The Joystick Junkies Finals!

Fashion label announces finalists in search for Britain's most charismatic girl gamers

Joystick Junkies, the British fashion label, which is inspired by the world's most famous video games has announced 10 girls who have made it through to the finals in their search for Britain’s most charismatic girl gamers.

Not just another model search, with Joystick Junkies connection with the massive video games market, the brand decided to build a team of girls who could both model the clothing but also repre

The final six chosen after voting closes on the 23rd June will be signed up to represent Joystick Junkies for their Autumn-Winter and Spring-Summer 2007 collections. Their work will include working on the Spring-Summer 2007 fashion shoot, photographs for an exhibition, taking part in catwalk shows, conducting interviews with magazines, hosting a season of cool gaming events and a new series of glamorous Joystick Junkies parties.

You can read all about the final ten here http://www.joystickjunkies.com/content/item.asp?item=41 and cast your vote for who you think should win.

Over 300 fashionable pixelantes applied to be Joystick Junkies and extensive castings were held over the last few weeks to figure out who had the looks, the gaming passion and the understanding of the Joystick Junkies fashion brand.

Joystick Junkies needed girls who could cut it on the catwalk and in front of a camera, as much as they shared our passion for video games so this week sees the last of the final tests.

The girls have taken part in photoshoots to test their ability on camera, been interviewed by the team and this week have to play a series of video games against each other including Halo 2, Burnout Revenge, Street Fighter 2 and Gauntlet. We’ll be looking to see who can play, whether they give as good as they get and whether they can work together as a team on Gauntlet, one of the classic games featured in the current Joystick Junkies fashion range.

The six Joystick Junkies will be launched at a special event on Friday July 7th

Remember to check the finalists out at http://www.joystickjunkies.com/content/item.asp?item=41 and cast your vote in the Joystick Junkies search.

What always strikes me as odd, are that the top 'gamers' in the world, whether they be male or female, always have that alluring value to them.

Mostly in the female gamers...they all seem to be gorgeous, but always portrayed in that craptastic MySpace 'sexy pose' shot...

Not to say I don't like looking at those girls, because some of them are pretty, ummm...pretty. But, i'm sure the best female gamers in the world are not future centerfolds.

But, in the end...it's all marketing...show beatiful female gamers, guys go ga-ga and drool...girl gamers are reinforced in seeing that video game playing can be sexy. I get it, yeah...but I like to see 'real' people too sometimes

And whoever wins that competition also gets a date with Rob.

Yeah, and the runners up get a platonic date w/me.....
(Since I'm married, they can't have any bonus prizes)

and T2...you don't get them all to yourself Graaille.

You greedy bastage!

And me too!

After reading the girls' bios...i have a hard time believing that some of them have time to even play games...lol.

Work, Yoga, Karate practice, cycling, running, partying...then games scrunched in their as well?

Funny this should happen today. I am wrapping up my article on female gamers. Should be posted next week.

They're young, they can subsist w/3-4 hours of sleep a night. Let them get a bit older, then they'll be going "gardening, napping, gaming, driving minivan to soccer practice"