{"id":3922,"date":"2016-10-18T20:37:29","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T04:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pre-production.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/?p=3922"},"modified":"2016-10-18T20:37:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T04:37:29","slug":"pretty-in-pink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/echo-online\/blog\/2016\/10\/18\/pretty-in-pink\/","title":{"rendered":"Pretty in Pink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By Mark O\u2019Connor<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Usually runway shows are accompanied by your tall, slim, pretty, young ladies in high heels. But Taft College was not hosting the typical runway show; this was a runway show with a twist.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">The models were males athletes disguised in women\u2019s clothing and makeup. The purpose behind the six models strutting up and down the courtyard last Wednesday was to promote breast cancer awareness. The whole week was dedicated to helping spread awareness about breast cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite losing their dignity and opening themselves up for blackmail and harassment from their peers, the six brave men did a great job spreading the message. While doing the catwalk, the boys carried signs that displayed facts about breast cancer. The purpose was not to humiliate them but to spread the word about a potentially life threatening disease that has taking so many lives across the globe. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even though there were a lot of laughs, the models were still being judged by a panel of runway experts. The models went through three tests to become the \u201cMiss Taft College.&#8221; First they were judged on their runway skills, then they participated in a choreographed dance, and finally were quizzed on their knowledge about breast cancer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the end the judges could not decide on one true winner because, of course, the competition was that great. There was a two way tie between Christina and Abigail. The tie breaker was a 15 second dance off that resulted in a landslide win for Christina.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3859\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC_0224.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3859\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3859\" src=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC_0224-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Christina &quot;Miss Taft College 2016&quot;\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christina &#8220;Miss Taft College 2016&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3865\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC_0188.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3865\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3865\" src=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC_0188-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Adriana trying to win over the judges with a smile\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adriana trying to win over the judges with a smile<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3863\" style=\"width: 1006px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC_0173.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3863\" class=\"wp-image-3863 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC_0173-e1477002895178-996x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Abigail seductively tying her shoes? \" width=\"996\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abigail seductively tying her shoes?<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3861\" style=\"width: 844px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC_0182.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3861\" class=\"wp-image-3861 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC_0182-e1477002751291-834x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Madeline trying to provoke the crowd\" width=\"834\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madeline trying to provoke the crowd<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3860\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC_0197.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3860\" class=\"wp-image-3860 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC_0197-e1477002842294-548x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Tyra blowing kisses hoping to get the judges hearts\" width=\"548\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tyra blowing kisses hoping to get the judges hearts<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3864\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC_0133.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3864\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3864\" src=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC_0133-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The crowd getting ready to blackmail and harass their friends\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowd getting their laughs in and ready to blackmail their friends<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mark O\u2019Connor  Usually runway shows are accompanied by your tall, slim, pretty, young ladies in high heels. But Taft College was not hosting the typical runway show; this was a runway show with a twist.  The models were males athletes disguised in women\u2019s clothing and makeup. 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