I’m doing the ‘con’ thing (wandering aimlessly through the parties, trying to find someone, anyone, I know) when I’m stopped by Renee (whom I had not met) and she says ‘you’re Ryan McFadden’. Ummm, yes (not knowing whether it was a good thing, or a bad thing, to be Ryan McFadden — it really does change day to day). ‘You didn’t win the Robyn Herrington contest this year. Or last year.’
So I asked Renee how the judging works (still in a daze over not winning) — and she told me that the top 8 are picked. Then they’re sent to the professional-level judges who determine the top five. Only the top five are considered ‘winners’. Seems that I made the top 8 both years. In fact, I placed…6th, 7th, 8th. Fantastic