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For those still interested in voting, take note: Virginie's behind. At the time of this writing, she's behind by 1,321 votes.

She had surged ahead a week or so ago, but now lags behind quite a few votes. In fact, it looks like Sandrine may end up being the face of Pantene in Belgium after all. In case you're curious (and if you trust my lackluster abilities in French translation), Sandrine said in her profile that she intends use her prize money to travel with her son and his papa to the islands that inspired her favorite painters, to meet the people, live their culture and contemplate their landscapes so that all those images in her head can finally become realities. That's a great dream--I'd love to do that, too.

I know that my update about Virginie's donation plans may have soured voters on the whole thing. But a couple of friends asked me to offer a brief update from time to time, so this is one of those updates.

Voting continues until Oct. 31.

Virginie's currently behind.

If she wins, she's planning to give half of the prize money to Imuhira (which means "Home"), the humanitarian project in Burundi. The donation would amount to 2500 euros.

So there you go. That's the update with only seven days to go.