Gabe Newell booted from Victoria's Secret contest

If you were to browse the entrants of Victoria's Secret "Body by Victoria" contest yesterday, you would have seen some surprising entries at the top of the popular vote. Specifically, Valve founder Gabe Newell was in second place (his vote count stands at 32,222 as of this writing). The inspirational entry reads, "I love my body. I don't let anyone get me down about it. If someone says a harmful comment, I just push it back."

While it's somewhat heartwarming to imagine that Gabe Newell decided to defy the odds and enter the contest, it looks far more likely that his entry was placed by nefarious forces, possibly members of 4chan. According to Kotaku, 4chan's founder, moot, had actually risen to first place yesterday (sounds familiar).

Alas, both nerd luminaries have been removed from the contest. Honestly, it's probably best that Newell didn't win the trip to New York. We've been waiting for Half-Life 2: Episode 3 long enough as it is.

[Via The Escapist]