Pussycat Dolls arrived all wearing Christian Siriano dresses.

Jordin Sparks arrives in a beautiful Dolce & Gabbana dress.

Leona Lewis arrives wearing a Jenny Packham dress.

David Archuleta

Natasha Bedingfield

Nickelback

Alicia Keys

Jonas Brothers arrive wearing Ralph Lauren (Nick, L)
and Brooks Brothers (Kevin, R)

Jesse McCartney

Demi Lovato arrives wearing a Gustavo Cadile dress.

Corbin Bleu

Ashley Tisdale arrives in a Philosophy dress.

Shailene Woodley

P!nk arrives wearing a Vivienne Westwood gown.

Rihanna arrives wearing a Zac Posen dress.

(All photos from the AMA's are provided the ABC-TV)

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CELEBRITIES ATTEND THE CONNECTED GIFT LOUNGE HONORING THE AMA'S
Universal Studios Backlot - November 16, 2008

The stars were out for one of the best celebrity gift lounges of the season!  Connected Gift Rooms put together a special showcase of some of the hotest new items from clothing to electronics to accessories to make-up.  Hollywood Teen'Zine attended the star-studded event to bring you the latest news on what items were hot among the celebrities!

SUZI Q COSMETICS 

Suzi Q Cosmetics were on hand to give the stars free make-overs using samples of their line. We picked up one of their Eye Dust products and absolutely love it and think you will too. Some of the Suzi Q products given away to the stars include: 

"What was so great about this event," founder Suzi Picaso explains, "was that many of the celebs were wearing Suzi Q products."  The stars love it and we do too!  You can purchase any of these products by visiting the Suzi Q Cosmetics website.  Here are some photos of the celebrities stopping by the Suzi Q Cosmetics booth!

Colbie Caillat stops by the Suzi Q Cosmetics booth.

 
David DeLouise (Wizards of Waverly Place)
stops by the Suzi Q Cosmetics booth.

Lacey Schwimmer (Dancing With the Stars)
stops by the Suzi Q Cosmetics booth.

Lance Bass (Dancing With the Stars)
stops by the Suzi Q Cosmetics booth.

Neicy Nash (Reno 911) stops by the Suzi Q Cosmetics booth.

SOLERRA

Solerra was on hand to give away some great products from their sunless tan line.  Some of the celebrities who stopped by the booth include Lacey Schwimmer (Dancing With The Stars), Debby Ryan (Suite Life On Deck), Lance Bass (Dancing With the Stars) and Scott Baio.  Each of the stars received a Solerra kit which included the following items:  Solerra Silk Sunless Tanning Lotion, Solerra Spray Tan, Solerra Sunless Tanning mitt, Drench Daily Moisturizer, Solerra Fruit Exfloia Whip cleanser, and eXmitt pre-tan exfoliating mitt.  During the Connected Gift Lounge event, Solerra obtained signatures of all of the celebrities that stopped by their booth.  They will be auctioning off two Solerra posters signed by the celebrities to support the Skin Cancer Awareness Foundation.  We picked up one of these wonderful gift sets and absolutely love it!  We have become a fan of the sunless tan!  In fact, we love this product so much that we will be giving away one of Solerra's gift bags to one lucky Hollywood Teen'Zine viewer.  To enter for your chance to win this gift bag please send your entries to: contests@hollywoodteenzine.com.  The contest will end on December 5, 2008 at 11:59 pm.  Winners will be announced oon December 6th. So, be sure to get your entries in today!  To find out more about the signed poster auctions, or about any of Solerra's products, please visit the Solerra website.

 
Debby Ryan (Suite Life on Deck) and Lacey Schwimmer (Dancing With the Stars)
each take home Solerra sunless tanning mitts and Solerra tanning kits.

HIP-T
The creators of Hip-T have designed a fun and fashionable piece of clothing.  Have you ever wished that you could lengthen that favorite shirt to make it look cool again?  Or maybe you want to have that layered look without the bulky feeling from wearing two shirts!  Have you ever felt embarrassed when you bent over to pick up something you dropped, or sat down in a chair and felt like your undergarments were being exposed to anyone who walked behind you?  Well, Hip-T brings that layered look with an awesome new tee designed to wear around your hip while eliminating that bulky feeling and hiding your undergarments from being shown to the world.  The pattern that was most popular with the celebrities at the Connected Gift Lounge was the zebra pattern.  These wonderful tee's range from $15.95 to $19.95 and can be purchased by visiting the Hip-T website.

  
Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer (Dancing With the Stars) stop by the Hip-T booth.

 
Lacey Schwimmer (Dancing With the Stars) stops by the Zenlet
booth and picks up a few green tea bracelets.

Neicy Nash (Reno 911) stops by the Zenlet
booth and picks up a green tea bracelet.

Ryan Starr (American Idol) stops by the Zenlet
booth and picks up a green tea bracelet.

Scott Baio wearing the Zenlet bracelet during the Connected Gift Lounge.

WORD LOCK
The WORD LOCK team have created a fantastic new lock series for those who find it hard to remember numbers.  Word Lock can be programmed to remember words and names.  For those of you who may also speak Spanish, Word Lock has also created a similar lock that programs words in Spanish.  The stars flocked to the word lock booth to pick up their own lock.  Here is a list of the stars that stopped by the booth and what they took home: Erica Ash took hom a black bike lock, Craig Robinson took home a black bike lock, Christine Flannigan took home a bike lock, Sterling Bowman took home a bike lock, a luggage lock and a padlock, Keith Erickson took home a luggage lock, Chris Prinzo took home a padlock, Neicy Nash took home a pink luggage lock, Karina Smirnoff took home a luggage lock and a padlock, Adam Gregory took home a bike lock, Adam Trejo took home a bike lock, Owen Yeoman took home a black luggage lock, David Blue took home a padlock, Johnny Sanchez took home a black luggage lock, Jennifer Sanchez took home a silver luggage lock, Christopher Rich took home a black padlock and a silver luggage lock, Kato Katlin took home a pink luggage lock for his wife, Katerina Graham took home a pink padlock, Joan Collins took home four padlock for her family members, Steve Shor took home a black bike lock, Paul Shefrin took home a silver padlock, Lacey Schwimmer took home a silver luggage lock, Thom Barry took home a black cable lock for his motorcycle, Omarosa took home a red bike lock for her mothers motorized cart and a green luggage lock for herself, Christopher O'Neil Warren took home a black cable lock, a pink bike lock and a pink padlock, Maria Conchita Alonso took home a silver padlock and a red padlock, Elizabeth Wells took home a pink luggage lock, Anson Williams took home pink and black bike locks, Fay Baldwin took home black and green luggage locks, Gwen Stewart took home silver and red luggage locks, Amber Frakes took home the National Breast Cancer foundation silver padlock with pink robbin and silver and green luggage locks, Judy Tenoa took home the green luggage lock, Randy Wayne took home black and pink bike locks, Sarah Karges took home blak and pink bike locks, Candace Cane took home a luggage lock and a padlock, Colbie Caillat took home a black bike lock, Charlie Carver took home a red padlock and a red bike lock, Kate Linstrom took home a red luggage lock, Darin Brooks took home a black bike lock, David Dean Bottrell took home black bike lock, Loren Smith took home a black padlock and Maiara Waslk took home a silver padlock! You can purchase a copy of this lock by visiting the Word Lock website.

 
Colbie Caillat picks up a pink bike lock from Word Lock.

 
David DeLouise (Wizards of Waverly Place)
picks up two locks from Word Lock.

 
Jason Dolley (Hannah Montana) picks up a blue bike lock and
Neicy Nash (Reno 911) picks up a pink padlock from Word Lock.

 
Scott Baio picks and Lacey Schwimmer (Dancing With the Stars)
 pick up a few locks from Word Lock.

HOPE PAIGE

Hope Paige provided a variety of items at the Connected Gift Lounge, with the Hershey's necklace being the most popular item.  Hope Paige built its foundation on designing jewelry that helps to create awareness while at the same time changing the lives of those they come in contact with.  Hershey's has never allowed any type of addition to be added onto their kiss logo, until they designed the Breast Cancer Awarenents kiss.  "It's the first time Hershey has allowed something to go on a kiss," says Shelly Fisher of Hope Paige.  In addition to the popular Hershey's line, Hope page also created a very successful bracelet line which includes a "Diabetes Sucks" bracelet that Nick Jonas would porbably enjoy, and fancy hospital bracelets that were "designed in mind for teenagers who wouldn't wear traditional medical bracelets," Shelly explained.

The celebrities who took home one of the Hershey's sterling silver necklaces (featured above) include: Chris Prinzo, Krista Flannagan, Erica Ash, Lorna Scott, Craig Robinson, Adrianna Curray, Andrea Brooks, Katerina Grahm, Amorosa, Neicy Nash, Brigette Neilson, Lacey Schwimmer, Lance Bass, Christopher Rich and his wife, David Deloise, Dave Winfield, Brian Kehoe, Jenny Lemos, Kim Coles, Debby Ryan, Maria Conchita Alonso, David Selby, Joan Collins, Kate Linder, Paige Kennedy, Kate Vernon, Scott Baio and his wife, Colbie Caillet, Romey Danes, Max Carver, Kreisen Green, Amber Fakes, Bobby Brown, Wallace Langham, Brandan Vayda, Jason Dolley, Josh Meyers, John Herson, Sam Sarpong, Shari Price and Adam Gregory.  You can pick up your own Hershey's Kiss necklace by visiting the Hope Paige website.

 
Colbie Caillat (left) and Debby Ryan (right) stop by the Hope Paige booth.

FASHION SCARVES AND SHAWLS

One of the hottest items at the Connected Lounge derives from the Fashion Scarves and Shawls booth.  The celebrities went crazy over these scarves, wearing them throughout the event.  We loved the checkered scarves that Debby Ryan and Scott Baio's wife picked up, but our favorite scarves had to be the special "splash" scarves.  One side of the scarf the splashes were silver and on the other side they were gold, which makes it easy to wear with either silver or gold jewelry!  You can pick up your very own scarf and shawl online by visiting the Fashion Scarves and Shawls website.

 
Debby Ryan (Suite Life on Deck) and Ryan Starr (American Idol)
take home beautiful scarves from Fashion Scarves and Shawls.

Scott Baio and wife pick up scarves from the Fashion Scarves
and Shawls booth at the Connected Gift Lounge.

HEELYS
If you haven't heard of Heelys then you must have been living under a rock these past few years.  Known as the "shoe with the wheel in the heel", Heelys quickly became a household  name.  You can wear the shoes as a pair of fashionable sneakers, or quickly transform them into rolling shoes to get you from point A to point B in a matter of seconds.  Heelys are fun and can be used by anyone of any age.

Heelys will be launching a new collection next spring and was at the Connected lounge promoting their new line.  The celebrities were able to take home some great items, which include:  Lacey Schwimmer (Dancing With the Stars) and Karina Smirnoff (Dancing With the Stars) both took home the Sheer style, David Blue (Ugly Betty) took hom the Dragon style, Max Carver (Desperate Housewives) took hom the Crest Style, Bevin Prince (One Tree Hill) also took home the sheer style, Adam Gregory (90210) took home the sleek style, and Debby Ryan (Suite Life on Deck) took home the sleek style.  You can pick up a pair of your favorite Heely's by visiting their official website.

Lacey Schwimmer picks up a pair of Heely's.

Lance Bass picks up a pair of Heely's.

Debby Ryan picks up a pair of Heely's.

(Heely's photos courtsey of Michele Andersen Photography)