Girls Gone Wild Magazine Follows Up 'Hottest Launch of the Year' Award With Hottest Issue Yet

Girls Gone Wild Magazine Follows Up 'Hottest Launch of the Year' Award With Hottest Issue Yet

CEO Joe Francis' Publishing Venture Brings Girls Gone Wild Excitement To Newsstands Nationwide

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Girls Gone Wild Magazine, the latest extension of CEO Joe Francis' lifestyle brand, has taken newsstands by storm since its launch in April. Now Girls Gone Wild is stepping up its claim for the domination of the men's magazine market with its biggest and hottest issue yet.

Hitting stands December 23, the February issue features Marielle Jaffe, a California stunner whose effortless beauty and natural charm personify exactly what sets Girls Gone Wild Magazine apart from its air-brushed, over-stylized competitors. "It was a great experience," Marielle said. "The shoot was so much fun and the pictures are beautiful! It's exciting to be a part of the GGW magazine." CEO Joe Francis said, "Marielle is the type of girl that exemplifies the GGW brand and takes it to the next level. She's a rare beauty and a real sweetheart." Joe Francis also appeared on Fox News' Red Eye and The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet this week to promote the new issue.

In addition to celebrities and hot up-and-coming models, the magazine is packed with the kind of girls that made the brand famous -- real college girls and girls next door photographed on the road by GGW camera crews. The articles also offer fresh and edgy perspectives on standard men's magazine fare. The February issue contains a wild girl's account of various intimate encounters; a hilarious review of adult toys; and the confessions of an unrepentant cheater. Notorious comic and best-selling author Jim Norton explains why he'd be a horrible GGW cameraman in a raucous Q&A.

Girls Gone Wild Magazine was recently named "One of the Hottest Launches of the Year" by min (Media Industry Newsletter). Mike Hammer, editor of min magazine, said, "'Girls Gone Wild' represents a rich blend of the best of what successful men's magazines absolutely need to survive...an editorial landscape filled with material that makes a direct connection to its target reader. Packed with the essential elements that make a young guy's life better, delivered with a tone that they can absolutely relate to."

Girls Gone Wild Magazine is a non-nude men's lifestyle publication available monthly at over 15,000 newsstands and retail outlets in America and Canada. Each issue is packaged with a free Girls Gone Wild DVD and carries a cover price of $9.99.

Corporate Overview

Mantra Films, Inc. develops and distributes lifestyle entertainment to audiences worldwide through home video, television, publishing, live event, wireless, Internet, SVOD, and Pay Per View distribution channels. The company is a leader in the direct response marketing and membership segments, owns and operates its own production facilities and call center and publishes Girls Gone Wild Magazine. Best known for the Girls Gone Wild (GGW) lifestyle brand, which has become an American pop culture phenomenon.

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Source: Girls Gone Wild Magazine; Mantra Films, Inc.

CONTACT: Leland Zaitz of Girls Gone Wild Magazine, +1-310-566-1804,
Leland@GirlsGoneWild.com

Web Site: http://www.mantraent.com/

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