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GBK’s Star Studded Gift Lounge at 7th Annual DIRECTV Celebrity Beach Bowl

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Allie Lambert and Gavin Keilly

GBK and DIRECTV celebrated Super Bowl Weekend in a big way with their Top Celebrity Gift Lounge at the 7th Annual DIRECTV Celebrity Beach Bowl. This year’s gift lounge and game took place at the DTV SuperFan Stadium in New Orleans, the world’s largest indoor beach with more than a million pounds of sand.

Before the game began GBK, the luxury lifestyle gift lounge and special events company, and in collaboration with DIRECTV hosted A-list Celebrities and Athletes with their stylish gifting lounge.

Continuing with tradition GBK supported two charities, CEO Gavin Keilly featured YES! Beat Liver Tumors a non-profit organization designed to provide awareness and bring hope to those affected by liver tumors. The organization also brings forth valuable support and resources to everyone who has been affected by cancer. www.beatlivertumors.org

Shaun Robinson

Shaun Robinson supports YES! Beat Liver Tumors

GBK also brought awareness to the St. Bernard Project. SBP is a non-profit organization and was at the event to help bring awareness to their selfless mission. SBP helps to rebuild the lives of all those affected by disasters in a quick and effective way. www.stbernardproject.org

This year’s DIRECTV Celebrity Beach Bowl was among the best ever with performances that included Pitbull, Justin Timberlake, and surprise appearances by Jay-Z and Timbaland. Working with GBK, DIRECTV was able to present the best gifts that included:

Josh Hutcherson and Peyton Manning

Josh Hutcherson and Peyton Manning

Xperio UV, which gifted celebrities and athletes with their Xperio UV superior polarized sun lenses. The luxury frames were a huge hit among all attendees and the company was the presenting sponsor for this year’s event. www.xperio.com

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Olympic Gymnast Shawn Johnson with Xperio UV

Tasc Performance gifted everyone with their great workout jacket. The jacket is made of lightweight material and is odorless. The material also draws water away from the body making it the perfect choice in active wear. www.tascperformance.com

TRX Training gifted celebrities with their portable TRX Home Suspension Trainer. The lightweight training system helps to deliver a full body workout that works around any busy schedule. The trainer helps users to build muscles and burn fat while increasing flexibility and endurance. www.trxtraining.com

Fashion and accessories included:

Jillian Barberie

Jillian Barberie with Barbara Conner Jewelry

Barbara Conner Jewelry gifted one of their unique and stylish dog collars. The dog collars were made from Louisiana Alligator that included pearls and alligator teeth. www.barbaraconnerjewelry.com

34 Heritage gifted male celebrities their stylish pair of denim. The denim embodies European techniques to create modern high quality style. www.34heritage.com

Mavi gifted celebrities with their world famous women’s denim. The denim has been featured in multiple style magazines and worn by numerous celebrities. us.mavi.com

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Chris Collinsworth with Mavi Denim and Deion Sanders with Slap Ya Mama Cajun Products

Slap Ya Mama Cajun Products gifted guests with their all-natural seasonings. The seasoning works well with soups, seafood, chicken, and different appetizers. Slap Ya Mama is the perfect way to add a little kick to any meal. www.slapyamama.com

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Tom Arnold at DIRECTV’s 7th Annual Beach Bowl, and Jillian Barberie with RevitaLash Cosmetics

RevitaLash once again gifted celebrities with a bag filled with great products for the perfect award show look. The gift bag included their different lines of conditioning and cosmetic products such as Hair Advanced, RevitaBrow Advanced, FineLine Primer, and Volumizing Mascara. www.revitalash-usas.com

Keratin Complex gifted their one of a kind styling tools along with their innovative line of styling products.  The products have revolutionized the beauty industry, helping to restore damaged hair with natural keratin proteins. www.keratincomplex.com

Violent Lips gifted a set of their Super Bowl inspired lip appliques. Violent Lips creates unique patterns that stay on your lips for up to 8 hours. The gifts included colors that represented the 49ers and the Ravens in support of Super Bowl Weekend. www.violentlips.com

Sixth Sense Candles by Blue Skies Distribution gifted their great scented candles. Sixth Sense Candles creates gifts that remind everyone of the holidays with their warm and inviting aromas. www.sixthsensegifts.com
Snoop Dogg with Boomphones

Snoop Dogg with Boomphones at DIRECTV’s 7th Annual Celebrity Beach Bowl

Boomphones gifted everyone with their innovative and stylish headphones. The headphones are the first ever to allow music to be shared out loud. With one click of a button the headphones turn into a boombox. www.boomphones.com

Totally Knockout Vapor/ E-Quit.com gifted guests with their E-Cigarette Firefly Kit. Guests were also given a voucher for the premium kit along with 4 bottles of e-liquids, which are 100% Kosher and come in up to 75 different flavors.  www.knockoutvapor.com

StogieBoys.com gifted celebrities their finest Cigar Package, which included an engraved NFL Hall of Fame Thurman Thomas cigar humidor. The gift also included some of their best cigar accessories. www.stogieboys.com

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Josh Hutcherson with Caribbean Living Magazine and Jesse Palmer with Stogie Boys at DIRECTV’s 7th Annual Celebrity Beach Bowl

Caribbean Living Magazine gifted celebrities with a luxurious trip at one of the many 5 -star Caribbean resorts. The all expense paid trip is for 2 nights and allows celebrities time to get a way and relax after award season. www.caribbeanlivingmagazine.com

Actors Anthony Anderson and Neil Patrick Harris

The 7th Annual DIRECTV Celebrity Beach Bowl included some of the biggest celebrities such as Gossip Girl’s Chace Crawford, Jesse Williams from Grey’s Anatomy, Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerholder from Vampire Diaries, Josh Hutcherson form the Hunger Games, Trueblood’s Ryan Kwanten, Twilight’s Peter Facinielli, Actors Neil Patrick Harris and Anthony Anderson, along with music’s biggest stars such as Snoop Dog and Lil Wayne. The event was also host to NFL Hall of Famers Deion Sanders and Warren Moon.

For more information, please visit: www.directv.com/beachbowl.

GBK & DIRECTV Gift Lounge

GBK & DIRECTV Gift Lounge Gift Bag

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GBK, (formally GBK Productions) specializes in entertainment marketing integration. CEO Gavin Keilly formed the company in 2000 and has created some of the best events with the help of Executive Vice President Carla Domen. GBK consists of five divisions which include GBK Celebrity Gifting, GBK Special Events, GBK Weddings, GBK Charitable Consulting and GBK Marketing/Public Relations. GBK is known to offer their clients the best in marketing services and brings that little extra something into the gifting lounge environment. For more information on GBK gifting suites please visit www.gbkproductions.com.

Photos by Stephan Lovekin/Getty Images for DirecTV

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