2009 Dawn Look-Alike Contest Winners
First Place #57: Carlye Carroll Second Place #58: Regina Smith Third Place #63: Yaya Han
First Place #57: Carlye Carroll Second Place #58: Regina Smith Third Place #63: Yaya Han
Special Awards Jeff Carlisle Best Alien “Alien Painting” Paul Vincenti Best Amazon “Athena” Bill Weiger Best Dragon “You have her attention” Peter Mohrbacher Best Horror “Uriel” Stephanie Law Best Fairy “Page of Wands” Roy Mauritsen Best Spacescene “Taking the Space” Lindsay Archer Best Warrior “Thane’s Broken Dream” Mark Helwig Most Humorous “Evilution” Artist Choice Award Tom Fleming Artist Choice “Reverie”… Read more →
The Miss Klingon Empire Beauty Pageant celebrated its 10th anniversary this year at Dragon*Con. Backstage, contestants snarled over last-minute costume adjustments and fought for the few available safety pins supplied by the human lackeys who scurried to obey their commands. The 2007 Miss Klingon Empire, when asked by the Daily Dragon how she felt about relinquishing her title, growled, “I’ll… Read more →
Saturday night, the Costume Track held the “Dragon-After-Dark Contest,” co-emceed by Brian Holloway and Jerry Doyle. Congratulations to the following winners: 1st Place: Joshua – Prince of Persia 2nd Place: Mike Ziemer – Death Squadron, Star Wars 3rd Place: Abby – Rope Corset Honorable Mention: Daty Moore – Night Elf
1st Place: Belle Chere, #27 2nd Place: Nadia Heller, #24 3rd Place: Jennifer O’Funne, #58 Best Theatrical Presentation: Alia & Athena Sanchez, #40 Best Armor: Gayle Karr, #48 Most Original: Jennifer Newman, #30 Best Adaptation: Tiffany Antrim, #15
Congratulations to Bob Petolillo for winning the Saturday Settlers of Catan tournament!
Enter a world where dragons poise with curved talons, frozen in rosewood; where brooding warriors recline among wolves; and trees sink Celtic-knotted roots into unyielding rock and weep for the moon: enter the Dragon*Con Art Show. Artist Steve Hickman presided over this year’s Art Show Awards ceremony, dedicated to the late Dr. Patrick James Roberts. As the ceremony began, Hickman… Read more →
Best Youth: Grant Kuehney – “Robo~Frog” Best Novice: Brandi & Jimmy Burns – “In The Witch’s Castle” Best Journeyman: Gordon Steinecke – “Steampunk Adventurers” Best Professional: Chris Brown – “The Hogfather” Best Use of Materials: Simon McDonald – “Lego Boba Fett” Best In Show: Chris Brown – “The Hogfather” Audience Choice Award: Brandi & Jimmy Burns – “In The Witch’s… Read more →