STANFORD, Calif. (www.BankoftheWestClassic.com) – The world’s longest-running women-only professional tennis event, the Bank of the West Classic, will join forces with Nirvana Woman Magazine to host the Nirvana Woman’s Fashion Show Friday at 6 p.m on Sam MacDonald Road at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium on the campus of Stanford University.
In the inaugural year of the event, the Mountain View, Calif. based magazine will showcase multiple designers with various styles to create a high-fashion South Asian infused show.
The clothing and jewelry will be presented by 15 different models in four separate segments, including jewelry, contemporary, evening wear and South Asian Fusion.
Nirvana Woman stands in a class of its own as the premiere national high-fashion, beauty, and upscale lifestyle magazine for the contemporary South Asian woman.
For more information, or to purchase tickets to the tournament, call the box office at 866-WTA-TIXS (866-982-8497) or log on to www.BankoftheWestClassic.com
The Bank of the West Classic, a Sony Ericsson WTA Tour event, will be played July 14-20 at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium at Stanford University and features a 28-player singles draw as well as a 16-team doubles draw. The event is owned and operated by IMG and serves as the opening women’s event of the Olympus US Open Series.
ABOUT THE BANK OF THE WEST CLASSIC: The Bank of the West Classic is the longest-running women-only professional tennis tournament in the world and is the first stop of the US Open Series. A Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Tier II event, the Bank of the West Classic features a 28-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles draw with total prize money of $600,000. Held on Stanford University’s campus at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium since 1997, former champions include: Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Andrea Jaeger, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport and Venus Williams. The Bank of the West Classic is owned and operated by IMG.
ABOUT BANK OF THE WEST: Founded in 1874 and headquartered in San Francisco, $62 billion-asset Bank of the West is the second-largest commercial bank based in California. Bank of the West offers a full range of business, trust, international and personal banking services. The bank currently operates more than 700 commercial and retail banking locations in 19 Western and Midwestern states. In 2008, Bank of the West ranked “Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Retail Banks in the West” by J.D. Power and Associates. Bank of the West's holding company, BancWest Corporation, is owned by BNP Paribas, a leading global financial services institution ranked by Standard & Poor's as one of the world's four strongest banks. More information is available at www.bankofthewest.com.