Dethroned Miss Nevada: 'Um, Hello?!'

Miss California Alyssa Campanella wins the title

(NEWSER) - Miss California Alyssa Campanella, a self-described “huge history geek,” was named Miss USA at the Las Vegas pageant last night. The 21-year-old formerly represented New Jersey in the Miss Teen USA contest in 2007, but moved to Los Angeles a year and a half ago and plans to stay. She will move on to the Miss Universe pageant in Brazil on Sept. 12. More»

Patti Davis wants to prove working out works

(NEWSER) - Reagan offspring Patti Davis, once known as “the rebellious First Daughter,” went from a drug-addicted teen—whose “wasted” body was home to “thin and barely visible” muscle—to a healthy, beautiful woman, she writes in More magazine. The transformation began when she got sober and then started working out at age 34 with the intent of getting strong ... and of someday feeling that she “deserved” to pose nude. That happened first in 1994, when she posed for Playboy at 42—twice the age of the typical Playmate. More»

Why not strip to discuss a movie with lots of nudity?

(NEWSER) - Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway have been all over the place talking about the raciness of their upcoming flick, Love and Other Drugs—now they've gone ahead and stripped down for Entertainment Weekly to promote it. “There is that revoltingly embarrassing moment when you have to take your clothes off in front of strangers,” says Hathaway of the film's sex scenes. “I mean, I don’t go to the beach in a bikini for a reason." Which is "an unfortunate thing for the rest of the world," Gyllenhaal notes. Click here for an alternate cover shot, or click here to watch David Letterman's apparent shock at all the nudity in the film. More»

Even the apparently fame-seeking have declined

(NEWSER) - Not all celebrities want to take it all off, especially for flesh mags like Playboy and Playgirl. Celebuzz lists 15 who've turned down an offer to strip down:

• JWoww: Just because one is a reality show star from Jersey Shore doesn't necessarily mean one wants to pose for Playboy ... even for $400,000.
• Pattie Mallette: Justin Bieber was probably quite relieved at this rejection, considering Mallette is his mother.
• Lindsay Lohan: Despite the fact that she kinda needs the money, she said no to Playboy.

Are we even surprised anymore?

(NEWSER) - Another day, another naked-photo beauty pageant scandal: This time it’s Miss World 2010, Alexandria Mills, who allegedly took a nude photograph of herself this summer and sent it to her then-boyfriend. It's now, predictably, landed in Radar's hands, and the site claims it has "verified the authenticity" of it. The 18-year-old became the first US woman to win the title last month, amid rumors that the Chinese judges blocked frontrunner Miss Norway from winning . Click here , here , and, of course, here for similar scandals. More»