The Valley is a metropolis for some of the most interesting and influential people around. Check out who the top trendsetters and tastemakers are with AZFoothills.com readers top picks for people in the Valley.
These are the winners of Best of Our Valley 2015. Winners will be featured in the April 2015 issue of Arizona Foothills Magazine, a tell-all guide to the best people and places in the Valley of the Sun, as chosen by its residents. The winners with the most total votes will be featured on the cover, but you will have to wait until March to find out who they are!
As a special thanks to the winners and those who helped them attain their “Best Of” status, a celebratory bash will be held in May 2015. Stay tuned for details on the fabulous fete!
All those who won this year can download their 2015 Winners logos here.
THE WINNERS LIST – PEOPLE
Best Abs: Female – Nikki Metzger
Best Abs: Male – Roland Schoeman
Best Emerging Fashion Designer – Misha Mendicino Designs
Best Female PR – Leela Brennan, YAM Worldwide
Best Instagram Feed – Courtney Montes, @courtmontes
Best Legs – Nikki Metzger
Best Male PR – John Glynn, The James Agency
Best Personal Shopper – Risa Kostis
Best Twitter Feed – Stephanie Lough, @stephlough
Best Worship Leader – Travis Hearn, Impact Church
Favorite Bikini Babe – Lisa Maloney
Favorite Cardinals Cheerleader – Roxi
Favorite Couple in the Valley – Bob and Renee Parsons
Fittest Female – Nikki Metzger
Fittest Male – Anton Mackey
Marketing Guru – Anthony Sarandrea, Founder & CEO at SiteFlood
Most Eligible Female – Alyssa Lipsky, Children’s Therapeutic Horseback Riding Instructor
Most Eligible Male – Arie Luyendyk Jr., Auto Racing Driver
Most Fashionable in the Valley Over 30- Men – Javier Soto, 3TV Reporter
Most Fashionable in the Valley Over 30- Women – Tyler Butler, Director of Community Outreach at GoDaddy
Most Fashionable in the Valley Under 30- Men – Brooks Butterfield, Fashionable Valley Resident
Most Fashionable in the Valley Under 30- Women – Katherine Thornhill, Owner of Lucky & In Love
Most Influential in Valley Education – Sister Joan Fitzgerald, Xavier College Preparatory
Most Influential in Valley Food – Chef Eddie Matney
Most Influential in Valley Nonprofit – Suzanne and Anthony Conti, The Purple Society Most Influential in Valley Politics – Doug Ducey, Treasurer
Most Influential Man in the Valley – Bob Parsons, Founder of GoDaddy.com
Most Influential Woman in the Valley – Ginger Clayton, Owner of Elontec
Most Up & Coming Inspirational Female – Jennifer Smestad, Miss Arizona 2013
Old Faithfuls in Food – Eddie Matney, Eddie’s House
Top Celebrity Twitter – LadyLa, @TheLadyLa
Top Chef – Dustin Christofolo, Quiessence at The Farm at South Mountain