EXHIBIT 99.1

                        CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Amendment No. 1 to the quarterly report on Form
10-Q of REV Holdings LLC (the "Company") for the quarterly period ended
September 30, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the
date hereof (the "Report"), Ronald O. Perelman, as Chief Executive Officer of
the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted
pursuant tO ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his
knowledge:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.


/s/ Ronald O. Perelman
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Name: Ronald O. Perelman
Title: Chief Executive Officer of REV Holdings LLC
Date: April 25, 2003

This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to ss. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of ss.18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.







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