Boom! Magazine Sponsors Modeling Fashion Show

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Boom! Magazine Sponsors Modeling Fashion Show
Local Magazine Teams With Vogue Modeling For Fashion Show

CARY, N.C. – Boom! Magazine has announced that a Baby Boomer fashion show and modeling competition will be held Sunday, June 18, from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Hilton Raleigh – Durham Hotel at Research Triangle Park. Men and women who are 45 or older can enter the show with no experience necessary. The fashion show, in partnership with The Vogue Modeling Agency and Boom! Magazine, will have two show rehearsals with basic runway training and choreography and personal commentary during the competition. Awards will be given to the top three winners; judging is based on personality, presence, creativity, style and showmanship. The winners will be featured in Boom! Magazine. There is a $99 registration fee for models, and show tickets are on sale for $25. For more information and a registration form visit http://www.voguemodeling.com/ or contact Katherine Neal of Vogue Modeling at 919-678-1378 or kneal@voguemodeling.com.

“We are very excited to work with Vogue Modeling to sponsor the Baby Boomer fashion show,” said Barbara Petty, publisher of Boom! Magazine. “The modeling competition will allow our readers the opportunity to express their uniqueness and creativity in a new arena.”

About Boom! Magazine:
Boom! Magazine is a lifestyle resource serving Orange, Durham, and Wake County. 30,000 copies are distributed free of charge at over 300 sites throughout the Triangle. Published by the former publishers of Fifty Plus Lifestyle Magazine of the Triangle, Boom! will continue to serve the same target audience of baby boomers and their parents, but with an updated look and name that describes the new attitude on aging. The magazine’s slogan “Live Smart, Live Well, Live Large” reflect the three primary areas of focus: financial news for living smart, health and wellness information for living well, and lifestyle and entertainment topics for living large. Monthly columns also include celebrity profiles, home improvement, legal advice, computer and Internet advice; car reviews, styling tips, commentary, and social security and retirement issues. For more information, visit the Boom! Magazine Web site at http://www.BoomNC.com.

About Vogue Modeling:
Vogue Modeling Agency is a Cary, N.C. based corporation, with affiliates in Chicago, Ill., Columbus, Ohio, and New York, N.Y. In 1989, Vogue Studios, a high-powered production company, which provided entertainment for corporate events, was founded as a division of Images Holding Corporation (IHC). Today, Vogue produces a collage of magazine and newspaper affiliates, student training through Vogue Studios, major productions, mall events, bridal shows, television, movies, hair expos and more.

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