April 8, 2005

Web Site Promises Big Scholarships to 'Hot' Students

By ERIC HOOVER

One day Ronnie Bramsche looked out his window and saw a nation full of attractive teenagers who were not making a dime off their pretty faces.

So the Seattle-based entrepreneur decided he would come to their aid and, in doing so, make some money of his own. His creation: a Web site through which high-school students can win a $20,000 college scholarship just for being "hot."

Vanity, meet tuition anxiety.

The site (http://www.hshotties.com) encourages high-school students