Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter

NEWS ABOUT: beauty pageants

beauty pageants stories: 6 news summaries

 Trump Sees Porn 
 in Prejean's Future 

Carrie could use her porno millions for good causes, Donald says

Nov 19, 09 10:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Quote of the day goes to Donald Trump, who recently suggested that Carrie Prejean’s next career move be to enter the porn industry. The dethroned Miss California has apparently been calling the pageant owner, asking for career advice, the New York Post reports. The Donald told one source, “... More »

MORE ABOUT:
entertainment • Donald Trump • pornography • beauty pageants • Carrie Prejean • Miss California • Carrie Prejean sex tape

Says PREJEAN, TMZ

 Trump Weeds Out Ugly Girls 

Yes, the Donald has a special rule for it and everything

Nov 12, 09 11:51 AM CST
(Newser) - In her new book, Carrie Prejean claims Donald Trump weeds less-than-attractive girls out of the Miss USA pageant, and TMZ says she’s right. In an audio tape from the 2009 pre-show screening, the Donald executes “The Trump Rule,” which declares that almost half of the women who... More »

MORE ABOUT:
entertainment • Donald Trump • Miss Universe • Miss USA • beauty pageants • Miss America • Carrie Prejean • Miss California

'LARRY, YOU'RE BEING INAPPROPRIATE'

 Prejean Throws 
 Smiling Tantrum 
 on Larry King 

Ex-Miss Calif. rips out microphone to avoid question from gay caller

Nov 12, 09 5:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Showing she could also win top honors in a Miss Passive-Aggression pageant, Carrie Prejean last night blanked out Larry King's questions about her recent lawsuit settlement by repeatedly calling King "inappropriate"—all the while flashing a blindingly white smile. Prejean's pageant smile only faltered a bit when a... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Larry King • lawsuit • beauty pageants • Carrie Prejean • Miss California • Carrie Prejean sex tape • Carrie Prejean Larry King

 Trump Fixes 
 Miss Universe, 
 Picks 6 Finalists 

Wants to make sure prettiest girls make cut

Sep 2, 09 7:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Donald Trump fixes part of the Miss Universe pageant to make sure the prettiest girls don't get cut too soon, the competition's choreographer tells Guanabee. "It’s just kind of common knowledge that he picks six of the top 15 single-handedly," says Michael Schwandt. Before the show, The... More »

MORE ABOUT:
entertainment • Donald Trump • Miss Universe • Miss USA • beauty pageants • choreography • Michael Schwandt

Miss Teen La. Loses Crown Over Pot Bust

Cops say she skipped diner bill, left purse behind—with weed in it

Oct 22, 08 11:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Miss Louisiana Teen USA's reign is ending early, TMZ reports. Lindsey Evans was arrested over the weekend after she and friends allegedly skipped out on a restaurant bill—and cops found pot in the purse she left behind. Pageant officials weren't impressed, saying the organization “believes in opportunities when... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Louisiana • marijuana • beauty pageants • Lindsey Evans

Risqué Pics Won't Dethrone
Miss France

Pageant winner barred from international competition under deal

Dec 28, 07 3:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Miss France will keep her crown despite the publication of racy pictures featuring the 22-year-old student, AFP reports. Photographs of Valerie Begue licking yogurt off a wall and straddling a cross in a bikini had Genevieve de Fontenay, the pageant's sharp-tongued patron, threatening to strip Begue of her title; Begue... More »

MORE ABOUT:
France • Indian Ocean • Miss France • Valerie Begue • Reunion • Genevieve de Fontenay • beauty pageants

6 Stories


from our news partners