'Sex and the City' premiere brings out the starlets in Santa Rosa

Theater manager Ky Boyd acted as emcee, and the three-person judging team of BOB-FM’s on-air personality Natalie, editor Gretchen Giles of the Bohemian, and Melissa Hatheway of the Rialto Cinemas made their selection of the best entries. The competition was fierce but friendly, and the vocally-charged, primarily female audience made its preferences well known during the judging.

There were costume contests for show’s five characters, including Carrie Bradshaw, Samantha Jones, Charlotte York, Miranda Hobbes, and of course Mr. Big, the eponymous love interest for Carrie Bradshaw over many seasons. The winners received small gifts from the New Line Cinema, and then had the pleasure of watching 2 hours and 22 minutes of their favorite characters on the big screen.

Winners of the costume dress-off included:

7:00 pm show:
Carrie - Christina Palomo
Charlotte - Deirdre Quinn
Miranda - Kristina Keck
Samantha - Terry Ulincny
Mr. Big - Tyler Holmes

7:30 pm show:
Carrie - Liza Gershman
Charlotte - Leanne Wranger
Miranda - Gail Glashnow
Samantha - Stacy Cohen
Mr. Big: Russ Gartiner

Then the party moved to Starks’ Steakhouse in Railroad Square, where Kir Royale, White Russians, and Chocolatinis were on the drinks menu until the wee hours. No catfights were reported in the neighborhood.

Stay tuned for a photo gallery of the evening's events.

Photographer Christian Kallen can be reached at christian.kallen@pressdemocrat.com