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RNiiii'fii,'ii,i'i,i,s),iiiiira, _ T I.', Ia ' I il , has dreamed of, after turning the CDCI East International 'r"i'ia II , v!Mtivi"iii'i,al "i. . "sial, 1,. ' ' . heads at the Canadian Model Baccalaureate Program, she fill) 5;; ' RE, Thg Ill , g; = #1:" > g & Talent Convention, held in said. . Biba . Egg“ 5M». " , tlt - Toronto from April 30 to May "All agents throughout the l iiitgll to? . ' , ' . . . if; tlf V [V tig 3. ' conference repeatedly stated "lliEvSEN ’c‘" . . g " § .! For example, the Grafton that it is important for models V 1lllllitifiit'llt.,!iN " tti' .f 335; . "r"-, i resident took first place in the and commercial talent to do l . ' Itll Hg; rii= _ ' I g FW,, tit . a [, TV Commercial competition well in school and to finish ' I ', _ , "iii" Ri lit tg ' He’s. 'ariitiar, .2 .g a though shealso entered high school, and that they do 'd _ ' I - a " , mil tg . "ttElf,?" a i _ other competitions and partic- not like to take anyone out of I ' » , , . :1F 5; Ird H it w,r-,gf,,fili,iig; iS', i ipated in a number of semi- school to work," she said. ,3 , g . (ifiall, . _ g a , I/ssiig"'aW,r ,5}. oats and workshops. "Therefore, many of the Si . ' ' ' "kl ' E ta _ . .313" C "i learned a great deal, and International agencies will .521; Lea, . v' " . ‘ if. F' _ a A got the inside scoop from choose 18-year-olds and older Submitted hots national, and international for that reason. I am very for- _ p . agents and dignitaries -- 52 of Innate that I will be graduat- Grafton resident Dena tioyweloos, holds the first-place trophy she them trum around the world ing from high school at 16, won int,rttTVctyyrrrtrial competition attherecentCanadian Model Including France, Italy, Eng- giving me a head start. ' &Talent Convention in Toronto. _ land, Greece, South Africa, “Particularly exciting for me ' Japan, Taiwan, China, Korea, is that a couple of the New . _ Singapore, New York, Califor- York agents, as well as the stirs for this event. However, there and workhard, really ( Ilia. Florida and Canada," she agent from Tokyo, are very those of us from the smaller hard. '. listed. _ interested in the possibility of towns do not have that "As with any trade, you can't ' “While winning the best TV having me come to their agen, option, so we rely on the gen- just wake up one day and Commercial award was awe- ties for a couple months this erosity of the smaller local instantly start doing the job. It some, it was not the highlight summer." businesses," she said. _ takes years of training and ' of my four days. at CMTC. The While there are no guaran- In her case, thatlist includes experience, and this is no dif- hig prize, much bigger and tees, she added, there will at the Mill Pond Hatchery, Abso- ferent, lin happy to start my more important than winning least be auditioning and net- lute Vogue, Wimpy's Diner, training now and work my way _ a trophy, was the opportunity working opportunities. Smith Energy Systems, Iilllan up. . to meet and speak with the This experience would not Bickle Photography. Boston ."At the same time, I am real- l . agents and scouts, with the hive been possible without Pizza, Pam Vorkapic Phottog- istic in that I definitely under- , ultimate goal being to have the local sponsors who helped raphy and Boston Pizza: stand that tl1e.competition is ( one of them invite me to a hergetthere.she said. Her next step is to'discuss rierce and that not everyone ' callback on the last day of the _ "A lot of the girls who com- any offers that come in with makes it. However. if nothing convention." peted came from larger her current agency, Mode Elle further ever comes from all f Itan agent or scout takes an metropolitan areas within Model & Talent Agency in this, then I will know that I . _interest in a model, she Canada, such as Calgary and Belleville. Then. if she does gave it my best shot. And F 1' explained, you're chosen to Toronto, so they quite easily sign with another agency, "it that's so muchfetter than i' attend a callback and meet enlist many-corporate spon- will be up to me to get out _ nevertty,is,1gttp,ilff,',' , _ _ . ', l ", C _ ttirt 1;:‘gui' _ - ' first”: I' _ I IHAllKS. Ontario 1lthmteerService Awards recognize dedication. U d 'erpit H 6 an J 70.0.9 y "tttl, _ a 1' l V t _ '. . N . _ 1 , iircss' " - - "fa -". ll g _ _ on . ra tet"- . . 1.2.5. , a -1». [ . , ', . -. Milt a, - . .QIinieers t. irs'l.gl 'r.), aM ,__. " . r .5, . - If ct r» . " - m _', _ . _ l 'i'i'L" .v ll iN . 'a " " 3 A L" , "a be q . c tiq . ' s.- . . . ' ' ' ki' e a " A ' Ei' BNI g L g} ' l Pa" . . / i , Fag?" - go . t t , I MI .-. 'lt - , ' l g , F ' N Mi , VALERIE MACDONALD sun Mega _ Northumberland County's long-serving volunteers were honoured at the Cobourg Lions Community Centre last night duringthe 2009 '1 t' _ Ontario Volunteer Service Awards, Two 50-year volunteers were among those honoured. Left: Dorathy Harnden was honoured for 50 years of . volunteer service with the Women's Institute in Cold Springs, Congratulating her is liorthymberlandA2uinte West MPP Lou Rinaidi. Right: Dorothy Beedham received recognition for her 10 years as a volunteer with the Hamilton Township-Cold Springs Memorial Hall Board of Mare _ agement and 50 years volunteering With the Women's Institute in Cold Springs. She is flanked hy Khalil Ramal, parliamentary assistant for ' _ . the Ministry of Citizenship and immigration (left) and Northumberland-Quinte West MPP Lou Rinaldi. ' .