Call Goes Out for South Florida's Hottest Model Latina

Call Goes Out for South Florida's Hottest Model Latina

Verizon Wireless Hosts Casting Call for New Talent to Compete on Season 2 of Popular Show Hosted by Miami Native Ellie Rodriguez

 MIAMI, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ --    WHAT:    Verizon Wireless will host a casting call to find fresh South            Floridian talent to appear on the second season of Model Latina,            which premieres August 2, 2009 on Si TV. Young women 18 to 26            years of age can compete, and 12 will be chosen to vie for the            title of Model Latina during the show, which is hosted by Miami            native and Deco Drive senior correspondent Ellie Rodriguez.             Judged by Jeffrey Kolsrud of Q Model Management and Katrina            Campins of The Apprentice, contestants will be asked to show off            their good looks as well as their knowledge and passion for            Latino cultural ideals including beauty, style, values, success            and power.    WHEN:    Tuesday, March 3, 2009            10 a.m. to 1 p.m.    WHERE:   Verizon Wireless Communications Store            1599 West 49th Street            Hialeah, FL 33012    OTHER:   Season 1 of Si TV's Model Latina came to an end with Jessica            Caban chosen as the chica rockin' the most beauty, brains and            culture. As the winner she received a modeling contract with Q            Management in New York City, more than $10,000 in cash and            prizes and a modeling book.             Available to Verizon Wireless V CAST Video subscribers, Si TV            is the first English-language television network for American            Latinos, delivering a fresh mix of reality, comedy, music and            lifestyle programming inspired, influenced and generated by its            diverse viewers. For more information, visit            sitv.channelfinder.net.    MEDIA:   News media may contact Chuck Hamby at 813-615-4803, Ed Gilhuly            at 305-807-6906, or Marilyn Marrero at 786-385-0774.    About Verizon Wireless  

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and data network, serving more than 80 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 85,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

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Source: Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Chuck Hamby, +1-813-615-4803, Ed Gilhuly, +1-305-807-6906, or
Marilyn Marrero, +1-786-385-0774, all of Verizon Wireless

Web Site: http://sitv.channelfinder.net/
http://verizonwireless.com/

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