The competition was fierce, and the result was extremely close! Our celebrity judges from Angelic Pretty, Chantilly, and Sweet Rococo finally reached a decision, and....

 Winning by a single point, Lina Rauchas emerged supreme as our first Miss G&L USA.She impressed the judges with her Alice and the Pirate coordinate, and wowed the audience with her impressive flute performance, earning her a close to perfect score for her talent. She'll be appearing in the next issue of Gothic and Lolita Bible in Japan, and will be the representative of USA lolitas in Japan. 

After discovering lolita fashion through Japanese animation, Lina found a boost of confidence, allowing her to expand her horizons, even becoming a troop leader of Lithuanian girl scouts! She owns the Lolita accessory shop, Paradise Rose, where she sells affordable accessories to all lolitas. 

Her goals as Miss G&L is to not only showcase American brands to Japanese and International Lolitas, but also work with the community to resurrect the American Gothic Lolita Bible so that those in the fashion and those interested can have easy access to the current workings of the Lolita community and fashion in book/magazine form.

She hopes to convey the message to other lolitas that it is indeed the best to be yourself, and the individuality is important. 

Congratulations to Lina Raucher for winning the first Miss G&L USA competition!