Curvy Girl Power! Torrid, the Destination for Plus-Size Fashion, Teams With Hayley...

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Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:05am EDT 

Curvy Girl Power! Torrid, the Destination for Plus-Size Fashion, Teams With
Hayley Hasselhoff to Find 12 Teen Fashionistas in Nationwide Model Search

High-school-aged girls competed to be on Torrid's High School Fashion Advisory
Panel

LOS ANGELES, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Torrid and Hayley Hasselhoff teamed up to
find high-school-aged fashionistas for Torrid's High School Fashion Advisory
Panel. Twelve lucky girls were selected from thousands of entries. The
finalists were chosen based on how involved they are within their communities,
how connected they are online and how they incorporate fashion into their
lives. These winners will have the opportunity to show off their style and
savvy by putting together fashion looks and sharing fashion tips and trend
info through personal blogs and videos posted on Torrid.com.

"I love the Torrid fashion brand and I am excited to be part of the team. We
are giving high school girls a chance to shine and show their personal style.
It is an honor to be selected as a fashion mentor to this group of girls,"
says Hayley Hasselhoff, fashion model, recording artist and community
activist. 

The 12 High School Model Search winners are:
    --  Tiffany of Atlanta, GA
    --  Jasmine of Minooka, IL
    --  Tarah of Katy, TX
    --  Cassy of Redding, CA
    --  Estee of Fairbanks, AL
    --  Mary of Milton, FL
    --  Andrea of Lake Stevens, WA
    --  Kiah of Omak, WA
    --  Britni of Cedar Park, TX
    --  Mallory of Elk Grove, CA
    --  Valerie of Tucson, AZ
    --  Shayla of Gretna, LA


    --  Katie of Thompson, ND




View the Torrid High School Model Search winners' entry photos and read their
first blog entries at:
http://community.torrid.com/divaspirit/hi_school_model.asp

Special thanks to our event sponsors FIDM FashionClub.com, PromAdvice.com and
Milani Cosmetics.

For more information about the model search, please contact Delia Douglas at
310.613.7005 or via e-mail at ddouglas@torrid.com. Interviews and photos of
the winners are available upon request.

About Torrid
Torrid, the second division of national retailer Hot Topic, Inc., provides
size 12+ fashion-forward apparel and accessories that target young women
principally between the ages of 15 and 29. As of June 2009, Torrid operates
157 stores and an Internet store, http://www.torrid.com.





SOURCE  Torrid

Delia Douglas, +1-310-613-7005, ddouglas@torrid.com
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