Pilot Club plans holiday pageant Nov 8, 2009
The Royston-Franklin Springs Pilot Club is accepting entries until Nov. 20 for a Holiday Beauty Pageant it will host Dec. 5 in the Telford Center for the Fine and Performing Arts at Franklin County High School, Carnesville. Age divisions for pageant are Toddler Miss (ages 2-3 years), Tiny Miss (4-6 years), Little Miss (7-9 years), Pre-Teen Miss (10-12 years), Junior Miss (13-15 years), Teen Miss (16-18 years), Miss Holiday Queen (19-21 years) and Golden Holiday Queen (55 years and older). (Athens Banner-Herald)
Ireland wins Miss World contest Nov 7, 2009
Ireland has won the Miss World beauty pageant, held this year for the first time in China ... Until recently, beauty pageants were banned in China. (Yahoo News -- Beauty Pageants)
Ghana to host 2010 Miss Black USA Beauty Pageant Nov 6, 2009
Accra, Nov. 6, GNA - The proverbial Ghanaian hospitality, has earned the country the opportunity to host the Miss Black USA Beauty Pageant in 2010. The show, which has been in existence for the past 26 years, is aimed at reconnecting Black Americans in the Diaspora to their African lineage. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
When did "Parks and Recreation" get so funny? Nov 6, 2009
city government officials with a steady flow of smart parody of everything from the second-rung beauty pageant culture to moronic business-speak to Mark Sanford-style sex scandals ... Yes, Leslie's always had Madeleine Albright's photograph behind her desk, but when she talks of her admiration for Hillary Clinton and scoffs at the hoochie mama who wins the Miss Pawnee beauty pageant, we understand Leslie as a fleshed-out character, not just a gigantic buffoon who's funny but tough to care about.... (Salon)
* Transsexual Miss World contest aims to boost awareness Nov 4, 2009
Maggie Gao, from China, earlier this year won Miss World Shenzhen, a womens beauty pageant in the southern Chinese city X but it then emerged that she was a man and the organizers withdrew her title ... Camilia Dzelma, 22, from Singapore, said her Muslim family had accepted her as she is and called for more transgender beauty pageants. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Fantasy Clicks Nov 3, 2009
Yes, a good chunk of his catches came in borderline garbage time; and yes, his touchdown reception would never win a beauty pageant. But in a high-pressure environment, Jennings upped his fantasy value -- so much that owners should give him another week to re-prove himself before the fantasy playoffs. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
Studs, duds & Week 8 Fantasy Revelations Nov 2, 2009
Yes, a good chunk of his catches came in borderline garbage time; and yes, his touchdown reception would never win a beauty pageant. But in a high-pressure environment, Jennings upped his fantasy value -- so much that most owners should give him another week or two to post consistently stellar numbers before the playoffs. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
CLICKS: Favre, LT, Rice headline Week 8 Revelations Nov 2, 2009
Yes, a good chunk of his catches came in borderline garbage time; and yes, his touchdown reception would never win a beauty pageant. But in a high-pressure environment, Jennings upped his fantasy value -- so much that owners should give him another week or two to post stellar numbers before the playoffs. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
Joburg's R45m beauty bill Nov 2, 2009
Eyewitness News has learnt the City of Johannesburg has paid around R45-million to host this year's Miss World beauty pageant. That is despite the fact the city is unlikely to recoup much of the investment. (iAfrica.com)
Haruna is queen of transsexuals Nov 2, 2009
She was crowned Miss International Queen 2009 at the beauty pageant for transsexuals in Pattaya, Thailand, over the weekend. Haruna was among 18 contestants in the last round of the contest held at Tiffanys Show which is reputedly the worlds largest transsexual cabaret. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Local news briefs Nov 2, 2009
Fall Harvest beauty pageant set. The Piggott High School FCCLA will host its third annual fall harvest pageant at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Piggott High School (middle gym). (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Ash: Life has come a full circle Nov 1, 2009
Fifteen years after she won the Miss World beauty pageant, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan continues to be the most celebrated Bollywood brand ever. With her waist-length hair cascading down high cheek bones, and striking green-grey eyes, with bodyguards keeping vigilance, she looks every inch the diva she is. (India Times, India)
Physique Helps Mo'Nique Strike It Big Oct 26, 2009
Who else has put on a beauty pageant for plus-size women. "I came up with the idea of a full-figured beauty pageant because for years all we had were those other pageants, y'all know, the skinny ones," Mo'Nique told her audience. (CBS News)
JJ Lin's Japanese collaboration puts the order in chaos Oct 22, 2009
" A daring move, and an awesome price to peace, if you ask us, seeing how the Devilock website warns all those below the age of 18 not to enter due to cheeky pictures of semi-naked girls loitering about its pages for decorative purposes. Love and peace do not have to be all beauty pageants and flowery, going by the gung-ho punk metal images on clothes of both SMG and Devilock, with messages such as 'ANTI-WAR' and 'ANTI POWER'. Other military inspired graphics and more punk slogans such as "Still... (Channelnewsasia.com)
COOK/Band director passionate about baking Oct 22, 2009
As for the beauty pageant in 2005, she said she did it on a whim, and it brought her scholarship money that really helped her out during her college years. It was the coolest experience she's ever had and as she is naturally a shy person, she feels the pageant allowed her to have more confidence and see herself only in a positive light. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
Zombie pageant Oct 20, 2009
Zap Squad: Zombie beauty pageant ... Zap Squad: Zombie beauty pageant ... The Zap Squad met up with the roller derby team Saturday night at Kelly's Irish Pub, 830 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, for the bar's zombie beauty pageant. (Florida Today)
They Said, She Said Oct 20, 2009
Indeed, Plaintiff admits in her Complaint that 'such surgeries are common among beauty pageant contestant and titleholders. This admission is fatal to the cause of action. (Fox News)
Is college football a sham? (10/17/2009) Oct 19, 2009
Actually, college football in some ways already is a sham in that a beauty pageant is more objectively judged than the way the two teams to play for the national title are picked. Until there is a playoff, the sport will continue to be a national punch line and travesty. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Opinion: BCS will punish Texas despite victory Oct 18, 2009
And in this demolition derby/beauty pageant of a BCS system, that's not going to cut it ... That doesn't cut it in this beauty pageant of a race. (MSNBC -- Sports)
White beauty queen at black uni pens plea to Obama... Oct 17, 2009
But after her letter riled students at Hampton University in Virginia, beauty pageant winner Nikole Churchill issued a public apology, saying she had taken "the comments of a few and blew them out of all proportion.". Churchill, a tall, raven-haired woman who, like Obama, grew up in Hawaii, wrote to the president after winning her university's beauty pageant last week. (The Drudge Report)
A Prize for Hope Oct 16, 2009
As for the Nobel, thankfully my father understood that most political awards were nothing more than philosophical beauty pageants. Rather, he knew that action and results were the true measure of an individual, a presidency and a nation. (Townhall.com)
First non-black Miss Hampton U says sorry Oct 15, 2009
- The first non-black winner of the annual beauty pageant at historically black Hampton University says she's sorry for writing a letter to President Barack Obama contending her crowning was not widely accepted on campus because she is not black. Nikole Churchill, 22, a senior nursing major from Hawaii who attends the Virginia Beach campus, won the 15th annual Miss Hampton U scholarship pageant on Friday. (MSNBC -- Race)
NATIONAL GUARD - Marathoner Promotes Health Oct 14, 2009
(10/7/09) - Who better to represent a military health awareness program than a nurse who doesnt drink or smoke, has run 17 marathons, and has dealt with the stress of war as well as beauty pageant. Former Miss Utah and Miss America finalist Jill Stevens-Shepherd was introduced as the new spokeswoman for the Army National Guard Decade of Health program at a dinner Oct. 2. (DOD DefenseLINK)
Gamewatch: Uncharted 2, Brutal Legend, Mario & Sonic Oct 13, 2009
09 - Petz Pony Beauty Pageant (DS)10. 13. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Barrymore makes believers Oct 13, 2009
Throw in beauty pageants and a barbecue restaurant called the Oink Joint and it's quite the combo platter. Making the "Charlie's Angels" movies had taught Barrymore how "exciting it is when an audience sees the real people doing the real action and the real stunts." You cannot fake that authenticity and, besides, why not show off the skills everyone labored to master, she figured. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Infotainment Oct 11, 2009
Miss Universe 2009 JAKARTA: Miss Universe 2009 Stefania Fernandez of Venezuela walks onstage during the Miss Indonesia beauty pageant. Thirty-eight contestants from 33 provinces in Indonesia took part in the pageant. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Limbaugh to judge 2010 Miss America pageant Oct 11, 2009
MORE FROM BEAUTY PAGEANTS ... Beauty pageants Section Front ... Add Beauty pageants headlines to your news reader. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Pageant for surgically enhanced beauties Oct 10, 2009
Winners of the Miss Plastic Hungary beauty pageant were Reka Urban (center, named queen), first runner-up Edina Kulcsar (right) and second-runner up Alexandra Horvath. Offbeat stories. (AZCentral -- News)
A model who loves lingeries, stilettos and cats Oct 10, 2009
First, she spurned the Miss Malaysia World 2009 beauty pageant just because she did not like the terms and conditions ... I am so happy to have won but I am also very tired of beauty pageants. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Zivanna Letisha Siregar crowned Miss Indonesia Oct 10, 2009
Zivanna Letisha Siregar (R), winner of the 2008 Miss Indonesia beauty pageant, adjusts the crown for Qory Sandioriva from Aceh province, winner of the Miss Indonesia beauty contest 2009, during the pageant's final in Jakarta Oct. 10, 2009. Thirty-eight contestants from 33 provinces in Indonesia took part in the pageant. (Xinhuanet, China)
'Whip It' utterly entertaining Oct 9, 2009
" (Courtesy Darren Michaels/MCT)ENTER MOVIE-WHIPIT 4 FT By Rene Rodriguez McClatchy Newspapers October 09, 2009 2:00 AM The kind of movie that makes the term "formulaic crowd-pleaser" seem like a good thing, "Whip It" is completely predictable from the first frame. It also is ridiculously, utterly entertaining.Drew Barrymore's smashing directorial debut harkens back to an era in which Hollywood studio pictures could still move and enthrall the audience while plying in hoary cliches. Although the... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Farouk Shami: Texas' next governor? Oct 9, 2009
Now, the man whose company that sponsored three beauty pageants last year wants to try the political stage the governor s race, to be precise. It s a well-timed and well-publicized move. (KHOU.com, TX)
Venezuela Beauty Queens Are Born... and MadeWhat explains Venezuela's crushing dominance in international beauty comps? Oct 9, 2009
Miss Venezuela Beauty Pageant - ABC News ... Venezuelans have been crowned queen in something like 60 international beauty pageants, winning Miss World five times, Miss International five times and Miss Universe the biggest of all a staggering six times, including the last two years ... Attitudes like that may not win awards for cultural sensitivity or political correctness, but those attitudes do help Venezuela win beauty pageants. (ABC News)
Persistence pays Oct 8, 2009
My mum used to dress me and my twin sister up in pretty dresses, and wed walk down the stairs pretending we were one of the beauty pageant finalists ... The negative perception many have of beauty pageants and those who take part in pageants is something Thanuja hopes to change. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Mrs. Essex County is Topsfield Fair’s best ambassador Oct 8, 2009
Mrs. Essex County is not a beauty pageant ... She emphasized one point: Mrs. Essex County is not a beauty pageant. (Boston Globe)
Do you see anything wrong? Oct 7, 2009
It is beauty pageants such as Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss America, as well as local amateur programs that bolster an unhealthy sense among many teenage girls who define beauty and depth by the shape and size of their bodies, hair style, eye color and so on. I must point out that in San Felipes case, it is not the girl deemed most beautiful who gets to be queen, but the contestant who raises the most amount of money. (Nogales International, AZ)
Back with a bang Oct 5, 2009
Unfortunately, the best girls now shy away from beauty pageants and they don't think it will help them in any way but it is the most amazing experience. It opens up your eyes to a whole new world. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Fall brings fairs, festivals Oct 4, 2009
The bigger events also include fireworks, parades, car shows and beauty pageants. Georgia and South Carolina boast more than enough sidewalk soirees to keep a family busy through Thanksgiving. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Lara bonds with Sush Oct 4, 2009
David says he has opened a fan club for the two beauty pageant winners because both of them were extremely popular on the set with the other members of the cast and crew. Im their fan No 1, laughs DD. The filmmaker says, I have worked with Sushmita in Kyon ki Main Jhooth Nahin Bolta and Biwi No 1 and I have worked with Lara in Partner. (India Times, India)
Entertainer Spotlight on Rebecca Clark Oct 4, 2009
Clark was developing into an attractive young lady and at the age of 16, she entered the Miss New York State beauty pageant and won first runner-up. At that point, I ran away from home because I couldn t stand the abuse any longer, she confided. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Fun with roller derby Oct 3, 2009
In "Whip It," she plays Bliss Cavendar, a Texas 17-year-old with a kind, schlubby dad (Daniel Stern), a mom (Marcia Gay Harden) obsessed with beauty pageants, and an unremunerative waitressing job at a barbecue joint. Bliss wants and needs something desperately, but she doesn't know quite what. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Womanless pageant set Oct 3, 2009
A Womanless Beauty Pageant will be held Saturday, Oct. 3, at 6 p.m. at the Community Center at Chatham. Advance tickets are 7. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
Whip It skates familiar circles Oct 3, 2009
In that sense, its about this girl who goes to beauty pageants and doesnt like it so she starts skating and makes friends and meets a boy and, like, that doesnt work out but she finds out how important she is and gets her face on a poster and makers her parents proud. Just this once I wish I could write a four-word synopsis: I dont know, nothing. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
News Stories Oct 3, 2009
Beauty Pageants Full Coverage on Yahoo. News. (Yahoo News -- Beauty Pageants)
Whip It: Drew Barrymore, Director and Roller Derby Girl Oct 2, 2009
" Brooke says approvingly to a case full of bongs a trio of tattoo-ed and pierced women roll in on skates, mugging maniacally as they pass out flyers for the next weekend's derby. Most teenage girls would have taken refuge from these R. Crumb-style creatures behind the Doc Martens display but not Bliss. She is enraptured. The next thing you know she's riding the Bingo bus from Bodeen to Austin to practice with her new team, the Hurl Scouts. They all have names that sound like Blind Vices from... (Time.com)
WOMEN OF STYLE AND SUBSTANCE Oct 2, 2009
Friday October 02, 2009. Pageant winner Daphaney Jacquitte, center, and runners-up Dieusita Jean, left, and Samora Suber, dazzle the crowd with their beauty. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Just skate right past slow-moving 'Whip It' Oct 2, 2009
brings dimension to the role of a traditional mother who pushes Bliss to take part in cheesy beauty pageants. is believable as Bliss' father, who understands his daughter's independent streak but defers to his strong-willed wife. (USA Today -- Life)
Barrymore delivers fun on wheels Oct 2, 2009
Page plays Bliss Cavendar, a tomboy dying to get out of a small Texas town whose obsessions - football, beauty pageants, big hair - don t interest her. (Barrymore actually shot the film in Michigan. (Boston Globe)
Ireland wins Miss World contest Oct 2, 2009
Ireland has won the Miss World beauty pageant, held this year for the first time in China ... Until recently, beauty pageants were banned in China. (Yahoo News -- Beauty Pageants)
Whip It Film Review Oct 2, 2009
Kings of Leon s clashes with classical piano perfect for the disconnection between Bliss Cavendar (Ellen Page) and a beauty pageant in which she s entered. Bliss is there by the will of her mother, Brooke (Marcia Gay Harden) a former pageant champion who s since taken to stress-smoking, a postal-service job and parenting around the timid approach of her husband, Earl (a long-lost Daniel Stern). (Suite101.com)
Whip It crackles with fun Sep 30, 2009
Ellen Page stars as Bliss, a teen in small-town Texas (oddly, the film was shot in Michigan) who competes in beauty pageants at the behest of Brooke (Marcia Gay Harden), her steel magnolia of a mother. Despite the occasional protest like dying her hair blue before one competition Bliss is a good girl who works hard in school and at her waitressing gig at the local barbecue joint. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Marelisa Gibson crowned Miss Venezuela 2009 Sep 26, 2009
Miss Universe 2009 Stefania Fernandez (L) helps Marelisa Gibson, Miss Miranda, with her sash after Gibson was crowned the new Miss Venezuela 2009 during the beauty pageant in Caracas September 25, 2009 ... Marelisa Gibson waves after she was crowned Miss Venezuela 2009 during the beauty pageant in Caracas September 25, 2009. (Xinhuanet, China)
Miss Singapore World convicted of credit card fraud in May Sep 26, 2009
" onclick="Next();" src="/images/butt_next. They say ex-convicts also deserve a second chance. (Channelnewsasia.com)
REGIONAL WRAP: FAIRS AND FESTIVALS DRAWING ATTENTION IN SEA (389) Sep 22, 2009
The annual fair beauty pageants were held Saturday. Bradley fair. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
38 vie for Junior Miss title Sep 21, 2009
The weeklong Idaho Junior Miss Program is not a beauty pageant ... "It's a lot more than a (beauty pageant)," says Larsen, who provided her Sunrise Dance Academy in Chubbuck as a place for the girls to practice. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Local briefs Sep 19, 2009
2009 Harvest Festival beauty pageant set. The 2009 Harvest Festival beauty pageant will be Oct. 3 at the M.B. Ainley Community Center in Corning. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Things that you do Sep 18, 2009
From nip/tucks and tanning to wearing loads of makeup, the list somewhat resembled the requirements of a beauty pageant or a bad VH1 reality show. I won t deny that putting on a pair of hot shoes and some rouge and lipstick for the fellas isn t part of my routine. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
RAYLRODE DAZE FESTIVUL CRANKS UP SUNDAY: Old gunslingers return Sept. 27 for showdown Sep 17, 2009
4:30 p.m. -- Womanless Beauty Pageant. 5 p.m. -- Can-Can Girls. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
B'wood sex sirens Sep 16, 2009
Move over blonde bombshells, it's the dark and sensuous Indian beauty who rules the roost when it comes to beauty pageants and international surveys. In fact, it was a moment to rejoice when Bipasha Basu topped the list of 'Maxim's Top 100 hottest women on the planet. (India Times, India)
Is Miss Nebraska an Entrepreneur? Sep 16, 2009
The company would provide an alternative to the "cold-blooded cutthroat world of modeling and beauty pageants" that she endured. So Sue completed her MBA and started her venture all while working full-time at a regional bank. (BusinessWeek)
Young model has Malaysia in her heart Sep 12, 2009
Mourhna believes such beauty pageants empowered women as well as provided a platform to promote charity and the act of giving back to society. Every girl who competes wants to win the crown as it provides her a platform to spread her wings. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Appropriate at a kids party to have winners and losers? Sep 12, 2009
LOSER: beauty pageant LOL, fanciest car, neatest house, smartest kids, most money, athletic, hair is naturally gray and has been for years unless I color it. ouch , I live with those who cannot seem to remember to replace the toilet paper or paper towels when the roll is empty. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Barrymore is a hit with Derby Dames Sep 10, 2009
Drew Barrymore was at the Artists for Humanity EpiCenter in Southie yesterday to promote her directorial debut Whip It, about a Texas teen (played by Juno star Ellen Page) who trades her beauty pageant crown for the rowdy world of roller derby. Barrymore, who cast herself as a derby girl in the movie, got a warm welcome from Boston s real-life derby team - the Boston Derby Dames - who proudly skated up to the actress one-by-one for autographs and pictures. (Boston Globe)
A postscript: Turpeau says banishment followed mayoral memo Sep 10, 2009
The beauty pageant game has gone on long enough, let s talk policy. Dwayne. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Geeks find love at Dragon*Con Sep 9, 2009
Parties include a Buffy Prom for fans of the 1990s Joss Whedon television teen drama "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and the Miss Klingon Empire Beauty pageant themed after. Perhaps the best-known event is the Dragon*Con parade, a Halloween party for grownups, some of whom have spent the entire year preparing their costumes. (CNN)
