Gabrielle Reece to be featured in PureVia print ads

CHICAGO Whole Earth Sweetener Co. announced health icon and beach volleyball champion Gabrielle Reece will be featured au naturale in bold print advertisements for its all-natural product.

The company's natural sweetener, PureVia, hit store shelves in late 2008, and is now available in the sweetener aisles of grocery and mass merchandise stores across the United States.

"Gabrielle proves in this campaign that natural is beautiful," said JJ Betts, PureVia brand director for Whole Earth Sweetener Co. "Gabrielle's dedication to healthy living and fitness is an inspiration. She has become a symbol of natural health and beauty, which makes her the ideal face of PureVia."

PureVia advertisements showing Reece painted in stevia leaves will appear in prominent women's lifestyle magazines beginning in August, including SELF, Allure, Lucky, Gourmet, Bon Appetit and Cookie.

Suitable for diabetics and individuals with gluten allergies, PureVia is offered in 40-, 80- and 300-stick cartons for a suggested retail price of $3.99, $6.99 and $15.99, respectively.