Van Tran Crowned Winner of the 12th Annual Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest Presented by Cheap Chic Weddings and Charmin™
June 16 2016 - 11:45AM
Business Wire
Runway Show Held in New York Today at The
Sanctuary Hotel
Van Tran from Brooklyn, NY was named the winner of the 12th
Annual Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest presented by Cheap Chic
Weddings and Charmin at today’s design showcase.
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Earlier today, 10 finalists showcased their work at the
contest’s finale event held at Haven Rooftop at The Sanctuary
Hotel. Contestants crafted dresses out of nothing more than Charmin
toilet paper, tape, glue and/or needle and thread, and this year,
more than 1,500 entrants were up to the challenge. Members from
Cheap Chic Weddings, Charmin, Edward Meyer of Ripley’s Believe it
or Not, The Sanctuary’s Hank Freid and Michael Russo, event planner
to the stars and member of OK! TV entertaining team, served as
judges for this year’s contest. All were in attendance to help
select the winning designs.
“All of the dresses deserve to be worn by a bride on her wedding
day,” says Michael Russo. “Every single beautiful creation, with
the incredible level of detail and the uniqueness of the design, is
showroom and runway ready.”
Cheap-Chic-Weddings.com, an online company specializing in
fiscally savvy tips for a fabulous wedding, launched the annual
contest based on the popular bridal shower game. As the contest has
gained notoriety, so has the level of competition.
“Even after 12 years, our designers still manage to challenge
our expectations,” says Laura Gawne, co-founder of Cheap Chic
Weddings. “They genuinely surprise us and make choosing a winner
more and more difficult,” added co-founder Susan Bain.
This marks the 6th year Charmin has partnered with Cheap Chic
Weddings by providing coupons to help cover the cost of purchasing
Charmin toilet paper used in creating each dress. Designers used
between nine and 70 rolls of Charmin Ultra Soft, Charmin Ultra
Strong and Charmin Basic.
“This is a one-of-a-kind event Charmin looks forward to every
year,” says Victoria Schooler, Associate Manager, Procter &
Gamble Brand Communications. “It truly demonstrates how our toilet
paper is not only America’s softest bath tissue but also 4x times
the strength of other toilet paper brands. Combined, this makes
Charmin the perfect material for designers to create their dresses
and models to wear on the runway.”
Van Tran won the Grand Prize of $10,000 and a trip for two to
any Ripley’s Believe it or Not! Museum in the U.S. and was joined
at the finale event by nine other contest finalists. Runner-up
Judith Henry from Woodland Hills, UT received a check for $5,000,
third place winner Donna Vincler from Brentwood, TN received a
check for $2,500, and “Fan Favorite” winner Roy Cruz from
Chesapeake, VA received a year supply of Charmin Ultra Soft and
Charmin Ultra Strong toilet paper.
Photos from the contest can be found at
www.cheap-chic-weddings.com, their Facebook and Twitter pages and
across Charmin’s Facebook and Twitter pages.
About Cheap-Chic-Weddings.com
Cheap Chic Weddings was created back in 2003 to help couples
have the wedding of their dreams regardless of their budget. Their
mission is to enable couples-to-be to “have a cheap wedding that
looks like a million bucks.” The company started the Toilet Paper
Wedding Dress Contest eleven years ago to connect to their readers
beyond the website and book. The inspiration for the creative
contest came from the popular wedding shower game.
About Charmin
Charmin has been America's most popular toilet paper for more
than 25 years. In the U.S., P&G offers Charmin Ultra Soft and
Charmin Ultra Strong - premium two-ply toilet paper; Charmin Basic
- a one-ply toilet paper; Charmin Sensitive - with gentle and
soothing lotion with a touch of aloe & vitamin E. For more
information on Charmin, visit http://www.charmin.com/.
About Procter & Gamble
P&G serves consumers around the world with one of the
strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands,
including Always®, Ambi Pur®, Ariel®, Bounty®, Charmin®, Crest®,
Dawn®, Downy®, Fairy®, Febreze®, Gain®, Gillette®, Head &
Shoulders®, Lenor®, Olay®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, SK-II®,
Tide®, Vicks®, and Whisper®. The P&G community includes
operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide.
Please visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news and
information about P&G and its brands.
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For Cheap Chic WeddingsSusan Bain,
+1-305-798-2520Susan@cheap-chic-weddings.comorFor Procter &
GambleVictoria Schooler,
+1-513-634-0706schooler.v@pg.comorMSLGROUPDana Ettinger,
+1-646-500-7728dana.ettinger@mslgroup.com
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