Press Release Body = San Francisco, Cal. & New York, NY. (September 1, 2006). - "Hips Don't Lie" and neither do the results of the "Most Influential Latino 2006" poll organized by VivirLatino.com (VL). In the poll the Colombian singer Shakira, and the Puerto Rican actress, singer, and entrepreneur Jennifer López were chosen by VL readers as the most influential Latinas in the U.S., beating out 18 other well known musicians, entrepreneurs, writers, journalists and politicians.
The creators of Vivirlatino.com created a list of 20 Latino nominees who are well known for their political influence, economic power, or media relevancy in the United States, but it was VivirLatino readers who decided via online vote who were the most influential Latinos of 2006.
Shakira won with 35% of the vote followed by Jennifer López with 31% of the vote, leaving way behind fellow musical artists like Daddy Yankee who received 4% of the vote and Juanes who garnered 2.3%.
Other nominees included the Mexican actress Salma Hayek; the recovering Cuban president Fidel Castro; the Mexican entrepreneur Carlos Slim; blogger Markos Moulitsas Zúńiga, better known as "Daily Kos"; journalist Jorge Ramos; Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, and Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
The results of the poll can be found on the website http://vivirlatino.com/topics/society/polls2006/1st-latino/
The web poll "The Most Influential Latinos 2006" strives to become the reference point to better understand the thoughts of one of the largest and most important communities in the United Status, Latinos.
Poll Details The poll took place on Vivirlatino.com, beginning July 17th and ending August 31, 2006.
The votes were automatically registered and counted through a neutral system that neither the editors nor founders of VivirLatino could influence. Additionally, the system was prepared to detect any suspicious activity in the voting to insure the reliability of the poll results.
About Vivirlatino.com Vivirlatino.com is a daily publication of the Spanish company of nanopublications, Blogs Media. Our two bloggers, based in California and New York offer the latest information on entertainment, culture, politics, products, and style from and for the influential Latino community in the United States.
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Web Site = http://vivirlatino.com/topics/society/polls2006/1st-latino/
Contact Details = For More Information: Maegan E. Ortiz (347) 393-3836 E-mail: press@vivirlatino.com Home: http://vivirlatino.com/ Feed: http://vivirlatino.com/feeds/index.rdf
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