TMZ's Summer Sunburn Contest -- Final 5!
Now that the heebie jeebies have worn off from our Summer Sunburn Contest -- we need your help deciding which sun-scorched photo should score the $250 prize!
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Posted at 3:15PM on Aug 3rd 2009 by Yvonne
2. This is NOT funny at all.One of my closest friends was just diagnosed with skin cancer.You should be more
responsible.Sun burning is no joke.
Posted at 3:23PM on Aug 3rd 2009 by erf
3. balls
Posted at 4:09PM on Aug 3rd 2009 by balls
4. First of all: Red face needs to win this - poor mama got it bad & had to walk around like with a half sun burned face.
And secondly: Calm down people - you act like youve never gotten a sunburn before. How the hell is TMZ responsible for "promoting skin cancer"? If this isnt a PSA for the dangers of the sun, then I dont know what is.
Posted at 4:19PM on Aug 3rd 2009 by downwithgrace
5. OUCH!!! OWWWW!!! OWW! OW!!!
Posted at 4:39PM on Aug 3rd 2009 by ouchowowowowOW
6. You should have a contest for fake tanning diasters. Not as painful.
Posted at 5:33PM on Aug 3rd 2009 by sunavoider
7. OMG there are some REALLY stupid people out there..also, those tattoos! Some of the ugliest I have seen. UGH.
Posted at 5:32PM on Aug 3rd 2009 by CaliGirl
8. From someone who is 31 and has melanoma four times as a result of the sun, I think this contest shows how uneducated the creators of this contest are...really don't you have anything better to do with your time than promot negative behavior that for many can and will end their lives.
Posted at 7:34PM on Aug 3rd 2009 by E
9. This is absolutely irresponsible! April 25th, 2009 my husband died after two excrutiating years of battling Melanoma caused by sunburns!!! How about having your next contest being the ugliest skin cancer? This is comparable to having a who can smoke the most cigarettes in day contest!? You should do nothing less then discontinue this contest and apologize to all of those battling Melanoma and other skin cancers and their families for your lack of sensativity!
Posted at 7:47PM on Aug 3rd 2009 by Kris Hedstrom
10. This is absolutley irresponsible!!! Three months ago my husband died from Melanoma after an excrutiating two year battle caused by sunburns!!! How about having your next contest being "The Ugliest Skin Cancer" or "Who Can Smoke the Most Cigarettes in One Day?"! Thousands of people spend every waking hour trying to educate people on the dangers of sunburn and here you are promoting it. You should do nothing less then cancel this contest and apologize to all of the thousands and thousands of warriors battling skin cancer at this very moment and to the millions of people that are living life with a broken heart over the loss of their loved ones that have lost their battle.....
Posted at 8:08PM on Aug 3rd 2009 by Kris Hedstrom
11. I was diagnosed with Melanoma at the age of 29. This contest makes me sick. Do you realize sunburns like this ultimately can lead to skin cancer and kill people? Come on people....
Posted at 8:16PM on Aug 3rd 2009 by ErikaHouston
12. I look at TMZ for entertainment and usually think it's a fun site. This contest shows a total lack of taste and judgement on the part of TMZ. I was diagnosed with melanoma last year at the age of 36. This was after years of tanning and yes, BURNING. I have been told I have six months to live. To those of you who entered this contest (and anyone reading about it), I hope you educate yourselves about the dangers of overexposure to the sun and to tanning beds. Melanoma is deadly and it sneaks up on you just when you least expect it. I was fit, healthy and looked & felt better than ever. Who would have thought the little tiny "mole" on my hip would kill me? It didn't look like the ugly melanoma pictures you see in a textbook. It was tiny. TMZ...I'm disappointed. To the writers of the contest...I hope you learn from this lapse of judgement and maybe next time, do a piece on pale skin instead.
Posted at 8:43PM on Aug 3rd 2009 by 6 Months
13. Obviously, you have never watched someone struggling to live while fighting Melanoma or have had skin cancer yourself. To potentially harm yourself with a horrible sunburn, damaging your skin on purpose for maybe winning $250.00 is beyond being irresponsible. Next time, think first! Be Smarter.
Posted at 7:09PM on Aug 4th 2009 by Pam Deppe
14. This "contest" makes me sick. Beyond mere bad taste and into truly offensive territory. While sun exposure surely isn't the whole story on the dvelopment of melanoma it's the only factor that can be controlled. Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed kind of cancer. It's also the number one cancer killer in terms of life years lost due to its tendency to strike young people and the fact that there are NO effective treatments. I am in my 30s and have only a few months left to live - most of which will probably be spent sick and in pain. I'll leave behind a husband and 2 young kids who won't find ANYTHING about sunburns the least bit amusing.
Posted at 9:21PM on Aug 3rd 2009 by 3 mo. to 6 mo. to live
15. TMZ did go out and take the photos. People submitted them voluntarily. Hope they learned to put on SPF 35 next and not stay out as long. Who hasn't had a bad burn one time in their life? Can remeber some real doozies growing up but we didn't have cell phone cameras to capture ever event. I don't have a problem with this contest and do agree that sunburn face girl had to be in pain.
Posted at 10:02PM on Aug 3rd 2009 by Wackena
