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Hollywood Gift Giving Comes to Nashville for the CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards
Presenters and Performers Gifted in Backstage Creations' Celebrity Gift Retreat

Backstage Creations, specialists in award show gifts and custom backstage talent retreats, has created the backstage "Talent Retreat" for this year's performer and presenter gifts for the CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards, airing live from Nashville on June 12 at 9 p.m. ET on CMT.

While waiting for rehearsals or their show appearance, stars such as the Dixie Chicks, Martina McBride, Brooks & Dunn and Alan Jackson will be thanked for their time and talent by being given the opportunity to select specific gifts they wish to receive from the product lines being offered by participating donor companies.

Backstage Creations was created in 2000 by Karen Wood, formerly a talent coordinator on over 50 award show including: the Grammy Awards, Emmy Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Blockbuster Entertainment Awards and MTV Awards. Woods' clients include major corporations such as Baccarat, Coach, Sprint, Sanyo and Palm as well as up-and-coming designers eager for the exclusive opportunity to personally introduce their products and services to celebrities in a room called "The Retreat."

Talent Furnishings
Interiors, Inc. -- Maureen Miedel, President of Interiors Inc., used an eclectic touch to bring the outdoors in for this Celebrity Retreat. Stone surfaces and a worn leather ottoman surround the woven seating to enhance the natural feeling. Leaves are creatively hung from branches suspended from the ceiling to give the appearance of trees overhead. Look to the rusted metal tree for an unexpected light source in this texturally rich design. Established in 1988, Interiors Inc. has extensive experience in both residential and commercial design.

Celebrity Gifts
Bosley Healthy Hair Products -- Bosley Healthy Hair Formula contains VitaPromin link, a system of 31 active amino acids, 15 vitamins and natural plant proteins to build ultimate body, shine and volume for fine hair. Bosley Complex is a complete system for thinning hair. The products provide nutrition to the scalp for a perfect growth environment, and the topical solution contains the only FDA approved ingredient to help stop hair loss and regrow hair.

Frye -- The FRYE Boot Company is legendary for its quality and style and continues to be at the forefront of innovation and fashion. FRYE gives the utmost attention to design and detail, using exquisite leathers for its ever-expanding men's and women's collections, including beautifully beaded cowboy boots to sexy summer wedge sandals.

Isabella Gianna -- Isabella Gianna collection is a mixture of the extraordinary: supremely feminine beaded jewelry that drapes like silk and luxury handbags that are as elegant as they are whimsical. It is an expression of originality, of creative art and a definitive style for individuals fascinated by the melding of modern art and ancient history.

Library Angel -- Library Angel can make your dream of an organized home library come true. A custom company offering a wide-range of services to create and manage your literary, music or video collections, or archive your memorabilia. From designing the room to finding that elusive first edition, Library Angel is at your service.

Marchon Eyewear -- Designer eyewear collection custom-fitted for each celebrity.

Nautica Jeans Company -- You will never wear another pair of jeans again after trying out Nautica Jeans. The men's and women's denim collection offers the most innovative, modern and hippest denim out there -- and an array of fits and washes for everyone to pick from their fall 2002 collection! Nautica Jeans denim stylists will find the perfect fit of jeans for each celebrity, along with some other fashionable surprises.

Wilsons Leather -- High quality men's and women's accessories in beautiful Italian leathers.

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