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To
Enter: Complete Official Entry Form (legibly print or type), include up
to two color or black and white photo(s) (as specified below) and a $20 nonrefundable
processing fee payable in U.S. funds only. If $20 fee is via check/money order,
make payable to: WILHELMINA FITNESS MODEL SEARCH. If payment is via VISA, MasterCard
or American Express, complete the appropriate section on the entry form. With
entry form, entrant must submit one - two (1-2) color or black and white photo(s)
clearly depicting entrant's appearance, full body and photogenic quality. Photos
may be any snapshot or Polaroid, no smaller than 3"x4" and no larger
than 8"x10". No slides, transparencies or photocopies are permitted.
Legibly print entrant's name on back of photo(s). Entry forms can be found on
fitnessmagazine.com or Wilhelmina.com and printed out, as well as, at all Crunch
Fitness locations (while supplies last). One entry per person. Entrant may also
submit an optional essay of no more than 100 words describing why entrant embodies
the "Face of Fitness" editorial philosophy of balancing "Mind,
Body & Spirit". Optional essay is not required and will not be used
as a judging criterion. Following submission of an entry form, entrants will
be mailed an Official Entry Certificate and an additional copy of the Official
Rules upon entering the Model Search. Entries, photos, and any essays that are
submitted become property of Sponsors and will not be returned. Entry Certificates
will be mailed 2-4 weeks after original entry is received and qualified.
To
Submit: Mail the completed entry form, payment and photograph to: WILHELMINA
FITNESS MODEL SEARCH, P.O. Box 9233, Central Islip, NY 11722-9233. Contest
Deadline: Contest begins on October 1, 2002. All entries must be postmarked
no later than January 15, 2003, and received no later than January 31, 2003.
Eligibility: The Model Search is open to female legal U.S. residents (except
residents of CT, CO, FL, IL, VT, MD, ND, and Puerto Rico) ages 18 and older.
Entrants must be at least eighteen years old by their date of entry. There
are no height or size restrictions. Employees of Wilhelmina International
LTD, Wilhelmina Artist Management LLC, Gruner +Jahr USA Publishing (the "Sponsors"),
their parents, divisions, affiliates, subsidiaries and agents, including immediate
families and household members of each are not eligible to participate. Models
who are under contract with a modeling agency are not eligible to enter if
participation or winning would conflict with terms of such a contract. Models
who have performed services for other agencies are still eligible to enter.
Models who have made more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in modeling
fees in any one year are considered ineligible for this contest. Void in,
CT, CO, FL, IL, VT, MD, ND and Puerto Rico and where prohibited by law. All
U.S. federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Judges' decisions
are final. Incomplete, inaccurate, damaged, illegible and/or postage due entries
will be disqualified.
Selection
of Model Finalists: On or about February 23, 2003, ten (10) Model Finalists
and five (5) Alternate Finalists will be selected by agents of Wilhelmina
Models, editors of FITNESS Magazine and a select judging panel (to be determined
in Sponsors' sole discretion) based on: appearance, photogenic quality and
vitality of entrant's submitted photo. The Model Finalists and Alternate Finalists
will be notified by mail and telephone on or about February 23, 2003. The
Model Finalists will be required to travel to the Finals in New York City,
as described below, and will depart on the date to be specified by Wilhelmina.
Failure to attend Finals and/or travel on those dates will result in disqualification
and forfeiture of all prizes, and participation in the Finals will be awarded
to the next runner-up. All ten Model Finalists will win a 3-day/2-night trip
to New York City to participate in a hair and beauty session, photo shoot,
formal Judging Event and Finalist Party. The ten Model Finalists may be featured
in the July 2003 issue of Fitness magazine. Details of in-book exposure are
to be determined, and based on the discretion and direction of Sponsors. Model
Finalist Prizes: The ten Model Finalists will each receive the following:
(1) a Wilhelmina Model Merchandise package (ARV: $200 each); (2) a FITNESS
Magazine gift package (ARV: $200 each), (3) as described above, a 3 day/2
night trip to New York City for the Judging Event, including round-trip coach
air transportation between New York City and a major U.S. airport nearest
to Model Finalist's home, hotel accommodations and some meals (ARV: $3,000
each). Certain travel restrictions may apply.
New
York City Finals: A live judging event will take place during the Finals
in March 2003, on a date to be selected by Sponsors. The ten Model Finalists
will be judged based on the following criteria: Personality (including Vitality,
Poise and Friendliness), and Photogenic Appearance and Interaction with Judges
(including Communication Skills). The Three Model Finalists with the highest
scores will become the Model Contract Winners, subject to compliance with
these Official Rules. The judging panel will include magazine editors, photographers,
agents and beauty and fitness experts. In the event of a tie at any level,
the entries involved will be re-judged according to the criteria listed above
by an additional judge who will serve as a tiebreaker.
Grand
Prizes: Each Model Contract winner shall receive one modeling contract
as follows: First Grand Prize: Wilhelmina modeling contract valued at $15,000.
Second Grand Prize: Wilhelmina modeling contract valued at $10,000. Third
Grand Prize: Wilhelmina modeling contract valued at $5,000. Each modeling
contract prize is a five-year contract with Wilhelmina Models over which period
the contract value will be paid. Each Model Contract Winner must agree to
the standard terms and conditions of model contracts, including Wilhelmina's
standard commission on gross income and entitlement to a customer service
charge, and may be required to travel, which travel expenses may not be reimbursed.
The Model Contract winners will also stay one additional night in New York
and will be photographed to possibly appear in an additional Model Contract
winner editorial section in the July issue of Fitness magazine, at Sponsors'
sole discretion. The approximate incremental retail value of the Grand Prize
winner's trip is $4,000 each. Model Contract Winners must also agree to have
their names, biographical information and likenesses published in the editorial
pages of FITNESS Magazine and on www.fitnessmagazine.com. The three Grand
Prize winners will also receive a one-year Passport Membership from Crunch
Fitness. This prize is valued at $999. If a Grand Prize winner is selected
and does not live in a Crunch market, Crunch will provide that winner with
a prize package valued at $400. Total estimated value of all prizes including
contracts is $70,000. Model Finalists and Model Contract Winners are responsible
for all other expenses not listed as being awarded herein. All federal, state
and local taxes on all prizes, including modeling contracts, are Model Finalists
and Model Contract Winners' sole responsibility. Details of all prizes (including,
without limitation, hotel, air transportation, dates of travel, etc.) are
at Sponsors' sole discretion. No substitution of prizes is permitted, except
by Sponsors. Sponsors reserve the right to substitute any prize for one of
equal value if the prize cannot be awarded as advertised. All Model Finalists
including Model Contract Winners must execute a Release of Liability and Publicity
or forfeit all prizes.
Miscellaneous:
The contest is offered nationally in the U.S. Each entrant grants Wilhelmina
Models, Gruner + Jahr USA Publishing and their successors, licensees, assigns
and agents, the right to use the entrant's name, hometown, voice, photograph
and likeness without additional compensation in advertising, promoting and
otherwise exploiting future Model Search contests conducted by Wilhelmina
Artist Management LLC or FITNESS Magazine, and in promotion and advertising
of FITNESS Magazine, except where prohibited. All Model Finalists including
Model Contract Winners must execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability
and Publicity Release within 7 days of notification or attempt thereof. Failure
to properly and/or timely execute and return such forms and/or failure to
comply with any portion of these Official Rules will result in disqualification
and the prize being awarded to the next runner-up. Prizes are non-transferable
and no substitution will be permitted. Only Model Finalists/Model Contract
Winners will be notified. By entering this contest and/or accepting any prize
in connection herewith, entrant agrees to release and hold harmless Wilhelmina
Artist Management LLC, Gruner + Jahr USA Publishing, their respective parents,
subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, advertising and promotional agencies,
and each of their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (collectively,
"Releasees") from and against any and all claims, actions, and liability
for any injury, losses, damages, disputes and/or disability resulting from
participation in this contest and/or acceptance of any prize (including, without
limitation, any travel related thereto). Releasees are not responsible for
illegible, lost, late, misdirected, mutilated or stolen entries or entry materials.
Winners' List: Winners will be featured in the July 2003 issue of Fitness
Magazine. For a complete list of the Winners, send a self-addressed, stamped
#10 envelope after March 30, 2003 to: WILHELMINA FITNESS FACE OF FITNESS Model
Search, FINALISTS/WINNERS LIST, 300 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010,
or go to.wilhelmina.com or fitnessmagazine.com. Requests received after April
30, 2003, will not be honored. Sponsors: The sponsors of the promotion are
Wilhelmina Artist Management LLC, 300 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010
and Gruner + Jahr USA Publishing, publisher of FITNESS Magazine, 15 East 26th
Street, New York, NY 10010.
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