Free-to-play virtual world There.com, created by Makena Technologies, and teen magazine CosmoGIRL! have teamed up for a "Get Ready for Summer" event starting today. The event is a collaboration with Gillette Venus, Cover Girl, and Tampax Pearl.

There.com is a 3D online virtual world in which members can customize and create their own 3D character, meet and hang out with friends in real-time using voice and text chat, build virtual homes, and even create and sell their own virtual items.

There will be a number of different activities for There.com players to get involved in with the "Get Ready for Summer" event, including a dance-off contest sponsored by Tampax Pearl, a "smooth moves" competition sponsored by Gillette Venus, and a photo hut sponsored by Cover Girl in the CosmoGIRL! Village.

Said CosmoGIRL! publisher Vicki Wellington: "Dance parties, fashion shows, and photo booths have been elements of the CosmoGIRL! Village from the beginning. The popularity we've seen with the parties we've hosted so far has attracted other big brands, including Gillette Venus, Cover Girl, and Tampax, to help take these events to the next level."