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Her warm smile and animated face are a complete contrast to the deadpan expression she wears while performing. Even though Suzette’s eyes do v v -t not appear to focus while she is performing, she said she uses her peripheral vision to see who in the crowd does not have the promo tional items she is distributing. Her rare blinks are almost unnoticeable. Suzette’s career started in shop ping malls in Delaware, where she did freeze modelling pretending to be a mannequin. She also work ed in the office of a baking com pany, and was asked to use her modelling skills to promote the bakery’s products. She wore a tux edo and handed out samples in supermarkets. Nuwm® W JKT Suzi Now, she works full-time as a robot mannequin at food shows, conventions, and agricultural fairs. Contrary to appearances, Suzet te is totally aware of spectators. “I have to look for someone to pick on,” she said, “and see who doesn’t have the promotion I’m handing out.” Although her face and eyes remain completely expressionless, Suzette uses small gestures to entertain the crowd. She beckons small children to her with a seem ingly mechanical finger. Some times, when someone takes a bro chure from her. she holds on to it so they have to pull it slightly. Then she rocks back and forth as though the person has pulled her off balance. After an eight hour day of this, Suzette’s muscles ache a bit, and her eyes are tired from the Farm Show’s dusty atmosphere. “It might catch up to me once I’m old,” she said with a laugh. The University of Delaware graduate likes to run during her lime off, but otherwise docs no special exercises for her perfor mances. Just before climbing onto the box, she relaxes and becomes aware of her body. 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Bill Snilcher, Marketing Direc tor of MAMMA, had seen Suzctte at various trade shows and was instrumental in bringing her to Farm Show. “The response to her has been outstanding,” he said. “She’s a show-stopper.” Suzette performed in front of a huge mural of a REAL SEAL. “The REAL SEAL has been named the single most recogniz able emblem in the food business today,” Snitcher said. “Suzette is helping us drive home the mes sage of REAL.” When Suzette hears someone in the crowd saying, “Is she real?” she obligingly points to the patch on her bright red sweater which proclaims, “I’m for REAL Dairy Products.” Suzette enjoys her job and con siders it fun. “I feel good that little kids get such a thrill, or when I wink at someone and it makes their day,” she said. 21, 1989-815 rma
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