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  • July 2008
    • Miss USA Tumbles at Pageant

      Miss USA Tumbles at Pageant

      (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 pageant, which was held this year in Vietnam. The 26-year-old beauty queen was unhurt. Miss Venezuela, who was once a kidnap victim, won the crown. More »

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      Donald Trump   Miss Universe   Miss USA   Melanie Brown   Miss Universe pageant

  • November 2007
    • Beauty Pageant Turns Ugly

      Beauty Pageant Turns Ugly

      (Newser) - Ingrid Marie Rivera looked hot at the Miss Puerto Rico Universe pageant—but not in the good way. Pageant officials are investigating who doused the eventual winner's gowns and makeup with pepper spray, the AP reports. Rivera kept her composure before the judges, but once backstage she ripped off her clothes and applied ice packs to her face and body because her skin was swelling and breaking out in hives. More »

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      Puerto Rico   beauty pageant   beauty queen   sabotage   pepper spray   Miss Universe   allergic reaction   Ingrid Marie Rivera

  • August 2007
    • Mexico Apologizes for Booing Miss USA

      Mexico Apologizes for Booing Miss USA

      (Newser) - Over 2 months after a Mexico City crowd booed Miss USA during the Miss Universe pageant, a national tourism official today apologized for the “incorrect behavior of a small group.” The blink-and-you-missed-it international incident started during the interview portion of the competition and crested after Rachel Smith fell backward in her evening gown. More »

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      Mexico   apology   Mexico City   beauty pageant   Miss Universe   Miss USA   Rachel Smith   pageant

  • May 2007
    • Miss USA Serves Her Country

      Miss USA Serves Her Country

      (Newser) - The boos that rained down on Miss USA during the Miss Universe pageant weren't meant for her—the Mexico City crowd was venting its frustration with the US government, organizers and observers say. Rachel Smith didn't help her case by falling sash-over-teakettle during the evening gown competition, but the spectators warmed to her after she spoke to them in Spanish. More »

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      immigration   Mexico City   US government   Miss Universe   Miss USA   Rachel Smith

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