Video: Nine West Announces First Weekly Winner as the Vintage America Voices Contest Gets Underway

Video: Nine West Announces First Weekly Winner as the Vintage America Voices Contest Gets Underway

NEW YORK, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Nine West announces the first of seven finalists in the Vintage America Voices Contest. Jasmine Commerce, singer and songwriter, is the "Voice of the Week" selected by a panel of judges and awarded a Nine West Vintage America Collection item. Commerce's YouTube submission of her original song "Meant to Be" sealed her a spot to compete for the grand prize opportunity to record and release a single through Sony/ATV Music Publishing's in house label, Hickory Records, a feature in the December issue of Lucky Magazine, Vintage America Collection product, and the opportunity to meet Miranda Lee Richards.

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"The Vintage America Voices contest to me represents a great platform for raw, undiscovered talent. I've always liked the Nine West brand and I think this competition is an awesome way for songwriters such as me to share our original music with a broad audience," said finalist Jasmine Commerce.

Nine West introduced the Vintage America Voices Contest this month, to celebrate the launch of Nine West Vintage America Collection as well as allow brand ambassador and singer/songwriter Miranda Lee Richards to spearhead a talent search to help someone else find their voice. Stemming from the core concept behind the new collection, the Vintage America Voices Contest was created to find a singer whose voice and song will speak to this generation and the American spirit - personifying the soulful essence and authenticity of Nine West Vintage America Collection.

Enter your singing sensation @ youTube.com/ninewestfashion and you too could be a finalist with a chance to win!

Jones Apparel Group, Inc is a leading designer, marketer and wholesaler of branded apparel, footwear and accessories. The Company also markets directly to consumers through its chain of specialty retail and value-based stores. The Company's nationally recognized brands include Jones New York, Nine West, Anne Klein, Gloria Vanderbilt, Kasper, Bandolino, Easy Spirit, Evan-Picone, l.e.i., Energie, Enzo Angiolini, Joan & David, Mootsies Tootsies, Sam & Libby, Napier, Judith Jack, Albert Nipon and Le Suit. The Company also markets costume jewelry under the Givenchy brand licensed from Givenchy Corporation, footwear under the Dockers Women brand licensed from Levi Strauss & Co and apparel under the Rachel Roy brand licensed from Rachel Roy IP Company, LLC. Each brand is differentiated by its own distinctive styling, pricing strategy, distribution channel and target consumer. The Company contracts for the manufacture of its products through a worldwide network of quality manufacturers. The Company has capitalized on its nationally known brand names by entering into various licenses for several of its trademarks, including Jones New York, Evan-Picone, Anne Klein New York, Nine West, Gloria Vanderbilt and l.e.i., with select manufacturers of women's and men's products which the Company does not manufacture. For more than 30 years, the Company has built a reputation for excellence in product quality and value, and in operational execution.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing was established in 1995 as a joint venture between Sony and trusts formed by Michael Jackson. Sony/ATV Music Publishing owns or administers over 750,000 copyrights by such artists as The Beatles, Beck, Brooks & Dunn, Leonard Cohen, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Fall Out Boy, John Mayer, Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Linda Perry, Richie Sambora, Kraftwerk, Shakira, Akon, Wyclef Jean, Hank Williams, KT Tunstall, and Diane Warren, among others. Sony/ATV recently acquired both the Leiber Stoller and Famous catalogues. Hickory Records is the in house music label of Sony/ATV Music Publishing.

About Soles4Souls

Nashville-based Soles4Souls(TM) facilitates the donations of both new and used shoes, which are used to aid the hurting worldwide. Soles4Souls has distributed more than 5 million pairs (currently donating one pair every 13 seconds) to people in over 125 countries, including Honduras, Uganda, Romania, and the United States. The charity has been featured in Runner's World and the Green Guide by National Geographic. It has also appeared on CNN, NBC, ABC, FOX, CBS, BBC and hundreds of regional outlets around North America. Soles4Souls is a 501(c)(3) recognized by the IRS; donating parties are eligible for tax advantages. Visit www.giveshoes.org for more information.

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