Keri Hilson Attends 2011 AKOO Calendar Model Search
Singer Keri Hilson attended the AKOO 2011 Calendar model search event held in NYC yesterday. 12 winners will be given $1000 cash and will appear in the 2011 AKOO calendar. It’s not clear if Keri Hilson herself will model something sexy in the calendar. We’ll let you know if she does.
Hiphopwired had all the deets:
T.I.’s AKOO Clothing Brand kicked off its 1st annual calendar model search last week in NYC.
The event, co-sponsored by VIBE magazine, brought out Keri Hilson who performed a quick set before jumping on the AKOO custom bike decked out by MOTO Insanity out of upstate New York.The bike will be making its rounds to events before finally being auctioned off to a lucky winner.
The AKOO calendar model search generated almost 150 model entries within the first day. Voting for your favorite calendar hopeful has begun as of December 24th and winning ladies will join the AKOO team as brand ambassadors while enjoying the many gifts and opportunities that will be coming their way.
Celeb Style: chris brown wearing Strivers Row “Redeemer” jeans
Last week, struggling R&B singer chris brown, left, and rapper Fabolous bonded while sitting court side during a recent NBA game.
chris was rocking the Strivers Row “Redeemer” jeans, which you can purchase online at www.striversrowUSA.com as of next week, or at the Strivers Row flagship store in Atlanta [774 N. Highland Ave. NE | tel 678-973.0045], and the Atrium in NYC.
To preview the Strivers Row Fall/Winter 2010 collection, check out this post by HypeBeast.
Stay tuned to Sandrarose.com for details on how you can win a Strivers Row shopping spree after the New Year!
PICS: Winners of T.I.’s $400 Toys R Us shopping spree *bumped*
*Originally posted on Dec. 22, 2010 @ 2:22 p.m.
*Last night, 10 lucky members of the Sandrarose.com community and their families went on a $4000 shopping spree at Toys R Us courtesy of T.I., Grand Hustle, Atlantic Records and Sandrarose.com! Everyone had a great time shopping, despite the fact that I was over 40 minutes late bringing the gift cards.
Thankfully, Amir Boyd of Grand Hustle arrived early and he immediately took charge of the situation. He was so organized and professional! Amir had all the winners (and the 2 alternates) identified before I arrived.
I also want to give a shout out to Grand Hustle artists Young Dro (who was great with the kids!), Lil Shun Hendrix, C-Rod, Mac Boney, Grand Hustle CEO Jason Geter (who did a little shopping of his own), the OMG Girlz, Shamra, and everyone else who came out and helped the winners shop for toys!
Special thanks to Ms. Hannah Kang, GM of Grand Hustle, who has blessed the Sandrarose.com community with her kindness and generosity all year long.
And finally, a big THANK YOU to T.I., Grand Hustle and Atlantic Records for selecting Sandrarose.com to host the shopping spree!
Loyal reader Shay1, who won the iPAD, writes:
Hey Auntie!
Thank you so much! I cant begin to thank you enough. That was the best time…… you guys really outdid yourselves.
YES! Everything was nice….. everyone from the label was walking around asking people do they need help finding stuff and shopping. It was very nice…. everyone was taking pictures. honey, those pics of me on
the ground are the funniest and worst… I couldnt breeve ……LMAO!!!
Updated:
I just found out that Grand Hustle CEO Jason Geter and his artist Young Dro both chipped in to give each of the 2 alternates $400 gift cards! That was so nice of them! (the alternates were there in case a winner didn’t show up). The original plan was to split a $400 gift card with the 2 ladies since all but 1 of my winners showed up to claim their prizes.
Check out the videos of my winners thanking T.I. for the $400 gift cards they each received!
Originally posted on Dec. 22, 2010 @ 2:22 p.m.
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Why is Sheree spending money like there’s no tomorrow?
Sometimes good gossip just drops into my lap when I least expect it.
The other day I told you that my jeweler let it slip out that ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ cast member Sheree Whitfield paid $32,000 for a 18k gold Rolex Presidential watch (the one she’s wearing in the pic above, dated December 10).
Well, the other night I happened to be in another jewelry store at Lenox Mall looking at watches, when the talkative salesman told me that Whitfield came into his store and purchased a diamond encrusted Cartier wristwatch for $35,000.
It turns out that both watch purchases were made on the same day. And get this: she paid cash.
Sheree has the whole mall talking about how she’s walking around dropping cash like a broken ATM machine. I thought only dope boys did that?
Where is Sheree getting all that loot from when she can’t even pay her bills on time? Wouldn’t a prudent adult put her money in the bank or invest it?
Photos by Prince Williams/ATLPics.net
Celeb Style: Rihanna Wearing Louis Stewart
Rihanna looked HAWT on the set of Kanye West’s “All of the Lights” music video last night! She is modeling her brand new custom Emerald green Louis Stewart Collection suede backpack/duffle set! I hear Rihanna put in a large order for more bags in multiple colors. She is so trendy!
In a recent Vanity Fair magazine interview Rhianna mentioned that The Louis Stewart Collection is her favorite accessory line on the planet!! Awesome!
The Winners of the T.I. $400 Shopping Spree Are…
I thought picking 10 winners out of the 200+ submissions would be easy, but it was a lot more difficult than I imagined! I read some heart wrenching stories and I had to make some tough decisions. It came down to who answered the questions correctly AND submitted the photo that I requested.
Congratulations to the winners! Each of you will receive a $400 Toys R Us gift card for your child! In addition to that, you and your children will get the chance to meet Grand Hustle artists Young Dro, Lil Duval and the OMG Girlz!
You will be contacted by someone from Grand Hustle later today or tomorrow morning. The shopping spree location will be given to you at that time. The shopping spree is between 7 and 9 p.m. tomorrow, Dec. 21, at a Toys R Us in Atlanta.
If you are a winner and you know you won’t be able to make it tomorrow, please email me at sandra @ sandrarose.com, or your GH contact no later than 12 p.m. tomorrow and let us know.
See if you won after the break!
CONTEST: WIN $400 Shopping Spree for Your Child at Toys R Us from Santa T.I and Atlantic Records!
Rapper T.I. might be incarcerated but he hasn’t lost his spirit of giving! This year, T.I., Grand Hustle and Atlantic Records will give 10 children of Sandrarose.com readers a shopping spree at Toys R Us! Each child will receive a Toys R Us Gift card worth $400 to buy whatever they like in the store!
In addition, one lucky parent will receive an iPAD!
T.I. is doing this up BIG! He called his celebrity friends such as OMG Girlz, Grand Hustle artist Young Dro, Big Kuntry (and maybe B.o.B.) to be on hand while your kids go on their shopping spree! There are a couple of big names that I can’t even mention yet!
And if you bring Nelly‘s 5.0 album with you, he might show up too! 
Contest Requirements:
*Just send an email, including your name, your child’s age, and a contact number where you can be reached during the day, to info@sandrarose.com.
Include in your email the answers to the following questions AND a picture of either you or your child holding up T.I.’s No Mercy CD.
The child can be a sister, brother, cousin, etc. He or she must be 13 or younger.
Good luck! The winners will be chosen on Monday, December 20, and the shopping spree will take place on Tuesday, December 21 in Atlanta.
You must be an Atlanta resident, and you and your child must be in attendance at the store’s location on December 21 to redeem the Toys R Us Gift card.
1. What’s T.I.’s mom’s full name?
2. Which one of T.I.’s relatives is also an artist on his label, Grand Hustle Records?
3. When was T.I.’s album Trap Muzik recorded (not when it came out)?
4. What jail did T.I. film a music video inside of? (name the jail and the city)
5. How many songs are on T.I.’s No Mercy album?
*Please do not use that email addy for any other correspondence. That box will not be monitored after this contest is over.
Originally posted on Dec. 13, 2010 @ 12:59 p.m.
