Congratulations to Gina Marie and Tracy Tate, who won the July 2008 Girl Next Door and Cougar Next Door contests and $500, respectively, Friday night at Mike Shannon's Outfield.

If I were still in local news, I could make some sweet-ass segue to how hot the girls were and how hot the weather was, but instead I'll just stick to this summary: It was probably the best looking crowd of girls (4 GND's and 4 CND's...and some other beautiful lasses hanging out) that we've ever had.

The crowd at the start of the festivities was huge. Unfortunately, the weather was so hot that it took away from the fun and games. It was actually damn near unbearable.

With the exception of the weather and the drunken fool who signed the wrong checks ("someone" gave Gina the Cougar check, and "someone" gave Tracy the Girl Next Door check), everything went off quite well for the first Girl Next Door And Cougar Next Door Party.

Here's how the voting broke down:

Girl Next Door Online Voting

1. Gina Marie: 199 votes (4 points)

2. Ashley Wooden: 64 votes (3 points)

3. Miranda Levene: 59 votes (2 points)

4. Jane Annette: 53 votes (1 point)

Girl Next Door Voting At Mike Shannon's

1. Gina Marie: 81 votes (4 points)

2. Miranda Levene: 59 votes (3 points)

3. Ashley Wooden: 55 votes (2 points)

4. Jane Annette: 51 votes (1 point)

Girl Next Door Final Total Points

1. Gina Marie: 8 points

2 (tie). Ashley Wooden & Miranda Levene: 5 points

4. Jane Annette: 2 points

Cougar Next Door Online Voting

1. Tracy Tate: 131 votes (4 points)

2. Melody Hoilman: 60 votes (3 points)

3. Sharon Boczkiewicz: 45 votes (2 points)

4. Sarah S.: 41 votes (1 vote)

Cougar Next Door Voting At Mike Shannon's

1. Tracy Tate: 88 votes (4 points)

2. Melody Hoilman: 63 votes (3 points)

3. Sharon Boczkiewicz: 45 points (2 points)

4. Sarah S.: 40 votes (1 point)

Cougar Next Door Final Total Points

1. Tracy Tate: 8 points

2. Melody Hoilman: 6 points

3. Sharon Boczkiewicz: 4 points

4. Sarah S.: 2 points

There it is. The very first Girl Next Door And Cougar Next Door party results. We have enough Cougars ready to be photographed to get us through August, but I'm not sure we'll be able to keep going unless some local ladies 35 and over send in their pics to be photographed by Jason Campagna of Sedura Photography.

So, if you or someone you know would like to participate in the Girls Next Door contest or the Cougars Next Door contest, email me at tmckernan@insidestl.com.

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