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Got what it takes to be the face of 2007?

Budget Van Insurance and News of the World in search for calendar girls and face of 2007

October 2006

Budget Van Insurance and the News of the World have joined forces to scour the country for 12 beauties to be the faces of the ‘Vantasy Girls Calendar 2007.’ One special winner will be the calendar cover girl securing a year’s modelling contract with Neon Management and a £3,000 cash prize.

Neon represents the UK’s favourite celebrities and models including Celebrity Love Island favourite Calum Best, glamour model Michelle Marsh and Coronation Street’s Nikki Sanderson.

The twelve winners – voted for by our panel of Budget Van Insurance and News of the World judges – will get VIP model treatment, being pampered by top stylists and make-up artists at a photo shoot, and will be given a selection of pictures for their own portfolios.

Men appear to be suckers for a uniform, their fantasy favourites are nurses (53.9%), maids (44.2%) and air hostesses (39.6%). Men are less impressed than women by power, only 24.0% fantasise about high powered businesswomen. Men’s least favourite fantasy babes are traffic wardens who score 6.5%. Teachers are a pupil’s favourite, featuring in 66.7% of male students’ fantasies.

To enter
To enter readers need to text a photo of themselves to 07961 207 033*. Texts MUST include your full name, age, full address and a contact number. Or you can email a picture to calendargirl@notw.co.uk – again entrants MUST include their name, age, full address and contact number. Entries can also be made via www.budgetvaninsurance.com

Terms And Conditions
Over 18's only. *Normal MMS network charges apply. Closing date for entries is 22/10/2006. One entry per person. Uk residents only. No employees of either News of the World or Budget Van Insurance and their families may enter. All entrants must agree to publicity. 12 entrants from all those received will be short listed through a selected panel of judges. The 12 finalists will each feature in the News of the World/Budget Van Insurance calendar, and will receive a professional photography session, a selection of photographs taken from the shoot and an introduction to a modelling agency. The 12 finalists will then feature in the News of the World newspaper and readers will be asked to vote online or via text for their favourite entrant. The entrant with the highest number of votes when lines close will be declared the winner and named as Miss News of the World/Budget Van Insurance 2007 and will feature on the cover of the calendar. The winner will receive a £3000 cash prize. Obscene or offensive message content will not be entered into the competition. No prize alternatives. No correspondence will be entered into. Normal News of the World terms and conditions apply. This is a joint promotion between Budget Van Insurance and the News of the World who will both declare the final decision -

For further information please contact:
Roland Cross/Nicola Pierce
Broadgate
020 7726 6111

Notes to Editors
The BGL Group
The BGL Group was established in 1992 and has grown to be the UK’s third largest personal lines intermediary, through a combination of organic growth and a series of major strategic acquisitions.

It now has over 1,000,000 customers, contact centre operations in Peterborough, Coventry, Sunderland and Cape Town, South Africa and a number of websites, including – www.budgetinsurance.com. It currently employs over 2000 people, and its head office is in Peterborough.

As an intermediary, Budget is able to access a wide range of underwriters, making it highly competitive in the marketplace.

Budget’s core products are motor, home, commercial vehicle and bike insurance. The Group also offers a wide range of supplementary products, which include breakdown cover, legal protection, travel insurance and mortgage payment protection insurance.

In 2003, Budget launched Junction, its affinity arm, which provides outsourcing services for major UK brands including Bradford & Bingley plc, Homebase, Marks & Spencer Money, National Australia Bank Group and the Post Office.

Budget’s motorcycle division, Bennetts, is a leading player in the motorcycle insurance market.

Budget is the trading name of BISL Ltd, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

Registered Address: Pegasus House, Bakewell Road, Orton Southgate, PE2 6YS. Registered in England no 3231094.