1. AMERICA'S HOTTEST HUSBAND 2009 CONTEST: How to Enter: Beginning June 17, 2008, at 12:01 AM (ET) through December 26, 2008, at 11:59 PM (ET), go to redbookmag.com/hothusbands2009 and complete and submit the entry form pursuant to the onscreen instructions, including an essay (500 words or less) on why your husband should be selected as REDBOOK's Hottest Husband 2009. Or mail your entry with your name, age, complete address, telephone number, and e-mail address with first-class postage affixed to: REDBOOK's Hottest Husband 2009, 300 West 57th Street, 22nd floor, New York, NY, 10019. Mail entry must be postmarked by December 26, 2008, and received by December 31, 2008. Each regular-mail entry must be typed or printed in ink. Attach a recent color photo of your husband (slides or negatives will not be accepted). If entering online, please attach a high-resolution JPEG (at least 300 dpi). All photographs and essays become the property of REDBOOK and will not be returned. Entries may be used in a future issue of REDBOOK or online. Winner Selection: All entries will be judged by a panel that includes REDBOOK editors, and up to 30 Finalists will be selected based on the following criteria: attractiveness of photo and expression of essay. Next, entries for these Finalists will be posted to redbookmag.com/hothusbands2009 on or about February 1, 2009, to February 28, 2009; visitors to the site will vote to determine the Winner. In the event of a tie, Winner will be selected by REDBOOK editors. By participating in the Contest, entrant certifies that his/her entry is original, has not been previously published or won any award, and does not contain any material that would violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyrights, trademarks, or rights or privacy or publicity. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and unfettered discretion to disqualify any entry that it believes contains obscene, offensive, or inappropriate content, that does not comply with these official rules, or that is not consistent with the spirit or theme of the contest. The decision of the Sponsor and judges is final and binding on all matters relating to the Contest. Prizes and Approximate Retail Values: Prize consists of an 8-day, 7-night stay for 2 at Westin Casuarina Grand Cayman Resort and Spa, including ocean-view room (approximate retail value, $4,000), and 2 round-trip business-class tickets from the winner's nearest major U.S. gateway airport on Cayman Airways (approximate retail value, $4,452). Total approximate retail value of prize, $8,452. Air travel and accommodations are subject to availability and blackout dates may apply. Winner must travel before July 1, 2010. Arrangements must be made at least 60 days prior to departure. Once scheduled, the itinerary cannot be altered. Winner will be notified via phone, e-mail, or postal mail, at Sponsor's discretion, on or about July 1, 2009. Winner's List: For winner's name, go to redbookmag.com/hothusbands2009 after 12:01 a.m. ET on August 1, 2009.

2. ENTRIES: Limit (1) one entry per person regardless of method of entry for America's Hottest Husband 2009 Contest (referred to as the "Promotion"). Entries using macro, robotic, script, or other forms of automatic entry will be disqualified. Entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. No mechanically reproduced entries permitted. Proof of submission does not constitute proof of receipt. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, mutilated, misdirected, incomplete, inaccurate or postage due entries. If there is a dispute as to the identity of an online entrant, the prize will be awarded to the authorized account holder of the e-mail address. The "authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person to whom the e-mail address is assigned by an internet service provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.

3. ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are ages 18 years or older at the time of entry. Void in Puerto Rico, and where prohibited by law. Employees of Sponsor, its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion agencies, the independent judging organization and prize suppliers (and members of their immediate family and/or those living in the same of household of each such employee) are not eligible.

4. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: By entering, contestants agree to reasonably cooperate with media promotions relating to this contest if chosen as a finalist and/or winner. Online entrants must have valid e-mail address and it is entrant's responsibility to update Sponsor of any change in e-mail address. Expenses not specifically included in prize description and all taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner. Each prize is awarded "as is" with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied outside of manufacturer's limited warranty. No transfer, assignment or substitution of a prize permitted, except Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize for an item of equal or greater value in the event an advertised prize is unavailable. All federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations apply. Entrants agree to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Promotion. Winners (and parent or legal guardian if winner is a minor) may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and where legally permissible a Publicity Release within 7 days following the date of first attempted notification. Failure to comply with this deadline may result in forfeiture of the prize and selection of an alternate winner. Return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. All travelers must possess valid travel documents. Winner hereby further agrees that it will sign any documents necessary to transfer copyright of the entry to Sponsor within 7 days following the date of first attempted notification. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for Sponsor and its agencies to use winner's name and/or likeness, biographical material and/or entry (including an altered form of the entry) for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. By accepting prize, winner agrees to hold Sponsor, its advertising and promotion agencies and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representative agents, successors, assigns, officers, directors, and employees harmless for any injury or damage caused or claimed to be caused by participation in the Promotion or acceptance or use of the prize. Sponsor is not responsible for any printing, typographical, mechanical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Promotion or in the announcement of the prize.

5. INTERNET: Sponsor is not responsible for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor or presenter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site or any combination thereof. If for any reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Promotion, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion. Sponsor reserves the right to select winners from eligible entries received as of the termination date. Sponsor further reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process. Sponsor may prohibit an entrant from participating in a Promotion if it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion by cheating, hacking, deception or other unfair playing practices or intending to abuse, threaten or harass other entrants. Caution: Any attempt by a participant to deliberately damage any Web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such participant to the fullest extent of the law.

6. DISPUTES/CHOICE OF LAW: Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by state or federal courts situated in New York, New York; (2) any and all claims, judgments; and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event attorneys' fees; (3) no punitive, incidental, special, consequential, or other damages, including without limitation lost profits, may be awarded (collectively, "Special Damages"); and (4) entrant hereby waives all rights to claim Special Damages and all rights to have such damages multiplied or increased. New York State law, without reference to New York's choice of law rules, governs the Promotion and all aspects related thereto.

7. SPONSOR: The Sponsor of these Promotions is Hearst Communications, Inc., 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019. If you do not wish to receive further sweepstakes or contest mailings, send a request to REDBOOK: Mail Preference Service, P.O. Box 7024, Red Oak, IA 51591-0024.