August 7 - It was an exciting evening in Central Park when three finalists in the Pantene Pro-Voice contest performed their original material, in concert with pros Mya, Vanessa Carlton, Tweet and Lucy Woodward. TV personalities Kelly Ripa and Hilarie Burton hosted. The winning contestant will be announced at the MTV Video Music Awards on August 28th, and receive a demo recording deal with Atlantic Records. As if that’s not enough drama, during the pre-concert photo session, a publicist blocked R&B singer Mya because her shirt was crooked. Photographers yelled for him to get out of the way, and he responded, “I’m the %&*#ing publicist, damn it! I’ll do what I want!” He then tried to have two photogs thrown out. We’re not sure if he’s Mya’s publicist or Pantene’s, but we were afraid to ask. The shirt said something in French about Hawaii.

Earlier that day, Britanny Murphy, Dakota Fanning and Jesse Spencer, stars of the new movie Uptown Girls, appeared at Henri Bendel to unveil the Fifth Avenue store’s window display. Talk about an Uptown girl’s dream.