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Sue Irving: Hapa Beauty

URSI SPOTLIGHT

Meet Sue. Mother, daughter, wife. Sue is an inspiration because she’s not only beautiful on the outside but beautiful on the inside. Sue is a full time mother to a young toddler, working full time AND doing it on her own while her husband (Marine Corp) is defending our country overseas. I can relate to Sue in so many ways.

This spotlight is for strong, beautiful women like Sue and their husbands that fight for our country. Thank you.

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P.S. This is her mix: mom’s side-Half Korean ( with a bit of Manchurian) and dad’s side-Half Caucasian (German, French, Irish & some Cherokee). All I know is…that mix sure is beautiful!!
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Sneak Peek: Escante Halloween Catalogue xx

URSI NEWS

What do you think? Do I make a good "Movie Director?"

I love this costume! It’s so cute yet naughty haha. I’m working on uploading the entire catalogue so you’ll be the FIRST to see the brand new Escante 2010/2011 costumes! That’s right, these costumes aren’t even in the stores yet! Even better? I have some exciting news on where to buy these costumes before anyone else does!
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XDC: 2010 Event Tour Schedule

EVENTS

Here’s the full tour schedule where I’ll be at for XDC this year. I’ll be posting a discount code so you receive $5 off the admission price + I’ll be running a different promotional prize for each city – for every person that comes to see me at the event – with a paper copy of your receipt! So that means…NO PURCHASING TICKETS UNTIL I POST THE URSULA MAYES DISCOUNT CODE FOR YOU!!!

**Update** The coupon code is simply, “URSULA.” So purchase tickets HERE and enter your coupon code as ursula.

1st event kicks off in my backyard – LA!

Los Angeles – Irwindale Speedway: Saturday March 20th, 2010 (11am to 7pm)

Toyota Speedway at Irwindale is a motorsports facility located in Irwindale, California. It features banked, paved 1/2 and 1/3 mile oval tracks. Currently titled as “The House of DRIFT” XDC will run the course with a special surprise! Also featuring the XDC/REMIX Car Show with over 400+ vehicles competing for top honors. All day drifting, car show, stunt bikes, RC drift track, fashion show, model search, entertainment, food, and beverages… this will be the perfect launch venue for XDC!

ONLINE REGISTRATION and TICKETING Available Now! Ticket rates increase on March 1st, so get your pre-sale tickets now. 14,000 Person Capacity Venue

Las Vegas – Las Vegas Motor Speedway: Saturday May 22nd, 2010 (11am to 7pm)

This will be the first time Drifting will take place on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway road course. Drifting typically done in the lots at this venue, this year… XDC brings you a whole new track option for drifters and road course enthusiasts. An amazing destination city for entertainment, XDC will make this the second round of a six round circuit. Also featuring Timed Lap Battles, XDC Car Show, Model Search, Stage Entertainment, and more!

West Virginia – Summit Point Raceway: Saturday June 19th, 2010 (9am to 9pm)

The first east coast venue stop with rolling hills of green. Summit Point offers a great destination venue with full road course and non-stop motorsports action. This venue will have the additional attraction of the annual HyperFest. XDC Car Show, Drifting, and Track entertainment all day long! Get ready East Coast, here comes the XDC!

New Jersey – Englishtown Raceway: Saturday August 7th, 2010 (11am to 7pm)

The heat gets turned up in the North East… because this venue is infamous for 1/4 racing, car shows, as well as Drifting! XDC takes the stage with the best of the best the east coast has to offer. Englishtown is the proving grounds for veteran drifters and young bloods alike. Full Scale XDC Car Show and all day entertainment to add to Drifting nirvana… XDC gears up all challengers to partake in the action!

Dallas – Texas Motor Speedway: Saturday September 25th, 2010 (11am to 7pm)

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas — the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track layout is very similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Lowe’s Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway). The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the quad-oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Lowe’s Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway. This will be the first time, Drifting will take place at this prime venue! In Addition, the full scale XDC Car Show will be hosted along side with stage entertainment and model competition.

Phoenix – Firebird Raceway: Saturday October 16th, 2010

Firebird International Raceway is a quarter-mile dragstrip and road course in Chandler, Arizona, just outside Phoenix. It opened in 1983 and hosts the NHRA’s Arizona Nationals. It held one IMSA GT race, in 1987. Due to its warm climate, it is a popular winter testing spot for NHRA and IndyCar teams. Drifting will lay claim at this famous venue as an annual hot-spot and finale event! XDC Car Show, Model Search, Stage Entertainment, plus so much more!
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XDC Event 1: Los Angeles – Irwindale Speedway 3.20.10

EVENTS

*Click flyer for event details and to purchase tickets.

Flyer features from left to right: Hawaii’s very own Forrest “flyin’ Hawaiin” Wang, West Coast’s very own Lance Feliciano, Formula D champion Chris Forsberg, East Coast very own Marc Manansala, T.V. Host Ursula Mayes.
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Introducing: XDC – Xtreme Drift Circuit 2010!

EVENTS

This is the event you’ll find me at this year! I will be at all XDC events as Official T.V. Host. I will post news as I’m able to release and speak of it. Be ready for some crazy action and exciting news folks.

ABOUT THE XDC

The Xtreme Drift Circuit (XDC) is the first nationwide drifting series and car show festival aimed at catering to drivers on both the professional and amateur (Pro-Am) level of competition, featuring the rising stars of the drifting world. The purpose of XDC is not to be just another drifting series, but rather a feeder platform to guide privateers into the world of sponsorship and national exposure.

The XDC will develop the next crop of world-class drifters on highly acclaimed and accredited tracks and courses. With hundreds of drivers across the country possessing the talent and ambition to compete on a national, regional, or local level, the XDC will provide them with the opportunity to do so.

ABOUT REMIX Award Tour

XDC has added to the experience off the track by introducing the REMIX Car Show Competition. REMIX will feature a wide range of cars, including exotics, modern muscle cars, and high-performance modified vehicles similar to the cars competing in the Xtreme Drift Circuit. Car club corrals for Nissan, Toyota, Mazda, Scion, Infiniti, BMW, Mustangs, Genesis, K-Cars and Muscle cars will be featured at each REMIX event. The REMIX Award Tour will be at each stop on the Xtreme Drift Circuit, in addition to the other standalone events across the country. More information about the REMIX Award Tour available at www.remixevents.com

For more info on XDC CLICK HERE.

XDC will feature pro drivers such as Forrest Wang, Chelsea DeNofa, Quoc Ly and intermediate drivers such as Aaron Losey, Lance Feliciano, and Marc Manansala just to name a few. Amateur drivers will also be on hand. I will post the full driver list as we get closer to the date.

You didn’t think I forgot about the models did you? Ha! XDC is featuring the top, HOTTEST models in the industry – does Sasha Singleton or Natashi Yi ring a bell?? And countless more – Aspen Lea, Jennifer Faith, Celest Thorson, Angela Guerrero, Nicole Duminie…the list goes on!

Check out the entire 2010 XDC Girls roster - the list grows by the day.

The first event kicks off here in socal where it all started. Saturday, 3.20.10 11am – 7pm at Irwindale Raceway. See you at the track!
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Korean Formal/Traditional Wear – Hanbok

CULTURE

Talking about Kim Yu-Na and Korea made me want to blog more about Korea. ..

Here’s a photo of me in traditional Korean “hanbok” – traditional Korean dress. The term means “Korean clothing” but it actually refers to hanbok of the Joseon dynasty and worn as formal or semi-formal wear, which is why I am pictured here in hanbok during my birthday celebration as a child. The clothing features bright, vibrant colors, simple lines, and no pockets. To me, hanbok looks like little doll clothing.

In traditional Korean hanbok during my 2nd birthday in Seoul.

At Pearl Buck Foundation with my mother honoring Korean tradition in hanbok.

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Olympic Skater: Kim Yu-Na Is Angelic, Yet Fierce On Ice!

CULTURE

Koreans have dubbed her, "Fairy On Ice"

Or in America, she would be called, Yu-Na Kim. I’m so proud and totally rooting for Kim Yu-Na. She’s so beautiful on the ice and she’s so young! Only 19 years old! She is the front runner and and top figure skater in the world.

As expected, Yu-Na is dominating the CF world in Korea with her official sponsors being Nike, Kookmin Bank, and Hyundai Motor Company (me = jealous). Her CF’s include multiple commercials (where she also sings), T.V. specials and a new touchscreen phone from Samsung, the “haptic” dubbed “Yuna’s Haptic” It seems her star power rises with the more medals she wins. She’s so young, I just hope she doesn’t put all her worth of value in the number of CF’s she gets, I know how the Korean entertainment industry puts enormous pressure on their stars.

Nonetheless, it’s great to see such a promising skater from Korea. Being American, I love America but I also love Korea where I was born and where my mother is from.

Kim Yu-Na…승리!!!

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Um, “Shake Weight??!!”

WTF

Does anyone else find this as strange looking as I do??!! OMG! WTF?!

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Halloween & Party Expo w/Escante: Houston 1/23-1/26

EVENTS

Hi Dolls!

Sorry for my lack of updates. I have been SO busy working and traveling. I’ll be updating all day today though AND with lots of pics to make up for it.

Starting with…the photos from the Halloween show in Texas with Escante and my model partner in crime there, Aspen Lea.

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Healthy Vitamins For Your Skin

BEAUTY / MAKEUP

I normally take a multi-vitamin daily with extra vitamin e and fish oil (omega 3). While I was doing a search on vitamins that are healthy for your skin, I thought some of you might find this information as useful and interesting as I did.

Vitamins great for acne prone skin:

-Vitamin A
-Omega 3
-Zinc

Vitamins great for skin in general:

-Vitamins A, B6, C & E
-Zinc

Vitamin A: “According to Dr. Eugene S. Bereston “the therapeutic use of Vitamin A began almost with the discovery of the vitamin.” Bereston also noted that the first property of vitamin A is its ability to stimulate growth. The American Academy of Dermatology reports that vitamin A is vital to the health of both your skin and your eyes. The academy recommends a daily dose of vitamin A. Examples of vitamin A enriched foods include citrus fruits, carrots, tomatoes, yellow squash, and pumpkin. Vitamin A can also be applied to the skin topically with creams to promote cell growth.”

Vitamin B: “The Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institute of Health states that inflammation of the skin is one sign of B6 deficiency. Clinical signs of vitamin B6 deficiency are rarely seen in the United States. Alcoholics and aging adults are at the highest risk for B6 deficiencies due to poor dietary habits.”

Vitamin C & E: “The American Academy of Dermatology recommends daily oral dosages of vitamins C and E to protect the body and for its antioxidant properties that are important for healthy skin.”

Zinc: “A study conducted at Duke University provides evidence that Zinc is an important antioxidant supporting healthy skin. Among the findings: “Zinc protects against UV radiation, enhances wound healing, contributes to immune and neuropsychiatric functions, and decreases the relative risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease.” So, in addition to the antioxidant benefits zinc offers to our skin, zinc is also important for the proper functioning of the immune system.”

Check out another helpful article I found HERE.

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