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ESSENCE IT Girl Atlanta

Lots of lovely Southern belles showed up for the first leg of the ESSENCE IT Girl competition in Atlanta. Check out some of the highlights from the event.
By · March 24, 2010October 29, 2020
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Top Judges

Lots of lovely Southern belles showed up for the first leg of the ESSENCE IT Girl competition in Atlanta.

Judges for the Atlanta leg of the competition were (from left to right): Emil Wilbekin from ESSENCE.COM, NeNe Leakes from the “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” Calvin Wilson and Attienette Azille from Elite Model Management.

02
Camera Ready

No strangers to the spotlight, ESSENCE IT Girl judges Emil Wilbekin and NeNe Leakes ham it up for the cameras.

03
Good Times

NeNe Leakes had the judging panel in stitches of laughter throughout the competition.

All Photos by Brian L. Christian
04
Funny Gal

Reality television star NeNe Leakes goofs off with the IT Girl crew during a break.

05
Pose Off

NeNe practices her best camera ready poses.

06
Speak Easy

None of the judges had any qualms about sharing their thoughts with the contestants!

07
Long and Lean

The judges were in awe of this uber tall and skinny contestant.

08
Interview Time

A contestant chats with a member of the camera crew about her hopes to become the next ESSENCE IT Girl.

09
Barefoot Beauties

Contestants remove their heels to have their measurements taken before going into the judging room.

10
Groupie Love

This way to the ESSENCE IT Girl competition! A few contestants strike a pose next to the signage near the entrance.

11
Can’t Wait

One of the contestants anxiously awaits her chance to enter the judging room.

12
Lovely Ladies

Can you feel the love? Call it southern hospitality, but the contestants were all really nice to each other and some even left the competition having made new friendships.

13
BFF’s

Several pairs of best friends showed up to enter the competition.

14
Say What?

Contestants get wrapped up in one of the feature articles of a recent issue of ESSENCE magazine.

15
Head Shots

Determined to capture the attention of the judges, one of the contestants organizes copies of her head shots to give out in the judging room.

16
Rapt Attention

One of the contestants flashes the camera a smile.

17
Up For Grabs

Contestants were sure to take along the free issues of ESSENCE magazine for themselves and family before leaving the competition.

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