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" I represented Seventeen at the 2nd annual Protect Your Girls bra design contest and mother/daughter brunch at the Holiday House designer showhouse. The event was created by a group of teenage girls who wanted to find a way to give back to their community. Over 40 teens from around New York City - many who had personal ties to breast cancer - decorated bras with a variety of materials from broken CDs to feathers to guitar picks. The only rule was that they couldn&amp;#039;t use fabric! It was truly amazing to see how creative and innovative the girls were - it was obvious that each bra took hours of time to complete and they were all beautiful works of art. I was one of the judges of the bra contest, along with Kara Diagourdi from American Idol, MILLY designer Michelle Smith, and Nancy Fried, an art teacher at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. We looked at each bra on display and chose 10 final winners. The competition was stiff, as so many of the bras were amazing! But a few that made an impression include a bra that actually lit up, and one made entirely of sticks. Winners received a range of prizes from Jingle Ball tickets and Project Runway finale tickets to a day at Seventeen. All proceeds were donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), an organization that provides funding for research at medical centers worldwide and increases public awareness about good breast health.  Check out the winning design from this year&amp;#039;s contest: Emmy, 16  Photo Credit: Rebecca Finley "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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