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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
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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
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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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- 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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- [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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- 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
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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,
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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
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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,
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pick up the slack, and
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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
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the means to have before.

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The world of women was
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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
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- Pinup is a way of them
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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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- 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
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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
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because you do have to have a great dress,

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you have to have a lot
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you have to be ready for real questions.

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That's the thing I love
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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
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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
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with really amazing hair and makeup,

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and their vibe, and what
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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
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dark dark hair.

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Super beautiful, and she's
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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
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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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- 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.

273
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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.

277
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- I am seriously looking
forward to warm and sunny Vegas,

278
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'cause, Ohio has given
us some cold and gray--

279
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- Nine days, nine days!

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Til I get on the airplane and go to Vegas.

281
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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.

283
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- I'm just starting to pack
up for Vegas, very scary.

284
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I'll fly out in two days.

285
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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.

291
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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.

295
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There's nowhere else like it.

296
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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 ♪

328
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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 ♪

331
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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.

352
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- Blue Haired Betty.

353
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- I could have figured that out.

354
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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,

357
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rather than just relying on
those few moments on stage.

358
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- This is a great
opportunity to sit with them,

359
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and see how they've done their hair,

360
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and make sure their nails are painted.

361
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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)

364
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- I'm Ginger.

365
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- Oh, you're Ginger!

366
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- Yes, nice to meet you.

367
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- I thought you were, but
I just wanted to make sure.

368
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You won last year!

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- Yes, yes.

370
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- Oh my gosh, I remember
watching you on stage last year,

371
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you were so beautiful.

372
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- Thank you so much.

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- Oh my gosh.

374
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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,

385
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that it actually is all happening.

386
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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.

388
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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,

390
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we get about 20 to 23,000
people in attendance.

391
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- Oh great, that's not scary at all.

392
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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.

399
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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,

401
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right down to the heel.

402
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I ended up duct-taping
my shoe in multiple ways.

403
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I got on stage and as
I'm walking to Rockwell,

404
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my shoe was sticking to the floor.

405
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I'm like, I'm gonna fall on my face.

406
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The sensation not winning last
year was kind of like, oh!

407
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Like a little jab in the gut, like aww.

408
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It hurt a little bit, but it
motivated me to do it again.

409
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And I'll keep coming back until
they tell me, "You're done."

410
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Or they give me that trophy.

411
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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.

419
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It's probably the most
gorgeous vintage dress

420
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that I have ever owned.

421
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When my engagement fell through,

422
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I actually left my dress

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in the back of the closet for years,

424
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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,

429
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and who knows, maybe a happy
memory will come from it.

430
00:21:26.610 --> 00:21:29.060
- Hello, oh my gosh, you look amazing.

431
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I just finished putting in
my last curl for my curl set,

432
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and I have Lucy Lopez coming on over

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00:21:35.500 --> 00:21:36.960
to help me with my hair today.

434
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It's going to involve a lot of hairpieces.

435
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That's kind of my thing.

436
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- Hey, how are you.

437
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So nice to meet you.

438
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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.

442
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- [Lulu Divine] I've been going through

443
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quite a hard time myself,

444
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in the lead up to the actual competition.

445
00:22:22.670 --> 00:22:25.270
My eight year relationship
actually fell apart,

446
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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.

448
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So for me, Viva was got me
out of bed every morning.

449
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It was what kept a smile on my face.

450
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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.

453
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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

455
00:23:00.020 --> 00:23:01.700
because everything was
kind of falling apart,

456
00:23:01.700 --> 00:23:03.960
and I was kind of emotional over that.

457
00:23:03.960 --> 00:23:06.680
But today I feel relaxed and I feel calm

458
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and I'm just trying to figure out what

459
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this bundle of curls is gonna do

460
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and hopefully it'll work with my dress.

461
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I almost didn't make it this year.

462
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We were in an accident three weeks ago.

463
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My husband got really injured.

464
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We were in the car together on our way

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to pick up our daughter.

466
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Thankfully she wasn't in the car.

467
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Because of the accident,
I made the mental decision

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not to come today.

469
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They sat me down.

470
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"You made a promise to us last year

471
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"that you would try again.

472
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"You made it through so you have to go

473
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"and you have to do good."

474
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They are great supporters of mine.

475
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Without them, I would not have continued.

476
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The goal and the focus is to win,

477
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so that's what I'm here to do.

478
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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.

483
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- I don't look for someone
who's all made up and,

484
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faking it, I look for
someone that's genuinely

485
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a really nice person.

486
00:24:14.840 --> 00:24:18.023
- It's personality I think,
and there's also style

487
00:24:18.023 --> 00:24:20.290
that comes into it, and online presence,

488
00:24:20.290 --> 00:24:22.280
and the way you behave in public can

489
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have a lot to do with it as well.

490
00:24:23.970 --> 00:24:25.050
- The whole look for a pinup show

491
00:24:25.050 --> 00:24:27.310
obviously has to be impeccable.

492
00:24:27.310 --> 00:24:29.750
But even more so the
personality behind the girls.

493
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- We're getting ready
for the pinup contest!

494
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Woo!
- Yay!

495
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- Have you voted for the pinup contest?

496
00:24:36.040 --> 00:24:38.270
Here, vote for Ruby Red.

497
00:24:38.270 --> 00:24:40.380
All you have to do is go
right over to this table,

498
00:24:40.380 --> 00:24:42.870
you get a free ticket, and
you drop it in the bucket.

499
00:24:42.870 --> 00:24:44.160
- Today is a really good day.

500
00:24:44.160 --> 00:24:46.267
I love car shows, and I
love talking to people,

501
00:24:46.267 --> 00:24:48.060
so I'm in my element.

502
00:24:48.060 --> 00:24:50.873
- Thank you so much, and
can you bring one to vote.

503
00:24:51.942 --> 00:24:52.775
- Okay, thank you.

504
00:24:52.775 --> 00:24:54.391
- The moment we've all
been waiting for, right?

505
00:24:54.391 --> 00:24:57.359
It's finally almost
here, so, gonna be fun.

506
00:24:57.359 --> 00:24:58.192
Love it.

507
00:25:00.688 --> 00:25:01.734
- Got courage?

508
00:25:01.734 --> 00:25:02.900
(laughing)

509
00:25:02.900 --> 00:25:05.720
- I have been overwhelmed.

510
00:25:05.720 --> 00:25:08.440
I didn't realize people
actually knew who I was

511
00:25:08.440 --> 00:25:09.590
to be quite honest.

512
00:25:09.590 --> 00:25:12.400
- We got these little things
from, I forget her name,

513
00:25:12.400 --> 00:25:14.033
she's an Australia pinup.

514
00:25:16.767 --> 00:25:19.920
- I have to vote for my best
friend Ivy Fox, so (laughs).

515
00:25:19.920 --> 00:25:22.770
- I have voted for Brittany Jean.

516
00:25:22.770 --> 00:25:23.603
- HellCath.

517
00:25:23.603 --> 00:25:24.910
- I just voted for Little Bit.

518
00:25:24.910 --> 00:25:25.743
- Ivy Fox.

519
00:25:25.743 --> 00:25:28.230
- She was really pretty, she
was really sweet, and friendly.

520
00:25:28.230 --> 00:25:29.198
- I voted for Little Bit.

521
00:25:29.198 --> 00:25:30.290
- Little Bit.

522
00:25:30.290 --> 00:25:33.690
- My vote has always been
for Pinup Little Bit.

523
00:25:33.690 --> 00:25:35.113
She's my hometown favorite.

524
00:25:36.040 --> 00:25:39.850
- Ladies, voting ends in five minutes!

525
00:25:39.850 --> 00:25:41.195
- We had a hundred
times more people voting

526
00:25:41.195 --> 00:25:42.396
this year than last year.

527
00:25:42.396 --> 00:25:44.573
Like crazy, yeah.

528
00:25:44.573 --> 00:25:47.050
- I'm nervous for all the
girls, and I just hope that

529
00:25:47.050 --> 00:25:49.070
they feel good up there, 'cause I remember

530
00:25:49.070 --> 00:25:50.658
how nervous I was.

531
00:25:50.658 --> 00:25:52.740
And I hope they just have fun.

532
00:25:52.740 --> 00:25:55.893
If you take it too seriously,
you'll psych yourself out.

533
00:25:57.525 --> 00:25:59.037
- All right, I think we're ready-ish.

534
00:26:00.093 --> 00:26:02.390
Okay, we have you, Lisa, where's Cherry,

535
00:26:02.390 --> 00:26:03.773
I thought I saw Cherry.

536
00:26:04.660 --> 00:26:06.900
The judges already know
a little bit about you,

537
00:26:06.900 --> 00:26:09.040
based on those things that you submitted.

538
00:26:09.040 --> 00:26:11.790
We have a good balance,
we've got two male judges,

539
00:26:11.790 --> 00:26:14.000
and two female judges.

540
00:26:14.000 --> 00:26:18.540
Tom, who obviously is
well-respected in our community.

541
00:26:18.540 --> 00:26:20.760
And then we've got Lisa Love.

542
00:26:20.760 --> 00:26:22.890
I've known her a really
long time so I trust her,

543
00:26:22.890 --> 00:26:26.150
she's the face of it
even now for a reason.

544
00:26:26.150 --> 00:26:27.910
Then we have Cherry Dollface, who,

545
00:26:27.910 --> 00:26:30.163
if you don't know who she is, surprise.

546
00:26:31.000 --> 00:26:33.857
So I wanted somebody who
identifies with you girls,

547
00:26:33.857 --> 00:26:36.490
who knows what it's like to be on stage.

548
00:26:36.490 --> 00:26:38.960
It's great because we've got
one who's a classic pinup,

549
00:26:38.960 --> 00:26:40.890
with zero tattoos, and then you have one

550
00:26:40.890 --> 00:26:42.253
who's heavily tattooed.

551
00:26:43.605 --> 00:26:46.260
The second guy is Adam from Kustomville.

552
00:26:46.260 --> 00:26:49.270
He knows fashion, he's hip to what's cool,

553
00:26:49.270 --> 00:26:52.010
but he's also down with
the tattoo thing too,

554
00:26:52.010 --> 00:26:54.967
the fun hair colors, piercings,
he's not gonna be like,

555
00:26:54.967 --> 00:26:57.140
"I only want this specific look."

556
00:26:57.140 --> 00:26:58.420
I can't judge you.

557
00:26:58.420 --> 00:27:00.850
So I leave it to the
people that can take it

558
00:27:00.850 --> 00:27:02.680
and handle it and do it well.

559
00:27:02.680 --> 00:27:04.180
So you guys are in good hands.

560
00:27:06.094 --> 00:27:08.677
(upbeat music)

561
00:27:13.250 --> 00:27:15.720
- All right, good afternoon, everyone.

562
00:27:15.720 --> 00:27:18.620
Let me start by introducing the young lady

563
00:27:18.620 --> 00:27:22.577
who's been organizing it
all, Miss Rockwell De'Vil!

564
00:27:22.577 --> 00:27:25.630
(audience applauds)

565
00:27:25.630 --> 00:27:26.980
Doesn't she look beautiful?

566
00:27:30.926 --> 00:27:32.562
- How's everybody doing?

567
00:27:32.562 --> 00:27:35.540
(audience applauds)

568
00:27:35.540 --> 00:27:37.580
Let's get this show on the road, shall we?

569
00:27:37.580 --> 00:27:40.640
First up we have a bubbly
little Canadian cutie,

570
00:27:40.640 --> 00:27:44.003
please give a warm Viva
welcome to Dixie Delight.

571
00:27:46.958 --> 00:27:49.958
(harmonica playing)

572
00:27:54.950 --> 00:27:57.100
- I am a small-town girl.

573
00:27:57.100 --> 00:28:00.290
I live in a town called
Chilliwack in beautiful

574
00:28:00.290 --> 00:28:02.620
British Columbia,
Canada, where I stick out

575
00:28:02.620 --> 00:28:05.173
like a sore thumb, which
is totally fine for me.

576
00:28:06.860 --> 00:28:09.730
I've been known to be
called the pinup mom,

577
00:28:09.730 --> 00:28:13.250
because I pick up my son from
school dressed like this.

578
00:28:13.250 --> 00:28:14.780
Having a theater background,

579
00:28:14.780 --> 00:28:17.650
when the opportunity came
around to enter a pinup pageant,

580
00:28:17.650 --> 00:28:20.260
I knew that it'd be really
fun to create a character

581
00:28:20.260 --> 00:28:22.354
and be on stage and take part in that.

582
00:28:22.354 --> 00:28:25.790
I'm a Gemini, so it was a
really good second character

583
00:28:25.790 --> 00:28:26.913
for my personality.

584
00:28:28.840 --> 00:28:32.650
Being a pinup, you really need
the support of your family.

585
00:28:32.650 --> 00:28:33.960
It's a rollercoaster.

586
00:28:33.960 --> 00:28:37.470
There are so many ups,
sometimes there's downs,

587
00:28:37.470 --> 00:28:40.000
but I always pick myself
up and continue on,

588
00:28:40.000 --> 00:28:42.653
because I know that I'm
inspiring other people.

589
00:28:43.620 --> 00:28:45.168
When you're passionate about something

590
00:28:45.168 --> 00:28:48.050
and you are continually
validated that you are

591
00:28:48.050 --> 00:28:51.050
doing something right, it
keeps that passion alive.

592
00:28:51.050 --> 00:28:53.800
And by giving people an
inspiration to do something

593
00:28:53.800 --> 00:28:55.880
they're passionate about
in their personal life,

594
00:28:55.880 --> 00:28:58.103
is really truly the greatest.

595
00:29:01.580 --> 00:29:04.860
- Being a pinup is the
only place that I felt

596
00:29:04.860 --> 00:29:06.730
that I belong to.

597
00:29:06.730 --> 00:29:09.780
I have other girls that
they have the same passions,

598
00:29:09.780 --> 00:29:10.870
the same dreams.

599
00:29:10.870 --> 00:29:14.360
I make a lot of friends,
that was the best part.

600
00:29:14.360 --> 00:29:15.960
- One of my favorite things about pinup

601
00:29:15.960 --> 00:29:19.990
is that it's very open to
your own interpretation.

602
00:29:19.990 --> 00:29:23.500
I have never felt like I
fit in somewhere so well.

603
00:29:23.500 --> 00:29:25.519
- Everybody puts their own flavor and

604
00:29:25.519 --> 00:29:26.940
their own personality into it.

605
00:29:26.940 --> 00:29:29.730
And, that's a good thing,
because nobody wants to

606
00:29:29.730 --> 00:29:32.100
be the same, and that's
what's great about rockabilly

607
00:29:32.100 --> 00:29:35.070
culture and pinup culture
and vintage enthusiasts,

608
00:29:35.070 --> 00:29:37.450
because everyone gets to be who they are.

609
00:29:37.450 --> 00:29:40.150
It's not about looking one
way, and acting one way,

610
00:29:40.150 --> 00:29:41.820
or dancing one way.

611
00:29:41.820 --> 00:29:44.240
- You have girls that
wear their Levi's with

612
00:29:44.240 --> 00:29:47.560
engineer boots and cuffs,
and they're badass greasers.

613
00:29:47.560 --> 00:29:49.900
And then you have girls
that are in these beautiful

614
00:29:49.900 --> 00:29:53.450
mermaid sequined gowns,
so it embraces everybody.

615
00:29:53.450 --> 00:29:54.740
- I'm gonna talk to you this morning

616
00:29:54.740 --> 00:29:56.360
about the way you look.

617
00:29:56.360 --> 00:29:57.630
Don't copy.

618
00:29:57.630 --> 00:30:00.539
After all, each of you is an original,

619
00:30:00.539 --> 00:30:03.710
and an original is always
more valuable than a copy.

620
00:30:03.710 --> 00:30:05.320
- [Ruby Red] Being from Colorado Springs,

621
00:30:05.320 --> 00:30:07.750
there's not a huge rockabilly community,

622
00:30:07.750 --> 00:30:09.710
there's definitely a great one.

623
00:30:09.710 --> 00:30:12.040
So when I put my mind, as I'm gonna be

624
00:30:12.040 --> 00:30:13.560
one of those contestants.

625
00:30:13.560 --> 00:30:16.430
I'm not gonna stop until I get there.

626
00:30:16.430 --> 00:30:20.420
- From Colorado Springs, welcome Ruby Red.

627
00:30:20.420 --> 00:30:23.400
(audience applauds)

628
00:30:23.400 --> 00:30:25.350
Ooh, I think she's got a few fans here.

629
00:30:28.200 --> 00:30:30.578
So, you told me that you
helped run and organize

630
00:30:30.578 --> 00:30:33.290
some fundraisers and charities back home.

631
00:30:33.290 --> 00:30:35.850
What was one event that
really hit home for you

632
00:30:35.850 --> 00:30:37.500
and made a personal impact?

633
00:30:37.500 --> 00:30:39.270
- Fundraising is very big to me.

634
00:30:39.270 --> 00:30:42.020
I lost two nephews due to suicide.

635
00:30:42.020 --> 00:30:45.550
So, something that is very special is,

636
00:30:45.550 --> 00:30:48.090
I fundraise for suicide prevention,

637
00:30:48.090 --> 00:30:50.570
and it's definitely teen suicide.

638
00:30:50.570 --> 00:30:53.260
Statistics say that it comes in twos.

639
00:30:53.260 --> 00:30:55.835
If I can save one, then
hopefully I can save two.

640
00:30:55.835 --> 00:30:58.700
I lost two nephews and this is for them.

641
00:30:58.700 --> 00:31:01.700
(audience applauds)

642
00:31:04.294 --> 00:31:06.800
- A lot of these girls in
pinup have very good jobs,

643
00:31:06.800 --> 00:31:08.494
heavily involved in charities,

644
00:31:08.494 --> 00:31:12.340
they're real people who benefit society.

645
00:31:12.340 --> 00:31:14.610
- I'm a fan of Brittany
Jean, particularly.

646
00:31:14.610 --> 00:31:17.350
I just appreciate what
she does for the veterans.

647
00:31:17.350 --> 00:31:19.810
That's why she's my particular favorite.

648
00:31:19.810 --> 00:31:21.053
- Thank you so much.

649
00:31:22.313 --> 00:31:24.240
I have a lot of veterans in my family.

650
00:31:24.240 --> 00:31:27.510
A lot of my friends are
enlisted currently as well.

651
00:31:27.510 --> 00:31:29.370
And I wanted a way to give back.

652
00:31:29.370 --> 00:31:31.700
Not just in the United
States but Australia,

653
00:31:31.700 --> 00:31:33.870
the UK, our allied countries.

654
00:31:33.870 --> 00:31:35.890
We just started our own
group in Cincinnati,

655
00:31:35.890 --> 00:31:38.970
where we'll actually be going
through the honor flights

656
00:31:38.970 --> 00:31:41.440
and welcoming home these World War Two and

657
00:31:41.440 --> 00:31:44.690
Korean War veterans with hugs and kisses.

658
00:31:44.690 --> 00:31:47.690
It's one thing to be on
one side of the camera,

659
00:31:47.690 --> 00:31:50.220
and posing with these old war birds,

660
00:31:50.220 --> 00:31:51.870
that you know if they could talk,

661
00:31:51.870 --> 00:31:53.830
have an incredible history.

662
00:31:53.830 --> 00:31:57.500
But then to actually meet
the men who flew them,

663
00:31:57.500 --> 00:31:58.800
it's very important to me.

664
00:32:00.477 --> 00:32:03.270
- And so the pinup is
more than just the looks.

665
00:32:03.270 --> 00:32:06.010
Which is why when we have
the pinup competitions,

666
00:32:06.010 --> 00:32:08.890
the audience is a mixture
of male and female.

667
00:32:08.890 --> 00:32:11.790
Whereas perhaps in the past
it would've just been all men.

668
00:32:11.790 --> 00:32:14.140
- I went to business school,
I'm smart, I'm educated,

669
00:32:14.140 --> 00:32:15.760
I have a career.

670
00:32:15.760 --> 00:32:18.803
It's okay to be empowered and
smart, and also be feminine.

671
00:32:19.970 --> 00:32:24.899
- Up next, from South Africa,
the Blue Haired Betty!

672
00:32:24.899 --> 00:32:26.510
(audience applauds)

673
00:32:26.510 --> 00:32:27.460
Isn't she gorgeous?

674
00:32:30.950 --> 00:32:33.600
- Obviously having such
striking hair color,

675
00:32:33.600 --> 00:32:36.530
you're forced to deal
with a lot of attention,

676
00:32:36.530 --> 00:32:39.030
even when you're not actively seeking it.

677
00:32:39.030 --> 00:32:42.230
So you have to learn to deal
with a lot of insecurities

678
00:32:42.230 --> 00:32:43.820
you might have about yourself.

679
00:32:43.820 --> 00:32:46.840
In my teens I was the
dark-haired goth girl.

680
00:32:46.840 --> 00:32:49.050
Black on black on black.

681
00:32:49.050 --> 00:32:52.190
So I was obviously always
looking for a different outlet,

682
00:32:52.190 --> 00:32:55.150
living some sort of alternative lifestyle

683
00:32:55.150 --> 00:32:56.918
different to the norm.

684
00:32:56.918 --> 00:32:59.810
It was actually my boyfriend
about five, six years ago

685
00:32:59.810 --> 00:33:01.927
who said, "You know, you'd look nice with

686
00:33:01.927 --> 00:33:04.440
"a little bit of color on you."

687
00:33:04.440 --> 00:33:07.290
So I'd like venture and try a white top

688
00:33:07.290 --> 00:33:09.570
with my black outfit.

689
00:33:09.570 --> 00:33:13.720
And then the blue hair also
was a gradual progression.

690
00:33:13.720 --> 00:33:17.440
Started with a fringe, and it
got from black to dark blue,

691
00:33:17.440 --> 00:33:19.330
and as the hair got brighter and bluer,

692
00:33:19.330 --> 00:33:20.683
so did the wardrobe.

693
00:33:21.870 --> 00:33:24.190
Through the music, and through the cars,

694
00:33:24.190 --> 00:33:28.773
and through the clothing,
I've found my niche in life.

695
00:33:29.780 --> 00:33:31.330
I love when I go grocery shopping,

696
00:33:31.330 --> 00:33:32.897
and someone stops me and says,

697
00:33:32.897 --> 00:33:35.100
"You have just absolutely
brightened my day.",

698
00:33:35.100 --> 00:33:38.927
or they go, "Oh, if only I was
like 20 or 30 years younger,

699
00:33:38.927 --> 00:33:40.697
"I would so do that."

700
00:33:41.540 --> 00:33:44.050
I love challenging the stereotypes.

701
00:33:44.050 --> 00:33:46.929
If you think I look a
little ditsy, or silly,

702
00:33:46.929 --> 00:33:50.850
or crazy or that I
probably can't hold down

703
00:33:50.850 --> 00:33:52.600
a real job with the way I look,

704
00:33:52.600 --> 00:33:55.500
and then I can come up and
speak to you and say that

705
00:33:55.500 --> 00:34:00.500
I'm a business owner, I
hopefully sound well-educated

706
00:34:00.650 --> 00:34:04.137
and polite, and that hopefully
someone walks away going,

707
00:34:04.137 --> 00:34:06.467
"Wow, maybe the next time I see someone

708
00:34:06.467 --> 00:34:07.827
"that looks a little different,

709
00:34:07.827 --> 00:34:09.637
"I won't be so quick to judge them."

710
00:34:10.700 --> 00:34:12.670
I definitely believe I am more confident

711
00:34:12.670 --> 00:34:14.310
than I've ever been in myself.

712
00:34:14.310 --> 00:34:16.740
And for the first time ever in my life,

713
00:34:16.740 --> 00:34:19.150
I absolutely love the reflection I see

714
00:34:19.150 --> 00:34:20.720
in the mirror every day.

715
00:34:20.720 --> 00:34:23.268
I'm the best Blue Haired Betty I can be.

716
00:34:23.268 --> 00:34:25.150
(audience applauds)

717
00:34:25.150 --> 00:34:26.940
- One of the things a
lot of people don't know,

718
00:34:26.940 --> 00:34:31.020
is I am very shy, I get very
nervous in public settings.

719
00:34:31.020 --> 00:34:33.360
And I'd have to train
my brain and meditate

720
00:34:33.360 --> 00:34:35.080
on what's happening.

721
00:34:35.080 --> 00:34:38.460
But, with that being
said, this pinup modeling

722
00:34:38.460 --> 00:34:40.310
and pinup world, you kind of can be.

723
00:34:40.310 --> 00:34:44.190
So I get to invoke this
character who I know that I am

724
00:34:44.190 --> 00:34:47.410
inside, without all those
little hangups that we have.

725
00:34:47.410 --> 00:34:51.133
- One of the reasons why
girls take a stage name is,

726
00:34:51.133 --> 00:34:55.090
it's kind of cute to have
an alternate persona.

727
00:34:55.090 --> 00:34:57.560
It's one of those things,
like when you get ready,

728
00:34:57.560 --> 00:34:59.187
you're fully suited up, and you're like,

729
00:34:59.187 --> 00:35:00.930
"Okay, I'm Ginger now."

730
00:35:00.930 --> 00:35:03.830
This is what I want everyone to see me as,

731
00:35:03.830 --> 00:35:06.017
it's one of those things
where you can just flip it

732
00:35:06.017 --> 00:35:08.017
and you're like, all right, I'm her now.

733
00:35:09.440 --> 00:35:12.210
- Having Little Bit pushes me
to put myself more out there

734
00:35:12.210 --> 00:35:13.913
and talk to people.

735
00:35:14.900 --> 00:35:19.630
Sharon Escamilla is mom, wife,
and just focused on family,

736
00:35:19.630 --> 00:35:22.820
and Little Bit allows
me to focus on myself

737
00:35:22.820 --> 00:35:24.700
as an outlet for me to grow and

738
00:35:24.700 --> 00:35:26.283
feel more confident in myself.

739
00:35:27.810 --> 00:35:30.410
- It's not about what you're born with.

740
00:35:30.410 --> 00:35:35.230
I've always felt like a very
mediocre-looking person.

741
00:35:35.230 --> 00:35:39.240
I used the tools of glamor and retro style

742
00:35:39.240 --> 00:35:43.980
to craft a persona, to
overcome my shyness.

743
00:35:43.980 --> 00:35:47.173
I always loved the idea of
the big Hollywood makeover.

744
00:35:49.120 --> 00:35:51.570
- I love making girls feel
good about themselves.

745
00:35:52.460 --> 00:35:54.690
I shoot all kinds of women.

746
00:35:54.690 --> 00:35:56.450
You don't have to be a model.

747
00:35:56.450 --> 00:35:58.920
I love making women feel beautiful.

748
00:35:58.920 --> 00:36:01.683
To put females in this powerful light.

749
00:36:03.050 --> 00:36:06.250
- You look at yourself in these
images and go, "That's me?"

750
00:36:06.250 --> 00:36:09.050
That's not just a picture on
paper, you are that beautiful,

751
00:36:09.050 --> 00:36:11.796
and that's why girls
really enjoy doing it,

752
00:36:11.796 --> 00:36:14.090
because it makes them feel
really great about themselves.

753
00:36:14.090 --> 00:36:17.130
- All right, our next contestant
is our body confidence

754
00:36:17.130 --> 00:36:19.670
advocate and she's doing it in style.

755
00:36:19.670 --> 00:36:21.903
From New Zealand is Miss Victory Violet.

756
00:36:21.903 --> 00:36:24.903
(audience applauds)

757
00:36:29.709 --> 00:36:32.310
- Pinup and vintage helped
me to embrace my figure,

758
00:36:32.310 --> 00:36:33.560
embrace my shape.

759
00:36:33.560 --> 00:36:36.660
I'm not perfect, none of us are.

760
00:36:36.660 --> 00:36:40.100
I always tried to conform
to mainstream fashions.

761
00:36:40.100 --> 00:36:42.890
In the end that brought
me down and I developed

762
00:36:42.890 --> 00:36:44.860
an eating disorder, and,

763
00:36:44.860 --> 00:36:46.900
it just really shook my confidence.

764
00:36:48.100 --> 00:36:51.500
The mainstream fashion
catered to the slimmer shape.

765
00:36:51.500 --> 00:36:54.710
But the plus-size fashion,
they get really baggy things.

766
00:36:54.710 --> 00:36:58.660
And even me, who I'm not
exactly plus-plus-size,

767
00:36:58.660 --> 00:37:01.570
I couldn't buy a pair of
jeans that fit me right.

768
00:37:01.570 --> 00:37:04.607
Within vintage and retro,
I can buy a pair of jeans

769
00:37:04.607 --> 00:37:07.380
and it fits me at my waist
and it fits me at my hip.

770
00:37:07.380 --> 00:37:09.063
That's a revolution.

771
00:37:10.130 --> 00:37:12.200
Occasionally I have a blog rant.

772
00:37:12.200 --> 00:37:14.610
My blog is my creative outlet.

773
00:37:14.610 --> 00:37:17.120
I started up a body confidence seminar,

774
00:37:17.120 --> 00:37:18.600
I call, Mirror Mirror.

775
00:37:18.600 --> 00:37:20.050
I got a couple of guest speakers,

776
00:37:20.050 --> 00:37:23.150
one was a body confidence
coach and motivational speaker,

777
00:37:23.150 --> 00:37:25.070
and another one was a nutritionist.

778
00:37:25.070 --> 00:37:26.960
And we just talked about trying

779
00:37:26.960 --> 00:37:29.010
to love yourself from within.

780
00:37:29.010 --> 00:37:31.043
I think that helped to
express all of the things

781
00:37:31.043 --> 00:37:33.543
that I wanted to express for so long.

782
00:37:38.080 --> 00:37:40.640
- You see pinups of all sizes, all shapes,

783
00:37:40.640 --> 00:37:43.520
so there's not that billboard
model of the perfect girl

784
00:37:43.520 --> 00:37:45.960
with the perfect size-zero waist.

785
00:37:45.960 --> 00:37:48.010
It's giving a more realistic expectation

786
00:37:48.010 --> 00:37:50.609
of what a real woman looks like.

787
00:37:50.609 --> 00:37:52.300
- Body image is a difficult thing.

788
00:37:52.300 --> 00:37:54.260
A lot of people are harder on themselves

789
00:37:54.260 --> 00:37:55.093
than they should be.

790
00:37:55.093 --> 00:37:56.813
Because of media, they
feel like those things

791
00:37:56.813 --> 00:37:59.003
they see are real, and they're just not.

792
00:37:59.960 --> 00:38:02.920
- A lot of people think
that the word plus-size

793
00:38:02.920 --> 00:38:05.160
shouldn't be used, and
just models should be used,

794
00:38:05.160 --> 00:38:07.920
but I'm proud of it,
I'm proud of my shape,

795
00:38:07.920 --> 00:38:09.240
I'm proud of my body.

796
00:38:09.240 --> 00:38:11.000
The body-positive movement that's

797
00:38:11.000 --> 00:38:13.290
happening right now blows me away.

798
00:38:13.290 --> 00:38:16.640
It's really nice to see
things change to where

799
00:38:16.640 --> 00:38:19.550
women are complimenting other women

800
00:38:19.550 --> 00:38:21.963
and making them feel
good about themselves.

801
00:38:23.150 --> 00:38:25.470
- That's the beauty of
it, you're beautiful.

802
00:38:25.470 --> 00:38:28.180
And, it doesn't matter what size you are.

803
00:38:28.180 --> 00:38:29.013
Flaunt it.

804
00:38:29.990 --> 00:38:31.710
- [Rockwell] This next
chica is coming to us

805
00:38:31.710 --> 00:38:33.720
all the way from Brazil.

806
00:38:33.720 --> 00:38:36.521
Please welcome Angie
Honeyburst to the stage!

807
00:38:36.521 --> 00:38:39.521
(audience applauds)

808
00:38:41.130 --> 00:38:43.940
- I really love the
classic look of pinups,

809
00:38:43.940 --> 00:38:47.100
but I also appreciate very much the pinups

810
00:38:47.100 --> 00:38:49.040
of the Latin Americas.

811
00:38:49.040 --> 00:38:52.135
Like the, (speaking foreign language)

812
00:38:52.135 --> 00:38:54.120
who formed the Mexican Revolution.

813
00:38:54.120 --> 00:38:56.553
I really think that women
can feel comfortable

814
00:38:56.553 --> 00:38:59.320
with their own bodies.

815
00:38:59.320 --> 00:39:01.950
And fight against all the oppression,

816
00:39:01.950 --> 00:39:03.853
and to empower each other.

817
00:39:05.600 --> 00:39:07.580
I'm from the south of Brazil.

818
00:39:07.580 --> 00:39:12.170
My city is Sao Borja, but
I live in Santa Maria,

819
00:39:12.170 --> 00:39:15.290
because I never find
anything of this style to buy

820
00:39:15.290 --> 00:39:17.630
in small town where I grew.

821
00:39:17.630 --> 00:39:20.483
All the clothes that I'm
wearing now, I made myself.

822
00:39:21.860 --> 00:39:23.657
My inspire is on Linda Darnell in

823
00:39:23.657 --> 00:39:27.053
like classic western movie,
My Darling Clementine.

824
00:39:28.327 --> 00:39:30.650
I really love this style, the Mexican,

825
00:39:30.650 --> 00:39:33.333
and the Western styles, so, this is me.

826
00:39:34.970 --> 00:39:38.290
I always like to dress like a pinup.

827
00:39:38.290 --> 00:39:41.180
My friends think that's
funny, but I don't care.

828
00:39:41.180 --> 00:39:45.283
It's my style, it's in my
heart, and I really love it.

829
00:39:46.160 --> 00:39:47.650
We can do it!

830
00:39:47.650 --> 00:39:48.550
We got the powers!

831
00:39:49.398 --> 00:39:53.315
(speaking in foreign language)

832
00:39:56.660 --> 00:39:59.200
- Someone who's into say
wearing 50's clothes,

833
00:39:59.200 --> 00:40:02.130
in their everyday life,
they're the odd one out.

834
00:40:02.130 --> 00:40:03.237
People might look at them and think,

835
00:40:03.237 --> 00:40:05.520
"Oh, why do they wear
those strange clothes for?"

836
00:40:05.520 --> 00:40:07.250
You walk into Viva Las Vegas,

837
00:40:07.250 --> 00:40:09.080
if you're wearing modern clothes,

838
00:40:09.080 --> 00:40:10.430
you're now the odd one out.

839
00:40:16.420 --> 00:40:19.730
- I love vintage clothing
because it's very unique,

840
00:40:19.730 --> 00:40:21.880
and it's very classic.

841
00:40:21.880 --> 00:40:24.250
You can look well without having to show

842
00:40:24.250 --> 00:40:25.423
a lot of your body.

843
00:40:26.740 --> 00:40:29.660
- I am not a girl that lives vintage 24/7,

844
00:40:29.660 --> 00:40:31.930
but I definitely feel like
even my personal style

845
00:40:31.930 --> 00:40:34.785
when I am dressed up is
very much a mix between

846
00:40:34.785 --> 00:40:36.900
vintage and modern.

847
00:40:36.900 --> 00:40:39.910
- [Tom] For some people, fashion
could become a bit boring.

848
00:40:39.910 --> 00:40:42.410
So to be able to have
an interest in clothes

849
00:40:42.410 --> 00:40:44.420
where you've actually got to put some work

850
00:40:44.420 --> 00:40:46.905
into finding clothes,
it makes what you wear

851
00:40:46.905 --> 00:40:48.553
more part of you.

852
00:40:49.640 --> 00:40:51.860
- In Brazil, people don't really know

853
00:40:51.860 --> 00:40:53.950
about vintage and pinup.

854
00:40:53.950 --> 00:40:57.030
Even my mom and dad, I
have to explain for them,

855
00:40:57.030 --> 00:40:59.320
why am I dressing like this.

856
00:40:59.320 --> 00:41:02.750
They love it because
it's really beautiful.

857
00:41:02.750 --> 00:41:06.160
- I like it because the
look is really feminine.

858
00:41:06.160 --> 00:41:07.410
It's not slutty (laughs).

859
00:41:08.340 --> 00:41:10.610
At least I don't try for slutty.

860
00:41:10.610 --> 00:41:13.343
I try for feminine, and I try to be as,

861
00:41:14.207 --> 00:41:18.180
I guess, vintage as possible,
keeping it true to the look.

862
00:41:18.180 --> 00:41:20.073
With my tattoos as much as possible.

863
00:41:25.980 --> 00:41:28.900
- Back then, it was very
taboo socially to be tattooed,

864
00:41:28.900 --> 00:41:31.740
especially to be a girl heavily tattooed.

865
00:41:31.740 --> 00:41:34.810
- I feel like that when I
have my tattoos showing,

866
00:41:34.810 --> 00:41:37.400
it takes away from that classic look.

867
00:41:37.400 --> 00:41:39.510
- If you took all my tattoos
away and just saw me right now,

868
00:41:39.510 --> 00:41:41.510
I would look very normal and put together,

869
00:41:41.510 --> 00:41:44.470
but I like the weird twist of very modern

870
00:41:44.470 --> 00:41:48.730
traditional vintage with
very edgy, new, today.

871
00:41:48.730 --> 00:41:50.450
- Tattoo for me is a huge part of my life,

872
00:41:50.450 --> 00:41:51.970
I've been doing it for 10 years.

873
00:41:51.970 --> 00:41:54.310
I'm able to cover a lot of
scarring on people, sometimes.

874
00:41:54.310 --> 00:41:57.190
And someone who wasn't
comfortable wearing a bikini

875
00:41:57.190 --> 00:41:58.920
can now go to the beach and wear one!

876
00:41:58.920 --> 00:42:02.119
It really does make a huge
difference, some people's lives.

877
00:42:02.119 --> 00:42:03.184
- Not everyone has 'em.

878
00:42:03.184 --> 00:42:04.880
And there's some people
that are against them.

879
00:42:04.880 --> 00:42:06.270
It's just one of the
things that's been added

880
00:42:06.270 --> 00:42:07.900
to the scene over the years.

881
00:42:07.900 --> 00:42:09.950
But it's accepted.

882
00:42:09.950 --> 00:42:14.052
- [Rockwell] Up next is another
Canadian cutie, HellCath.

883
00:42:14.052 --> 00:42:17.827
(audience applauds)

884
00:42:17.827 --> 00:42:19.920
- I started getting tattoos at age 13.

885
00:42:19.920 --> 00:42:24.430
At first, my parents were
not really, down with that.

886
00:42:24.430 --> 00:42:27.040
With time, they learned to just understand

887
00:42:27.040 --> 00:42:29.863
that that doesn't make me
less of a better person.

888
00:42:29.863 --> 00:42:31.830
They just accept me the way I am now

889
00:42:31.830 --> 00:42:35.330
and they all really help me
getting votes for the contest,

890
00:42:35.330 --> 00:42:37.300
and it really touched me, because,

891
00:42:37.300 --> 00:42:39.740
growing up I didn't
have a good relationship

892
00:42:39.740 --> 00:42:40.830
with my family at all.

893
00:42:40.830 --> 00:42:43.800
And now my sister helped me, my parents,

894
00:42:43.800 --> 00:42:45.410
even my parents-in-law.

895
00:42:45.410 --> 00:42:47.450
There was a really fun experience to know

896
00:42:47.450 --> 00:42:49.450
that they're here and they're helped me.

897
00:42:50.450 --> 00:42:52.280
I've been buying diagnosed
with fibromyalgia

898
00:42:52.280 --> 00:42:53.730
about two years ago.

899
00:42:53.730 --> 00:42:56.550
That's a sickness that is never go away.

900
00:42:56.550 --> 00:42:58.830
You can just control it with medications.

901
00:42:58.830 --> 00:43:02.050
It's like, when you do something,
and you get very very sore

902
00:43:02.050 --> 00:43:04.670
the next day, like your
body reacts too much.

903
00:43:04.670 --> 00:43:06.910
So when I do photoshoot,
I might not be able

904
00:43:06.910 --> 00:43:08.610
to walk for three days afterwards.

905
00:43:09.630 --> 00:43:12.080
It's really hard on my body, so,

906
00:43:12.080 --> 00:43:15.365
as much as I love that,
I'm not sure I'm gonna

907
00:43:15.365 --> 00:43:17.448
be able to do it anymore.

908
00:43:25.295 --> 00:43:26.510
(audience applauds)

909
00:43:26.510 --> 00:43:28.750
- This next gal comes
from a land down under.

910
00:43:28.750 --> 00:43:29.810
Put your hands together for

911
00:43:29.810 --> 00:43:32.754
this koala cutie, Miss Lulu Divine.

912
00:43:32.754 --> 00:43:35.754
(audience applauds)

913
00:43:39.980 --> 00:43:42.850
So this lovely dame apparently
is working on a Chevy.

914
00:43:42.850 --> 00:43:46.370
- I have a 1973 two-door Chevy Styleline,

915
00:43:46.370 --> 00:43:48.460
brought it over here on a vacation.

916
00:43:48.460 --> 00:43:50.150
My dad and I went to a swap meet,

917
00:43:50.150 --> 00:43:52.350
and an older gentleman was selling it

918
00:43:52.350 --> 00:43:54.000
and I had a look at it, and,

919
00:43:54.000 --> 00:43:56.750
it's rough, it's not a show car, yet.

920
00:43:56.750 --> 00:43:57.700
I just fell in love with it.

921
00:43:57.700 --> 00:44:00.663
It's very robust.

922
00:44:00.663 --> 00:44:02.940
And very tough-looking.

923
00:44:02.940 --> 00:44:04.760
It's my pride and joy.

924
00:44:04.760 --> 00:44:07.510
All I need to do is
replace the floor pan in it

925
00:44:07.510 --> 00:44:09.350
so it complies with
Australian standards and

926
00:44:09.350 --> 00:44:11.823
then I'm gonna be cruisin' in it.

927
00:44:11.823 --> 00:44:13.238
- [Rockwell] Gotta love a good car girl.

928
00:44:13.238 --> 00:44:14.260
(audience applauds)

929
00:44:14.260 --> 00:44:16.420
- Some people are into the
50's because of the music,

930
00:44:16.420 --> 00:44:19.560
some because of the clothes,
some because of their cars.

931
00:44:19.560 --> 00:44:22.004
That's why Viva Las
Vegas has the car show.

932
00:44:22.004 --> 00:44:25.171
(rock 'n' roll music)

933
00:44:42.350 --> 00:44:47.260
- Cars are rolling art,
and the only thing prettier

934
00:44:47.260 --> 00:44:50.150
than a real beautiful custom car is

935
00:44:50.150 --> 00:44:53.151
a beautiful pinup girl, and that's a fact.

936
00:44:53.151 --> 00:44:55.700
- Automobiles with women go together

937
00:44:55.700 --> 00:44:57.710
because they've got the curves.

938
00:44:57.710 --> 00:45:00.830
They've got the S-curve,
and the S-curve is something

939
00:45:00.830 --> 00:45:04.243
we find in nature, we
find it in fit design,

940
00:45:04.243 --> 00:45:06.250
we find it in all forms of beauty.

941
00:45:06.250 --> 00:45:09.460
When we see these pinups
posing, they stretch a pose,

942
00:45:09.460 --> 00:45:11.250
that gives us that vibe.

943
00:45:11.250 --> 00:45:12.700
Like these cars give us that.

944
00:45:14.430 --> 00:45:16.990
And they're not moving, but
man they're going someplace

945
00:45:16.990 --> 00:45:18.683
and they're going someplace fast.

946
00:45:19.910 --> 00:45:22.420
- My husband's a car enthusiast,

947
00:45:22.420 --> 00:45:25.250
so that's where the door
opened up for the pinup scene

948
00:45:25.250 --> 00:45:26.593
and the rockabilly scene.

949
00:45:27.530 --> 00:45:30.040
He would come pick me up
and we'd drive to the beach,

950
00:45:30.040 --> 00:45:32.720
and we'd listen to
Brian Setzer, and my god

951
00:45:32.720 --> 00:45:35.220
all their stuff is really
great, where have I been?

952
00:45:35.220 --> 00:45:36.723
What have I been listening to?

953
00:45:38.822 --> 00:45:41.739
(rockabilly music)

954
00:45:44.603 --> 00:45:47.185
- The rockabilly community,
if you're into the music,

955
00:45:47.185 --> 00:45:49.170
and you go on vacation
to any other country,

956
00:45:49.170 --> 00:45:51.570
so long as you know where
rockabilly venues are,

957
00:45:51.570 --> 00:45:54.460
it's like an unofficial
club that you belong to.

958
00:45:54.460 --> 00:45:55.583
And it's worldwide.

959
00:45:58.070 --> 00:46:01.610
- In Victoria BC There is
a decent rockabilly scene.

960
00:46:01.610 --> 00:46:03.880
There's a couple of pubs
where they'll put on shows,

961
00:46:03.880 --> 00:46:06.650
rockabilly, psychobilly, so that's been

962
00:46:06.650 --> 00:46:08.120
really awesome for me.

963
00:46:08.120 --> 00:46:09.190
It's nice to be somewhere where

964
00:46:09.190 --> 00:46:11.714
there's more like-minded people.

965
00:46:11.714 --> 00:46:14.631
(rockabilly music)

966
00:46:18.620 --> 00:46:21.497
- And once again, we got
another Canadian in the house.

967
00:46:21.497 --> 00:46:24.189
Welcome our next pinup, Jayne Dean.

968
00:46:24.189 --> 00:46:27.189
(audience applauds)

969
00:46:32.790 --> 00:46:34.120
Well first of all I wanna say,

970
00:46:34.120 --> 00:46:36.280
happy birthday to Jayne's dad,

971
00:46:36.280 --> 00:46:37.950
so happy birthday Jayne's papa,

972
00:46:37.950 --> 00:46:40.730
wherever you're at, happy birthday.

973
00:46:40.730 --> 00:46:43.050
- Hey mother, her sister,
and I have all come from

974
00:46:43.050 --> 00:46:45.130
Northern British Columbia, to be with her

975
00:46:45.130 --> 00:46:47.220
to cheer her on, and help her out.

976
00:46:47.220 --> 00:46:49.540
And be her sounding board this weekend,

977
00:46:49.540 --> 00:46:50.720
and we're thrilled to be here.

978
00:46:50.720 --> 00:46:52.650
- [Jayne] And we're here for
my dad's birthday, as well!

979
00:46:52.650 --> 00:46:54.720
- Yes, it's my 60th birthday.

980
00:46:54.720 --> 00:46:56.192
I get to pay the bill for my

981
00:46:56.192 --> 00:46:57.596
birthday present.
- [Jayne] It's all about me

982
00:46:57.596 --> 00:46:59.050
now (laughs).
- Yes, it's all about her.

983
00:46:59.050 --> 00:47:01.003
- You told me you were a tradeswoman.

984
00:47:01.960 --> 00:47:03.640
So tell us what it is that you do,

985
00:47:03.640 --> 00:47:06.550
and how that transitions
into your pinup life.

986
00:47:06.550 --> 00:47:09.430
- My dad's a contractor, I
always helped on job sites

987
00:47:09.430 --> 00:47:11.440
growing up, whenever he needed a hand,

988
00:47:11.440 --> 00:47:13.180
when I show up at a job
site everyone thinks

989
00:47:13.180 --> 00:47:14.932
that I'm someone's wife or
I'm there to bring lunch,

990
00:47:14.932 --> 00:47:17.870
or I've had people take
tools right out of my hands

991
00:47:17.870 --> 00:47:21.100
because they think that I'm
a waitress at the restaurant,

992
00:47:21.100 --> 00:47:22.600
or working on.

993
00:47:22.600 --> 00:47:24.630
I went through Customs
on the way here actually

994
00:47:24.630 --> 00:47:27.596
and they didn't believe
that I do construction.

995
00:47:27.596 --> 00:47:29.880
They almost detained me because he just

996
00:47:29.880 --> 00:47:31.113
kept arguing with me.

997
00:47:32.240 --> 00:47:34.270
I've always been very curvaceous,

998
00:47:34.270 --> 00:47:38.200
I'm very exotic-looking, I
have strong facial features.

999
00:47:38.200 --> 00:47:40.520
I just always get compared to Betty Page,

1000
00:47:40.520 --> 00:47:42.990
I always have got comments my whole life

1001
00:47:42.990 --> 00:47:44.733
about how I look pinup.

1002
00:47:45.778 --> 00:47:48.410
I don't have a lot of
glamor in my daily life,

1003
00:47:48.410 --> 00:47:50.270
so it's fun getting all dolled up

1004
00:47:50.270 --> 00:47:54.020
and going to photoshoots
and going to events.

1005
00:47:54.020 --> 00:47:56.490
It's just been a lot of fun, yeah.

1006
00:47:56.490 --> 00:47:58.830
At the end of every day, I love trading in

1007
00:47:58.830 --> 00:48:01.237
my steel-toed boots for stilettos,

1008
00:48:01.237 --> 00:48:04.459
and I'm here to trade my
hard hat in for a tiara.

1009
00:48:04.459 --> 00:48:07.459
(audience applauds)

1010
00:48:09.460 --> 00:48:12.720
- Our next lovely gal's
a Brazilian ballerina,

1011
00:48:12.720 --> 00:48:16.196
dancing her way into the
stage is Marilia Skraba.

1012
00:48:16.196 --> 00:48:19.196
(audience applauds)

1013
00:48:22.160 --> 00:48:26.040
- In 2009, I came to the United
States for an internship.

1014
00:48:26.040 --> 00:48:28.930
Here, the fashion is so
different from Brazil.

1015
00:48:28.930 --> 00:48:33.030
At first, I was actually
an alternative person.

1016
00:48:33.030 --> 00:48:34.880
And then when I got back to Brazil,

1017
00:48:34.880 --> 00:48:37.010
we didn't have these kind of clothes,

1018
00:48:37.010 --> 00:48:39.970
so I had to start to make them.

1019
00:48:39.970 --> 00:48:43.500
First, I started to design
clothes in this style,

1020
00:48:43.500 --> 00:48:46.050
but as you are an alternative person,

1021
00:48:46.050 --> 00:48:50.030
the next step is really
close to vintage clothing.

1022
00:48:50.030 --> 00:48:55.030
I own a website, where
I sell vintage clothing.

1023
00:48:55.950 --> 00:48:57.670
I love to do my work.

1024
00:48:57.670 --> 00:49:00.070
It's been six years since I started,.

1025
00:49:00.070 --> 00:49:04.830
It was one of the first
vintage websites in Brazil.

1026
00:49:04.830 --> 00:49:08.445
If you allow me I'd like to
say a few words in Portuguese.

1027
00:49:08.445 --> 00:49:12.362
(speaking in foreign language)

1028
00:49:30.154 --> 00:49:30.987
Thank you.

1029
00:49:33.204 --> 00:49:34.491
(audience cheers)

1030
00:49:34.491 --> 00:49:35.324
- Wow.

1031
00:49:35.324 --> 00:49:37.324
I need a translator now.

1032
00:49:40.250 --> 00:49:42.220
- Look at whatever you want from the 50's,

1033
00:49:42.220 --> 00:49:46.210
and it's so well-thought in the design.

1034
00:49:46.210 --> 00:49:49.398
All the furnitures, you
can see the ads, the cars,

1035
00:49:49.398 --> 00:49:52.960
it's all so well-made.

1036
00:49:52.960 --> 00:49:56.970
- I have a lot of stuff in
my house that are vintage.

1037
00:49:56.970 --> 00:50:00.750
Mostly I have to buy
here, and then take there.

1038
00:50:00.750 --> 00:50:05.750
My kitchen is pink,
everything is vintage-style.

1039
00:50:05.860 --> 00:50:09.940
Some things I have to paint by
myself to look vintage color.

1040
00:50:09.940 --> 00:50:12.440
- Looking around my house,
it is very vintage-inspired,

1041
00:50:12.440 --> 00:50:14.230
but I still have a flat-screen television

1042
00:50:14.230 --> 00:50:16.360
and I still have my
record player hooked up

1043
00:50:16.360 --> 00:50:18.730
to really nice modern speakers.

1044
00:50:18.730 --> 00:50:19.920
- We have the best of both worlds,

1045
00:50:19.920 --> 00:50:21.580
because we have technology,

1046
00:50:21.580 --> 00:50:24.420
and we can live in the
50's in a sense as well.

1047
00:50:24.420 --> 00:50:27.900
- What we embrace more
is the culture itself.

1048
00:50:27.900 --> 00:50:31.360
The cars, the beauty,
the glamorous clothes,

1049
00:50:31.360 --> 00:50:33.080
the makeup, the hair.

1050
00:50:33.080 --> 00:50:36.200
We're just from a different
era where dressing up was fun,

1051
00:50:36.200 --> 00:50:37.560
going out was fun.

1052
00:50:37.560 --> 00:50:38.683
Dancing was fun.

1053
00:50:39.790 --> 00:50:43.280
- For me, what ties the
cars and the clothing,

1054
00:50:43.280 --> 00:50:45.210
since I'm so passionate
about the clothing,

1055
00:50:45.210 --> 00:50:47.620
and the pinup and all of that together,

1056
00:50:47.620 --> 00:50:49.500
was just the beauty.

1057
00:50:49.500 --> 00:50:52.793
I mean, the curves, the class,
the attention to detail.

1058
00:50:54.720 --> 00:50:58.070
- Our next contestant
comes from Cincinnati Ohio.

1059
00:50:58.070 --> 00:51:00.613
Please welcome Miss Brittany Jean.

1060
00:51:01.861 --> 00:51:05.600
(audience applauds)

1061
00:51:05.600 --> 00:51:09.310
- I have been a pinup
model for almost a decade.

1062
00:51:09.310 --> 00:51:11.900
I actually started out as a fashion model,

1063
00:51:11.900 --> 00:51:14.470
but I had always loved the 1950's,

1064
00:51:14.470 --> 00:51:17.423
and always adored the pinup models.

1065
00:51:17.423 --> 00:51:20.610
When I first started out I
had a photographer friend,

1066
00:51:20.610 --> 00:51:23.530
and he and I just used to
get together and play shoots,

1067
00:51:23.530 --> 00:51:26.460
and I said, "Let me be a 1950's pinup."

1068
00:51:26.460 --> 00:51:28.182
And it's gone from there.

1069
00:51:28.182 --> 00:51:32.670
My dad was very much
into the 1950's as well.

1070
00:51:32.670 --> 00:51:34.890
I grew up listening to Patsy Cline,

1071
00:51:34.890 --> 00:51:37.640
my mom always played big band music.

1072
00:51:37.640 --> 00:51:40.803
I took swing dancing
lessons, and I love doing it.

1073
00:51:41.850 --> 00:51:45.223
My family completely embraces
me doing pinup modeling.

1074
00:51:46.210 --> 00:51:49.360
The first couple of pieces
of vintage lingerie I have

1075
00:51:49.360 --> 00:51:50.790
were from my aunts.

1076
00:51:50.790 --> 00:51:52.520
My mom held onto those for a few years

1077
00:51:52.520 --> 00:51:54.567
before she gave them to me, but (laughs).

1078
00:51:56.260 --> 00:51:58.896
My aunt was a big inspiration to me.

1079
00:51:58.896 --> 00:52:03.030
When I was eight years old she
was diagnosed with leukemia.

1080
00:52:03.030 --> 00:52:06.900
So when she passed away, it
kind of kicked my mind into gear

1081
00:52:06.900 --> 00:52:08.623
that life doesn't wait.

1082
00:52:16.230 --> 00:52:18.780
- I first discovered
vintage and pinup style

1083
00:52:18.780 --> 00:52:23.170
when I was in my late teens.

1084
00:52:23.170 --> 00:52:25.740
I was working in a lingerie store,

1085
00:52:25.740 --> 00:52:29.373
and I started collecting vintage lingerie.

1086
00:52:30.260 --> 00:52:34.680
Being photographed in my
corsets and vintage lingerie

1087
00:52:34.680 --> 00:52:36.323
was definitely empowering.

1088
00:52:37.230 --> 00:52:41.833
I found it to be an
incredibly creative space.

1089
00:52:44.030 --> 00:52:45.830
- For my professional modeling career,

1090
00:52:45.830 --> 00:52:48.250
they dressed me, and they make me look

1091
00:52:48.250 --> 00:52:49.830
how they want me to look.

1092
00:52:49.830 --> 00:52:53.110
But for pinup style,
I can create my image,

1093
00:52:53.110 --> 00:52:56.591
I can choose how I want
my hair to be styled

1094
00:52:56.591 --> 00:52:59.810
and my makeup to be done, and
which outfits I wanna wear.

1095
00:52:59.810 --> 00:53:02.683
I love having complete control about that.

1096
00:53:03.840 --> 00:53:06.120
- I was working for
photographers that were wanting

1097
00:53:06.120 --> 00:53:10.080
to do 1940's, 1950's pinup modeling.

1098
00:53:10.080 --> 00:53:11.067
The next thing I know they were like,

1099
00:53:11.067 --> 00:53:13.090
"Well, can you just come
back and be the pinup model?"

1100
00:53:13.090 --> 00:53:16.240
And I was 32, should I even say that?

1101
00:53:16.240 --> 00:53:19.160
I was 32, so I thought
I was already finished,

1102
00:53:19.160 --> 00:53:21.530
even trying to be a model.

1103
00:53:21.530 --> 00:53:23.970
I got so many offers for pinup modeling

1104
00:53:23.970 --> 00:53:26.200
from all these different
clothing companies.

1105
00:53:26.200 --> 00:53:27.733
And I was just shocked.

1106
00:53:29.230 --> 00:53:31.560
- For me it's about being
there, the experience.

1107
00:53:31.560 --> 00:53:34.100
I love being on stage,
I love the atmosphere,

1108
00:53:34.100 --> 00:53:38.933
I love engaging the crowd
and making them feel excited.

1109
00:53:39.880 --> 00:53:42.460
- Up next we have a saucy little Aussie,

1110
00:53:42.460 --> 00:53:45.116
give a hoot and a holler for Ivy Fox.

1111
00:53:45.116 --> 00:53:48.116
(audience applauds)

1112
00:53:51.858 --> 00:53:53.680
What inspired you to
get so heavily involved

1113
00:53:53.680 --> 00:53:55.490
with animal charities?

1114
00:53:55.490 --> 00:53:57.100
- When I was eight, I went vegetarian

1115
00:53:57.100 --> 00:53:58.320
and I just never looked back.

1116
00:53:58.320 --> 00:54:03.320
I also do charity work for
LGBTIQ rights, so queer rights.

1117
00:54:03.740 --> 00:54:06.950
Yes, I am a gay pinup, I'm
gonna put that out there.

1118
00:54:06.950 --> 00:54:08.673
So now I'm out and proud.

1119
00:54:10.480 --> 00:54:12.700
When you think of a typical lesbian,

1120
00:54:12.700 --> 00:54:15.740
you don't think of someone like this.

1121
00:54:15.740 --> 00:54:17.950
Unfortunately it's still ingrained

1122
00:54:17.950 --> 00:54:19.721
that people think lesbian,
they think of short hair,

1123
00:54:19.721 --> 00:54:22.650
they think of macho kind of deal.

1124
00:54:22.650 --> 00:54:24.350
I don't look gay.

1125
00:54:24.350 --> 00:54:26.873
Well I am, so, deal with it.

1126
00:54:28.330 --> 00:54:31.500
- Oh my god, this girl had
the balls to do that on stage,

1127
00:54:31.500 --> 00:54:34.200
in front of 20 plus thousand people.

1128
00:54:34.200 --> 00:54:36.060
Like I was applauding her--

1129
00:54:36.060 --> 00:54:38.677
- It is a very very brave thing to do.

1130
00:54:38.677 --> 00:54:41.500
- In the entire Australia,
if people recognize

1131
00:54:41.500 --> 00:54:45.100
you as lesbian or gay or transgender,

1132
00:54:45.100 --> 00:54:47.950
you can get targeted, and
I know people who have

1133
00:54:47.950 --> 00:54:50.810
been hit in the face
just because they're gay.

1134
00:54:50.810 --> 00:54:53.590
So it's hard, so that's
why it's really important

1135
00:54:53.590 --> 00:54:54.987
for us to have these festivals,
we're able to get together,

1136
00:54:54.987 --> 00:54:57.710
and we're actually able to
have a drink out in public

1137
00:54:57.710 --> 00:55:01.320
and dance and not feel like
we could be threatened,

1138
00:55:01.320 --> 00:55:03.593
and something might happen at any moment.

1139
00:55:04.920 --> 00:55:07.340
- I actually think people'll
be surprised if they knew

1140
00:55:07.340 --> 00:55:11.220
how many people who go
to the events are gay.

1141
00:55:11.220 --> 00:55:14.470
- Some of the biggest names
in hair for the rockabilly

1142
00:55:14.470 --> 00:55:17.160
world are gay, the costumers are gay,

1143
00:55:17.160 --> 00:55:19.310
I've never ever had a problem.

1144
00:55:19.310 --> 00:55:22.420
I've never toned it
down or not been myself.

1145
00:55:22.420 --> 00:55:25.070
The differences fall
short, no one really cares,

1146
00:55:25.070 --> 00:55:27.400
'cause at the end of the
day, it's about the culture.

1147
00:55:27.400 --> 00:55:30.240
They can't help but to love the furniture,

1148
00:55:30.240 --> 00:55:31.460
and the clothing, and all that.

1149
00:55:31.460 --> 00:55:35.680
And I think that overpowers
any kind of discrimination

1150
00:55:35.680 --> 00:55:37.670
or prejudice or anything.

1151
00:55:37.670 --> 00:55:39.130
- What kind of community has

1152
00:55:39.130 --> 00:55:42.890
a very good tolerance of diversity.

1153
00:55:42.890 --> 00:55:46.940
I had this passion for
the 1950's and 50's style.

1154
00:55:46.940 --> 00:55:49.510
I was always trying to
find pictures of women

1155
00:55:49.510 --> 00:55:51.734
that inspired me, that kind of reminded me

1156
00:55:51.734 --> 00:55:54.330
of me with my same skin tone.

1157
00:55:54.330 --> 00:55:56.290
And so I just decided to created

1158
00:55:56.290 --> 00:55:58.680
my persona of Angelique Noire.

1159
00:55:58.680 --> 00:56:00.353
And, here I am.

1160
00:56:01.970 --> 00:56:03.830
- This is my idol.

1161
00:56:03.830 --> 00:56:06.570
I have seen her photos for so many years,

1162
00:56:06.570 --> 00:56:08.850
and I have admired her for so long,

1163
00:56:09.950 --> 00:56:12.220
and my most favorite pinup ever.

1164
00:56:12.220 --> 00:56:13.140
- Aww.

1165
00:56:13.140 --> 00:56:13.973
- Little Bit.

1166
00:56:15.210 --> 00:56:17.270
I love her personality.

1167
00:56:17.270 --> 00:56:22.270
I remember that she was just so excited,

1168
00:56:22.290 --> 00:56:24.800
that I stepped onto the scene.

1169
00:56:24.800 --> 00:56:27.930
And she did not hold
her excitement at all,

1170
00:56:27.930 --> 00:56:30.509
she just let it all come out.

1171
00:56:30.509 --> 00:56:33.376
It's great to be able to
see more and more women

1172
00:56:33.376 --> 00:56:38.240
of color that do show their
interest toward it as well.

1173
00:56:38.240 --> 00:56:40.540
- [Rockwell] This next gal
is a little bit of this,

1174
00:56:40.540 --> 00:56:43.140
and a little bit of that, from sunny LA,

1175
00:56:43.140 --> 00:56:44.734
please welcome Little Bit.

1176
00:56:44.734 --> 00:56:47.734
(audience applauds)

1177
00:56:56.142 --> 00:56:59.630
- There have been lots of
challenges in this pinup world.

1178
00:56:59.630 --> 00:57:02.780
It's not that easy, as I would have hoped

1179
00:57:02.780 --> 00:57:04.200
it would have been.

1180
00:57:04.200 --> 00:57:08.080
But it's definitely helped
me build some thick skin.

1181
00:57:08.080 --> 00:57:11.710
Especially in me being who I am.

1182
00:57:11.710 --> 00:57:13.490
- She's definitely a person to admire,

1183
00:57:13.490 --> 00:57:14.470
if you want to go into it,

1184
00:57:14.470 --> 00:57:18.053
because you don't see the
shade of her skin that much.

1185
00:57:19.370 --> 00:57:22.530
- There's not a big ethnic
community in this scene,

1186
00:57:22.530 --> 00:57:25.010
and it's starting to become
a bit more prevalent,

1187
00:57:25.010 --> 00:57:27.250
which is so great.

1188
00:57:27.250 --> 00:57:31.933
And I love that she is
different from everybody.

1189
00:57:33.560 --> 00:57:35.890
- [Woman] Little Bit has been bullied

1190
00:57:35.890 --> 00:57:37.730
because of her skin color,

1191
00:57:37.730 --> 00:57:40.650
and her daughter's kind of
going through a similar issue,

1192
00:57:40.650 --> 00:57:43.300
and so Sharon does it not just for herself

1193
00:57:43.300 --> 00:57:47.280
to prove that she can, but
also to show her daughter,

1194
00:57:47.280 --> 00:57:48.293
you can't give up.

1195
00:57:49.450 --> 00:57:53.410
- When my mom's a pinup, I
think it brings us more closer.

1196
00:57:53.410 --> 00:57:55.197
So whenever I go to an event, I'm like,

1197
00:57:55.197 --> 00:57:58.420
"Aw, there's my mom.",
cheering her on and all that.

1198
00:57:58.420 --> 00:58:00.853
Seeing her happy makes me happy.

1199
00:58:02.210 --> 00:58:04.400
- It's important for a lot of new girls

1200
00:58:04.400 --> 00:58:06.555
to see her face out there.

1201
00:58:06.555 --> 00:58:09.380
I don't think she realizes
what she does sometimes.

1202
00:58:09.380 --> 00:58:12.680
- When she wins, it's
gonna be so good for her.

1203
00:58:12.680 --> 00:58:15.903
And it's gonna be so happy, and
it would mean so much to us.

1204
00:58:16.840 --> 00:58:18.314
- Thank you, Little Bit.

1205
00:58:18.314 --> 00:58:21.314
(audience applauds)

1206
00:58:29.190 --> 00:58:31.860
While the judges are coming
up with their final decision,

1207
00:58:31.860 --> 00:58:34.640
we're going to introduce
last year's winner.

1208
00:58:34.640 --> 00:58:36.760
Ladies and gentlemen, give a
warm Viva Las Vegas welcome

1209
00:58:36.760 --> 00:58:38.382
to Miss Ginger Watson!

1210
00:58:38.382 --> 00:58:41.382
(audience applauds)

1211
00:58:42.217 --> 00:58:43.650
- You know, being the small-town girl,

1212
00:58:43.650 --> 00:58:46.840
competing against all the
superstars that are out there,

1213
00:58:46.840 --> 00:58:48.870
I definitely said this
year I'm so thankful

1214
00:58:48.870 --> 00:58:51.660
that I'm not competing against
these 12 girls, 'cause,

1215
00:58:51.660 --> 00:58:53.447
can't even top that.

1216
00:58:53.447 --> 00:58:54.560
(audience applauds)

1217
00:58:54.560 --> 00:58:57.050
- She's been a great role
model for these girls,

1218
00:58:57.050 --> 00:58:58.990
so give a warm welcome
for Miss Ginger Watson,

1219
00:58:58.990 --> 00:59:00.547
ladies and gentlemen.

1220
00:59:00.547 --> 00:59:03.547
(audience applauds)

1221
00:59:05.330 --> 00:59:07.630
The judges are coming
to their final decision.

1222
00:59:08.630 --> 00:59:09.693
The mystery.

1223
00:59:10.630 --> 00:59:11.898
Are you guys ready?

1224
00:59:11.898 --> 00:59:14.203
(audience applauds)

1225
00:59:14.203 --> 00:59:16.238
Viva Las Vegas, are you ready?

1226
00:59:16.238 --> 00:59:20.738
(audience applauds and cheers louder)

1227
00:59:25.950 --> 00:59:29.170
There's going to be a third,
a second, and first place.

1228
00:59:29.170 --> 00:59:32.310
We're also giving an award to best outfit,

1229
00:59:32.310 --> 00:59:33.933
best hair, and best makeup.

1230
00:59:37.170 --> 00:59:39.200
All right, we ready to
hear who has the best hair

1231
00:59:39.200 --> 00:59:41.343
of the evening, or the day?

1232
00:59:46.240 --> 00:59:48.260
Best hair is...

1233
00:59:50.020 --> 00:59:51.810
From Canada, Miss Dixie Delight.

1234
00:59:51.810 --> 00:59:55.727
(audience applauds and cheers)

1235
00:59:58.942 --> 01:00:00.390
- Today was really special 'cause it's

1236
01:00:00.390 --> 01:00:03.170
the biggest stage pinup
pageant that I've ever been in.

1237
01:00:03.170 --> 01:00:05.100
It was really really
cool to look out there

1238
01:00:05.100 --> 01:00:08.363
and actually see people
that I knew cheering me on.

1239
01:00:10.170 --> 01:00:12.030
- All right, now we're gonna be seeing

1240
01:00:12.030 --> 01:00:13.703
who has the best makeup.

1241
01:00:15.310 --> 01:00:16.880
Best makeup goes to...

1242
01:00:19.411 --> 01:00:21.800
(cheering)

1243
01:00:21.800 --> 01:00:25.208
from sunny southern
California, Little Bit!

1244
01:00:25.208 --> 01:00:29.125
(audience applauds and cheers)

1245
01:00:32.517 --> 01:00:34.450
- I got best makeup, so I'm super excited

1246
01:00:34.450 --> 01:00:36.720
that I did take my time
before the camera crew

1247
01:00:36.720 --> 01:00:37.553
showed up in the morning.

1248
01:00:37.553 --> 01:00:40.790
More, more, too much, no too, more!

1249
01:00:40.790 --> 01:00:42.733
It's never too much for Viva.

1250
01:00:42.733 --> 01:00:45.200
(clapping)

1251
01:00:45.200 --> 01:00:47.083
- All right, are you guys
ready for best wardrobe?

1252
01:00:48.090 --> 01:00:50.510
Best wardrobe goes to,

1253
01:00:50.510 --> 01:00:54.601
from Brazil, Miss Angie Honeyburst.

1254
01:00:54.601 --> 01:00:57.601
(audience applauds)

1255
01:01:01.330 --> 01:01:04.730
- Happy to win for the
best wardrobe, 'cause,

1256
01:01:04.730 --> 01:01:07.350
I really designed this with love.

1257
01:01:07.350 --> 01:01:09.693
So this is really
special for me, you know.

1258
01:01:11.144 --> 01:01:12.859
- Are you guys ready for the good stuff?

1259
01:01:12.859 --> 01:01:15.109
(whooping)

1260
01:01:17.136 --> 01:01:18.570
(relaxed music)

1261
01:01:18.570 --> 01:01:20.427
In third place we have...

1262
01:01:21.513 --> 01:01:22.803
Miss Blue Hair Betty!

1263
01:01:23.672 --> 01:01:27.589
(audience applauds and cheers)

1264
01:01:31.955 --> 01:01:33.660
- A little bit shocked,
a little bit strange,

1265
01:01:33.660 --> 01:01:34.923
like what just happened?

1266
01:01:36.857 --> 01:01:41.660
It's very exciting, it makes
the 36 hours of traveling

1267
01:01:41.660 --> 01:01:45.090
and all the months of
preparation and stressing

1268
01:01:45.090 --> 01:01:49.040
and custom-made dresses
and everything worthwhile.

1269
01:01:49.040 --> 01:01:51.870
This was my first time to America,

1270
01:01:51.870 --> 01:01:55.480
my first time to Viva,
and my first ever pageant.

1271
01:01:55.480 --> 01:01:58.740
Never in my wildest dreams
did I ever expect this.

1272
01:01:58.740 --> 01:02:01.020
- All right, in second place...

1273
01:02:04.150 --> 01:02:06.503
I don't wanna say the wrong
one, then I'd get in trouble.

1274
01:02:11.045 --> 01:02:14.314
In second place we have Marilia Skraba.

1275
01:02:14.314 --> 01:02:17.875
(audience applauds)

1276
01:02:17.875 --> 01:02:20.542
(relaxed music)

1277
01:02:23.713 --> 01:02:26.340
- This is so amazing.

1278
01:02:26.340 --> 01:02:28.530
You know all the work that I've been doing

1279
01:02:28.530 --> 01:02:32.617
for years and years is
finally recognized from

1280
01:02:32.617 --> 01:02:36.848
the best people in this field.

1281
01:02:36.848 --> 01:02:40.310
(audience applauds)

1282
01:02:40.310 --> 01:02:42.224
- First place, are you guys ready?

1283
01:02:42.224 --> 01:02:46.141
(audience applauds and cheers)

1284
01:02:52.745 --> 01:02:55.578
Your new Miss Viva Las Vegas 18...

1285
01:02:59.310 --> 01:03:00.423
Miss Victory Violet.

1286
01:03:01.666 --> 01:03:04.126
(audience applauds and cheers)

1287
01:03:04.126 --> 01:03:06.793
(relaxed music)

1288
01:03:27.601 --> 01:03:28.590
- I can't believe it.

1289
01:03:28.590 --> 01:03:31.620
I won Miss Viva Las
Vegas and I can't believe

1290
01:03:31.620 --> 01:03:33.130
that that's just happened.

1291
01:03:33.130 --> 01:03:35.270
I'm in a little bit of shock.

1292
01:03:35.270 --> 01:03:37.210
The adrenaline starts pumping,

1293
01:03:37.210 --> 01:03:39.800
and I'm just feeling
like I just wanna tell

1294
01:03:39.800 --> 01:03:42.020
all my family and friends.

1295
01:03:42.020 --> 01:03:44.687
(relaxed music)

1296
01:03:48.870 --> 01:03:50.660
I'm gonna keep doing what I've been doing.

1297
01:03:50.660 --> 01:03:52.240
It seems to have worked really well,

1298
01:03:52.240 --> 01:03:55.190
I wanna keep doing more of
my body-confidence seminars,

1299
01:03:55.190 --> 01:03:57.200
I wanna keep expanding my blog,

1300
01:03:57.200 --> 01:03:58.980
get it out there to more girls

1301
01:03:58.980 --> 01:04:01.820
so that they too can see
that they can be inspired

1302
01:04:01.820 --> 01:04:03.483
by pinup and vintage like I have.

1303
01:04:04.660 --> 01:04:07.327
(relaxed music)

1304
01:04:28.530 --> 01:04:30.930
- It's good when you know that some girl

1305
01:04:30.930 --> 01:04:33.330
that really really deserves, won.

1306
01:04:33.330 --> 01:04:35.580
So I'm glad with second place.

1307
01:04:35.580 --> 01:04:37.363
This is perfect.

1308
01:04:40.640 --> 01:04:44.330
- I'm super happy, for Victory Violet.

1309
01:04:44.330 --> 01:04:46.800
I kind of had a feeling
that she was gonna get it.

1310
01:04:46.800 --> 01:04:50.160
She has a huge fanbase and
a lot of support out there.

1311
01:04:50.160 --> 01:04:51.960
I'm even a fan of hers, so (laughs).

1312
01:04:56.250 --> 01:04:59.010
- [Rockwell] I was
definitely holding my breath

1313
01:04:59.010 --> 01:05:00.810
up there for the girls.

1314
01:05:00.810 --> 01:05:02.860
I didn't know who was gonna win,

1315
01:05:02.860 --> 01:05:04.830
and I think this year was harder,

1316
01:05:04.830 --> 01:05:07.363
and I think everyone has
kinda gone through a lot.

1317
01:05:14.300 --> 01:05:15.320
- I've been emotional all morning,

1318
01:05:15.320 --> 01:05:17.826
not because of nerves or
anything, because I just thought

1319
01:05:17.826 --> 01:05:21.270
this was such an amazing experience.

1320
01:05:21.270 --> 01:05:24.640
I'm a mom of three, I don't
get to get out much, so.

1321
01:05:24.640 --> 01:05:26.500
- Well, you're adorable.

1322
01:05:26.500 --> 01:05:28.770
- These girls, I need to stay
in contact with these girls,

1323
01:05:28.770 --> 01:05:30.200
they are amazing.

1324
01:05:30.200 --> 01:05:32.323
We've shared the experience together and,

1325
01:05:32.323 --> 01:05:34.170
we're checking each other's lipstick,

1326
01:05:34.170 --> 01:05:35.750
and we're checking each other's teeth,

1327
01:05:35.750 --> 01:05:37.220
there's no lipstick on there
before you go on stage,

1328
01:05:37.220 --> 01:05:38.570
and it's all bonding.

1329
01:05:38.570 --> 01:05:41.590
And you know, we've developed
those friendships now that,

1330
01:05:41.590 --> 01:05:43.761
they're gonna stay there forever.

1331
01:05:43.761 --> 01:05:45.040
- The main event is done with,

1332
01:05:45.040 --> 01:05:47.110
so we're all gonna go
have something to eat,

1333
01:05:47.110 --> 01:05:49.851
have a drink, and enjoy ourselves.

1334
01:05:49.851 --> 01:05:53.268
(energetic upbeat music)

1335
01:06:18.153 --> 01:06:21.040
- [Rockwell] After the
contest, my work is over.

1336
01:06:21.040 --> 01:06:23.810
I like to stick my feet in the pool and,

1337
01:06:23.810 --> 01:06:27.650
sit back and finally
relax and take it all in,

1338
01:06:27.650 --> 01:06:30.743
regroup, so that I can
enjoy the pool party.

1339
01:06:31.930 --> 01:06:33.810
I like seeing the swimsuits.

1340
01:06:33.810 --> 01:06:36.790
They're all vintage, but they
are the best of the best,

1341
01:06:36.790 --> 01:06:38.330
like you would never get
in the water with them,

1342
01:06:38.330 --> 01:06:40.980
and they're just far
too fabulous for that.

1343
01:06:40.980 --> 01:06:44.397
(energetic upbeat music)

1344
01:07:02.260 --> 01:07:05.640
Getting these women excited
about being their true selves,

1345
01:07:05.640 --> 01:07:07.680
and being able to not just play a part but

1346
01:07:07.680 --> 01:07:09.950
have this confidence that they can take

1347
01:07:09.950 --> 01:07:12.279
outside of Viva into the world, like,

1348
01:07:12.279 --> 01:07:13.617
"Yeah, I went there and got up on stage

1349
01:07:13.617 --> 01:07:17.300
"and I did this big thing
at this really big event."

1350
01:07:17.300 --> 01:07:19.350
It's really magical to be a part of that.

1351
01:07:20.800 --> 01:07:22.890
When I wanted to create this contest,

1352
01:07:22.890 --> 01:07:25.410
I wanted to make sure that
everybody felt welcome,

1353
01:07:25.410 --> 01:07:28.666
no matter your size,
your race, your color,

1354
01:07:28.666 --> 01:07:30.350
none of that matters.

1355
01:07:30.350 --> 01:07:32.990
It's a free-for-all, it's
up for grabs for anybody

1356
01:07:32.990 --> 01:07:35.013
who can fit those shoes.

1357
01:07:41.612 --> 01:07:44.529
(rockabilly music)

1358
01:07:51.437 --> 01:07:54.437
(audience applauds)

1359
01:07:56.310 --> 01:07:59.482
You guys ready for the
winner of this year's,

1360
01:07:59.482 --> 01:08:01.232
Viva Las Vegas pinup.

1361
01:08:02.800 --> 01:08:05.504
Oh man, it is with great pleasure that

1362
01:08:05.504 --> 01:08:07.420
I get to make this announcement to...

1363
01:08:09.260 --> 01:08:10.648
Pinup Little Bit!

1364
01:08:10.648 --> 01:08:14.565
(audience applauds and cheers)

1365
01:08:17.172 --> 01:08:18.390
- [Pinup Little Bit] When I
first started doing pinup,

1366
01:08:18.390 --> 01:08:20.550
I thought being a pinup was just about

1367
01:08:20.550 --> 01:08:24.570
the beauty, and the dresses,
and the photography,

1368
01:08:24.570 --> 01:08:27.380
but as I've grown here,
coming to the concept,

1369
01:08:27.380 --> 01:08:29.480
I've learned that being a pinup means

1370
01:08:29.480 --> 01:08:31.400
more than just what you look like.

1371
01:08:31.400 --> 01:08:33.793
And it's the energy that you
give out to other people,

1372
01:08:33.793 --> 01:08:36.413
and the love that you give
back to the community.

1373
01:08:39.666 --> 01:08:42.420
- Big big big congrats
to Pinup Little Bit,

1374
01:08:42.420 --> 01:08:44.500
who won not only the pageant,

1375
01:08:44.500 --> 01:08:46.563
but the swimsuit contest as well.

1376
01:08:47.480 --> 01:08:50.890
- It was so amazing to see
her get up on that stage,

1377
01:08:50.890 --> 01:08:54.610
and totally rock it, and
finally get the crown

1378
01:08:54.610 --> 01:08:56.803
that she was after for so many years.

1379
01:08:58.530 --> 01:09:01.370
- You deserve that crown so much,

1380
01:09:01.370 --> 01:09:03.663
and I just wish you all the best.

1381
01:09:04.739 --> 01:09:07.090
- [Pinup Little Bit] This weekend
was absolutely incredible,

1382
01:09:07.090 --> 01:09:09.773
and something I will always carry with me.

1383
01:09:10.690 --> 01:09:13.290
Wherever this road
leads, all I can ask for

1384
01:09:13.290 --> 01:09:15.360
is that I inspire somebody else

1385
01:09:15.360 --> 01:09:17.810
to continue going for what you want,

1386
01:09:17.810 --> 01:09:18.910
and achieve your goal.

1387
01:09:23.800 --> 01:09:26.717
(rockabilly music)

1388
01:09:36.038 --> 01:09:37.118
♪ Well there's a party in the desert ♪

1389
01:09:37.118 --> 01:09:39.340
♪ That I'm gonna motor to ♪

1390
01:09:39.340 --> 01:09:41.880
- The night after I was
crowned second runner-up

1391
01:09:41.880 --> 01:09:43.910
in the pageant, I got engaged.

1392
01:09:43.910 --> 01:09:45.630
In front of the Bellagio fountains.

1393
01:09:45.630 --> 01:09:48.680
I mean, what more does a pinup girl need?

1394
01:09:48.680 --> 01:09:51.020
- My life has changed in so many ways.

1395
01:09:51.020 --> 01:09:55.070
I found out I was pregnant
just after Viva Las Vegas.

1396
01:09:55.070 --> 01:09:57.870
I'm mother of a beautiful big girl.

1397
01:09:57.870 --> 01:10:01.040
Her name is Nina, because of Nina Simone.

1398
01:10:01.040 --> 01:10:04.730
- I was volunteering at
a wounded veteran event,

1399
01:10:04.730 --> 01:10:07.530
I met this wonderful man, Curtis.

1400
01:10:07.530 --> 01:10:09.410
It was love at first sight.

1401
01:10:09.410 --> 01:10:12.670
He has two little girls,
and I absolutely adore them.

1402
01:10:12.670 --> 01:10:15.563
And last July eighth,
Curtis and I got married.

1403
01:10:16.560 --> 01:10:18.500
- Viva Las Vegas was a great experience.

1404
01:10:18.500 --> 01:10:21.750
I was very proud of
myself to go on that stage

1405
01:10:21.750 --> 01:10:23.980
in front of so many people.

1406
01:10:23.980 --> 01:10:26.880
It might took another eight
years before I go back,

1407
01:10:26.880 --> 01:10:29.253
so I really want to enjoy the event.

1408
01:10:30.380 --> 01:10:34.130
- Last year I did this
amazing swimsuit collection,

1409
01:10:34.130 --> 01:10:36.660
and now I am actually launching

1410
01:10:36.660 --> 01:10:40.550
this Swedish-inspired lingerie line.

1411
01:10:40.550 --> 01:10:43.110
And it's something that we
don't have here in Brazil.

1412
01:10:43.110 --> 01:10:45.351
Nobody makes these kind of things,

1413
01:10:45.351 --> 01:10:48.370
so I hope it's gonna be a big success.

1414
01:10:48.370 --> 01:10:51.193
- When I left Viva, I went
and did some traveling

1415
01:10:51.193 --> 01:10:52.800
with some of the other contestants.

1416
01:10:52.800 --> 01:10:54.610
And we're now at Disneyland!

1417
01:10:55.698 --> 01:10:56.906
(whooping)

1418
01:10:56.906 --> 01:10:59.657
It's our pinup road blog number 367.

1419
01:11:00.610 --> 01:11:04.000
Well it's a cold night,
and we are in, Hollywood!

1420
01:11:06.520 --> 01:11:09.260
- My husband and I started
discussing coming to London

1421
01:11:09.260 --> 01:11:10.590
at the start of the year.

1422
01:11:10.590 --> 01:11:12.693
We both really felt like we wanted to see

1423
01:11:12.693 --> 01:11:14.720
more of Europe and the UK.

1424
01:11:14.720 --> 01:11:17.480
We moved over in August,
and didn't quite expect

1425
01:11:17.480 --> 01:11:21.103
to be able to work full-time
as a blogger and a model

1426
01:11:21.103 --> 01:11:24.990
like I am now, so that's
been really really exciting.

1427
01:11:24.990 --> 01:11:27.230
- Myself and the Rusty Rebels and

1428
01:11:27.230 --> 01:11:29.240
the Bombshell Rockabilly Festival.

1429
01:11:29.240 --> 01:11:31.690
are teaming up to host the first ever

1430
01:11:31.690 --> 01:11:33.363
South African pinup pageant.

1431
01:11:35.400 --> 01:11:38.582
- Don't let me down,
girls, don't let me down.

1432
01:11:38.582 --> 01:11:40.233
I'mma get you.

1433
01:11:40.233 --> 01:11:42.033
♪ Vegas ♪

1434
01:11:42.033 --> 01:11:44.449
♪ Vegas ♪