Miss USO Mayra Veronica to Participate at the 2009 American Music Inaugural Ball in Washington, DC Hosted by Dionne Warwick on January 20

Mayra Veronica, named “Miss USO” by the United States Military as their favorite pin up, will be participating at the upcoming 2009 American Music Inaugural Ball (AMIB) hosted by music legend Dionne Warwick on Tuesday, January 20. The first-ever two ball inauguration celebration will be held at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington D.C. and will comprise a “Legends Ball” and an “Urban Ball,” expecting to draw 4,000 guests, with a diverse roster of celebrities, athletes and VIPs – including Yolanda Adams, Chaka Khan, George Clinton, Jalen Rose, David Banner, Peter, Paul & Mary and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges.

Representing as Miss USO, Veronica will be introduced at both balls with five representatives of the Armed Forces – Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard. Veronica recently returned from two USO tours paying tribute to the troops, including an “8 days, 8 countries” tour, of Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, Greenland, Alaska, Korea and Germany. She was joined by the General James E. Cartwright, Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hip-hop stars the Ying-Yang twins and UFC Champion Chuck Liddell.

After appearing in more than 100 magazines in the U.S. and internationally, including the covers of FHM, Maxim En Espanol, Smooth, Men’s Edge, Smoke, Open Your Eyes, Veronica’s overwhelming popularity with the soldiers prompted the USO to ask her to be a lead spokesperson and to entertain the soldiers overseas.

Veronica, the first Cuban American to ring the Nasdaq bell, is also an advocate for UNICEF, bringing both the USO and UNICEF together when she rang the bell last year. Veronica has one of the top-selling calendars in the world, donating proceeds to both “Wounded Warrior” and “USO.org.” She has appeared on The O’Reilly Factor, Fox & Friends, Inside Edition and Neil Cavuto; and will continue to entertain the troops on future USO tours in 2009.

For more information about Mayra Veronica please visit www.mayraveronica.com.

Contacts

Rogers & Cowan
Lori Lousararian, 310-854-8104
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Sandy Friedman, 310-854-8109
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