Hottest Swimsuit Contest

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Schedule

Entrants must be at least 19 years of age and a resident in the Rio Grande Valley to remain eligible contest participants.

ENTRY PHASE
Friday, May 30 2008 through Monday, July 2, 2008

VOTING PHASE
Voting on the top female and top male finalists. One female and one male finalist will be eliminated each week.
Finals Round 1: Friday, July 4 thru Wednesday, July 9
Finals Round 2: Friday, July 11 thru Wednesday, July 16
Finals Round 3: Friday, July 18 thru Wednesday, July 23
Finals Round 4: Friday, July 25 thru Wednesday, July 30
Finals Round 5: Friday, August 1 thru Wednesday, August 6
Finals Round 6: Friday, August 8 thru Wednesday, August 13
Finals Round 7: Friday, August 15 thru Wednesday, August 20

Winners announced online: Thursday, August 21, 2008
Winners Announced in print no later than Friday, August 29, 2008

Prizes

The male and female swimsuit contest winners will each receive:

A two-night hotel stay for two at the Bahia Mar, South Padre Island
Dinner for 2 at Louie's Backyard
Title of theV247.com Hottest Swimsuit Contest Winner
Featured in area newspapers, Coastal Current Weekly, Island Breeze and on theV247.com

Rules

Voting will be conducted from July 4 to August 20. Voting periods are Friday through Wednesday each week. One vote per e-mail address per computer IP per day.

Each week during the least vote getter(s) for both male and female categories will be eliminated until the overall female and male winner is chosen.

All nominations and photos submitted become the property of the Valley Morning Star and are subject to review and approval before being used and/or accepted as a qualified nomination. Limit one nomination per household and per household per day. Voters must be 19 years of age or older and a legal U.S. resident. Void where prohibited by law. By participating, nominators agree to these official rules. Swimsuit Contest contestants must be be at least 19 years of age and a resident of the Rio Grande Valley during this promotion/contest. One prize winner (for both male and female bar hottie) will be selected by reader votes. Winners Announced online: Thursday, August 21, 2008 and in print no later than Friday, August 29, 2008

First place Swimsuit winner in both male and female categories receive prizes. As a condition of receiving the prize, the winners must provide valid photo identification, proof of residency and age. The winners may also be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and liability release, and other legal documents including tax forms, before receiving the prize. If a winner does not sign the documents or fails to meet any of the eligibility requirements, an alternate winner will be selected and the alternate winner will be subject to the same requirements.

Associates of the Valley Morning Star and all other Valley Freedom Newspapers and their immediate families are not eligible to enter. Immediate family includes spouses, parents and children.

By entering this contest, you release the Valley Morning Star and all other media associated with this contest from any liability in connection with the use of the prizes and consent to the use of names, photographs, likenesses and biographical information for advertising and publicity purposes without further consideration.

The Valley Morning Star reserves the right to correct typographical or printing errors in any contest materials. The names of the winners will be announced in print and online or can be obtained by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope with the request after September 5, 2008 to:
Valley Morning Star c/o Marketing, 1310 S. Commerce, Harlingen, TX 78551