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<strong>MGM</strong> Grand’s <strong>Ring</strong> <strong>Girl</strong> <strong>Competition</strong>Presented by Studio 54 @ <strong>MGM</strong> Grand Hotel & CasinoOFFICIAL RULESNO PURCHASE REQUIRED, OPEN TO FEMALE RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATESWHO ARE 21 YEARS OR OLDER. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR OTHERWISERESTRICTED BY LAW.COMPETITION ENTITIES:<strong>MGM</strong> Grand Hotel, LLC (“<strong>MGM</strong> Grand”) is the sponsor of the 2011 <strong>MGM</strong> Grand <strong>Ring</strong> <strong>Girl</strong>competition (the "<strong>Competition</strong>").HOW TO ENTER:To enter, follow the links at www.mgmgrand.com/nightlife (the "Web Site") to the official entrypage. You must provide all information requested and be able to email two (2) recentphotographs (head shot / full body) of yourself in JPEG format, (the "Submitted Information")using the instructions provided. Only the Entrant (defined below) should appear in the SubmittedInformation. All photos must be at least 500 K in size. Please be sure to retain the originalphotographs, as selected contestants may be required to re-submit the photographs ingreater resolution. Within 48 hours after receipt of a fully completed entry, <strong>MGM</strong> Grand will senda confirming email to the email address the Entrant has provide with instructions and details onthe contest selection events if you are selected to advance in the <strong>Competition</strong>. <strong>MGM</strong> Grandreserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to contact a person who has entered the<strong>Competition</strong>(an "Entrant") to request resubmission of one or more of the submitted photographsand/or to request that the Entrant submit additional photos or Submitted Information. WhileEntrants may have assistance in entering data and uploading the photos, each Entrant mustotherwise complete the entry forms herself. Any entries submitted by anyone other than theperson appearing in the Submitted Information (including, but not limited to entries submitted bymodeling agencies) will be rejected. Submission of photographs and entry in the <strong>Competition</strong>constitutes consent to use the Submitted Information on mgmgrand.com and other <strong>MGM</strong> Grandrelated websites, in video promotions created for <strong>MGM</strong> Grand use, or in any other advertisingmeans that <strong>MGM</strong> Grand may deem appropriate; as well as Entrant’s representation that sheowns or controls sufficient rights in the Submitted Information to grant <strong>MGM</strong> Grand the rightsdescribed herein. Except as otherwise permitted herein, only one entry per person will beaccepted. All subsequent entries will be disregarded. No photographs taken prior to January 1,2010 or photographs containing more than one person will be eligible. Any Submitted Informationexhibiting Entrant's nipples or genitals will be rejected. The determination of whether any imageexhibits Entrant's nipples or genitals is in the sole and absolute discretion of <strong>MGM</strong> Grand. False,deceptive or incomplete entries or other information provided by Entrants throughout the<strong>Competition</strong> (including but not limited to responses to questionnaires) shall render theentry and the Entrant ineligible.The Entrant may submit her entry information and photographs using the above proceduresanytime during the period February 21, 2011 until March 17, 2011 5:00 PM Pacific time (the"Entry Period") Late entries shall be ineligible. Date of entry during the Entry Period will not affectchances of being chosen.ELIGIBILITY:All Entrants must be legal residents of any state of the United States, must be female, and musthave been 21 years of age or older on the date that the earliest of the Submitted Information wastaken. <strong>MGM</strong> Grand reserves the right to disqualify any Entrant whose image has been published,or during the course of this <strong>Competition</strong> is published, in any media (publications, World WideWeb, television, etc.), in a manner that is considered by the <strong>Competition</strong> Entities, in their soleand absolute discretion, to be pornographic, vulgar or obscene. All Entrants who are selected asfinalists further agree that for the one (1) year period following the announcement of the Winner,their images shall not be published in any media (publications, World Wide Web, television, etc.),


in a manner that is considered to be pornographic, vulgar or obscene by <strong>MGM</strong> Grand, in its soleand absolute discretion. <strong>MGM</strong> Grand also reserves the right to disqualify any Entrant whoseimage has been published on or after it has been submitted in connection with this <strong>Competition</strong>other than in the background, in any media (publications, World Wide Web, television, etc.),that in <strong>MGM</strong> Grand’s sole and absolute discretion shall be deemed to compete with <strong>MGM</strong>Grand;s business, and or the <strong>Competition</strong>. Failure to comply with these Official Rules will result inineligibility of Entrant. Entrant appoints <strong>MGM</strong> Grand as her attorney in fact, and grants <strong>MGM</strong>Grand permission to demand the removal of any photographs that violate these Official Rules.Third party representatives and agents of <strong>MGM</strong> Grand, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, and itsadvertising and production companies and any family member or person domiciled with any ofthe foregoing, are not eligible to participate. All federal, state and local laws and regulations of theUnited States apply. Void where prohibited. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules.Selection of Selected Entrants:<strong>MGM</strong> Grand will, in its sole and absolute discretion, select among the Entrants based upon itsevaluation of the Entrants’ attractiveness and photogenic qualities, quality of the SubmittedInformation, and the responses to the questionnaire. <strong>MGM</strong> Grand reserves the right to contact anEntrant for any reason relating to the <strong>Competition</strong>. Selected Entrants may be required to provideadditional information or proof of copyright ownership of the photos submitted, in <strong>MGM</strong> Grand’ssole and absolute discretion. All selected Entrants will be contacted with a date to appear and begiven a chance to be voted into the <strong>Competition</strong>.Selection of <strong>Ring</strong> <strong>Girl</strong> Contestants:The selected Entrants will be required to attend one event (which presently are scheduled forMarch 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2011) and will be given the opportunity to be voted into the <strong>Competition</strong>by a panel of judges (selected by <strong>MGM</strong> Grand) and the attending venue patrons. Each selectedEntrant will need to attend a rehearsal on the day of their scheduled event, prior to the doorsopening; check in at the venue on the specified date and at the time instructed, and remain duringthe selection process. At each event, <strong>MGM</strong> Grand will select a number of the Selected Entrantsto become a Final <strong>Ring</strong> <strong>Girl</strong> Contestant based upon the results of the voting, <strong>MGM</strong> Grand’sevaluation of the Selected Entrants' attractiveness and photogenic qualities, the quality of theSubmitted Information, including photos and questionnaire responses; Selected Entrants’ selfpromotion, and <strong>MGM</strong> Grand’s sole and absolute assessment of crowd participation (popularresponse); A total of 30 Contestants will be chosen during this <strong>Competition</strong> to be a Final <strong>Ring</strong> <strong>Girl</strong>Contestant. In the event that a Contestant is determined to be ineligible or withdraws from the<strong>Competition</strong>, <strong>MGM</strong> Grand reserves the right to substitute another Selected Entrant toreplace such person. The selection of the Contestants shall be within the sole and absolutediscretion of <strong>MGM</strong> Grand, whose decisions shall be final, and shall be based on the criterialisted herein. Results of crowd participation are one factor in selecting the Contestants, butare not determinative.PRE-PUBLICATION AFFIDAVIT:All Contestants will be required to submit a Pre-Publication Affidavit. In the Pre-PublicationAffidavit, Contestants may be required to: (i) provide additional biographical or other information;(ii) confirm and certify that they meet all eligibility requirements as set forth in these Official Rules;(iii) confirm and certify that the photographs submitted depict the Contestant; (iv) confirm that theyhave granted <strong>MGM</strong> Grand the right to publish in all media now known, or hereafter devised -including but not limited to magazines, posters, online display, television, cable, video, DVDand/or film productions, wireless applications and other media channels and applications, and foradvertising, promotions, other competitions sponsored by <strong>MGM</strong> Grand and other commercialpurposes (whether by <strong>MGM</strong> Grand or any third party – the Submitted Information, additionalphotographs, biographical information and questionnaire responses that Contestants provide(except, street address, telephone number, e-mail address, or other information specifically notedin writing by <strong>MGM</strong> Grand to be confidential or anonymous); and (v) grant <strong>MGM</strong> Grand the right tophotograph and/or video Contestants, and to use such photographs and/or video for all purposes


and in all media now known or hereafter devised, including but not limited to magazines, posters,online display, television, cable, video, DVD and/or film productions, wireless applications andother media channels and applications, and for advertising, promotions, other competitionssponsored by <strong>MGM</strong> Grand and other commercial purposes (whether by <strong>MGM</strong> Grand or anythird party authorized by <strong>MGM</strong> Grand).Contestants may also be required to warrant and represent that they will not identify themselvesas participants in the <strong>MGM</strong> Grand <strong>Ring</strong> <strong>Girl</strong> <strong>Competition</strong>, and will not use any of <strong>MGM</strong> Grand’strademarks or trade names except as expressly permitted under these Official Rules. Contestantsunderstand that <strong>MGM</strong> Grand will be irreparably harmed by the use of any of <strong>MGM</strong> Grand’strademarks or trade names except as expressly permitted under these Official Rules. The<strong>Competition</strong> may be promoted by or in connection with other sponsors, and Contestants will berequired to specifically grant such sponsors the right to use the Submitted Information and othermaterials referred to herein in connection with such promotions without additional compensation.Each contestant will also be required to represent and warrant that she has sufficientrights in the Submitted Information, additional photographs, and all other materialssubmitted in connection with this <strong>Competition</strong> to grant <strong>MGM</strong> Grand the rights grantedhereunder. If the Submitted Information includes modeling shots, photographs taken by aprofessional photographer/videographer, or anything other than personal snapshots inwhich the Contestant holds or rights, or if they include any copyright notice, theContestant will be required to demonstrate that the copyright holder(s) has granted her theright to allow <strong>MGM</strong> Grand to reproduce and publish the photographs, by providing asigned Copyright Release, or they will be ineligible to participate in the <strong>Competition</strong>.Contestants are responsible for any financial reimbursement to the original copyrightholder for the rights to publish any photographs submitted with the Submitted Informationas provided herein; <strong>MGM</strong> Grand will not be responsible for any such payment, and will notbe held under any obligation to publish a photo credit to the original copyright holder forthe publication of an image. Contestants agree to hold <strong>MGM</strong> Grand harmless and toindemnify <strong>MGM</strong> Grand from any and all liabilities, loss, claims, or causes of actions,including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses that may be incurred by <strong>MGM</strong> Grand,arising out of or relating to breach of any representation or warranty, or any other violationof these Official Rules.Contestants will be required to attach to the Pre-Publication Affidavit a valid copy of identification,and to show the original thereof to the Notary Public at the time that Contestant executes her Pre-Publication Affidavit. The form of identification must be a valid government-issued ID that includesa photograph of the Contestant and her date of birth (such as a driver's license, passport, orstate identification card).All of the above-referenced materials and all other materials/forms requested in accordance withthese Official Rules, must be returned to <strong>MGM</strong> Grand at the following address (2011<strong>Ring</strong> <strong>Girl</strong> <strong>Competition</strong>, <strong>MGM</strong> Grand Nightlife, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd., South, Las Vegas, NV89109, Attention: Director of Nightlife) upon selection so as to be received by the deadlinerequested by <strong>MGM</strong> Grand, or Entrant may be disqualified.The Contestant must personally execute the Pre-Publication Affidavit. Any Pre-PublicationAffidavit that is executed by a person other than the Contestant will be considered invalid,and will render the entry ineligible. The return of the above referenced material within thetime specified in these Official Rules or by <strong>MGM</strong> Grand shall be the sole responsibility ofthe Contestant; <strong>MGM</strong> Grand is not responsible for delays in delivery. <strong>MGM</strong> Grand mustreceive all required documentation (as described above) in accordance with theinstructions received from <strong>MGM</strong> Grand; and any Contestant whose documentation is notreceived by such date or whose documentation is deemed to be, in <strong>MGM</strong> Grand’s sole andabsolute determination, incomplete, erroneous or misleading will be ineligible toparticipate in the remainder of the <strong>Competition</strong>. THE RETURN OF ALL REQUIREDDOCUMENTATION IN A TIMELY MANNER IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THECONTESTANTS; CONTESTANTS WHO DO NOT RETURN ALL REQUIREDDOCUMENTATION IN A TIMELY MANNER WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.


Announcement of Winners / Final Event:Winners will not be announced until the Final event. Contestants will not be informed ofplacement until the Final event. Three (3) winning Entrants will be chosen from group ofEntrants. In the event that a Potential Winner is determined to be ineligible or withdraws from the<strong>Competition</strong> prior to the announcement of the three (3) Winners, <strong>MGM</strong> Grand reserves the rightto substitute another Contestant to replace such person. Entrants each agree that one or morephotos and/or videos of each Winner may appear in any media now known or hereafter devised,including but not limited to magazines, posters, online display, television, cable, video, DVDand/or film productions, wireless applications and other media channels and applications, and foradvertising, promotions deemed appropriate by <strong>MGM</strong> Grand.ALL CONTESTANTS CHOSEN TO BE IN THE FINAL EVENT ARE REQUIRED TO ATTENDTHE FINAL EVENT in order to be eligible to win. In the event a selected contestant does notattend the Final Event, <strong>MGM</strong> Grand reserves the right, but is not obligated, to substitute anotherContestant to replace such person.On March 31, 2011 <strong>MGM</strong> Grand will hold a Final event. All contestants chosen to be in theFinal Event must attend a rehearsal prior to the doors opening; check in with staff at thevenue at the time instructed, participate in the final judging, and be present for the ContestWinners announcement.PRIZE / VALUE:Winners Prizes: For the selected Winners the prizes are as follows:From the Contestants chose to appear in the Final Event, three (3) Contestants will be chosen as<strong>MGM</strong> Grand’s <strong>Ring</strong> <strong>Girl</strong>s for 2011. Each winner will receive (i) a One Year Contract with the<strong>MGM</strong> Grand Hotel as an official <strong>Ring</strong> <strong>Girl</strong> for the 2011 Grand Garden Arena scheduled boxingmatches; (ii) compensation for each boxing match in the amount of $450.00 (Four Hundred FiftyDollars); (iii) $5,000.00 (Five Thousand Dollars) in cash or casino play, to be determined by <strong>MGM</strong>Grand; (iv) opportunities to be featured in local publications; (v) VIP After Party with up to 8guests with complimentary VIP beverages inside Studio 54 at the <strong>MGM</strong> Grand Hotel.Winners may refer to themselves as the <strong>MGM</strong> Grand’s 2011 Official <strong>Ring</strong> <strong>Girl</strong>s in written anddescriptive materials such as a biography, résumé, or other purely noncommercial descriptiveaspect. The Winners may use the <strong>MGM</strong> Grand’s <strong>Ring</strong> <strong>Girl</strong> <strong>Competition</strong> logo (copy to be providedupon request of the Winners) in connection with Winners’ portfolio and personal promotionalonline site only and further provided that such online site does not include any photos that areconsidered pornographic, vulgar or obscene (which is to be determined in the sole and absolutediscretion of <strong>MGM</strong> Grand). All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. No substitution,transfer,assignment is permitted.NOTIFICATION/TERMS:Selected Entrants, Contestants, and Winners will be notified by e-mail, telephone or other meansreasonably calculated to provide notice. Entry constitutes permission to use Entrant's name,photograph (including Submitted Information and additional photographs), videotape, commentsand/or voice recordings and likenesses for advertising or publicity purposes, in any and all media– including but not limited to magazines, online display, television, cable, video, DVD and/or filmproductions, wireless applications and other media channels and applications, and foradvertising, promotions, other competitions sponsored by <strong>MGM</strong> Grand and other commercialpurposes (whether by <strong>MGM</strong> Grand or any third party- without additional compensation orpermission, except where prohibited by law. Entry also constitutes a representation that Entrantowns sufficient rights in all images to grant <strong>MGM</strong> Grand the right to use such images ascontemplated by these Rules and, in particular, that Entrant either personally owns the copyrightto the photos included in the Submitted Information and additional photographs, or that the


espective copyright holders have granted Entrant the right to allow <strong>MGM</strong> Grand to reproduce thephotographs submitted with the Submitted Information and additional photographs, and to publishthe photographs submitted with Submitted Information and additional photographs as set forth inthese Official Rules and/or herein. Entrant is responsible for any financial reimbursement to theoriginal Copyright Holder for the rights to publish the photographs submitted with the SubmittedInformation and additional photographs; <strong>MGM</strong> Grand will not be responsible for any suchpayment. Entrants hold <strong>MGM</strong> Grand harmless and to indemnify <strong>MGM</strong> Grand from any and allliabilities, loss, claim, or causes of actions, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expensesthat may be incurred by <strong>MGM</strong> Grand, arising out of or relating to my breach of any of theforegoing representations and warranties.Entrants do not have the right to license <strong>MGM</strong> Grand’s name or trademarks, including butnot limited to “<strong>MGM</strong> Grand Hotel” and “Studio 54” even if Entrant is making anappearance on behalf of those Entities. Any such license must be secured from <strong>MGM</strong> Grand.Any use of mentioned names and trademarks or any reference thereto, in connection with anypromotional event or advertising must first be approved by <strong>MGM</strong> Grand in writing.Winners must agree to participate in promotional events on behalf of advertisers selected at thesole and absolute discretion of <strong>MGM</strong> Grand, and to host one or more parties on behalf of <strong>MGM</strong>Grand and/or advertisers, all without additional compensation (except that transportation andhotel accommodations may be provided at the sole and absolute discretion of <strong>MGM</strong> Grand).Winners must agree to appear in any future marketing of <strong>MGM</strong> Grand’s <strong>Ring</strong> <strong>Girl</strong> <strong>Competition</strong>.Entrants consent to a background check that may be performed, at the sole and absolutediscretion of <strong>MGM</strong> Grand, to verify information provided by Entrants and compliance with theseOfficial Rules, or for other reasons related to the <strong>Competition</strong>. This <strong>Competition</strong> shall be governedand construed by Nevada law. Contestants each hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction ofthe courts situated in the State of Nevada and agrees that venue for all controversies will be instate or federal court in Las Vegas, Nevada. All federal, state and local taxes are the exclusiveresponsibility of each of the three (3) Winners. <strong>MGM</strong> Grand reserves the right to crop orotherwise alter photographs. Entrants waive (or shall ensure that copyright holder waives if theEntrant is not copyright holder) in favor of <strong>MGM</strong> Grand and anyone authorized by <strong>MGM</strong> Grand,any and all moral rights that Entrant (or copyright holder) may have in any photograph or videosubmitted. If any Entrant does not return any document within the timeframe indicated on thedocument, or cannot be contacted, Entrant will be disqualified.DISCLAIMER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY:<strong>MGM</strong> Grand is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate entry information, human error,technical malfunction, failures, omission, interruption, deletion, or defect of any telephonenetwork, computer online systems, computer equipment, servers, access providers, or software,including any injury or damage to participants' or any other persons', computer relating to orresulting from participation in this <strong>Competition</strong>; inability to access the Entry Web site or any pagesthereof; theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries; entrysubmissions that are processed late or incorrectly or are incomplete, garbled, or lost due tocomputer or electronic malfunction or traffic congestion on the Internet or any Web site. Proof ofentering information at Web Site is not considered proof of delivery or receipt. All dates set forthin these Official Rules are approximate. <strong>MGM</strong> Grand reserves the right to extend any deadlinesand/or the date(s) of any events. All entries and any other materials submitted (including but notlimited to photographs) become the sole property of <strong>MGM</strong> Grand and will not be returned. Falseand or deceptive entries or accounts shall render entry ineligible. All decisions of <strong>MGM</strong> Grandshall be final and conclusive on all matters relating to the <strong>Competition</strong>. All Entrants, SelectedEntrants, Contestants, and Winners and all parties claiming through or on behalf of them release<strong>MGM</strong> Grand and its parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, wholesalers, retailers, officers,directors, agents, employees and all others associated with the development and execution ofthis <strong>Competition</strong> from any and all liability with respect to, or in any way arising from, this<strong>Competition</strong>, publication or use of their photographs, video footage, and/or acceptance or use ofthe prizes, including liability for personal injury, death, damages, or monetary loss.The opportunity of being selected to proceed through the <strong>Competition</strong> depends on the number ofentrants, on the judging criteria for each stage, and how well the Entrant rates on each such


criterion compared to other Entrants. <strong>MGM</strong> Grand reserves the right to terminate, withdraw oramend the <strong>Competition</strong> for any reason. Entrants consent to <strong>MGM</strong> Grand’s collection, use anddisclosure to third parties of Entrants' personal information for the purpose of administering this<strong>Competition</strong> and as otherwise set out in these Official Rules.

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