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AOL Latino announces finale webisodes of online reality show Fashionista

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aollatino.jpgAOL Latino, the bilingual portal for U.S. Hispanics, announced the Top 3 finalists of Fashionista, the online reality design contest sponsored by Mercury Milan, which features fashion contenders competing to be the next top Latino designer. As part of the finale, AOL Latino will debut three webisodes tomorrow showcasing the finalists – Vicky Mendez, Anna Fong and Claudia Diaz – as they design outfits for a runway show.

As part of the finale, show host Daniela Torres outlines the tasks and explains the judging process. The finalists are driven around New York City in Mercury Milan vehicles as they purchase the materials needed for their designs. They are then taken to a special location to create their dresses and prepare for a runway show. Each task will be judged by a panel of experts including People en Español Fashion Director Kika Rocha, celebrity jewelry company executive Fabiola Beracasa and New York Fashion expert/designer Gustavo Arango. The panel focused on the contestant’s creativity and originality as well as how well they integrated multiple fabrics and materials. After three tasks, the panel will select the winner.

Originally posted on August 30, 2007 @ 12:04 pm

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AOL Body launched

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aolbody.jpgAOL announced the launch of its new health site, AOL Body. The web site, which launched in beta in May, provides an in-depth experience dedicated to health needs including easy access to a wide range of information and tips on nutrition, fitness and overall well-being. AOL Body reaches nearly 6 million unique visitors monthly, according to the July 2007 comScore Media Metrix report.

AOL Body’s content providers include Harvard Medical School, Healthday, Healthwise and Rodale, as well as newsfeeds from the Associated Press and Reuters. For search, AOL Body teamed with Healthline to provide users with comprehensive and relevant health search results, including Healthline’s HealthWeb, a collection of 200,000 pre-screened consumer health web sites. AOL Body also hosts original articles, programs and specials such as “America Takes It Off” with fitness trainer Jillian Michaels and “RX for Seasons“ which highlights the best medicines to battle everything from the common cold to allergies.

Originally posted on August 15, 2007 @ 10:02 am