Hispanic Lifestyle presented the 10th Annual Inland Empire Hispanic Image Awards on Friday, October 5, 2007  Riverside Convention Center Riverside, CA.   The Inland Empire Hispanic Image Awards were established to recognize the achievements of the area’s Latino community. For decades Latinos from Riverside and San Bernardino counties have made noteworthy contributions in the fields of Education, Public Safety, Community Advocacy, Public Policy, Entertainment and Business.

  Hispanic Lifestyle, a media group committed to promoting the positive images of the Latino community, has organized the Inland Empire Hispanic Image Awards to bring ceremonial recognition to the recipients for their efforts as role models for the Latino community.

  The individuals and organizations being recognized were selected through a process of readership nominations and editorial selection based upon community input. The recipients are selected in the following categories: Influential Latina and Latino, Business, Educator, Community Advocate, Non-profit Organization, Public Safety, Entertainers and Journalist.

  With over one million, six hundred thousand Latinos and over 50,000 Latino owned businesses in the two county region, the objective is to inspire others to participate in the annual recognition of Latino contributions to the Inland region.