Winner shows slice of brilliance

Vegetarianism wasn't enough to stop Brodie Packer (R) from going all-out in a bid to win VIP tickets to Lady Gaga's concert.

Of all the crazy things Lady Gaga has worn, nothing has gained her more notoriety than infamous the meat dress. So when Wellington student Brodie Packer put vegetarianism aside to don $100 worth of schnitzel in a bid to win VIP tickets to her upcoming concert, who were we to refuse him?

Packer, along with his sister Abby, 22, who also dressed up for the entry, will attend Gaga's Born This Way Ball as VIP guests.

The 16-year-old Scots College student will gain an exclusive peek into Lady Gaga's Born This Way Ball, which - according to Mother Monster - is an "Electro-Metal Pop-Opera; the tale of the Beginning, the genesis of the Kingdom of Fame. How we were birthed and how we will die celebrating".

Of his big win, Packer said he was "over the moon".

"I'm one of the biggest Gaga fans, it's going to be amazing," he said.

Packer said he had to put aside his vegetarianism to enter the competition.

"It was hard because I have been a vegetarian for 12 years now, and I'm incredibly pro the life of animals so I know it's a bit hypocritical but I knew I had to go all out to win it."

He said at first he tried stitching the meat together but when that proved too time consuming, safety pins worked out to be a good option.

Once he was finished with the dress, he said what the dogs couldn't eat was thrown away.

The package includes tickets to the sold-out concert on June 7 at Vector Arena, Auckland, and a backstage tour.

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