HDNet and Girls Gone Wild(R) to Launch Search for 'The Hottest Girl in America'

DALLAS, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- HDNet will partner with Girls Gone Wild® this spring to premiere "Girls Gone Wild® Presents:  Search for the Hottest Girl in America," late night Thursday, May 13 at 10:00 p.m. PT/1:00 a.m. ET (Friday, May 14). The new, twelve-part, half-hour reality series gives viewers a candid, behind-the-scenes look at Girls Gone Wild's® nationwide campaign to find the cutest, sexiest, hottest girl in the country.

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"We're very excited to work with the Girls Gone Wild® team to launch this show," said Mark Cuban, President and Co-Founder of HDNet.  "The program is a cool, behind-the-scenes look at the GGW enterprise and a wild ride for our viewers.  It's a perfect fit for the new, unrated, late-night programming block that we air as part of our 'Guys Night In' line-up every Thursday."

Girls Gone Wild® Founder and CEO Joe Francis says, "Mark Cuban is a pioneer because he is constantly changing the game, and HDNet's cutting-edge programming is the most recent example. We're happy to be part of this entertainment revolution, and excited by the opportunity to share with viewers this behind-the-scenes look at Girls Gone Wild® in action."

As part of the series, viewers will climb aboard GGW's private jet and million-dollar tour bus as the Girls Gone Wild® camera crews hit America's hottest clubs, campuses and beaches to meet thousands of wild college girls who will do anything to be voted the "Hottest Girl in America."  Viewers will also get a peek inside the Girls Gone Wild® offices, follow the exploits of CEO Joe Francis, watch sexy photo shoots for Girls Gone Wild® Magazine, and travel with a dozen beautiful bikini models to exotic Girls Gone Wild® Island.  

Thousands of girls from across the country have submitted their sexiest photos and videos to Girls Gone Wild® in hopes of winning the title. Viewers are invited to vote for their favorites and tune in to HDNet each week to watch the competition heat up -- leading to a grand finale in which one lucky girl is named "The Hottest Girl in America!"

"Girls Gone Wild® Presents:  Search for the Hottest Girl in America" premieres late night Thursday, May 13 on HDNet.  In subsequent weeks, HDNet will re-air the previous week's episode at 1:00 a.m. ET/10:00 p.m. PT, followed immediately by the premiere of the current week's episode at 1:30 a.m. ET/10:30 p.m. PT.

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In addition to being the exclusive home of Sneak Previews, HDNet Movies viewers enjoy the best films from the classics of the 1950s-1970s, to favorite films from the 1980s and 1990s, to recently released theatrical films.

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About Girls Gone Wild®

Mantra Films, Inc. develops and distributes lifestyle entertainment to audiences worldwide through home video, television, publishing, live event, wireless, Internet, SVOD, and Pay Per View distribution channels. The company is a leader in the direct response marketing and membership segments and owns and operates its own production facilities and call center.  Girls Gone Wild also publishes a monthly men's lifestyle magazine and is best known for the Girls Gone Wild (GGW) lifestyle brand, which has become an American pop culture phenomenon.

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