Photos by Ma'atology (IN ORDER OF EVENT)
The African dance troupe Kumasi opened the show.
BELOW ARE PICS from the first fashion showcase with Diva 5D
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| Event producer Jon Erickque welcomes the crowd to the event. |
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| The event's hosts were poet Lightnin and Mszphyt |
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| The crowd including host/singer Mo Lyric (center front) |
The winner of Author of the Year was Alysha Hambert
The winner of Barber of the Year was Tony Danicceone Simpson
Alderwoman Marlene Davis speaks to the crowd.
MORE FASHIONS
Rapper Shut Em Down performed
Shut Em Down with models showcasing deisgns by CO2 Crochet (BELOW AS WELL)
Album of the Year went to "Mr And Mrs Exclusive"
Club Promoter went to Forever Fly
DJ of the Year went to DJ Ham, who also was the dee-jay for the event.
BELOW are more fashions
Female Comedian Award went to Ms Funy
Singer Miahni Perry sang Whitney Houston's "I Believe in You and Me."
Msphyt and Lightnin backstage
Female Host Award was given to Mo Lyric
Female Model of the Year went to Zylah
One of the highlighted performances was Best New Artist nominee Ls Up
"Take my picture, Sweetie, I aint got time to wait." LOL
BELOW are PICS from LASH LOFT FASHIONS
Promo Geeks on Graphic Design Artist of the Year
The Lash Loft crew takes a pic with the Nominee Certifcate during intermission
AFTER INTERMISSION:
R&B singer G performed while............
A &M FASHIONS WERE FEATURED. PICS BELOW
Another highlighted performance was the very agile singer Cynceer Rockhead with models showacasing more A&M Fashions
Mo Lyric also performed.
MORE A&M FASHIONS
The Humanitarian Award went to the North County Falcons.
NOTE: This event was a very, shall we say, interesting. Now mind you, the event went smoothly and no bumps in the flow of it, but it was close to four hours which was a bit winding. With three shows in one (a fashion show, an award show and concert), it was a given that the show was going to be quite lengthy. As far as the winners (which were chosen by online poll) well, the big winner was its event producer Jon Erickque who won three awards (Hottest Designer, Male Host and Grinder). And , well in his words on stage during one of his wins: "I work hard." (One moment in the show, he sent a rep from backstage to accept his award because he was too pooped to get the trophy!).
The highlights were the performances by Ls Up and Cynceer who were very energetic and got the crowd hyped into their sets. The fashions showcased were diverse from urban gear to elegant attire and as far as the award winners, although there were some head scratchers (Three winners for Male Grinder and the popular soul food spot Sweetie Pies losing Best restaurant to JR Cricket?) but whatever it had taken for the STL community to attend, so be it. Oh, and YOURS TRULY did not win Best Blog. All the nominees were given certificates of merit which was a nice touch. Other winners were Aloha for Female Singer; Jessie Taylor for Male Comedian and Inbox for Publication of the Year.
BELOW IS THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS:
1. STL HOTTEST AUTHOR Allysha Hamber
2. STL HOTTEST BARBER Tony Danicceone Simpson
3. STL HOTTEST BLOG TheDamnTruth.net
4. STL HOTTEST CD/ALBUM Mr. & Mrs. Exclusive Vol. 1
5. STL HOTTEST CLUB The Boss
6. STL HOTTEST CLUB PROMOTER Forever Fly
7. STL HOTTEST DJ DJ Ham
8. STL HOTTEST FASHION DESIGNER A&M Clothing by Jon-Erickque
9. STL HOTTEST FEMALE COMEDIAN Ms.
Funy
10. STL HOTTEST FEMALE GRINDER Tedi G.
11. STL HOTTEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST Diamond Doll
12. STL HOTTEST FEMALE HOST Mo Lyric
13. STL HOTTEST FEMALE MODEL Zylah Anderson
14. STL HOTTEST FEMALE R&B ARTIST Aloha
15. STL HOTTEST FILM/VIDEOGRAPHER Block Mra Dvd
16. STL HOTTEST GRAPHIC DESIGN Promo Geeks
17. STL HOTTEST LOCAL RESTAURANT JR Cricket
18. STL HOTTEST LOUNGE Bar Code aka Guest Room
19. STL HOTTEST MAKE-UP ARTIST Jessica Dana
20. STL HOTTEST MALE COMEDIAN Jessie Taylor
21. STL HOTTEST MODELING GROUP Cliche’ Cliche Modelspromoting
22. STL HOTTEST MALE GRINDER Roland Page
23. STL HOTTEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST OOOPS
24. STL HOTTEST MALE HOST Jon-Erickque
25. STL HOTTEST MALE MODEL Quincy GQ Johnson
26. STL HOTTEST MALE R&B ARTIST Rhythm and Berto
27. STL HOTTEST NEW ARTIST L'zs Up
28. STL HOTTEST PHOTOGRAPHER Hot Rod
29. STL HOTTEST PRODUCER Foxx Emmy Nominated Starstrukk
30. STL HOTTEST PUBLICATION In Box Magazine
31. STL HOTTEST SALON The Lash Loft Day Salon & Spa
32. STL HOTTEST SINGLE TripleOps Franks Stl Stand Up
33. STL HOTTEST BOUTIQUE Diva5D
34. STL HOTTEST SPOKEN WORD ARTIST Kristy Lightning McKeown
35. Stl Hottest Power Player Orlando Prettyboy Watson
36. Stl Hottest Power Player Roland Page
37. Stl Hottest Power Player Moneygraphics Parks
38. STL Hottest Power Player Jon-Erickque