Nationwide Model Search and VIP Trip to Hollywood Promotion Add to Already Popular Free Tan Day Event.

Hollywood Tans and brand ambassador Brandon Wynn announced that its fourth annual Season Premiere Day will be  Saturday, March 10, 2012.  To mark the start of the indoor tanning season, participating Hollywood Tans salons throughout the U.S. will provide free tanning services all day on March 10.  The theme for this year’s Season Premiere  Day will be “Live and Let Tan.”

In connection with Season Premiere Day, Hollywood Tans will enlist the public to help identify and select Hollywood Tans’ next “Bronze Girl”.  Women who want to be considered to be the next Bronze Girl are invited to upload their photos at www.seasonpremiereday.com. The public will be able to view the photos uploaded by aspiring Bronze Girls and vote for their favorites. The next Bronze Girl will be featured in Hollywood Tans marketing graphics. (read more)

Brandon Wynn took third place all-around at the 2012 Winter Cup in Las Vegas, NV, with a final score of 175.200.  This third place finish makes him a strong contender for the 2012 Olympic team, which he is currently training for.

The reigning two-time U.S.  National Champion on still rings also finished first on the event, as well as third on the parallel bars.  In addition, Brandon was named to the 2012 U.S. National Gymnastics Team. (read more)

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A picture that OSU alum and champion gymnast Brandon Wynn posted of himself on Twitter couldn’t be more appropriate: he is wearing a T-shirt bearing the graphic of a license plate that reads ‘GR8 TAN.’  Fresh off of a gold medal win on the still rings at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, where he spent a few extra days relaxing and enjoying the weather, Wynn needn’t worry that the quality of his tan will falter, as he has just become one of three new “Tan-bassadors” for tanning salon franchise Hollywood Tans.

“While many in the indoor tanning industry have flocked to reality TV stars for endorsements, Hollywood Tans’ approach is based on real people who are relatable and motivational,” said Lewis Shender, CEO of Hollywood Tans Group in a recent press release.

“A wide-range of people tan at Hollywood Tans for a variety of reasons,” said Shender, “and our new Tan-bassadors exemplify that diversity and individuality.”

Wynn, an OSU alum who will graduate with a degree in finance, has been playfully and respectfully dubbed, “Lord of the Rings” for his accomplishments as a gymnast; he has won two consecutive NCAA still rings titles, the 2010 and 2011 U.S. Championship crown for the same event and he represented the U.S. at the 2010 World Championship in the Netherlands. He is a prominent enough athlete that discussions of his abilities command their own sections on websites dedicated to gymnastics coaching and fandom.

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One of Wynn’s proudest accomplishments is winning the Gold Medal at the 2011 Pan-American Games.  His gymnastics career started at age seven and has awarded him not just success at OSU and with Hollywood Tans: he is currently training to be a member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team, which requires hitting the gym twice a day, six days a week alongside the numerous practices in preparation for the tryouts in June. (read more)

Former Buckeye All-American Brandon Wynn claims gold medal on rings at elite international event

Brandon Wynn, a former All-American (2008-11) on the Ohio State men’s gymnastics team, claimed the gold medal on rings Thursday in the individual finals at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

The United States captain and two-time defending national champion stuck his landing to help claim a 15.625 – 0.25 better than the second-place score by Arthur Zanetti of Brazil. U.S. teammate Christopher Maestas notched 15.550 for the bronze medal.

“It really feels good to win,” Wynn said. “I knew coming into this meet and trying to defeat the new world silver medalist as of two week ago would be very hard. But I relaxed and went all in.”

Wynn’s gold medal marked the first top honor for the United States squad at the elite international event. (read more)

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Mayguez, Puerto Rico - Brandon Wynn of Voorhees, N.J., a member of Team Hilton HHonors, won the still rings gold medal at the 2011 Puerto Rico Cup in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.  In addition to winning the still rings gold, Wynn was the all-around silver medalist, and was also the horizontal bar silver medalist.

Wynn easily won the still rings title, posting a 15.925. Brazil’s Arthur Zaneti was second at 15.675, followed by Puerto Rico’s Tommy Ramos at 15.575. Mizoguchi was fourth at 15.050. Wynn also won the Puerto Rico Cup’s all-around silver medal on the first night of competition. (read more)