The pictures of the entire "Mixed Candy" show at Miss Norway 2010 are finally out!

Here are the photos from the Miss and Miss Norway show 2010 27th of August, when the contest made history by appointing the first colored girl as Miss Norway, Iman Kerigo - in "my" dress (it is now hers). - As an alternative too often more solemn fashion weeks, I cooperated with a beauty contest on a show this season. All clothes were reused or redesigned in thread with the new environment friendly profile of the event.

1: Mrs Norway later that evening, Malene Braaten-Sakariassen

in an early 1960s inspired dress that combined with her princess

looks was the natural showstarter.

2: Mrs Norway finalist Marit Helene Skree in another early 1960s

inspired dress. The belt also has a very cute bow not visible here.

3: Miss Norway contestant Elin Lilland in a style that can be

described as antiquity mixed with ABBAs color palette.

4: Marit Helene Kvist from Oslo, another Miss Norway candidate

in a redesigned royal blue party dress.

5: Miss Norway 2010, Iman Kerigo, still happily unkowing about

her victory later that evening. The dress is the most costly of the

"Mixed Candy" outfits, with a pearl collar taking a week to make.

6: Carita Haugrud, Miss contestant, styled by herself in yellow.

 7: Henriette Ruud Hov, another. The dress is inspired by colorful

goddess dresses of the late 1970s. 

8: Anette Celin Olsen, miss finalist in her Cinderella dress, with

petticoat made from another ball gown, in dark silk. Note the

slogan in the background.

9: Miss contestant Rikke Norby in a late 1960s inspired evening

gown with a necklace that seemed to have its own life.

10: The third and last Mrs. Norway contestant, Helene

Stangeland, with shoes to die for.

11: Lene Okkerstrøm in a dress with 2nd hand lace covered

bodice and an evening bag called "Meringue".

12: Alica Andersen in an almost imperial dress suiting her

birthplace St. Petersburg.

 13: Kine Marie Tellenes was the last model in the living jigsaw

puzzle one calls fitting sessions, but luckily Alica, herself and I

together assembled this unexpected, but indeed very nice ensemble.

14: Later first runner up and Miss Water Marion Dyrvik in a ball

skirt and bolero uniformed jacket earlier shown in India,

combined with a top made for the occassion (actually redesign

of a dress that never made it to India and Oxybleach´s fashion week).

And here is some of us together at the fashion show finale.

Of course hair and make up in some cases as well as the whole setting is more commercial and adjusted to popular taste and rest of the finale show, but everything is a trade off. - At fashion weeks the audience can be less supportive and, to put it frankly, the staff more arrogant than in the entertainment business (this does not apply for my experiences in India, that made an example in friendliness and non-stress backstage behaviour). And despite some minor runway faux pas the show was a success!

- It was mentioned in Norway´s leading celebrity gossip magazine already the day after: "All the miss candidates presented a dress from the designer Rudy Wolff, who received great cheering after the show."

(http://www.seher.no/849916/historisk-seier-i-miss-norway).

All photos are taken by Dmitry K. Valberg.