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LATEST NEWS 11/01/00 - Nothing exciting. Underneath.com replied to my inquiry saying that they don't know when, if at all, they will be posting how many votes each of the contestants has. Early February, 2001 - Nopes, I didn't win. Ah well. I have just made a total fool out of myself in front of all my friends and still didn't get any free undies. =P
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Also below: Some Funny Comments I've Gotten From Friends
I'd have to say that it was a combination of boredom and curiosity. I subscribe to the Underneath.com e-mail list because their newsletters are entertaining. When I saw the ad for the model search saying you needed to submit a picture of yourself in a swimsuit, I remembered these old photos hiding out in my desk drawer, and figured why the heck not. I had the mentality of, well, I probably won't even make it past the first round, but if I did, that would be cool! I was so embarrassed about those pics before (they have been a government secret for 2 years) but now I'm like, shoot, why not, I'm only young once, and I've always wanted to see if I could be in something like this. =) [shrug] back to top
Q: Who took the picture? And why?
My roommate at Jester dormitory (at UT Austin) at the time, Julie, took the picture. She'd just bought a couple of bikinis on sale and she somehow convinced me (with much difficulty, I might add) that trying them on and taking pictures of each other in them would be a great way to "preserve the beauty of our college years" or some crap like that. ANYWAYS, so I begrudgingly agreed. We had a verbal agreement that after she developed them, she'd give me the negatives, and she'd never show/tell a soul. Just for the record, she got the pics developed in Taiwan, and "conveniently" forgot the negatives there, and did end up showing people (to my horror). Thus why we weren't roommates again the following year. Heheh, just kidding! Well, it was just embarrassing overall for me. But now 2 years later, here I was looking at them, actually thinking that they weren't so bad, plus like I said I was bored and asking myself, "What if?" back to top
Q: Say, that's a mighty old picture. Wouldn't they want a more recent picture?
Yes, the contest rules said to send in a recent picture. But I didn't have any of myself. (No, contrary to popular opinion, it is not my habit to be taking pics of myself in bikinis. Haha.) So I tried it anyways. The picture is clearly marked with a date stamp, "April 1998". If they didn't wanna accept it, they would've had good reason to. But they went ahead and posted me anyways. My hypothesis is that maybe they were pretty desperate for contestants or something. Just so you know, this is what I look like as of September 2000. And this pic too. back to top
Q: What incentive is there for you to enter?
Not much. I think free undies are at stake, and maybe some modelling contract with Underneath.com, if I win. Free undies being my primary incentive, of course. That means I can procrastinate even longer to do my laundry! Yay! =) back to top
Q: So, how do I vote for you? Of course I'm not saying that I'm going to vote for you ...
Well, it seems complex, but it really isn't that hard. First, go to the website and check out my hilarious pic. If you click on the "Vote for Caroline" link, all it does is try to get you to send an e-mail to cchen@underneath.com. If you're having trouble, just open up whatever you use to read and send e-mail and manually send to cchen@underneath.com. The subject needs to read "Vote" and the body of the e-mail needs to say "I vote for Caroline" (if you do decide to vote for me). One vote per e-mail address ... deadline Jan. 30, 2001. back to top
Q: How many votes do you have so far?
I don't know. So far they haven't given me any way of seeing how many votes I have, or how I'm doing comparing to the others. But when I find out, I'll be sure to let everyone know! back to top
Editor's note: Thanks, guys (and girls!). Hehehe.
Editor's note: Thanks, and uhh, no. =)
Editor's note: I think my chest looks bigger than actual size in that pic due to a combination of the angle at which the pic was taken, and the wire and major push-up pads in the bikini.
Editor's note: Yes, that is me. I had to send in a photo through snail mail, so I couldn't do any digital editing even if I wanted to (darn!). Actually, when we were trying on the bikinis, the price tag was all hanging out, so when I sent it in, I attached a note reading, "If in the unlikely event that my picture is chosen, please edit out the price tag." And they did! Not a great job, if you look closely, but they did try. Hahahaha.
Editor's note: I agree!
Editor's note: Hehehe. Not anytime soon. Gimme a few more years to muster up the courage to do this in public. Oh, and I wouldn't be able to wear this particular bikini in the pic; it's not mine, it's Julie's!
Editor's note: Thanks! I'm gonna need all the help I can get. Just look at all the hot girls I'm competing against! I'm thinking that the only way I can get away with this is if I get my friends to help me. So please vote for me, the underdog!
Editor's note: I'm sorry for any physical debilitation, injury, or death this may cause the general public, really I am. Heheheh.
Editor's note: HAHAHAHHAHA. Hansheng, you're mean! But I agree, I look kinda chubby in the pic. But hey, I was on a 3-buffet a day diet! Now, cooking for myself, it's a different story. My boyfriend Richard has also gotten some amusing responses about me being in this, which I hope he will share with me sometime, so I can share them with everyone. =)
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