Hip-hop wizard Sean Kingston to perform at teen's private coming-of-age
party for 200 friends and family
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 1 -- After more than than six-spot million
textual matter and online votes, 14-year-old San Jose teen, Athaly R. has been
crowned winner of the Verizon Wireless "My Fabulous 15" contest. She has
been awarded a dream-come-true Quinceanera party precious at about
$45,000. The party package includes food for 200 guests, a formal dress,
transport to and from the party; garden pink LG Venus cell phones for
Athaly's court of nighest friends, and a private, live concert by hip-hop
artist Sean Kingston.
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"I still can't believe I won this," said Athaly. "There were so many
amazing candidates. I am honored to have been chosen. My family is so
well-chosen. No one in my family has ever had a political party like this!"
Athaly came to the United States from Mexico with her family when she
was seven-years-old, oral presentation no English. Today, she is majestic of having
learned the language fluently and attends school regularly. Although she
has e'er dreamt of a Quinceanera party, she knew that her parents
couldn't afford it and that was the reasonableness she ne'er asked them for a
celebration. Her father was recently diagnosed with a health condition,
which caused further financial strain on the menage. Athaly aforesaid that
winning this Fabulous 15 party would make her the happiest missy in the
world and her only hope, exactly like thousands of teenagers in the United
States, was to win "My Fabulous 15" political party and lionise her coming of age.
"The response has been extraordinary," said Oscar Madrid, director of
marketing for Verizon Wireless. "More than six billion text message votes
and 500,000 online votes were cast to pick the winner. Participation was
much higher than we expected. Almost 3,000 teens from Los Angeles, San
Jose/San Francisco, Phoenix, Denver and Portland entered to win."
Two runners-up, Martha G. from South Gate in Los Angeles County and
Jessika R. from Orange County, take in won pep rallies at their respective
schools. These events include a DJ, green screen, Dance Dance Revolution
video game and other giveaways.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's about reliable wireless voice and
data network, serving 68.7 1000000 customers. Headquartered in Basking
Ridge, N.J., with 70,000 employees countrywide, Verizon Wireless is a joint
venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE:
VOD). For more than information, go to: hTTP://www.verizonwireless.com. To
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