Los Angeles Teen Wins $45,000 Quinceanera Party From Verizon Wireless

Los Angeles Teen Wins $45,000 Quinceanera Party From Verizon Wireless

Pop and R&B Artist Jay Sean to perform live for 200 guests at girl's coming of age party

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- After 2.4 million text and online votes cast by the public, Verizon Wireless crowned Dioselyn Maximo as the 2010 "My Fabulous 15" contest winner. Standing before family and friends at a Verizon Wireless store in Panorama City to hear the voting results, Dioselyn was elated to hear her name announced and was overcome with emotion.

"It's still all so surreal," said Dioselyn. "I pleaded with all my friends and family to vote and I'm so excited to have won. I am thankful to Verizon Wireless for this unbelievable Quinceanera!"

The grand prize Quinceanera party package valued at close to $45,000 includes:

-- Dinner for 200 guests
-- A formal dress
-- Transportation to and from the party
-- LG Ally(TM) cell phones for Dioselyn and her parents
-- A private, live concert by British pop/R&B artist Jay Sean

As a student at James Monroe High School, Dioselyn is the youngest among her circle of friends who have all had beautiful quinceaneras. However, a work-related accident suffered by her father has meant sticking to a strict family budget which is why winning the contest is making Dioselyn's dream a reality.

"I found the response overwhelming," said Christina Gonzalez, Director of Multicultural Marketing for Verizon West Area. "Over 1.7 million teens from Los Angeles, San Jose, El Paso, Salt Lake City and Seattle entered to win and more than 2.4 million text message and online votes were cast to pick the winner."

For more information about My Fabulous 15, including finalists by city, contest rules and more, please visit www.myfabulous15.com.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 92 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 79,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, Nasdaq: 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.

About Jay Sean

Hailing from London, England, Pop/R&B star Jay Sean began honing his craft from an early age and began to explore the possibility of making music a career as he entered college. With a positive response from friends and the organic development of a fan base that ranged from the UK to South Asia, Jay Sean released his debut album ME AGAINST MYSELF in 2004 on digital platforms. It was then that his music exploded on the internet and he began to tour throughout Europe and Asia. He became a major sensation and multi-platinum artist overseas, releasing two smash albums, two top ten singles and was nominated for Britain's heralded MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Award twice. One song, "Ride It" garnered 20+ million views on YouTube and captivated fans everywhere, including Cash Money Records CEO and co-founder Ronald "Slim" Williams. Jay Sean became the first UK artist to join the Cash Money family in 2008 and released his American debut album ALL OR NOTHING on November 23, 2009, which includes the #1 song on Billboard's Hot 100 and 3X platinum hit "Down" featuring Lil Wayne, and the platinum certified track "Do You Remember" featuring Sean Paul and Lil Jon. Further exemplifying his presence on the charts, Jay Sean had four Billboard Top 20 singles in his introductory year in the U.S. "Down", (#1 on Billboard's Hot 100), "Do You Remember" (#9 on Billboard's Hot 100), "I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)" (#21 on Billboard's Hot 100), and "Written on Her" (#17 on Billboard's Rap Chart). To date, Jay Sean has won 11 UK Asian Music Awards, including 'Best Male Act,' 'Best Urban Act,' 'Best Video,' ("Down") and 'Best Album' "ALL OR NOTHING," in 2010, a 2009 UK Urban award for 'Best Collaboration' for "Down" featuring Lil Wayne, and received past honors from MTV Russia Music Awards and UK BMI Awards. Jay Sean is gearing up to release his sophomore album this fall on Cash Money Records.

SOURCE Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Media, Ken Muche of Verizon Wireless, +1-949-286-8193, Ken.Muche@VerizonWireless.com; or Sonia Sanchez, +1-310-473-4422, Sonia.sanchez@rlpublicrelations.com, for Verizon Wireless

Web Site: http://www.myfabulous15.com

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