NEWS RELEASE

May 4, 2011

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Tonita Perry

Eaddy Perry & Associates, Inc.

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for Peggy Llewellyn

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 PEGGY LLEWELLYN GRACES COVER OF

MAY 2011 ISSUE OF Black Girls Ride MAGAZINE  

(SAN ANTONIO, May 4, 2011) - - Pro Stock Motorcyclist Peggy Llewellyn graces the cover of the May 2011 issue of Black Girls Ride magazine with an accompanying feature story.   

“I’m honored to be on the cover and apart of the movement,” said Llewellyn. “I am especially grateful for the feature and hope my story will inspire women of color to pursue professional motorsports as career and to get out and ride.”

Black Girls Ride magazine is the first ever motorcycle magazine in celebration of women of color! It is the source for new product launches, women’s rider fashion, and MC set events. Each month it profiles female MC clubs, professional racers and stunters, each with their own unique stories to tell. 

The magazine is not an exclusive racial statement rather it’s an inclusive celebration of all women of color who live to ride. It's the positive, fearless, unapologetic, take charge attitude women of color exhibit on these machines, as they navigate the streets of respective cities. It’s readers live the urban biker lifestyle, as well as work in board rooms and classrooms across the nation. They find joy on the open road.   

For Black Girls Ride magazine, the road has just begun, and there is no end in sight!  Not Just a Magazine, It's a MOVEMENT!

 To get your copy, visit Black Girls Ride website, www.blackgirlsride.com.

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About Peggy Llewellyn

Professional motorcyclist Peggy Llewellyn, of Jamaican and Mexican American descent, is the first woman of color in the world to win a professional motorsports event.  Winning at the NHRA POWERade Dallas 2007, she earned an appearance in the inaugural Countdown to 4 and Countdown to 1, giving her a finish in the POWERade top five in standings where she recorded her post-career-best time and speed.

The three year professional motorcyclist ran an abbreviated season in 2008 where she advanced to the semifinals in Denver, finishing the season qualifying five of six races. She sat out the 2009 season due to lack of sponsorship. For the 2010 NHRA season, Llewellyn set yet another milestone by becoming the first woman of color in the world to ride and own a professional motorsports team.  

Named 2009 Female Athlete of the Year by The Elements of a Champion Foundation for displaying extraordinary character on and off the racetrack, Llewellyn is dedicated to her community through actively being involved with Women’s Sports Foundation’s Go Girl Go! and independently promoting the sport of motorcycle racing, physical fitness education, and following dreams to young girls. She also serves as the celebrity spokesperson for Divas For A Cure, a unique national service-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of Black and Latina women, who ride motorcycles across country to increase awareness and raise funds to support a cure for breast cancer throughout the year and participate in their signature fundraiser, Divas For A Cure Breast Cancer Motorcycle Run.

 For more information, visit www.peggyllewellyn.com.