posted by admin on Nov 8
Sloggi, one of the world’s leading underwear brands, hosted the finale of its global model contest ‘Show me your sloggi’ to find the world’s most beautiful bottom and the world gathered for the “best butt” competition and 15,000 contestants went cheek to cheek.
A VIP jury chose two winners from 42 finalists of 26 countries. Kristina Dimitrova, 19, of Bulgaria and Romanian Andrei Andrei, 24, each received €10,000 ($14,500), a modeling contract and an insurance policy for their prize-winning posterior.
Some 15,000 people from 29 countries responded to a call by the European company Triumph to post photos of their backsides on the Internet three months ago. The site drew more than five million visitors, of whom 130,000 registered to pick their 10 favourite male and female bottoms from each country.
The female winner was Bulgarian Kristina Dimitrova, 19, who claims that her prize-winning derrière is down to eating “everything” and putting “seven spoons of sugar” in her coffee. With the winners each receiving 10,000 euros (£6,955), along with a modelling contract for the next underwear campaign and insurance cover for their rear ends, Andrei said it was a “great feeling” to be a winner, “especially because I won with my ass.”
But some people felt it had been a bit of a bum steer, with German contestant Kerstin Hafenrichter unhappy with the jury’s selection and saying she would have chosen a different guy to win.
She said: “I had another favourite. They said the most beautiful bottom is wanted but to me, he did not have the most beautiful bottom.”
Among the jury was a “psychologist who has completed scientific research on the formula for a perfect bottom” as well as British model and celebrity Sophie Anderton and a fitness guru to the stars. Members of the sloggi jury were:
- Model Sophie Anderton
- Susanne Maushake, model agency Munich Models representing Elite
- Psychologist Dr. David
- Fitness-expert Karsten Schellenberg
- Top-choreographer Marvin A Smith
- Thomas Herreiner, Product Management sloggi
- Photographer JR Duran
