Hannah Montana Contest Winner a Fake

76. Well, this doesn't surprise me. One of the things that really bugs me about ALL of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books is that 95 percent of the stories ARE MADE UP by the authors, who are, no surprise here, motivational speakers. However, the books imply that all of the stories are true. Hey, if the best-selling Chicken Soup folks can become multi-multi-multi millionaires by implying they are telling the truth, and then get away w/ it, I can see how this mom decided to come up with HER essay idea. It doesn't make it right, though!

Posted at 4:20PM on Dec 29th 2007 by Hilary

77. Per the AP, they have revoked the prize from the child. In the newspaper today, the mother said, "we did whatever we could do to win. "What a loser, and what a great message she gave to her child.


GARLAND, Texas (AP) A 6-year-old girl who won four tickets to a Hannah Montana concert with an essay that falsely claimed her father died in Iraq won't be going to the show after all.

The contest's sponsor, Club Libby Lu, withdrew the prize on Saturday and awarded it to another unnamed winner.

``With this decision, we hope to revive the intended spirit of the contest, which was designed to make a little girl's holidays extra special,'' Club Libby Lu chief executive Mary Drolet said in a statement Saturday.

Posted at 4:33PM on Dec 29th 2007 by Loreleit2003

78. This story should be so unbelievable to me. Sadly, I am not surprised. I agree with all who said "revoke the tickets" and hope the AP is reporting correctly that they did. I also agree with whomever said no 6 year old should be at this or any other concert. There should have been age limits set. How very sad. How very, very sad for this child. What will her mother tell her now? She could start with the Santa Claus thing...

Sorry.

Posted at 4:59PM on Dec 29th 2007 by Jennie

79. That lawsuit will be settled quickly & quietly!

Posted at 5:00PM on Dec 29th 2007 by Petite

80. Wow! How clever. Give the chick credit for creativity and writing skills. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2181126/

Posted at 5:18PM on Dec 29th 2007 by OhReally!

81. I feel bad for the little girl. Her mom is a vicious person. I am a Marine who served in Iraq and know people who did indeed die there. I am the mother to a 10-year-old daughter loves Hannah. She is probably one of the number one fans. We tried numerous times to win tickets. Never would I go about it in a dishonest manner. We didn’t win and that’s okay. I would rather her not be granted a wish than to have her think it’s okay get it dishonestly.

While I feel bad for the little girl I agree with them taking the tickets from her. She has to realize that her mother’s dishonestly cannot be rewarded. For them to let her keep the prize would set a horrible example for her.

Posted at 5:14PM on Dec 29th 2007 by L

82. Club Libby Lu has withdrawn the award and given it to another kid. Justice!!

Posted at 5:18PM on Dec 29th 2007 by Patsy

83. I can't believe you would consider letting 'her' keep the tickets, What do you think the runner-up is thinking ? Seems to me there is some kind of fraud here and your condoning it. Revoking the tickets should have been automatic and possibly a law suit on the Mother. Let's see how many othrers will emulatre this.

Posted at 7:27PM on Dec 29th 2007 by G.Seveny

84. Um, Hannah Montana is a fake, so why should her fans not follow suit?

Posted at 12:28PM on Dec 30th 2007 by chimatt

85. even tho i don't condone the letter that won, the mother/daughter team that wrote it is no more fraudulant than the company sponsoring the contest, who chose a winner based on a story of a little girl whose dad died fighting the war in iraq...possibly over a better written story about anything else! more than likely that is why they chose her essay as the winner and that is not fair to other who may have had a better written essay. so i say both the winner & the contest sponsor are in the wrong. i haven't seen the rules of the contest as i'm sure many of you commenting have not, so how do we know for sure that it was specified in the rules that the essay must be true & factual. and the young girl is getting experience in creative writing which she will be required to do as she gets further along in school. you commentors should learn to look at things from different angles rather than jumping on one bandwagon and riding it to death! also learn to look at things more positively. too many people out there look at things negatively.

Posted at 5:44PM on Dec 29th 2007 by regina

86. I was so mad after reading this. The Mom should be teaching her daughter morals not how to win at any cost. Fortunatley for all involved the company decided to do what the mother is failing to do!!! Here is a statement from the Club Libby Lu website:

"After awarding the grand prize, we unfortunately learned that the statements made in the essay were untrue. Club Libby Lu greatly values honesty and integrity. In order to uphold these values, we have decided to withdraw the award initially given to the Ceballos family.

Consequently, we will award the prize to another winner already identified. With this decision, we hope to revive the intended spirit of the contest, which was designed to make a little girl's holidays extra special. In order to protect the family's privacy, we have decided to not disclose the name of the new winner."

NOW maybe the kid will learn there are consequences to lying!

Posted at 7:48PM on Dec 29th 2007 by zrundys

87. I DONT THINK THE FAMILY SHOULD GET THE TICKETS AT ALL. THE MOTHER IS TEACHERING HER BABY GIRL BAD THINGS AT AYOUNG AGE.SO BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU DO MOTHER. THIS WILL COME BACK TO BITE YOU IN 10 YEARS FROM NOW. OUR CHILDREN LEARN FROM US.

Posted at 6:02PM on Dec 29th 2007 by brown&brown

88.
I really do not get it. Was it a stated condition that the essay be factual? I wonder what the reaction would be had this little girl exercised her imagination in another context other the ever sensitive WAR IN IRAQ.

Posted at 6:04PM on Dec 29th 2007 by kfar

89. THIS IS A NO BRAINER.

Let them have the tickets, but make them the four worst seats in the place and don't even have them together. See how little 6 year old likes nose bleed heaven sitting by herself.

Posted at 6:23PM on Dec 29th 2007 by MRALCANAL@AOL.COM

90. Attention people: "Hannah Montana" is a fake. It is not a real singer, it is a made up character played by an actress. Why should the essays be real if the whole show is make believe?



Posted at 1:49PM on Dec 29th 2007 by nil

So, because she doesn't use her real name, then it makes it all ok. There are plenty of singers that don't use their real names, for example, Marylyn Manson. Are they all fakes too. Nice try. Next.

Posted at 10:26AM on Dec 30th 2007 by Spurs