The Modern L attends Pink GirlFest 2012

After months of planning, back and forth e-mails, meetings, press releases, event requests, a couple hundred phone calls and thousands of likes and shares on social media platforms, the weekend to top all weekends finally arrived.

On Thursday morning we were all up at the crack of dawn, packing and preparing the eagerly anticipated Pink GirlFest. A short drive later, we arrived at Malonjeni Game farm, a mere 78 km from our front door, and what an amazing venue this was. More than enough spots for camping, two and four sleepers, as well as luxury tents, a massive pool, an entertainment hall with bar (stocked with my favourite favourite…Jack Daniels!), wildlife, a dam, and the list just goes on and on.

The first day we walked around and saw all the exhibitors and stalls on display, our favourites (besides our own of course), were the Gay goodies and Untamed tattoo stalls and the mindblowing Harley Davidson Legends On Tour truck and their bikes on display. Another major highlight was the Audi R8 at the Audi Menlyn Centre stand and the majority of the Modern L crew lined up for test drives (thanks Ghardi!!!) all weekend.

 The weekend was crammed full of all sorts of fun and educational activities. The ones we enjoyed the most was the Golf clinic with Caryn Louw, and thanks to her tips on Muscle Activation I can safely say my golf swing has improved dramatically. Supa Quick Sandton also held a very informative workshop on DIY car maintenance, which is something, in our opinion, that every woman should know. Pink Confetti gave us some info on wedding and event planning at their workshop and another absolute must for all women, was the self defence workshop.

Along with the workshops, we were also treated to an awesome game drive, a pool competition, volleyball, clubbing every night and one of the most epic highlights of the entire weekend…The oil wrestling competition! Watching Models, DJ’s, Event organisers, our make-up artist and random girls getting rubbed down, getting into an inflatable ring covered in oil and then grabbing, tackling and pinning each other, what more could a girl ask for in terms of entertainment?

The artists who performed that The Pink GirlFest were nothing short of AMAZING. First act to take the stage was our very own Androgeny drag kings and later that same evening the crowd were rocked by Holly and the Woods fronted by the talented Melissa Conradie. Other acts we really enjoyed were Toya Delazy, Comedian Kellyn Coetzee, Chix with stix, Attack of the strawberries, and we were absolutely blown away by a fantastic performance from Karen Zoid.

Then came the event we were all waiting for, something we’d spent ages planning and looked forward to ever since we left Headquarters that weekend…The first ever Miss PGF girly and Boi pageant. 18 very sexy ladies strutted their stuff in front of judges Dee O’Neill, Tracey Loader, Toya Delazy and Naledi king in awesome outdoor attire sponsored by Helber International Trading. Telana from P.E. was crowned Miss PGF Boi and Nomfy Miss PGF girly. Watch this space for more information regarding the pageant and an exclusive interview with the winners.

It takes a lot of time, effort, sleepless nights, travelling, marketing and boatloads full of money to create an event like this, just for us gay gals, so on behalf of all of us at the Modern L we would like to thank Judith Nel for organising this event and filling it with non-stop action, adventure, entertainment and education, as well as everyone who performed, attended and participated in this weekend, to all the companies that held workshops and put up stalls, Linda at Imagery Photography for taking stunning photos and capturing ALL the special moments and a big high five to the sponsors listed below, YOU ROCK!!!

The 2012 Pink GirlFest was proudly sponsored by:

·         Audi Menlyn Centre

·         Supa Quick Sandton

·         Harley Davidson Legend on Tour

·         Filghtwizard.co.za

·         Helber International Trading

·         Jack Daniels