653
- Thank you so much.
647
00:31:20,913 --> 00:31:22,840
I have a lot of veterans in my family.
648
00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:26,110
A lot of my friends are
enlisted currently as well.
649
00:31:26,110 --> 00:31:27,970
And I wanted a way to give back.
650
00:31:27,970 --> 00:31:30,300
Not just in the United
States but Australia,
651
00:31:30,300 --> 00:31:32,470
the UK, our allied countries.
652
00:31:32,470 --> 00:31:34,490
We just started our own
group in Cincinnati,
653
00:31:34,490 --> 00:31:37,570
where we'll actually be going
through the honor flights
654
00:31:37,570 --> 00:31:40,040
and welcoming home these World War Two and
655
00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:43,290
Korean War veterans with hugs and kisses.
656
00:31:43,290 --> 00:31:46,290
It's one thing to be on
one side of the camera,
657
00:31:46,290 --> 00:31:48,820
and posing with these old war birds,
658
00:31:48,820 --> 00:31:50,470
that you know if they could talk,
659
00:31:50,470 --> 00:31:52,430
have an incredible history.
660
00:31:52,430 --> 00:31:56,100
But then to actually meet
the men who flew them,
661
00:31:56,100 --> 00:31:57,400
it's very important to me.
662
00:31:59,077 --> 00:32:01,870
- And so the pinup is
more than just the looks.
663
00:32:01,870 --> 00:32:04,610
Which is why when we have
the pinup competitions,
664
00:32:04,610 --> 00:32:07,490
the audience is a mixture
of male and female.
665
00:32:07,490 --> 00:32:10,390
Whereas perhaps in the past
it would've just been all men.
666
00:32:10,390 --> 00:32:12,740
- I went to business school,
I'm smart, I'm educated,
667
00:32:12,740 --> 00:32:14,360
I have a career.
668
00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:17,403
It's okay to be empowered and
smart, and also be feminine.
669
00:32:18,570 --> 00:32:23,499
- Up next, from South Africa,
the Blue Haired Betty!
670
00:32:23,499 --> 00:32:25,110
(audience applauds)
671
00:32:25,110 --> 00:32:26,060
Isn't she gorgeous?
672
00:32:29,550 --> 00:32:32,200
- Obviously having such
striking hair color,
673
00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:35,130
you're forced to deal
with a lot of attention,
674
00:32:35,130 --> 00:32:37,630
even when you're not actively seeking it.
675
00:32:37,630 --> 00:32:40,830
So you have to learn to deal
with a lot of insecurities
676
00:32:40,830 --> 00:32:42,420
you might have about yourself.
677
00:32:42,420 --> 00:32:45,440
In my teens I was the
dark-haired goth girl.
678
00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:47,650
Black on black on black.
679
00:32:47,650 --> 00:32:50,790
So I was obviously always
looking for a different outlet,
680
00:32:50,790 --> 00:32:53,750
living some sort of alternative lifestyle
681
00:32:53,750 --> 00:32:55,518
different to the norm.
682
00:32:55,518 --> 00:32:58,410
It was actually my boyfriend
about five, six years ago
683
00:32:58,410 --> 00:33:00,527
who said, "You know, you'd look nice with
684
00:33:00,527 --> 00:33:03,040
"a little bit of color on you."
685
00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:05,890
So I'd like venture and try a white top
686
00:33:05,890 --> 00:33:08,170
with my black outfit.
687
00:33:08,170 --> 00:33:12,320
And then the blue hair also
was a gradual progression.
688
00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:16,040
Started with a fringe, and it
got from black to dark blue,
689
00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:17,930
and as the hair got brighter and bluer,
690
00:33:17,930 --> 00:33:19,283
so did the wardrobe.
691
00:33:20,470 --> 00:33:22,790
Through the music, and through the cars,
692
00:33:22,790 --> 00:33:27,373
and through the clothing,
I've found my niche in life.
693
00:33:28,380 --> 00:33:29,930
I love when I go grocery shopping,
694
00:33:29,930 --> 00:33:31,497
and someone stops me and says,
695
00:33:31,497 --> 00:33:33,700
"You have just absolutely
brightened my day.",
696
00:33:33,700 --> 00:33:37,527
or they go, "Oh, if only I was
like 20 or 30 years younger,
697
00:33:37,527 --> 00:33:39,297
"I would so do that."
698
00:33:40,140 --> 00:33:42,650
I love challenging the stereotypes.
699
00:33:42,650 --> 00:33:45,529
If you think I look a
little ditsy, or silly,
700
00:33:45,529 --> 00:33:49,450
or crazy or that I
probably can't hold down
701
00:33:49,450 --> 00:33:51,200
a real job with the way I look,
702
00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:54,100
and then I can come up and
speak to you and say that
703
00:33:54,100 --> 00:33:59,100
I'm a business owner, I
hopefully sound well-educated
704
00:33:59,250 --> 00:34:02,737
and polite, and that hopefully
someone walks away going,
705
00:34:02,737 --> 00:34:05,067
"Wow, maybe the next time I see someone
706
00:34:05,067 --> 00:34:06,427
"that looks a little different,
707
00:34:06,427 --> 00:34:08,237
"I won't be so quick to judge them."
708
00:34:09,300 --> 00:34:11,270
I definitely believe I am more confident
709
00:34:11,270 --> 00:34:12,910
than I've ever been in myself.
710
00:34:12,910 --> 00:34:15,340
And for the first time ever in my life,
711
00:34:15,340 --> 00:34:17,750
I absolutely love the reflection I see
712
00:34:17,750 --> 00:34:19,320
in the mirror every day.
713
00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:21,868
I'm the best Blue Haired Betty I can be.
714
00:34:21,868 --> 00:34:23,750
(audience applauds)
715
00:34:23,750 --> 00:34:25,540
- One of the things a
lot of people don't know,
716
00:34:25,540 --> 00:34:29,620
is I am very shy, I get very
nervous in public settings.
717
00:34:29,620 --> 00:34:31,960
And I'd have to train
my brain and meditate
718
00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:33,680
on what's happening.
719
00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:37,060
But, with that being
said, this pinup modeling
720
00:34:37,060 --> 00:34:38,910
and pinup world, you kind of can be.
721
00:34:38,910 --> 00:34:42,790
So I get to invoke this
character who I know that I am
722
00:34:42,790 --> 00:34:46,010
inside, without all those
little hangups that we have.
723
00:34:46,010 --> 00:34:49,733
- One of the reasons why
girls take a stage name is,
724
00:34:49,733 --> 00:34:53,690
it's kind of cute to have
an alternate persona.
725
00:34:53,690 --> 00:34:56,160
It's one of those things,
like when you get ready,
726
00:34:56,160 --> 00:34:57,787
you're fully suited up, and you're like,
727
00:34:57,787 --> 00:34:59,530
"Okay, I'm Ginger now."
728
00:34:59,530 --> 00:35:02,430
This is what I want everyone to see me as,
729
00:35:02,430 --> 00:35:04,617
it's one of those things
where you can just flip it
730
00:35:04,617 --> 00:35:06,617
and you're like, all right, I'm her now.
731
00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:10,810
- Having Little Bit pushes me
to put myself more out there
732
00:35:10,810 --> 00:35:12,513
and talk to people.
733
00:35:13,500 --> 00:35:18,230
Sharon Escamilla is mom, wife,
and just focused on family,
734
00:35:18,230 --> 00:35:21,420
and Little Bit allows
me to focus on myself
735
00:35:21,420 --> 00:35:23,300
as an outlet for me to grow and
736
00:35:23,300 --> 00:35:24,883
feel more confident in myself.
737
00:35:26,410 --> 00:35:29,010
- It's not about what you're born with.
738
00:35:29,010 --> 00:35:33,830
I've always felt like a very
mediocre-looking person.
739
00:35:33,830 --> 00:35:37,840
I used the tools of glamor and retro style
740
00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:42,580
to craft a persona, to
overcome my shyness.
741
00:35:42,580 --> 00:35:45,773
I always loved the idea of
the big Hollywood makeover.
742
00:35:47,720 --> 00:35:50,170
- I love making girls feel
good about themselves.
743
00:35:51,060 --> 00:35:53,290
I shoot all kinds of women.
744
00:35:53,290 --> 00:35:55,050
You don't have to be a model.
745
00:35:55,050 --> 00:35:57,520
I love making women feel beautiful.
746
00:35:57,520 --> 00:36:00,283
To put females in this powerful light.
747
00:36:01,650 --> 00:36:04,850
- You look at yourself in these
images and go, "That's me?"
748
00:36:04,850 --> 00:36:07,650
That's not just a picture on
paper, you are that beautiful,
749
00:36:07,650 --> 00:36:10,396
and that's why girls
really enjoy doing it,
750
00:36:10,396 --> 00:36:12,690
because it makes them feel
really great about themselves.
751
00:36:12,690 --> 00:36:15,730
- All right, our next contestant
is our body confidence
752
00:36:15,730 --> 00:36:18,270
advocate and she's doing it in style.
753
00:36:18,270 --> 00:36:20,503
From New Zealand is Miss Victory Violet.
754
00:36:20,503 --> 00:36:23,503
(audience applauds)
755
00:36:28,309 --> 00:36:30,910
- Pinup and vintage helped
me to embrace my figure,
756
00:36:30,910 --> 00:36:32,160
embrace my shape.
757
00:36:32,160 --> 00:36:35,260
I'm not perfect, none of us are.
758
00:36:35,260 --> 00:36:38,700
I always tried to conform
to mainstream fashions.
759
00:36:38,700 --> 00:36:41,490
In the end that brought
me down and I developed
760
00:36:41,490 --> 00:36:43,460
an eating disorder, and,
761
00:36:43,460 --> 00:36:45,500
it just really shook my confidence.
762
00:36:46,700 --> 00:36:50,100
The mainstream fashion
catered to the slimmer shape.
763
00:36:50,100 --> 00:36:53,310
But the plus-size fashion,
they get really baggy things.
764
00:36:53,310 --> 00:36:57,260
And even me, who I'm not
exactly plus-plus-size,
765
00:36:57,260 --> 00:37:00,170
I couldn't buy a pair of
jeans that fit me right.
766
00:37:00,170 --> 00:37:03,207
Within vintage and retro,
I can buy a pair of jeans
767
00:37:03,207 --> 00:37:05,980
and it fits me at my waist
and it fits me at my hip.
768
00:37:05,980 --> 00:37:07,663
That's a revolution.
769
00:37:08,730 --> 00:37:10,800
Occasionally I have a blog rant.
770
00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:13,210
My blog is my creative outlet.
771
00:37:13,210 --> 00:37:15,720
I started up a body confidence seminar,
772
00:37:15,720 --> 00:37:17,200
I call, Mirror Mirror.
773
00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:18,650
I got a couple of guest speakers,
774
00:37:18,650 --> 00:37:21,750
one was a body confidence
coach and motivational speaker,
775
00:37:21,750 --> 00:37:23,670
and another one was a nutritionist.
776
00:37:23,670 --> 00:37:25,560
And we just talked about trying
777
00:37:25,560 --> 00:37:27,610
to love yourself from within.
778
00:37:27,610 --> 00:37:29,643
I think that helped to
express all of the things
779
00:37:29,643 --> 00:37:32,143
that I wanted to express for so long.
780
00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:39,240
- You see pinups of all sizes, all shapes,
781
00:37:39,240 --> 00:37:42,120
so there's not that billboard
model of the perfect girl
782
00:37:42,120 --> 00:37:44,560
with the perfect size-zero waist.
783
00:37:44,560 --> 00:37:46,610
It's giving a more realistic expectation
784
00:37:46,610 --> 00:37:49,209
of what a real woman looks like.
785
00:37:49,209 --> 00:37:50,900
- Body image is a difficult thing.
786
00:37:50,900 --> 00:37:52,860
A lot of people are harder on themselves
787
00:37:52,860 --> 00:37:53,693
than they should be.
788
00:37:53,693 --> 00:37:55,413
Because of media, they
feel like those things
789
00:37:55,413 --> 00:37:57,603
they see are real, and they're just not.
790
00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:01,520
- A lot of people think
that the word plus-size
791
00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:03,760
shouldn't be used, and
just models should be used,
792
00:38:03,760 --> 00:38:06,520
but I'm proud of it,
I'm proud of my shape,
793
00:38:06,520 --> 00:38:07,840
I'm proud of my body.
794
00:38:07,840 --> 00:38:09,600
The body-positive movement that's
795
00:38:09,600 --> 00:38:11,890
happening right now blows me away.
796
00:38:11,890 --> 00:38:15,240
It's really nice to see
things change to where
797
00:38:15,240 --> 00:38:18,150
women are complimenting other women
798
00:38:18,150 --> 00:38:20,563
and making them feel
good about themselves.
799
00:38:21,750 --> 00:38:24,070
- That's the beauty of
it, you're beautiful.
800
00:38:24,070 --> 00:38:26,780
And, it doesn't matter what size you are.
801
00:38:26,780 --> 00:38:27,613
Flaunt it.
802
00:38:28,590 --> 00:38:30,310
- [Rockwell] This next
chica is coming to us
803
00:38:30,310 --> 00:38:32,320
all the way from Brazil.
804
00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:35,121
Please welcome Angie
Honeyburst to the stage!
805
00:38:35,121 --> 00:38:38,121
(audience applauds)
806
00:38:39,730 --> 00:38:42,540
- I really love the
classic look of pinups,
807
00:38:42,540 --> 00:38:45,700
but I also appreciate very much the pinups
808
00:38:45,700 --> 00:38:47,640
of the Latin Americas.
809
00:38:47,640 --> 00:38:50,735
Like the, (speaking foreign language)
810
00:38:50,735 --> 00:38:52,720
who formed the Mexican Revolution.
811
00:38:52,720 --> 00:38:55,153
I really think that women
can feel comfortable
812
00:38:55,153 --> 00:38:57,920
with their own bodies.
813
00:38:57,920 --> 00:39:00,550
And fight against all the oppression,
814
00:39:00,550 --> 00:39:02,453
and to empower each other.
815
00:39:04,200 --> 00:39:06,180
I'm from the south of Brazil.
816
00:39:06,180 --> 00:39:10,770
My city is Sao Borja, but
I live in Santa Maria,
817
00:39:10,770 --> 00:39:13,890
because I never find
anything of this style to buy
818
00:39:13,890 --> 00:39:16,230
in small town where I grew.
819
00:39:16,230 --> 00:39:19,083
All the clothes that I'm
wearing now, I made myself.
820
00:39:20,460 --> 00:39:22,257
My inspire is on Linda Darnell in
821
00:39:22,257 --> 00:39:25,653
like classic western movie,
My Darling Clementine.
822
00:39:26,927 --> 00:39:29,250
I really love this style, the Mexican,
823
00:39:29,250 --> 00:39:31,933
and the Western styles, so, this is me.
824
00:39:33,570 --> 00:39:36,890
I always like to dress like a pinup.
825
00:39:36,890 --> 00:39:39,780
My friends think that's
funny, but I don't care.
826
00:39:39,780 --> 00:39:43,883
It's my style, it's in my
heart, and I really love it.
827
00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:46,250
We can do it!
828
00:39:46,250 --> 00:39:47,150
We got the powers!
829
00:39:47,998 --> 00:39:51,915
(speaking in foreign language)
830
00:39:55,260 --> 00:39:57,800
- Someone who's into say
wearing 50's clothes,
831
00:39:57,800 --> 00:40:00,730
in their everyday life,
they're the odd one out.
832
00:40:00,730 --> 00:40:01,837
People might look at them and think,
833
00:40:01,837 --> 00:40:04,120
"Oh, why do they wear
those strange clothes for?"
834
00:40:04,120 --> 00:40:05,850
You walk into Viva Las Vegas,
835
00:40:05,850 --> 00:40:07,680
if you're wearing modern clothes,
836
00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:09,030
you're now the odd one out.
837
00:40:15,020 --> 00:40:18,330
- I love vintage clothing
because it's very unique,
838
00:40:18,330 --> 00:40:20,480
and it's very classic.
839
00:40:20,480 --> 00:40:22,850
You can look well without having to show
840
00:40:22,850 --> 00:40:24,023
a lot of your body.
841
00:40:25,340 --> 00:40:28,260
- I am not a girl that lives vintage 24/7,
842
00:40:28,260 --> 00:40:30,530
but I definitely feel like
even my personal style
843
00:40:30,530 --> 00:40:33,385
when I am dressed up is
very much a mix between
844
00:40:33,385 --> 00:40:35,500
vintage and modern.
845
00:40:35,500 --> 00:40:38,510
- [Tom] For some people, fashion
could become a bit boring.
846
00:40:38,510 --> 00:40:41,010
So to be able to have
an interest in clothes
847
00:40:41,010 --> 00:40:43,020
where you've actually got to put some work
848
00:40:43,020 --> 00:40:45,505
into finding clothes,
it makes what you wear
849
00:40:45,505 --> 00:40:47,153
more part of you.
850
00:40:48,240 --> 00:40:50,460
- In Brazil, people don't really know
851
00:40:50,460 --> 00:40:52,550
about vintage and pinup.
852
00:40:52,550 --> 00:40:55,630
Even my mom and dad, I
have to explain for them,
853
00:40:55,630 --> 00:40:57,920
why am I dressing like this.
854
00:40:57,920 --> 00:41:01,350
They love it because
it's really beautiful.
855
00:41:01,350 --> 00:41:04,760
- I like it because the
look is really feminine.
856
00:41:04,760 --> 00:41:06,010
It's not slutty (laughs).
857
00:41:06,940 --> 00:41:09,210
At least I don't try for slutty.
858
00:41:09,210 --> 00:41:11,943
I try for feminine, and I try to be as,
859
00:41:12,807 --> 00:41:16,780
I guess, vintage as possible,
keeping it true to the look.
860
00:41:16,780 --> 00:41:18,673
With my tattoos as much as possible.
861
00:41:24,580 --> 00:41:27,500
- Back then, it was very
taboo socially to be tattooed,
862
00:41:27,500 --> 00:41:30,340
especially to be a girl heavily tattooed.
863
00:41:30,340 --> 00:41:33,410
- I feel like that when I
have my tattoos showing,
864
00:41:33,410 --> 00:41:36,000
it takes away from that classic look.
865
00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:38,110
- If you took all my tattoos
away and just saw me right now,
866
00:41:38,110 --> 00:41:40,110
I would look very normal and put together,
867
00:41:40,110 --> 00:41:43,070
but I like the weird twist of very modern
868
00:41:43,070 --> 00:41:47,330
traditional vintage with
very edgy, new, today.
869
00:41:47,330 --> 00:41:49,050
- Tattoo for me is a huge part of my life,
870
00:41:49,050 --> 00:41:50,570
I've been doing it for 10 years.
871
00:41:50,570 --> 00:41:52,910
I'm able to cover a lot of
scarring on people, sometimes.
872
00:41:52,910 --> 00:41:55,790
And someone who wasn't
comfortable wearing a bikini
873
00:41:55,790 --> 00:41:57,520
can now go to the beach and wear one!
874
00:41:57,520 --> 00:42:00,719
It really does make a huge
difference, some people's lives.
875
00:42:00,719 --> 00:42:01,784
- Not everyone has 'em.
876
00:42:01,784 --> 00:42:03,480
And there's some people
that are against them.
877
00:42:03,480 --> 00:42:04,870
It's just one of the
things that's been added
878
00:42:04,870 --> 00:42:06,500
to the scene over the years.
879
00:42:06,500 --> 00:42:08,550
But it's accepted.
880
00:42:08,550 --> 00:42:12,652
- [Rockwell] Up next is another
Canadian cutie, HellCath.
881
00:42:12,652 --> 00:42:16,427
(audience applauds)
882
00:42:16,427 --> 00:42:18,520
- I started getting tattoos at age 13.
883
00:42:18,520 --> 00:42:23,030
At first, my parents were
not really, down with that.
884
00:42:23,030 --> 00:42:25,640
With time, they learned to just understand
885
00:42:25,640 --> 00:42:28,463
that that doesn't make me
less of a better person.
886
00:42:28,463 --> 00:42:30,430
They just accept me the way I am now
887
00:42:30,430 --> 00:42:33,930
and they all really help me
getting votes for the contest,
888
00:42:33,930 --> 00:42:35,900
and it really touched me, because,
889
00:42:35,900 --> 00:42:38,340
growing up I didn't
have a good relationship
890
00:42:38,340 --> 00:42:39,430
with my family at all.
891
00:42:39,430 --> 00:42:42,400
And now my sister helped me, my parents,
892
00:42:42,400 --> 00:42:44,010
even my parents-in-law.
893
00:42:44,010 --> 00:42:46,050
There was a really fun experience to know
894
00:42:46,050 --> 00:42:48,050
that they're here and they're helped me.
895
00:42:49,050 --> 00:42:50,880
I've been buying diagnosed
with fibromyalgia
896
00:42:50,880 --> 00:42:52,330
about two years ago.
897
00:42:52,330 --> 00:42:55,150
That's a sickness that is never go away.
898
00:42:55,150 --> 00:42:57,430
You can just control it with medications.
899
00:42:57,430 --> 00:43:00,650
It's like, when you do something,
and you get very very sore
900
00:43:00,650 --> 00:43:03,270
the next day, like your
body reacts too much.
901
00:43:03,270 --> 00:43:05,510
So when I do photoshoot,
I might not be able
902
00:43:05,510 --> 00:43:07,210
to walk for three days afterwards.
903
00:43:08,230 --> 00:43:10,680
It's really hard on my body, so,
904
00:43:10,680 --> 00:43:13,965
as much as I love that,
I'm not sure I'm gonna
905
00:43:13,965 --> 00:43:16,048
be able to do it anymore.
906
00:43:23,895 --> 00:43:25,110
(audience applauds)
907
00:43:25,110 --> 00:43:27,350
- This next gal comes
from a land down under.
908
00:43:27,350 --> 00:43:28,410
Put your hands together for
909
00:43:28,410 --> 00:43:31,354
this koala cutie, Miss Lulu Divine.
910
00:43:31,354 --> 00:43:34,354
(audience applauds)
911
00:43:38,580 --> 00:43:41,450
So this lovely dame apparently
is working on a Chevy.
912
00:43:41,450 --> 00:43:44,970
- I have a 1973 two-door Chevy Styleline,
913
00:43:44,970 --> 00:43:47,060
brought it over here on a vacation.
914
00:43:47,060 --> 00:43:48,750
My dad and I went to a swap meet,
915
00:43:48,750 --> 00:43:50,950
and an older gentleman was selling it
916
00:43:50,950 --> 00:43:52,600
and I had a look at it, and,
917
00:43:52,600 --> 00:43:55,350
it's rough, it's not a show car, yet.
918
00:43:55,350 --> 00:43:56,300
I just fell in love with it.
919
00:43:56,300 --> 00:43:59,263
It's very robust.
920
00:43:59,263 --> 00:44:01,540
And very tough-looking.
921
00:44:01,540 --> 00:44:03,360
It's my pride and joy.
922
00:44:03,360 --> 00:44:06,110
All I need to do is
replace the floor pan in it
923
00:44:06,110 --> 00:44:07,950
so it complies with
Australian standards and
924
00:44:07,950 --> 00:44:10,423
then I'm gonna be cruisin' in it.
925
00:44:10,423 --> 00:44:11,838
- [Rockwell] Gotta love a good car girl.
926
00:44:11,838 --> 00:44:12,860
(audience applauds)
927
00:44:12,860 --> 00:44:15,020
- Some people are into the
50's because of the music,
928
00:44:15,020 --> 00:44:18,160
some because of the clothes,
some because of their cars.
929
00:44:18,160 --> 00:44:20,604
That's why Viva Las
Vegas has the car show.
930
00:44:20,604 --> 00:44:23,771
(rock 'n' roll music)
931
00:44:40,950 --> 00:44:45,860
- Cars are rolling art,
and the only thing prettier
932
00:44:45,860 --> 00:44:48,750
than a real beautiful custom car is
933
00:44:48,750 --> 00:44:51,751
a beautiful pinup girl, and that's a fact.
934
00:44:51,751 --> 00:44:54,300
- Automobiles with women go together
935
00:44:54,300 --> 00:44:56,310
because they've got the curves.
936
00:44:56,310 --> 00:44:59,430
They've got the S-curve,
and the S-curve is something
937
00:44:59,430 --> 00:45:02,843
we find in nature, we
find it in fit design,
938
00:45:02,843 --> 00:45:04,850
we find it in all forms of beauty.
939
00:45:04,850 --> 00:45:08,060
When we see these pinups
posing, they stretch a pose,
940
00:45:08,060 --> 00:45:09,850
that gives us that vibe.
941
00:45:09,850 --> 00:45:11,300
Like these cars give us that.
942
00:45:13,030 --> 00:45:15,590
And they're not moving, but
man they're going someplace
943
00:45:15,590 --> 00:45:17,283
and they're going someplace fast.
944
00:45:18,510 --> 00:45:21,020
- My husband's a car enthusiast,
945
00:45:21,020 --> 00:45:23,850
so that's where the door
opened up for the pinup scene
946
00:45:23,850 --> 00:45:25,193
and the rockabilly scene.
947
00:45:26,130 --> 00:45:28,640
He would come pick me up
and we'd drive to the beach,
948
00:45:28,640 --> 00:45:31,320
and we'd listen to
Brian Setzer, and my god
949
00:45:31,320 --> 00:45:33,820
all their stuff is really
great, where have I been?
950
00:45:33,820 --> 00:45:35,323
What have I been listening to?
951
00:45:37,422 --> 00:45:40,339
(rockabilly music)
952
00:45:43,203 --> 00:45:45,785
- The rockabilly community,
if you're into the music,
953
00:45:45,785 --> 00:45:47,770
and you go on vacation
to any other country,
954
00:45:47,770 --> 00:45:50,170
so long as you know where
rockabilly venues are,
955
00:45:50,170 --> 00:45:53,060
it's like an unofficial
club that you belong to.
956
00:45:53,060 --> 00:45:54,183
And it's worldwide.
957
00:45:56,670 --> 00:46:00,210
- In Victoria BC There is
a decent rockabilly scene.
958
00:46:00,210 --> 00:46:02,480
There's a couple of pubs
where they'll put on shows,
959
00:46:02,480 --> 00:46:05,250
rockabilly, psychobilly, so that's been
960
00:46:05,250 --> 00:46:06,720
really awesome for me.
961
00:46:06,720 --> 00:46:07,790
It's nice to be somewhere where
962
00:46:07,790 --> 00:46:10,314
there's more like-minded people.
963
00:46:10,314 --> 00:46:13,231
(rockabilly music)
964
00:46:17,220 --> 00:46:20,097
- And once again, we got
another Canadian in the house.
965
00:46:20,097 --> 00:46:22,789
Welcome our next pinup, Jayne Dean.
966
00:46:22,789 --> 00:46:25,789
(audience applauds)
967
00:46:31,390 --> 00:46:32,720
Well first of all I wanna say,
968
00:46:32,720 --> 00:46:34,880
happy birthday to Jayne's dad,
969
00:46:34,880 --> 00:46:36,550
so happy birthday Jayne's papa,
970
00:46:36,550 --> 00:46:39,330
wherever you're at, happy birthday.
971
00:46:39,330 --> 00:46:41,650
- Hey mother, her sister,
and I have all come from
972
00:46:41,650 --> 00:46:43,730
Northern British Columbia, to be with her
973
00:46:43,730 --> 00:46:45,820
to cheer her on, and help her out.
974
00:46:45,820 --> 00:46:48,140
And be her sounding board this weekend,
975
00:46:48,140 --> 00:46:49,320
and we're thrilled to be here.
976
00:46:49,320 --> 00:46:51,250
- [Jayne] And we're here for
my dad's birthday, as well!
977
00:46:51,250 --> 00:46:53,320
- Yes, it's my 60th birthday.
978
00:46:53,320 --> 00:46:54,792
I get to pay the bill for my
979
00:46:54,792 --> 00:46:56,196
birthday present.
- [Jayne] It's all about me
980
00:46:56,196 --> 00:46:57,650
now (laughs).
- Yes, it's all about her.
981
00:46:57,650 --> 00:46:59,603
- You told me you were a tradeswoman.
982
00:47:00,560 --> 00:47:02,240
So tell us what it is that you do,
983
00:47:02,240 --> 00:47:05,150
and how that transitions
into your pinup life.
984
00:47:05,150 --> 00:47:08,030
- My dad's a contractor, I
always helped on job sites
985
00:47:08,030 --> 00:47:10,040
growing up, whenever he needed a hand,
986
00:47:10,040 --> 00:47:11,780
when I show up at a job
site everyone thinks
987
00:47:11,780 --> 00:47:13,532
that I'm someone's wife or
I'm there to bring lunch,
988
00:47:13,532 --> 00:47:16,470
or I've had people take
tools right out of my hands
989
00:47:16,470 --> 00:47:19,700
because they think that I'm
a waitress at the restaurant,
990
00:47:19,700 --> 00:47:21,200
or working on.
991
00:47:21,200 --> 00:47:23,230
I went through Customs
on the way here actually
992
00:47:23,230 --> 00:47:26,196
and they didn't believe
that I do construction.
993
00:47:26,196 --> 00:47:28,480
They almost detained me because he just
994
00:47:28,480 --> 00:47:29,713
kept arguing with me.
995
00:47:30,840 --> 00:47:32,870
I've always been very curvaceous,
996
00:47:32,870 --> 00:47:36,800
I'm very exotic-looking, I
have strong facial features.
997
00:47:36,800 --> 00:47:39,120
I just always get compared to Betty Page,
998
00:47:39,120 --> 00:47:41,590
I always have got comments my whole life
999
00:47:41,590 --> 00:47:43,333
about how I look pinup.
1000
00:47:44,378 --> 00:47:47,010
I don't have a lot of
glamor in my daily life,
1001
00:47:47,010 --> 00:47:48,870
so it's fun getting all dolled up
1002
00:47:48,870 --> 00:47:52,620
and going to photoshoots
and going to events.
1003
00:47:52,620 --> 00:47:55,090
It's just been a lot of fun, yeah.
1004
00:47:55,090 --> 00:47:57,430
At the end of every day, I love trading in
1005
00:47:57,430 --> 00:47:59,837
my steel-toed boots for stilettos,
1006
00:47:59,837 --> 00:48:03,059
and I'm here to trade my
hard hat in for a tiara.
1007
00:48:03,059 --> 00:48:06,059
(audience applauds)
1008
00:48:08,060 --> 00:48:11,320
- Our next lovely gal's
a Brazilian ballerina,
1009
00:48:11,320 --> 00:48:14,796
dancing her way into the
stage is Marilia Skraba.
1010
00:48:14,796 --> 00:48:17,796
(audience applauds)
1011
00:48:20,760 --> 00:48:24,640
- In 2009, I came to the United
States for an internship.
1012
00:48:24,640 --> 00:48:27,530
Here, the fashion is so
different from Brazil.
1013
00:48:27,530 --> 00:48:31,630
At first, I was actually
an alternative person.
1014
00:48:31,630 --> 00:48:33,480
And then when I got back to Brazil,
1015
00:48:33,480 --> 00:48:35,610
we didn't have these kind of clothes,
1016
00:48:35,610 --> 00:48:38,570
so I had to start to make them.
1017
00:48:38,570 --> 00:48:42,100
First, I started to design
clothes in this style,
1018
00:48:42,100 --> 00:48:44,650
but as you are an alternative person,
1019
00:48:44,650 --> 00:48:48,630
the next step is really
close to vintage clothing.
1020
00:48:48,630 --> 00:48:53,630
I own a website, where
I sell vintage clothing.
1021
00:48:54,550 --> 00:48:56,270
I love to do my work.
1022
00:48:56,270 --> 00:48:58,670
It's been six years since I started,.
1023
00:48:58,670 --> 00:49:03,430
It was one of the first
vintage websites in Brazil.
1024
00:49:03,430 --> 00:49:07,045
If you allow me I'd like to
say a few words in Portuguese.
1025
00:49:07,045 --> 00:49:10,962
(speaking in foreign language)
1026
00:49:28,754 --> 00:49:29,587
Thank you.
1027
00:49:31,804 --> 00:49:33,091
(audience cheers)
1028
00:49:33,091 --> 00:49:33,924
- Wow.
1029
00:49:33,924 --> 00:49:35,924
I need a translator now.
1030
00:49:38,850 --> 00:49:40,820
- Look at whatever you want from the 50's,
1031
00:49:40,820 --> 00:49:44,810
and it's so well-thought in the design.
1032
00:49:44,810 --> 00:49:47,998
All the furnitures, you
can see the ads, the cars,
1033
00:49:47,998 --> 00:49:51,560
it's all so well-made.
1034
00:49:51,560 --> 00:49:55,570
- I have a lot of stuff in
my house that are vintage.
1035
00:49:55,570 --> 00:49:59,350
Mostly I have to buy
here, and then take there.
1036
00:49:59,350 --> 00:50:04,350
My kitchen is pink,
everything is vintage-style.
1037
00:50:04,460 --> 00:50:08,540
Some things I have to paint by
myself to look vintage color.
1038
00:50:08,540 --> 00:50:11,040
- Looking around my house,
it is very vintage-inspired,
1039
00:50:11,040 --> 00:50:12,830
but I still have a flat-screen television
1040
00:50:12,830 --> 00:50:14,960
and I still have my
record player hooked up
1041
00:50:14,960 --> 00:50:17,330
to really nice modern speakers.
1042
00:50:17,330 --> 00:50:18,520
- We have the best of both worlds,
1043
00:50:18,520 --> 00:50:20,180
because we have technology,
1044
00:50:20,180 --> 00:50:23,020
and we can live in the
50's in a sense as well.
1045
00:50:23,020 --> 00:50:26,500
- What we embrace more
is the culture itself.
1046
00:50:26,500 --> 00:50:29,960
The cars, the beauty,
the glamorous clothes,
1047
00:50:29,960 --> 00:50:31,680
the makeup, the hair.
1048
00:50:31,680 --> 00:50:34,800
We're just from a different
era where dressing up was fun,
1049
00:50:34,800 --> 00:50:36,160
going out was fun.
1050
00:50:36,160 --> 00:50:37,283
Dancing was fun.
1051
00:50:38,390 --> 00:50:41,880
- For me, what ties the
cars and the clothing,
1052
00:50:41,880 --> 00:50:43,810
since I'm so passionate
about the clothing,
1053
00:50:43,810 --> 00:50:46,220
and the pinup and all of that together,
1054
00:50:46,220 --> 00:50:48,100
was just the beauty.
1055
00:50:48,100 --> 00:50:51,393
I mean, the curves, the class,
the attention to detail.
1056
00:50:53,320 --> 00:50:56,670
- Our next contestant
comes from Cincinnati Ohio.
1057
00:50:56,670 --> 00:50:59,213
Please welcome Miss Brittany Jean.
1058
00:51:00,461 --> 00:51:04,200
(audience applauds)
1059
00:51:04,200 --> 00:51:07,910
- I have been a pinup
model for almost a decade.
1060
00:51:07,910 --> 00:51:10,500
I actually started out as a fashion model,
1061
00:51:10,500 --> 00:51:13,070
but I had always loved the 1950's,
1062
00:51:13,070 --> 00:51:16,023
and always adored the pinup models.
1063
00:51:16,023 --> 00:51:19,210
When I first started out I
had a photographer friend,
1064
00:51:19,210 --> 00:51:22,130
and he and I just used to
get together and play shoots,
1065
00:51:22,130 --> 00:51:25,060
and I said, "Let me be a 1950's pinup."
1066
00:51:25,060 --> 00:51:26,782
And it's gone from there.
1067
00:51:26,782 --> 00:51:31,270
My dad was very much
into the 1950's as well.
1068
00:51:31,270 --> 00:51:33,490
I grew up listening to Patsy Cline,
1069
00:51:33,490 --> 00:51:36,240
my mom always played big band music.
1070
00:51:36,240 --> 00:51:39,403
I took swing dancing
lessons, and I love doing it.
1071
00:51:40,450 --> 00:51:43,823
My family completely embraces
me doing pinup modeling.
1072
00:51:44,810 --> 00:51:47,960
The first couple of pieces
of vintage lingerie I have
1073
00:51:47,960 --> 00:51:49,390
were from my aunts.
1074
00:51:49,390 --> 00:51:51,120
My mom held onto those for a few years
1075
00:51:51,120 --> 00:51:53,167
before she gave them to me, but (laughs).
1076
00:51:54,860 --> 00:51:57,496
My aunt was a big inspiration to me.
1077
00:51:57,496 --> 00:52:01,630
When I was eight years old she
was diagnosed with leukemia.
1078
00:52:01,630 --> 00:52:05,500
So when she passed away, it
kind of kicked my mind into gear
1079
00:52:05,500 --> 00:52:07,223
that life doesn't wait.
1080
00:52:14,830 --> 00:52:17,380
- I first discovered
vintage and pinup style
1081
00:52:17,380 --> 00:52:21,770
when I was in my late teens.
1082
00:52:21,770 --> 00:52:24,340
I was working in a lingerie store,
1083
00:52:24,340 --> 00:52:27,973
and I started collecting vintage lingerie.
1084
00:52:28,860 --> 00:52:33,280
Being photographed in my
corsets and vintage lingerie
1085
00:52:33,280 --> 00:52:34,923
was definitely empowering.
1086
00:52:35,830 --> 00:52:40,433
I found it to be an
incredibly creative space.
1087
00:52:42,630 --> 00:52:44,430
- For my professional modeling career,
1088
00:52:44,430 --> 00:52:46,850
they dressed me, and they make me look
1089
00:52:46,850 --> 00:52:48,430
how they want me to look.
1090
00:52:48,430 --> 00:52:51,710
But for pinup style,
I can create my image,
1091
00:52:51,710 --> 00:52:55,191
I can choose how I want
my hair to be styled
1092
00:52:55,191 --> 00:52:58,410
and my makeup to be done, and
which outfits I wanna wear.
1093
00:52:58,410 --> 00:53:01,283
I love having complete control about that.
1094
00:53:02,440 --> 00:53:04,720
- I was working for
photographers that were wanting
1095
00:53:04,720 --> 00:53:08,680
to do 1940's, 1950's pinup modeling.
1096
00:53:08,680 --> 00:53:09,667
The next thing I know they were like,
1097
00:53:09,667 --> 00:53:11,690
"Well, can you just come
back and be the pinup model?"
1098
00:53:11,690 --> 00:53:14,840
And I was 32, should I even say that?
1099
00:53:14,840 --> 00:53:17,760
I was 32, so I thought
I was already finished,
1100
00:53:17,760 --> 00:53:20,130
even trying to be a model.
1101
00:53:20,130 --> 00:53:22,570
I got so many offers for pinup modeling
1102
00:53:22,570 --> 00:53:24,800
from all these different
clothing companies.
1103
00:53:24,800 --> 00:53:26,333
And I was just shocked.
1104
00:53:27,830 --> 00:53:30,160
- For me it's about being
there, the experience.
1105
00:53:30,160 --> 00:53:32,700
I love being on stage,
I love the atmosphere,
1106
00:53:32,700 --> 00:53:37,533
I love engaging the crowd
and making them feel excited.
1107
00:53:38,480 --> 00:53:41,060
- Up next we have a saucy little Aussie,
1108
00:53:41,060 --> 00:53:43,716
give a hoot and a holler for Ivy Fox.
1109
00:53:43,716 --> 00:53:46,716
(audience applauds)
1110
00:53:50,458 --> 00:53:52,280
What inspired you to
get so heavily involved
1111
00:53:52,280 --> 00:53:54,090
with animal charities?
1112
00:53:54,090 --> 00:53:55,700
- When I was eight, I went vegetarian
1113
00:53:55,700 --> 00:53:56,920
and I just never looked back.
1114
00:53:56,920 --> 00:54:01,920
I also do charity work for
LGBTIQ rights, so queer rights.
1115
00:54:02,340 --> 00:54:05,550
Yes, I am a gay pinup, I'm
gonna put that out there.
1116
00:54:05,550 --> 00:54:07,273
So now I'm out and proud.
1117
00:54:09,080 --> 00:54:11,300
When you think of a typical lesbian,
1118
00:54:11,300 --> 00:54:14,340
you don't think of someone like this.
1119
00:54:14,340 --> 00:54:16,550
Unfortunately it's still ingrained
1120
00:54:16,550 --> 00:54:18,321
that people think lesbian,
they think of short hair,
1121
00:54:18,321 --> 00:54:21,250
they think of macho kind of deal.
1122
00:54:21,250 --> 00:54:22,950
I don't look gay.
1123
00:54:22,950 --> 00:54:25,473
Well I am, so, deal with it.
1124
00:54:26,930 --> 00:54:30,100
- Oh my god, this girl had
the balls to do that on stage,
1125
00:54:30,100 --> 00:54:32,800
in front of 20 plus thousand people.
1126
00:54:32,800 --> 00:54:34,660
Like I was applauding her--
1127
00:54:34,660 --> 00:54:37,277
- It is a very very brave thing to do.
1128
00:54:37,277 --> 00:54:40,100
- In the entire Australia,
if people recognize
1129
00:54:40,100 --> 00:54:43,700
you as lesbian or gay or transgender,
1130
00:54:43,700 --> 00:54:46,550
you can get targeted, and
I know people who have
1131
00:54:46,550 --> 00:54:49,410
been hit in the face
just because they're gay.
1132
00:54:49,410 --> 00:54:52,190
So it's hard, so that's
why it's really important
1133
00:54:52,190 --> 00:54:53,587
for us to have these festivals,
we're able to get together,
1134
00:54:53,587 --> 00:54:56,310
and we're actually able to
have a drink out in public
1135
00:54:56,310 --> 00:54:59,920
and dance and not feel like
we could be threatened,
1136
00:54:59,920 --> 00:55:02,193
and something might happen at any moment.
1137
00:55:03,520 --> 00:55:05,940
- I actually think people'll
be surprised if they knew
1138
00:55:05,940 --> 00:55:09,820
how many people who go
to the events are gay.
1139
00:55:09,820 --> 00:55:13,070
- Some of the biggest names
in hair for the rockabilly
1140
00:55:13,070 --> 00:55:15,760
world are gay, the costumers are gay,
1141
00:55:15,760 --> 00:55:17,910
I've never ever had a problem.
1142
00:55:17,910 --> 00:55:21,020
I've never toned it
down or not been myself.
1143
00:55:21,020 --> 00:55:23,670
The differences fall
short, no one really cares,
1144
00:55:23,670 --> 00:55:26,000
'cause at the end of the
day, it's about the culture.
1145
00:55:26,000 --> 00:55:28,840
They can't help but to love the furniture,
1146
00:55:28,840 --> 00:55:30,060
and the clothing, and all that.
1147
00:55:30,060 --> 00:55:34,280
And I think that overpowers
any kind of discrimination
1148
00:55:34,280 --> 00:55:36,270
or prejudice or anything.
1149
00:55:36,270 --> 00:55:37,730
- What kind of community has
1150
00:55:37,730 --> 00:55:41,490
a very good tolerance of diversity.
1151
00:55:41,490 --> 00:55:45,540
I had this passion for
the 1950's and 50's style.
1152
00:55:45,540 --> 00:55:48,110
I was always trying to
find pictures of women
1153
00:55:48,110 --> 00:55:50,334
that inspired me, that kind of reminded me
1154
00:55:50,334 --> 00:55:52,930
of me with my same skin tone.
1155
00:55:52,930 --> 00:55:54,890
And so I just decided to created
1156
00:55:54,890 --> 00:55:57,280
my persona of Angelique Noire.
1157
00:55:57,280 --> 00:55:58,953
And, here I am.
1158
00:56:00,570 --> 00:56:02,430
- This is my idol.
1159
00:56:02,430 --> 00:56:05,170
I have seen her photos for so many years,
1160
00:56:05,170 --> 00:56:07,450
and I have admired her for so long,
1161
00:56:08,550 --> 00:56:10,820
and my most favorite pinup ever.
1162
00:56:10,820 --> 00:56:11,740
- Aww.
1163
00:56:11,740 --> 00:56:12,573
- Little Bit.
1164
00:56:13,810 --> 00:56:15,870
I love her personality.
1165
00:56:15,870 --> 00:56:20,870
I remember that she was just so excited,
1166
00:56:20,890 --> 00:56:23,400
that I stepped onto the scene.
1167
00:56:23,400 --> 00:56:26,530
And she did not hold
her excitement at all,
1168
00:56:26,530 --> 00:56:29,109
she just let it all come out.
1169
00:56:29,109 --> 00:56:31,976
It's great to be able to
see more and more women
1170
00:56:31,976 --> 00:56:36,840
of color that do show their
interest toward it as well.
1171
00:56:36,840 --> 00:56:39,140
- [Rockwell] This next gal
is a little bit of this,
1172
00:56:39,140 --> 00:56:41,740
and a little bit of that, from sunny LA,
1173
00:56:41,740 --> 00:56:43,334
please welcome Little Bit.
1174
00:56:43,334 --> 00:56:46,334
(audience applauds)
1175
00:56:54,742 --> 00:56:58,230
- There have been lots of
challenges in this pinup world.
1176
00:56:58,230 --> 00:57:01,380
It's not that easy, as I would have hoped
1177
00:57:01,380 --> 00:57:02,800
it would have been.
1178
00:57:02,800 --> 00:57:06,680
But it's definitely helped
me build some thick skin.
1179
00:57:06,680 --> 00:57:10,310
Especially in me being who I am.
1180
00:57:10,310 --> 00:57:12,090
- She's definitely a person to admire,
1181
00:57:12,090 --> 00:57:13,070
if you want to go into it,
1182
00:57:13,070 --> 00:57:16,653
because you don't see the
shade of her skin that much.
1183
00:57:17,970 --> 00:57:21,130
- There's not a big ethnic
community in this scene,
1184
00:57:21,130 --> 00:57:23,610
and it's starting to become
a bit more prevalent,
1185
00:57:23,610 --> 00:57:25,850
which is so great.
1186
00:57:25,850 --> 00:57:30,533
And I love that she is
different from everybody.
1187
00:57:32,160 --> 00:57:34,490
- [Woman] Little Bit has been bullied
1188
00:57:34,490 --> 00:57:36,330
because of her skin color,
1189
00:57:36,330 --> 00:57:39,250
and her daughter's kind of
going through a similar issue,
1190
00:57:39,250 --> 00:57:41,900
and so Sharon does it not just for herself
1191
00:57:41,900 --> 00:57:45,880
to prove that she can, but
also to show her daughter,
1192
00:57:45,880 --> 00:57:46,893
you can't give up.
1193
00:57:48,050 --> 00:57:52,010
- When my mom's a pinup, I
think it brings us more closer.
1194
00:57:52,010 --> 00:57:53,797
So whenever I go to an event, I'm like,
1195
00:57:53,797 --> 00:57:57,020
"Aw, there's my mom.",
cheering her on and all that.
1196
00:57:57,020 --> 00:57:59,453
Seeing her happy makes me happy.
1197
00:58:00,810 --> 00:58:03,000
- It's important for a lot of new girls
1198
00:58:03,000 --> 00:58:05,155
to see her face out there.
1199
00:58:05,155 --> 00:58:07,980
I don't think she realizes
what she does sometimes.
1200
00:58:07,980 --> 00:58:11,280
- When she wins, it's
gonna be so good for her.
1201
00:58:11,280 --> 00:58:14,503
And it's gonna be so happy, and
it would mean so much to us.
1202
00:58:15,440 --> 00:58:16,914
- Thank you, Little Bit.
1203
00:58:16,914 --> 00:58:19,914
(audience applauds)
1204
00:58:27,790 --> 00:58:30,460
While the judges are coming
up with their final decision,
1205
00:58:30,460 --> 00:58:33,240
we're going to introduce
last year's winner.
1206
00:58:33,240 --> 00:58:35,360
Ladies and gentlemen, give a
warm Viva Las Vegas welcome
1207
00:58:35,360 --> 00:58:36,982
to Miss Ginger Watson!
1208
00:58:36,982 --> 00:58:39,982
(audience applauds)
1209
00:58:40,817 --> 00:58:42,250
- You know, being the small-town girl,
1210
00:58:42,250 --> 00:58:45,440
competing against all the
superstars that are out there,
1211
00:58:45,440 --> 00:58:47,470
I definitely said this
year I'm so thankful
1212
00:58:47,470 --> 00:58:50,260
that I'm not competing against
these 12 girls, 'cause,
1213
00:58:50,260 --> 00:58:52,047
can't even top that.
1214
00:58:52,047 --> 00:58:53,160
(audience applauds)
1215
00:58:53,160 --> 00:58:55,650
- She's been a great role
model for these girls,
1216
00:58:55,650 --> 00:58:57,590
so give a warm welcome
for Miss Ginger Watson,
1217
00:58:57,590 --> 00:58:59,147
ladies and gentlemen.
1218
00:58:59,147 --> 00:59:02,147
(audience applauds)
1219
00:59:03,930 --> 00:59:06,230
The judges are coming
to their final decision.
1220
00:59:07,230 --> 00:59:08,293
The mystery.
1221
00:59:09,230 --> 00:59:10,498
Are you guys ready?
1222
00:59:10,498 --> 00:59:12,803
(audience applauds)
1223
00:59:12,803 --> 00:59:14,838
Viva Las Vegas, are you ready?
1224
00:59:14,838 --> 00:59:19,338
(audience applauds and cheers louder)
1225
00:59:24,550 --> 00:59:27,770
There's going to be a third,
a second, and first place.
1226
00:59:27,770 --> 00:59:30,910
We're also giving an award to best outfit,
1227
00:59:30,910 --> 00:59:32,533
best hair, and best makeup.
1228
00:59:35,770 --> 00:59:37,800
All right, we ready to
hear who has the best hair
1229
00:59:37,800 --> 00:59:39,943
of the evening, or the day?
1230
00:59:44,840 --> 00:59:46,860
Best hair is...
1231
00:59:48,620 --> 00:59:50,410
From Canada, Miss Dixie Delight.
1232
00:59:50,410 --> 00:59:54,327
(audience applauds and cheers)
1233
00:59:57,542 --> 00:59:58,990
- Today was really special 'cause it's
1234
00:59:58,990 --> 01:00:01,770
the biggest stage pinup
pageant that I've ever been in.
1235
01:00:01,770 --> 01:00:03,700
It was really really
cool to look out there
1236
01:00:03,700 --> 01:00:06,963
and actually see people
that I knew cheering me on.
1237
01:00:08,770 --> 01:00:10,630
- All right, now we're gonna be seeing
1238
01:00:10,630 --> 01:00:12,303
who has the best makeup.
1239
01:00:13,910 --> 01:00:15,480
Best makeup goes to...
1240
01:00:18,011 --> 01:00:20,400
(cheering)
1241
01:00:20,400 --> 01:00:23,808
from sunny southern
California, Little Bit!
1242
01:00:23,808 --> 01:00:27,725
(audience applauds and cheers)
1243
01:00:31,117 --> 01:00:33,050
- I got best makeup, so I'm super excited
1244
01:00:33,050 --> 01:00:35,320
that I did take my time
before the camera crew
1245
01:00:35,320 --> 01:00:36,153
showed up in the morning.
1246
01:00:36,153 --> 01:00:39,390
More, more, too much, no too, more!
1247
01:00:39,390 --> 01:00:41,333
It's never too much for Viva.
1248
01:00:41,333 --> 01:00:43,800
(clapping)
1249
01:00:43,800 --> 01:00:45,683
- All right, are you guys
ready for best wardrobe?
1250
01:00:46,690 --> 01:00:49,110
Best wardrobe goes to,
1251
01:00:49,110 --> 01:00:53,201
from Brazil, Miss Angie Honeyburst.
1252
01:00:53,201 --> 01:00:56,201
(audience applauds)
1253
01:00:59,930 --> 01:01:03,330
- Happy to win for the
best wardrobe, 'cause,
1254
01:01:03,330 --> 01:01:05,950
I really designed this with love.
1255
01:01:05,950 --> 01:01:08,293
So this is really
special for me, you know.
1256
01:01:09,744 --> 01:01:11,459
- Are you guys ready for the good stuff?
1257
01:01:11,459 --> 01:01:13,709
(whooping)
1258
01:01:15,736 --> 01:01:17,170
(relaxed music)
1259
01:01:17,170 --> 01:01:19,027
In third place we have...
1260
01:01:20,113 --> 01:01:21,403
Miss Blue Hair Betty!
1261
01:01:22,272 --> 01:01:26,189
(audience applauds and cheers)
1262
01:01:30,555 --> 01:01:32,260
- A little bit shocked,
a little bit strange,
1263
01:01:32,260 --> 01:01:33,523
like what just happened?
1264
01:01:35,457 --> 01:01:40,260
It's very exciting, it makes
the 36 hours of traveling
1265
01:01:40,260 --> 01:01:43,690
and all the months of
preparation and stressing
1266
01:01:43,690 --> 01:01:47,640
and custom-made dresses
and everything worthwhile.
1267
01:01:47,640 --> 01:01:50,470
This was my first time to America,
1268
01:01:50,470 --> 01:01:54,080
my first time to Viva,
and my first ever pageant.
1269
01:01:54,080 --> 01:01:57,340
Never in my wildest dreams
did I ever expect this.
1270
01:01:57,340 --> 01:01:59,620
- All right, in second place...
1271
01:02:02,750 --> 01:02:05,103
I don't wanna say the wrong
one, then I'd get in trouble.
1272
01:02:09,645 --> 01:02:12,914
In second place we have Marilia Skraba.
1273
01:02:12,914 --> 01:02:16,475
(audience applauds)
1274
01:02:16,475 --> 01:02:19,142
(relaxed music)
1275
01:02:22,313 --> 01:02:24,940
- This is so amazing.
1276
01:02:24,940 --> 01:02:27,130
You know all the work that I've been doing
1277
01:02:27,130 --> 01:02:31,217
for years and years is
finally recognized from
1278
01:02:31,217 --> 01:02:35,448
the best people in this field.
1279
01:02:35,448 --> 01:02:38,910
(audience applauds)
1280
01:02:38,910 --> 01:02:40,824
- First place, are you guys ready?
1281
01:02:40,824 --> 01:02:44,741
(audience applauds and cheers)
1282
01:02:51,345 --> 01:02:54,178
Your new Miss Viva Las Vegas 18...
1283
01:02:57,910 --> 01:02:59,023
Miss Victory Violet.
1284
01:03:00,266 --> 01:03:02,726
(audience applauds and cheers)
1285
01:03:02,726 --> 01:03:05,393
(relaxed music)
1286
01:03:26,201 --> 01:03:27,190
- I can't believe it.
1287
01:03:27,190 --> 01:03:30,220
I won Miss Viva Las
Vegas and I can't believe
1288
01:03:30,220 --> 01:03:31,730
that that's just happened.
1289
01:03:31,730 --> 01:03:33,870
I'm in a little bit of shock.
1290
01:03:33,870 --> 01:03:35,810
The adrenaline starts pumping,
1291
01:03:35,810 --> 01:03:38,400
and I'm just feeling
like I just wanna tell
1292
01:03:38,400 --> 01:03:40,620
all my family and friends.
1293
01:03:40,620 --> 01:03:43,287
(relaxed music)
1294
01:03:47,470 --> 01:03:49,260
I'm gonna keep doing what I've been doing.
1295
01:03:49,260 --> 01:03:50,840
It seems to have worked really well,
1296
01:03:50,840 --> 01:03:53,790
I wanna keep doing more of
my body-confidence seminars,
1297
01:03:53,790 --> 01:03:55,800
I wanna keep expanding my blog,
1298
01:03:55,800 --> 01:03:57,580
get it out there to more girls
1299
01:03:57,580 --> 01:04:00,420
so that they too can see
that they can be inspired
1300
01:04:00,420 --> 01:04:02,083
by pinup and vintage like I have.
1301
01:04:03,260 --> 01:04:05,927
(relaxed music)
1302
01:04:27,130 --> 01:04:29,530
- It's good when you know that some girl
1303
01:04:29,530 --> 01:04:31,930
that really really deserves, won.
1304
01:04:31,930 --> 01:04:34,180
So I'm glad with second place.
1305
01:04:34,180 --> 01:04:35,963
This is perfect.
1306
01:04:39,240 --> 01:04:42,930
- I'm super happy, for Victory Violet.
1307
01:04:42,930 --> 01:04:45,400
I kind of had a feeling
that she was gonna get it.
1308
01:04:45,400 --> 01:04:48,760
She has a huge fanbase and
a lot of support out there.
1309
01:04:48,760 --> 01:04:50,560
I'm even a fan of hers, so (laughs).
1310
01:04:54,850 --> 01:04:57,610
- [Rockwell] I was
definitely holding my breath
1311
01:04:57,610 --> 01:04:59,410
up there for the girls.
1312
01:04:59,410 --> 01:05:01,460
I didn't know who was gonna win,
1313
01:05:01,460 --> 01:05:03,430
and I think this year was harder,
1314
01:05:03,430 --> 01:05:05,963
and I think everyone has
kinda gone through a lot.
1315
01:05:12,900 --> 01:05:13,920
- I've been emotional all morning,
1316
01:05:13,920 --> 01:05:16,426
not because of nerves or
anything, because I just thought
1317
01:05:16,426 --> 01:05:19,870
this was such an amazing experience.
1318
01:05:19,870 --> 01:05:23,240
I'm a mom of three, I don't
get to get out much, so.
1319
01:05:23,240 --> 01:05:25,100
- Well, you're adorable.
1320
01:05:25,100 --> 01:05:27,370
- These girls, I need to stay
in contact with these girls,
1321
01:05:27,370 --> 01:05:28,800
they are amazing.
1322
01:05:28,800 --> 01:05:30,923
We've shared the experience together and,
1323
01:05:30,923 --> 01:05:32,770
we're checking each other's lipstick,
1324
01:05:32,770 --> 01:05:34,350
and we're checking each other's teeth,
1325
01:05:34,350 --> 01:05:35,820
there's no lipstick on there
before you go on stage,
1326
01:05:35,820 --> 01:05:37,170
and it's all bonding.
1327
01:05:37,170 --> 01:05:40,190
And you know, we've developed
those friendships now that,
1328
01:05:40,190 --> 01:05:42,361
they're gonna stay there forever.
1329
01:05:42,361 --> 01:05:43,640
- The main event is done with,
1330
01:05:43,640 --> 01:05:45,710
so we're all gonna go
have something to eat,
1331
01:05:45,710 --> 01:05:48,451
have a drink, and enjoy ourselves.
1332
01:05:48,451 --> 01:05:51,868
(energetic upbeat music)
1333
01:06:16,753 --> 01:06:19,640
- [Rockwell] After the
contest, my work is over.
1334
01:06:19,640 --> 01:06:22,410
I like to stick my feet in the pool and,
1335
01:06:22,410 --> 01:06:26,250
sit back and finally
relax and take it all in,
1336
01:06:26,250 --> 01:06:29,343
regroup, so that I can
enjoy the pool party.
1337
01:06:30,530 --> 01:06:32,410
I like seeing the swimsuits.
1338
01:06:32,410 --> 01:06:35,390
They're all vintage, but they
are the best of the best,
1339
01:06:35,390 --> 01:06:36,930
like you would never get
in the water with them,
1340
01:06:36,930 --> 01:06:39,580
and they're just far
too fabulous for that.
1341
01:06:39,580 --> 01:06:42,997
(energetic upbeat music)
1342
01:07:00,860 --> 01:07:04,240
Getting these women excited
about being their true selves,
1343
01:07:04,240 --> 01:07:06,280
and being able to not just play a part but
1344
01:07:06,280 --> 01:07:08,550
have this confidence that they can take
1345
01:07:08,550 --> 01:07:10,879
outside of Viva into the world, like,
1346
01:07:10,879 --> 01:07:12,217
"Yeah, I went there and got up on stage
1347
01:07:12,217 --> 01:07:15,900
"and I did this big thing
at this really big event."
1348
01:07:15,900 --> 01:07:17,950
It's really magical to be a part of that.
1349
01:07:19,400 --> 01:07:21,490
When I wanted to create this contest,
1350
01:07:21,490 --> 01:07:24,010
I wanted to make sure that
everybody felt welcome,
1351
01:07:24,010 --> 01:07:27,266
no matter your size,
your race, your color,
1352
01:07:27,266 --> 01:07:28,950
none of that matters.
1353
01:07:28,950 --> 01:07:31,590
It's a free-for-all, it's
up for grabs for anybody
1354
01:07:31,590 --> 01:07:33,613
who can fit those shoes.
1355
01:07:40,212 --> 01:07:43,129
(rockabilly music)
1356
01:07:50,037 --> 01:07:53,037
(audience applauds)
1357
01:07:54,910 --> 01:07:58,082
You guys ready for the
winner of this year's,
1358
01:07:58,082 --> 01:07:59,832
Viva Las Vegas pinup.
1359
01:08:01,400 --> 01:08:04,104
Oh man, it is with great pleasure that
1360
01:08:04,104 --> 01:08:06,020
I get to make this announcement to...
1361
01:08:07,860 --> 01:08:09,248
Pinup Little Bit!
1362
01:08:09,248 --> 01:08:13,165
(audience applauds and cheers)
1363
01:08:15,772 --> 01:08:16,990
- [Pinup Little Bit] When I
first started doing pinup,
1364
01:08:16,990 --> 01:08:19,150
I thought being a pinup was just about
1365
01:08:19,150 --> 01:08:23,170
the beauty, and the dresses,
and the photography,
1366
01:08:23,170 --> 01:08:25,980
but as I've grown here,
coming to the concept,
1367
01:08:25,980 --> 01:08:28,080
I've learned that being a pinup means
1368
01:08:28,080 --> 01:08:30,000
more than just what you look like.
1369
01:08:30,000 --> 01:08:32,393
And it's the energy that you
give out to other people,
1370
01:08:32,393 --> 01:08:35,013
and the love that you give
back to the community.
1371
01:08:38,266 --> 01:08:41,020
- Big big big congrats
to Pinup Little Bit,
1372
01:08:41,020 --> 01:08:43,100
who won not only the pageant,
1373
01:08:43,100 --> 01:08:45,163
but the swimsuit contest as well.
1374
01:08:46,080 --> 01:08:49,490
- It was so amazing to see
her get up on that stage,
1375
01:08:49,490 --> 01:08:53,210
and totally rock it, and
finally get the crown
1376
01:08:53,210 --> 01:08:55,403
that she was after for so many years.
1377
01:08:57,130 --> 01:08:59,970
- You deserve that crown so much,
1378
01:08:59,970 --> 01:09:02,263
and I just wish you all the best.
1379
01:09:03,339 --> 01:09:05,690
- [Pinup Little Bit] This weekend
was absolutely incredible,
1380
01:09:05,690 --> 01:09:08,373
and something I will always carry with me.
1381
01:09:09,290 --> 01:09:11,890
Wherever this road
leads, all I can ask for
1382
01:09:11,890 --> 01:09:13,960
is that I inspire somebody else
1383
01:09:13,960 --> 01:09:16,410
to continue going for what you want,
1384
01:09:16,410 --> 01:09:17,510
and achieve your goal.
1385
01:09:22,400 --> 01:09:25,317
(rockabilly music)
1386
01:09:34,638 --> 01:09:35,718
♪ Well there's a party in the desert ♪
1387
01:09:35,718 --> 01:09:37,940
♪ That I'm gonna motor to ♪
1388
01:09:37,940 --> 01:09:40,480
- The night after I was
crowned second runner-up
1389
01:09:40,480 --> 01:09:42,510
in the pageant, I got engaged.
1390
01:09:42,510 --> 01:09:44,230
In front of the Bellagio fountains.
1391
01:09:44,230 --> 01:09:47,280
I mean, what more does a pinup girl need?
1392
01:09:47,280 --> 01:09:49,620
- My life has changed in so many ways.
1393
01:09:49,620 --> 01:09:53,670
I found out I was pregnant
just after Viva Las Vegas.
1394
01:09:53,670 --> 01:09:56,470
I'm mother of a beautiful big girl.
1395
01:09:56,470 --> 01:09:59,640
Her name is Nina, because of Nina Simone.
1396
01:09:59,640 --> 01:10:03,330
- I was volunteering at
a wounded veteran event,
1397
01:10:03,330 --> 01:10:06,130
I met this wonderful man, Curtis.
1398
01:10:06,130 --> 01:10:08,010
It was love at first sight.
1399
01:10:08,010 --> 01:10:11,270
He has two little girls,
and I absolutely adore them.
1400
01:10:11,270 --> 01:10:14,163
And last July eighth,
Curtis and I got married.
1401
01:10:15,160 --> 01:10:17,100
- Viva Las Vegas was a great experience.
1402
01:10:17,100 --> 01:10:20,350
I was very proud of
myself to go on that stage
1403
01:10:20,350 --> 01:10:22,580
in front of so many people.
1404
01:10:22,580 --> 01:10:25,480
It might took another eight
years before I go back,
1405
01:10:25,480 --> 01:10:27,853
so I really want to enjoy the event.
1406
01:10:28,980 --> 01:10:32,730
- Last year I did this
amazing swimsuit collection,
1407
01:10:32,730 --> 01:10:35,260
and now I am actually launching
1408
01:10:35,260 --> 01:10:39,150
this Swedish-inspired lingerie line.
1409
01:10:39,150 --> 01:10:41,710
And it's something that we
don't have here in Brazil.
1410
01:10:41,710 --> 01:10:43,951
Nobody makes these kind of things,
1411
01:10:43,951 --> 01:10:46,970
so I hope it's gonna be a big success.
1412
01:10:46,970 --> 01:10:49,793
- When I left Viva, I went
and did some traveling
1413
01:10:49,793 --> 01:10:51,400
with some of the other contestants.
1414
01:10:51,400 --> 01:10:53,210
And we're now at Disneyland!
1415
01:10:54,298 --> 01:10:55,506
(whooping)
1416
01:10:55,506 --> 01:10:58,257
It's our pinup road blog number 367.
1417
01:10:59,210 --> 01:11:02,600
Well it's a cold night,
and we are in, Hollywood!
1418
01:11:05,120 --> 01:11:07,860
- My husband and I started
discussing coming to London
1419
01:11:07,860 --> 01:11:09,190
at the start of the year.
1420
01:11:09,190 --> 01:11:11,293
We both really felt like we wanted to see
1421
01:11:11,293 --> 01:11:13,320
more of Europe and the UK.
1422
01:11:13,320 --> 01:11:16,080
We moved over in August,
and didn't quite expect
1423
01:11:16,080 --> 01:11:19,703
to be able to work full-time
as a blogger and a model
1424
01:11:19,703 --> 01:11:23,590
like I am now, so that's
been really really exciting.
1425
01:11:23,590 --> 01:11:25,830
- Myself and the Rusty Rebels and
1426
01:11:25,830 --> 01:11:27,840
the Bombshell Rockabilly Festival.
1427
01:11:27,840 --> 01:11:30,290
are teaming up to host the first ever
1428
01:11:30,290 --> 01:11:31,963
South African pinup pageant.
1429
01:11:34,000 --> 01:11:37,182
- Don't let me down,
girls, don't let me down.
1430
01:11:37,182 --> 01:11:38,833
I'mma get you.
1431
01:11:38,833 --> 01:11:40,633
♪ Vegas ♪
1432
01:11:40,633 --> 01:11:43,049
♪ Vegas ♪
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