30 Abril 2009
Shanna Moakler Mouths Off for Gay Marriage
Adam Bouska Former Miss USA Shanna Moakler has been pretty vocal about what she thinks of Miss California Carrie Prejean's views on gay marriage.
But now, Moakler, who is executive director of the Miss California USA pageant, is showing how she feels by keeping her mouth shut.
Moakler, along with Miss USA 2006 first runner-up Tamiko Nash and last year's titleholder Raquel Beezley were in a photo studio last night being shot by Adam Bouska for NOH8, a campaign to support efforts to overturn Proposition 8...
The three women were shot together with duct tape over their mouths, a symbol of their voices not being heard, and "NOH8" painted on their cheeks.
The project was started by Bouska, 25, and his partner, Jeff Parshley, 28, in November after the passage of Prop 8 outlawed same-sex unions in the state.
"We never expected to have so many beauty queens participate. The whole campaign, obviously, is not a direct message to Miss California, but now she happened to have put herself in the line of fire," Bouska says about his newest pic of the Moakler et al.
"If Carrie is going to go out there with her message, then we have to go out there and make sure the voices of these girls are heard," he adds. "And that they are what Miss USA should stand for, too."
Another portrait shows 1997's Miss Universe Brook Lee, originally from Hawaii, wearing a white wedding dress and a sash that reads "Miss Equality." With or without duct tape, these beauties are sending the message.
Adam Bouskahttp://www.eonline.com/
Stage set for Miss Botswana pageant
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The next Miss Botswana will be crowned this Saturday, at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC) - and the organisers promise that it will be an event to remember with all the glitz and One of the Miss Botswana organisers, Bissau Gaobakwe, said that the countrywide scouting had been quite successful. The nationwide scouting produced 24 beauties, but only 14 finalists will compete for the ultimate Miss Botswana crown on Saturday. The finalists were selected by a public voting system and the fashion show held at Fashion Lounge recently. All in all the organisers seem quite happy with the build- up to the final.
The top 14 are: Portia Kahuma, Sumaiyah Marope, Precious Mangole, Tirelo Ramasedi, Naledi Willers, Emma Wareus, May Metzler, Tsholofelo Seabelo, Eunice Motsumi, Lorato Lenamile, Mpho Serumola, Tsaone Mogapi, Refilwe Gaebolae, and Norah Mphoeng.
Gaobakwe said since taking over Miss Botswana, they promise to turn the pageant professional and earn it the respect and recognition it deserves. He announced that they are succeeding because so far they have been able to sell 150 tickets in South Africa, "which shows that the pageant is attracting international interest". The night will not only be about beauty as there will be other acts, including music performances, and comedy. He revealed, that among those who will be performing on the night, will be South African comedian David Kau, who will also be the master of ceremonies (MC). He said through the event, they also want to celebrate Botswana, and as such they have invited a number of local celebrities, to take part in announcing certain acts, as well as present some of the prizes. The contestants are going to parade in locally designed garments and the designers will be acknowledged. He said they have been able to attract international celebrities among them Russell Simmons, who has agreed to donate prizes for the winners.
On a social responsibility level, Miss Botswana, in conjunction with Odirile "Vee" Sento, donated blankets and food to SOS children after the press conference. The contestants also tagged along, for the little ones to enjoy a personal moment with them prior to the event. He disclosed that the queen will walk away with a black P300, 000 C200 Kompressor Mercedes Benz. The queen will also have sponsorship for petrol from BP during her reign. She will also have allowances for her upkeep and one-year medical aid benefits.
The first princess, and second princesses will walk away with cash prizes. There will be consolation prizes for the others as well. Gaobakwe revealed that they have set aside money for grooming the young woman who will scoop the prize, in preparation for the Miss World pageant. He noted that in the five years that they have been contracted to organise Miss Botswana, it is their intention to bring the crown to Gaborone.
Botswana Council of Women (BCW), the Miss Botswana licence-holders, have contracted Leapfrog and 63 Entertainment. More information about Miss Botswana can be accessed through their website,www.missbotswana.net. The website gives more information on the contestants and the pageant. It also has an interactive link, on which people can comment.
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Miss Brasil Natália Anderle é apresentada ao Príncipe Andrew, da Inglaterra
Encontro foi em baile de gala no Canadá
A Miss Brasil 2008, Natália Anderle, ganhou um cumprimento para lá de nobre em Toronto, no Canadá. O Príncipe Andrew, filho da Rainha Elizabeth II, da Inglaterra, fez questão de apertar a mão da moça na festa de gala brasileira na cidade canadense, o Brazilian Carnival Ball. O evento, que acontece há 43 anos no país, foi realizado no sábado, 25 de abril.
Príncipe Andrew cumprimenta a Miss Brasil Natália Anderle em Toronto, no Canadá
Príncipe Andrew é apresentado a Miss Brasil Natália Ardele
Miss Brasil Natália Anderle participa do Brazilian Carnival Ball em Toronto, Canadá
Australia
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 29: Rachael Finch poses prior to the Jayson Brunson show on the catwalk at the Overseas Passenger Terminal, Circular Quay on day three of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2009/10 on April 29, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 29: Laura Dundovic showcases designs by April Marie during the Swim Group Collection Show on the catwalk at the Overseas Passenger Terminal, Circular Quay on day three of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2009/10 on April 29, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 27: Model Jennifer Hawkins attends the Nicola Finetti catwalk show at the Overseas Passenger Terminal, Circular Quay on day one of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2009/10 on April 27, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
(Photo by Sergio Dionisio/Getty Images)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 29: Jennifer Hawkins and Rachael Finch pose prior to the Jayson Brunson show on the catwalk at the Overseas Passenger Terminal, Circular Quay on day three of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2009/10 on April 29, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
29 Abril 2009
World beauties return to Vietnam for charity tour
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Sukhinova, Zhang and their companions will travel throughout Vietnam in the “Footprints of Charity” tour which will donate a total of VND9 billion (US$506,615) to help poverty alleviation programs in the country, organizers said at a press briefing in Ho Chi Minh City Tuesday. Members of the tour, organized by the US-based Rare Antibody Antigen Supply Inc. (RAAS) group, will also attend two concerts in Can Tho City on June 2 and in Nha Trang Town on June 7 to raise funds for the Vong tay nhan ai (Philanthropic circle) Fund and the Central Youth Union’s Vu A Dinh Scholarship respectively, RAAS Chairman Hoang Kieu said. Source: Thanh Nien http://www.thanhniennews.com/ | |||||||
Yucatán será sede de Miss México
El certamen se realizará en septiembre
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28 de Abril de 2009
MÉXICO.- Al parecer ya existe la ciudad y la fecha para el próximo concurso de Nuestra Belleza México 2009.
El lugar elegido por la organización del certamen mexicano fue el estado de Yucatán, ubicado al sureste de la República Mexicana, comentó Isis Barrera, coordinadora regional.
Desde hace 16 años que inició la nueva etapa del concurso mexicano, nunca se había tomado en cuenta al estado de Yucatán como sede, a pesar de ser uno de los más hermosos de todo el país, razón por la que este 2009 le dará la bienvenida a las mujeres más bellas de México.
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El proceso de selección de todas las candidatas se está realizando en cada una de las provincias de México, pues desde hace unas semanas se lanzó la convocatorio "Denúnciala", para el periodo de inscripción.
La coordinadora regional, Isis Barrera expresó al periódico que las aspirantes a la corona grabarán diversas cápsulas por los puntos más atractivos de Yucatán, entre ellos su capital, Mérida, que también es conocida como "la blanca Mérida", por su arquitectura y limpieza extrema.
Será en el mes de septiembre cuando Karla Carrillo, Nuestra Belleza México 2008, le pase la estafeta a la nueva reina, así como Perla Beltrán, Nuestra Belleza Mundo, entregue su corona.
http://www.univision.com/
Dayana Mendoza en la portada de las 50 bellezas de People en Español
10:30 AM Nueva York.- Entre tanta belleza latina la revista People en Español optó por poner no una ni dos, sino nueve beldades en la portada de su edición especial "Los 50 más bellos''.
Estas son las actrices Maite Perroni, Eva Longoria, Karla Monroig, Edith González y Ana de la Reguera; las presentadoras de televisión Bárbara Bermudo y Lili Estefan; la cantante Ana Bárbara y la Miss Universo, Dayana Mendoza.
Todas posaron juntas en una mansión en el corazón de Miami Beach, ataviadas en vestidos del diseñador venezolano Ángel Sánchez y joyas de Bvulgari valoradas en 1,6 millones de dólares, dijo la revista en un comunicado difundido hoy.
La edición de los bellos se realizó con tres temas en mente: la belleza natural, la nueva generación y clásicos de Hollywood.
Así, Ricky Martin posó como Marlon Brando en "Un tranvía llamado deseo'', Estefan como Marilyn Monroe en "La comezón del séptimo año'', Aracely Arámbula como la femme fatale Verónica Lake, Perroni como Judy Garland en "El mago de Oz'', Ana Bárbara como Sophia Loren, Jenni Rivera y Lupillo Rivera como "Bonni y Clyde'' y De la Reguera como Ava Gardner.
Por segundo año consecutivo la revista invitó a sus lectores a votar en línea por los famosos que consideraban debían ser incluidos en la lista. Los ganadores fueron la actriz Karla Monroig, el cantante Christopher Von Uckermann, la presentadora de televisión Lilia Luciano y locutor Eddie "Piolín'' Sotelo.
La edición también incluye al cantante dominicano Romeo Santos del Grupo Aventura, la actriz cubana Aylín Mujica, la actriz colombiana Carmen Villalobos, el astro puertorriqueño Chayanne, el diseñador de modas colombiano Esteban Cortázar, el comediante mexicano Eugenio Derbez, la actriz colombiana Karen Martínez y los reggaetoneros boricuas Wisin y Yandel.
Como ha venido haciendo los últimos años, People en Español celebrará a sus 50 bellezas con una fiesta en Nueva York el próximo 13 de mayo, publicó AP.
http://playball.eluniversal.com/
Miss Maranhão é substituída
As versões sobre o ocorrido divergem. Márcio Prado, coordenador estadual do concurso, afirma que Louisse não respeitou compromissos após receber a coroa, e por isso acabou destronada. Ela não teria assinado o contrato de exclusividade de uso de imagem e teria faltado à prova de traje típico na semana passada. "Ela ficou incomunicável durante a semana toda. Somente no sábado, nos disse que havia ficado doente", diz Márcio.
A ex-miss desmente. Ela conta que foi ao hospital na quinta-feira após um mal-estar para fazer exames. Depois disso, a produção teria passado a exigir atestados médicos para garantir sua participação no concurso. "Entreguei um primeiro atestado e eles não consideraram válido. Fiz outro, mas nunca consegui entregar pois o organizador não atende aos meus telefonemas", lamenta.
Ela diz ter sido informada da troca por terceiros, na manhã desta terça-feira, e não entende o motivo da mudança. "Eu estou perfeitamente bem, não há nada de errado comigo". O organizador, no entanto, afirma que o motivo não são as dúvidas sobre a saúde da garota - o que poderia impedir uma candidata de desfilar, segundo as regras do Miss Brasil.
"Ela foi substituída por não ter cumprido às obrigações de miss. Foi um tanto rebelde", diz Márcio. A família de Louisse já entrou em contato com advogados e planeja entrar na justiça para tentar reverter a situação.
http://diversao.terra.com.br
Destituída 28/04/2009 - 19h22
Polêmica envolve o título de Miss Maranhão
Depois que o blog de Daniel Matos, do Imirante, deu uma nota, nesta terça-feira (28), anunciando que a representante do Maranhão no Concurso Miss Brasil havia sido substituída, uma grande polêmica se abriu em torno do episódio. De um lado, a versão da destituída, que se diz injustiçada. Do outro, a justificativa do organizador local do evento para a troca da titular pela segunda colocada. Na Mira ouviu as duas partes do imbróglio, na tentativa de encontrar um denominador comum para o caso.
Senão, vejamos. A funcionária publica Louisse Freire, 19 anos, que venceu recentemente o concurso de Miss Maranhão, declarou que ficou sabendo de sua substituição pelo blog. Segundo ela, essa história toda começou na última quarta (22), quando foi marcada uma prova de traje típico que ela não pôde comparecer, por causa uma infecção urinária, que a teria feito baixar no hospital. O compromisso foi remarcado para o sábado (25). No dia em questão, após esperar 40 minutos, Louisse acabou não experimentando roupa alguma. No entanto, ouviu algumas insinuações de que sua aparência não estava boa e de que parecia pálida. No domingo (26), teria sido exigido um laudo do seu estado de saúde, como parte de exigências da organização do concurso. Ela teria atendido ao pedido ainda no mesmo dia – à noite, ela teria enviado um atestado de suas boas condições. A veracidade deste atestado teria sido questionada. Para não dar abertura, a ex-Miss teria ido a outro hospital, na segunda (27), para refazer o tal exame e comprovar seu perfeito estado para participar do concurso. O resultado ficou para ser entregue nesta terça (28), às 11 horas. Este exame não foi entregue porque, antes da hora combinada, Louisse ficou sabendo que não iria mais para São Paulo. Quem embarcaria para lá, na madrugada desta quarta (29), para os ensaios do concurso Miss Brasil 2009, que acontece dia 9 de maio, seria Thaís Portela, segunda colocada no “Miss Maranhão”. Ela não teria sido comunicada nem esclarecida dos reais motivos que levaram à sua substituição. Louisse já acionou advogados para auxiliá-la diante da situação.
Já o organizador do concurso Miss Maranhão, o fotógrafo Márcio Prado, conta o episódio de outra maneira. Ele a substituiu para não burlar um requisito primário do “Miss Brasil”, que exige que o produtor estadual mande sua candidata em perfeito estado de saúde. Sem uma documentação rígida que garanta isso, a titular é imediatamente restituída do posto. Além disso, Louisse teria cometido outras falhas. Nem o contrato de Miss Maranhão ela teria assinado. Portanto, ele teria agido da maneira mais acertada possível.
Bem, resta agora saber como vai terminar essa novela...
Oton Lima /Na Mira
http://imirante.globo.com
Miss Maranhão nega que esteja doente e recorrerá à Justiça para concorrer ao Miss Brasil
Ter, 28/04/09
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A funcionária pública Louisse Freire, eleita Miss Maranhão no início deste mês, negou, ainda há pouco, que esteja com infecção urinária e assegurou que está em perfeitas condições de saúde para participar do concurso Miss Brasil, marcado para 9 de maio próximo, em São Paulo. Ela foi desclassificada pela organização local, sob a alegação de que o contrato do concurso nacional prevê a eliminação de quaquer candidata em caso de doença.
De posse de um atestado médico, Louisse disse não entender por que foi tirada do páreo. Ela garantiu que está com a saúde perfeita e informou que já havia arrumado as malas para viajar hoje à noite para a capital paulista, onde faria os últimos preparativos para o concurso. “Contei, inclusive, com o apoio de alguns patrocinadores para me preparar para o Miss Brasil. Que satisfação darei a eles?”, questionou.
A agora ex-Miss Maranhão disse já ter constituído advogado para cobrar na Justiça a manutenção do título. Ela afirmou que lutará até o último momento pelo direito de representar o Maranhão no Miss Brasil. ”Não vou desistir. Ganhei o concurso por méritos e irei até o fim nessa questão”, sustentou.
Enquanto a miss destituída tenta reverter sua desclassificação, a organização do Miss Maranhão já providenciou a retirada do seu nome e da sua fotografia do site oficial do Miss Brasil e a substituição pelos dados da estudante Thaís Portela, que representará o estado por ter conquistado o segundo lugar no concurso. A nova dona do título será apresentada hoje à noite à imprensa e convidados durante um coquetel.
Foto: divulgação/Márcio Prado
Por motivo de saúde, miss Maranhão é substituída por segunda colocada
Ter, 28/04/09
por daniel matos |
A estudante Thaís Portela (foto) representará o Maranhão no concurso Miss Brasil, que acontecerá dia 9 de maio, no Memorial da América Latina, em São Paulo. Ela substituirá a funcionária pública Louisse Freire, eleita Miss Maranhão no início deste mês, que contraiu infecção urinária e não poderá participar da disputa.
Thaís Portela viajará nesta quarta-feira para a capital paulista, onde dará início à preparação, junto com as outras 26 candidatas. A Rede Bandeirantes é a detentora dos direitos de transmissão.
Uma cláusula do contrato que rege o concurso Miss Brasil diz que todas as candidatas devem estar em perfeitas condições de saúde para concorrer ao título. Como Louisse Freire ficou bastante debilitada com a doença, teve que ser substituída imediatamente.
http://colunas.imirante.com/danielmatos/
Chloé Mortaud, Miss France 2009, fixée sur son sort le 12 juin
Chloé Mortaud, Miss France 2009, devra encore attendre pour savoir si elle sera destituée ou non. La date du verdict final, dans le procès qui l'oppose à Marine Beaury, est finalement prévue pour le 12 juin prochain.
28 avril 2009 - 11h37 par Amélie BERTRAND
Chloé Mortaud, Miss France 2009, pensait pouvoir souffler un peu dès la date du 27 avril passé. C’était en effet ce jour-là qu’était prévu le procès avec Marine Beaury. Cette jeune femme accusait Chloé Mortaud d’avoir triché lors de l’élection régionale de Miss Albigeois-Midi Pyrénées, et demandait sa destitution. Chloé Mortaud pensait en avoir fini avec cette histoire hier, et garder définitivement sa couronne de Miss France 2009. Mais la date du verdict a finalement été repoussée au 12 juin prochain. La belle devra donc attendre encore un peu avant de voir cette histoire réellement terminée, ou de devoir dire adieu à son écharpe de Miss France.
Marine Beaury était arrivée seconde au concours de Miss Albigeois-Midi Pyrénées, juste derrière Chloé Mortaud. Elle avait accusé cette dernière d’avoir gagné car le jury connaissait certains membres de sa famille. "Le vote était truqué. C'était du copinage, et il y a eu des arrangements", déclarait-elle. Endemol et le Comité Miss France ont toujours énergiquement démenti, défendant Chloé Mortaud attaquée de toutes parts depuis son élection, et jugeant ces accusations "totalement absurdes".
L’avocat de Marine Beaury a demandé tout simplement la destitution de Chloé Mortaud au titre de Miss Albigeois-Midi Pyrénées 2008, et donc à celui de Miss France 2009. Le Comité Miss France a quant à lui demandé à ce que Marine Beaury soit non seulement déboutée, mais aussi condamnée pour procédure abusive. Qui remportera cette bataille judiciaire ? Verdict le 12 juin prochain.
http://people.plurielles.fr/
Miss India finalist in Kochi
KOCHI: What images flash across your mind when you think of the Scotland of India, Coorg? Besides its misty hills, lush green forests, orange groves, acres of tea and coffee plantation and breathtaking views, the hill station is now also famous as Miss India finalist Sonia Aiyapa’s hometown! Says a beaming Sonia who was in the city recently to walk the ramp at the Josco Fashion Mantra in Loungevity in The Avenue Regent, “Mine is a small community. No one from the Kodagu community has ever taken part in the Miss India contest. That was all the more reason for me to get encouragement and support from my family and friends.” The beauty goes gaga when asked to tell us more about her community. “Our women have a typical style of wearing a sari with the pleats coming behind.There were hardly any intercaste marriages but now things are changing.Pork is a must in every ceremony, be it birth, marriage or death!” Fo r Sonia who star ted modelling in her first year in college the contest came as a revelation after the Miss South India contest (“I made friends with Parvathy Omanakuttan here”) where she was adjudged Miss Photogenic.“The Miss India contest is an experience to cherish. Learning things like speaking gracefully to etiquette and walking the ramp, we had a great time at the grooming session in Juhu. We had the opportunity to mingle and hang around with many celebrities including Arjun Rampal, Dia Mirza and Aditi Govitrikar.” Ask her how life has changed after the contest and Sonia says, “Life is pretty much the same except that I have bigger brands coming to me now.” The model of Navaratna jewellery and Nalli silks had Kingfisher Airlines approaching her after her entry to the finals of Miss India. “I did try my hand in tinseltown and played a model in a Kannada film. But I find the pressure in the industry too much to handle,” says Sonia. She has also walked the ramp for Tarun Tahiliani, The model is all praise for Miss India World 2008 Parvathy Omankuttan, who went on to become the first runner up of Miss World 2008.“She’s cool! I met her the other day at Kozhikode at the inauguration of the Westlife showroom. We were together for more than a month at the grooming sessions of the Miss South India and Miss India contests.The best thing about her is that she imbibes the positive points from people she comes across.” Sonia is into a CD business apart from her modelling assignments.“I’m not a 9-to-5 kinda person. So a friend and I joined hands to make corporate training CDs,” says Sonia, who graduated in travel and tourism from Jyothi Nivas college (“There are many Malayalis there.So I know bits and pieces of your language!”) Sonia has a number of plans up her sleeve. “I want to do a diploma course in food and wine management from Australia.Kodagu women make wine at home.I want to help them market and sell it profitably.” Sonia is grateful for the support her family has offered in her career.“My brother works in Dubai. He came down to see me at the Miss India contest. But I’m yet to confirm if he came to see me or check out the other girls!” she says flashing a lovely smile. “Mom is my biggest critic. She often ends up rating herself higher than me and says she would have carried it better than I did.” Is Madhur Bhandarkar’s ‘Fashion’ a true portrayal of the glamour and grime of the modelling industry? “The film showed only a few aspects of the industry. There’s more to it.” A pause later, Sonia says, “We need to be street smart, look sweet and extract payments without looking bad or sounding harsh.” This is the second time that Sonia is in Kochi to walk the ramp for designer Rajesh Shetty. “But I’m yet to explore the city. I hope I can go sight seeing and take in the beauty of God’s Own Country at least this time.”parvathynayar@gmail.com
http://www.expressbuzz.com/
Important issue lost in Miss USA 'controversy'
It's a story with no heroes, no villains and no consequence. At a beauty pageant that nobody watches (the Miss USA beauty competition), a notoriously vile blogger (Perez Hilton) asked a controversial question ("Should every state legalize gay marriage?") to a barely articulate contestant (Carrie Prejean, also known as Miss California USA).
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Prejean's answer was garbled and inaccurate: "I think it's great that Americans are able to choose one or the other ... choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage ... (but) I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman." OK. We strongly disagree with her position, but it wasn't gay-bashing. So why does the story persist, day after day?
Part of the reason it's persisting is that both Prejean and Hilton want it to - as a result of all the attention, they're both making out like bandits. Hilton, who's been attacking Prejean on his blog with epithets, makes pennies on every page view. Prejean has become an evangelical darling - and once she hits the speech-and-appearance circuit, she'll make hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. (Some of which she should use to employ a good speechwriter.) As for their sponsor - the Miss USA pageant - it's never been more relevant.
It's win-win-win for the blogger, the beauty queen and the pageant promoters - and a distraction for an issue that deserves more serious and substantive discussion than it merited in this vacuous exchange.
http://www.sfgate.comMeeting Priscilla
lounge at Iloilo airport.
I was very fortunate to meet a Brazilian beauty, Priscilla Meirelles, Miss Earth 2004, at the Iloilo City Visitors Bureau (ICVB) Lounge of the Iloilo airport.
She was wearing a white tank top and a gray jacket. Even without makeup, she's beautiful.
From our conversation, I have learned that after winning the Miss Earth title, several opportunities opened for her. She became a cover girl for magazines, had several hosting jobs and a modeling career.
She was born in Manaus, Brazil on Sept. 5, 1983. She has a stunning figure, with 35-24-35 inches to boast of. Then, there's the towering height of five feet and 10 inches.
She became the first Brazilian to win the Miss Earth title. She also won the Best in National Costume award on the said pageant.
She said that competing against other beautiful ladies from around the world was not easy.
The writer with Priscilla Meirelles.
Before joining the pageant, she was a medical student. “When I was a young girl, I always had high grades in school. I have a very adventurous spirit, a very free mind and very friendly, like Filipinos. I love to try new things. I also love to travel,” she said.
Being a beauty queen, a model and a television personality, she wants to look fit and beautiful always. Thus, she goes to the gym and eats a balanced diet.
She was among the judges during the Miss Manggahan pageant held in Guimaras recently. Every year, the organizer brings a beauty queen to the province, among them, Priscilla and Gloria Diaz.
She said that she's never heard of Guimaras before. Thus, when she was invited to be one of the judges in the contest, she said yes and was really excited.
“Many people told me that it’s a beautiful place. Something like Boracay. My expectation is very high because the Philippines has many beautiful islands,” the 25-year-old beauty added.
She considers the Philippines as her extension country. She sees that Filipinos have a positive disposition and always smile. “The Filipinos welcome you no matter who you are, what color you are and were you came from. They make you comfortable,” she said.
She wants to be fluent in Tagalog. “I learned a few but not enough. I want to develop a career in this country.”
http://www.thenewstoday.info/
28 Abril 2009
Miss Universo pede que homens usem camisinha e façam teste de HIV
Miss Universe 2009 participates in a press conference to support a campaign to prevent the HIV/AIDS in Central America.
Miss Universe 2009, Venezuelan Dayana Mendoza, participates in a press conference in San Salvador to support a campaign to prevent the HIV/AIDS in Central America, on April 27, 2009. The Campaign, called 'Real Men', is organized by the Pan American Social Marketing Organization (PASMO) and Population Services International (PSI) and supported by the Miss Universe Organization.
Miss Universe 2009, Venezuelan Dayana Mendoza (L) is greeted by El Salvador Vice President Ana Vilma de Escobar ipon her arrival to a hotel In San Salvador to support a campaign to prevent the HIV/ AIDS in Central America on April 27, 2009. The Campaign, called 'Real Men', is organized by the Pan American Social Marketing Organization (PASMO) and Population Services International (PSI) and supported by the Miss Universe Organization.
AFP PHOTO/ Jose CABEZAS (Photo credit should read Jose CABEZAS/AFP/Getty Images)
Miss Universo pede que homens usem camisinha e façam teste de HIV
Venezuelana Dayana Mendoza fez pedido para habitantes de El Salvador.
Modelo ajuda na campanha no combate da Aids.
Da EFE
Venezuelana Dayana Mendoza apresentou campanha de prevenção à Aids em El Salvador (Foto: Reuters)
A venezuelana Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universo 2008, fez um pedido, nesta segunda-feira (27), em El Salvador, para os habitantes deste país a "colocar um preservativo e fazer o teste" do HIV, ao apresentar na capital do país uma campanha de prevenção à Aids.
Mendoza assistiu em um hotel de San Salvador à apresentação da campanha "Homens de Verdade", da qual é porta-voz e com a qual pretende conscientizar, especialmente a população masculina, o risco de contágio do HIV.
"Já sabem: ponham a camisinha e façam o teste", disse a venezuelana, ao dirigir aos presentes.
Mendoza afirmou que El Salvador "tem tempo de combater esta doença", mas considerou necessário compreender que a prevenção faz parte do "dia-a-dia" e que se requere um comportamento para proteger às famílias do contágio do vírus.
A Miss Universo, que em janeiro lançou a mesma campanha na Nicarágua, disse que fez o teste três vezes, embora tenha admitido que sente medo da picada, pois não gostam "das agulhas".
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Miss Porto Alegre
| Concurso Miss Porto Alegre acontece nesta segunda-feira, dia 27/04, na loja Carmen Flores | |||||
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Está marcado para a hoje, o concurso Miss Porto Alegre 2010. No total, 10 candidatas disputam a uma vaga na semifinal do Miss RS 2010. O Miss Porto Alegre terá apresentação do jornalista Felipe Vieira e acontece às 20h30, na loja Carmen Flores (Avenida Ipiranga, 6863 – Porto Alegre), com coquetel para convidados. Na ocasião, a Miss Porto Alegre 2009, Michele Francine Monaco passará a faixa para a sua sucessora. Novidades do Miss Rio Grande do Sul 2010 A principal novidade desta edição do concurso é a realização de uma semifinal, que tem o objetivo de qualificar o processo seletivo. A etapa acontece no dia 30 de abril, às 20h30, na Cssgapa, (Cassino Suboficiais e sargentos da Guarnição Aeronáutica P. Alegre), localizado em Canoas/RS, na Rua Tobias Barreto, 990. Na ocasião, 70 candidatas, representes de cidades do Estado, concorrem a uma das 30 vagas para o Miss RS 2010. O evento será transmitido ao vivo pelo site da Band RS (www.bandrs.com.br). A grande final do concurso acontece no dia 06 de junho, no Hotel Laje de Pedra, em Canela, com cobertura completa e exclusiva da Band no RS, com transmissão de TV e rádio ao vivo para todos os gaúchos. A nova Miss RS receberá a faixa e a coroa da Miss RS 2009 Bruna Gabriele Felisberto. Antes disso, Bruna participa do Miss Brasil 2009, que ocorre no dia 09 de maio, no Memorial da América Latina, em São Paulo/SP e que será transmitido ao vivo para todo o Brasil pela TV Bandeirantes. O Concurso Miss RS 2010 é uma realização do Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação no RS e conta com apresentação do Praia de Belas Shopping, oferecimento da Manlec e Carmen Flores. Apoio Calçados Werner. Fonte: Sarah Goulart http://www.portocultura.com.br/ | |||||
I want to win Miss World for India: Pooja
28 Apr 2009, 0000 hrs IST, SARAH SALVADORE , TNN
She’s a beauty with brains. Pantaloons Femina Miss INDIA World 2009, Pooja Chopra is also a woman brimming with confidence.
Pooja Chopra, winner of the Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2009 |
A self-confessed foodie who is ‘genetically blessed’, Pooja does not believe in jumping the bandwagon when it comes to taking decisions in life. Exclusive excerpts from an interview.
You must be working really hard for the upcoming Miss World pageant?
On my end, the preparations have begun. But the focus now is totally on Ekta, as she has just two months left for the Miss Universe pageant. As for me, I’m working on my shoots and completing all commitments. After I won the Miss India crown, I binged so much, that now I’m back to the gym with a vengeance. Since the pageant will be held in South Africa, I’m reading up on the country and trying to keep myself abreast with all the happenings in the world.
A number of Indian beauties have worn the Miss World crown. Do you feel pressurised in anyway?
As they say, uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. I’m inspired by the success stories of our past winners. When I entered Miss India, I wanted to win for my mother, who has been through a lot in life. I wanted to win for myself. Now that I have to compete at Miss World, I want to win it for India. And I’m sure people will pray for me.
The Miss USA pageant was rocked by controversy, when Miss California spoke against gay
marriages...
I feel sorry for Carrie Prejean (Miss California). She spoke her heart without keeping in mind the larger picture. You cannot hurt the sentiments of a certain section of society when you are expected to represent them on the world stage. Everyone has the right to make a choice and we should respect that. If she really had to speak her mind, she should have put it in a more subtle way, without hurting anyone.
Is it important to be politically correct?
When you are given the responsibility of representing an entire nation, you should be careful not to hurt people. I have totally understood the seriousness of representing a country like India. Whatever I do or say will not just affect me, but the entire nation. So, I have to be extra careful.
Miss Australia too is creating a controversy after being criticised for being too skinny. People say models encourage young girls to go on diets and be unhealthy.
Everybody has a mind of his/her own. I think it’s up to an individual to decide what’s good or bad and not be influenced by others. Thankfully, I’m genetically blessed and don’t put on weight.
Any Bollywood dreams?
The pageant will decide my fate. I’m like a horse with blinkers. I set small -term goals for myself and take things one at a time. Right now, my focus is on the pageant. After that, I’ll decide what to do.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/L
Miss Universo participa de campanha contra a Aids
Venezuelana Dayana Mendoza vai a El Salvador apoiar a Real Men
A Miss Universo Dayana Mendoza participoe uma entrevista coletiva nesta segunda-feira, 27, em San Salvador, capital de El Salvador, em apoio a campanha Real Men, que visa prevenir o avanço do vírus HIV na América Central.
Miss Paraná homenageia lenda das Cataratas
Karine Martins, representante do Estado no concurso nacional, esteve ontem em Maringá (24) para finalizar as ações rumo ao tradicional evento que eternizou, entre outras, Martha Rocha. A Miss Paraná embarca no próximo dia 29 para São Paulo e cumpre agenda até o dia 9 de maio, data que será escolhida a representante máxima da beleza feminina do país.
O concurso Miss Brasil oficial será transmitido ao vivo pela rede Bandeirantes de Televisão. A eleita ganha como prêmios: 200 mil reais em moeda corrente do país, um automóvel e toda a assessoria e estrutura necessária para concorrer em agosto deste ano ao título de Miss Universo.
O Paraná possui uma diversidade invejável quando o assunto é turismo. No Estado o visitante encontra circuito gastronômico com saborosas variedades; praias; rica história da colonização - memória viva por onde os tropeiros passaram; ruínas do Caminho de Peabiru; Parque certificado pela Unesco; danças; costumes e principalmente as Cataratas do Iguaçu.
O concurso Miss Brasil dá oportunidade para que cada Estado mostre um pouco da sua cultura no desfile de Traje Típico. Wall Barrionuevo, presidente do Miss Paraná, fez um estudo e se encantou com as lendas do Paraná e optou por uma que conta o surgimento das Cataratas do Iguaçu - um dos mais belos cartões postais do mundo. “Conhecer o Paraná é conhecer um pouco de cada uma das mais importantes etnias que auxiliaram na construção do que hoje é o país”, declara Barrionuevo.
Eescolhido o tema a confecção do traje foi creditada ao estilista Dirceu D’Lazzari, da Vitral Atelier (Maringá), que colocou – além de muita criatividade, todo o carinho necessário para que as pessoas de todo o país vejam um pouco da rica cultura do Paraná.
Por mais bela que seja essa história e com milhares de opção de penas e cristais que o mercado oferece, D’Lazzari atendeu solicitação da organização do Miss Paraná e não utilizou na confecção do traje nenhum material proveniente de animal que tenha sido abatido para a finalidade de adornos, bem como produtos que de alguma forma tenha ocasionado danos ao ecossistema.
Estão sendo utilizados: madrepérola; plantas artificiais; pinturas artísticas inspiradas nas Cataratas, tecido laser, ráfia dourada, sementes e peças trançadas em capim da região. Nome do Traje: Do amor proibido de Naipi e Tarobá surgiu as Cataratas do Iguaçu.
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27 Abril 2009
Miss Universe Australia Rachael Finch
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 27: Miss Universe Australia Rachael Finch attends the MAC Official RAFW Opening Party at The Ivy on day one of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2009/10 on April 27, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
Miss Universo llegó a nuestro país
Mendoza lanzará este día una campaña de prevención del VIH SIDA promovida por la Asociación Panamericana de Mercadeo Social (PASMO), con el apoyo de la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID), KFW y el Ministerio de Salud Pública de El Salvador.
Miss Universo, que permanecerá en El Salvador hasta el miércoles, tiene previsto visitar el hospital pediátrico Benjamín Bloom, para compartir con niños infectados por el virus; y el hospital Zacamil, donde se reunirá con adultos que padecen la enfermedad.
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Katie Taylor wins Miss Universe New Zealand 2009
Wellington, April 27 (Aucklander Katie Taylor, 22, sponsored by Southern First National of Manurewa, won Miss Universe New Zealand 2009 at the Levin Events’ Centre on Saturday.
Miss Taylor is a construction project manager and a qualified pilot.
She begins work today back in Auckland, replacing her ball gown and tiara with a reflective jacket and hard hat, in the lead-up to Miss Universe 2009 on August 23 at Paradise Island, the Bahamas.
This was her second attempt at the national title, having placed in the top five in 2007.
She says, ‘I have never won anything before, but I gave it everything I had.
‘I’m looking forward to working on getting ready for the finals in the Bahamas, and to doing my country proud.’
Crowd favourite, 18-year-old Priyani Puketapu, Miss Horowhenua, was judged first runner-up. Anthea Stembridge, 19, sponsored by Ultimate Transport Solutions, was second runner-up.
Miss Universe New Zealand pageant director Val Lott says she is ‘delighted’ by the judges’ choices for the top three places.
The judges were impressed by Miss Taylor’s natural conversation in her interview, which was held privately at the Horowhenua District Council Buildings on April 24.
She also wowed the panel of five judges with her performance on the night, in particular in the eveningwear segment.
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Pageant judge Jack Yan, publisher of Lucire and the chairman of the international jury for Miss Sweden, says the 2009 pageant was the toughest he had seen in his three years with Miss Universe New Zealand.
‘The winners were separated by the slimmest of margins. When we walked back into the hall, we had no idea how the top five would be ordered,’ he says.
Miss Manawatu, Samantha Elvy—another crowd favourite—and Miss Taupo, Cathrine Mitchell, rounded off the top five.
The judging panel was led by Di Goldsworthy of the Newmarket Business Association, and included Horowhenua District Mayor Brendan Duffy, make-up artist and agency placement manager for Talent Scouts Ltd. Evana Patterson, and former Miss Horowhenua and businesswoman Suzanne Cottle.
Ms Lott says that she was thrilled at the welcome the pageant received in Levin, rather than its traditional home in Auckland, complimenting mayor Brendan Duffy and the Council for their welcome.
The Abba Touring Group, led by Aaron Keown, performed live at the Events’ Centre.
An informal after-party for Miss Taylor and the other contestants was held at the Retro Bar in Paraparaumu.
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About Lucire
Lucire, the global fashion magazine (www.lucire.com), started on the web in 1997. In October 2004, it became the first magazine in its sector to extend its brand into a print magazine. By May 2005, it became the first web magazine to spawn international print editions. Lucire became the first fashion industry partner of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, www.unep.org). It is headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand and published by Lucire LLC. For print edition information, see <http://www.lucire.net>.
Notes to editors
Lucire is a registered trade mark of Jack Yan & Associates and subject to protection in certain jurisdictions. The Miss Universe logo is a registered trade mark of Miss Universe LP, LLLP. All other trade marks are the properties of their respective owners and are only used in a descriptive fashion without any intention to infringe.
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Miss California Carrie Prejean
Miss Calif. gets heroine's welcome at SD church
By LISA LEFF – 6 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Miss California Carrie Prejean, who became the bombshell of the Miss USA pageant by saying gay couples should not be allowed to marry, said Sunday that her state sponsors urged her to apologize afterward but she rejected the advice.
Prejean, 21, said officials from the Miss California USA pageant were worried that her comments would cost their contest financial backing and tried to prepare her for a string of post-pageant media interviews by discouraging her from discussing her religious beliefs.
"`You need to apologize to the gay community. You need to not talk about your faith. This has everything to do with you representing California and saving the brand,'" Prejean recalled being told. "I was representing California. I was representing the majority of people in California."
She offered her version of the tense hours following the April 19 Miss USA pageant while appearing at the San Diego megachurch that has helped shape her views. The Rock Church, founded by former San Diego Chargers defensive back Miles McPherson, was active in the campaign to pass a constitutional ban on gay marriages in California last year.
Prejean, who was named first runner-up to Miss North Carolina and will remain Miss California until November, has spent the last week defending her comments, made during the pageant's final round. They came in response to celebrity blogger Perez Hilton's question about legalizing same-sex marriage.
"I think it's great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage," she said. "And you know what? I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that's how I was raised."
Hilton, who is gay, stoked the 30-second exchange the next day when he cursed the beauty queen on his blog and suggested her response may have cost Prejean the Miss USA crown.
Officials from K2 Productions, which produces the Miss California USA pageant, did not immediately return a phone call Sunday from The Associated Press seeking to verify Prejean's account.
The San Diego Christian College junior, model and member of the San Diego Padres "Pad Squad" received a heroine's welcome from fellow members of the Rock, where she was the guest of honor at morning services. Seated onstage across from McPherson, she recalled resisting multiple opportunities — from her appearance on NBC's "Today" show to a performance with Miss USA pageant owner Donald Trump — to edit, explain or expound upon her remarks.
"I knew I had to stay true to my beliefs and not let them intimidate me into taking back what I said because I don't take back what I said," she said.
Rashad Robinson, media programs director for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, said Prejean's honesty would have been admirable if, in frankly expressing her opinion, she hadn't misspoke.
"Contrary to Miss California's claim, people can't choose, gay and lesbian couples don't have a choice except in a handful of states," Robinson said. "In her extensive public platform since then, she hasn't clarified that, she hasn't walked back from what are clearly misstatements."
Because the contestant's scores are supposed to be kept secret, it may never be known whether Prejean would have won had she not drawn Hilton's question. Trump has said one part of the pageant would not have decided the outcome. Other pageant veterans, however, say that based on her standing as first runner-up, low scores from one judge would have been enough to cost Prejean the title.
Besides Hilton, at least two more of the pageant's dozen judges have said Prejean should have given a more politic, if not politically correct, answer to avoid offending anyone and that it was her lack of tact, not her opposition to same-sex marriage, that ruffled feathers.
"I do not fault her for her beliefs. I fault her for her complete lack of social grace, and that's a quality I want my Miss USA to possess," judge Alicia Jacobs, a former Miss Nevada, wrote on her blog.
Others, though, have applauded Prejean for her forthrightness. The other four finalists were asked whether they would speak out against domestic violence, favor using taxpayer money to bail out corporations, give immigrants access to health care and help fund elections in Afghanistan.
"A question like that is not relevant in a platform such as the Miss USA pageant. It's far too political and it's divisive as well," said Kenya Moore, the 1993 Miss USA who was one of the judges that named Prejean Miss California in November. "Half of the audience is going to agree and half is not, no matter what she said. It's a no-win situation."
As for Prejean, there is still the possibility she could go on to become Miss USA if winner Kristen Dalton wins the Miss Universe pageant this summer. Meanwhile, she plans to continue making the public appearances that comes with her Miss California USA duties.
On Thursday, she received a standing ovation while presenting an award at the Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards in Nashville, but said, "up in Hollywood, I'm not sure what their reaction would be to my showing up at a movie premiere."
She said she would be willing to meet with representatives from California's largest gay rights group "as long as it's not political."
If anything, Prejean has solidified her stance in the last week. McPherson, who preaches against homosexuality, has been acting as her adviser and encouraging her to use her newfound fame to persuade other evangelical Christians to share their views, even if they are unpopular.
"I learned that God has a bigger crown than any man can give you," she said.
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Miss Universe GB looks to Wales for another winner
THESE seven stunning girls from Wales have got through to the prestigious finals of Miss Universe GB.
They’ll be among 40 hopefuls vying for the coveted title at the final a week today.
Last year’s crown went to Swansea girl Lisa Lazarus – catapulting her into a glamorous lifestyle of jet-setting across the world and filming in Bollywood.
The finalists of 2009 will take to the stage in three hotly contested catwalk rounds at The ICC in Birmingham in front of a celebrity judging panel, which includes dynamic DIY TV presenter Nick Knowles.
The winner will go on to compete at the international Miss Universe competition – owned and run by American tycoon Donald Trump – which will take place in the Bahamas this August.
They’ve spent the past four months preparing for the big day and fundraising for the competition’s official charity, the Cardiff-based Joshua Foundation, which helps children with cancer.
Finalist Lydia Yhnell, 25, from Newport, will be cheered on by her 12 siblings. She says coming from a large family helps fuel her confidence.
Not that she needs much help. Lydia, who won the Miss Smile section of Miss Wales 2008, was junior Wales Boxing Champion in 2001, has represented Wales at judo and is a black belt in karate.
She also back-packed around the world for two years and now works as an examinations assistant at Coleg Gwent’s Cross Keys campus,
“I like a challenge and I’m looking forward to the final,” Lydia told Wales on Sunday.
“I’ve not boxed for a couple of years but I started again for the competition. It’s a good way to keep fit and good self defence. I think it’s important to do things and try things. That’s what life’s all about.
“Being one of 13 puts you in a different category. It’s great coming from a big family.”
Wales’ finalists also include two crime students.
Jade Blackmore, 22, is in her final year of a criminology and sociology degree at Uwic in Cardiff and Lauren Howells, 21, from Caerphilly is in her second year of the same subject at Cardiff University. When not swatting up on what makes villains tick they like to ensure they look their best.
Jade, a finalist in Miss GB 2006, lives in Pengam Green, Cardiff, and went to Stanwell School, Penarth.
She said: “I’d like to win Miss Universe GB and in future to specialise in helping young people from deprived backgrounds and help them to fulfil their ambitions and aspirations.”
Fellow finalist and criminology student Lauren Howells, wants to join the police and become a criminal psychologist, as well as winning Miss Universe GB.
“I’m really excited and a bit nervous. I like being on stage. I get an adrenalin rush from it,” she said.
“It’s been really fun so far.
“I was in the finals of Miss Wales last year and I loved it.”
The former Kings Monkton School pupil doesn’t drink but sells shots at Club Metro, Cardiff, to help fund her degree.
Despite this being her first beauty contest Alize Mounter, 20, from Beddau, Pontypridd, has a lifetime’s modelling experience.
Alize, who is studying beauty therapy, had her portfolio done as a baby, modelled baby clothes in catalogues and for Marks and Spencer as a teenager.
An impressive, 5ft 10in tall, she said: “I’ve just bought my dress for the final. It cost my mum £1,000. It’s ivory silk. It’s lovely.
“I’m really excited, but this is my first ever beauty contest and I am nervous.”
At 18, finalist Ayesha Perry-Iqbal is still at school.
She’s doing A-level art, drama and RE at the town’s independent Rougemont School and wants a career in performing arts. At 5ft 5in and size 10 to 12 she hopes she’ll show people that you don’t have to be “skinny” to be pretty.
“I’m really pleased to get to the finals,” she said.
“It’s my first beauty contest. I’m a normal girl and want other normal girls to know curves are normal.”
Rebecca Beynon, 19, from Swansea, hopes Miss Universe GB will help launch her modelling career.
It’s the first time the Coleg Sir Gar beauty therapy student has entered a beauty contest and she’s “excited and nervous”.
Catrin Davies, 21, is the only finalist from North Wales.
Catrin, who lives in Conwy Valley and works at Clinton James hairdresser in Llandudno Junction, couldn’t believe it when she got to the finals.
“I was at work when I heard and just jumped up and down,” she said.
All seven will have to impress the judges – including former beauty queen Amy Guy, who plays Siren on Sky One’s Gladiators, fellow Gladiator Predator, Big Brother 9 winner Rachel Rice, Bollywood actor and model Zia Choudhary and Jason Hayward from Saks hair and beauty – next Sunday to win.
They’ll have the support of friends and family in the audience, plus Lisa Lazarus will jet back in to accompany Callum Best. Also at the catwalk side will be twins Sam and Amanda from Big Brother 8 and I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here’s David Van Day, of pop duo Dollar.
All seven will be on the catwalk in front of judges Knowles, former beauty queen Amy Guy who now plays Siren on Sky One’s Gladiators, fellow Gladiator Predator, Big Brother 9 winner Rachel Rice, TV presenter and WAG Lizzie Cundy, The Sun newspaper beauty editor Sue Moxley, Birmingham’s BRMB radio DJ Tim Lichfield, Zia Choudhary, Bollywood actor and model and Jason Hayward from Saks hair and beauty.
In the audience, beside the contestants’ families and friends, will be and Callum Best who will be accompanying current Miss Universe GB, Lisa Lazarus.
The contest is run in Great Britain by Cardiff company Vibe PR and Marketing, which also runs Vibe Models.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk
26 Abril 2009
Niega que se vaya de Nuestra Belleza
Lupita Jones asegura que se irá cuando otra mexicana gane
Aunque desde que surgió Nuestra Belleza México ha sido criticada, últimamente más por hechos como la supuesta conexión de la Miss México 2008 Laura Zúñiga con el narco, y la indisciplina de las actuales reinas que representarán a nuestro país en dos certámenes, Lupita Jones dice que no renunciará ni mucho menos se dará por vencida hasta que se triunfe en Miss Universo o Miss Mundo.
Y es que un informante dijo a EL UNIVERSAL que Lupita dejaría la dirección de Nuestra Belleza para ser ocupada por el conductor y periodista Juan José Origel, en una decisión tomada por ejecutivos de Televisa.
“Diría que cómo les gusta estar dando de qué hablar. No es cierto; para nada... Dejen de estar alucinando porque no va a pasar”, responde en entrevista exclusiva.
Lupita sí confirma que apenas hace unos días las actuales reinas, Karla Carrillo, quien participará en Miss Universo (a realizarse en agosto) y Perla Beltrán (concursará en Miss Mundo) efectivamente se les llamó la atención por tercera ocasión debido a su indisciplina, más no aceptó que se dijera que nuestro país se quedaría sin representantes por esa situación.
“Esa fue información inexacta”, subraya. “Lo he dicho muchas veces, y lo voy a repetir: Por supuesto voy a dejar Nuestra Belleza en el momento en que alguna de nuestras chicas logre ganar Miss Universo o Miss Mundo.
No pretendo morirme aquí”, manifiesta vía telefónica. — ¿Por qué dejar la dirección tras un éxito? — Porque es una meta trazada a nivel profesional.
Ya se alcanzó la meta (suponiendo acerca del triunfo en uno de los certámenes), se demostró que sí se puede, pues adelante.
Además hay tanta gente tan apurada de que me vaya que se los voy a cumplir. Si hay tanta gente lista para hacerla, ¡lléguenle!.
Pero lo único que necesito es cumplir mi meta. — ¿Actualmente cómo se siente usted de todo esto? — Me siento muy orgullosa, contenta, independientemente de las críticas que haya.
De pronto a la gente se le olvidan las cosas muy rápido. Pero de los grandes logros que ha tenido Nuestra Belleza México es el haber sacado del sótano a México de los concursos de belleza internacional... Ahora, cuando esto no sucede, me lo reclaman y me echan la culpa.... Pero ahora nos hemos dado a notar.
“No puedo decir que me siento satisfecha porque no hemos ganado que finalmente ese es el objetivo principal, pero estamos por buen camino”, responde Lupita, Miss Universo en 1991, al tiempo que confiesa que se ha sentido frustrada.
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Encore du rififi chez les Miss!
DDM
Pas de trève chez les miss. Non seulement il y a la guerre mais elle s'intensifie. Cette semaine il va pleuvoir des scuds à décoiffer le chapeau pourtant bien vissé sur la tête de Geneviève de Fontenay.
La dame aura beau se draper dans sa dignité, des haines cuites et recuites aiguisées à force d'être mâchées et remâchées vont franchir la barre des média. Le public s'est habitué, année après année, aux bouleversements impromptus, aux destitutions, aux photos osées, et même seins nus, aux diffamations, aux croche-pieds, mais on n'avait encore jamais vu des « Miss de jadis » se dresser officiellement contre l'icône emblématique du comité Miss France. C'est pour demain. Luce Auger (Miss France 1 961), 75 printemps, et Claudine Cassereau (Miss France 1972 en remplacement de Chantal de Lamotte), la cinquantaine triomphante, cracheront leur venin urbi et orbi à Paris lors d'une conférence de presse. Elles donneront leur croustillante version de faits qui les concernent et se sont produits pour l'essentiel du temps où l'avenir s'ouvrait devant elles.Le sang de ces deux dames n'a fait qu'un tour quand, l'an passé, Geneviève de Fontenay a demandé la destitution de Valérie Bègue et lui a adjoint de rendre sa couronne de Miss France après que des photos « osées » d'elle aient paru dans la presse. Elles se sont levées comme une seule miss et sont parties à la reconquête du corps du délit et de la couronne.
Cette année, elles ont accueilli le cas de Marine Beaury comme du pain béni. La dauphine de Chloé Mortaud, actuelle Miss France, à l'élection de Miss Albigeois-Midi Pyrénées réclame la destitution de celle-ci en raison d'un vote selon elle truqué.
Soutenues par M. Le Parmentier, président depuis 25 ans de l'Association Internationale des Concours de Beauté pour les Pays Francophones (AICBPF) et accompagnées de leur avocat, Maître Hubert Drevet, ces membres du peu fourni « collectif des Miss France en colère » déballeront demain matin un linge vieux de 47 et 36 ans.
Puis, Luce et Claudine apporteront leur soutien à Marine Beaury durant l'audience décisive visant à obtenir l'annulation de l'élection régionale de Chloé Mortaud pour cause de subordination entre les membres du jury, qui se tiendra devant le TGI de Nanterre demain à 15 h 30.Là est l'escarmouche importante du jour.
Pour le reste, on risque fort d'assister à un remake d'Arsenic et vieilles dentelles et les cadavres n'auront rien d'exquis.
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Katie Taylor wins Miss Universe New Zealand 2009
Katie Taylor at the ANZAC Day Parade in Levin, the morning before she was crowned Miss New Zealand.
Aucklander Katie Taylor, 22, sponsored by Southern First National of Manurewa, won Miss Universe New Zealand 2009 at the Levin Events’ Centre on Saturday.
Miss Taylor is a construction project manager and a qualified pilot.
She begins work today back in Auckland, replacing her ball gown and tiara with a reflective jacket and hard hat, in the lead-up to Miss Universe 2009 on August 23 at Paradise Island, the Bahamas.
This was her second attempt at the national title, having placed in the top five in 2007.
She says, ‘I have never won anything before, but I gave it everything I had.
‘I’m looking forward to working on getting ready for the finals in the Bahamas, and to doing my country proud.’
Crowd favourite, 18-year-old Priyani Puketapu, Miss Horowhenua, was judged first runner-up. Anthea Stembridge, 19, sponsored by Ultimate Transport Solutions, was second runner-up.
Miss Universe New Zealand pageant director Val Lott says she is ‘delighted’ by the judges’ choices for the top three places.
The judges were impressed by Miss Taylor’s natural conversation in her interview, which was held privately at the Horowhenua District Council Buildings on April 24.
She also wowed the panel of five judges with her performance on the night, in particular in the eveningwear segment.
Pageant judge Jack Yan, publisher of Lucire and the chairman of the international jury for Miss Sweden, says the 2009 pageant was the toughest he had seen in his three years with Miss Universe New Zealand.
‘The winners were separated by the slimmest of margins. When we walked back into the hall, we had no idea how the top five would be ordered,’ he says.
Miss Manawatu, Samantha Elvy—another crowd favourite—and Miss Taupo, Cathrine Mitchell, rounded off the top five.
The judging panel was led by Di Goldsworthy of the Newmarket Business Association, and included Horowhenua District Mayor Brendan Duffy, make-up artist and agency placement manager for Talent Scouts Ltd. Evana Patterson, and former Miss Horowhenua and businesswoman Suzanne Cottle.
Ms Lott says that she was thrilled at the welcome the pageant received in Levin, rather than its traditional home in Auckland, complimenting mayor Brendan Duffy and the Council for their welcome.
The Abba Touring Group, led by Aaron Keown, performed live at the Events’ Centre.
An informal after-party for Miss Taylor and the other contestants was held at the Retro Bar in Paraparaumu.
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Miss Beleza Indígena será escolhida hoje
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| Sáb, 25 de Abril de 2009 22:23 |
| foto Rachid Waqued Na ocasião, Carla Stephanini ofertou, em nome da coordenaria do Estado, uma TV de 29 polegadas como prêmio à primeira colocada no concurso. “Este concurso é importante porque, além de dar reconhecimento à beleza da mulher indígena, dá também visibilidade a elas. Neste sentido é possível fortalecer a identidade étnica e cultural da mulher índia”, ressaltou a coordenadora. O 1º Beleza Indígena do Pantanal é realizado pela Aldeia Marçal de Souza e tem o apoio da Coordenadoria Estadual. O concurso acontece hoje (25), às 16h, no Parque do Sóter, em Campo Grande. Carla Stephanini também participa do evento como jurada. Rogério Valdez http://www.jornaldiadia.com.br/ |
Miss America 2009 Katie Stam
Miss America 2009 Katie Stam, left, poses for a snapshot with driver Tony Stewart during qualifying for Sunday's Aarons 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., on Saturday, April 25, 2009. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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Miss USA 2007 Rachel Smith
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - APRIL 24: Miss USA Rachel Smith arrives at the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center's 'An Evening with Women: Celebrating Art, Music and Equality event held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 24, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - APRIL 24: Miss USA Rachel Smith, actress Candis Cayne and actress Gretchen Ross attend the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center's 'An Evening with Women: Celebrating Art, Music and Equality event held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 24, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Miss Universo visitará El Salvador para apoyar campaña contra el sida
La actual Miss Universo, la venezolana Dayana Mendoza, lanzará el próximo lunes en El Salvador la campaña "Hombres de Verdad", de la cual es vocera y con la que se pretende concientizar a la población masculina sobre el riesgo de contagiarse del VIH.
Una fuente del programa de prevención del VIH/sida que impulsa el Ministerio de Salud de El Salvador dijo a Efe que la actual representante de la belleza mundial, coronada en Vietnam en 2008, llegará el próximo domingo.
Mendoza lanzará en este país la campaña "Hombres de Verdad", que busca hacer conciencia sobre la enfermedad con especial llamado a los hombres.
El acto de presentación de la campaña se celebrará en un hotel capitalino, con la presencia del ministro salvadoreño de Salud, Guillermo Maza, y otras autoridades de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) y de la Organización Panamericana de Mercadeo Social (PASMO), que impulsan la campaña de prevención.
Miss Universo, que permanecerá en El Salvador hasta el miércoles próximo, tiene previsto visitar en San Salvador el hospital pediátrico Benjamín Bloom, para compartir con niños infectados por el virus, y el hospital Zacamil, donde se reunirá con adultos que padecen la enfermedad.
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Honoring Nazanin: an Angel of Iran
 Former Miss Canada Nazanin Afshin-Jam, here at the Miss World 2003 contest, lobbied on behalf of a teenage Iranian girl who had been sentenced to death. |
| By: Amil Imani Never mind the mythical angels of religion and poetry. Meet a living angel in flesh, Nazanin Afshin-Jam. Many of you may not know that we have a hero in our midst. Many of you may not know that this individual, singlehandedly, has done more for her compatriots, as well as for other people of our planet, than most of us together. This dazzling beauty, both inside and outside, has dedicated her life to the good of humanity. We are honoring Nazanin Afshin-Jam for her tireless efforts to shed light into the shadowy corners of conflict, to expose and end the abuses that ruin the lives of so many children in Iran. Her work exemplifies the ideals of the human rights movement: "courage, an unswerving commitment to justice and a genuine concern for the rights of all victims." Unquestionably, this young talented Iranian born Canadian citizen has been a role model and has earned our respect, not only among most Iranians around the world, but in many other countries where she has visited and spoken about Human rights issues. Nazanin Afshin-Jam, this dazzling gem of Iran, has a huge mission in life. As good a human being as she is and almost unnervingly nice, she is relentlessly positive, a one-person cheering section of smiles. She has elevated what it means to be an Iranian and what it means to be a child of Cyrus the Great. Nazanin is an international human rights activist, singer/songwriter, actor, model and former Miss World Canada. After being crowned "Miss Canada." Nazanin went on to become the First Runner-Up for "Miss World 2003." She was runner-up to Miss Ireland, Rosanna Davison. She is also co-founder of the "Stop Child Executions" organization whose aim it is to try and put a permanent end to executions of minors in Iran and abroad who are currently on death row. She has produced short documentaries, connected lawyers working pro-bono to children on death row who do not have access to proper attorneys. She is constantly informing the UN, individual governments and NGOs including Amnesty International on urgent cases of children facing execution. "Prosperity and progress can only flourish when our human rights are a priority, where democracy and freedom of choice take precedence," says Nazanin Nazanin learned at an early age of the threat people face when their human rights are ignored and abused. This Persian star was born in Tehran in 1979 at the height of the so called Islamic revolution and a year later her family was forced to flee after her non-political father was arrested and tortured at the hands of the fundamentalists. Growing up in Canada after escaping an uncertain future in Iran, Nazanin knew not to take her freedom and good fortune for granted. Her conscience would not allow her to forget those who live in fear every day, in any country where people's basic human rights are violated. Nazanin is also a pilot and is licensed to fly both powered aircraft and gliders and is a Squadron Commander Royal Canadian Air Cadets, holding the rank of Warrant Officer 1st class. She is fluent in three languages: Persian, English, French and also conversational Spanish. However, her true passion is human rights. Nazanin was instrumental in saving another Nazanin (Nazanin Fatehi) in Iran. Nazanin Fatehi was sentenced to hang for defending herself and her 15-year-old niece by stabbing one of three men who tried to rape her and her niece in Karaj in March 2005. In the lawless jungle of the Islamic Republic, they rushed to condemn her to death rather than the assailants or the rapists. She initiated a yearlong campaign to save the life of a 17-year-old girl in Iran who faced execution by hanging for having stabbed one of three men who attempted to rape her. The Save Nazanin petition collected 350, 000 signatures worldwide. She went on tours around the globe, speaking in Stockholm, Brussels, Gothenburg and Frankfurt regarding Fatehi. She organized the creation of a documentary to raise awareness on Fatehi's plight and created a website http://www.helpnazanin.com/ informing the public with news and of how to help. She helped raise the required $43,000 bail to release Nazanin Fatehi from prison She spoke around the world, brought much needed attention in the United Nations and finally her arduous task bears fruit. After more than two years in jail, Nazanin Fatehi was eventually released on bail on January 31, 2007. That was a joyous moment for her and an astonishing victory for all people. Nazanin Afshin-Jam's efforts led her to create the "stop child executions" organization. "Some people give up in pursuing their goal when they have almost reached their destiny while others, on the contrary, vigorously go after the victory by hook or by crook. I will never forget that moment when she was released from prison," says Nazanin. Nazanin continues to address human rights abuses worldwide, in China, Burma, Darfur and other countries with tyrannical regimes and particular in relation to women and children in Iran and the Middle East. She has given speeches at the UN, EU, UK, Canadian Parliament, numerous universities and conferences with media features on CNN, BBC, CBC, FOX, Al Jazeera TV, Persian Voice of America and print stories in Glamour, Seventeen, Chatelaine, Flare, Vanity Fair magazine and newspapers worldwide. She has received the Global Citizenship Award from the President of the University of British Columbia and the Alumni Association. She also received a "Hero Award for Human Rights" on Friday August 25, 2007 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on the case of Nazanin Fatehi. She appeared as a guest speaker at an Amnesty International conference in Berlin a couple of years ago regarding the executions of minors in Iran. She was the guest of Honor and speaker for OnCor ‘s 10-day charity fund-raising event benefiting the Dangriga HIV/Aids Society (Belize). Nazanin's battle against child executions continues with the goal of halting the practice in Iran and in the handful of other countries where it still continues. Regarding "child execution" organization, she can use any help from any one who is concerned about the execution of children and minors. Thus far, she has managed to save many human lives. On September 11, 2008, Nazanin sent out a press release stating, "The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will have to get past the Ahmadinejad Wall of Shame, a visual display and demonstration across the United Nations Headquarters- before entering the opening of the "General Assembly." "While the UN legitimizes Ahmadinejad as the leader of Iran by having the door open to him at the General Assembly, the Iranian people feel betrayed by the false representation. In the face of the West's obsession with Iran's nuclear development, the voices of the Iranian people have been stifled and human rights abuses have been overshadowed. This Wall of Shame demonstration is hoping to give a voice to the voiceless and address the concerns of the vast majority of Iranian people who believe in a united, secular, democratic Iran based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and no military intervention on Iran," said Nazanin. Nazanin is a person of conscience and integrity. Her tireless passion for saving human lives is a guide to all of us who aspire to better the world around us by our commitment to truth. Her professionalism and manners combined with her enormous humanity and cheerful eyes, on the camera and off the camera, are impeccable. She is the true daughter of Persia and represents all decent Iranian women. "Life is precious. Life has ebbs and flows. Some days the sun is shining, the birds are chirping and you feel like you are on top of the world. Other days, you feel like you are being dragged into a black hole and don't know if you will ever find your way out of the vortex. Thankfully, my faith is strong and I know we are never given more than we can handle," says Nazanin. "Life's experiences have taught me that everything happens for a reason and thankfully, we as human beings are resilient. Not only does the sky crack open with sunshine after a thunderstorm, but often a rainbow graces the skies as well. It is often after the most challenging moments in our lives that we grow stronger and reach a higher level of consciousness, either at the personal level or at the universal level," says Nazanin. As Nazanin is contemplating the new life upon which she has entered, she thinks of the past and how those dark roads she traveled have given her the strength needed to do more. She is on a mission to break all the boundaries. Our Human Rights Activist is very passionate, extremely optimistic, honest, and believes in what she says and does. "The past is the past. I'm only interested in looking into a brighter future," she says. "I believe in the pursuit of peace, love, and a spiritual understanding of divinity which, in the end, will allow us to truly feel happy and in harmony. Once you have experienced true happiness, it is only natural to want to share that feeling with others so that they may feel the same. Our only responsibility on this earth is to extend all the love in our hearts to those around us. We are all human. Every single human and animal life is precious and has meaning and we must do everything in our capacity to preserve it." Many people have been inspired by Nazanin's determination. Her work sends a powerful message that governments and armed groups should end their barbaric abuses and respect the rights of all human beings and especially the children. "The Islamic Republic in Iran has long been no respecter of human rights, judging from their track records. For example, look at what is happening to members of the Baha'i faith in Iran. Just a few weeks ago the Islamic government publicly announced that if Baha'is are caught gathering together for the purpose of sharing their faith, they will be arrested. They have publicly called for the eradication of Baha'is in Iran. What do we call that? Isn't that genocide?" she says. Nazanin left us with a beautiful quote: "The physical beauty of youth will someday fade. But, the beauty of the spirit within, when nurtured, can grow forever." http://www.rightsidenews.com/ |
April 24, 2009 Miss São Paulo desfila pelas ruas de Campinas
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Linda', 'Maravilhosa', 'Boa sorte', foram apenas alguns dos elogios e desejos que a garota Silvia Novaes, a atual Miss Campinas e agora também Miss São Paulo, ouviu durante a carreata que fez desde sua casa, no Parque Alto Taquaral, até o Paço Municipal, onde foi recebida pelo prefeito em exercício de Campinas, Demétrio Vilagra. O desfile foi feito em um caminhão do Corpo de Bombeiros - que também não deixaram de idolatrar a moça - e fez algumas paradas ao longo do caminho. Na Avenida Francisco Glicério o carro encostou e Silvia posou para fotos e retribuiu todo o carinho do povo campineiro.
'Só tenho a agradecer muito a todos por esse acolhimento. É bom demais ver tanta gente assim. Estou muito emocionada, porque dá uma sensação muito boa', descreve a agora candidata a Miss Brasil. A trajetória da recém formada professora de educação física começou aos 15 anos quando iniciou a carreira de modelo. Atualmente, com seus 22 anos, 60 quilos e 1,77 de altura, ela foi eleita Miss Campinas 2008/2009, o que lhe deu o direito de concorrer ao título estadual.
Na noite do último sábado (11) ela foi escolhida para representar o estado de São Paulo dia 9 de maio, no Memorial da América Latina, no concurso que elegerá a próxima Miss Brasil. 'Vou da mesma forma que fui para os dois concurs
s: com os pés no chão. Vou fazer o meu melhor, entregar nas mãos de Deus e seja o que ele quiser', diz.
Além dos milhões de campineiros que já torciam por Silvia, foram adicionados outros milhões de paulistas a essa soma. Entretanto, tem uma em especial que torce por ela. 'Fico preocupada. São tantas coisas acontecendo ao mesmo tempo, mas ela sabe lidar com isso. Ela é esperta. Vou torcer ainda mais agora, porque ela marece', conta a mãe, Sandra Coimbra, que acompanhou o carro dos bombeiros durante toda a carreata e não largou da filha por nenhum instante.
Por onde passava, Silvia chamava atenção. Pela cidade, populares saltavam às janelas dos prédios com celulares e máquinas fotográficas e nas ruas o povo parava para ver a miss passar. As demonstrações de carinho variavam entre acenos de mão, beijos lançados ao vento, um simples sinal de positivo ou levar a mão ao peito como sinal de afetividade. 'Ela é muito bonita. Achei que mereceu mesmo ganhar e acho que tem chances sim de ser Miss Brasil. Só o irmão dela que eu acho meio ciumento', brinca o eletricista Luis Donizete, de 42 anos, que acompanhou pela TV o concurso.
No Paço Municipal ela foi recebida por Vilagra, que lhe entregou um buquê de flores, um CD da Orquestra de Campinas e dois livros com a história da cidade. 'Campinas tem uma tradição de ter mulheres bonitas e ela continua colocando a cidade em evidência, o que é bom para Campinas', salienta o prefeito que parabenizou e posou para fotos com a miss, que simplesmente parou a Prefeitura na tarde de ontem. 'Agora vou deixar a carreira de educadora física um pouco de lado e me focar no concurso. As portas estão se abrindo, então vou aguardar para ver o que vou fazer', conta Silvia.
'Linda', 'Maravilhosa', 'Boa sorte', foram apenas alguns dos elogios e desejos que a garota Silvia Novaes, a atual Miss Campinas e agora também Miss São Paulo, ouviu durante a carreata que fez desde sua casa, no Parque Alto Taquaral, até o Paço Municipal, onde foi recebida pelo prefeito em exercício de Campinas, Demétrio Vilagra. O desfile foi feito em um caminhão do Corpo de Bombeiros - que também não deixaram de idolatrar a moça - e fez algumas paradas ao longo do caminho. Na Avenida Francisco Glicério o carro encostou e Silvia posou para fotos e retribuiu todo o carinho do povo campineiro.
'Só tenho a agradecer muito a todos por esse acolhimento. É bom demais ver tanta gente assim. Estou muito emocionada, porque dá uma sensação muito boa', descreve a agora candidata a Miss Brasil. A trajetória da recém formada professora de educação física começou aos 15 anos quando iniciou a carreira de modelo. Atualmente, com seus 22 anos, 60 quilos e 1,77 de altura, ela foi eleita Miss Campinas 2008/2009, o que lhe deu o direito de concorrer ao título estadual.
Na noite do último sábado (11) ela foi escolhida para representar o estado de São Paulo dia 9 de maio, no Memorial da América Latina, no concurso que elegerá a próxima Miss Brasil. 'Vou da mesma forma que fui para os dois concurs
s: com os pés no chão. Vou fazer o meu melhor, entregar nas mãos de Deus e seja o que ele quiser', diz.
Além dos milhões de campineiros que já torciam por Silvia, foram adicionados outros milhões de paulistas a essa soma. Entretanto, tem uma em especial que torce por ela. 'Fico preocupada. São tantas coisas acontecendo ao mesmo tempo, mas ela sabe lidar com isso. Ela é esperta. Vou torcer ainda mais agora, porque ela marece', conta a mãe, Sandra Coimbra, que acompanhou o carro dos bombeiros durante toda a carreata e não largou da filha por nenhum instante.
Por onde passava, Silvia chamava atenção. Pela cidade, populares saltavam às janelas dos prédios com celulares e máquinas fotográficas e nas ruas o povo parava para ver a miss passar. As demonstrações de carinho variavam entre acenos de mão, beijos lançados ao vento, um simples sinal de positivo ou levar a mão ao peito como sinal de afetividade. 'Ela é muito bonita. Achei que mereceu mesmo ganhar e acho que tem chances sim de ser Miss Brasil. Só o irmão dela que eu acho meio ciumento', brinca o eletricista Luis Donizete, de 42 anos, que acompanhou pela TV o concurso.
No Paço Municipal ela foi recebida por Vilagra, que lhe entregou um buquê de flores, um CD da Orquestra de Campinas e dois livros com a história da cidade. 'Campinas tem uma tradição de ter mulheres bonitas e ela continua colocando a cidade em evidência, o que é bom para Campinas', salienta o prefeito que parabenizou e posou para fotos com a miss, que simplesmente parou a Prefeitura na tarde de ontem. 'Agora vou deixar a carreira de educadora física um pouco de lado e me focar no concurso. As portas estão se abrindo, então vou aguardar para ver o que vou fazer', conta Silvia.
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Miss Universe Japan Finalists
Miss World Australia in the pink for fun run
Last weekend, the Albion Park beauty hosted a charity fun run in her home town, which raised $2000 for the Ronald McDonald House scheme. Now she is lending her face and energy to the 2009 Mother's Day Family Fun 'n' Run/Walk, in which all proceeds go to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Ms Richardson said fun runs were an easy and enjoyable way to raise money for good causes. "It is quite hard to organise but you can raise a bit of money in a short amount of time," she said. "But I think the main point about it is you are raising money in a fun and fit environment that is welcoming to families. Everyone can come along." The Mother's Day Fun 'n' Run/Walk will be held on Sunday, May 10 and was launched yesterday in Crown St Mall. The event features 5km and 2km options, with the track located between North Wollongong and Fairy Meadow surf clubs. Ms Richardson said she had personal reasons for wanting to help out with the event. "My grandmother had breast cancer twice and my other nan's sister had it so it is very much in my family," she said. "I think it's just about realising it has affected me and people I love." Early-bird entry fees cost $15/$8 or $40 for a family. Entry on the day costs $20/$10/$50. To register online visit www.mothersdayclassic.org or call 0412 009 691. http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/
Former Miss USA Tara Conner Ready to Be Next Country Music Star
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In light of the ongoing war of words between Miss California Carrie Prejean and Perez Hilton over her answer to Hilton's question about same-sex marriage at the 2009 Miss USA Pageant, the media is going back over old pageant scandals for story ideas. One of the more recent pageant scandals was that of 2006 Miss USA Tara Conner, who nearly lost her crown when unflattering pictures surfaced of her abusing drugs and alcohol. Pageant owner Donald Trump stepped in and suggested a rehab program so that Tara Conner could keep her crown. Three years later and Conner is ready to take on a career in country music.
Although she is best known for her near loss of crown, Tara Conner has managed to move on. She completed her rehab program, kept her crown and title, finished fourth runner-up in the Miss Universe Pageant, and moved on. Since then she has appeared on the MTV reality television program, "The Girls of Hedsor Hall," which took 12 young ladies whose lives were falling apart and attempted to transform them into lovely women.
Tara Conner was offered $1 million to do a spread for Playboy right after the rehab experience, but she turned the men's magazine down. She told Fox News, "I have no regrets at all. Many people see "Playboy" as beautiful art but my art is my music."
And country music has become her passion. The 23-year-old former beauty queen could say that she gets it honest, hailing from Kentucky. Her family, she says, was very music-oriented, singing and playing various instruments, but all she could do was sing. She announced on her MySpace web page that she has been working hard on material for a country album for the past four months, with plans of launching a country musicsinging career soon. She said she had never felt confident in her singing to reach for her goals but that after appearing on the third season of CMT's "Gone Country," she "had never been put in the position to write...and when i did i knew thats [sic] where i belonged!!!"
24 Abril 2009
Miss America 2009, Katie Stam
Miss California Carrie Prejean
Miss California Carrie Prejean waves to the crowd as she receives a standing ovation during her introduction of a performance at the Dove awards in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, April 23, 2009. The Dove awards honor Christian and gospel music.
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Miss California Carrie Prejean takes part in the finale at the Dove awards in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, April 23, 2009. The Dove awards honor Christian and gospel music.
(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Miss California Carrie Prejean, left, signs autographs after the Dove awards in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, April 23, 2009. The Dove awards honor Christian and gospel music.
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Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza
Miss SP comemora vitória após inscrição com atraso
 Miss SP sorri com a coroa, repre átomo |
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Campinas
A recém eleita miss São Paulo, Silvia Novais, passeou no carro do Corpo de Bombeiros de Campinas na tarde desta quarta-feira. Apesar do dia nublado ameaçar chuva, Silvia subiu na viatura e desfilou as ruas do entorno da Lagoa do Taquaral até o centro da cidade. Depois, desceu em frente a Palácio dos Jequitibás, sede da prefeitura de Campinas.
Sorridente, trajando jeans, coroa e faixa de miss São Paulo por cima da faixa de miss Campinas, Silvia foi 'socorrida' por três soldados do Corpo de Bombeiros para vencer os degraus da viatura - situação bem mais confortável do que passar pelas escadas sob fortes holofotes, nervosismo, garotas tão bonitas quanto ela e em frente as cameras de televisão, momento que passou quando disputou com outras 32 misses representantes do interior paulista.
"Eu malhei bastante", garantiu a jovem de 22 anos, 60 quilos, 1,77 m de altura e 62 cm de cintura. Formada em educação fisica e baiana de nascimento, Silvia chegou em Campinas com dois anos de idade. O segredo para conquistar o titulo de miss é ser sempre natural, contou a menina. "Foi uma surpresa ganhar", completou a miss, lembrando que foi um fotógrafo que a sugeriu que se inscrevesse para o concurso. "A inscrição foi nos últimos dias antes do encerramento", relembrou.
Para garantir a forma, ela pretende continuar fazendo muita malhação e cuidar principalmente da alimentação para não estragar suas curvas. Sorte dela que seu prato preferido não é nada engordativo: o peixe temperado pela mãe.
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Donald Trump Defends Miss California, Calls Gay-Marriage Question "a Bit Unlucky"
AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Denise Truscello/Getty Images If the whole pageant thing doesn't work out, sounds like Miss California might be up for an Apprenticeship.
Donald Trump, the owner of the Miss Universe franchise, finally has lifted his silence about Carrie Prejean's oppositional answer to the question of gay marriage, which she claims cost her the Miss USA title.
He disagrees with that theory.
"Miss California has done a wonderful job, that was her belief," Trump told Fox News. "It wasn't a bad answer, that was simply her belief."
He also sympathizes with the much-maligned tiara-wearer, saying she was "a bit unlucky" to get the tricky question in the first place and that no matter how she answered, "she was going to get killed."
Prejean herself has defended her response, standing by her statements that "marriage should be between a man and a woman."
The actual pageant winner, Miss North Carolina, Kristen Dalton, has expressed her feelings that the question was fair game, while former Miss USA Shanna Moakler has supported Miss California, but not necessarily agreeing with the stance.
Additionally, numerous celebrities have twittered their Prejean backlash.
At least all this beauty buzz is diverting our focus from the Octomom.
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23 Abril 2009
No role model: Miss Universe pageant attacked over 'malnourished' beauty queen
Não sou anoréxica’, diz modelo alvo de polêmica do Miss Austrália
Modelo australiana tem 1,80m e pesa 49 quilos.
Jovem de 19 anos ganhou a defesa até da vencedora do concurso.
>Do G1, em São Paulo
A modelo Stephanie Naumoska, de 19 anos, disse para a mídia australiana que não é anoréxica e que faz de seis a oito refeições por dia.
Stephanie, que é de Sydney, acabou sendo eliminada nas finais do Miss Austrália, que teve como vencedora Rachael Finch, de 21 anos, de Queensland.
No entanto, o que provocou a polêmica no concurso foi a magreza da candidata. Stephanie mede 1,80m e pesa 49 quilos. Em um dos jornais locais, o destaque foi: "Ossuda ou bonita?". Profissionais da saúde australianos alegam que Stephanie tem índice de massa corpórea de apenas 15,1, muito abaixo da marca de má nutrição, que é de 18.
“Eu acho que foi muita injustiça eu ter sido criticada por eu ser muito magra”, afirmou a modelo. “Eu nunca fui anoréxica ou bulímica. Eu não vomito as minhas refeições depois que eu como. Eu como de seis a oito refeições por dia.”
Candidatas posam durante concurso do Miss Austrália (Foto: Greg Wood/AFP)
Stephanie disse ainda qu apesar de na agência de modelos estar registrado que tem 49 quilos, ela acreditava estar entre 52 e 55 quilos. “Estou aqui para defender as pessoas magras. Trabalho como modelo desde os 13 anos e tenho um monte de amigos altos e magros. Nossos corpos são assim”, disse.
A estilista e jurada do Miss Austrália Charlie Brown disse que a candidata era realmente muito magra. “Mas não foi por isso que não a escolhi”, afirmou.
Rachael Finch posa após ser a vencedora do Miss Austrália. Ela vai representar o país no Miss Universo, nas Bahamas, em agosto próximo (Foto: Reuters)
A vencedora do concurso, Rachael Finch, deu apoio para Stephanie.
“Todas as garotas estavam felizes e em forma para a disputa”, disse ela. “Eu acho que ela é muito bonita e comeu com a gente em várias ocasiões. Acho que o ataque da mídia a uma jovem de 19 anos não foi bom”, afirmou Rachael. “Ela é muito nova e tem um metabolismo rápido”, finalizou.
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Unfortunately for Stephanie Naumoska, and to the consternation of health experts, it was for all the wrong reasons.
Critics said the 19-year-old was just skin and bone. With her 31-25-35 measurements she seemed to have trouble filling her already skimpy bikini as she paraded before the judges at the Australian finals of the pageant in Sydney.
Stephanie Naumoska in the Australia finals of the Miss Universe contest: Her ribs and hip bones are clearly visible
The model (centre) poses with other contestants
She was tall enough - at 5ft 10in - to be the perfect height for a model but what has alarmed health experts is her weight.
She weighs only 7st 7lb and has a Body Mass Index of 15.1 - and that, by World Health Organisation standards, means she is malnourished.
Her BMI should be between 18.5 and 24.9 to fall into the 'average' category.
When the pageant organisers were asked why they had allowed Miss Naumoska to parade before the cameras when her ribs and pelvic bones could be seen protruding alarmingly, an official reply was that her look was all to do with her heritage.
'She's Macedonian,' said one official.
But a spectator at the event at the Hilton Hotel commented: 'Side on, if you didn't look carefully enough, you could miss her - she was that thin.'
Dieticians urged the Sydney model to seek urgent medical attention because she was dangerously underweight.
Healthy? Miss Naumoska, seen here in a photoshoot, claims she eats well and is not unhealthy
Health expert Melanie McGrice said she was well under the World Health Organisation benchmark for malnutrition and added: 'I would certainly want to be doing an assessment of her diet to make sure she doesn't have some type of eating disorder.'
She said Miss Naumoska needed urgent blood tests, diet analysis and a general body assessment.
Even Australian politicians have joined in the debate.
Carmel Tebutt, the acting premier of New South Wales, said that allowing her to enter the contest when she looked so disturbingly thin sent the wrong message to young women who looked up to glamorous models.
'The main thing is to encourage girls and young women to put health before thinking about trying to fit into a particular type of body image,' she said.
The Australian Medical Association called on pageant organisers to impose a minimum Body Mass Index of 20.
In this swimwear shoot, the model appears less bony and a healthier weight
But officials said too much emphasis was being placed on Miss Naumoska's lifestyle rather than her ethnic background.
Deborah Miller, director of the contest, said the model blamed her Macedonian heritage for her thin appearance.
'The women do have long, lithe bodies and small bones,' she said. 'It's their body type, just as Asian girls tend to be rather small.
'She doesn't have an eating disorder or anything like that. There's nothing wrong with her.'
But nutritionist Susie Burrell said: 'Macedonian body? I've not seen anything like that anywhere to support that.
'What I see in the photos is muscle wastage on the upper arm and legs.'
Miss Naumoska was beaten in the final by 21-year-old TV presenter and model Rachel Finch, who at 5ft 9in and measuring 34-24-34 appeared to have just a little more flesh than her skinny rival.
Winner: Rachael Finch beat Miss Naumoska to be crowed Miss Universe in the Australian leg of the contest
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Miss du Monde
Le charme des unes ne fait pas forcément celui des autres. Le meilleur exemple? Les concours de miss, qui en disent long sur les critères esthétiques de diverses cultures. Tour du monde... en beauté.
Par Marie-Julie Gagnon
Mai 2009
Depuis 2004, les Chinois ont une Miss Chirurgie esthétique. En Thaïlande, le concours Miss Tiffany’s Universe voit défiler les travestis les plus accomplis du pays. Au Sénégal, le titre de Miss Diongoma («femme bien en chair» en wolof) est remis chaque année à celle qui affiche les courbes les plus belles et les plus voluptueuses.
«Chaque pays a son concours de beauté, chaque culture a ses critères esthétiques, observe Diane Pacom, professeure titulaire en sociologie à l’Université d’Ottawa. Ce sont des adaptations sur le même thème, un désir de reconnaissance à n’importe quel prix, des sortes de Jeux olympiques pour la beauté des femmes.»
Les organisateurs de ces concours avancent tous une flopée de bons arguments pour justifier leur existence. Dans le magazine Nouvelobs.com, on peut lire ceci à propos du concours Miss Chirurgie esthétique: «Pour les organisateurs et les sponsors du concours, des établissements spécialisés, l’idée est de faire accepter par la société qu’une femme peut choisir à volonté de transformer son physique grâce à la chirurgie.»
Miss Tiffany’s Universe a été lancé en 1998 afin de promouvoir le tourisme et les droits des gais et des travestis. Quant à Miss Diongoma, créé en 1992, il se veut une réponse au concours Miss Sénégal, qui vénère des femmes à des années-lumière de l’image traditionnelle de la callipyge louangée pour ses formes. «Les miss à l’occidentale existent en Afrique depuis longtemps, mais on voit maintenant des concours destinés aux femmes plus rondes, indique Bob W. White, professeur agrégé au département d’anthropologie de l’Université de Montréal, qui séjourne en Afrique tous les ans depuis le milieu des années 90. J’ai l’impression qu’on veut lancer un message. C’est un peu comme une critique formulée contre les effets de la mondialisation.»
Trop belle pour toi?
Il n’y a aucun doute là-dessus: la planète entière a les yeux rivés sur les déesses longilignes au teint clair et à la chevelure dorée. Pendant que les Asiatiques se font débrider les yeux, les Africaines se tartinent de crèmes destinées à éclaircir la peau. «Avant, les concours de beauté avaient lieu dans les villages, rappelle Diane Pacom. Maintenant, l’humanité entière regarde. C’est un peu comme si le reality show devenait un style de vie.»
Un reality show qui ne plaît pas forcément aux générations vieillissantes, croit M. White, qui souligne que la perception varie aussi beaucoup selon l’âge des gens. «Il y a aussi les tensions générationnelles qui existent en ce qui concerne les concours de beauté, dit-il à propos du continent noir. Les vieux essaient de réimplanter les valeurs traditionnelles en insistant sur la beauté du rôle de mère des femmes, sur la femme qui transmet les traditions.» En Afrique, la femme idéale n’avait, historiquement, rien à voir avec les standards à l’occidentale.
«Traditionnellement, une femme est appréciée non seulement pour sa jeunesse et la fraîcheur de son corps, mais aussi pour sa capacité à fonder une famille. La beauté est liée à la fécondité. Il y a une sorte de beauté “morale” chez une femme qui met des enfants au monde. Elle est bien vue, et son rôle demère contribue à rehausser son statut social.»
Aujourd’hui, bien que les jeunes femmes se trémoussant dans les clips soient plutôt minces, elles affichent toujours des rondeurs aux bons endroits. «Il faut qu’elles aient des fesses proéminentes, bien rondes, et qu’elles sachent les faire bouger, ce qui est perçu comme étant très vulgaire chez les gens plus âgés.»
Autre facteur à ne pas négliger: les maigres – hommes et femmes – sont souvent perçus comme malades. «Depuis la nouvelle crise du sida en Afrique, il y a une dizaine d’années, il y a beaucoup de préjugés par rapport aux personnes minces, enchaîne Bob W. White. C’est un sujet extrêmement tabou. Dès que les gens perdent du poids, on les soupçonne d’être atteints du VIH.»
Pour toutes ces raisons, les concours organisés un peu partout sur le continent pour rendre hommage aux diongomas constituent selon lui de vastes campagnes de sensibilisation. «Les concours de miss qui favorisent les femmes rondes sont de plus en plus populaires en Afrique, mais ne dominent pas. Ils représentent une manière de valoriser les valeurs traditionnelles, soit la discrétion et la famille.»
Miss causes
Aux quatre coins de la planète, des concours de beauté sont par ailleurs organisés pour attirer l’attention sur des réalités sociales méconnues. Au Kenya, l’officier responsable de la prison pour femmes de Langata a lancé, en 2005, un concours afin d’aider les détenues à retrouver l’estime d’elles-mêmes. L’événement se tient tous les ans depuis.
En février dernier, l’annonce d’un nouveau concours destiné à couronner la plus belle sans-abri a provoqué un véritable tollé en Belgique. Le prix de la gagnante? Un logement pendant un an. Une manière comme une autre de promouvoir la réinsertion sociale? Non, croient certaines associations de sans-abri. L’organisatrice du concours Miss SDF, l’infirmière sociale Mathilde Pelsers, croit plutôt le contraire: «Les 10 filles qui sont ici seront aidées», a-t-elle déclaré à la chaîne télévisuelle RTL en faisant référence aux participantes. L’élection aura lieu le 10 octobre prochain.
Certains projets controversés finissent toutefois par mourir dans l’oeuf, comme celui instigué par le prêtre italien Antonio Rungi, qui souhaitait faire élire une Miss soeur Italie en 2008 afin de «faire connaître sur Internet un aspect positif de la vie des religieuses». Il a dû reculer après avoir été fustigé par la population. «Les soeurs sont avant tout des femmes, et la beauté est un don de Dieu», avait-il déclaré à l’époque.
«La beauté est dans les yeux de celui qui regarde», disait pour sa part Oscar Wilde. Or, quand celui qui regarde a le pouvoir de faire de vous une star instantanée, la valeur de son jugement est décuplée, peu importe où l’on se trouve sur la planète.
Pour Diane Pacom, «le concours de beauté devient une métaphore du temps présent, où l’on se mesure constamment à ce qui ressemble le plus à l’idéal». Elle conclut: «Avec le féminisme, l’éducation supérieure, etc., il y a eu des acquis qui font qu’une femme peut avoir du succès sans considération esthétique,mais la beauté reste la façon la plus convoitée d’atteindre un certain statut social.» Pour le meilleur et pour le pire?
Scandales chez les Miss!
Les quatre fers en l’air: Les vidéos de miss qui chutent sur scène connaissent un grand succès sur YouTube. Un exemple? Miss Universe 2007 qui glisse et tombe sur son derrière.
L’affaire Valérie Bègue: Miss France 2008 est passée à un doigt de perdre sa couronne après avoir posé en petite tenue dans le magazine Entrevue. Le magazine Choc a par la suite publié, sans son consentement, des photos d’elle nue prises avant son élection.
Miss Mexique, Laura Zuniga s’est retrouvée en prison à la fin de l’année 2008 parce que son fiancé était suspecté de trafic de drogue. Sa couronne et son ticket pour participer à Miss International lui ont été retirés.
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Miss Universe New Zealand
Elderly shoppers were agog as 15 glamorous Miss Universe New Zealand contestants sashayed through Coastlands shopping mall ahead of this weekend's glitzy final in Levin.
Fans were a bit disgruntled by the time the girls, adorned in white satin sashes, swept through automatic doors into the brightly lit mall two hours late.
"I do not know how they are going to achieve world peace if they cannot even find Coastlands," said a man leaning wearily on a counter.
Organisers this year swapped Auckland's big-city bright lights for the provincial charm of heartland Levin for tomorrow's final.
Sipping coffee in the food hall, Ian Crosland looked stunned when the girls swept past.
"They are bloody wonderful. I wish I was a lot younger but I would get myself into trouble."
Asked why she had entered the pageant, Miss Putaruru, Kate Hockly, said it provided a challenge for young women. "We get to express ourselves in multifaceted ways."
Miss Paraparaumu, Amanda Gatfield, said it was "confident building", while at 26, Miss Horowhenua, Janet Pudney, said her age meant it was her last chance to promote herself by entering.
Miss Taupo, Catherine Mitchell, said: "I think everyone should be happy, comfortable in their own skin and share that happiness with other people, giving from a meaningful place."
The girls will be selling poppies for the RSA today and will attend an Anzac Day service tomorrow before kicking off the final by dancing to Abba's Waterloo.
Kseniya Sukhinova - Miss World 2008: Profile
Ksenia Sukhinova was born in Nizhnevartovsk, Siberia, on August 26, 1987.
In school, she achieved all As and Bs; teachers remembered her as well brought-up and a standout. She was also very athletic: she was an adult-class biathlonist and dreamt of becoming a champion. Her specialities included swimming, gymnastics, ballroom dancing and track and field.
After graduation, Ksenia went to Tyumen Oil and Gas University. She became a fashion model and was soon Miss Tyumen, which did not go unnoticed.Point, a top modeling agency, offered her work.
Last year, Ksenia worked in Milan at High Fashion Week. She then turned down a runway show in Prague in order to take part in the 2007 Miss Russia contest. She made the right choice.
Today, Ksenia is continuing her university studies, although combining them with modelling work isn’t easy. The same goes for her private life – Ksenia says she has yet to meet the man of her dreams.
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Miss Earth urges government to lead fight to save planet
KARLA PAULA HENRY of the Philippines, 2008 Miss Earth, suggested that the government take the lead in helping preserve the environment before it is too late.
And, the first Filipina to wear the Miss Earth crown said in a speech before a meeting of the Rotary Club of Makati-North on Wednesday, Earth Day, the country’s leaders cannot possibly succeed without Filipinos themselves pitching in.
“To save the Earth is the No. 1 thing we have to do,” Henry told The Manila Times during an interview at the sidelines of the Rotary meeting.
Politicians who basically make up the government, she noted, could still catch the bus out to meet head-on global warming and other climate changes.
They could use as a jumping board for that purpose the 2010 elections, where, Henry said,
she expects to see possible candidates raising the environment as part of their platform of government.
According to the beauty queen, she has “not heard of a politician who considers the conservation of the environment as an important issue” as he or she probably would those on economic and social reforms.
In the 2010 elections, Henry said she hopes to also see “a presidential candidate who would balance out the environmental and economic concerns of the people.” These elections would pick President Gloria Arroyo’s successor.
She pointed to climate change as one of the top challenges for the Filipinos whom she said are apparently made to believe that global warming, for one, is just a buzz word among environmentalists.
Authorities “say the Filipinos are not experiencing it (global warming) but we are. We are losing some of our islands because of climate change,” the 22-year-old Filipino-Canadian said.
Henry warned that it is “too late” to stop global warming but that people around the world still can delay it.
Unfortunately, though, she feared that its worst impacts on Planet Earth “will eventually happen.” Apparently showing that she is walking the talk, the 2008 Miss Earth from Cebu in central Philippines, said that she herself tries to help save the environment by minimizing the use of plastic materials, conserving energy and going for “green” technology.
The government and the politicians failing to do their part in the battle to protect the environment, Henry said, would also see the country’s resources running out to the point that the people would have to buy the air if they wanted to breathe and the water if they wanted to drink.
They are considered partners by Miss Earth Foundation that organizers of the Miss Earth beauty pageant had put up to help promote environmental awareness through formal and non-formal education around the world.
Henry also cited the involvement of local-government units in the foundation’s projects in a number of provinces in the country.
That cooperation, she said, shows that “beauty queens do go out, talk to people and share the message that the environment cannot anymore be ignored.”
Henry may have found an ally in the Manila city government that on Earth Day vowed to support environmental conservation and protection efforts.
“As we celebrate the 39th Earth Day, Manila joins the world in recognizing this special day to look at not only our country but our planet and see what needs improving or changing,” Mayor Alfredo Lim said.
Lim, along with Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales and Petron Corp. president Eric Recto, planted a mahogany sapling to symbolize his support for environmental conservation at the Pandacan Linear Park.
“We must safeguard and protect our environment, establish, sustain and conserve our natural resources to benefit not only ourselves and our families but the whole world. We will not only preserve our planet but also all the people and creatures living in it,” the mayor said.
He stressed the significance of planting trees and maintaining parks in the city as part of promoting consciousness on the importance of protecting nature and conserving the environment.
The mayor gave full support to the Earth Day program organized by the Ministry on Ecology of the Archdiocese of Manila under Cardinal Rosales at the Sto. Niño de Pandacan parish church in Pandacan.
“We are focusing on community action and renewal, and this is a great opportunity to show that we can do anything by voluntarily taking direct action on in our own communities,” Lim said.
The Sagip Pasig River Movement marked Earth Day with a fluvial parade at Escolta Ferry Terminal also in Manila.
Ben Galindo, the chairman of the movement, said that many laws on protecting the environment, including Pasig and other rivers, have been enacted but many are not followed or not implemented.
Among the supposedly useless laws are the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004, the Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act and the Pollution Control Law.
Miss Earth urges government to lead fight to save planet
KARLA PAULA HENRY of the Philippines, 2008 Miss Earth, suggested that the government take the lead in helping preserve the environment before it is too late.
And, the first Filipina to wear the Miss Earth crown said in a speech before a meeting of the Rotary Club of Makati-North on Wednesday, Earth Day, the country’s leaders cannot possibly succeed without Filipinos themselves pitching in.
“To save the Earth is the No. 1 thing we have to do,” Henry told The Manila Times during an interview at the sidelines of the Rotary meeting.
Politicians who basically make up the government, she noted, could still catch the bus out to meet head-on global warming and other climate changes.
They could use as a jumping board for that purpose the 2010 elections, where, Henry said,
she expects to see possible candidates raising the environment as part of their platform of government.
According to the beauty queen, she has “not heard of a politician who considers the conservation of the environment as an important issue” as he or she probably would those on economic and social reforms.
In the 2010 elections, Henry said she hopes to also see “a presidential candidate who would balance out the environmental and economic concerns of the people.” These elections would pick President Gloria Arroyo’s successor.
She pointed to climate change as one of the top challenges for the Filipinos whom she said are apparently made to believe that global warming, for one, is just a buzz word among environmentalists.
Authorities “say the Filipinos are not experiencing it (global warming) but we are. We are losing some of our islands because of climate change,” the 22-year-old Filipino-Canadian said.
Henry warned that it is “too late” to stop global warming but that people around the world still can delay it.
Unfortunately, though, she feared that its worst impacts on Planet Earth “will eventually happen.” Apparently showing that she is walking the talk, the 2008 Miss Earth from Cebu in central Philippines, said that she herself tries to help save the environment by minimizing the use of plastic materials, conserving energy and going for “green” technology.
The government and the politicians failing to do their part in the battle to protect the environment, Henry said, would also see the country’s resources running out to the point that the people would have to buy the air if they wanted to breathe and the water if they wanted to drink.
They are considered partners by Miss Earth Foundation that organizers of the Miss Earth beauty pageant had put up to help promote environmental awareness through formal and non-formal education around the world.
Henry also cited the involvement of local-government units in the foundation’s projects in a number of provinces in the country.
That cooperation, she said, shows that “beauty queens do go out, talk to people and share the message that the environment cannot anymore be ignored.”
Henry may have found an ally in the Manila city government that on Earth Day vowed to support environmental conservation and protection efforts.
“As we celebrate the 39th Earth Day, Manila joins the world in recognizing this special day to look at not only our country but our planet and see what needs improving or changing,” Mayor Alfredo Lim said.
Lim, along with Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales and Petron Corp. president Eric Recto, planted a mahogany sapling to symbolize his support for environmental conservation at the Pandacan Linear Park.
“We must safeguard and protect our environment, establish, sustain and conserve our natural resources to benefit not only ourselves and our families but the whole world. We will not only preserve our planet but also all the people and creatures living in it,” the mayor said.
He stressed the significance of planting trees and maintaining parks in the city as part of promoting consciousness on the importance of protecting nature and conserving the environment.
The mayor gave full support to the Earth Day program organized by the Ministry on Ecology of the Archdiocese of Manila under Cardinal Rosales at the Sto. Niño de Pandacan parish church in Pandacan.
“We are focusing on community action and renewal, and this is a great opportunity to show that we can do anything by voluntarily taking direct action on in our own communities,” Lim said.
The Sagip Pasig River Movement marked Earth Day with a fluvial parade at Escolta Ferry Terminal also in Manila.
Ben Galindo, the chairman of the movement, said that many laws on protecting the environment, including Pasig and other rivers, have been enacted but many are not followed or not implemented.
Among the supposedly useless laws are the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004, the Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act and the Pollution Control Law.
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Angie Harmon Defends Miss California
Republican actress Angie Harmon is standing up for Miss California Carrie Prejean, who has been criticized for saying on Sunday's Miss USA pageant that she does not support gay marriage.
"If someone is standing up for how they feel and talking about their beliefs, why are we punishing her for that?" Harmon, 36, told Usmagazine.com Tuesday at the opening of the Malibu Lumber Yard in Calif. "I just don't understand how we've gotten to a place in America where, if someone doesn't agree with everyone, then they are punished for it."
Click here to vote on whether Miss California should have answered the question differently
Prejean, 21, insists her controversial answer "cost" her the crown. (Shanna Moakler, director of the Miss California USA pageant, denies this.)
Said Harmon, "I heard something in the car on the way over here, and it was like, 'She wasn't punished,' but she lost because of it. So she was punished."
"I find it incredibly disappointing," she went on. "I mean, that is what she thinks. That's what she believes. I'm not going to punish anyone for that. I don't know if she lost because of it, but if she did, I think that is very disappointing. In the Miss USA, she can't stand up for what she thinks or what she believes in? I don't understand that."
Harmon told Us she disagreed with those - including judge Perez Hilton, who posed the question - who said Prejean should have given a middle-of-the-road answer.
"People say she has to be PC ... no," Harmon said. "She's standing up for what she believes in. She didn't come out and say, 'I hate gay people.' That's not what she said at all. I think it's sad, I really do."
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Miss Brasil 2009
 Natália Anderle se encantou com os fogos de artifício durante a abertura do Ano da França no Brasil |
A Miss Brasil 2008, Natália Anderle, disse ter ficado encantada com o espetáculo que abriu o Ano da França no Brasil, nesta terça-feira, na Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, no Rio de Janeiro.
Batizado de O Encontro da Água e do Fogo, o evento teve fogos de artifício coloridos e apresentações de pirotecnia. "Fiquei surpresa com o que vi. As luzes e as cores me emocionaram. Adorei a homenagem prestada à França", contou.
A gaúcha, que esteve em Paris por apenas um dia, sonha em voltar à cidade luz para poder aproveitar mais um pouco do glamour. "Conheci pouco de Paris, mas espero ter a oportunidade de voltar novamente, com mais tempo. É um sonho que um dia vai se realizar", acredita a Miss.http://diversao.terra.com.br
Magreza de modelo levanta polêmica em concurso de miss na Austrália
Médicos alegam má nutrição.
O concurso Miss Universo Austrália mergulhou em uma polêmica nesta quinta-feira (23) após reclamações de médicos e nutricionistas sobre a magreza de uma das finalistas.
A modelo de Sydney Stephanie Naumoska, de 19 anos, é uma das 32 concorrentes ao título, no qual se inscreveram 7 mil meninas. No entanto, sua magreza (Stephanie mede 1,80m e pesa 49Kg) foi manchete de jornais com uma fotografia em que posa de biquíni vermelho. "Ossuda ou bonita?" era uma das manchetes.
Segundo a agência de notícias "Reuters", profissionais da saúde alegam que Stephanie tem índice de massa corpórea de apenas 15,1, muito abaixo da marca de má nutrição, que é de 18.
"Ela poderia ser categorizada como muito abaixo do peso e eu certamente faria uma avaliação em sua dieta para me certificar que ela não tem nenhum distúrbio alimentar", disse a nutricionista Melanie McGrice à jornais locais. "Ela precisa de exames de sangue, análise de dieta e assistência intensa"
A diretora do concurso Deborah Miller disse que Stephanie, eliminada na final por uma apresentadora de TV e modelo de 20 anos, tem ascendência macedônica, o que contribuiria para sua magreza. "Eles têm corpo alongado e ossos finos. É o tipo de corpo deles, assim como as meninas asiáticas tentem a ser mais baixas", disse.
Mas, segundo a Reuters, a presidente da Associação de Médicos do país, Rosanna Capolingua, disse que o concurso deveria impor um limite mínimo de índice de massa corpórea de 20. "A parte mais não saudável disso tudo é que a imagem que está sendo mostrada para outras jovens é de que isso é normal, quando claramente não é."
A modelo se recusou a falar com a imprensa.
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Miss USA Kristen Dalton
NEW YORK - APRIL 22: Miss USA Kristen Dalton attends the 2009 City Harvest An Evening of Practical Magic at Cipriani 42nd street on April 22, 2009 in New York City.
Puerto Rico to compete in America pageant
The 2010 Miss America Pageant will showcase 53 women live on TLC from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The pageant's date has yet to be announced.
"We are truly excited to welcome Puerto Rico back to the Miss America Organization and are thrilled to have Miss Puerto Rico competing this year," Art McMaster, president and chief executive officer of the Miss America Organization, said in a statement. "The Miss Puerto Rico Organization has a tremendous amount of pageant expertise and business savvy, and will surely thrive as part of the Miss America program."
Similar to the states, District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Miss Puerto Rico Scholarship Program will provide scholarship awards to program participants and will hold an annual competition, the winner of which will proceed to the national competition as Miss Puerto Rico.
The Miss Puerto Rico competition will be held in Caguas, Puerto Rico, with the winner being crowned July 18 by Miss America 2009 Katie Stam.
"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to bring Puerto Rico back into the Miss America Pageant after almost 50 years of absence, added Joselo Sostre, executive director of the Miss Puerto Rico Scholarship Program. " With our current economic crisis, this is a great scholarship opportunity that will provide hope and empowerment to young women who are pursuing their dreams."
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TV presenter wins Miss Universe Australia
Winner ... Rachael Finch. Photo: AFP
Follow your dreams and reach for the stars because one day you will get there.
So says Rachael Finch, a beautiful brown-eyed brunette from Townsville who was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2009 at Sydney's Hilton Hotel on Wednesday night.
The 20-year-old model and television presenter beat 31 other finalists to win the award formerly won by Jennifer Hawkins, who then famously went on to become Miss Universe in 2004.
That same year, Finch took out the Queensland young model of the year title in Townsville's Opal Fashion Bash pageant.
Model scout Henry Peterson encouraged her to enter the pageant after spotting her "underneath the wings of a Boeing 747 at Townsville Airport''.
"When I first saw her I knew she was special,'' he said.
"I told her: 'You'll be bigger than Jennifer Hawkins'.''
Rachael has since moved to Sydney, where she has obtained work through Chadwick model agency.
She is also a television presenter with Platinum Television, which provides video content for bars and events.
She described winning the Miss Universe Australia title as surreal.
"How do I describe the feeling? What words do I use because to me it's like a dream,'' she said.
"I feel like I'm in literally, a dream. It's surreal.''
For others wishing to follow in her footsteps, she said it was important to "stay focused, stay humble and be true to yourself''.
"Coming from such a small town it's not only somewhere to grow up that's naturally beautiful but you really learn the value of growing in that small community and you get a lot of support and love and you can take that in your heart and take that to a bigger city or move on with your life and your career and really make a change.
"Follow your heart and reach for the stars because one day you will get there and that is what this is all about.''
22 Abril 2009
Miss Universe Australia 2009, Rachael Finch
Grande Hotel sedia pré-seleção do Concurso Miss Minas Gerais
Vinte e seis candidatas se classificaram para a grande final que pode acontecer em Araxá; evento contou com a presença da Miss Brasil 2007, Natália Guimarães.
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A pré-seleção do Concurso Miss Minas Gerais 2010 foi realizada na noite desta segunda-feira (20), no Cine Teatro Tiradentes do Ouro Minas Grande Hotel. O evento teve a participação de 45 candidatas e 26 foram selecionadas para a grande final que acontece em setembro. Araxá, Divinópolis e Belo Horizonte são as cidades cotadas para receber o momento maior do concurso, organizado pela Look Top Beauty Produções.
As finalistas são representantes de Passos, Nova Lima, Juiz de Fora, Esmeraldas, Congonhas, Estrela do Sul, São João del-Rei, Lagoa Santa, Ipatinga, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Uberaba, Patos de Minas, Ituiutaba, Santa Luzia, Itaú de Minas, Unaí, Igaratinga, Peçanha, Bonfim, Coronel Fabriciano, Ponte Nova, Araguari, Belo Horizonte, Contagem, Timóteo e Grande BH.
As modelos Natália Guimarães (Miss Minas Gerais 2007, Miss Brasil 2007 e segunda colocada Miss Universo 2007), Débora Lyra (Top Model of the World 2008) e Larissa Ramos (Miss Terra Brasil 2009) marcaram presença no evento.
“Ao estar aqui, fico lembrando muito de tudo que já passei e uso isso para dar força para as meninas. Ter chegado aqui dois anos depois e ainda ter tanto carinho e reconhecimento do público é muito bom”, destacou Natália.
As candidatas iniciaram a pré-seleção com o desfile em traje de banho. Logo depois convidados e hóspedes participaram de um coquetel no Salão Minas Gerais. A pré-seleção foi finalizada com o desfile em trajes de gala e anúncio das 26 finalistas.
Em seu discurso, o organizador do Concurso Miss Minas Gerais, José Alonso Dias, agradeceu ao diretor Executivo do Ouro Minas Grande Hotel, Alexandre Drumond, por ter aceitado ao seu convite de promover a pré-seleção no resort, além de coordenadores municipais do concurso, convidados e candidatas.
”Eu quero enaltecer os momentos que tivemos aqui neste monumento (Grande Hotel) que temos no Brasil e a hospitalidade do povo de Araxá para conosco. Quem sabe, com a força do Alexandre (Drumond), dos empresários e das autoridades, possamos trazer a final para Araxá”, destacou José Alonso.
A Miss Araxá, Karina Leonel, destacou que a disputa para a grande final foi acirrada. Mesmo não conquistando a vaga, ela disse que participar da pré-seleção é um grande salto para a sua carreira de modelo.
A modelo Ana Carolina Reis tenta ser Miss Minas Gerais pela segunda vez. No ano passado, ela representou a Grande BH e agora é a Miss Bonfim. “Espero conseguir ser a Miss Minas Gerais, é uma luta muito grande, as meninas são lindas, e estou disposta mais uma vez para enfrentar tudo isso.”
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Natália Anderle prestigia Abertura do Ano da França no Brasil
Miss Brasil falou sobre sua relação com o país
Ana Paula Bazolli
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Inician las audiciones de Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010
martes, 21 de abril de 2009
Actualizado hace 7 horas (06:28 p.m. )
primerahora.com
Los tenedores de la franquicia de Miss Universe Puerto Rico anunciaron hoy el inicio de la búsqueda de las candidatas que formaran parte del concurso que seleccionará la candidata boricua que nos representará en Miss Universe 2010.
La primera fase de las audiciones que dará oportunidad única a las jóvenes de todo Puerto Rico inician el próximo mes de mayo a partir del sábado 9 en Plaza Las Américas y continuando el sábado 16 en el Mayagüez Mall, el sábado 23 en Plaza del Norte en Hatillo y el domingo 24 en Plaza del Sol en Bayamón, esta fecha aguarda por confirmación. Luego en el mes de junio retoman el sábado 6 en Plaza del Caribe en Ponce, el sábado 13 en Plaza Centro en Caguas, el sábado 20 en Plaza Palma Real en Humacao, pendiente de confirmación, y el domingo 28 se finaliza regresando a plaza Las Américas. El 9 de mayo la audición será de 3:00 a 6:00 de la tarde y todas las demás audiciones se realizaran de 12:00 del medio día a 3:00 de la tarde.
* Visita el especial de Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010
Algunos detalles de interés para la primera fase las audiciones
En todas las audiciones realizadas en mayo y junio de 2009, se seguirá el mismo procedimiento de evaluación que se concentrará en la proyección, seguridad y aspecto físico. Las jóvenes deben haber nacido en Puerto Rico, ser ciudadanas americanas con 10 años de residencia en Puerto Rico o haber nacido de padres puertorriqueños y residir en Puerto Rico un mínimo de un año y tener 18 y 27 años de edad antes del 1ero de febrero del año 2010. Se requiere medir un mínimo de 5'6 " de estatura.
A partir de las 12:00 del medio día se iniciará el registro que consiste en llenar el documento oficial de inscripción y recibir un a breve orientación sobre las reglas del concurso además de tomarse una fotografía para el record de Miss Universe Puerto Rico. Se les asignará un número con el cual participaran del desfile en el que serán evaluadas por el jurado compuesto por expertos del mundo de la moda y la belleza. Un contador público autorizado certificará los resultados de la votación.
Como código de vestimenta se recomienda un vestido básico negro que entalle la figura pero sin escotes provocativos, se requieren zapatos o sandalias negras de taco alto preferiblemente no plataforma, el cabello debe llevarse suelto y natural, y el maquillaje suave. Otros requisitos serán considerados entre ellos, tener buena conducta, no haber sido convicta de delito grave o delito que implique depravación moral y cumplir con el calendario de audiciones según requerido por la organización.
El ser seleccionada en una audición no constituye participación oficial dentro del evento, las seleccionadas deberán asistir a la reunión de orientación en la fecha que se les indique para indicarles sobre los compromisos que conlleva formar parte del concurso. PR Crown Entertainment se reserva el derecho de admitir o rechazar participantes en cualquier etapa de la competencia.
Para más información pueden llamar al 787-792-1040.
Puerto Rico podrá presenciar todo lo que sucede, durante la ruta de las audiciones las candidatas a través de Telemundo y Primera Hora tanto en su edición impresa como en línea.
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Miss Belgique fait assurer ses seins
Sur les affiches et prospectus: deux femmes, Miss Belgique et sa maman de 52 ans. Elles apparaissent torse nu en cachant toutefois les parties les plus intimes de leur corps.
Cette photo accompagnera très prochainement la lettre d'invitation au mammotest, une lettre destinées aux Bruxelloises de plus de 50 ans.
Actuellement, seul 10% des femmes bruxelloises passent une mamographie de dépistage. Miss Belgique, d'origine turque - n'a donc pas été choisie au hasard...
Les affiches et les prospectus seront visibles dans différents endroits de la capitale : dans les salles d'attente des médecins, dans les pharmacies ou encore les maisons médicales.
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USA 2009
by Kilian Melloy
EDGE Contributor
Tuesday Apr 21, 2009
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The contestant herself voiced the opinion that her answer led to her defeat, but added that she saw it as a personal victory since she lost the crown for a principled position and refused to profess a belief she did not believe in simply to pander to the judges.
Prejean was asked about marriage equality by openly gay judge and gossip blogger Perez Hilton during the April 19 contest, which was broadcast nationally as it unfolded in Las Vegas at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
Hilton inquired as to whether Prejean thought that the question of marriage equality should be something that each state in the U.S. decides for itself; Prejean responded with a blanket statement that marriage should be reserved as a right exclusive to heterosexual couples.
Said the Miss USA contestant, "We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage," going on to say, "And you know what, I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman.
"No offense to anybody out there, but that’s how I was raised," Prejean added.
Prejean subsequently lost the contest to Kristen Dalton, the contestant representing North Carolina; Prejean attributed the loss in an interview with right-wing media outlet Fox News to her response to Hilton’s question.
Co-hosts Nadine Velasquez ("My Name Is Earl") and Billy Bush ("Access Hollywood") oversaw the contest, which was judged by Kenan Thompson ("Saturday Night Live") and Kelly Monaco ("Dancing With the Stars"), as well as Hilton.
But it was Hilton who drew the attention of the right-wing press, both for having asked the politically charged question as well as for an insulting video blog in which he referred to Prejean using unflattering language.
Pundits and press from the right seized upon the exchange, the outcome, and an appearance by Hilton the following day on Larry King Live, as well as the video blog.
An April 21 article at conservative site News Busters went after Hilton for his coarse name calling, asking, "Want to appear as a champion of a cause without being held to account for the hateful name-calling you did in the name of your cause?"
The article answered its own query with, "Appear on CNN’s ’Larry King Live.’"
The article reported that Hilton, during his Larry King Live appearance, told the host of the talk show, "Well, I was given the opportunity, on this national platform to ask a question that I thought was relevant.
"And given the recent setbacks and advances that we’ve made in the fight for gay marriage, I thought it was a very important question for me specifically to ask."
The article also noted that Hilton said he had cleared the question beforehand with the beauty contest’s producers.
"I ran it by the producers beforehand and they signed off on it and everybody thought it was a good question.
"It wasn’t meant to be a big bomb," Hilton added.
"And I don’t think it was that hard of a question, either."
However, Hilton also indicated that in his view Prejean, as a contestant, ought to have leavened her response with an eye to the crown, saying, "Honesty is great. However, in an interview this morning, she said that the audience and the judges expected her to be politically correct."
Added Hilton, "Yes. I do expect Miss USA to be politically correct."
Added the gossip blogger, "Do we want a Miss USA that’s politically insensitive, that’s politically offensive? No.
"So I didn’t disagree with her not believing in the right for gays and lesbians to good evening equal under the law. I disagree with how she answered the question because Miss USA should be all-inclusive."
Added Hilton, "She should be my Miss USA and when she answered that question that way, it was instantly divisive and alienating to gays and lesbians and friends and supporters."
But the article went on to hoist Hilton on his own petard, noting that far from demonstrating an open mind with regard to Prejean’s answer, Hilton posted a video blog in which he attacked Prejean in a personal and derogatory manner.
Saying that her answer garnered boos from the audience, Hilton claimed, "That was the first time in Miss USA ever that a contestant has been booed."
Added the gossip blogger, "Now, let me explain to you she lost not because she doesn’t believe in gay marriage, Miss California lost because she is a dumb bitch."
Hilton’s Larry King appearance struck a more conciliatory tone, with Hilton talking about wishing to meet with Prejean in a convivial setting to educate her.
Said Hilton, "I would like to invite Miss California out to coffee."
Added the gossip maven, "That was a sincere invitation and I would like to talk to her because I think that when people don’t know gays and lesbians as human beings, it’s easier to feel that they shouldn’t have equal rights."
Prejean chalked up her loss to the question in an interview with Fox News, but insisted that, for her, the answer she gave was the only one she could honestly offer. Pundits hailed Prejean’s firm adherence to her beliefs.
At Mark Finkelberg’s conservative Finkelblog an April 21 article noted, "Making his case against Carrie Prejean, Perez proffered a pastiche of personal insult and intellectual incoherence. In contrast, Miss California took the high road, putting personal integrity ahead of temporal achievement."
The article reported that both Hilton and Prejean were interviewed by Matt Lauer.
When Lauer noted that Prejean had come tantalizingly close to the Miss USA crown, Prejean acknowledged that, adding, "And I’m so proud of myself. And I have so many people who are so proud of me. And [a win] wasn’t what God wanted for me that night."
Added the runner-up, "I wouldn’t change a thing. I wouldn’t be here right now with you if I were to be Miss USA, so I know that I had a purpose and I don’t take back what I said. I was true to myself, and I know now that I can go out and speak to young people about standing up for what you believe in and never compromising anything for anyone or anything, even if it’s the crown of Miss USA."
Other right-wing news outlets confined themselves to excoriating Hilton and attempting to turn the incident into an illustration of the larger marriage equality debate in America.
An April 20 Associated Content editorial by Carly Hart referenced an earlier Hilton blog article written mere weeks after voters in Californian narrowly approved Proposition 8, a ballot initiative that amended the California constitution in a way that rescinded the marriage rights of gay and lesbian families in that state.
The article reported that, in that blog, posted last Nov. 19, Hilton wrote about the state’s Supreme Court agreeing to hear a challenge to the amendment, "They’ve done the right thing today. They’ve done the right thing in the past. And they will (hopefully) continue to do what’s right with regard to our rights!"
Wrote the editorial’s author, "I can appreciate that as a gay man, he can certainly disagree with Prop 8. He can even be mad that it passed and work toward having the law changed in his state. That is how democracy works.
"Looking back to his November post, however, and dovetailing his sentiments with his diatribe about Miss California, Carrie Prejean, it is evident that Perez was fishing for an answer that he personally believed in, and not one that Carrie Prejean personally believed in," the editorial continued.
The op-ed piece went on to suggest that Hilton employs a double standard about when an answer to the effect that states should regulate marriage would be the "right" response. Noted the article, "As reported at nydailynews.com before the November ballot initiative for Prop 8, Perez Hilton decried the measure as nothing more than a way to ’write discrimination into the state constitution’ while he lashed out at an actor publicly supporting the Prop 8 measure."
Right-wing site Conservative Brawler took aim at Hilton with still less flattering commentary in am April 20 article, addressing the gossip blogger directly in the course of its text.
"I think you’re just bitter, Perez, because your attempt to strong arm the acceptance of gay marriage into yet another avenue of pop culture backfired," the article read.
"But I’m not terribly concerned that the question was asked, or even that the judges might have felt she didn’t frame her answer as well as she could have," the article went on, adding, "What I’m concerned with is the systemic defamation which followed and will continue to follow her answer."
The article went on, "You could see it on her face the instant she realized Perez would be asking her a question; she knew she was going to get a loaded question about homosexuality.
"She knew, no matter how well she framed her answer, she was going to be portrayed as an ignorant bigot."
Attempting to portray the incident as symptomatic of a larger cultural trend, the article went on, "I’m sorry to say this, but her situation is not unique. What happened to Miss California is just part and parcel of what conservatives face every day.
"We’re not permitted to voice our responses, and when we are brave enough to speak out against liberalism, we’re eviscerated."
Added the article, "What she faced on stage last night is what conservatives in nearly every college classroom across the country face every day."
The article went on to posit dire predictions for Prejean in a future it envisioned plagued by "liberals": "No doubt, Miss California will have one of two futures in the coming days. Either she will succumb to pressure and dilute her answer to get the dogs away off her throat, or she’ll stand her ground and have the MSM demonize her until her reputation and life are ruined."
An Associated Press article carried at EDGE dedicated a few sentences to reporting on the win by Miss North Carolina, who talked about her own perspective on the outcome, saying, "It feels really natural."
Added Ms. Dalton, "I’ve worked so be here and this has been my lifelong dream and it’s finally here.
"And whoever knew you could win in a turquoise gown?" quipped the new Miss USA.
Ms. Dalton’s prize package includes a residence in New York city for a year, as well as a salary and a scholarship to the New York Film Academy, the article reported, noting that Dalton will represent the U.S. at the Miss Universe pageant this coming summer.
The article also recalled that earlier in April, comments from the current Miss Universe, Dayana Mendoza, excited controversy. After visiting Guantanamo Bay, the site of infamous episodes of sexual humiliation and torture of detainees by American troops, Ms, Mendoza wrote that her excursion to the now-closed facility was "aloooot of fun."
The comment was stricken from the Miss USA Web site, the article said, after drawing withering criticism.
But the focus of the contest remained Hilton’s question, Prejean’s answer, and the controversy the exchange instantly generated.
The article quoted audience member Scott Ihrig, who was quoted as saying, "It’s ugly."
Added Ihrig, who is gay himself and who was in the audience with his life partner, "I think it’s ridiculous that she got first runner-up."
Said Ihrig of Prejean’s response to the question about marriage equality, "That is not the value of 95 percent of the people in this audience.
"Look around this audience and tell me how many gay men there are."
One contestant’s mother--Charmaine Koonce, whose daughter, Bianca Matamoros-Koonce, represented New Mexico--offered a less nuanced, but equally heated, opinion.
"In the Bible it says marriage is between Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve!" the article quoted Koonce as stating.
Though she expressed pride in having stood by her principles, Prejean allowed as how being put on the spot by Hilton was tough for her. As reported at EDGE on April 21, Prejean, asked on Fox News, "Did your stomach sink when you first heard you picked Perez Hilton’s question?" answered in the affirmative.
Said Prejean, "I had a gut feeling.... Out of all the topics I studied up on, I dreaded that one, I prayed I would not be asked about gay marriage.
"If I had any other question, I know I would have won," added Prejean, going on to admit that being called a "stupid bitch" by Hilton in his video blog was distressing, but hastening to add, "I have no regrets about answering honestly.
"He asked me for my opinion and I gave it to him."
Added Prejean, "I have nothing against gay people, and I didn’t mean to offend anyone in my answer."
When asked about Hilton’s comment that he’d like to invite her for a cup of coffee and a chat, Prejean answered, "No comment!"
In addition to interviewing Prejean, Fox News posted an April 20 story in which it reported that a co-producer of the contest that Prejean won to become Miss California, Keith Lewis, stated that he was "personally... hurt that Miss California believes marriage rights belong only to a man and a woman."
Prejean, however, has continued to stick to her guns. Co-host Billy Bush also interviewed Prejean on his own radio program, Fox News reported, and was told, "I wouldn’t have had it any other way."
Added Prejean, "I stated an opinion that was true to myself, and that’s all I can do," she told Billy Bush, who hosted Miss USA, on his radio talk show on Monday.
Added Ms. Prejean, "It did cost me my crown."
Prejean allowed as how she could see Hilton’s point of view, saying, "It is a very touchy subject and he is a homosexual, and I see where he was coming from and I see the audience would’ve wanted me to be more politically correct.
"But I was raised in a way that you can never compromise your beliefs and your opinions for anything."
Indeed, another family member--Prejean’s sister--supported the contestant’s answer, even though personally she disagrees.
"She was just in my hotel room and she said, ’Sis, I’m not offended by anything that you said.
"’We have two different opinions and I love you because of it. I love you because you stood up for what was right, and it’s not a matter of being gay or not gay, it’s a matter of you competing for Miss USA and getting a question and answering it to the best of your ability,’" Prejean quoted her sister, an Air Force officer, as saying.
Kilian Melloy reviews media, conducts interviews, and writes commentary for EDGEBoston, where he also serves as Assistant Arts Editor.
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Pageant Officials Continue To Distance Themselves From Miss California
Shanna 
She says:
"Miss California USA.
Current mood: tired
well, I just got back from a interview at CBS, and I can say after not sleeping for about 2 days and trying to sum up emotions in a 30 second interview wasn't easy, I wanted to take to my blog so I can put into words my thoughts and feelings, I find writing is best for me anyway.
First, I want to be clear on the fact, that I have NOT and will not abandon our reigning Miss California, thou I have a STRONG difference of opinion, I do NOT hate her, nor do I have any issue with her stating her opinion, she is not the first conservative christian titleholder to be in pageants. I agree with the majority that this IS what makes our country great and that is of course freedom of speech. She was asked a questioned and she answered it.
But I want to explain to the masses, what the TITLE of Miss USA stands for to me, and being a former Miss USA, I feel I have a pretty good sense of it. Miss USA
I think Miss California's willingness to stand by her convictions and ( in my eyes, simply made the question more personal then it needed to be,) has in essence made a great positive impact cause it has brought a issue important to me to the for front of the media and that is civil rights. I have blogged and petitioned for gay rights in the
I do however want to apologize to the men and woman who have continually supported the Miss California USA pageant. I know some were hurt and felt a sense of betrayal, but I thank you for your understanding, communication, love and continued support.
shannaxoxo
Health, Wealth and equality for all."
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21 Abril 2009
Las misses exhiben opiniones más estremecedoras que su propia belleza
Carrie Prejean mostró su oposición a la unión legal entre homosexuales
La finalista de Miss EEUU dice que Dios estaba poniendo a prueba su fe
No sólo de belleza presumen las misses. Carrie Prejean, se ha quedado a un paso de coronarse Miss Usa 2009, pero antes dejó muy claro su oposición a la unión legal entre personas del mismo sexo "porque el matrimonio deber ser entre un hombre y una mujer. Así es en mi familia". La Reina de la belleza en Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza, no hace mucho sorprendía a medio mundo al asegurar lo "mucho que se había divertido" en la Base naval de Guantánamo.
Carrie Prejean, candidata finalista por el estado de California, mostró su oposición al matrimonio gay. Foto AP
"Vivimos en una tierra donde se puede elegir pareja del mismo sexo o del sexo opuesto para el matrimonio, y... ¿sabes qué?, creo que en mi país, en mi familia, el matrimonio deber ser entre un hombre y una mujer... sin ofender a nadie, pero así es como a mí me criaron".
La chica más guapa de California, finalista de Miss EEUU ha subrayado que cuando le hicieron esa pregunta "Dios la estaba poniendo a prueba", según publica Foxnews.com
El certamen de los bellezones reúne no sólo a las más guapas. Sus respuestas estremecen más que su belleza. "Definitivamente me gustaría conocer a Lady Di " Afortunadamente ya se murió", así declaró Alexia Zambrano, reciente candidata al Miss Colombia.
Carolina Zuñiga, candidata a Miss Chile 2001 tuvo una respuesta muy original cuando le preguntaron qué pareja elegiría en todo el mundo (hombre y mujer) para preservar y multiplicar la especie humana en caso de un holocausto nuclear? La chica ni titubeó cuando dijo que "Al Papa y a la Madre Teresa de Calcuta".
Otro ejemplo de frases célebres pronunciadas por reinas de la belleza, esta de Ana Teresa Oropeza Villavicencio, Miss Venezuela 1982 quien dijo "Me gusta la música de Shakespeare". Y qué decir de Miss Venezuela 2008, Dayana Mendoza que convirtió en titular aquella afirmación de su buenos momentos pasados en la Base de Guantánamo.ZA
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Miss Philippines Earth 2009
Beauty contestant Alexis Go, right, holds a tree sapling as other candidates for the 2009 Miss Philippines Earth beauty pageant display placards urging different ways to save Mother Earth during media presentation at a hotel in Manila, Philippines Tuesday, April 21, 2009. A total 50 Filipino beauties are vying for this year's Miss Philippines-Earth title in a unique contest with a goal to save Mother Earth. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
Miss Philippines Earth 2009 candidates hold placards and tree saplings during a media presentation at the poolside of a hotel in Manila April 21, 2009. Around 50 environmental candidates representing various provinces, cities and municipalities are vying for this unique beauty pageant which aims to save mother earth.
Miss Philippines Earth 2009 participants waves to photographers during a media presentation at the poolside of a hotel in Manila April 21, 2009. Around 50 participants representing various provinces, cities and municipalities are vying for this unique beauty pageant which aims to save mother earth.REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ENTERTAINMENT)
Jana Murrell, Miss Earth USA
Miss USA runner-up sparks gay rights row
Stuff.co.nz
The runner-up to Miss USA has stirred controversy at this year's beauty pageant by saying she did not believe in gay marriage.
Miss California’s comments at Sunday's pageant sparked outrage, with some audience members going head-to-head with supporters after the show.
The controvery errupted after Miss California Carrie Prejean responded to a question by gay pageant judge and celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton on whether she believed in gay marriage.
Prejean told the audience her family believed "marriage should be between a man and a woman".
"No offence to anybody out there, but that's how I was raised."
Keith Lewis, who runs the Miss California competition, told FOXNews.com he was "saddened" and "hurt" by Prejean's statement.
"I believe all religions should be able to ordain what unions they see fit. I do not believe our government should be able to discriminate against anyone and religious beliefs have no politics in the Miss California family."
Co-director Shanna Moakler supported Mr Lewis' statement.
But Miss Prejean told Foxnews.com she had "no regrets" and was happy with the answer she gave.
Following the show a shouting match errupted.
"It's ugly," said Scott Ihrig, a gay man, who attended the pageant with his partner.
"I think it's ridiculous that she got first runner-up. That is not the value of 95 percent of the people in this audience. Look around this audience and tell me how many gay men there are."
But the mother of Miss New Mexico Charmaine Koonce supported the comments. "In the Bible it says marriage is between Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve," she said.
It follows controversy earlier this month when Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza posted a blog from a trip to Guantanamo Bay, saying she was having a great time at a base that houses the notorious military prison.
It was later deleted from the pageant's website.Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton was crowned Miss USA on Sunday.http://www.stuff.co.nz
Aspirantes a Miss República Dominicana Universo 2009 se preparan
lunes 20 de abril de 2009,
Santo Domingo.- ¡Otra vez! Vuelve el concurso Miss República Dominicana Universo, evento de belleza en el que al igual que todos los años participan representantes del Distrito Nacional y todas las provincias del país.
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Las candidatas al concurso manifiestan su sensibilidad por los distintos problemas sociales del país, especialmente en dos renglones básicos: niños y ancianos. En el caso de los niños, los huérfanos, de escasos recursos, abandonados, minusválidos, con enfermedades catastróficas y terminales. Y con relación a los ancianos, el hecho de contribuir a mejorar la calidad de vida de los mismos.
Uno de las más importantes funciones que asume la Señorita República Dominicana Universo conjuntamente con oficina de La Procuraduría de la Mujer, dependencia de la Procuraduría General de la República, bajo la dirección de la magistrada Roxanna Reyes, es realizar y desarrollar un amplio programa acerca de la "No violencia contra la mujer". Y trabajar a su vez con la Procuraduría General de Puerto Rico.
Los entrenamientos
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Contamos además con los entrenamientos del primer bailarín Juan Fidel Miéses, ganador de los premios "El Dorado", con las clases de EJECUCIÓN FUNDAMENTAL, que tienen como finalidad aumentar flexibilidad, definición y estilización de los músculos así como la armonía mente-cuerpo. Estas clases se imparten 3 veces por semana acompañadas por música clásica educando simultáneamente su oído musical.
Asimismo la conductora y productora de televisión, Miralba Ruiz, les enseña a las aspirantes a Miss República Dominicana Universo, cómo expresarse a través de sus clases de oratoria. Les corregirá malos hábitos, el uso de las muletillas y otros. Mientras que el Primer actor y productor de teatro Enrique Chao, estará a cargo de las clases de actuación y desenvolvimiento escénico.
Para demostrar sus destrezas en la pasarela, Jeimi Hernández, con muchos años de experiencia en el modelaje profesional, les enseñará técnicas de modelaje de pasarela, cómo girar, cómo colocar las manos y proyección de seguridad en la misma. Dawilda González abarca lo relacionado al vestir adecuadamente según la ocasión y Erick Ramírez by Caperuza les enseña los tips del maquillaje.
Dhania Lora, coordinadora general de las candidatas, imparte las clases de Desarrollo personal y Etiqueta y Protocolo: comportamiento, ademanes, y el adecuado manejo en la mesa con almuerzos prácticos supervisados para aplicar lo aprendido. Las clases de historia y cultura general son impartidas por la profesora Sonia Medina, destacada profesora de Unibe, que incluyen las visitas a Monumentos, Museos, exhibiciones de muestras de arte, pintura, escultura etc.
Las candidatas reciben también clases de ritmos tropicales a cargo del profesor Luis Navarro. Estos Las clases de historia y cultura general son impartidas por la profesora Sonia Medina, destacada profesora de Unibe, que incluyen las visitas a Monumentos, Museos, exhibiciones de muestras de arte, pintura, escultura etc. incluyen: salsa, merengue y otros. Y el mercadólogo Guillermo Zurita está a cargo de las Charlas Motivacionales.
Concurso Miss República Dominicana Universo
Este concurso de belleza celebra este año su 52va edición en nuestro país. Este año los casting se iniciaron desde el mes de Enero con una extraordinaria convocatoria a la que asistieron más de 45aspirantes. Entre los requisitos exigidos a las aspirantes para aplicar estaban: tener una estatura mínima de 5'5, entre 18 y 25 años de edad, nivel educativo y cultural según su edad, llenar un formulario y someterse a una evaluación física e intelectual de las mismas. Luego de la preselección se procedió a firmar el contrato por parte de las participantes. Ya fue elegido el grupo definitivo de participantes en el certamen que abarca aspirantes de toda la geografía nacional.
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20 Abril 2009
Nova Miss São Paulo foi descoberta pelo Orkut
Jovem venceu 31 candidatas, mas diz não se achar bonita.
Fotógrafo viu imagem da garota e a convenceu a participar de concurso.A nova Miss São Paulo, Silvia Novais, eleita no sábado (18), resolveu concorrer em concursos de miss após a insistência de um fotógrafo que viu uma foto dela no site de relacionamentos Orkut. “Ele viu minha foto no Orkut de uma amiga e me ligou dizendo que eu tinha o perfil certo e que deveria participar do Miss Campinas”, contou a jovem em entrevista por telefone ao G1.
Ela diz ter ficado reticente no início e só resolveu participar após o incentivo da família. “Fiz a inscrição no último dia e achava que não iria ganhar”, contou ela, que diz não se achar bonita, apesar de todos falarem o contrário.
“Não me acho bonita, mas isso que está acontecendo comigo [de vencer os concursos] talvez esteja provando que eu sou”, comentou ela, que conta só ter feito um retoque no corpo: a colocação de 325 ml de silicone em cada seio. A cirurgia era uma das opções de prêmio do Miss Campinas, além da quantia de R$ 2 mil.
Ela garante que agora está satisfeita com suas medidas - 87 centímetros de busto, 94 centímetros de quadril, 63 centímetros de cintura, 60 quilos e 1,77 metro de altura. Silvia já havia trabalhado como modelo entre os 14 e 18 anos e deixou a carreira para poder fazer faculdade de educação física. Agora, depois de vencer o Miss São Paulo pensa em retomar a atividade de modelo.Para não perder as medidas que a fizeram ganhar o título, Silvia diz que vai continuar com a rotina de exercícios que vem seguindo para estar preparada para o Miss Brasil, que será realizado em maio. Ela faz musculação e atividades aeróbicas duas horas por dia, de segunda a sábado, com acompanhamento de um professor particular. Também diz tentar manter uma alimentação mais saudável comendo frutas. Apesar disso, a jovem conta não ter muito problema com a balança porque não é adepta de doces. “Gosto mesmo de arroz, feijão, carne e do peixe frito feito pela minha mãe”, revela.
Silvia Novais foi eleita Miss São Paulo 2009 em concurso no sábado (18) (Foto: Danilo Verpa/Divulgação/Band)
Silvia afirma ter duas mães e um pai. “Minha mãe biológica é maranhense, minha mãe de coração é baiana e meu pai de coração é mineiro. Moramos todos juntos em Campinas, no interior de São Paulo. É uma grande família”, diz a jovem, que nasceu na Bahia e não conheceu o pai biológico.
Com dois anos, ela foi morar em Campinas. Silvia tem também dois irmãos de 24 e 23 anos, que "morrem de ciúmes" dela. “O mais novo é o mais ciumento. Ele vigia, fica de olho se tem alguém olhando para mim, diz para os amigos dele não se aproximarem”, conta.
Sem namorado atualmente, a morena conta que não se preocupa em estar sempre com companhia masculina e que, no momento, prioriza a vida profissional. “Agora quero me realizar profissionalmente, depois penso nas outras coisas”.
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Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton
Miss USA pageant: Gay marriage scandal over Miss California's comments
THE crowning of Miss USA has been hit with controversy after the runner up was booed for her answer to a question about legalising same-sex marriage.
Miss North Carolina USA Kristen Dalton was crowned Miss USA 2009 on Sunday, beating out 50 other beauty queens in the live pageant televised from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
But her runner up, Miss California Carrie Prejean, of San Diego, shocked the audience when she answered a question about legalising same-sex marriage. The tall blonde stumbled some before giving an answer that appeared to please the pageant audience.Here her response here, which shocked onlookers.
"We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage," Prejean said. "And you know what, I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offence to anybody out there, but that's how I was raised."
Some in the audience cheered, others booed. The answer sparked a shouting match in the lobby after the show.
"It's ugly," said Scott Ihrig, a gay man, who attended the pageant with his partner. "I think it's ridiculous that she got first runner-up. That is not the value of 95 percent of the people in this audience. Look around this audience and tell me how many gay men there are."
Charmaine Koonce, the mother of Miss New Mexico USA Bianca Carla, argued back.
"In the Bible it says marriage is between Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve!"
The pageant had enjoyed a scandal-free year until earlier this month, when Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza was skewered for a blog posting from a trip to Guantanamo Bay. The entry described having "aloooot of fun" at a base that houses the notorious military prison; it was later deleted from the pageant's Web site.
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Miss USA 2009
Kristen Dalton, de 22 anos, venceu outras 50 concorrentes.
Concurso foi realizado em Las Vegas neste domingo.
Kristen Dalton, candidata da Carolina do Norte, é coroada Miss EUA na noite de domingo (19) em Las Vegas. Ela derrotou outras 50 candidatas para vencer o concurso de beleza. (Foto: AP)
Kristen desfila de biquíni. Aos 22 anos, ela disse que trabalhou muito para conseguir a vitória, que era 'um sonho da vida inteira'. 'Parece natural', disse ela. (Foto: AP)
Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton reacts after being crowned Miss USA 2009 during the Miss USA Pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada April 19, 2009. REUTERS/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
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19 Abril 2009
Nova Miss São Paulo diz que não se acha bonita
Agora ela quer se dedicar ao Miss Brasil que será realizado em maio.
Silvia Novais venceu 31 garotas que disputaram o título no sábado (18).Silvia Novais, a nova Miss São Paulo 2009 (Foto: Danilo Verpa/ Divulgação/Band)
Com 60 quilos distribuídos em 1,77 metro de altura, pele morena, cabelos compridos e ondulados, a nova Miss São Paulo, Silvia Novais, de 22 anos, diz não se achar bonita. “Não me acho bonita, mas isso que está acontecendo comigo talvez esteja provando que eu sou bonita”, disse ela, em entrevista por telefone ao G1. Ela venceu 31 garotas no concurso e agora vai representar o estado no Miss Brasil, que será realizado em maio.
Silvia trabalhou como modelo entre os 14 e 18 anos quando parou de desfilar para se dedicar aos estudos. Ela fez faculdade de educação física e se formou recentemente. A morena conta que nunca havia pensado em participar de um concurso de miss até um fotógrafo vê sua foto no Orkut de uma amiga e insistir para que ela se inscrevesse no Miss Campinas. “Ele falou que eu tinha o perfil e que deveria me inscrever. No começo eu não queria, mas minha família também ficou insistindo. Acabei fazendo a inscrição no último dia e achava que não ia ganhar”, contou.
Após vencer o Miss Campinas, a morena diz que se preparou para o Miss São Paulo fazendo muita ginástica. Com acompanhamento de um professor, ela fazia musculação e exercícios aeróbicos pelo menos duas horas por dia de segunda a sexta-feira. Ela conta que não foi um sacrifício porque gosta de fazer exercícios.
Silvia fazia duas horas diárias de exercício para disputar título (Foto: Danilo Verpa/Divulgação/Bandeirantes)
A rotina de exercícios e alimentação saudável deve continuar pelo menos até o Miss Brasil. Se vencer o concurso, Silvia pensa em seguir carreira de modelo e usar o título para ajudar na realização de um projeto. “Quero trabalhar com idosos, fazer atividades sociais voltadas para eles. Hoje em dia, as pessoas estão envelhecendo e os idosos precisam de mais atenção”, afirmou.
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Saiba como participar dos três principais concursos de Miss Brasil
Para concorrer é preciso ter mais que 18 anos e preencher requisitos.
Organizadores explicam as diferenças entre os eventos.
Natália Anderle foi eleita Miss Brasil 2008 pelo concurso Miss Brasil Oficial (Foto: Divulgação)
A edição 2009 dos três principais concursos de beleza do país já está praticamente encerrada, mas ainda dá tempo de se inscrever para concorrer ao título em 2010. Para participar de qualquer uma das competições é preciso ter mais de 18 anos, nunca ter sido casada, nunca ter posado nua e não ter sido mãe. Além disso, um corpo proporcional e algumas características como disposição e personalidade são necessárias para quem pretender brigar pelo título de mulher mais bonita do Brasil.
“O principal para uma miss é não apenas desfilar, mas ter interesse de se assumir como miss, porque é necessário cumprir compromissos o tempo todo e, para isso, a miss tem que estar disposta a abrir mão de muita coisa. O concurso de miss é uma vitrine para uma linda carreira, caso a menina saiba aproveitar bem o tempo com o título”, diz Danilo d'Ávila, organizador do Miss Brasil que leva uma brasileira a concorrer no Miss Globo Internacional.
Para o empresário Boanerges Gaeta Júnior, organizador do chamado Miss Brasil Oficial, para ser eleita miss a candidata precisa ser equilibrada. "Ela deve ser bonita de rosto e de corpo, com medidas proporcionais e equilibradas, e combinar a beleza física com inteligência e determinação", diz.
Henrique Fontes, responsável pelo concurso Miss Mundo Brasil, ressalta a importância da inteligência. “Além de beleza física, a gente procura alguém com personalidade, que seja comunicativa e, acima de qualquer coisa, alguém com conteúdo. Valorizamos a educação para que a miss brasileira possa representar bem nosso país lá fora”, diz.
Existe uma rivalidade entre os organizadores dos três concursos. A maioria das pessoas envolvidas já trabalhou junta em um só concurso. Com as várias crises enfrentadas no decorrer dos anos, elas acabaram se separando e criando novos concursos. Segundo Gaeta, nenhum dos concursos pode registrar a marca “Miss Brasil” para obter exclusividade.
Amanda Bocchi foi eleita Miss Brasil 2009 nesta quinta-feira (16) (Foto: Divulgação)
Entenda as diferenças entre os concursos
Miss Brasil Oficial
O mais antigo deles, o Miss Brasil Oficial surgiu em 1954 e desde 1994 é organizado por Gaeta Júnior. O concurso elege uma miss em cada estado brasileiro e a vencedora nacional representa o Brasil no Miss Universo. A atual Miss Brasil Oficial é Natália Anderle, do Rio Grande do Sul.
“Há alguns anos nós enviávamos nossas finalistas também ao Miss Mundo, mas eles queriam que realizássemos um concurso exclusivo para eles e achamos melhor focar nosso trabalho no concurso que considerávamos de maior prestígio, e que tem a maior premiação, que é o Miss Universo”, afirma Gaeta Júnior.
Miss Mundo Brasil
Outro concurso, chamado Miss Mundo Brasil, tem a licença para participar do Miss Mundo desde 2006. “Elegemos uma candidata por estado e a vencedora participa do Miss Mundo, que tem audiência e reconhecimento bastante significativos”, diz Fontes.
Além dos desfiles tradicionais, as candidatas do Miss Mundo Brasil precisam passar por provas esportivas e apresentar algum de seus talentos antes de serem eleitas. “Esse é um padrão estabelecido no Miss Mundo e estamos implantando aqui no Brasil. É uma forma de mostrar outras habilidades das candidatas, além da beleza”, afirma Fontes. A atual Miss Mundo Brasil é Tamara Almeida, de Minas Gerais.
Miss Brasil
Também com o nome de Miss Brasil, o concurso organizado por Danilo d'Ávila, que participava da preparação do Miss Brasil mais antigo, foi criado em 1992. O regulamento, segundo d'Ávila, é semelhante ao Miss Brasil tradicional, mas a ganhadora do título concorre ao Miss Globo Internacional.
A atual Miss Brasil, eleita na quinta-feira (16), é Amanda Bocchi, do Paraná. O concurso elege também anualmente a Miss Elegância, Miss Fotogenia, Miss Simpatia e Miss Traje Típico.
Foto: Divulgação
Como se inscrever
Miss Brasil Oficial
No Miss Brasil Oficial, cada coordenador estadual elege a representante de seu estado com cerca de um ano de antecedência, para que seja possível preparar a miss. Para se inscrever na seleção estadual, a interessada deve acessar o site www.missbrasiloficial.com.br, clicar em "Concursos" e selecionar seu estado. O coordenador de cada estado indica para onde devem ser enviadas fotos e as datas das seletivas. Até um mês antes do concurso nacional, que geralmente ocorre em abril, as representantes de cada estado devem estar escolhidas.
Para participar, a menina deve ter entre 18 e 25 anos, ter uma estatura aproximada de 1,68m, busto de 88cm a 92cm, quadril de 88cm a 92cm e cintura de 58cm a 62cm.
Miss Mundo Brasil
Para participar do Miss Mundo Brasil, a interessada deve procurar a organização nacional do concurso, por meio dos contatos que constam no site www.missmundobrasil.com.br. A direção do concurso vai encaminhar a candidata para o coordenador do concurso de seu estado, para o qual ela deve enviar fotos de rosto e de corpo inteiro, além de sua idade e medidas.
Para participar é preciso ter entre 17 e 26 anos. As misses estaduais são escolhidas até o fim de fevereiro de cada ano. A altura mínima da candidata deve ser 1,67m e o peso deve ser proporcional à altura.
Miss Brasil
A interessada em participar do Miss Brasil deve se inscrever por meio do site www.missbrazil.com.br e, em seguida, enviar fotos de rosto e corpo inteiro para o email indicado no cadastro. As selecionadas pela organização nacional serão encaminhadas para o coordenador de cada município e, posteriormente, de cada estado.
A data limite para inscrições é definida em cada estado. Para concorrer, as candidatas devem ter entre 18 e 26 anos e ter estatura acima de 1,68m.
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Élodie Gossuin : «Je suis derrière Geneviève de Fontenay à 300%»
Élodie Gossuin cumule... les écharpes! Conseillère régionale en Picardie, Miss France, Miss Europe, elle enfile ce soir sa parure d'animatrice pour l'émission «Les sports les plus cons du monde», sur TF6. Elle en profite pour faire le point sur le concours Miss France.
C'est votre retour sur TF6, quel est le concept de votre nouveau prime événementiel «Les sports les plus cons» ?
Élodie Gossuin : Ce programme au ton décalé s'intéresse aux compétitions marrantes telles que le championnat du monde de lancer de tongs ou de danse avec les chiens! Je m'y amuse beaucoup. Je suis honorée que TF6 me fasse confiance depuis quatre ans pour présenter ses émissions.
En tant que Miss France, pensez-vous que le système de vote doive changer, au regard du titre contesté de Chloé Mortaud, élue finalement grâce au jury ?
Oui. Miss France n'est légitime que si elle est élue par les Français. C'est comparable à la politique: je suis légitime comme conseillère régionale, car les Picards ont voté pour moi. Aujourd'hui, Chloé Mortaud souffre de cette situation. Le jury devrait avoir au maximum un tiers des voix.
Le jury est-il sous influence, comme on l'a entendu ?
Personnellement, lors de ma participation comme juré, aux côtés de Charles Aznavour, j'ai été influencée. On est venu me voir dans ma loge pour me demander de voter pour une Miss en particulier. Je ne l'ai pas fait. Je garde ma dignité, je ne marche pas à la récompense. Mais j'ai bien conscience que les personnalités autour de moi n'ont reçu aucune consigne de vote.
Comment vous situez-vous dans la querelle opposant Geneviève de Fontenay au Comité Miss France avec Sylvie Tellier ?
Le Comité n'évolue pas dans le bon sens en se basant sur le scandale pour faire parler de lui. Ce n'est pas bénéfique, comme certains le pensent. Pour ma part, je suis à 300% derrière Geneviève. Je l'admire dans son combat pour défendre les valeurs de l'élégance qui ont fait le succès de cette élection. Je suis là, si elle a besoin de moi. Je n’oublie pas que je dois tout à Miss France.
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Miss USA 2009
Miss World 2003 Rosanna Davison
DUBLIN, IRELAND - APRIL 18: Model and former Miss World 2003 Rosanna Davison arrives at the TV Now Awards in the Mansion House on April 18, 2009 in Dublin, Ireland.
Miss Rio se espelha na ex-miss Brasil Natália Guimarães
Fernanda Gomes venceu o concurso na noite de sexta (17).
'A ficha não caiu ainda', disse ela na manhã deste sábado (18).
Fernanda Gomes venceu o concurso de Misso Rio na noite de sexta (17) (Foto: Dório Victor/G1)
Antes de voltar para Teresópolis, na Região Serrana fluminense, e horas após vencer o Miss Rio de Janeiro 2009, Fernanda Gomes, de 19 anos, admitiu, na manhã deste sábado (18), que se inspira em uma outra miss - que ficou bastante famosa - para não conquistar apenas o Rio.
“Olha, eu não conheço pessoalmente a Natália (Guimarães), mas ela é muito bonita, com certeza uma das mulheres mais lindas do país. Me espelho nela sim, com certeza, e pretendo ir além”, disse, ressaltando que “importante não é vencer, mas, se vencer, é melhor ainda”.
Apesar de ainda surpresa, Fernanda revelou que já sabe como vai se preparar para o concurso que escolherá a representante brasileira no Miss Universo, no mês que vem.
“Ainda estou com os sentimentos à flor da pele, não tem explicação. A ficha não caiu ainda (risos). É um sonho realizado, mas um dos meus objetivos agora é o Miss Brasil. Estou na expectativa. Pretendo dar o melhor de mim. Vou ver o que estou precisando melhorar quanto à estética e à desenvoltura”, revelou.
Fernanda Gomes contou que caiu de “paraquedas” na carreira de modelo. “Meus pais sempre foram muito ciumentos, não me deixavam fazer muitas coisas, mas com 17 comecei fazer trabalhos de modelo na cidade.”
Fernanda Gomes vai representar no Rio no Miss Brasil, que acontece no mês que vem (Foto: Dório Victor / G1)
Um ano depois de sua estreia, ela foi miss em 2008 deTeresópolis (de onde também veio a Miss Rio do ano passado) e teve acesso ao concurso fluminense.
Com o título inesperado nas mãos, ela agora quer entrar no hall das misses Brasil. “Cariocas, torçam por mim”, pede a morena de olhos castanho-esverdeados.
Concurso em clima de glamour
Em clima de glamour e beleza, Fernanda Gomes conquistou o título de Miss Rio na noite de sexta no Teatro Odylo Costa Filho, na Uerj, no Maracanã, na Zona Norte.
“Eu estou muito feliz e emocionada. Eu aprendi muita coisa com esse concurso e acho que esse foi o melhor. Eu vou dar o melhor de mim no Miss Brasil e representar bem o Rio de Janeiro, que é o melhor estado, que tem as mulheres mais bonitas”, disse Fernanda, que disputou a coroa com outras 19 beldades.
Como todo concurso de miss, familiares e amigos das candidatas não economizaram nas faixas, cartazes, apitos e cornetas. Valeu de tudo para torcer por sua representante. Do início ao fim, o público foi ao delírio cada vez que as moças desfilavam pelo palco e exibiam os seus dotes.
Após terem a participação ameaçada por falta de pagamento das inscrições, as candidatas de Duque de Caxias e Niterói, enfim, puderam participar da 55ª edição do concurso. De acordo com os organizadores do Miss Rio 2009, as prefeituras pagaram a taxa antes do início do evento. Um alívio para as musas e familiares.
Com a faixa e coroa de Miss Rio 2009 nas mãos, Fernanda Gomes vai disputar o título de Miss Brasil 2009, no dia 9 de maio, no Memorial da América Latina, em São Paulo. Desde 1981, uma representante do Rio de Janeiro não leva o título nacional.
Show de elegância
Pontualmente às 22h30, as luzes do teatro foram apagadas anunciando o início do concurso. Com efeitos especiais, a Miss Rio 2008, Camila Hentzy, que também representou Teresópolis, surgiu no palco erguida por bailarinos. Vestida com um maiô prateado e plumas, a musa recebeu as candidatas.
Um dos momentos mais aguardados pelo público foi o desfile em traje de banho. Uma a uma, as candidatas exibiram os seus corpos em biquínis cinza e preto, alguns até com estampa de oncinha. Entre os jurados, estavam a ex-BBB Maíra, o carnavalesco Max Lopes, o DJ Marlboro e o ator Jorge Coutinho, presidente do Sindicato dos Artistas (Sated).
O resultado final teve ainda a representante de Niterói, Mariana Marinho, em segundo lugar, e a candidata de Belford Roxo, Daniele Santos, em terceiro. A candidata do município de Nova Iguaçu, Ana Carolina Fagundes, foi eleita Miss Simpatia. Já a faixa de Miss Fotogenia foi para Sofia Busin, representante de Cabo Frio.
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Silvia Novais vence concurso e é eleita a nova Miss São Paulo
Representante de Campinas disputará o Miss Brasil, disputado em maio.
Mychelle Baptistele foi a segunda colocada e Rosa Granado a terceira.
18 Abril 2009
Celebrities Attend The Emirates Doncaster Day
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 18: Miss Australia Laura Dundovic arrives for the Emirates Doncaster Day at the Randwick Racecourse on April 18, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
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"Conheço só pela internet", diz candidata a miss SP sobre cidade que representa
GABRIELA QUINTELA
da Folha Online
A Folha Online acompanhou o ensaio geral para o concurso Miss São Paulo 2009, que acontece neste sábado no Memorial da América Latina, na Barra Funda (zona oeste). O evento, previsto para começar às 22h40, terá transmissão ao vivo pela Band pelo quarto ano seguido.
Para ser miss São Paulo, não é necessário ser paulista nem morar no Estado. A atual dona do título, Janaína Barcelos, nasceu em Contagem (MG), e a vencedora de 2007 é a goiana Sabrina Rhoden. Neste ano, mais uma vez candidatas "de fora" marcam presença, como a miss Itapecerica da Serra, Michely Baptistele, 24, mineira que assumiu conhecer "só pela internet" a cidade que representa.
Assista no vídeo abaixo a alguns momentos do ensaio:
O concurso terá apresentação da miss Brasil 1999, Renata Fan. Ela afirmou à Folha Online que se considera mais bonita hoje do que na época em que foi coroada. "Eu me acho mais segura agora. Não é nem a questão de beleza. Hoje eu sei o que quero, sei o que faço. Eu não tenho mais medo da concorrência", disse. "Eu acho que a autoconfiança é algo que vem com o tempo, e infelizmente ela chega tarde para uma miss".
Votação popular
O público poderá eleger uma das 12 finalistas através de votação no site do Miss São Paulo.
O concurso terá ainda apresentações dos cantores Paulo Ricardo e Xanddy.
As misses estão desde segunda-feira (13) reunidas em um hotel em São Paulo. Além de passeios pela cidade, as candidatas têm se dedicado a ensaios e provas de roupa, entre outros preparativos. A vencedora disputará o Miss Brasil no próximo dia 9, também no Memorial da América Latina.
Veja galeria de fotos das candidatas
A última ocasião em que uma representante de São Paulo venceu o concurso nacional foi em 1994, com Valéria Melo Peris. A hoje apresentadora Adriana Colin foi eleita Miss São Paulo em 1989, e a personal trainer Solange Frazão ficou com o título em 1982.
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Former Miss USA contestants to strut their stuff at Hawaiian Tropic Zone
Hawaiian Tropic Zone inside the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort
Hawaiian Tropic Zone inside the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will rock Las Vegas Boulevard tomorrow night (April 18) with a night of fashion and fun featuring more than 30 former Miss USA contestants at the second annual Fashion Rocks the Universe.
Beginning at 10:30 p.m., Shanna Moakler (Miss USA 1995), Dayana Mendoza (Miss Universe 2008), Stevi Perry (Miss Teen USA 2008), Maria Sten-Knudsen (Miss Denmark Universe 2008), Brook Lee (Miss Universe 1997 and Miss USA 1997), Justine Pasek (Miss Universe 2002), Chelsea Cooley (Miss USA 2005), Allie LaForce (Miss Teen USA 2005), Veronica Grabowski (Miss Nevada USA 2008), Michelle Berthelot (Miss Louisiana USA 2008), Kaetlin Parent (Miss Maine USA 2008), Jonelle Layfield (Miss Hawaii USA 2008), Jacque Honulik (Miss Connecticut USA 2008), Michelle Font (Miss Washington USA 2008), Chelsea Rodgers (Miss District of Columbia USA 2008), Leah Laviano (Miss Mississippi USA 2008), Tiffany Andrade (Miss New Jersey USA 2008), Lindsey Jo Harrington (Miss Oklahoma USA 2008), LauRen Merola (Miss Pennsylvania USA 2008), Courtney Erin Carroll (Miss Alaska USA 2008), Keisha Walding (Miss Alabama USA 2008), Rachel Howells (Miss Arkansas USA 2008), Kimberly Joiner (Miss Arizona USA 2008), Amy Diaz (Miss Rhode Island USA 2008), Brittany Mason (Miss Indiana USA 2008), Breanne Silvi (Miss New Hampshire USA 2008), Micaela Johnson (Miss Nebraska USA 2008), Alysha Harris (Miss Kentucky USA 2008), Raelene Aguilar (Miss New Mexico USA 2008), Raquel Beezley (Miss California USA 2008), Lauren Hudman (Miss Nevada Teen USA 2008), Shareece Pfeiffer (Miss Idaho Teen USA 2008), Meagan Tandy (Miss California USA 2007) and more will strut their stuff on Hawiian Tropic Zone's catwalk in a fashion show featuring the hottest items from Sherri Hill Gowns, Crowning Touch bikinis and Miracle Mile Shops’ Vegas Royalty. Local dance crew and opening act for MTV’s “America’s Best Dance Crew” tour Meccamee will also be on-site, performing several electrifying and beat-driven dance numbers as DJ Koko hits the decks and keeps the dance floor packed with an irresistible mix of hip-hop and Top 40 mashups. Following the fashion show, the former contests will be available to sign autographs and meet fans.
Fashion Rocks the Universe is part of a two-day extravaganza leading up to the 2009 Miss USA Pageant celebrating the past, the present and the future of the Miss Universe Organization. There is a $30 cover charge to attend the event; red carpet arrivals begin at 9:30 p.m.
Named one of Las Vegas’ Top 10 new restaurants by Citysearch, Hawaiian Tropic Zone boasts a sexy modern décor, alluring dining room, mouth-watering menu items, catwalk stage for nightly entertainment, the largest video wall in Las Vegas, cabaret dancers, full bar, water wall entrance, Strip-side patio and live DJ appearing nightly. Exotic and friendly Hawaiian Tropic models wearing costumes by Nicole Miller serve as “table concierges” to assist with guests’ every dining need as well as participate in nightly beauty pageants. HTZ is open daily from 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. and serves lunch from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and dinner from 5 p.m. midnight. For more information, call 702-731-4858 or visit Hawaiian Tropic Zone’s official Web site.
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Candidata de Teresópolis se emociona ao ser coroada Miss Rio 2009
 Fernanda Gomes se emocionou ao ser coroada |
Fernanda Gomes, 19 anos, teve uma noite emocionante nesta sexta-feira. A jovem de Teresópolis conquistou o título de Miss Estado do Rio de Janeiro e não conteve as lágrimas ao ser coroada no Teatro Odylo Costa Filho, na Uerj, zona norte da cidade.
Fernanda superou 19 candidatas na etapa final do concurso no Rio e no dia 9 de maio disputará o título de Miss Brasil 2009 em cerimônia a ser realizada no Memorial da América Latina, em São Paulo.
Já a representante paulista será escolhida na noite deste sábado. A decisão do concurso será exibida pela Band, às 22h.
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Zuleyka quiere ser actriz a toda costa
La ex reina de belleza agradece su “éxito” a Dios, a su familia y a sus “angelitos, los cuales están en todas partes”. (Suministradas)
sábado, 18 de abril de 2009
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Prostituta, sirvienta, paciente psiquiátrica, hermanita de la protagonista o malvada enemiga: “cualquier papel, para cada actor, es un reto más en su carrera”, sostiene Zuleyka Rivera.
De ofrecérsele la oportunidad, la boricua aspirante a actriz está ávida de interpretar esos roles, siempre y cuando formen parte de una telenovela mexicana.
Al preguntársele sobre la probabilidad de que su carrera artística empiece como empleada doméstica o vendedora de sexo en un culebrón azteca, la aspirante a actriz afirmó a este diario que “el hecho de interpretar cualquiera de los dos es un gran reto”.
“Estoy segura de que no tendré ningún reparo en caracterizar alguno”, asevera desde la Ciudad de México, donde reside hace un año.
La modelo puertorriqueña terminó sus estudios en el Centro de Educación Artística de Televisa en diciembre de 2008. Desde entonces, se encuentra “a la caza” de oportunidades en la actuación, aunque trabajo como modelo no le falta, dice.
Mientras tanto, mata el tiempo participando en eventos benéficos, como el Celebrity Game Night (CGN), que se llevará a cabo “al estilo de Las Vegas” el sábado 2 de mayo, de 7:30 de la noche a 1:00 de la madrugada, en el ballroom del hotel San Juan, en Carolina. La actividad busca contribuir al sustento de la Sociedad Americana del Cáncer.
El evento, cuyo donativo es de $150, contará con presentaciones artísticas de Wisin & Yandel, Janina, Kany García, Sí Señor y Raymond Alexander, entre otros.
“El ser refinada es algo que he ido adaptando con el tiempo, y con todo y eso me fascina ser yo en dondequiera. Jamás dejaré de ser yo”, afirma Miss Universe 2006 entre risas moderadas, según describe ella misma vía correo electrónico.
La beldad, oriunda de Cayey y Salinas, acepta que, “a la hora de trabajar”, ha tenido que sacrificar el acento puertorriqueño. “Lo hago porque es mi trabajo, no porque haya olvidado mis raíces”, insiste.
A sus 21 años de edad, cree que sus compatriotas tienen oportunidades en México simplemente porque “el puertorriqueño se hace sentir dondequiera que esté”. No ofrece ninguna otra razón.
Y es que ha “aprendido que la actuación va mucho más allá que una profesión; es un lugar en donde puedes conseguir una gama de emociones, sentimientos que a lo mejor en la vida no has estudiado o sentido a profundidad”, establece.
Zuleyka anhela que usted la vea en “plena acción” del póquer. Por eso insta a que obtenga sus boletos para el CGN, llamando al (787) 764-2295, extensión 5233.
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