My fashion diary

The competitions

So telling you what happened in the lessons is kind of useless. I'll just tell you what happened in the competitions!

February 12: vs. Rebecca Williams

So here I am. Miss Leslie is getting me ready for my first fashion show!

" Now remember, always think tall and count the number of seconds in your brain! " she said.

The lights went out and the curtains opened!

I had to follow the path of the main fashion model ( the one in the middle ), so I put my right hand on my waist and held the bag on my left shoulder. I was, I have to admit, scared!

I waited for two seconds then started walking forward for eight seconds and stopped to face the camera. A lot of people were out there watching the show. So I did what I learnt. To look confident and follow the music. I stood at the place where the spotlights shown on me from all the directions. To face the right camera, I stood where the spotlights shown on me from the left. And then I had to face the left camera, so I stood where the spotlights shown on me from the right. After exactly four seconds, I turned to go back, which took seven seconds. I tried to be as accurate and elegant as I could be!

" You were amazing! " Told me Miss Leslie as I came back.

" Thanks! "

" Now quickly go change to sit with the audience and watch your competitor! "

Rebecca Williams did good, but she seemed to have forgotten about the spotlights. Which means, I didn't have to worry at all!

After she was done, we went to the judge to take our scores.

" Well, Mandy! You got a twenty five out of thirty! And you Rebecca, got a twenty, since you forgot to study your spotlights! " said one of the judge.

Whooooaaaa yaaaa! I wondered how my friends did, so I went to the hotel where we met daily.

" Gies!!! I did it!! How'd you do? " I asked.

" Great! In fact, if we won like this every time, then we're definitely gonna be together! " said Lisa.

" Ya! " said the rest.

February 20 : vs. Kim Roberts

The past week, I've been learning how to match colors and wear things with a different style, so I did the same like last time showing my style differently! They had to see how fast we changed our clothes, so we each did five linked fashion shows!

It was pretty simple for me because back at home, I would wake up two minutes before the bus came and still go to school on time.

Kim was fast too, but in one of the shows, her heels got stuck in her dress so...... ya....... I won again!!

The surprising thing was that ALL my friends won in this competition too!

February 27 : vs. Amelia Jacobs

This week it was by how fit we were. Miss Leslie bought this stretching machine yesterday which kept on stretching my muscles till I became 4 centimeters taller! The entire week, I kept on making push-ups, sit-ups, and all sort of stuff.

So when I came on stage, I looked so thin and healthy, doing the same thing in the past two weeks.

I waited for Amelia's turn! She was super skinny and walked really elegantly! Oh no! I can't loose now!!

I waited for the results!

" Mandy, you got twenty seven out of thirty and Amelia, you got...... "

I couldn't wait anymore!

" twenty six! " he said.

" Huh?! " asked Amelia " I was way fitter than her!

" Yes, but if you noticed, your shoulders weren't in a really good shape! They were bent the whole time! " said the judge.

And once again, all my friends did it!

March 6 : vs. MARIA JAMES!!!!!!

I was talking to Lisa on the phone before my show.

" Lisa, my competitor is Maria James! " I said

" What's the week's topic?! " she asked.

" Your knowledge! "

" You mean this is a writing exam, right? "

" Ya! "

" Then no need to worry! Do you think Maria James EVER studied? I mean, just take a look at her marks! Just make sure YOU studied well! "

" You're probably right! I shouldn't be looking if SHE studied or not, I should do MY best! oh.... Miss Leslie wants me! See you later, Lisa! "

" Bye! "

The exam was pretty easy, the only thing was, Maria seemed very confident! She kept on looking at me every now and then!

I handed over my paper. After an hour of waiting for the judge to check, I went to see my marks.

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OMG!

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A full mark!!!!!!

Maria didn't seem very happy with her mark. But, she being the sixth one, became the person that sets up the models. ( Which means that we models are gonna have a little trouble ) !