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Ireneparalegal · 12-30-2007, 05:27 PM

Contest Winner Lied, Loses Prize
Hannah Montana Tickets Go to New Essayist
Posted: 2007-12-30 15:35:50

GARLAND, Texas (Dec. 29) - A 6-year-old girl who won four tickets to a Hannah Montana concert with an essay falsely claiming her father died in Iraq isn't going to the show after all.

The contest's sponsor, a store chain named Club Libby Lu, withdrew the prize Saturday and awarded it to another contestant. It didn't identify the new winner.

"With this decision, we hope to revive the intended spirit of the contest, which was designed to make a little girl's holidays extra special," Club Libby Lu chief executive Mary Drolet said in a statement Saturday.

Officials of the Chicago-based chain surprised the girl on Friday at a Club Libby Lu store in mall in this Dallas suburb. Club Libby Lu sells clothes, accessories and games for young girls.

The girl won a makeover that included a blonde Hannah Montana wig, as well as the grand prize: airfare for four to Albany, N.Y., and four tickets to the sold-out Hannah Montana concert on Jan. 9.

The opening line in the essay was: "My daddy died this year in Iraq."

The girl's mother had told Club Libby Lu officials that the girl's father died April 17 in a roadside bombing in Iraq, company spokeswoman Robyn Caulfield said. But the mother, Priscilla Ceballos, admitted later Friday that the essay and the military information she provided about her daughter's father were untrue.

"We did the essay and that's what we did to win. We did whatever we could do to win," Ceballos said in an interview Friday with KDFW-TV of Dallas. "But when (Caulfield) asked me if this essay is true, I said `No, this essay is not true.'"

The Associated Press was unable to find a phone number for Ceballos on Saturday.

Brian Damage · 12-30-2007, 06:13 PM

Thank goodness, they definitely did the right thing. I think the humiliation that the mother is receiving from this story going national is punishment enough.

Ireneparalegal · 12-30-2007, 06:24 PM

You are so right Brian. Well put.

catlover79 · 12-30-2007, 09:02 PM

Good!!

Mikado · 12-30-2007, 09:15 PM

Well, this is a harsh thing to do to a very young girl, but, i suppose its a well-learned lesson.

Ireneparalegal · 12-30-2007, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikado

Well, this is a harsh thing to do to a very young girl, but, i suppose its a well-learned lesson.

Don't get me started Mikey!

Mikado · 12-31-2007, 12:18 AM

Well, I'm sure a 6 year old would take this kind of hard......frankly, they should force the Mother to BUY a set of tickets and force her to go to the show, then SHE would learn the lesson!

Ireneparalegal · 12-31-2007, 12:50 AM

That's the point...there are no tickets!!! Those shows have been sold out for weeks.

Lee · 12-31-2007, 04:13 AM

I hope the little girl gets to see Hannah Montana eventually. I hope the
mother is proud of herself, making her little girl cry.

12-30-2007, 05:27 PM	#1
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	Contest Winner Lied...Tickets awarded to another child Contest Winner Lied, Loses Prize Hannah Montana Tickets Go to New Essayist Posted: 2007-12-30 15:35:50 GARLAND, Texas (Dec. 29) - A 6-year-old girl who won four tickets to a Hannah Montana concert with an essay falsely claiming her father died in Iraq isn't going to the show after all. The contest's sponsor, a store chain named Club Libby Lu, withdrew the prize Saturday and awarded it to another contestant. It didn't identify the new winner. "With this decision, we hope to revive the intended spirit of the contest, which was designed to make a little girl's holidays extra special," Club Libby Lu chief executive Mary Drolet said in a statement Saturday. Officials of the Chicago-based chain surprised the girl on Friday at a Club Libby Lu store in mall in this Dallas suburb. Club Libby Lu sells clothes, accessories and games for young girls. The girl won a makeover that included a blonde Hannah Montana wig, as well as the grand prize: airfare for four to Albany, N.Y., and four tickets to the sold-out Hannah Montana concert on Jan. 9. The opening line in the essay was: "My daddy died this year in Iraq." The girl's mother had told Club Libby Lu officials that the girl's father died April 17 in a roadside bombing in Iraq, company spokeswoman Robyn Caulfield said. But the mother, Priscilla Ceballos, admitted later Friday that the essay and the military information she provided about her daughter's father were untrue. "We did the essay and that's what we did to win. We did whatever we could do to win," Ceballos said in an interview Friday with KDFW-TV of Dallas. "But when (Caulfield) asked me if this essay is true, I said `No, this essay is not true.'" The Associated Press was unable to find a phone number for Ceballos on Saturday.
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12-30-2007, 06:13 PM	#2
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Thank goodness, they definitely did the right thing. I think the humiliation that the mother is receiving from this story going national is punishment enough.
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12-30-2007, 09:02 PM	#4
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12-30-2007, 06:24 PM	#3
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	You are so right Brian. Well put.

12-30-2007, 09:15 PM	#5
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,892	Well, this is a harsh thing to do to a very young girl, but, i suppose its a well-learned lesson.

12-31-2007, 12:18 AM	#7
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,892	Well, I'm sure a 6 year old would take this kind of hard......frankly, they should force the Mother to BUY a set of tickets and force her to go to the show, then SHE would learn the lesson!

12-31-2007, 12:50 AM	#8
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	That's the point...there are no tickets!!! Those shows have been sold out for weeks.

12-31-2007, 04:13 AM	#9
Lee veteran member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 23, 2001 Location: Pulaski, Tennessee Posts: 4,768	I hope the little girl gets to see Hannah Montana eventually. I hope the mother is proud of herself, making her little girl cry.