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Miss World 2008 to visit Vietnam

Miss World 2008, Ksenia Shukhinova, and Miss World 2007, Zhang Zhi Li, will fly to Vietnam on January 7 to take part in a month long charity campaign in the country. Upon their arrival, the two beauty queens will be invited to a press conference to tell about these charity activities. On January 8-31, they and Hoang Kieu, an overseas Vietnamese who is the general director of the RASS Company... --Radio the Voice of Vietnam
 

Mexico's Miss Sinaloa and the 7 Narcos

Mexicans awoke this holiday morn to see the reigning Miss Sinaloa 2008 on the front page of almost every newspaper in the country. But it wasn't the cheesecake photo of the beauty queen Laura Elena Zúñiga in a red bikini that was so startling on Christmas Eve. It was the photograph that ran beside it: Miss Sinaloa was busted. Zúñiga was arrested with a group of seven suspected gunmen and cartel associates, who were riding in a couple of trucks that got stopped at a military checkpoint around midnight Monday just outside the colonial city of Guadalajara. --Washington Post


Mexico's Miss Sinaloa Arrested

Beauty queen Laura Elena Zuñiga Huizar was arrested along with seven men while carrying arms and thousands of dollars in cash in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, police said Tuesday. The state's police chief, Francisco Alejandro Solorio, told reporters that the eight suspects, who were traveling in two SUVs, were arrested Monday night at a checkpoint established by army troops and police in the Guadalajara suburb of Zapopan. -- Latin America Herald Tribune
 


Beauty Queen, Gang Suspects Arrested

A reigning beauty queen from Mexico is in custody after her arrest in a gun-filled truck with suspected members of a gang allegedly involved in drug trafficking. Miss Sinaloa 2008 Laura Zuniga says she was just with the men to go shopping, but police aren't buying her story. -- AOL News/AP

Miss America Repatriates Mario Lopez

No need for Miss America to miss Mario Lopez.The Saved by the Bell teen turned Dancing With the Stars comeback kid has been tapped to host the 2009 Miss America pageant, the second time he will preside over the poise-a-palooza. "Mario and the Miss America Organization's past relationship has proven beneficial, and we look forward to having him in Vegas again this year," said Brent Zacky, programming V.P. for TLC, which will again televise the ceremony. --www.eonline.com

TLC To Air "Miss America: Countdown To The Crown" Reality Series

The 2009 Miss America Pageant promises to be filled with all of the pageant glitz and glamour fans have become accustomed to, but this year the network hosting the pageant has thrown in a new twist. TLC will hold a four-part reality series called "Miss America: Countdown To The Crown" prior to the pageant. Celebrity News Service has learned that the four-part TLC series will capture the excitement of the pageant as the 52 Miss America contestants live together and face off in challenges that help them better prepare for the iconic pageant.
--www.allheadlinenews.com, Celebrity News Service Reporter

The winners of the 2008 Miss World beach wear

The winners of the 2008 Miss World beach wear, runner up, Miss South Africa,Tansey Coetzee (L), the winner, Miss Mexico, Espinoza Anagabriela (C) and first runner up, Miss Russia, Kseniya Sukhinova (R) are photographed in Durban, South Africa, 29 November 2008. The contest was moved to South Africa at the last minute and this section Miss World sees all the women being judged in beach wear. --www.monstersandcritics.com

Miss World 2007 and 2008 to attend charity concert in Hanoi

A charity concert will be held on January 13, 2009 at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi, with the participation of Miss World 2007 and 2008 and other overseas Vietnamese singers. -- VietNamNet Bridge

Ukrainian crowned at 20th Miss World Model Contest

Mariia Lakimuk from Ukraine reacts after winning the champion in the final contest of the 20th Miss World Model in the Folk Culture Village of Splendid China in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 22, 2008. The final contest of the 20th Miss World Model ended here on Saturday with over 60 models engaging in. --China Daily/www.chinadaily.com/cn

Miss Amazing Showcases Abilities, Not Disabilities

Many girls dream of being Miss America; getting dressed up, showing off a talent and feeling beautiful. Nearly three dozen girls and women got to experience that Saturday night through the Miss Amazing pageant. "Really, the whole point of the Miss Amazing pageant is to build self esteem and confidence in these girls," said Jordan Somer, an area high school student who organized the event. "They can do anything they want, they can accomplish anything they want to." --KETV7

Beauty, brains: Miss Asia USA aims to be role model

Miss Asia USA Diane Yoo ...says she will use her reign to inspire young girls of Asian descent. Diane Yoo knows the world isn’t kind to ditsy beauty queens. Remember Miss South Carolina, who gave a bumbling answer about U.S. geography at the Miss Teen USA 2007 pageant? (If not, you can relive that moment on YouTube, where the video has received more than 30 million hits.) --Houston Chronicle

Miss Lubbock USA 2008 Apologizes For Racy Photos

Amanda Gass, 23, Miss Lubbock USA 2008, turned in her crown voluntarily after semi-nude pictures of her surfaced on a Lubbock nightlife website. The picture shows her at a Lubbock hot spot wearing nothing but shorts and body paint. Along with her crown, Gass is giving up all other prizes and scholarships she received for her win.  --NewsChannel 11, Texas

Miss Lubbock USA resigns over semi-nude photos

Miss Lubbock USA's choice of evening wear at a Halloween party caused an Internet uproar, which ended with the pageant winner turning in her tiara Wednesday. Photographs of Amanda Gass, who won the Miss Lubbock title in March, made the rounds on the Internet showing the 23-year-old wearing shorts and body paint to cover her chest. --Avalanche-Journal, LubbockOnline.com, TX

52 Women. One Miss America. The Competition Begins When TLC Premieres 'COUNTDOWN TO THE CROWN' on January 2, 2009

Last year, TLC and Miss America gave the pageant contestants a "Reality Check" and showed what it really takes to win the ultimate dream of becoming Miss America. This year, the stakes are even higher - a chance to win a spot in the pageant's coveted "top 15" - when the 52 state titleholders live together and face a series of competitions in TLC's COUNTDOWN TO THE CROWN. The four-part reality series kicks off Friday, January 2, 2009 at 10 PM (ET/PT). --LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire

Fresh Reality Hell for Miss America Hopefuls

Miss America candidates who unexpectedly went through a multi-week reality show before the pageant last time are in for the same gauntlet next year in TLC's "Countdown to the Crown." --Hartford Courant/courant.com

Bill Murray dines at Sepia with Miss USA Crystle Stewart...Just-divorced comedian seems happy

One thing's for sure: Since Bill Murray's ugly split with ex-wife Jennifer, the Wilmette native's mood certainly has brightened...Plus, don't know if it's anything serious, but given that the former Oscar nominee was dining Friday with Miss USA 2008 Crystle Stewart at Sepia in the West Loop no wonder he's in great spirits!  --Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Sun Times says Bill Murray has a new love interest, Miss USA, Crystle Stewart.

Actor Bill Murray has a new love interest, says the Chicago Sun Times. Murray was reportedly spotted having dinner last Friday with 27-year-old Miss USA winner Crystle Stewart. Looks like Murray just became the role model for every divorced man in America.  --MoviePhone, Hollywood Dish

Miss Louisiana Teen USA loses crown

Reigning Miss Louisiana Teen USA Lindsey Evans has been stripped of her crown after being arrested for marijuana possession and skipping out on a restaurant tab. Related slide show --
TODAY staff and wire

DONALD TRUMP - TRUMP'S PAGEANT WINNER STRIPPED OF TITLE

Latest: Donald Trump's Miss Universe Organisation has taken a further blow - the teen pageant winner arrested for theft and drug possession has been stripped of her title by event officials. --ContactMusic.com

Beauty Queen Dethroned After Arrest for Skipping Out on Restaurant Bill

Miss Teen Louisiana USA lost her crown following an arrest for skipping out on a $46.07 restaurant bill. --Fox News

Miss Teen Louisiana Loses Crown After Drug Arrest

Miss Teen Louisiana Lindsey Evans, 18, lost her title after a weekend arrest on charges of skipping out on a $46 restaurant tab – and leaving behind a bag allegedly containing marijuana. --By Stephen M. Silverman, People Magazine

Miss Teen Louisiana loses her crown after arrest

Miss Teen Louisiana lost her crown 11 days early after being arrested on charges of leaving a restaurant without paying and carrying marijuana. RPM Productions Inc., the sponsor, took back the title on Tuesday after learning that Lindsey Evans, 18, of Blanchard, had been arrested, president Paula M. Miles said Wednesday. Associated Press.

Beauties brave the heat for Miss Universe

A registration day in the centre of Perth attracted a bevy of beauties today, with hundreds of women braving the heat in the search for Miss Universe Perth, Australia -- theWest.com.au

Scandal Afoot at Miss Universe: Trump Forced Woman to Lose Weight - AOL

McCain Hires Beauty Queen to Wrangle Interns

John McCain has hired Miss South Carolina 2007, Ashley Zais, to be his intern coordinator -- and no she's not that South Carolina idiot beauty queen. Paging "the Iraq!" Zais will be in charge of organizing interns for the McCain campaign headquarters.  TMZ

Crystle Stewart, Miss USA 2008 - Official Miss USA Biography

This evening, during one of the year's most exciting live television events, a star-studded panel of judges chose Miss Texas USA, Crystle Stewart, as MISS USA® 2008.   Donny and Marie Osmond hosted the 57th Annual MISS USA Pageant from the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in one of the world’s most electrifying cities, Las Vegas. MissUSA.com

Chace Crawford Cheers On a Miss USA Beauty – His Sister

Surrounded by beauty queens at the Miss USA Pageant on Friday, Gossip Girls' Chace Crawford only had eyes for one woman: Miss Missouri. Of course, Miss Missouri is Candice Crawford, Chace's sister, a 21-year-old blonde beauty who dazzled judges deep into the competition. But despite a public endorsement from her famous brother, Candice Crawford fell short in her bid to become Miss USA in Las Vegas – that honor went to Miss Texas Crystle Stewart.  People Magazine,
by Mark Gray


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