SER PADRES Magazine Announces the Winner of the SER PADRES 2011 Child Cover Contest

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NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SER PADRES magazine, the leading Hispanic parenting magazine published by Meredith Corporation, has announced today that Lex Fuster (age: 2), of Linden, NJ, is the grand prize winner of the second-annual SER PADRES cover contest. Lex not only appears on the November cover but he also received a $500 gift card from The Children's Place.

In addition to Lex, the two finalists: Jamie Gallegos Paredes (age: 2), of Freeport, NY, and Leilani Romero (age: 3), of Miami, FL, as well as the readers' choice winner, Valeria Hernandez Acosta (age: 2), of Levittown, PR, appear in the pages of the November issue.

"Our second annual child cover contest received the highest number of entries in the history of the magazine, with approximately 3,000 children entered and drove almost half a million visitors to our web pages, garnering 2.5 million pages views," said Alberto Oliva, Editorial Director, Meredith Hispanic Ventures. "These results demonstrate our commitment to fulfilling our editorial mission of helping Hispanic parents raise healthy, happy children."

"We are proud and honored that Lex was chosen as one of the finalists; it is an incredible opportunity for our son," said Linda Fuster, Lex's mom. "Lex is a very happy child; he loves being funny and making people laugh; he loves to run, dance and sing. He enjoyed everything from beginning to end, and it's an absolute honor for him to be on your cover!  We are extremely excited for him!"

For more information visit www.serpadres.com or check out the November issue.

Ser Padres

Since 1990, Ser Padres has been a must-have guide for parents.  Published by Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP), Ser Padres provides the tools moms and dads need to raise healthy and happy children in the U.S. while celebrating our rich culture and heritage. Ser Padres' goal is to be the primary source of inspiration and information on family, home and health. Ser Padres is about family well-being: bienestar familiar.

The Children's Place is the largest pure-play children's specialty apparel retailer in North America. The Company designs, contracts to manufacture and sells fashionable, high-quality merchandise at value-prices under the proprietary "The Children's Place" brand name. As of January 1, 2011, the Company owned and operated 1,008 The Children's Place stores and an online store at www.childrensplace.com.

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