Winner of the “Most Humorous” award at the 2005 Masquerade, “Disney Princesses” was made and worn by Angela, Jean, Jenn, Maryssa, Lisa, Briana, Lily, Rebecca, Emily, Mike, Tony, Andy, Flo and Kevin.
Operator 7G, from the mecha-genre anime series Megazone 23, constructed and worn by Blair Heald, one of many larger-than-human entries in last year’s show.
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COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: SAN DIEGO
The Comic Gallery Stores of San Diego will present $100 cash to the entry they select as their favorites and $50 to their favorite Young Fan costume. Century Guild will present a $200 cash prize or up to $500 credit in their booth at the convention for what they consider the best costume portraying the elements of Fantasy or Art Nouveau. The Testmarket Evolution will award $300 in prizes: $100 for the best anime costume as selected by their anime division, $100 for the best video game costume as chosen by their video game division, and $100 for the best costume portraying food. L.A.con IV, this year’s SF Worldcon, will present a prize of two free memberships (a $350 value) to what they select as the best costume in a science fiction genre (either re-creation or original design). The 2006 World Science Fiction Convention will be in Anaheim, California, August 23–27. (www.laconiv.org) ConDor & Conjecture, San Diego’s annual science fiction conventions, will present a “ConTour” prize to the best first-time solo entry. The prize will be memberships to Conjecture V on Sept. 29–Oct. 1, 2006, to ConDor XIV on March 2–4, 2007, and to Comic-Con International in July of 2007, plus $100 in cash. AgentSakur9 Entertainment, dedicated to providing the very best coverage and highest quality images of cosplay and costuming, will bestow a $200 award and a trophy to their choice for Most Outstanding Costume. San Diego FX Studio, Inc. will present an award of $200 to the costume entry they judge as best utilizing makeup. (sandiegofxstudio.com) PRA International’s entertainment division, which wholesales/distributes collectible toys, will award a $150 gift certificate for use at its website