WWE® and mun2 Announce Winner of the Ultimate Quinceañera Sweepstakes
STAMFORD Conn. (February 8 2008) – World Wrestling Entertainment® (WWE) and mun2 announce Starr from Van Nuys California as the winner of the “Ultimate Quinceañera” Sweepstakes. The sweepstakes which ran throughout the month of January on the mun2 web site (www.holamun2.com/raw) garnered nearly 10 000 unique entries and was open to female fans between the ages of 15 and 21.The sweepstakes promising the winner the “Ultimate Raw-themed Quinceañera” was co-sponsored by WWE and mun2.
Starr whose parents are from Guatemala and El Salvador lives in Van Nuys CA and attends Chatsworth High School. After seeing the “Ultimate Quinceañera” spot featuring WWE Diva Melina™ Starr related to the young girl in the promo and was inspired to enter. Her mom commented that upon her daughter’s first viewing of the spot she said “Look Mom that’s me!” Considered a “bright hope” by her parents Starr volunteers every Wednesday to feed the homeless. In the excitement of winning the sweepstakes Starr explained that she had been planning her quince for over five years and that winning would help her “have the WWE RAW® STARR PARTY” she’s always dreamed of.
mun2 cameras even stopped by her home to surprise her and give her the big news. “Everything just happened so fast ” said Starr’s mom Sulma. “By the time she caught her breath she was turning colors on us. She had convinced herself she had lost so by the time she saw Yasmin and all the mun2 cameras she was in shock. It’s been so emotional. It’s breathtaking to think she’ll be able to come out in her dress and express herself to stand up and say ‘I’m now a young lady.’ She will now have the liberty to be able to paint her nails wear make up and do all the other things you look forward to in high school. She’s really excited to see what the future holds for her.”
“We at mun2 are so thrilled honored and fortunate to have a part in helping make this dream happen for this special chica ” said Lisa Hackett mun2 VP of Marketing. “We received an amazing response from our audience for the sweepstakes and this unprecedented partnership between mun2 and WWE is the first of many to come.”
A Quinceañera is similar to a Sweet 16 Party and is a tradition amongst Hispanic families who formally introduce their young ladies into society via a Quinceañera complete with a gown cake and gala celebration. WWE and mun2 are now honoring the winner of the “Ultimate Quinceañera” Sweepstakes with an intimate celebration for 50 of her closest friends to be held on March 8th in the Los Angeles California area. mun2 and WWE pull out all the stops for this quince celebration complete with limousine entertainment and a special appearance by WWE Superstar Carlito™ and WWE Diva Melina! mun2 on-air hosts Yasmin Deliz and Frankie Needles will play co-hosts and DJ as mun2 cameras will be on-hand to document the fabulous party – covering everything from the grand entrance to the baile sorpresa – and air the highlights on the mun2 network on mun2’s The Shuffle on Thursday March 20 2008 at 5PM and again on Saturday March 22 2008 at 6PM.
For clips of Starr’s big surprise visit from mun2 check out Holamun2.com/raw.
Known for theatrical drama action and athleticism the pairing of WWE RAW and lucha libre has given this facet of Latino culture a more expansive position in the United States. With heroes like Stone Cold Steve Austin Hulk Hogan John Cena and many others the WWE brand has grown with its audience over the last 15 years. Successfully reaching the Latino youth audience every Wednesday on mun2 as a top rated show the two popular brands have become essential to Latino youth entertainment.
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mun2 is the preeminent voice for Latino youth in America. Launched in 2001 mun2 was the first national cable network to offer bilingual programming for young U.S. Latinos. mun2 is a multiplatform youth entertainment network that offers authentic content that reflects the lifestyle of the fastest-growing segment of the Hispanic population with original relevant and cutting-edge programs in proven genres including music movies sports fashion and social activism. The network which reflects emerging trends in all areas of pop and youth culture that are endorsed by its bicultural audience is available nationwide on digital and analog cable satellite and free television. mun2 is distributed to over 17 million U.S. TV households and is the first-ever Latino youth-oriented cable network to have full subscription to the Nielsen Homevideo Index measurement service. The network is part of Telemundo Cable Networks a division of NBC Universal TV Networks Distribution.
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