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Swank host for $1.5bn Aquitainia project

Dubai, September 17, 2008

Select Property and Select Group said they have signed two-time Academy-award winner Hillary Swank for the launch of their Dh5.5 billion ($1.5 billion) project Aquitainia on The World. 

Aquitainia on The World is a private island development spread over 1 million square feet on Nakheel's archipelago in Dubai. Select Property and Select Group are joint developers of Aquitainia, a development which combines the islands of France and Spain.

Swank, renowned for her astute business brain, will play host at the Buddha Bar showcasing the deluxe beachfront properties that epitomise glamour and style, said a compaany official.
 
'Aquitainia is one of the most exclusive projects launched in Dubai to date, and the presence of an iconic personality like Hillary Swank, accentuates the uniqueness of the project,' said Rahail Aslam, CEO of Select Group.

Swank, renowned for her award winning appearances as a transgender man in 'Boys Don't Cry' and a struggling waitress-turned boxer, Maggie Fitzgerald in 'Million Dollar Baby' will also be hosting Select Property's London launch of Aquitainia which is scheduled for the last week of September, before proceeding to Dubai.

'American R&B star Kelly Rowland (ex member of Destiny's Child), a regular visitor and huge star in Dubai, will be performing whilst the guests will get a chance to mingle with their potential new neighbours.'

Aquitainia seeks to blend the spirit of the elegance of France and the Mediterranean passion of Spain, offering exclusive island living in a tranquil ambience surrounded by the wavy waters of the Arabian Sea.
 
Aquitainia is derived from the province of Galia Aquitainia from the Middle Ages. The province, combining Spain and France was surrounded by great beauty with white sandy beaches embracing the Atlantic Ocean on its western side and the Pyrenees mountain range towards its south.

The development of Aquitania is situated in a similarly ideal location at the centre of  The World, occupying the islands of France and Spain.-TradeArabia News Service




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