Apartments.com Awards $20,000 to Pin-Up Art Enthusiast

America's Votes Select Brenda Janish as Grand Prize Winner in

Apartments.com Possession Obsession Contest

    CHICAGO, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Apartments.com today announced the
 Grand Prize winner in the first-ever "Possession Obsession" contest. Brenda
 Janish from Chicago was chosen as the nation's most "possession obsessed"
 renter by America's votes. Janish creatively showcased how her collection
 of vintage pin-up art has taken over her apartment in a short video
 submission to http://www.apartments.com/possessionobsession. Her video,
 "Brenda's Babes," received more votes than two other finalists' videos, and
 Janish was awarded the $20,000 Grand Prize.
     "After seeing voters' reaction to 'Brenda's Babes', it became clear
 that this extensive collection of pin-up, combined with Brenda's remarkable
 knowledge of this unique art form, impressed the voters and helped her to
 win the Grand Prize," said Maureen Boyle of Apartments.com "We hope that by
 opening up her apartment for America to see, other renters are inspired to
 let their possession obsessions take on a new life in their apartments."
     Janish's apartment is every guy's fantasy living space with a twist:
 the treasure trove of vintage pin-up art presents a collection that is more
 tres chic than triple-X. Scantily clad women line the walls and appear in
 unusual places throughout the apartment -- sultry ashtrays, curvaceous
 lighting fixtures, and even a babe-filled bathroom -- but Janish knows the
 true value of her collection goes beyond basic sex appeal. These rare
 pin-ups are valued as an art form, and America's voters agreed that, in
 today's world of svelte celebrities, it is refreshing to see a collection
 that celebrates women who flaunt their curves.
     The other two finalists, Kalvin Roberts from Tulsa, who displays his
 collection of Halloween memorabilia 365 days a year, and Ali Horeanopoulos
 from Boston, who collects "free stuff" and turns other people's trash into
 treasure, each will receive a cash prize of $500.
     Brenda Janish's Grand Prize-winning video submission, entitled
 "Brenda's Babes," can be viewed at
 http://www.apartments.com/possessionobsession.
     B-roll of Brenda and her pin-up collection is available upon request.
 If you are interested in receiving b-roll footage, please contact Nicole
 Serr or Megan Richards at 312.335.9955.
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 are delivered to Apartments.com c-+customers, increasing closure rates and
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 (http://www.washingtonpost.com) and the Los Angeles Times
 (http://www.latimes.com). Apartments.com is a division of Chicago-based
 Classified Ventures, LLC.
 
 

SOURCE Apartments.com