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NEWS ABOUT: Miss Universe

Miss Universe stories: 12 news summaries

 Prejean Tantrum Stumps Trump  

'Inappropriate' means something different to The Donald

Nov 13, 09 5:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Carrie Prejean's tantrum on Larry King gave Donald Trump an opening to land a few more blows in his feud with the dumped beauty queen. Prejean removed her mike and threatened to leave because of King's "inappropriate" questions about her settlement agreement with the Miss California USA pageant. "... More »

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Donald Trump • Miss Universe • Larry King • beauty pageant • Carrie Prejean • Miss California • Carrie Prejean sex tape • Carrie Prejean Larry King

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 »

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

Polanski Rape Happened at Nicholson's Pad

And other things you didn't know about the fugitive director

Oct 2, 09 4:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Think you know everything about Roman Polanski? You’re probably wrong. AskMen.com compiles a list of surprising tidbits about the headline-grabbing statutory rapist:
  • It happened at Jack Nicholson’s house: Somehow lost in the hubbub was the fact that the crime took place at Nicholson’s
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Poland • Holocaust • Miss Universe • Auschwitz • Jack Nicholson • Roman Polanski • Samantha Geimer • statutory rape • Krakow

 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 »

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

 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

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
Pageant
Turns Ugly

Would-be Miss Universe overcomes pepper spray sabotage

Nov 26, 07 11:35 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Mexico Apologizes for Booing Miss USA

Letter comes months after incident at
Miss Universe pageant

Aug 9, 07 4:29 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Miss USA Serves Her Country

Mexico City crowd's negative reaction meant for Washington, not beauty queen

May 30, 07 11:10 AM CDT
(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... More »

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immigration • Mexico City • Miss Universe • Miss USA • Rachel Smith • US government

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