VOTE for your favourite Playboy Playmate Of The Year 2013

The Playmate of the Year vote is a tradition that’s as unique to PLAYBOY as pool parties at the Mansion or Hef’s smoking jacket. Although PLAYBOY has been measuring the popularity of every Playmate of the Month since Margie Harrison was named Miss January 1954, it wasn’t until 1960 that the first official Playmate of the Year title was given to Miss December 1959, Ellen Stratton.

Earning the Playmate of the Year title is a pretty tall ask, though, and doesn’t only depend on a centerfold’s beauty or popularity. As an ambassador for PLAYBOY, her ability to market herself and the PLAYBOY brand is equally important. Our new Playmate of the Year will have large shoes to fill after the fantastic reign of South Africa’s first ever Playmate of the Year, Jade Fairbrother, 2012.

Besides all the official stuff, the Playmate of the Year vote is a great reason for us to see all the 2012 centrefolds together and gives you the opportunity to help PLAYBOY pick this year’s number one Playmate.

Vote for your favourite Playmate or register by SMS. (SMS’s charged at R1.50)

Voting starts on Sunday 10 February 2013 and ends at midnight on Sunday 31 March 2013.

The top three Playmates in terms of voting total are chosen as finalists and are then submitted to a panel of judges for a final decision. Fans will be able to vote again then, for free, on our website at www.playboy.co.za, for their choice among the top three during the first week of April.

Simply SMS the number of the Playmate you are voting for to 45839. You will receive an SMS reply to confirm your entry into the competition.

SMS 1 to 45839 to vote for Imogene Meyer

SMS 2 to 45839 to vote for Yolandi Wiggett

SMS 3 to 45839 to vote for Kate Lovemore

SMS 4 to 45839 to vote for Aamz

SMS 5 to 45839 to vote for Bianca Golden

SMS 6 to 45839 to vote for Zoe Padi

SMS 7 to 45839 to vote for Chantel Fouche

SMS 8 to 45839 to vote for Alexis Fox

SMS 9 to 45839 to vote for Vounal Nundlal

SMS 10 to 45839 to vote for Kelly Jordan

As an example, if you wish to vote for Kate Lovemore, Miss March 2012, you need to SMS the number 3 to 45839. It’s as easy as that! So start voting!

Random draw prizes for those who vote will include watches, accommodation or weekends away, restaurant vouchers, free Playmate Party tickets, and much more. Keep checking www.playboy.co.za and Facebook at Playboy South Africa.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR VOTING FOR THE PLAYMATE OF THE YEAR 2013

· Voting for three finalists will run via SMS from 10 February 2013 to 31 March 2013. Voting for the

Playmate of the Year from these three finalists will run, for free, via www.playboy.co.za between 1^st – 7^th April 2013.

· Voting via SMS for the finalists is open to all South African residents, excluding PLAYBOY Magazine South Africa directors, members, partners, agents, service providers, consultants and employees (including agencies) and/or their spouses, life partners, parents, children, brothers, sisters, business partners or associates. Voting for the Playmate of the Year via our website is open to all regions of the world. All web-based voters will be asked to register, for free, on the website.

· The voting is open only to people above the age of 18.

· To vote, simply SMS the number of the Playmate you are voting for to 45839. A reply SMS will be sent to confirm your entry.

· By voting via SMS or on the website you agree to receive information from PLAYBOY Magazine South  Africa.

· Only correct votes received by the advertised deadlines will be considered for the final tally. Any late votes received will not be taken into consideration.

· There is no restriction on the number of votes you may send. You may vote as many times as you like to increase your chances of winning prizes and also to increase your favourite Playmate’s chance of winning the coveted title of Playmate of the Year.

· Where applicable, a premium rate of R1.50 is charged for each SMS entry. Free and bundled SMS’s do not apply.

· Random draws for prizes will take place for the duration of the voting period and these prizes and winners will be announced on the PLAYBOY Magazine South Africa Facebook and Twitter. Winners of the prizes will be contacted by PLAYBOY Magazine South Africa to verify the following: name, surname, ID number and address. Winners who are not contactable by phone will be disqualified and a new winner will be drawn.

· PLAYBOY Magazine South Africa and its agents accept no responsibility for any problems or technical malfunction of any communication network or any late, lost, incomplete, misdirected, incorrectly submitted, delayed, illegible or corrupted entries. PLAYBOY Magazine South Africa and its agents are not liable for any costs incurred, responses received or any other consequences of user error.

· The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. PLAYBOY Magazine South Africa or its agents will not be held responsible for any disputes arising from the competition or prize awards.

· Prizes are not transferable, and cannot be deferred or exchanged.

· Winners use prizes at their own risk. PLAYBOY Magazine South Africa and its agents shall not be liable for any loss (including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss), damage, personal injury or death that is suffered or sustained (including but not limited to that arising from any person’s negligence) in connection with this competition or accepting or using the prize/s.

· Any person who chooses to vote will be deemed to have accepted these rules and agree to be bound by them when voting.

· PLAYBOY Magazine South Africa and its agents reserve the right to cancel, modify or amend the competition at any time, if deemed necessary in its opinion, and if circumstances arise outside of their control.

· If a random winner is drawn from a list of cellular phone numbers, the owner of the SIM card will be deemed the winner, even though the handset may have been used by another individual to enter the competition.

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