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NEWS ABOUT: Miss Universe pageant

Miss Universe pageant stories: 7 news summaries

 Heidi Is the Next MJ: Spencer 

He's just such a tool.

Aug 27, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hey, if Spencer Pratt thinks he can be the next Brad Pitt, why shouldn’t his wife be the next Michael Jackson? In yet another example of the reality show couple’s delusions of grandeur, Pratt called Heidi Montag "the new, modern-day, 2010 Michael Jackson” following her Miss Universe... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Miss Universe • celebrity • CNN • Michael Jackson • Miss Universe pageant • Anderson Cooper • Spencer Pratt • Heidi Montag

(AP) - Miss Venezuela was the fairest of them all, again. Stefania Fernandez won the 2009 Miss Universe pageant in the Bahamas last night, receiving the crown from her predecessor, fellow countrywoman Dayana Mendoza. The sparkling tiara fell to the floor at one point, as Fernandez danced in joy. Beauty-obsessed Venezuela has... More »

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Venezuela • Miss Universe • beauty pageant • Miss Universe pageant • Miss Venezuela

 Aussie Pageant Teen 
 'Dangerously Thin' 

 

Contestant meets World Health Authority standards for malnourishment, says doc

Apr 24, 09 3:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Health experts are sounding the alarm over a dangerously underweight Australian beauty contestant in the Miss Universe pageant in Sydney, reports the Telegraph. Observers were stunned by the protruding bones of 19-year-old Stephanie Naumoska, who stands 5 foot 11 and weighs just 108 pounds. "There appears to be significant... More »

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bulimia • Australia • anorexia • Miss Universe • starvation • Sydney • Miss Universe pageant • eating disorders • beauty contest


 Miss NC Grabs 
 Miss USA Crown 

California contestant draws boos, cheers on same-sex marriage answer

Apr 20, 09 5:04 AM CDT
(AP) - North Carolina's Kristen Dalton was crowned Miss USA 2009 in Las Vegas this weekend. The 21-year-old aspiring motivational speaker edged out runners-up from California and Arizona. Dalton will get a New York apartment for the year, a publicity team, a film school scholarship, and an undisclosed salary. In a rare... More »

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Miss USA • beauty pageant • Miss Universe pageant • Kristen Dalton • Miss North Carolina

Gitmo So 'Fun,' Miss Universe 'Didn't Want to Leave'

'It was very interesting,' she writes in blog

Apr 1, 09 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Not many people have fun at Guantanamo Bay, but Miss Universe did. Caracas-born beauty Dayana Mendoza visited the US naval base surrounded by barbed wire and watchtowers yesterday, and had a "relaxing, calm" time, she said. It was a "loooot of fun!" she wrote in her blog.... More »

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Venezuela • Miss Universe • Guantanamo Bay • USO • Guantanamo prisoners • Miss Universe pageant • Miss Venezuela

 Miss USA Tumbles at Pageant 

Miss Venezuela wins crown on curves

Jul 14, 08 3:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - For the second year in a row the US contestant in the Miss Universe pageant tripped and fell during the competition, AP reports. Miss USA Crystle Stewart of Texas took a tumble when she stepped on the train of her bejeweled evening gown as she made her entrance in the... More »

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Donald Trump • Miss Universe • Miss USA • Melanie Brown • Miss Universe pageant • Miss Venezuela

Beauty Probed as Pepper Spray Claims Prove False

Police say pepper spray claims in pageant may be false

Dec 3, 07 3:08 AM CST
(Newser) - In the latest twist in a Miss Universe pageant scandal, police investigating claims that someone put pepper spray on the clothing and cosmetics of the new Miss Puerto Rico found no trace of the chemicals. The 24-year-old beauty said she broke out in hives and had to ice down her... More »

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Puerto Rico • pepper spray • Ingrid Marie Rivera • Miss Universe pageant • Forensic Sciences Institute • Police Superintendent Pedro Toledo

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