Oro Azul Founder, Alyssa Johnson presents Latoya Jackson with Caribbean Escapes coffee table book.
American Music Awards gifting suite for presenters,nominees and VIPs was located at EVO-South’s 3500 square feet condo, steps away from Nokia Theatre. Celebrities included Latoya Jackson, Edi Gathegi from Twilight and New Moon, Kara Dioguardi from American Idol, Carmit from Pussy Cat Dolls, Colbie Caillat, Alec Mapa and many others.
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Leeza Gibbons
Adrienne Papp of Atlantic Publicity reported, the show Dancing with the Stars ran its ninth season this year and ranked as the No. 1 most popular show by Nielsen, with 40 million viewers around the country scoring consistently as one of the most-watched shows of the fall. Celebrities and professionals consider it a dream to enter, and exhibit unparalleled drive and stamina when competing on camera. The practice alone preceding each performance is enough to change lives. A teary-eyed Kelly Osbourne, daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, credited the show for her newly found strength and personal power. Co-host Samantha Harris said Osbourne had become “a swan.”
Donny Osmond and Oro Azul Founder, Alyssa Johnson
Donny Osmond was declared the new champion, taking home the ABC show’s mirror ball trophy and said the “show has been a highlight” in his career. The competition picks a winner with a combination of judges’ scores and viewer votes, thus involving everyone to share in the excitement. Osmond’s performance of the tango with his professional partner,Kym Johnson made Judge Carrie Ann Inaba hail it as “artistry in motion.”
Among the contestants was former Congressman Tom DeLay, who grabbed the most headlines and had to withdraw in the third week of competition because of stress fractures in both feet. A healed DeLay returned Tuesday night to dance the Texas two-step routine he had hoped to perform.
The basic formula for Dancing with the Stars is three opinionated judges, Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Len Goodman; sixteen professional dancers dancing in pairs with sixteen celebrities; two hosts, Samantha Harris, and Tom Bergeron and lots of glitter and spray tans.
This season’s pairs were: Aaron Carter and Karina Smirnoff; Natalie Coughlin and Alec Mazo; Mark Decascos and Lacey Schwimmer; Tom DeLay and Cheryl Burke; Macy Gray andJonathan Roberts; Ashley Hamilton and Edyta Sliwinska; Melissa Joan Hart and Mark Ballas; former supermodel, Kathy Ireland and Tony Dovolani; Michael Irvin and Anna Demidova;Joanna Krupa and Derek Hough; Chuck Liddell and Anna Trebunskaya; Debi Mazar andMaksim Chmerkovskiy; Mya and Dmitry Chaplin; Kelly Osbourne and Louis Van Amstel; Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson; Louie Vito and Chelsie Hightower.
Steve Wozniak, Founder of Apple
Notable guests in the audience were Stephen Wozniak, founder of Apple, Denise Richardson, Jane Seymour, La Toya Jackson, Lisa Rinna, Leeza Gibbons among many others, and Whitney Houston performed the very appropriate megahit, “I Wanna Dance .
Jane Seymour
The real attraction, however, was the backstage gifting lounge honoring Dancing with the Stars Season 9 Finale that offered gift bags valued over $30,000 to the stars, cast members and guest celebrities as they walked through a pool of hand picked, high-end, market leader products and services. “Extraordinary with gorgeous details,” said Kathy Ireland about the lounge. “It is awesome and this should happen every year,” remarked Karina Smirnoff while posing for shots in her feathery light outfit. The biggest fan of the gifting services was Donny Osmond, stating: I came over “After 3 months of hard work thanks to gifting services it was all worth it.” (Source: www.atlanticpublicity.com)
