Maxim Bayonetta contest winner revealed

Winner was a huge SEGA fan as a kid.

SEGA has announced Andrea Bonaccorso as the winner of the Bayonetta contest on Maxim.com.

The judges were looking for a woman who best captures the essence, personality, style and appeal of Bayonetta, the heroine of PlatinumGames’ upcoming action game.

"When I was 9 years old I begged my mum for a SEGA Genesis for Christmas. When I opened it, I screamed for about 20 minutes. For about 5 years after that, I was obsessed with all the Sonic The Hedgehog games, Toe Jam & Earl, and Rolo To The Rescue (a baby elephant in search of his mother)," said Andrea. "I didn't return to my game playing days until about 2 years ago, and now, I'm still obsessed with those old games."

Andrea added: "I recently was searching for a Maxim contest, and when I saw what this contest was for, I thought I'd be perfect for it. Had the glasses, the 'goth' costume, and the sexy look! haha!"

As winner of the contest, Andrea will receive an Xbox 360, a 50 inch Panasonic TC-P50X1 HDTV Plasma TV and a copy of Bayonetta for Xbox 360.

Bayonetta is scheduled for release across Europe on January 8, 2010 for Xbox 360 and PS3.