You Wanna Be On Top? The Search For Whistler's Next Top Calendar Model

TWSSF is bringing sexy back this year with a bevy of Whistler’s most beautiful girls gathering at the Longhorn Saloon last night to see if they had what it takes to be Whistler’s Next Top Calendar Model. The Whistler Exposed Calendar, in its third year, has become a local success story and Director Shannon Carlson couldn’t have been more pleased with the turn out. If you weren’t at the Filmmaker Showdown, then this was the place to be. And even the filmmaker’s knew it – I think they must have ran from the Conference Centre straight to the Longhorn to try to catch the show!

Almost 25 girls competed on the runway, showing off their athletic prowess and sex appeal to prove to Shannon and a panel of judges that they could embody the Whistler spirit AND look pretty darn good doing it. It’s all about attitude - as a current Whistler Exposed Calendar model, I can tell you that posing in the snow in a bikini is both fun and hard work, so you have to know how to laugh about it! Even I found the competition stiff. I mean, I know that Whistler girls are notoriously attractive and fit but this was off the charts! For the sportswear competition we saw everything from baseball & football girls, to dirt bikers, boogie boarders and boxers. I can tell you that ‘backstage’ aka the Longhorn kitchen, that those chefs left with big grins on their faces. It’s not often that they will be closing down a shift while 25 hot women change into lingerie while they clean the grill. The lingerie / swimwear competition nearly brought the roof down. It’s safe to say that Shannon has her pick of the best and sexiest girls to fill out the 2012 calendar.

Proceeds from the calendar go to The Canadian Spinal Cord Research Association, a charity close to Shannon’s heart and sometimes overlooked in a community that’s commonly affected by spinal injuries. The night’s cover charge of $10 a head to a sold out event put the Whistler Exposed Calendar closer to its goal of beating last years funds raised ($10,000!). Way to go Shannon!