Top vote-getting image for the Top Hat contest was an adorable dog in (of course) a top hat
Frankly, we liked all of the nine finalists who made the cut for our Top Hat cover image competition — the glamour, the kitsch, the drag, the wit. Any of them would have made a fun cover to this issue. But there’s a reason we call them the Readers Voice Awards, and that’s because the readers pick the winners. Still, we weren’t totally surprised when the Top Hat went to the only one in a Top Hat — quite literally. Winner Franky Bautista’s picture of his adorable pooch Regina in an upside-down stovepipe was the clear favorite of voters, who may also have liked the fact that Bautista chose the SPCA as his charity of choice. Who says a dog’s life is a bad thing? We tip our hat to you, Franky and Regina.
And the airline tickets go to …
Chris Lindsey-Pittman.
Chris was the lucky reader who submitted his name when visiting DallasVoice.com during the RVA voting period and was randomly selected as the winner of two free tickets on American Airlines. Congratulations, Chris
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ABOUT THE VOTING
The Readers Voice Awards are an education for us as they are for you. We mix up the categories every so often, like this year changing “Top LGBT Fundraiser” to “Top Party for a Cause.” And what’s the result? Perpetual winner Black Tie Dinner gets bested by BearDance — showing the bears love to vote when they get to thinking outside the usual.
As it was last year, about 10,000 of you cast ballots across nine categories, with the most votes lodged in Nightlife, which also found “Top Dallas Night Club” the most popular award, followed by “Sexiest Bartender” (we agree — see Page 33) and then “Top Real Estate Agent.” That’s different than last year, when Dine was the most popular category.
There were many newcomers this year, some familiar names from past awards, but mostly, we were struck by the uniqueness of some votes and the enthusiasm. Here, then, we present your choices for the 2013 Readers Voice Awards.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition March 22, 2013.
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