NEWS

WIRES

OTHER

Are YOU the New 2012 Miss Mint 400?

(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120214/CL53442)

"The Miss Mint 400 competition provided a great platform for me to expand into more and more spokesperson roles," said Keli Snyder, 2011 Miss Mint. "The opportunity to be part of such a historic event was certainly a huge honor for me."

The 2012 Miss Mint 400 winner, Ali Kessler, also used the Miss Mint competition to help expand her career.

"I really enjoyed my time as Miss Mint 400," said Kessler. "To be named with women like Vanna White and Linda Carter is a big distinction. I know having the Miss Mint 400 title in my portfolio has helped me secure numerous modeling jobs over the last couple years. I'm very thankful for the opportunity that was presented to me."

This year's contest is open to women 18-years-of-age and older who are legal residents of the fifty U.S. states and the District of Columbia (void in New York, Florida, Rhode Island, and U.S. territories and possessions, including Puerto Rico, and where prohibited). The contest runs through March 15. To participate, entrants should visit www.themint400.com/missmint/ for entry forms, rules and details.

Entrants will be narrowed to 10 and those 10 will make it to the second round of competition. Judges will narrow the top 10 down to three finalists who will attend the Miss Mint 400 crowning ceremony where a panel of judges will determine the winner and the 2012 Miss Mint 400 will be crowned.

Fans can join in the conversation on Twitter (@teamGT), Facebook (facebook.com/generaltire) and YouTube (youtube.com/teamgeneraltire).

For media information, visit www.ctamedia.com.

For more than 90 years General Tire has offered a complete quality line of ultra-high performance, passenger, light truck, off-road and commercial tires to meet all your needs. General Tire is a proud supporter of Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing, Chili Bowl, Pro-Pulling, Late- Model Dirt Series, Drag Boat Series, Boost Mobile FreestyleMx.com Tour, Spec Tire of Trophylite and Pro Truck. Team GT supports off-road and short course teams including Carl Renezeder, Rick D. Johnson, Jerry Zaiden/Jason Campbell, Jason/Rich Voss, Scott Steinberger, Ed "Clyde" Stout, Marc Burnett, Kent Kroeker, Mikey Childress, Jim Riley, Carey Hart, Josh Merrell, Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg, Jason Ellis, Robby Woods, Casey Currie, and Ryan Hagy.

General Tire is part of Continental Tire the Americas, LLC. (www.generaltire.com). CTA, based in Fort Mill, South Carolina, is a company of Germany-based Continental AG. With sales of 26 billion euros in 2010, Continental is among the leading automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for powertrains and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers, Continental contributes to enhanced driving safety and global climate protection. Continental is also an expert partner in networked automobile communication. Continental currently has approximately 164,000 employees in 45 countries.

General Media Contacts:

    Dana Zamalloa
    Manager - PR & Communications Sheri Herrmann
    704-583-8165                  704-583-8151
    dana.zamalloa@conti-na.com    sheri.herrmann@conti-na.com

SOURCE General Tire