Uglydoll™ From Pretty Ugly LLC And Has Won The 2006 T.O.T.Y. (Toy Of The Year) Award In The Specialty Toy Category

(February 12, 2006, New York, NY) '“ Pretty Ugly, LLC is pleased to announce that Uglydollâ„¢ (www.uglydolls.com) has won the Specialty Toy Of The Year Award from the Toy Industry Association's (TIA) 2006 Toy Of The Year (T.O.T.Y.) Award. The winners were announced last night at the sixth annual T.O.T.Y. Awards held at the Marriot Marquis in New York. TIA also owns and operates the American International TOY FAIRâ„¢ being held at the Jacob Javits Center, February 12-15th, 2006.

T.O.T.Y. Awards were presented to products in 11 toy industry categories including: Infant/Preschool Toy, Girl Toy, Boy Toy, Property Toy of the Year, Retailer of the Year, Game, Outdoor Toy, Educational Toy, Activity Toy, Electronic Entertainment, Most Innovative Toy and Specialty Toy category of which Uglydollâ„¢ won.

'œSun-Min and I are thrilled about the victory,' says Uglydollâ„¢ co-creator David Horvath. 'œThis whole experience has been a dream of mine since first hearing about Toy Fair from my mother who worked as a designer at Mattel when I was a young boy. Sun-Min and I created Uglydollâ„¢ in hopes of relaying our belief that there is no such thing as '˜Ugly,' and what you have to offer us all from the inside is what makes you beautiful. The funny twists and turns on both our inside and outside make us who we are and should be celebrated.'

Uglydollâ„¢ is an art-based designer character driven brand that was conceived in 2001 by artists David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim. The Uglydollâ„¢ brand encompasses plush dolls and key chains as well as designer t-shirts that are sold in a variety of museum shops worldwide as well as specialty retail shops. The Uglydollâ„¢ brand is based on several individual characters that have unique narratives of the peculiarities and personalities of each character. Uglydollâ„¢ products allow children of all ages to be creative and explore their own sense of expression and individuality.