Diane von Furstenberg believes in the transformative value of women’s participation in society. In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8th, DVF invites you to share the love with an inspirational story about a fabulous, strong, intelligent woman who has nurtured or inspired you. What woman has accentuated the spirit of camaraderie of women, mentored or encouraged you? Submit a photo with a detailed description or write a blog, with photos if you’d like, of a woman who has positively impacted your life. The winner will win a trip for them and a friend to NYC for a $5,000 shopping spree at Diane von Furstenberg’s flagship NYC store plus two tickets to the DVF Spring 2009 fashion show!
PRIZES:
Grand Prize: One winner, chosen by Diane von Furstenberg from the top 100 entries with the highest score, will win a trip to New York City—along with a friend— a $5,000 shopping spree at her flagship store plus two tickets to a DVF fashion show!
Most Viral: One winner, chosen by Diane von Furstenberg from the top 100 most viral entries, will win a $2,500 shopping spree at dvf.com. Learn about Most Viral.
Reviewer and Voter Sweepstakes: One winner, who participates in the campaign by writing a review or voting, will win a $2,500 shopping spree at dvf.com.
Sign-Up Sweepstakes: Five winners, who register AND sign up to the Diane Von Furstenberg email list during the campaign, will win a personalized autographed copy of Diane: A Signature Life!
Even though I am a baby in the community… I would really appreciate if YOU could vote for ME.
Here are the contest rules:
1 - Please only vote for one candidate.
2 - Votes must be received by Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 at midnight GMT.
3 - Candidates cannot vote for themselves.
4 - The decision of the Collective Thoughts team is final.
She recently appeared on The Drill Down, a show frequented by top Diggers and social media enthusiasts, where she spoke about the success of her video on Digg landing her management deals.
Her blog, (born Dec 15th, 2007!) was originally created to enter her in the Super Bowl Contest, is Two Weeks For Kina. Kina’s You Tube (born on November 14, 2007) video has acquired her Social Media success!
I was doing my usual morning rounds on the SocialNewsSites and went voting for things (a practice that I am trying to get down to 1-2 hours tops!) and came across something I thought I would support.
Having been in a band, and being a girl… I know how hard it is to be taken seriously in the music business. I also know how hard it is to try and score a recording contract….Really hard.
So I saw this girl, Kina, who entered a contest to win a shot at having her shot at the music industry during the Superbowl. Using tons of social media, the Myspace contest is pretty big and Kina is using her Social Media skills and her Blog to get the votes. Since I loved her angle, I felt the need to support!
Because I need to know everything about everything, I noticed that this Crash The Superbowl contest (which is obviously a way to spike the viewer-ship of the Superbowl amongst a younger age group)…. is sponsored by Yahoo & Doritos but most popular on Youtube… (Google wins again!)
Kina Grannis
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