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Winners announced 4 March 2000

Crystal Award

Don Cheeseman
The Balloon Lady
San Francisco, CA

Designer of the Year

Jim and Pat Skistimas
The Balloon House Design Studio
Flower Mound, TX

New Artist of the Year

Kaori Kimizuka
Carnival Balloon
Tokyo, Japan

Entertainer of the Year

Sean Rooney
R&D Balloons
Toronto, ON Canada

Large Balloon Sculpture

1. 
   Kaori Kimizuka
   Carnival Balloon
   Tokyo, Japan
   Title: Golden Dragon
   
2. 
   Wynn and Lindy Bell
   The Final Touch
   Tigard, OR
   Title: Rainbow Bridge
   
3. 
   Jim and Pat Skistimas
   The Balloon House Design Studio
   Flower Mound, TX
   Title: Viva Las Vegas

Non-round Balloon Sculpture

Royal Sorell
Balloongineers
Peabody, MA
Title: Roped

Balloon Figure

Azusa Ieizumi
Bunny's Balloon Factory
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Japan
Title: Fish

Balloon Busker

Sean Rooney
R&D Balloons
Toronto, ON Canada

Table Centerpiece

1. Michicko Kahara
   Win's Balloon
   Osaka, Japan
   Title: Early, Early Spring
2. Alex Arroyo
   Globimagen International, SA de CV
   Mexico
   Title: Four Seasons Tale
3. John Preston & Peggy Butland
   Balloon FX
   Bedford, Beds
   Title: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons England

Buffet Arrangement

1. Allen Simmons and Ron Cohen
   Themes and Dreams
   North Merrick, NY
   Title: 3001: The Flight Home
2. Tomomi Chatani
   Osaka, Japan Title: Mary Poppins Drops In
3. Jim and Pat Skistimas
   The Balloon House Design Studio
   Flower Mound, TX Title:Flight of Fancy