Mother Accused Of Lying To Win Hannah Montana Contest

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GARLAND, Texas - A North Texas mother is suspected of making up a tragic story in an essay contest to win a Hannah Montana prize package, NBC 5 reported. Priscilla Ceballos' daughter beat out more than 1,000 other Hannah Montana fans with the essay she wrote for the Club Libby Lu "Hannah Montana Rock Your Holidays Essay Contest." The little girl wrote about her father dying in Iraq in an essay that began with the line "My daddy died in Iraq this year."

Ceballos told contest organizers her husband was killed April 17, 2007, while serving in Iraq.

Her daughter won a Hannah Montana makeover inside Club Libby Lu, tickets to Hannah Montana's sold-out concert in Albany, New York in January, airfare and accommodations to the show and a Hannah Montana gift bag.

When the child was asked about the essay that made her dream come true, her mother responded by saying: "We don't really want to talk about that ... OK?"

Shortly after that, Ceballos took her daughter and quickly left the store, NBC 5 reported.

Research done by NBC 5 revealed that only one U.S soldier died on April 17 of this year, and it was not Jonathan Menjivar.

The public relations firm behind Friday's makeover event said it had no reason to believe the information in the essay was false.

In a statement released late Friday, Club Libby Lu CEO Mary Drolet said: "Club Libby Lu has learned the essay submitted under the name Alexis Menjivar in the Club Libby Lu "Hannah Montana Rock Your Holidays Essay Contest" is untrue. We are reviewing the facts in the matter so that we may determine an appropriate resolution to the situation. Club Libby Lu had no knowledge of the inaccuracies in the essay until 2:45 this afternoon - Friday, December 28. We regret that the original intent of the contest, which was to make a little girl's holiday extra special, has not been realized in the way we anticipated."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22424093/

[Fandango 1,440]

That's just insane.

[peejay 327]

The public relations firm behind Friday's makeover event said it had no reason to believe the information in the essay was false.

Are these people naive or what? Welcome to the World.

[vbtbmrt 2]

well its not the first time people use tragic store to recieve things, hurricane katrina women recieves money, world trade center women lied to recieve money. i dont mean to use the most trajic things that happen in us as examples but thats what just pops in the head sorry. it happens all the time you almost have to look at every tragic story to find out if people are lieing now day which is so sad that lieing to some people is there way of life

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Just frickin' pathetic... some thing this Hanna Montana!

[JODO 2]

trust,but verify.

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well its not the first time people use tragic store to recieve things, hurricane katrina women recieves money, world trade center women lied to recieve money. i dont mean to use the most trajic things that happen in us as examples but thats what just pops in the head sorry. it happens all the time you almost have to look at every tragic story to find out if people are lieing now day which is so sad that lieing to some people is there way of life

People beat up old people for money too. With 300+ million people in this country there are bound to be some scumbags.

[eau_xplain 2]

What a great example to show to one's child (NOT!!).

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

Well, at least she didn't hire a hitman to whack the mothers of the other essay competitors.