Berkeley Systems Announces the Glamorous Miss Hane Virtual Beauty Pageant; Move Over Miss USA & Miss America, There's A New Beauty Queen In Town!BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 1996--Berkeley Systems, Inc. today announced the kick-off of the 1st Annual Miss Hane Virtual Beauty Pageant pageant, modern dramatic spectacle or procession celebrating a special occasion or an event in the history of a locality. In medieval times the word pageant had meant the wagon or the movable stage on which one scene of a mystery or miracle play was performed. , the premier event of its kind on the World Wide Web. One of the most popular features on Berkeley's Web site (http://www.berksys.com), Miss Hane is the resident advice-columnist, doling out insightful answers to questions ranging from how to color coordinate with one's computer to making the perfect martini. A devout de·vout adj. de·vout·er, de·vout·est 1. Devoted to religion or to the fulfillment of religious obligations. See Synonyms at religious. 2. Displaying reverence or piety. 3. beauty queen and fashion guru, Miss Hane is searching the globe for the next Virtual Beauty Queen. The contest is open to anyone, male or female, age 18 and over. The winner will walk away with an elegant tiara and $500, with additional cash prizes for the four runners-up. "I've always said that there is a beauty queen in all of us just waiting to get out," stated Miss Hane. "Now, thanks to the Web, anyone in the world can enter the Miss Hane Virtual Beauty Pageant. And men, don't be discouraged because you are beauty queens too!" To enter, contest hopefuls must take a photo of themselves dressed in evening attire and submit it, along with a completed entry form, to Berkeley Systems Berkeley Systems was a San Francisco Bay Area software company cofounded in 1987 by Wes Boyd and Joan Blades. It made money early on by doing contract work for the National Institutes of Health, specifically in making modifications to the Macintosh so that it could be usable by by April 8th. Submissions may be done via Berkeley's Web site, Toasted, or by mail. Complete contest rules and instructions are available on Toasted. Once entered, contestants' photos will be posted online and, on April 12th, a special ballot will be made available for surfers to cast their vote in what is sure to be stiff competition. This round of voting ends May 9th, with five lucky finalists announced the following day. Out of these stunning contestants, a carefully selected panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
The talent portion of the competition is strictly optional, but those hopefuls wanting to illustrate that there's more to a Virtual Beauty Queen than meets the eye, can submit a piece of writing, a QuickTime movie, or sound file that best shows the fruition of all those years of practice. All talent submission must be done electronically; see Berkeley's Web site for the complete details Founded in 1987, Berkeley Systems, Inc. is most recognized for its widely popular, award-winning After Dark and other animated screen savers Screen Savers may refer to:
Saturday Night Live (SNL Goes Political and Digital Pet: Your Internet Companion, in the March/April time frame. -0- Note to Editors: For more information, contact Steven Decker or DeEtte Christie at (510) 540-5535 or steve@berksys.com. Additional information on Berkeley Systems can be found on the World Wide Web, at http://www.berksys.com CONTACT: Berkeley Systems, Inc. Steven Decker/ DeEtte Christie, 510/540-5535 http://www.berksys.com |
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