Oscar(R) Gift Baskets to Include Baroque Tahitian Pearls From PearlParadise.com

Oscar(R) Gift Baskets to Include Baroque Tahitian Pearls From PearlParadise.com

SANTA MONICA, California, February 21/PRNewswire/ -- PearlParadise.com is once again thrilled to have been selected for the
official Academy Awards(R) gift basket. This year the company will donate an
18-inch baroque Tahitian pearl necklace to official gift basket recipients.

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050221/LAM005 )

"We are very excited to participate in the 77th Academy Awards(R)
Presenters Gift Basket, said Jeremy Shepherd CEO of PearlParadise.com. A
little over a year ago I was visiting Tahiti on a buying trip. I first saw
these fabulous baroque pearls around the neck of a beautiful Tahitian woman
in Papeete. I've seen baroque pearls before, but these were something
special. They had wonderful turquoise and peacock overtones. It almost looked
like they had absorbed some exotic pigments from the Polynesian seas. With a
little detective work, I was able to track down the farm that grew them. It
was on a remote island. I had to get there by ship, but it was well worth the
trip. Not only was the island the most idyllic tropical paradise I had ever
seen, but the pearls were the most beautiful Tahitian pearls I had ever seen.
I had been hoping that PearlParadise.com would be selected for the Academy
Awards(R) gift basket. The minute I saw the pearls from this farm, I knew
they would be the perfect gift for Hollywood's highest achievers. I
immediately bought that year's entire harvest while they were still in oyster
shells deep in the South Seas, so you might say these pearls were grown
especially for the Academy Awards(R). They are true classics. I'm very happy
that our pearls will add a little more glamour to what is already the world's
most glamorous night."

Valued at US$3,200, the 18-inch necklace is comprised of naturally
baroque Tahitian pearls with multi-colored peacock overtones. The strand is
graduated from 8.0 to 10.00mm pearls. These pearls have a brilliant shine and
a luster, with very thick nacre. The iridescent overtones of these pearls are
simply breathtaking -- every pearl gleams an intense rainbow of natural hues.
Each pearl is individually double knotted on black silk. The necklace
features a solid 14 karat white gold ball with an elegant matte finish.

About PearlParadise.com:

In business since 1997, PearlParadise.com sells all types of pearls from
Tahitians to South Sea pearls, to Akoya and round freshwater pearls at 14
websites around the world, including in Germany, France, the UK, and Italy.
Jeremy Shepherd GIA travels personally to pearl farms throughout Asia several
times a year to supervise both the nucleation (monitoring the quality of the
process) and harvest. He then selects the top two percent of the harvested
pearls for sale on PearlParadise.com websites. Because they buy directly from
the farms, and because they've eliminated costly retail outlets,
PearlParadise.com is able to offer superior quality pearls at prices up to
90% below retail prices.

Web site: http://PearlParadise.com

Source: PearlParadise.com

Kirsten Wolff of PearlParadise.com, +1-310-393-3110, kirsten@PearlParadise.com; Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050221/LAM005, AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org, PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com

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