Midway Looking for a Few Good Cheerleaders

February 27, 2003, 12:47 pm EST
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Slugfest 2004 needs some ladies with pep, and a lucky guy that gets to be an honorary judge. God bless Midway.

Famous Faces Entertainment Talent and Model Agency to Help Select Cheerleaders for Midway Sports National Cheerleader Tryouts

Top Talent Scout to Help Select Next Cheerleaders to Appear in Midway Sports Adrenaline-Style Baseball Videogame, MLB™ SLUGFEST®, and Receive Offers for Modeling Contracts

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2003-- Midway Sports™, the sports brand of leading software industry publisher and developer Midway Games Inc., announced today that Famous Faces Entertainment Talent and Model Agency has signed on as the exclusive talent agency for the Midway Sports National Cheerleader Tryouts. Midway announced a national search to find the next two MLB™ SlugFest® cheerleaders on January 14, 2003.

Adding to the excitement of the national cheerleader search, Famous Faces has agreed to make offers to represent, under modeling or talent contracts, the two winning Midway Sports Cheerleaders. A talent scout from the agency will also sit on the judges' panel to help select the winning cheerleaders.

"Famous Faces' eye for top talent will definitely help us find the right cheerleaders for MLB SlugFest," said Helene Sheeler, vice president of marketing, Midway.

Cheerleader Tryouts

Through March 11, Midway Sports is accepting tryout videos from the first 15,000 women, ages 18 to 25, interested in becoming the next Midway Sports MLB SlugFest Cheerleaders. The final two selected cheerleaders will each receive $5,000 from Midway and the opportunity to travel to and participate in exclusive Midway Sports promotional events and activities such as a photo shoot for MLB SlugFest, in-game exposure, and the Midway Sports Cheerleader Calendar. For complete requirements, rules and the official entry form, visit www.MidwaySports.net.

"We're excited to lend our expertise in this unique national talent search," said Paul Levine, founder of Famous Faces Entertainment.

Judge Sweepstakes

MLB SlugFest fans can also get into the excitement by entering to win a trip to Spring Training in Florida to meet St. Louis Cardinals® star and MLB SlugFest 20-04 cover athlete Jim Edmonds, and to be an honorary judge in the selection of the five Midway Sports Cheerleader semifinalists. Enter anytime from January 14 through March 10 at www.MidwaySports.net.

Paul Levine, an industry veteran who has worked with United Artists and Warner Brothers, established Famous Faces Entertainment Talent and Model Agency 25 years ago. As a Screen Actors Guild-franchised agency, Famous Faces represents actors, actresses, models, and extra casting for motion pictures, television, print work, voiceovers and fashion shows. The agency houses entertainment, special events, talent and production departments, as well as concierge and movie film services.

Talkback

DjunknownFebruary 27, 2003

I'm not much of a sports gamer save for some Tony Hawk, SSX Tricky and NBA Street.

My question is if Midway has the dough to get Famous Faces, why not make a better a game instead? And Cheerleaders for a Baseball game?

It seems the real winners here are the women signing up hoping to use this as as stepping stone(Chances these are the same women who probably didn't give you the time of day in high school because you were a proud gamer; and laughed at the notion of you asking them to the prom. ). Do they even play Video Games? I almost take it as an insult that all you need is some digital T&A to boost sales? Think BMX XXX, end of story.

I'm a little out of my element here, but its the principle that counts right?

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