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people would do Anything to get Hanna Montanna tickets these days...
From FoxNews:
"GARLAND, Texas — An essay that won a 6-year-old girl four tickets to a Hannah Montana concert began with the powerful line: "My daddy died this year in Iraq."
While gripping, it was not true — and now the girl may lose her tickets after her mom acknowledged to contest organizers it was all a lie.
The sponsor of the contest was Club Libby Lu, a Chicago-based store that sells clothes, accessories and games intended for young girls.
The saga began Friday with company officials surprising the girl at a Club Libby Lu at a mall in suburban Garland, about 20 miles northeast of Dallas. The girl won a makeover that included a blonde Hannah Montana wig, as well as the grand prize: airfare for four to Albany, N.Y., and four tickets to the sold-out Hannah Montana concert on Jan. 9.
The mother had told company officials that the girl's father died April 17 in a roadside bombing in Iraq, company spokeswoman Robyn Caulfield said.
"We did the essay and that's what we did to win," Priscilla Ceballos, the mother, said in an interview with Dallas TV station KDFW. "We did whatever we could do to win."
She had identified the soldier as Sgt. Jonathon Menjivar, but the Department of Defense has no record of anyone with that name dying in Iraq. Caulfield said the mother has admitted to the deception.
"We regret that the original intent of the contest, which was to make a little girl's holiday extra special, has not been realized in the way we anticipated," said Mary Drolet, the CEO of Club Libby Lu.
Drolet said the company is reviewing the matter, and is considering taking away the girl's tickets."
Well, what do they expect? Especially when the war is based on lies
Last edited by Johnny; 12-29-2007 at 06:03 AM. Reason: changed the smiley
wow,
people would do Anything to get Hanna Montanna tickets these days...
Yvonne Smith
A six year old writing an essay like that? This is what we teach our children?
My grandson would love to see Hannah Montana .
I agree the war was based on lies . 'nuff said.
"I have learned never to ridicule any man's opinion, however strange it may seem."
I don't blame the 6 yr old - I blame that mother! But Hannah Montanna ticket's have been on the news alot lately - it seems concert ticket people (ticket master, etc) buy up the tickets as soon as they go on sale - and then resell them to the public for outrageous amounts of money - up to $1,000 or more......no joke! My guess is this is what spurred them into lying. However - doesn't make it right.
I had never heard of Hannah Montana before this article; however, I don't see why the fuss is about that she made up a story, it doesn't mention no where in the article that what would be written about had to be true
I grew up in Dallas and I am still close enough that we get all the Dallas stations for our news. Yes....that story has been ALL over the news and papers. Some of the tickets in Dallas were selling for $1500...unbelievable.This is Miley Cyrus's chance to REALLY jump in popularity since the debacle that is Jamie Lynn Spears.....
Have hear this on the news all day... makes me feel sad that people have to lie to that extent to get to see Hanna. ... For me I went to see her father (Billy Rae Cyrus) and he was awesome and I loved every minute of his concert but really do not think I would lie to that extent to get to see him or anybody else... Sends a bad message to the children of today. Dovey
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