The ten finalists, made up of five male and five females, in no particular order are:
Megan Williams
Kelly Horrigan
Jeannie Hind
Willow Bork
Robyn Lunt
Aron Vandermolen
Daniel Olaiya
Joe Leonard
Nicholas Martin
Dan Klaiber

A big thanks to everyone who entered and voted. The final 10 people move onto the final stage of the competition and will be invited to take part in a fashion shoot by Smile Studios, with styling and clothes provided by sponsors Prime Delux, Forty Five Clothing and Arena Creative Hair.

Judges will then pick the final winners – one male and one female who will feature in their own exclusive shoot and win a range of goodies from the competition sponsors. The winners will be announced at a special winners party at Jack Chams, Ebrington St, Plymouth.

Join our Facebook Group to keep up to date with the competition HERE

Check out the photos of the semi-finalists below, and pick ONE male and ONE female that you want to win, remember their name/number and select them on the vote form at the bottom of the page.

The most popular five men and women will make it through to the finals, where they will take part in a photo shoot to be published in 247 Magazine and the winners will be announced at a special model Search Party at Jack Chams, Plymouth in late January 2011.

It is now down to YOU to vote for the top male and female to go through to the finals…choose carefully as you can only vote once.

Voting closes at 6pm on Fri 17 December

WOMEN:
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MEN:
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Place your votes here for the Student Model Search 2010, supported by:
247 Magazine
Forty Five Clothing
Prime Delux
Arena Hair
Smile on the Tiles

Entering is really simple, just email 2...@outofhand.co.uk with a recent, GOOD QUALITY picture of yourself (headshot only please) with your name, address, mobile phone number, place of study and date of birth by Fri 15th October.

The top 10 male and top 10 female entrants will go through to the semi-final, with the public voting for the top five male and top five female entrants, all of whom will be invited to a fashion shoot and judges will then decide on the final male and female winners. Prizes include free clothes amongst other things and the chance to star in your very own 247 Magazine fashion shoot!

The Student Model Search is being held in conjunction with the following Plymouth based businesses:

Arena Hair – 52 Ebrington St, St Judes, Plymouth
A boutique hair salon with a professional, experienced team of stylists and a calm, relaxed atmosphere. They are dedicated to giving clients the best results every time, and as a result, Arena is one of the South West’s most forward thinking salon, with an eye on the next big trends in hairdressing as well as the highest standards in cutting, colouring and styling
Visit www.arenacreativehair.co.uk for more information

Forty Five Clothing – 48 Ebrington St, St Judes, Plymouth
Independent clothing store and coffee shop stocking loads of cool niche brands, including Dephect, Emily & Fin, Lazy Oaf, Lucky Star, Seventyseven, Motel and Vacant amongst others.
Check out their online store at www.fortyfiveclothing.com

Prime Delux – 48 Ebrington St, St Judes, Plymouth
One the leading street and skatewear stores in the region, stocking brands such as Nike SB, Supra, Adidias, WeSC, Obey, Carhartt, Vans and DC. They also run Plymouth’s indoor skate park at 21a Commercial Rd, Coxside – a 15mins walk from the shop.
Check out their online store at www.primedelux.com
Check out the skate park here:

Prime Skatepark | June 2010 Edit from Ben Cornish on Vimeo.

Smile on the Tiles
Based in Plymouth, they take photos of people having a good time out on the town every weekend. You’ll be hard pressed not to bump into one of their photographers when your hitting the bars and clubs in town.
Spot yourself in the photos at www.smileonthetiles.com

Jack Chams
A cool independent bar located on Ebrington St in the St Judes area of the city. Small and perfectly formed as they say, loads of live music and drinks deals, not to mention some awesome artwork on the walls (which also featured on the cover of our September issue).
Keep up to date with what’s happening at the bar HERE

Student Model Search 2009/2010 – The Outtakes
Things don’t always go to plan, check out these out-takes to what happened behind the scenes…

Footage from the first ever Student Model Search, promoted by 247 Magazine and supported by The Hair Priory and UPSU. Over 500 people entered, with the top 40 selected for a make-up day and photo shoot in preparation for the Finals.

The Hair Priory Student Model Search – The Final
Held at the University of Plymouth’s Main Hall, the finals featured a complete fashion show and exclusive set from Naboo from the Mighty Boosh.