The tracksuit is gone, her hair is loose around her shoulders and she’s wearing nothing but skimpy red underwear. The following night I meet Isabelle at work. “I thought I’d strip only until I got my strength back. With bills to pay Isabelle started stripping. Feeling powerless and unsupported Isabelle had a breakdown five years into her career.Īt 29, fragile with post-traumatic stress, she didn’t know what she wanted to do. It was gruelling work in a culture where sexual harassment was the norm. After completing a social work degree she worked as a prison officer in maximum security prisons. Isabelle entered stripping relatively late. “A showgirl, she puts her heart and soul into it. “A stripper just works at a club to make money,” Christian continues. It gives you a name in a competitive industry. Of course, winning also leads to more work. “They want to be the best in the business. “The people who enter Miss Nude World are the real showgirls,” says pageant promoter Christian Ganaban. I promised not to disclose specific details, but let’s just say it’s not unheard of for contestants to spend up to $7000 on a custom-made outfit that’s strong enough to rip off and throw on the floor. There is no prize money, only the prestige of the title.Ĭontestants are also responsible for the cost of any props, costumes and grooming.
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To enter Miss Nude World, contestants must pay a $350 registration fee and an additional $100 promotional cost. A panel of judges that includes industry professionals, fans and B-list celebrities rank contestants on their routine and their looks. Miss Nude World is about stripping and it’s about beauty. When I suggest Kendrick Lamar they tell me swearing is not permitted. But you don’t want something that’s on Nova every two seconds.”Īnd you definitely don’t want to end up with the same music as one of your competitors. You want songs the audience already knows, you want them to connect, to start toe-tapping. “You don’t want to be too arty,” Sina advises.
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★ 1st Place – PPS Aerial Performance Tournament – Professional Pole Champion 2013.★ 1st place Pole Theater Classique HK 2015.★ 1st place Miss Pole Dance Victoria 2015/16.★ 1st place Miss Pole Dance Victoria 2017/18.★ 1st place Miss Pole Dance Australia 2017/18.She is passionate in writing about her experiences of her recovery from eating disorders and hypothalamic amenorrhoea in which you can follow on her instagram. Currently studying Naturopathy, Amy Hazel aims to bring her passions for health, healing, nourishment and fitness together and inspire others to take care of themselves too!Īs of recent, Amy has taken some time off to focus on her health and mental well-being. You can read about her story in her raw and honest blog ‘ Recipe from Thinspo to Fitspo‘. With her ever changing style, Amy has been most recognized for her extreme flexibility and strong aerial style, which sky rocketed her career as one of the m ost versatile pole and aerial tricksters in Australia.Īmy Hazel is not only a physically strong pocket rocket but she has also shown strength mentally by overcoming her battle with an eating disorder. Amy Hazel – co-owner of Blackbird Studios & winner of MISS POLE DANCE AUSTRALIA 2018 – is known as the world’s Pole Dancing Unicorn.