Miss Entropia Universe 2008 - Sonne

The bar was raised for this year's Miss Entropia competition, with the superior graphics for clothes, armour and of course the avatars themselves introduced with VU9.0. This was the second beauty contest I have covered as a reporter, the last being He-man 2007, and the difference in graphics quality and the looks that can be achieved made a major impact in the level of competition.

The event as ever was organised by Singular, this year assisted by Moonfish who provided a radio feed and organised the girls behind the scenes while Singular did the presenting.

It was a close fought battle, but when the votes came back Singular announced a clear winner for the coveted title of Miss Entropia universe - Sonja Sonne 1st. Sonne won with a series of bright vibrant yellow costumes befitting the meaning of her name, Sonne, German for sun.

1st place winner

Sadly Violet Vi Neomir was unable to defend her 2007 crown, as with the true spirit of a former beauty queen, she had gone partying with friends and didn't realise the time. So, the title will now pass to Sonne, who was very surprised at her win; "I am so excited about all this! I entered lots of competitions before, but have never won anything." When asked if she plans on defending her title next year, she confirms, "Sure! It will be fun!"

Singular pops a bottle to celebrate with Sonne

Sonne was quick to point out she could not have won without a little help from some people, "A big thank you to Sarah, my colourer of trust, Sorg, my hair stylist, Starman my tailor and of course my society, Entropia Movers. Finally of course a massive thank you to Singular and all the other contestants. I hope this will go on for many years in the future!"

The competition was held in three rounds, Casual, Metal and Swimwear, and I was lucky enough that my screenie program held out long enough to capture all the contestants in each round. So below are the joint second-placed and runners up contestants, all of which I am sure you will agree put on a stunning display!

In Joint Second Place:
Skam

The competition as ever attracted a big crowd and for the second year was held at the catwalk in New Oxford Ox. Whilst the lighting is a little dark, it provides the security of a pretty stable server and I for one experienced no lag what-so-ever, quiet an achievement for so many people gathering in one place, with a number of them changing clothes and armour constantly.

Well, next year I won't be reporting, I have been inspired to enter myself, so see you all there!!!