Pageant Controversies
Nigerian Muslims are being urged to kill a young
female journalist
following a story she wrote on the
Miss World pageant...
Miss America
- Bust or Brains
- finalists quizzed on history and current events. Like,
oh wow, the horror...
Ilanit Levy, an 18-year-old soldier from
Haifa, will wear the
bulletproof dress
in the Miss Universe competition May 11 in Puerto Rico.
Photo of beautiful
Miss Israel 2001,
Ilanit Levy, 18, wearing the diamond decorated bulletproof vest
that the she wore over with her 48,000 diamond and pearl studded
gown.
No Longer Sisters
of the Pure - Article on the Miss
America decision to allow contestants who have been divorced
and /or had abortions
There are so many wrongs that have happened
at
Miss Illinois over the last
few years. The gross favoritism shown towards Kate Shindle when
she competed for Miss Illinois....
Pageant Has New Ideas:
(Miss America Pageant)
Doctoral Dissertation
-- "Fashion Shows, Strip Shows and Beauty Pageants: The
Theater of The Feminine Ideal" by Tara MaGinnis. A critical
doctoral dissertation.
Detroit
News Commentary - "Beauty
contests can be uplifting for participants"
Modern
Pygmalion - Tribute to Osmel Sousa,
president of the Miss Venezuela Organization. Offers interesting
insight into the types of men behind the crown.
Meeting
Miss Malaysia - Geetha Krishnan
article on Miss Malaysia beauty pageants and a visit with the
latest Miss Malaysia/World to "find out if her IQ matches
her vital statistics."
Shadows
Fall Outside Glare of Spotlight
-
Commentary in Calgary Herald
Editorial: No
crown for him - Firing of Miss
America Chairman
Alicia Machado
Alicia Machado: A few months after winning
the title of Miss
Universe, Alicia Machado started to gain weight...
Alicia Machado, Miss Universe 1996: Shortly after her crowning, Alicia was
asked what she would do now that she was Miss Universe…Without
hesitation, she replied, "EAT, EAT, EAT!!" Can you
taste the irony?!
Aishwarya Rai
Former Miss World and popular Bollywood
actress Aishwarya
Rai injured in a motor accident
while she making a film...
Actress Aishwarya Rai, former Miss World, is recovering in hospital in Bombay (Mumbai)
after being injured in an accident.
From Mulholland Drive to Rats, Laura Harring Takes
on the Unexpected - Paul Fischer
interviews the first Latina Miss USA, who is now a Countess by
marriage.
Carolynn Sapp, Miss America 1992
Former Miss America helps Expose Walmart
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Carolyn Sapp joins nationwide campaign aimed at
increasing women's support for the fight against alleged sexual
discrimination at Wal-Mart stores
"Project Reality" -Carolyl Sapp, Miss America 2003, encourages Chicago
area students to respect themselves. (PDF format)
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