Wow can you believe another year has whizzed by? As 2011 rapidly draws to a close we take this opportunity to revisit the Influentials who graced our pages over the past 11 months.  We won’t be having an Influential this month due to the holidays and the party would fall on New Year’s Eve and we all know what we will be doing then…

March 2011 saw Imani Enzo gave us a sneak peek into her glamorous SLife;  at the time she had recently been crowned Miss Essence of Ebony, she had been a 2011 Miss Virtual World Finalist, Miss Bliss Couture 2011, a My Precious Princess in 2011 and the 2010 Costa Rica Productions Top Model of the Year.

The Influential for April 2011 was Eboni Khan;  Costa Rica Sims April who is an accomplished Second Life creator that began her Second Life in 2004 and who  has become one of SL’s  well known  fashion designers. Her flair, sense of style and generosity has made her a fashion staple in many SL closets….

The wonderful month of May saw us interview Persia Bravin; who is a multi-talented and extremely nice woman and whose SL résumé is simply put impressive. Persia has worn many hats in the media world of SL; Treet.TV /'Pop Vox'- Host/Co Producer, The BOSL Radio- CEO, The BOSL Magazine- Copy Editor, The BOSL Magazine-Senior Writer, Blog- 'Chrome Never Sleeps', Blog- ‘Second Life Art and Entertainment’, Pop Art Lab-RL/SL Press Manager, Caerleon Art Collective-Press Manager,  and EXPLORE IT!-Press Manager.  If this wasn’t enough Persia’s RL is just as impressive as Journalist, art lover, fashion junkie, surf junkie and Raqs Sharqi obsessed….

June 2011 Influential: Charriol Ansar.  The Costa Rica Sims June Influential is a very busy woman that holds an impressive position at GLANCE International Agency.  As COO of this full-service fashion PR agency, shehas her finger on the pulse of fashion in Second Life.

July 2011 Influential: Didier Rascon; as an architect in real life building a house was no big deal, but creating clothes was something else altogether. After falling in love with the fashion side of Second Life, Didier made a concerted effort to make clothes. It wasn’t long before he had enough clothes designed and created to open his own store. In 2010 he started a new brand ‘House of Europe’ and the rest they say is history.  Apart from designing clothes he models them too.

August 2011 Influential: Reign Congrejo; at the time of the interview Reign was the ‘reigning’ Miss Costa Rica Sims and her time as Miss Costa Rica was drawing to a close.  But this is not all there is to this gorgeous lady.  She is also a fashion designer in Second Life and that introduced her into the world of Second Life modelling which she thoroughly enjoys and works very hard at.. Having won Miss CRS she went on to compete in Miss Virtual World 2011 where she placed in the top 12. Her latest project is the Miss Ebony International contest which she started with my business partner, Devine Hunt.

September 2011 Influential: Mimi Juneau; style Guru Mimi Juneau of Mimi’s Choice fame is a really lovely and gracious lady, who hails from Antwerp Belgium.  She arrived in Second Life some 5 years ago and has undoubtedly left her mark on the world of fashion in SL.  She has one of the most renowned reseller stores around, catering for both men and women’s fashions in SL and carrying some of the best known design brands that she has personally chosen to represent.  You can acquire everything from hair to shoes and obviously everything else in between at Mimi’s Choice.  She loves what she does and it shows.

October 2011 Influential: MeiMei Shiu;  is a runway, print media and live fashion model. She has represented Farouche Tres Modeling Agency and Maritima Inc. as well as PurpleMoon Creations and SACHIPhoto Studio. And then there are the contests and pageants she has participated in so far: • Champagne!Sparkling Face of the Month for September and October Runner Up • Miss Avatar World 2011 top 15 candidate • Crown winner of Miss Elegance 2011 • 1st Runner-up and Best Creative for Miss Sophisticated Lady 2011 • 2nd Runner-up and Miss Photogenic for Miss Hollywood 2011 • Prestigious Model February 2011. This lovely lady is most definitely one of SL’s rising stars.

And finally November 2011 Influential: Pompeja Rossini; Many of you will know this talented designer’s skins and shapes, and her brand LaVie. Pom started out in the world of SL fashion by designing clothing, her brand at the time was Pomj and she also made skin make-ups for a skin designer.  She designed her own first skin in mid-2008.  As time went on skins became her main focus, luckily for us and now we can have stunning looking avatars courtesy of Pompeja.

Influentials will be back in January 2012 with an interview with Zachery Zufreur.

The CRS Executive Team thank you for your support of the Costa Rica Sims.  All that is left for me to say is happy holidays to you all, have fun and be safe!!

Lacy Muircastle

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