Interesting links and required reading for the week:

• Not to toot our own horn, but…beep beep! Style Sample magazine was listed alongside such major players as Vogue Italia and Net-a-Porter as one of WWD‘s top 12 key influencers and must-bookmark sites. Woohoo!

• One of the other sites mentioned? BeautifulStranger.tv, whose Beautiful Blogger contest invites you to showcase your personal style and share the inspirations behind your blogging beat. Click on over to enter for a chance to win some fabulous prizes.

• more! magazine is hosting a competition to win a job as a fashion blogger during Graduate Fashion Week in Earl’s Court (UK).  Better hurry, though–the deadline for entry is May 14th.

• Another one for UK-based fashionistas: Brighton Fashion Week is looking for a fashion blogger to cover the event–all access VIP status granted.

• Should bloggers get paid?  This seems to be a popular discussion topic–there was a great conversation at Grechen Blogs, too.  We know what we think, but what’s your opinion?

• Tavi’s reaction to the Terry Richardson perv-cusations? Sounds similar to ours, so, yes Tavi–say it.

• Don’t forget: the contest to win a $75 gift card to Shopbop.com ends May 16th, so enter now!