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And the Winner Is: Justine, 17

July 20th, 2007 by Cherry Pacheco-Uy
Posted in Contests/Promos, Fashion for Women | | 45 Comments »

fashion-makeover-01.jpgfashion-makeover-02.jpgMeet Justine, the lucky winner of ShopCrazy’s Back-to-School Makeover Contest. She is a 17-year-old college student, who in the last year has lost nearly 40lbs. She didn’t use to like having her photo taken because of image problems. It didn’t help that friends and family would call her “Justfat”. So, instead of feeling sorry for herself, she decided to do something about it. With discipline and determination, she dieted on her own and slowly lost the unwanted weight.

fashion-makeover-03b.jpgWhen Sharline (one of our Web Producers) and I first met Justine at Trinoma, we were surprised at how tall she was! Also, she didn’t look like a student. She had come straight from school and was wearing an all black “corporate” look. ‘Turns out, her school has a dress code! We thought we’d be looking for jeans and knit tops, sneakers and hoodies. Then she also revealed that she needed a dress for a debut she will be attending. Finally, since she is still getting used to her new body, she wanted to try something more fun for weekend wear other than her jeans and t-shirt ensemble.

With P5,000 worth of gift certificates from Crossings, here are the goodies she came away with:

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