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VivirLatino Asks Who is the Most Influential Latino

It's8217;s no news that the Latino community in the United Status is one of the most influential forces in the country, with power that can be felt even at a global level.



But who exactly are the heroes of this community Who do the more than 40 million Latinos living in the U.S. and helping move the country forward follow, respect, admire and love VivirLatino, a daily publication featuring all the latest in Latino style, entertainment, culture and politics wants to answer that question and is doing so via its first annual 's8220;Most Influential Latino 2006's8221; poll.



VivirLatino has assembled a list of Latinos who enjoy the most publicity, political and economic power and influence in their fields, and now readers will have the final say on who is 's8220;The Most Influential Latino's8221;. The list includes personalities from all walks of life, from the United States and abroad, but the poll is meant to explore who U.S. Latinos consider most influential, regardless of where the candidates hail from. 's8220;Most Influential Latino's8221; is not a popularity contest, but rather a gauge of who the U.S. Latino community believes exerts the most influence in his or her field or profession.



Among the candidates for 's8220;The Most Influential Latino 2006's8221; are:

- Jennifer López

- Daddy Yankee

- Juanes

- Eva Longoria

- Salma Hayek

- Markos Moulitsas Zúñiga (Daily Kos)

- Cristina Saralegui

- Jorge Ramos

- Alberto Gonzáles

- Antonio Villaraigosa



Voting will take place on Vivirlatino.com and will be open beginning July 17th through August 31, 2006. The results will be released the first week of September 2006 on the site and via press release.



The votes will be automatically tabulated via a neutral system that neither editors nor readers may influence. Additionally, the same system will be able to detect any voting irregularities to ensure the accurate and fair tabulation of votes.



VivirLatino hopes this initiative will be entertaining for the thousands of readers who come to the site daily for news and commentary, and will become the go-to who's8217;s who list of Latino influencers.



About VivirLatino

VivirLatino is a daily publication developed by Blogs Media, featuring all the latest in Latino style, entertainment, culture and politics created for the diverse and influential Latino and Latina community in the U.S.

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