Monique Peters likes her shoes and wants them to stand out.
“I like them to not just be a part of my outfit, but when I walk into a room, I want people to go ‘hmmmm’,” Ms. Peters said.
Standing near a specially constructed catwalk at Government House on Friday for the “Whose Shoe Extravaganza” fundraiser, Ms. Peters wore a multi-coloured sandal that complimented her green dress.
She stood on the stage with other female contestants during the Rotary Club Sunrise fundraiser as they competed to see who wore the Most Colourful Shoe.
Minutes later, Kenisha Sprauve stood before the crowd wearing a pair of blue high-heels as she competed in the category of Most Elegant Shoe.
Ms. Sprauve, who said she usually buys a pair of shoes each month, said she likes her heels “flashy and high.”
“Shoes can make or break an outfit,” she said. “A lot of guys love to see ladies in high heels.”
Also among the competitors was Governor Boyd McCleary. He competed in the Ugliest Shoe category.
Olanzo Boynes, who attended the fundraiser, said he pays attention to the type of heels a woman wears.
“I like to see toes. Not too much toes. Not too high and not too flamboyant,” he said.
Mr. Boynes said that shoes help show off a person’s identity.
“I would wait a year just to buy a new pair of shoes. There is nothing like wearing a good pair of shoes,” Mr. Boynes said.
The foot-themed fundraiser also gave participants a chance to test how well they knew each other’s feet. Photographs of shoes were placed in several locations around the courtyard of Government House as participants tried to whose they were.
Funds from the event will be used for the Rotary Sunrise Club of Road Town’s community projects, according to Rosemary Flax, a member of the club.