The judges for the event include; Coolio, Jordan Knight, Deidre "Spinderella" Roper of Salt-N-Pepa, Tisha Venturini of the Women's U.S. Soccer Team, Eric Lively (from American Pie), Colin of MTV's Real World Hawaii and Elizabeth Crow, the editor-in-chief of Mademoiselle.
In related news, 'N Sync invited several of the students from Columbine High School to last night's show in Denver at the McNichols Arena. 'N Sync first met the students during a visit to various area hospitals after the tragic shooting at Columbine. The group will be in Georgia tomorrow to host a charity basketball game on the campus of Georgia State University in downtown Atlanta.
Features on Coolio and Salt-N-Pepa are available now on LAUNCH.com; look for a Britney Spears feature soon.
-- Jason Gelman
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