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Mario Lopez MIAMI BEACH --   Emmy Award winning host of the popular nationally syndicated entertainment program Extra, Mario Lopez will preside over the 2015 Miami Beach Gay Pride parade and festival as Grand Marshal, announced Mark Fernandes, chair of the Pride Board. As Grand Marshal, Lopez will lead the enthusiastic and colorful parade that is expected to draw more than 100,000 spectators on Sunday, April 12. The Miami Beach Gay Pride parade kicks off at noon along famed Ocean Drive between 5th and 15th Streets and will be followed by the Pride Festival with live performances from four stages, community booths and refreshments. An ardent proponent of LGBTQ issues, Lopez is a long-time supporter of GLAAD (the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation). His association with the organization includes participation in the GLAAD “Amplify Your Voice” anti-gay bullying PSA campaign, which ran in conjunction with Spirit Day, a national day set aside to remember...

**** GAY PRIDE **** Maria Menounos One of the most visible components of LA PRIDE is that of the Parade Grand Marshal, a bright light in an already colorful event. As in years past, this year’s Grand Marshal embodies the celebratory spirit, bringing fun and excitement to the Parade route. Christopher Street West is proud to announce Extra Host Maria Menounos as the Grand Marshal for her dedication to the LGBT community and her continuing efforts using her platform for equality. The LA PRIDE Parade takes place Sunday, June 9th at 11 a.m. on Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood. Maria Menounos is passionate about various issues affecting the LGBT community including anti-bullying, HIV/AIDS and marriage equality. Through her public outreach, Menounos has lent her voice bringing more attention to these issues and has encouraged countless others to do the same. In continuation of her LGBT support, Miss Menounos will be the focal point in this year’s LA PRIDE Par...

 Maria Menounos Maria Menounos helps celebrate the 10th anniversary of America's most beloved clog with cupcakes and Crocs in New York's Times Square Extra Host and former "Dancing with the Stars" sweetheart Maria Menounos, along with the dynamic duo of Georgetown Cupcake Katherine Kallinis Berman and Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne from TLC's "DC Cupcakes," helped Crocs' executives and founders ring in their 10th anniversary. The celebration started off inside NASDAQ headquarters, in Times Square, with a six-foot giant pink Croc and the traditional ringing of the NASDAQ bell. Menounos, dressed in a black asymmetrical dress, wore Crocs' signature giraffe print Adrina flats to the event. While chatting with executives and founders, she expressed how Crocs saved her feet after her strenuous practices during "Dancing with the Stars." "I love Crocs because they helped support my feet while also allowing me to be stylish i...