Interesting Article-Strixowl :-) ------------------------------ Move Over Beauty Queens, Italy Seeks Miss Digital MILAN (Reuters) - The movie star Sophia Loren may have been the icon of 20th-century Italian beauty but times have changed and now she's being challenged for her crown by virtual divas in the first "Miss Digital World" competition. A new beauty contest kicking off in Italy next week will give pixel-perfect pin-ups the chance to steal sultry Sophia's sex-symbol status. "Miss Digital World" is the first beauty contest reserved for the likes of videogame heroine Lara Croft, computer-cloned actresses from the "Matrix" films and new beauties tweaked to perfection with 3D graphics. Digital artists, advertising agencies and videogame programmers from around the world have been asked to send a computer design of their perfect woman to www.missdigitalworld.com, complete with date of birth and body measurements. "Every age has its ideal of beauty, and every age produces its visual incarnation of that ideal from the Venus de Milo in ancient Greece to Marilyn Monroe in the 1960s," Franz Cerami,the creator of the competition, said. "Miss Digital World is the search for a contemporary ideal of beauty, seen through virtual reality," he told Reuters. Designers will program their contestants to parade along a virtual catwalk, and there'll be a virtual presenter and virtual guests who will help create the atmosphere of a beauty contest. The winner will be crowned at a flesh-and-blood conference in November 2004 and Cerami hopes the digital queen will go on to greater things with roles in videogames, virtual reality films and adverts. But beware those who think beauty need only be screen-deep. The virtual world has its ethical rules too. "They should not have taken part -- not even as extras or cameos -- in pornographic films, shows or plays nor have made statements...in any way out of tune with the moral spirit of the competition," organizers said.

I saw that yesterday. Just wondering if anyone here is thinking of entering? Can Vicki hold her own? :)

It was also in the Canadian paper today. any info on where the links to the contest are?

Attached Link: http://www.missdigitalworld.com/

That's the only URL I see :-)

I was thinking about it- I've a really super cute character- but I don't animate :(

Cool idea. Funny, I live here and hadn't heard anything about it even though I'm news-freak. mac

"can vicky enter?" I would think that this would be for original creations. E

Can Vicky enter? "They should not have taken part -- not even as extras or cameos -- in pornographic films, shows or plays..." I think not. ;-)

Vicky IS an original creation for some people over at DAZ. She may not qualify for the contest though as I have a feeling she has probably been (without her consent) in some pornographic films.

PJF - heh, cross-post.

it all depends.. if you create an original character using Vicky, and render images and video of her, you own that creation, not Vicky, but all images and stuff used with vicky.. so I don't see any problem why she shouldn't be able to enter the competition. but.. ask DAZ if in doubt.

Hehe, pornographic films??? wow beleive me i havent used alasunthia in any pornographic films and im not using her, and thanks for the feedback, by the way, the phrase "Can vicky enter?" sorry, english is not my primary language, well lets do something i'll find out if vicky can be used and then i'll tell u, ok? if we can, lets hurry up with those promos!!!

Sounds great jeharsy :) if she can.. I already have a good idea which of my characters i'll use ^_^

Thats silly! If persons where to enter a Vicky character shouldn't Daz win also or all together. I see them as giving birth to her.

I agree. The only one that can enter a Vicky is Daz. Whether or not you make your own creation out of Vicky doesn't matter as I see it. It is STILL Vicky's MESH. Now Daz can enter with Vicky. Neftis can enter with NefToon and DarkWhisper can enter with Sara and so on. But unless you have modeled the character yourself, it isn't your MESH, therefore not your model. At least that's how I see it. May very well be wrong. I doubt the people who made the contest even KNOW about Poser.

But, you're not entering the mesh itself, you're entering images, and I think i've seen several places that whatever you create using the stuff you purchase, you can use commercially. so in theory, you should be able to make images, using Vicky, and then enter them to the contest..

let's encourage Mister mayaX to enter her ultra-mega gorgeous MayaDoll... that's a sure-fire winner hands down! and it's her ORIGINAL creation.