A NEW WEBZINE CALLED BLOOMMAG.COM HAS THE BLACK TEEN GIRL IN MIND

Bloommag.com is lifestyle a webzine for today's black teenage girl. Finally, there is a site designed to answer their needs. Bloommag.com will cover everything from style to self-image, beauty to books, and gossip to great advice. But most important, it will deliver each message with a sense of excellence. The site will provide a vehicle for reaching teenagers from the onset through the culmination of their teen years. Bloommag.com will embody a state or time of beauty, freshness and vigor.

Brooklyn, New York - The new webzine www.bloommag.com covers all aspects of the teen lifestyle from self-image to style, beauty to books and gossip to great advice - only this time from the perspective of the black teen girl. In addition, it contains topical features affecting the world at large and numerous departments that readers can look forward to seeing each month including:

PETALS - This section focuses on beauty, health and fashion from head to toe while stressing wholesomeness, individuality and self-esteem.
ROOTS - A cultural and interpersonal department that emphasizes healthy relationships, self-awareness and cultural pride.
THE DIRT - Gossip, gossip, gossip
WHO AND WHAT'S BLOOMIN - Covers the ins and outs of movies,celebrities, books, television, music and the internet.
LEAVES - A bulletin board of information and opportunities, i.e.,internships and contests
BEEZ - Give readers the opportunity to learn a thing or two about the fellas

In addition to building an impressive destination that entertains and enlightens participants with engaging multimedia experiences, the co-founders plan to provide advertisers with unique access to the black female teen demographic, an audience that is not easily available through other media outlets.

Kimberly Wells-Bernard, Patricia Blythe and Melissa Brickhouse were the 2002 winners of Essence Entrepreneur of the Year Contest sponsored by Microsoft bCentral. Their winning business plan entry for a webzine for young teens was developed by the three womena after they realized that the all too important black female teen demographic was lacking an entertainment vehicle that addressed specific issues directly affecting the black teen girl. The aim is to provide a quality lifestyle webzine for the black female teen that will serve as a primary electronic information resource during their "blooming" years (13-18), states co-founder Kimberly Wells-Bernard.
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If you'd like more information about the webzine or to schedule an interview with Kim, Pat or Melissa, please call Patricia Blythe at 718-613-0285 or send an email to Pat@bloommag.com