BET Continues Search For BET Awards '06 Ultimate Fan

BET Continues Search For BET Awards '06 Ultimate Fan

Four Finalists Remain as Voting Nears End; Winner Announced on June 12

LOS ANGELES, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- While celebrating its sixth year of honoring superlative achievement in music, entertainment and sports with the BET Awards '06, hosted by comedian Damon Wayans, BET is on yet another mission to crown this year's Ultimate Fan.

The BET Ultimate Fan Sweepstakes kicked off on April 17 via an online campaign on BET.com. From the thousands of BET.com users who entered, 10 semi finalists were selected and submitted videos demonstrating why they should be the BET Awards '06 Ultimate Fan. The best four videos were selected and posted on BET.com for users to vote on who should be in the BET Ultimate Fan. The grand prize winner will receive a VIP style trip for two to the BET Awards '06 in Los Angeles, along with the opportunity to walk down the star-studded red carpet, co-present the Viewers' Choice Award, attend the infamous BET Awards after-party, and spend a $2,500 cash prize.

FINALISTS: Daryl Hall, 28 from Tulsa, OK, may perform the Bootylicious
dance onstage while presenting the Viewers' Choice Award if
selected to be the Ultimate Fan.

David Ashley, 26 from Hammond, IN, is a big Michael Jackson
fan and threatens to "lose it" if he runs into him at this
year's BET Awards '06.

Essie Smith, 24 from St. Louis, MO, is in danger of loosing
her job if she doesn't stop surfing www.bet.com for all the
latest news on the BET Awards '06, and do some actual work.

ReLynda Shaw, 25 from Washington, DC, plans to call on the
support of family, friends, school alumni, church members,
co-workers, Greek organizations, as well as organize a street
team and post messages in website chat rooms to win the
Ultimate Fan sweepstakes.

SELECTION PROCESS: The BET online community will vote for the grand
prize winner, June 5-9 on http://www.bet.com/ .
The sweepstakes officially ends Friday, June 9 at
6:00 p.m. ET.

BET AWARDS DATE/TIME: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 @ 5:00 p.m. PT at the Shrine
Auditorium in Los Angeles

MEDIA CONTACTS: Tosha Whitten-Griggs Amber Koger
BET Corporate Communications Bobbi Marcus PR
818/655-6712 310/889-9200
tosha.whitten-griggs@bet.netamber@bobbimarcuspr.com

Source: BET (Black Entertainment Television)

CONTACT: Tosha Whitten-Griggs of BET Corporate Communications,
+1-818-655-6712, tosha.whitten-griggs@bet.net; or Amber Koger of Bobbi Marcus
PR for BET, +1-310-889-9200, amber@bobbimarcuspr.com

Web site: http://www.bet.com/

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