& Lulu Chu: 2010 Kimmy Kimm

They didn’t do the matching vests. They didn’t do the chaos fairies. Instead, they walked up to the karaoke stage, grabbed the two microphones, and launched into a chaotic, joyful, slightly-off-key mashup of “Baby” by Justin Bieber and “Tik Tok” by Ke$ha. Kimmy rapped the verses. Lulu sang the chorus while balancing the top hat on Kimmy’s head.

But after the contest, sitting on the curb outside the mall with a shared soft pretzel, Lulu leaned her head on Kimmy’s shoulder. “We were the best, though.” 2010 kimmy kimm & lulu chu

“We were the only ones who had fun,” Kimmy agreed, wiping a smear of cheese salt off her blazer. They didn’t do the matching vests

And for two girls with two names that sounded like they belonged on a bubblegum pop album, that was more than enough. Kimmy rapped the verses