Built Not Bought Magazine Issue 7, June 2013

It was a dark and stormy night… Oh, wait, wrong story! It was a bright, bright, bright, bright and sunshiny Saturday as cars, motorcycles, vendors, pompadours and ruffle butt britches poured in to the Clearwater Casino Resort the celebrate the 5th annual Kustom Kulture Festival presented to you by the Rockit Roost store in the Kitsap Mall. It didn’t matter what you were there to see, there was something entertaining for everyone. I personally, as a pinup girl, (and previous winner I might add) could not wait to see all of the beautiful girls competing in the Pinup Paradise on Roost’r Island Pinup Pageant. This is a great opportunity for woman of every walk of life to throw on some eyelashes and lipstick, and in this case maybe a hula skirt, and show the world just what she thinks pinup is all about. The contestants get split into 3 groups, this year it was Pink, Orange and Purple. In between the rockin bands and the quirky host each group got their time to shine. With a carefully selected sound track we got to see these girls parade their interpretation of tiki pinup up and down the catwalk and try to win the hearts of the audience and grab that vote. If the awesome costumes and sassy poses weren’t enough, we also got to see them answer a carefully selected interview question where we heard anything from a desire for an attractive man on a deserted island to “world peace, Stan” because yes, there is one in every crowd. The festival patrons could vote at any time during the day at the booth right by the stage, whenever they decided who their favorite girl was (and yes, they were all susceptible to bribes!) But at the end of the day, the most exciting part happened. They closed the votes and announced the top 10. This is where we get to see the girls in their evening gowns for the first time, and try to see if we can guess who is going to win what titles. Having been a winner myself in 2012, I can assure you; this is no easy adventure for these girls and their adoring fans. When the awards begin, everyone is standing by with bated breath as they start to call the names of these beautiful bombshells. Most Photogenic: DeeDee Deladoll! And the crowd goes wild! Miss Vintage Beauty: Alley Kat! Rockit Roost 16 BUILT NOT BOUGHT MAGAZINE | Issue 7 - June 2013 Vixen: Miss Devalynne Dollface! And Miss Congeniality: Scarlet De Lure! As the names keep getting called, the girls get more and more nervous. Who is it going to be? Who won the crowds favor and is going to take that top Crown? And if they didn’t win the vote, did they represent themselves in a manner to take another top title? A hush falls over the crowd as Miss Kitty Mansfield and Miss Bang Bang Betty approach the front of the stage to award the first big crown, the Pinups against Cancer Select Queen. And here she is folks: Miss Pip Osborne! (She can do an amazing Chewbacca impression, or so she says. We may need to take her word on that one.) Pip is an amazing girl who intends to help out the PUAC whenever she can, planning events and fundraisers. She would love to pose with a vintage Bel-air, and gets her Marilyn style on with false eyelashes and black Sharpie, which according to Pip makes the best eyeliner! Miss Bang Bang Betty is ready to pass the award of the Diamond Dolls Inc. for the tattooed beauty Crown: Miss Sweet Annabella! (You should check out some of this girl’s ink, its spectacular!) Miss Sweet Annabella loves every variety of pinups, from Betty Page to Bomber girls and especially today’s modern pinup.! If you have a 1957 Candy apple red Chevy pick-up, she is the model for you. As an “Old soul” and the sister is a U.S. Marine, she would love to take her fancy hair and red lipstick to give back to her community and be an inspiration to all girls. Miss Ginger Snap (Rockit Roost Queen 2012) takes the stage to crown the much coveted title of 2013 Rockit Roost Queen: Miss Raven Royal! Raven loves to embrace Pinup in the true style of Miss Betty Page, to accept women of all shapes and sizes, Tall or short, fat or thin, tattooed or not, she appreciates that Pinup will have a place for all of us. She will use her powers of eye liner to encourage girls to “Just be you” and be comfortable in their own skin. She is active in th HPP

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