Gaming News - June 2005
San Diego, CA (June 29, 2005) - Sony Online Entertainment (SOE)
announced today that more than one million votes have been cast in the
nationwide Quest for Antonia search.
From SOE:
Nearly 150 women have submitted photos online at
www.QuestForAntonia.com in hopes of being discovered by SOE and Stuff Magazine
as the woman who most resembles the electrifying video game heroine Antonia
Bayle from the incredibly popular online video game, EverQuest II.
“Women from all walks of life have entered the search with aspirations of
becoming the real life Antonia from EverQuest II -- including girl gamers,
professional models, housewives and even centerfolds,” according to Laura
Naviaux, senior brand manager, Sony Online Entertainment. “This shows the
universal appeal and popularity that online gaming – and especially the
EverQuest brand -- has achieved.”
Photo submissions and online voting for contestants continues through midnight,
July 11, 2005. After which, SOE and Stuff Magazine executives will select five
(5) finalists and up to three (3) alternates from the top 30 vote recipients in
the online portion of the contest (based upon an average of their scores from
the votes each entrant received).
The online entrants chosen as finalists, as well as alternates, will be
announced shortly thereafter and notified promptly. Finalists will be
interviewed and required to submit a videotape of themselves. The five finalists
will be flown to Las Vegas for the star-studded Stuff Magazine Casino Weekend 4
party extravaganza.
This is the first-ever nationwide model search with the goal of finding a woman
who looks like an online video game character. Once discovered, the new Antonia
will be offered a one-year modeling contract with SOE, a photo layout in the
pages of Stuff Magazine, and other prizes. The winner will be announced at Stuff
Magazine’s Casino Weekend 4 at the Palms Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in August
at the conclusion of a pageant-style competition complete with a swimsuit
contest and interview portion that is expected to be judged by celebrities,
Stuff’s editorial staff and SOE representatives.
For official rules and photo submission guidelines, go to
www.QuestForAntonia.com.
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