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Americas Cup 1116 1
Americas Cup 1116 1
Americas Cup 1116 1
by fatima oubaid
Americas Cup
Competition judges (from left) Tanus Saab; Deborah De La Flor, AIFD, PFCI; and Phil Rulloda, AIFD, AAF, PFCI,
pose with Florists Review publisher Travis Rigby at the competition.
(from left) Hitomi Gilliam, AIFD; Leanne Kesler, AIFD, PFCI; and Louisa Lam, AIFD, served as the rules officials
for the Gateway competition.
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the contestants
Fourteen floral designers represented six
countries throughout the Americas. Half of the
competitors were selected through three regional preliminary competitions while the other competitors were selected by the Gateway
to the Americas Cup organizers, who vetted
emerging talents across the two continents.
BRAZIL
1. Juliana Hames
CANADA
2. Aniko Kovacs, AIFD, EMC
3. Brenna Quan, AIFD
4. Deniss Barahona
5. Gordon Fulton, AIFD
COLOMBIA
6. Ivan Moreno
7. Jorge Uribe
MEXICO
8. Elvia Carrasco
PERU
9. Eduardo Privat
UNITED STATES
10. Brooke Raulerson, AIFD
11. Doris Dvorak-Helfrich
12. Ian Whipple, AIFD
13. Ken Senter, AIFD
14. Sue Tabbal-Yamaguchi, AIFD
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the winners
(See photos on opposite page)
OVERALL
First Place: Juliana Hames Brazil
Second Place: Brenna Quan, AIFD
Canada
Third Place: Brooke Raulerson, AIFD USA
TABLE CENTERPIECE
First Place: Brooke Raulerson, AIFD USA
Second Place: Juliana Hames Brazil
Third Place: Doris Dvorak-Helfrich USA
Photo 2: The Table Centerpiece category was won
by Brooke, who used an array of different flowers for
her piece.
FASHION FLOWERS
First Place: Brenna Quan, AIFD Canada
Second Place: Jorge Uribe Colombia
Third Place: Aniko Kovacs, AIFD, EMC
Canada
Photo 3: Brenna won the Fashion Flowers category for
her detailed dress design.
BRIDAL BOUQUET
First Place: Jorge Uribe Colombia
Second Place: Juliana Hames Brazil
Third Place: Brenna Quan, AIFD Canada
Photo 6: Jorge was the Bridal Bouquet category winner
with his unique creation that incorporated roses in an
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