Kelly Monaco and Brooke Burke Speak Out Against Unshaven Faces  7/11/06

Kelly Monaco and Brooke Burke Join Forces to Speak Out Against Prickly Men at NYC Protest Rally; Celebrity Beauties to Lead Anti-Scruff Protest Rally on Behalf of NoScruf - the 'National Organization of Social Crusaders Repulsed by Unshaven Faces'

NEW YORK, July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Television stars Kelly Monaco and Brooke Burke will help mobilize frustrated women everywhere by leading a protest rally today on behalf of NoScruf, an organization that has taken a stand against scruffy-faced men. The female members of NoScruf will proudly display their unshaven body hair today in New York's Herald Square to send the message that they will not shave until their guys do.

NoScruf, which stands for the National Organization of Social Crusaders Repulsed by Unshaven Faces, was founded by swimsuit model/activist Terry Tarentelli on behalf of women who are fed up with scruffy men and an apparent double standard: it's okay for men to be hairy and scratchy, but women are expected to maintain a hairless and beautiful appearance. Research shows that only three percent of women say that stubble is their preferred look on men. In fact, the vast majority of people believe that women hate the way stubble feels.

"Women have been suffering in silence and tolerating scratchy faces for far too long and I encourage supporters everywhere to join the NoScruf movement," said Kelly Monaco, whom the group has adopted as a spokesperson. "We at NoScruf have a message for scruffy guys out there who want to get close to us: 'In your dreams, stubble-boy!'"

The centerpiece of the NoScruf campaign is NoScruf.org, the movement's Web site, which provides information and inspiration to women who have had enough of scruffy faces. The site features news reports, profiles of NoScruf's founders and video clips. In one video titled "In Your Dreams, Stubble Boy," we see a scruffy young man who gets a glimpse of what the world would be like if women stopped shaving.

"I couldn't be happier to help the NoScruf movement. If guys across the country don't lose their scruff, they're going to lose their girlfriends. It's sure to get 'hairy' and it definitely won't be pretty!" said Brooke Burke, a celebrity supporter, who will also appear in a print advertisement for the cause.

The NoScruf print campaign, which will feature celebrity faces with NoScruf messaging positioned to appear as facial hair, will support marketing and grassroots efforts to help NoScruf communicate their message to guys across the U.S.

Visit www.noscruf.org for more information.

About NoScruf.org

NoScruf is an acronym for the National Organization of Social Crusaders Repulsed by Unshaven Faces. The group represents women who are sick of being scratched by stubbly-faced men, and encourages women to take a stand and let guys know they don't like prickly, scratchy faces. The organization's Web site, www.NoScruf.org features creative content, designed to send an extremely meaningful message to men -- shave or you won't get the girls! This campaign is expected to reach millions of men this summer.

About Kelly Monaco

Kelly Monaco has secured a spot in pop culture as the first winner of "Dancing With the Stars." Since the show's debut, she has had more than 20 million hits on her Web site [www.officialkellymonaco.com] and is the most searched woman on Yahoo! Kelly can currently be seen on "General Hospital" where her role of the sexy and rebellious Samantha "Sam" McCall has earned her a Daytime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Kelly has also graced the cover of Maxim's "Hollywood Issue" and FHM's "Sex Issue."

About Brooke Burke

Brooke Burke is recognized worldwide as the hottest tour guide and adrenaline junkie on E!'s popular travel series, "Wild On," seen in 120 countries and in more than 400 million homes. She has graced numerous magazine covers, has top-selling swimsuit calendars and is regularly ranked in men's magazines as one of the sexiest women in the world today. Most recently, Brooke co-hosted the hot new reality series from Mark Burnett, "Rock Star: INXS," with Dave Navarro, and is currently shooting a second installment, "Rock Star: Supernova." 

SOURCE NoScruf.org

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