Miss Boston 2008

Concept
Felt Boston is producing and hosting the first ever Miss Boston 2008 Model Search. This three-week competition will give a beautiful, talented, and young Bostonian the opportunity to be crowned “Miss Boston 2008” with exciting modeling and exposure opportunities. The competition is dedicated to finding the ultimate local model to be the face of Boston for 2008.

Prizes
The crowned winner of the competition will receive:

Receive an all-expense paid round trip to a tropical destination
Magazine spread in a local magazine
Possible modeling contract
Cash prizes
A luxurious gift basket with items provided by event sponsors
A coaching session with high fashion model and Polina Fashion founder, Polina Raygorodskaya
One of New England's premier Fashion photographers Stewart Smith will be photographing the winner. The winner will receive a fashion shoot and professionally retouched images for her portfolio. Stewart's work has been in FHM, MAXIM, Playboy, Muscle & Fitness and more. You can see Stewart Smith's work at www.stewartsmithphotography.com.

Judges
Celebrity Judges - see photo's:

*Miss Jacqueline Bruno, Miss Massachusetts USA 2008
Stewart Smith, Renowned Photographer
*Reggie Bostic Alleyne, Co-founder, Stomp Fashion Magazine
*FNX’s “the Sandbox” Special Ed
*7 News Reporter, Romeo
*High-fashion model and Polina Fashion founder, Polina Raygorodskaya
*Real World, San Diego cast member, Randy Barry
*Kizzy Getrouw, actress, former recording artist, and Entertainment Reporter Dirty Water TV
*Mister USA 2008 – Jacob Hill

The Competition
The event will be executed in three consecutive rounds with the ‘final round’ and crowning coinciding with the third Saturday of the competition. Through a rigorous pre-screening process, twelve participants will be ultimately selected to compete in three categories including: semi-formal cocktail wear, bikini, and personality. Out of the twelve (12) chosen ladies to participate in the event, only seven (7) will advance to the second round, and five (5) will move on to the finals. The voting process will be based on a 50/50 weight scale; Fifty percent (50%) will be determined by crowd participation and votes and the other fifty percent (50%) by scores from the judges. The event will be open to contestants 21 and up.

Live Filming
Miss Boston 2008 will be filmed by Dirty Water TV on all three event dates. The show will air on Sunday, July 13th on CN8 Comcast network at 10:30pm. The show will also be available on demand for the entire week after. For more information on Dirty Water visit www.dirtywatertv.com.

***Please note live filming will take place inside Felt on June 14th, 21st & 28th.***

Entertainment
Entertainment for the evening will include a live performance, guest appearances, celebrity guest DJs and invited talents.

Attire
Feel the heat of the summer in this Tropical themed event at Felt...Bring your summer dresses, flip-flops, sunglasses and bikinis! Summer festive attire preferred.

Schedule & Logistics
First Round – Saturday, June 14 – Twelve Contestants – 5 eliminated
Semi-Finals – Saturday, June 21 – Seven Contestants – 2 eliminated
Finals – Saturday, June 28 – Crowning

Each competition round will commence at 10pm with doors opening at 9pm. Events will be open to guests 21 and up. Admission will be $10 at the door and free for guests who rsvp.
All information including registration forms for contestants, sponsors’ information, and event details, will be available at www.missboston2008.com. This domain will serve as the exclusive site for all event-related materials.

For all partnership inquiries, please contact Farah Casis, Director of Marketing & Public Relations at farah@feltclubboston.com or by phone at 617.350.5555.