| Priyanka Chopra captivates the 2 million strong eBay
community Mumbai, August 10, 2006: eBay India, India's leading online marketplace,
today announced the glamorous Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra as the eBay India
Style Diva for the year 2006. In an online poll through June and July, the 2 million
strong eBay India community chose Priyanka as the unanimous winner and Style Diva.
Gautam Thakar, Country Manager, eBay India Marketplace felicitated the Style Diva
in Mumbai today and presented her with the eBay Style Diva trophy. Priyanka
Chopra announced an opportunity for all Indians to participate in a charity auction
and raise funds for the education of the girl child through reputed NGO - Nanhi
Kali. Priyanka donated a unique experience "A day on the sets with Priyanka"
to one lucky buyer on eBay India. All one needs to do to spend time with this
gorgeous Diva is bid on the eBay India site (www.eBay.in/charity) between August
10 and August 19, 2006. All proceeds will go to the Nanhi Kali foundation which
supports education for the girl child in the rural and urban areas of India. "I
am thrilled that so many people chose me as the eBay Style Diva. I would like
to thank my fans for their support. I have personally used eBay in the past and
find it extremely easy, fast and convenient to shop. It feels great to be able
to reach out to millions of people over the globe through this exciting platform.
I love kids and I hope the charity auction helps raise funds to help Nanhi Kali
educate girl children all over India." said eBay Style Diva, Priyanka Chopra. Speaking
on the occasion, Gautam Thakar, Country Manager eBay India Marketplace said, "It
gives me great pleasure to announce Priyanka Chopra as the eBay Style Diva who
is the unanimous choice of the members of the eBay community. At eBay India, we
are witnessing a substantial increase in the demand for lifestyle products being
bought online whether jewellery, apparel, furniture or even collectibles like
coins or stamps. The rising popularity and growing consumer needs is persuading
us to focus in this direction and led to the conceptualization of the Style Diva
contest." The other nominees of the Style Diva contest were Bollywood
beauties - Kareena Kapoor and Bipasha Basu. The 45 days long online contest saw
participation from across India and received an astounding number of votes. Out
of the thousands of participants, five lucky eBay winners got an opportunity to
meet, interact and spend a few precious moments with the newly crowned eBay India
Style Diva, Priyanka Chopra! All eligible participants were awarded stylish eBay
Style Diva merchandise. eBay has consistently supported charity fundraising
both worldwide and in India. In India, eBay has raised 1.64 crores for NGOs through
celebrity and high profile listings as well as direct donations. About eBay
India
eBay India (www.eBay.in), India's leading online marketplace, is India's
biggest online trading community where anyone can sell or buy almost anything.
eBay India is a trading platform offering auctions, fixed price and classifieds
modes of person-to-person trading. There are a wide range of products listed on
eBay India in an array of categories including Apparel & Accessories, Books
& Magazines, Cameras & Optics, Cars & Bikes, Coins & Stamps, Computers
& Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Fitness & Sports, Health & Beauty,
Hobbies & Collectibles, Home, Décor & Furnishings, Jewellery, Kitchen
& Home Appliances. Mobiles & Accessories, Movies & Music,
Musical
Instruments, Services & Real Estate, Tools & Hardware , Toys, Games &
Baby, Travel, Tickets & Vouchers, Video & Computer Games, Watches and
Everything Else. eBay India is a 100% subsidiary of eBay Inc. About eBay
Founded in 1995, eBay created a powerful platform for the sale of goods and
services by a passionate community of individuals and businesses. On any given
day, there are millions of items across thousands of categories for sale on eBay.
eBay enables trade on a local, national and international basis with customized
sites in markets around the world. Through an array of services, such as its payment
solution provider PayPal, eBay is enabling global e-commerce for an ever-growing
online community.
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Bhaskar /Himanshu Mistry
eBay India Vaishnavi Corporate Communication
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