The 20 strangest celebrity tech endorsements

Celebrities and technology don't always go hand in hand. Just look to these 20 odd endorsements for the proof.

By JR Raphael, ITworld | Business, advertising, Marketing

5. Holly Madison for Travelocity

For the love of William Shatner, how anyone thought Holly Madison would be a good match for a travel website is beyond me. Madison, best known as the former plaything of Playboy principal Hugh Hefner, represented Travelocity in a series of strange ads back in 2009. Most memorably, she pretended to marry a garden gnome. (It's evidently the site's mascot -- or something. Search me.)

Apologies in advance, but it has to be said: At least we know Holly's perfectly comfortable pretending to love a brittle old dude for money.

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