Poll Reveals America's Favorite Undies for Women

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Tue May 20, 2008 3:29pm EDT

  DALLAS, TX, May 20 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
 More than 15,000 people cast their votes for their favorite underwear in
categories that cover the underwear market from top to bottom -- literally. 
Participants in the women's category of the 2008 Undie Awards ranged from
their teens to their seventies, with 52 percent falling in the 30 -
50-year-old age group. The full results can be viewed on TheUndies.com,
givingwomen of every shape and size real peer-to-peer information they can use
toselect the right fit and style, in categories ranging from bras to g-strings.

    Vanity Fair swept the boards this year in the Overall Favorite categories:

    Overall Favorite Bra (Average Figure) is the Vanity Fair Body Sleeks Contour
Stretch Bra 75-266 claiming its position for simple style, comfort and
cleavage. One voter wrote, "It's a great choice if you want to look seamless
and the get the right lift."

    The Overall Favorite Bra (Full Figure) category saw a tie between Vanity
Fair
75-005 and 75-134. Women chose the 75-005 for a combination of comfort, support,
fit and style.  The 75-134 was picked for great support and fit with no strap
slippage.

    In the Favorite Bottom category, Vanity Fair Perfectly Yours Ravissant Brief
15-712
bumped thongs off the number one spot, although more than half the voters wear a
small or medium size in panties.

    Spanx held firm in the Favorite Shapewear category with their Power Panties
004,
taking the number one spot once again. This style is also listed as a
'celebrity pick.'

    Additional Undie Awards were given for sports bras, strapless bras,
t-shirtbras, minimizer bras, push-up bras, briefs, bikini bottoms, thongs,
boyshorts,
and g-strings.

    User reviews, celebrity picks and the full list of results can be viewed
at http://www.theundies.com.

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