UPDATE: Thank you to all who applied! We received over 1,000 entries, all of exquisite quality, and are awed and inspired by their messages.
 
The first-place winners for each of the four categories are:
 
1) Literature: Ava Yergo
 
2) Visual Art: Maria B. Lacey
 
3) Photography: Alicia Helm
 
4) Video: Brittney Simmons
 
 
 
 
 

 
Congratulations!!!
 
 
DEADLINE: May 13, 2009

Girls Helping Girls' Fund-for-Respect Program is organizing a "Mirror, Mirror" art contest to empower girls to redefine "real beauty" and widen their perspectives on beauty.
 
 
 
Girls aged 11-19 can submit a visual, literature, or video piece responding to the question, "Who is the most beautiful woman to you?"

General Rules:

• All entries much be submitted with a completed Entry Form ( Download here , or Email: Emilyempoweragirl [dot] org)
• All contestants much be 11 to 19 years of age on May 13, 2009
• By entering, the artist gives Girls Helping Girls permission to use their artwork for promotional, non-commercial purposes.
• Entries must be original
• Subject matters must be related to the theme
• Contestants are limited to a maximum of 2 entries per person
• All entries MUST be submitted and received by May 13, 2009

Submission:
Contestants can either sent their submission online via email to emilyempoweragirl [dot] org or send it via mail to:
45945 Sentinel Place
Fremont, CA 94539
 
Judging:
All submissions will be judged according to creativity, originality, personal connection to the theme.
 
Prizes for Each Category:
First

place: $500, media support
Second, third place: display on Girls Helping Girls' websites, certificates
 
Categories:
1. Visual Art

• Includes oil, watercolor, or acrylic paintings, photography, drawings, sketches, and collage.
• All artwork must be flat and two dimensional, and must adhere to a minimum size requirement of 8” x 10”, and maximum size of 18” x 24”.

2. Literature

• Includes poems, short stories, plays, and songs
• All poems, short stories, and play must not exceed 500 words
• All songs must not exceed 5 minutes
• All songs must be submitted on an MP3 file or CD, along with a lyric sheet

3.  Videos

• Video must not exceed 5 minutes
• All images and filmed scenes must be original
• All minors featured in the film must obtain parental permission