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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
'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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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: 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)
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 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)
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)
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)
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)
20 finalists for Miss Ghana Contest Sep 9, 2009
Accra, Sept. 8, GNA - The Management of Media Whizz Kids, organizers of the Miss Ghana and National Dance Championship events, on Tuesday announced 20 beauty pageants chosen to contest for this year's 'Miss Ghana' crown. The finalists, 2 representing each of the 10 regions in the country, were selected based on public votes and recommendations of judges for the contest. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Ghanaian selected as the Official Designer for Miss Black America Beauty Pageant Sep 9, 2009
com is proud to exclusively announce that US based Ghanaian top Fashion Designer; Afua Sam of Studio D-Maxsi Designs is the Official Designer for the Miss Black American Beauty Pageant, 2010. This is another milestone for the beautiful and humble Afua Sam, Fashion Designer who credited her selection to the almighty God she serves and leans on him for strength, wisdom and guidance. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Oily mess, unctuous lawyers Sep 9, 2009
An international corps of ambulance chasers uses the jungle inhabitants of Ecuador who live atop an oil patch sort of like kindergarten-age beauty pageant contestants in a poverty-pimping scheme ... An international corps of ambulance chasers uses the jungle inhabitants of Ecuador who live atop an oil patch sort of like kindergarten-age beauty pageant contestants in a poverty-pimping scheme. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Dressing the part Sep 7, 2009
It also has Robot Battles, light-speed dating, the Miss Klingon Empire Beauty Pageant, and TV show re-enactments. An entire hotel is dedicated to gaming, and another to comics and science fiction literature. (The Augusta Chronicle)
'Beauty pageant for calves' may end in Gackle Sep 7, 2009
Beauty pageant for calves' may end in Gackle ... Schmidt agreed and said, "This is almost a beauty pageant." ... Beauty pageant for calves' may end in Gackle. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Highlander Festival Highlights, Timeline Sep 6, 2009
Years ago, Kelso used to have its own beauty pageant. The Highlander Festival s Miss Kelso contest evolved from crowning a festival queen in 1971. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Twilight life of Malaysia's Muslim transsexuals Sep 6, 2009
Last year, Islamic religious police arrested 16 for taking part in a beauty pageant at a beachside resort. Influential Islamic cleric Harussani Zakaria, who helped establish the 1983 fatwa, defended the strict approach and said that transsexuals should use their "willpower" and adopt a traditional lifestyle. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Levi, shut up already. Go home. Get a job Sep 4, 2009
One blogger who claimed growing up with Sarah stated that she was always determined to have a fame job, beauty pageant, TV news, and when those didn t work out she found that politics as Mayor was local, it was still a job that put her in the limelight even if was only local ... One blogger who claimed growing up with Sarah stated that she was always determined to have a fame job, beauty pageant, TV news, and when those didnt work out she found that politics as Mayor was local, it was still a... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
MOMMY BLOG: The Sawyer and Couric conundrum Sep 4, 2009
Judge Couric and Sawyer on their merits, by all means; but dont turn them into hissy beauty pageant contestants. Thats just demeaning, and thats not the lesson I want to teach my daughter or my son. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Pageant winner also an athlete Sep 3, 2009
"Miss Neshoba County is not a beauty pageant," said Bates. "She is an icon and good spokesperson for the county. It is an honor.". (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
People Profile --Lange: Early Cub baseballer happily returns to ‘heaven’ Sep 1, 2009
Barbara had entered SHSU for her freshman year that fall, and would soon win the Miss Sam Houston State beauty pageant but declined participating in the Miss Texas Pageant in order to keep a commitment to be a counselor for swimming activities at a summer camp in Arizona. Norwood would graduate with a degree in physical education, 1958, and then pitch one year of pro baseball in a Canadian rookie league for the Detroit Tigers. (Brenham Banner, TX)
* PLANET POP Aug 31, 2009
Speculation about Laus personal life has dominated the entertainment pages in Chinese-language newspapers after he was spotted in Hong Kongs international airport on Tuesday with Chu, a former beauty pageant contestant from Malaysia. Entertainment reporters had staked out the funeral of Chus father in Kuala Lumpur and mobbed Lau and Chu when they returned to Hong Kong. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Kids band to appear at fair Aug 31, 2009
Zach Allen For This will perform about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday before the annual Fairest of the Fair Beauty Pageant. The band then heads for Smithville, Mo. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Blowin' in the wind Aug 29, 2009
She answered: "I believe wearing a swimsuit, especially as part of a beauty pageant, is a beautiful thing. It gives everyone of us the chance to show our figures and our toned bodies and what we've worked hard for, and I think our bodies are a beautiful part of a woman and we should definitely, you know, show them to the rest of the world.". Fernandez was more to the point: "I feel we have reached the level that men are at.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Sa Sa Fragrance Fair & Awards 2009 brings back the most fragrant event to town Aug 28, 2009
William has also judged many fashion design competitions, beauty pageants and cosmetics competitions. With his vast experience and charming personality, it's no surprise that William was selected to be a judge for this fabulous event. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
I wanna be a supermodel! Aug 28, 2009
Miss Venezuela was crowned Miss Universe lasT Sunday giving her country its sixth title in the international beauty pageant. It was the second consecutive year that a contestant from the oil-producing South American country, which is famous for its beauty queens, won the Miss Universe title. (Xinhuanet, China)
Still nothing new under the sun Aug 27, 2009
Our family used to watch the beauty pageants. one day the contestants started looking like children. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Lets go to the fair! Aug 26, 2009
Monday night also features two major beauty pageants: the Jr. Miss Fairest of the Fair and the Sr. Miss Fairest of the Fair. Last year the rain moved these two pageants to the Camden High School but hopefully this year Mother Nature will allow them to be held at the fairgrounds. (Camden Chronicle, TN)
Little Leaguers growing up way too fast Aug 26, 2009
Watching them, you get the same creepy feeling you do watching little girls in beauty pageants, wearing hair spray and wiggling their hips as they belt out Broadway tunes. The argument for abolishing the Little League World Series is on display this week on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN360, every time a 12-year-old does an interview, every time announcer Orestes Destrade calls a 4-foot-8 pitcher "a little John Franco," every time a skinny pre-adolescent gets a sore arm from throwing too much, and every... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Relaxing more difficult for some than others Aug 26, 2009
Good sign twirlers display an enthusiasm so abundant they make beauty pageant contestants look sullen. They dance. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Miss Universe says crown fulfills improbable goal Aug 25, 2009
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP): The 2009 Miss Universe says her title fulfills a lifelong dream - and an improbable one for a girl who finished last in one of her first beauty pageants. Stefania Fernandez, an 18-year-old Venezuelan, said Monday in an interview with The Associated Press that despite the rocky start, she continued competing in order to keep busy. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
