With more than 160 posts using the #rolemodel tag this decision is one of the hardest I´ve ever had to make, and I couldn´t make up my mind - it is already 2 am here and I started to check out the posts yesterday, I even did a Livestream yesterday of the decision making -, there were too many incredible entries from astounding Steemians and I wish I could delegate to most of them, but after some thinking, I have decided.
First of all, let me tell you some reasons that played a big role while deciding who should be getting the delegation. As you already know, the reason why I want to delegate Steem Power is, I already have a big delegation from 
and I am using it as best as I can to spread my Voting Power as far and wide as I can. If you win or not, this is not the last contest I will organize. There has been 3 previous contests sponsored by where we were able to give more than 2,000 USD (based on the SBD and Steem Prize during the contests) and there will be more so, if you like what we are doing, vote for as [witness here](https://steemian.info/witnesses).
and I am using it as best as I can to spread my Voting Power as far and wide as I can. If you win or not, this is not the last contest I will organize. There has been 3 previous contests sponsored by where we were able to give more than 2,000 USD (based on the SBD and Steem Prize during the contests) and there will be more so, if you like what we are doing, vote for as [witness here](https://steemian.info/witnesses).The reasons that played a big role while deciding were:
- There were a lot of South East Asian Steemians joining the contest and I have to say, some of them were amazing! Thank you so much for being such great role model! One of the most respected and admirable Steemians, 
, is already supporting the SEA communities - kudos to you my friend - and I believe the delegation will come handy for other communities that are not as lucky as those who Surpassinggoogle is supporting.
, is already supporting the SEA communities - kudos to you my friend - and I believe the delegation will come handy for other communities that are not as lucky as those who Surpassinggoogle is supporting. - There were some entries from people who are part of #promo-steem or promo-mentors. I have to say I would love to help more this awesome initiatives, but from the time being, I am already in talks with 
about supporting this project by following their vote, which means some of my Voting Power will be used for Steemians who are part of this community.
about supporting this project by following their vote, which means some of my Voting Power will be used for Steemians who are part of this community. - A bunch of Steemians who joined the contest are very new. I couldn´t be happier to see your posts, I even went into some of your profiles and could read your introduction posts. Believe me, this is not the first delegation contest I will organize, I hope you are still around when I make it, for the time being, I want a bit more experienced people to delegate to, not because I think you are not able to use it wisely, but because the Steemcosystem is a bit complicated to understand that it takes a while to learn all the factors that come into play when using your Voting Power.
- I am very proud to have seen some Spanish community entries - this is my community - and altough I would like to support you more, I am already supporting it with all my heart via being part of the 
community, running the 
account and following the vote of 
.
community, running the account and following the vote of . - I could see some users who already have some considerable SP and, as I said, I want to spread the Voting Power accross the Steemit worldwide community. This doesn´t mean you don´t deserve a delegation, it means that there are some Role model steemians that 500SP could literally change the course and future of the users that are part of it.
- I read some users who want to support poetry. I want you to reach out to 
or 
, two of my friends who are running 
. I am already sponsoring - along - a weekly poetry contest. I am sure you will love it there, it is the best writing community I´ve ever had the luck to be part of.
or , two of my friends who are running . I am already sponsoring - along - a weekly poetry contest. I am sure you will love it there, it is the best writing community I´ve ever had the luck to be part of.So without further ado, here are the 500 SP delegation winners:
on behalf of 
on behalf of 
on behalf of 
on behalf of 
Congratulations my friends. Your effort towards the community, genius ideas and awesome communities you are part of, are the reason the 500 SP will be delegated to you on February 1st. Remember that with great power, comes great responsibility and I will be watching closely that you use this delegation the best way you can.
For those who didn´t win, I wish I could delegate everyone who joined this contest, sadly my Voting Power is limited. Know that this decision was very hard and I will continue to make more contests to try and reward where a vote is deserved.
I started following some of you because your content is amazing and definitely deserves more recognition. Keep on building your communities, keep on writing, continue helping new comers, don´t stop to be the awesome Steemians you are now. You never know when someone else decides to delegate more Steem Power... and I know you could be one of those receiving it.