OFFICIAL RULES
NO TALENT REQUIRED, OPEN TO FEMALE RESIDENTS
(where accepted by law) WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER
HOSTING COMPANY: Angel Marketing Group (herein referred to as
"Hosting Company") is the event coordinator of the
International Search for Ms. Bikini 2007 Calendar & Model Search
Contest (herein referred to as the "Contest").
HOW TO ENTER: To enter, use the internet to view www.msbikini.com
for the official information and online entry form. You must complete
all information requested, including but not limited to your legal name,
full address (including apartment number), city, state/providence, zip
code/postal code, daytime, home and cell telephone numbers, e-mail
address at which you can be reached, date of birth and all other
information requested on the form. You will then be able to email two
(2) recent and different photographs, (herein referred to as Images,) of
yourself in JPEG format, using the instructions provided. Images should
only include entry of contestant. All images submitted must be vertical,
approximately 400 x 600 pixels and less then 1 meg in file
size. Once all required information is received, Images will be
posted on our Online Entry Board. The Hosting Company reserve the right
to contact any contestant who has entered the Contest to request
resubmission of one or more of the Images and/or to request that the
Contestant submit additional images, in Hosting Company's sole
discretion, if there are problems with the Contestant’s initial
submission of such Images, or if there are other questions or problems
with such entry. While Contestants may have assistance in entering data
and uploading the images, each Contestant must otherwise complete the
entry forms herself. Any entries submitted by anyone other than the
person appearing in the Images (including but not limited to entries
submitted by modeling agencies) will be rejected. As set forth in
greater detail herein, submission of Images and entry in the Contest
constitutes consent to use the Images on said web site, www.msbikini.com
and/or associated or otherwise affiliated web sites.
Except as otherwise permitted herein, only one entry per person will be
accepted; all subsequent entries will be disregarded. No altered
photographs, or photographs containing more than one person, will be
eligible. Any Images exhibiting Contestant’s nipples or genitals will
be rejected. The determination of whether any image has been altered, or
exhibits Contestant's nipples or genitals, is in the sole discretion of
the Hosting Company. False, deceptive or incomplete entries or other
information provided by Contestants throughout the Contest (including
but not limited to responses to questionnaires) shall render the entry
ineligible. The Contestant may submit her entry form and Images
using the above procedures anytime during the period April 1, 2006,
until July 28, 2006, 11:59 PM East Coast time (the "Voting
Period"); late online entries shall be ineligible. Date of entry
during the Voting Period will not affect chances of being chosen.
ELIGIBILITY: All Contestants must be legal residents of their
country (where accepted by law), must be female, and must have been 18
years of age or older on the date that the earliest of the submitted
Images was taken. The Hosting Company reserve the right to disqualify
any Contestant whose image has been published, or during the course of
this Contest is published, in any media (publications, World Wide Web,
television, etc.), in a manner that is considered by the Hosting
Company, in their sole discretion, to be pornographic, vulgar or
obscene. All Contestants who are selected as Semi-Finalists further
agree that for the one (1) year period following the announcement of the
Winner, their images shall not be published in any media (publications,
World Wide Web, television, etc.), in a manner that is considered to be
pornographic, vulgar or obscene by the Hosting Company, in their sole
discretion.
Contestants may also be required to warrant and
represent that they will not identify themselves as participants in the
Ms. Bikini Contest, and will not use any of the Hosting Company's
trademarks or tradenames except as expressly permitted under these
Official Rules. Semi-Finalists understand that Hosting Company will be
irreparably harmed by the use of any of the Hosting Company's trademarks
or tradenames except as expressly permitted under these Official Rules.
The Contest may be promoted by or in connection with other sponsors, and
Semi-Finalists will be required to specifically grant such sponsors the
right to use the Images, videotape, and other materials referred to
herein in connection with such promotions without additional
compensation. Contestants will also be required to represent and
warrant that they have sufficient rights in the Images, videotape, and
all other materials submitted in connection with this Contest to grant
the Hosting Company the rights granted hereunder. If the Images or
videotape are modeling shots, photographs/video taken by a professional
photographer/videographer, or anything other than personal
snapshots/video in which the Contestant holds or rights, or if they
include any copyright notice, Contestants will be required to
demonstrate that the copyright holder(s) has granted her the right to
allow the Hosting Company to reproduce and publish the photographs
and/or video, by providing a signed Copyright Release (to be provided),
or they will be ineligible to participate in the Contest. Contestants
are responsible for any financial reimbursement to the original
copyright holder for the rights to publish the Images and/or videotape
as provided herein; the Hosting Company will not be responsible for any
such payment, and will not be held under any obligation to publish a
photo and/or video credit to the original copyright holder for the
publication of an image. Contestants shall agree to hold the Hosting
Company harmless and to indemnify the Hosting Company from any and all
liabilities, loss, claims, or causes of actions, including reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses that may be incurred by the Hosting
Company, arising out of or relating to my breach of any representation
or warranty, or any other violation of these Official Rules.
Failure to comply with these Official Rules will result in ineligibility
of Contestant. Contestant appoints Hosting Company as her attorneys in
fact, and grants Hosting Company permission to demand the removal of any
Images that violate these Official Rules. All federal, state/provincial
and local laws and regulations of the United States and/or other
countries apply. Void where prohibited or restricted. Contestants agree
to be bound by these Official Rules.
PRE-FINALS AFFIDAVIT: Through the online process, based upon the
number of votes, and event venue competitions, based on an organized
judging, the Hosting Company will select at least one (1) of the
Contestants as the Semi-Finalist Contestant (herein referred to
"Semi-Finalist"). Semi-Finalist may be contacted via e-mail or
telephone, to request that they complete an additional questionnaire and
submit a Pre-Finals Affidavit. All Semi-Finalists will have the option
to submit a videotape along with their Pre-Finals Affidavit, answering
questions or otherwise offering a self interview in accordance with the
request of the Hosting Company. Only the Contestant should appear in the
submitted videotape. The submitting of a videotape by any Semi-Finalist
will not effect the result of the International Finals. Each submitted
videotape must conform to the requirements provided to the Semi-Finalist
by the Hosting Company.
In the Pre-Finals Affidavit, Semi-Finalists may be required to: (i)
provide additional biographical or other information; (ii) certify that
they meet all eligibility requirements as set forth in these Official
Rules; (iii) certify that the Images and videotape depict the
Semi-Finalist; (iv) grant the Hosting Company the right to publish in
all media now known, or hereafter devised - including but not limited to
online display, television, cable, video, DVD and/or film productions,
publications, wireless applications and other media channels and
applications, and for advertising, promotions, other Contests sponsored
by one or all of the Hosting Company and other commercial purposes
(whether by the Hosting Company or any third party) - the biographical
information and questionnaire responses that Semi-Finalists provide
(except Social Security number, full address, telephone number, e-mail
address, or other information specifically noted in writing by the
Hosting Company to be confidential or anonymous); (v) grant the Hosting
Company the right to publish the Images, videotape and all other
materials submitted, used or taken in connection with the Contest (as
described in these Official Rules) in all media now known or hereafter
devised, including but not limited to online display, television, cable,
video, DVD and/or film productions, publications, wireless applications
and other media channels and applications, and for advertising,
promotions, other Contests sponsored by one or all of the Hosting
Company and other commercial purposes (whether by the Hosting Company or
any third party); (vi) grant the Hosting Company the right to photograph
and/or video Semi-Finalist, and to use such images and/or video for all
purposes and in all media now known or hereafter devised, including but
not limited to online display, television, cable, video, DVD and/or film
productions, publications, wireless applications and other media
channels and applications, and for advertising, promotions, other
Contests sponsored by the Hosting Company and other commercial purposes
(whether by the Hosting Company or any third party).
Semi-Finalists will be required to attach to the Pre-Finals Affidavit
copies of two (2) forms of identification, and to show the original
thereof to the Notary Public at the time that Semi-Finalist executes her
Pre-Finals Affidavit. At least one of the forms of identification must
be a valid government-issued ID that includes a photograph of the
Semi-Finalist and her date of birth (such as a driver's license,
passport, or state/provincial identification card). The other form of
identification must verify the Semi-Finalist's identity (such as a
school or employer identification card, Social Security card, or birth
certificate).
Contestants who become Semi-Finalists or Finalists may also be required
to produce the originals of such identification to the Hosting Company
at any time. Contestants are required to submit any other information or
materials that the Hosting Company may request with the Pre-Finals
Affidavit or thereafter. All of the above-referenced materials, and all
other materials/forms requested in accordance with these Official Rules,
must be returned to the Hosting Company at the following address
(International Ms. Bikini, Angel Marketing Group, 433 Hogestown Road,
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania) so as to be received by the deadline
requested by the Hosting Company, or Contestant may be disqualified.
The Semi-Finalist must personally execute the Pre-Finals Affidavit.
Any Pre-Finals Affidavit that is executed by a person other than the
Semi-Finalist will be considered invalid, and will render the entry
ineligible. The return of the above referenced material within the
allotted time shall be the sole responsibility of the Semi-Finalist; the
Hosting Company is not responsible for delays in delivery. The Hosting
Company must receive all required documentation (as described above) in
accordance with the instructions received from the Hosting Company; and
any Semi-Finalist whose documentation is not received by such date or
whose documentation is deemed to be, in the Hosting Company's sole
determination, incomplete, erroneous or misleading, will be ineligible
to participate in the remainder of the Contest. THE RETURN OF ALL
REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION IN A TIMELY MANNER IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
SEMI-FINALIST; SEMI-FINALISTS WHO DO NOT RETURN ALL REQUIRED
DOCUMENTATION IN A TIMELY MANNER WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
SELECTION: Selection of Semi-Finalists:
Through the online process, the Hosting Company
will select the Semi-Finalists, based upon the number of votes collected
by Web Site visitors, starting on Sunday, April 30th, 2006 at
12:01 AM and continue to Saturday, July 29th, 2006 at 11:59
PM. In the event that any Contestant is determined to be ineligible
after her Images have been posted at msbikini.com, she will be
disqualified and her Images will be removed. Each week, votes will be
collected from Sunday, 12:01 AM until Saturday, 11:59 PM, (herein
referred to as “Voting Period.”) All times are Eastern Standard
Time. Voters may vote only one time each day during each Voting Period.
For a vote to register, all official online voting will require one
vote, per visitor with a functioning email, per day, and a confirming
reply sent to voting visitor. It is the discretion of the Hosting
Company to determine status, including possible disqualification, of a
Contestant, if any voting is found to be unfair or fraudulent. Each week
of the Contest, the Hosting Company will select two (2) of the
Contestants to become Semi-Finalists, based upon the results of the
voting. A total of twenty-six (26) Semi-Finalists will be chosen during
this online portion of the Contest. In the event that a Semi-Finalist is
determined to be ineligible or withdraws from the Contest, the Hosting
Company reserve the right to substitute another Contestant to replace
such person. The selection of the Semi-Finalists shall be within the
guidelines of the Hosting Company, whose decisions shall be final, and
shall be based on the criteria listed herein. Results of public voting
are one factor in selecting Semi-Finalists, but are not determinative.
Through event venue competitions, the Hosting
Company will select the Semi-Finalists, based on an organized judged
event, in conjunction with contracted venues, at least one (1) of the
Contestants as the Semi-Finalist. Unless otherwise stated by a
contracted venue, each event venue competition will include the
following segments: (i) Sexy evening/club wear; (ii) Question; and (iii)
Swimwear. The selection of Contestants will be judged on the following
five (5) categories: (i) Ability to speak (or communicate); (ii)
Appearance in sexy evening/club wear; (iii) Poise and posture; (iv)
Appearance in bikini; and (v) Overall beauty. During the venue’s
Semi-Finals round, Contestants will be selected as Contest
Semi-Finalists accordingly.
The Hosting Company reserve the right to contact
a Semi-Finalist for any reason relating to the Contest. An estimated
fifty (50) Semi-Finalists will be chosen to be Finalists during the
Contest. All selected Finalists will be notified by e-mail and/or
telephone when selected, and may be required to respond to additional
questions or to provide other additional information.
Selection of Finalists: All Semi-Finalists will be invited
to attend the International Finals Week, from Thursday, August 17th,
2006 through Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006, at (location T.B.A.).
All Semi-Finalists will be required to conform to all guidelines as
stated herein by these Official Rules. Semi-Finalists may also be
required to: (i) respond to additional questionnaires; (ii) submit to an
interview via telephone or otherwise; and/or (iii) submit other
additional materials or information, at the discretion of the Hosting
Company. Semi-Finalists may also be required to return additional
documentation, affidavits or releases as may be required by the Hosting
Company, and if such documentation is not received by the designated
date, prior to the International Finals Contest or if the documentation
submitted is deemed to be, in the Hosting Company's sole determination,
incomplete, erroneous or misleading, such Semi-Finalist will be
ineligible to participate in the remainder of the Contest. In the event
that a Semi-Finalist is determined to be ineligible or withdraws from
the Contest prior to the commencement of the International Finals
Contest (defined below), the Hosting Company reserve the right to
substitute another Semi-Finalist to replace such person.
Semi-Finalist must attend and participate in the
International Finals Contest, on Saturday, August 19th, 2006,
held as an organized judged event. The International Finals Contest will
include the following segments: (i) Sexy evening/club wear; (ii)
Question; and (iii) Swimwear. The selection of Finalists will be judged
on the following five (5) categories: (i) Ability to speak (or
communicate); (ii) Appearance in sexy evening/club wear; (iii) Poise and
posture; (iv) Appearance in bikini; and (v) Overall beauty. The Hosting
Company, through this organized event, will choose a Winner and
Runners-Up, based upon the result of the judge’s scores in accordance
to the categories as stated above. In the event that a Winner is
determined to be ineligible or withdraws from the Contest, the Hosting
Company reserve the right to select another Winner. All
Semi-Finalists will receive placement in the printed calendar if all of
the following apply: (i) Attend the International Finals Contest; (ii)
Attend one or more scheduled photo and video shoots, using professional
and assigned photographers and videographers. The calendar photo
and video shoots will be scheduled within the International Finals Week.
Any Finalist who does not respond, or who is unable to attend the
photo and video shoot, will be disqualified, and another Finalist may be
chosen. All Finalists who respond in a timely manner and who indicate
that they will be able to attend to the photo and video shoot will be
eligible to become Finalists.
PRIZE/VALUE: Finalists' Prize: All Finalists may refer to
themselves as an "International Ms. Bikini 2007 Calendar
Models" in written and descriptive materials such as a biography,
resume, or other purely non-commercial descriptive aspect. All Finalists
who respond immediately to the Hosting Company's inquiries and attend
the photo/video shoot(s), will be photographed/videotaped by a
professional photographer/videographer, selected by the Hosting Company.
One or more photos and/or videos of each Finalist from the photo/video
shoots may appear in the International Ms. Bikini 2007 Calendar and/or a
supplement thereto, and/or on the Web Site, or an affiliated or
associated Web Site. Finalists do not have the right to license Hosting
Company's name or trademarks, including but not limited to "Ms.
Bikini" to any other entity, even if Finalist is making an
appearance on behalf of that entity. Any such license must be secured
from Hosting Company. Any use of "Ms. Bikini," or any
reference thereto, in connection with any promotional event or
advertising must first be approved by the Hosting Company in writing.
Finalists will be entitled to use all approved photos taken of Finalist
at the Finalist Photo Shoot, (the “Licensed Images”) and one (1)
portion of a videotape taken of Finalist at the Finalist Video Shoot,
(the “Licensed Videotape,”) such Licensed Images and Licensed
Videotape to be selected in the sole discretion of Hosting Company, on
Finalist's portfolio and personal promotional site online, provided that
such online site does not include any images that are considered
pornographic, vulgar or obscene (which is to be determined in the sole
discretion of Hosting Company). The Licensed Images and Licensed
Videotape will be label either by a watermark or otherwise, with the Ms.
Bikini logo, linked to Contest Web Site, and will include a credit for
the photographer/videographer, and can only be used in association with
the logo and credit. The Licensed Images and Licensed Videotape may not
be used for any purpose other than those described herein without the
prior express written permission of Hosting Company.
Winner's Prize: Winner may refer to herself as the
"Ms. Bikini 2007, Cover Model" in written and descriptive
materials such as a biography, resume, or other purely noncommercial
descriptive aspect. The Winner does not have the right to license
Hosting Company's name or trademarks, including but not limited to
"Ms. Bikini" to any other entity, even if the Winner is making
an appearance on behalf of that entity. Any such license must be secured
from Hosting Company. The Winner may use the Ms. Bikini 2007 logo (copy
to be provided upon request of the Winner) in connection with Winner's
portfolio and personal promotional online site only, provided that the
logo may only be used in connection with the Licensed Images and
Licensed Videotape, and further provided that such online site does not
include any images that are considered pornographic, vulgar or obscene
(which is to be determined in the sole discretion of Hosting Company).
Any use of "Ms. Bikini" or any reference thereto, in
connection with any promotional event or advertising must first be
approved by the Hosting Company in writing.
All federal, state/provincial and local laws and regulations apply.
Taxes, if any, are the Contestant’s sole responsibility. No
substitution, transfer, assignment or cash equivalent permitted. The
Hosting Company reserve the right to substitute prizes with one of equal
or greater value, at the Hosting Company's sole discretion.
NOTIFICATION/TERMS:
Contestants, Semi-Finalists, Finalists and Winner will be notified by
e-mail, telephone or other means reasonably calculated to provide
notice. Entry constitutes permission to use Contestant's name on the
MsBikini.com publications and/or on the Web Site, or an affiliated or
associated Web Site, and their consent to use her name, photograph,
comments and/or voice/video recordings and likenesses for advertising or
publicity purposes, in any and all media - including but not limited to
publications, online display, television, cable, video, DVD and/or film
productions, wireless applications and other media channels and
applications, and for advertising, promotions, other Contests sponsored
by one or all of the Hosting Company and other commercial purposes
(whether by the Hosting Company or any third party) - without additional
compensation or permission, except where prohibited by law. Contestants
consent to a background check that may be performed, at the sole
discretion of the Hosting Company, to verify information provided by
Contestants and compliance with these Official Rules, or for other
reasons related to the Contest. This Contest shall be governed and
construed by Pennsylvania law, and the exclusive venue for all
controversies will be in state or federal court in Dauphin County,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. All federal, state/provincial and local taxes
are the exclusive responsibility of the Contestants, Semi-Finalists,
Finalists and Winner. The Hosting Company reserves the right to crop or
otherwise alter images. Contestant waives (or shall ensure that
copyright holder waives if Contestant is not copyright holder) in favor
of Hosting Company and anyone authorized by them, any and all moral
rights that Contestant (or copyright holder) may have in any image or
video submitted. If any Contestant does not return any document within
the timeframe indicated on the document, or cannot be contacted,
Contestant will be disqualified.
DISCLAIMER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY:
The Hosting Company and all prize providers are not responsible for any
incorrect or inaccurate entry information, human error, technical
malfunction, failures, omission, interruption, deletion, or defect of
any telephone network, computer online systems, computer equipment,
servers, access providers, or software, including any injury or damage
to participants' or any other persons', computer relating to or
resulting from participation in this Contest; inability to access the
Entry Web Site or any pages thereof; theft, tampering, destruction, or
unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries; entry submissions that
are processed late or incorrectly or are incomplete, garbled, or lost
due to computer or electronic malfunction or traffic congestion on the
Internet or any Web Site. Proof of entering information at Web Site is
not considered proof of delivery or receipt. All dates set forth in
these Official Rules are approximate. The Hosting Company reserves the
right to extend any deadlines. All entries and any other materials
submitted (including but not limited to images and videotapes) become
the sole property of the Hosting Company and will not be returned or
acknowledged. False and or deceptive entries or accounts shall render
entry ineligible.
All decisions of the Hosting Company shall be final and conclusive on
all matters relating to the Contest.
All Contestants, Semi-Finalist, Finalists and Winner release the Hosting
Company and their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries,
wholesalers, retailers, officers, directors, agents, employees and all
others associated with the development and execution of this Contest
from any and all liability with respect to, or in any way arising from,
this Contest, publication or use of their images/videotapes, and/or
acceptance or use of the prizes, including liability for personal
injury, death, damages, or monetary loss.
The chances of being selected to proceed to each of the different stages
of the Contest depend on the number of Contestants, on the judging
criteria for each stage, and how well the Contestant rates on each such
decisive factor compared to other Contestants.
The Hosting Company reserve the right to terminate, withdraw or amend
the Contest for any reason.
Contestants consent to the Hosting Company's collection, use and
disclosure to third parties of Contestants' personal information for the
purpose of administering this Contest and as otherwise set out in these
Official Rules.
WINNERS' LIST: For a copy of the Official Rules or the name of
the Finalists and Winner, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to
International Ms. Bikini, Angel Marketing Group, Hogestown Road,
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17050 USA by January 15th, 2007.
(US residents in Vermont and Washington, and other US states, as well as
other residents in other countries, where forbidden by law, may omit a
stamp.)