fashion shows - 2025 PACE NSC

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One of these events in 1973 dubbed the "Battle of Versailles" pitted Frenchmen against Americans like Bill Blass. (20[1])Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington unusually locked arms to George Michael's "Freedom! '90" at one of these events in 1991 (0[1])that (0[1])preceded the "waif" era. At these events, (20[1])which may be organized by people (20[1])like Oscar de la Renta, people (20[2])in the highly-sought (20[4])"frow" (20[1])(rhymes (0[1])with "mow") watch as (20[1])someone who created their (*) concept (10[2]0[1])leads a finale. One of these events hosted by (0[1])Alexander McQueen (10[6])included (10[1])a hologram (10[4])of Kate (0[1])Moss. The "Big Four" are week-long collections (10[1])of these events which show (10[2])off (10[1])haute couture ("oht coo-tyur") collections in cities like (10[1])New (10[3])York and Milan. For 10 points, (10[1])name these events (10[1])in (10[1])which models catwalk (10[6])a runway. ■END■

ANSWER: fashion shows [or fashion events; accept a fashion week; accept a runway show; prompt on trade shows or trade fairs or trade exhibitions or trade expositions; prompt on shows; prompt on catwalks] (The second line is the Versace Fall 1991 RTW Runway Show.)

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Parker Brathwaite	Thomas Jefferson E	Wayzata	17	20
Vedanth Srihari	Fremd	Chattahoochee B	37	0
Travis Johnson	Great Valley	Detroit Catholic Central C	38	0
Joshua Koch	Grosse Pointe South	Irvington	45	20
Hope Therrien	Lincoln-Way East B	Montgomery Blair A	51	20
Anna Liao	Carmel B	Thomas Jefferson B	57	20
Jack O’Brien	Edina	Herron	57	20
Maya Hulyalkar	Adlai E. Stevenson B	Yukon A	60	20
Tate Osborne	Alabama Cyber Tech	Park Tudor	60	20
Maya Pujara	Fairfield County AT	Thomas Jefferson A	60	20
Colette Kendrick	Winston Churchill A	Kane County AT	60	20
Charlie Doehring	Hinsdale Central A	Hunter B	61	20
Kieran Blake	Walter Payton B	Downingtown STEM	62	0
Safiya Hasan	Lindbergh	Glenbrook South	66	20
Ruhi Nair	Winston Churchill B	Carmel A	71	10
Arjun Vijaykumar	Saratoga	Detroit Catholic Central B	71	0
Mandy Dantz	Walter Payton A	Hunter A	71	10
Camden Williams	Audrain County AT	Carl Sandburg	80	0
Aaron Liu	Okemos	Adlai E. Stevenson A	82	10
Maximilian Lin	Eastchester	Coronado	82	10
Ezra Zibel	Montgomery Blair B	Lambert A	82	10
Michelle Luo	Johns Creek	Page	82	10
Andy Rossitch	Walker	Thomas Jefferson D	82	10
Soham Ray	Parkway West	Yukon B	82	10
Ian Droessler Wilson	Innovation Academy B	Belmont	83	10
Henry Berger	Centennial A	Barrington	85	10
Drew Dietrich	Quince Orchard	Strake Jesuit A	85	10
David Black	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	Saint Joseph	85	10
Balaskanda Sivanandame	Lambert B	Thomas Jefferson C	85	10
Shravan Yoagentharan	Centennial B	Uni School of Nashville A	87	0
Shishir Bharadwaj	Lexington	Solon	94	10
Lucas Ardelean	Innovation Academy A	Russell	99	10
Felix Sacks	Lincoln-Way East A	Westwood	99	10
Annie Williamson	Uni School of Nashville B	Detroit Catholic Central A	100	10
Jack Williams	White Pigeon	Northmont	106	10
Charan Pratapeneni	Classen SAS	Homewood-Flossmoor	107	10
Darren Kellis	Milton	Richard Montgomery	107	10
Grace Brett	Northside College Prep	Strake Jesuit B	107	10
Tarun Devi	Chattahoochee A	Virginia	113	10
Haughton Neppl	Georgetown Day	Northview	116	10
John Davis Yovino	West Point	Lee's Summit	117	10
Ayaan Ghori	Carl Sandburg	Audrain County AT	120	10
Ophelia Cherry-Pulay	Uni School of Nashville A	Centennial B	120	10
Andrew Lao	Chattahoochee B	Fremd	120	10
Saathvik Koneru	Detroit Catholic Central B	Saratoga	120	10
Tommy Koch	Detroit Catholic Central C	Great Valley	120	10
Ryan Smith	Downingtown STEM	Walter Payton B	120	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	41	100%	27%	0%	86.24