Queens woman will ditch smartphone for 1 year to win $100,000 in Vitaminwater contest

As it stated in Elana Mugdan, 30, thinks she can live 365 days without hers, all part of the $100,000 Vitaminwater challenge. "I want to focus on my writing," Elana Mugdan, the challenger winner, told PIX11 News. "I have big plans for the money," Mugdan told PIX11 News. " I'm a broke starving artist, writing a book series and going on a book tour," she added. "Yes I could, for $100,000," Christina Keller, walking in midtown with a friend, told PIX11 News.

New York woman wins chance to ditch smartphone for $100,000

A New York woman is trading her smartphone for the chance to win $100,000 if she can go an entire year without using with her -- or anyone else's -- mobile device. Fantasy writer Elana Mugdan was selected from a pool of more than 100,000 applicants to VitaminWater's #nophoneforayear contest, the beverage company announced Friday. #NoPhoneForAYear #Contest @vitaminwater pic.twitter.com/m6kdSXObRm — Elana A. Mugdan 🐉 (@dragonspleen) January 5, 2019"We were looking for creativity, originality, cultural or brand relevance, humor, and her post capitalized on all those criteria," said VitaminWater brand manager Natalie Suarez. She has been selected as the winner of VitaminWater's #nophoneforayear contest, the company said Friday. Mugdan will rely on a flip phone to make calls while her iPhone remains locked in a "cell phone jail" provided by VitaminWater.

This millennial will give up a smartphone for a year to win $100,000 in the Vitaminwater challenge

referring to A filmmaker and YA fantasy author from New York is about to try in an effort to win $100,000. After sorting through over 100,000 entries submitted on Twitter and Instagram detailing how they would approach the challenge, Vitaminwater named the company's chosen candidate on Friday. Elana Mugdan, 30, submitted an infomercial-style video on Twitter that impressed the judges with its unique approach and humor. Devices like Google Home and Amazon Echo are OK, too, as long as they're not hooked up to a smartphone. "I really thought that I was a good fit for it, but this was the kind of thing I never expected that I would actually win," Mugdan tells CNBC Make It.

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