Jacqueline Laurita, Star of Real Housewives of New Jersey, Celebrity Presenter at HBA Global in New York

NEW YORK, June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HBA Global is pleased to announce that star of Bravo's hit series, Real Housewives of New Jersey, Jacqueline Laurita, will be its celebrity presenter at its IPDA Awards Reception on Wednesday, June 19^th in New York.   Jacqueline Laurita, a licensed cosmetologist, is also founder of Altruistic Beauty, www.altruisticbeauty.com, a new beauty site designed to inspire, educate, and share beauty secrets to enhance ones beauty from the inside and out. 

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HBA Global Expo & Conference is the leading product development event for the cosmetics, fragrance, hair care, personal care and skin care industries, taking place June 18-20 at the Javits Center in New York.   Its annual International Package Design Awards (IPDA) recognizes the year's most outstanding packaging in several product categories and lines of distribution.   Brands that are finalists in the IPDA Awards include L'Oreal Paris, Stila, Olay, Flower Beauty, Lisa Hoffman Beauty, Dove, MAC, Pop Beauty, Urban Decay, Yves Rocher, Clayspray, Peter Thomas Roth, MDSolarSciences, and more.     

Jacqueline Laurita,will also present "Shaking up the PR Model, the New Wave of Gaining Market Share for Independent Brands,"  on Wednesday, June 19 at 12:30 p.m. in the Trends Sport Theatre at HBA Global with Suzanne Summers, Co-Founder of Skybox Industries.  In this special presentation Suzanne will share real case studies of how independent brands gained market share in a highly competitive environment and will talk with Jacqueline Laurita on how using Twitter has successfully elevated several indie brands.  Together, they will offer real insight on how the model of PR has taken on a new form with the rise of reality television, social media, and what tactics are no longer relevant.

In addition to the category winners being revealed at the IPDA Reception starting at 4:30 p.m., Jacqueline Laurita will also announce the winners of the IPDA People's Choice Award.   For the past several weeks, Facebook fans from all over the world  have been able to vote for their favorite beauty and personal care packaging design.   Voting ends on Wednesday, June 19^th at 2:00 p.m. To vote in IPDA Facebook campaign go to:  www.bit.ly/ipda2013

For more information on HBA Global and to register to attend go to www.hbaexpo.com.

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About HBA Global Expo & Conference www.hbaexpo.com produced by UBM Live, is the premier product development source–from concept to market–for the cosmetics, personal care, skin care, fragrance and wellness industries and features a comprehensive educational program and exhibits floor.  HBA visitors comprise the top prestige, mass and emerging beauty and personal care brands worldwide. The next HBA Global Expo & Conference will take place June 18-20, 2013 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York.  Connect with the HBA Global communities on Facebook, LinkedIn  and Twitter (@hba_events)

About UBM Live UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies across five continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products, promote their brands and expand their markets.   Through premiere brands such as MD&M, CPhI, IFSEC, TFM&A, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show and many others, UBM Live exhibitions, conferences, awards programs, publications, websites and training and certification programs are an integral part of the marketing plans of companies across more than 20 industry sectors.

HBA Global Contact: Annie Scully, 201-310-9252, [email protected]

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