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Monday, February 26, 2007
GSN's All-New 'quiznation' Launches February 23 as Part of the New Late Night Participation TV 'PLAYMANIA' Block
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Wise tips on looking good
BY JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARBULLETIN.COM
Workouts with trainer Matt Jones helps Miss Hawaii-USA Chanel Wise stay in winning form. More at the Source
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"The Departed" Siren Stalked by FBI Imposter
On Friday February 16th at about 8:15 am, a man posing as an FBI agent and flashing a fake badge went uninvited to the Manhattan condominium residence of Former Miss USA(World) and “The Departed” actress Sallie Toussaint.
Witnesses described the FBI imposter as dressed in blue jeans, light colored sweater and an olive down coat. He also had a receding hairline, stood about 5feet 9 inches, weighed about 160 pounds, and appeared to be Asian American with a definite American accent.
The stalker asked the doorman of the actress if she lives there and with whom, her
whereabouts and other very personal questions. The doorman asked for a business card. The refused and eventually exited the building after several minutes of trying to intimidate the doorman out of more information. He was also carrying a folder with several photos of Sallie Toussaint which appeared to be printed from the internet. A male has been calling the front desk of the young lady’s building several times a day and asking for her apartment number ever since this bizarre visit from this stalker. It appears to be the same male in question. The actress and former Miss USA and her family do not recognize this man and need your help. Federal and State charges have been filed against this man. He is being charged with impersonating a Federal Agent, Aggravated Harassment and Trespassing. If anyone recognizes and has any information on the man shown in this video, please contact 1-800-577-TIPS.Witnesses described the FBI imposter as dressed in blue jeans, light colored sweater and an olive down coat. He also had a receding hairline, stood about 5feet 9 inches, weighed about 160 pounds, and appeared to be Asian American with a definite American accent.
The stalker asked the doorman of the actress if she lives there and with whom, her
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FORMER MISS USA FROM IDAHO FALLS
Monday Feb 19, 2007
This year is the tenth anniversary of an Idaho Falls woman making history. Brandi Sherwood, a graduate of Idaho Falls High School, gained national prominence in 1997 when she was crowned Miss USA. Eight years prior to that, in 1989, she was crowned Miss Teen USA. She is the only woman ever to hold both titles. Brandi, who is currently a model and actress in Los Angeles, says the best part of her fame is being able to have a voice in what she believes in.
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This year is the tenth anniversary of an Idaho Falls woman making history. Brandi Sherwood, a graduate of Idaho Falls High School, gained national prominence in 1997 when she was crowned Miss USA. Eight years prior to that, in 1989, she was crowned Miss Teen USA. She is the only woman ever to hold both titles. Brandi, who is currently a model and actress in Los Angeles, says the best part of her fame is being able to have a voice in what she believes in.
Brandi Sherwood, Miss USA 1997: "Being that I don't drink, don't smoke or do drugs, both when I was Miss Teen USA and Miss USA, I spoke on behalf of the DARE organization. I've gone to different schools in different places, all age groups, little kids up to kids in high school."
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Sunday, February 25, 2007
'The Departed' wins best picture - Yahoo! News
'The Departed' wins best picture - Yahoo! News: "'Little Miss Sunshine' also won the original screenplay Oscar for first-time screenwriter Michael Arndt.
The film follows a ghastly but hilarious road trip by an emotionally messed-up family rushing to get their darling girl (10-year-old supporting-actress nominee Abigail Breslin) to her beauty pageant.
'When I was a kid, my family drove 600 miles in a VW bus with a broken clutch,' Arndt said, describing a road trip that mirrored the one in the film. 'It ended up being one of the funnest things we did together.'"
The film follows a ghastly but hilarious road trip by an emotionally messed-up family rushing to get their darling girl (10-year-old supporting-actress nominee Abigail Breslin) to her beauty pageant.
'When I was a kid, my family drove 600 miles in a VW bus with a broken clutch,' Arndt said, describing a road trip that mirrored the one in the film. 'It ended up being one of the funnest things we did together.'"
'The Departed' wins best picture - Yahoo! News
'The Departed' wins best picture - Yahoo! News: "Arkin played a foul-mouthed grandpa with a taste for heroin 'Little Miss Sunshine,' a low-budget film that came out of the independent world to become a commercial hit and major awards player.
'More than anything, I'm deeply moved by the open-hearted appreciation our small film has received, which in these fragmented times speaks so openly of the possibility of innocence, growth and connection,' said Arkin."
'More than anything, I'm deeply moved by the open-hearted appreciation our small film has received, which in these fragmented times speaks so openly of the possibility of innocence, growth and connection,' said Arkin."
Miss Illinois Galaxy
Yesterday, I was one of the three judges for Miss Illinois Galaxy (which included Miss, Teen and Mrs. divisions) and it was a really difficult job! All the delegates were fantastic! (Not to mention 12 inches of snow fell on the ground making the drive back rather--adventurous.)
Our new Miss Teen Illinois Galaxy is Jenna Chaney.
Our new Miss Illinois Galaxy is Stephanie Daughenbaugh.
Our new Mrs. Illinois Galaxy is Michelle Lose.
Special thanks to director Britt Harrison and all the organizers of the event for making the judging experience, while difficult, a lot of fun!
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Our new Miss Teen Illinois Galaxy is Jenna Chaney.
Our new Miss Illinois Galaxy is Stephanie Daughenbaugh.
Our new Mrs. Illinois Galaxy is Michelle Lose.
Special thanks to director Britt Harrison and all the organizers of the event for making the judging experience, while difficult, a lot of fun!
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Thursday, February 22, 2007
Miss Illinois Galaxy this weekend
Harrison Productions, LLC a pageant event production company, based in Michigan Illinois
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Editor's Note: I'll be one of the judges! Wish me luck!!!
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Victoria Tomlinson
Just got off the phone with Victoria Tomlinson, Miss Indiana Teen USA 2007, and she was an absolute delight. Who else can tell you about their month long trip to Russia with their church group one minute and discuss a dangerous trek through the snake infested waters of Tennessee moments later?
NANCY O'DELL WILL HOST THE 2007 MISS USA® PAGEANT AIRING ON NBC ON MARCH 23RD AT 9 PM ET/PT
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NANCY O'DELL WILL HOST THE 2007 MISS USA PAGEANT AIRING ON NBC ON MARCH 23RD AT 9 PM ET/PT 'ACCESS HOLLYWOOD'S' NANCY O'DELL WILL HOST THE 2007 MISS USA PAGEANT TELECAST LIVE ON NBC FROM LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA ON FRIDAY, MARCH 23rd, 9-11 p.m. ET/PT. NEW YORK February 22, 2007 NBC announced today that Access Hollywood's Nancy O'Dell will host the 2007 Miss USA Pageant, live telecast from the Kodak Theatre in the famed 'glamour capital' of the world, Hollywood, on Friday, March 23 at 9-11 p.m. ET/PT. * O'Dell is hosting for the fourth consecutive year. "NBC is thrilled that Nancy O'Dell ("Access Hollywood") will be back to host the 56th Annual Miss USA Pageant on March 23rd, said Kevin Reilly, President, NBC Entertainment. "Nancy is a consummate professional and as a former title holder herself, brings an insiders feel to the many viewers of the pageant who have come to respect and adore her. We are fortunate to have her as part of our team." The 56th Annual Miss USA Pageant, where Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner will crown her successor at the conclusion of the two-hour primetime telecast, makes a return to Los Angeles after airing the last two years live from Baltimore, Maryland. Miss USA travels the nation as an advocate for breast and ovarian cancer awareness, education, research, and legislation. Each contestant from 50 states and the District of Columbia will be judged in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and interview. O'Dell serves as the co-anchor of "Access Hollywood," the daily entertainment newsmagazine currently in its 11th season of providing the most comprehensive coverage of entertainment news and personalities on television. She was part of "Access Hollywood's" on-air team when the show launched in 1996, serving as weekend co-anchor and weekday correspondent. An award-winning journalist, O'Dell has been honored with three Associated Press Awards, two Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Awards, and is a six-time Emmy Award nominee. In addition, she was nominated two years in a row (1999 and 2000) for the prestigious Publicist Guild of America's Press Award, recognizing excellence in entertainment reporting. O'Dell was Miss South Carolina 1987. The Miss Universe Organization, producers of the MISS UNIVERSE , MISS USA, and MISS TEEN USA competitions, is a Donald J. Trump and NBC partnership. Utilizing its nationwide grass roots infrastructure, the Miss Universe Organization is committed to increasing awareness of breast and ovarian cancers. By forging relationships with organizations committed to research and education, such as the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and Gilda's Club, Miss USA is armed to educate women today. Please note new time. |
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Ugly Betty star poses nude
Vanessa Williams is about to reveal all in a photoshoot for Allure magazine
Ugly Betty star Vanessa Williams is due to reveal all in a photoshoot for America's Allure magazine.
Vanessa famously had to return her Miss America beauty crown, which she won in 1984, after nude pictures of her appeared in Penthouse magazine.
Apparently the 43-year-old actress, who plays the diva fashion magazine boss Wilhelmina Slater in the hit US sitcom, is prepared to strip off again for Allure's Look Better Naked issue, which goes on sale in America in May.
At the time that Vanessa was caught up in the Penthouse scandal it seemed like her career in show business was over. But she landed a record deal and had a string of hits before turning to film and television.
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Wanted, Ms Sweden
| Posted online: Friday, February 23, 2007 at 0000 hours IST |
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| STOCKHOLM, FEB 22: Miss Sweden, the title that has reaped three No 1’s in the global Miss Universe contest, is up for grabs...on the country’s jobseeker site, organisers said on Wednesday. The job, advertised under “Search for New Miss Sweden,” is posted on the Swedish employment service agency and welcomes applications from inspirational, intelligent Swedish women with good English and communication skills. No previous employment history is required and it promises a fixed salary that will be determined by qualifications. “Your primary work task will be to communicate a positive picture of modern Sweden, but you will also be required to clearly and consequently work to promote the core values of the new Miss Sweden,” the job ad said. Panos Papadopoulos, spokesman for “New Miss Sweden” said that “this is an ordinary job. We advertise for it just like you would do for any other job when you are looking for the right people with the right qualifications.” “This is nothing like the old Miss Sweden anymore, it’s not a beauty pageant, it’s a job or a talent quest,” Papadopoulos said, adding that the former contest was changed to reflect the modern values of Swedish youth. |
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‘MISS AMERICA’ CONTESTANT PROMOTES MODESTY
The Miss America Pageant, a decades-old tradition in American culture, continues to push the envelope in order to grab coveted viewers who have been tuning out the broadcast in recent years.
The parade of bodies has become so risqué that this year Miss Utah, Katie Millar, decided to take a stand for modesty by choosing to wear a less revealing evening gown and a one-piece swimsuit. And she finished in the Top 10, despite some criticism from her fellow contestants.
“My message as Miss Utah expands beyond just the pageant world,” Millar told the Daily Herald in her hometown of Highland, Utah. “I hope that I am an example to all young women that you can uphold traditional values and be successful at the same time.”
Mary Mohler, whose husband R. Albert Mohler Jr. is president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., was pleased with Millar’s decision to not give in to pressure about what she should wear.
“While the issues behind why one would enter a pageant like this anyway are certainly up for debate, I think Katie Millar is to be commended for her brave stand for modesty in the Miss America Pageant,” Mohler, who has led workshops on modesty, said in a statement to Baptist Press. “Her swimsuit clearly stood out among the others as modest but was certainly stylish and feminine as well. Her evening gown was elegant in every way but did not cross the line that the vast majority of her contenders did.
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Victoria Tomlinson
Victoria Tomlinson, Miss Indiana Teen USA 2007, is an upcoming guest of the PageantCast.
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...photos courtesy of Pageant Associates and Victoria Tomlinson
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...photos courtesy of Pageant Associates and Victoria Tomlinson
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
MAO and MySpace
I'm getting reports that girls, even at the local level, in the Miss America Organization have been asked to pull their MySpace accounts. I am attempting to reach Miss America to find out if this in fact a policy.
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Art McMaster Named President and CEO of The Miss America Organization
Art McMaster Named President and CEO of The Miss America Organization
February 13, 2007 - Atlantic City, NJ - The Miss America Organization's Chairman of the Board, Sam Haskell, III announced today that Art McMaster has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Miss America Organization. Previously, McMaster served as Acting President and CEO and held this position since January 1, 2004.
The Organization’s Board of Directors met for their annual meeting and voted to have McMaster serve in this official capacity. Sam Haskell stated, "We are delighted to announce the appointment of Art as President and CEO for our Organization. We are confident that under Art's leadership, we will continue to take this wonderful Organization into the future while building on our tradition that is 86 years rich in history."
McMaster will continue to lead and manage all organizational operations including finance, administration, security and production. Additionally, he oversees the fifty-two state scholarship programs, sponsorship development, and will serve as executive producer of the Miss America Pageant Show. McMaster and Haskell have recently introduced the new National Platform for Children's Miracle Network with Miss America 2007 Lauren Nelson serving as the Goodwill Ambassador of this national fundraising program.
Art McMaster brings more than 20 years of international financial and executive management experience to this position. He joined the Miss America Organization in 1999 as Controller. In this capacity he successfully implemented information technology, new accounting systems along with reducing and reorganizing corporate overhead costs. McMaster was promoted to the position of Vice President of Finance in 2000 and then company Vice President in 2002, responsible for operational and business administration.
Prior to joining the Miss America Organization, McMaster served as Senior Planner and Assistant to Vice President for Saudi Arabian Oil Company in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia from 1992 to 1999. Previous to that McMaster served as Controller for the engineering firm of Day and Zimmerman, Philadelphia, from 1988 to 1991, and served as Field Administration Manager for Raytheon Engineers, Philadelphia, from 1985 to 1988.
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Arizona City Western Daze 2007 is just days away, and the AC Chamber of Commerce has been extremely busy
Tiffany Martin, Miss Arizona Teen USA 2007, is the second of this year’s Grand Marshalls. Martin is an 18 year old senior at Thunderbird Highschool in Phoenix. Both Grand Marshalls will be featured during the Western Daze Parade.More at the Source
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ABC reveals the identities of 'Dancing with the Stars 4' celebrities
ABC has revealed the identities of the 11 celebrities who will be waltzing their way into primetime when the fourth season of Dancing with the Stars premieres with a special two-hour episode on Monday, March 19 at 8PM ET/PT.
In addition to former N Sync singer Joey Fatone (who had publicly announced that he'd like to appear on the show's next edition way back in December), Dancing with the Stars's fourth season cast will include country singer Billy Ray Cyrus; former Beverly Hills 90210 star Ian Ziering; Muhammad Ali's daughter Laila Ali; soon-to-be former Paul McCartney wife Heather Mills; former NBA star Clyde "The Glide" Drexler; 2004 Miss USA winner Shandi Finnessey; former Entertainment Tonight, Extra and Leeza host Leeza Gibbons; two-time Olympic gold medalist speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno; The Sopranos actor Vincent Pastore; and supermodel Paulina Porizkova.
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Vanessa Williams to pose nude again…this time, she’ll get to keep her job
Back in 1984, the Chappaqua beauty lost her Miss America crown after Penthouse printed photos of her posing nude and performing sexual acts with other women. 23 years later the actress, who’s 43, is ready to do it again (minus the lesbian thing). The Ugly Betty star will pose for Allure Magazine’s May “Look Better Naked” issue, according to the New York Post. The paper reports that Williams was “completely unclothed for the shoot at Lux Studio.”
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