Call Goes Out for South Florida's Hottest Model Latina

Call Goes Out for South Florida's Hottest Model Latina

Verizon Wireless Hosts Casting Call for New Talent to Compete on Season 2 of Popular Show Hosted by Miami Native Ellie Rodriguez

MIAMI, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ --
WHAT: Verizon Wireless will host a casting call to find fresh South
Floridian talent to appear on the second season of Model Latina,
which premieres August 2, 2009 on Si TV. Young women 18 to 26
years of age can compete, and 12 will be chosen to vie for the
title of Model Latina during the show, which is hosted by Miami
native and Deco Drive senior correspondent Ellie Rodriguez.

Judged by Jeffrey Kolsrud of Q Model Management and Katrina
Campins of The Apprentice, contestants will be asked to show off
their good looks as well as their knowledge and passion for
Latino cultural ideals including beauty, style, values, success
and power.

WHEN: Tuesday, March 3, 2009
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE: Verizon Wireless Communications Store
1599 West 49th Street
Hialeah, FL 33012

OTHER: Season 1 of Si TV's Model Latina came to an end with Jessica
Caban chosen as the chica rockin' the most beauty, brains and
culture. As the winner she received a modeling contract with Q
Management in New York City, more than $10,000 in cash and
prizes and a modeling book.

Available to Verizon Wireless V CAST Video subscribers, Si TV
is the first English-language television network for American
Latinos, delivering a fresh mix of reality, comedy, music and
lifestyle programming inspired, influenced and generated by its
diverse viewers. For more information, visit
sitv.channelfinder.net.

MEDIA: News media may contact Chuck Hamby at 813-615-4803, Ed Gilhuly
at 305-807-6906, or Marilyn Marrero at 786-385-0774.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and data network, serving more than 80 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 85,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

Source: Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Chuck Hamby, +1-813-615-4803, Ed Gilhuly, +1-305-807-6906, or
Marilyn Marrero, +1-786-385-0774, all of Verizon Wireless

Web Site: http://sitv.channelfinder.net/
http://verizonwireless.com/

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