Perhaps this post at the link will help you.
I personally am really hoping to see someone that is an active participant of Cute -- someone that posts in Projects at least some of the designs already offered for free from Cute.
A girl can dream -- right?
I agree that it would be lovely to see an active Cutie as the next participant and to see some of the work created with the designs that they have been able to have
I agree. Most of the recipients so far have not posted a single project or contributed anything in the other sections. I think that's a shame.
You should contact athenamiller via PM and ask her what criteria she is going by to select the next winner. It is passed from one winner to the next. Better hurry, her reign expires on the 15th of this month.