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  • September 2008
    • Palin's Swimsuit Footage Surfaces

      Palin's Swimsuit Footage Surfaces

      (Newser) - Footage has surfaced of the 1984 Miss Alaska competition, in which Sarah Heath—soon to become Palin—struts her stuff in the swimsuit competition, reports the New York Daily News . The blurry video captures an announcer explaining that "Sarah Heath says that she wants to prepare for a career in television broadcasting." Palin took third place. More »

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      Election 2008   Sarah Palin   Alaska   beauty pageant   swimsuit

  • July 2008
    • New Swimsuits Unfair; Stick to Birthday Suits

      New Swimsuits Unfair; Stick to Birthday Suits

      (Newser) - No sporting record lasts forever, but these days, writes Bloomberg columnist Scott Soshnick, athletes are demolishing them with almost ridiculous frequency. At the US Olympic swimming trials this year, no fewer than nine records were broken or equaled—a function less of talent than of technology. Perhaps it's time to return to the old Olympic tradition of competing nude, which would level the playing field—not to mention boost ratings. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics   swimming   nudity   athletics   Speedo LZR Racer   swimsuit

    • Celluloid's Sexiest Swimsuits

      Celluloid's Sexiest Swimsuits

      (Newser) - Break out the coconut oil, it’s National Bikini Month. From Alba to Andress, Entertainment Weekly offers a cinematic retrospective of Hollywood’s splashiest swimsuits. Halle Berry, Die Another Day Ursula Andress, Dr. No Jessica Alba, Into the Blue More »

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      list   film   Hollywood   James Bond   Jessica Alba   Cameron Diaz   Halle Berry   swimsuit   Mike Myers

  • June 2008
    • Suit Circus Threatens to Drown Trials

      Suit Circus Threatens to Drown Trials

      (Newser) - “The last honest Olympic sport” is about to kick the can, Scott Ostler writes in the San Francisco Chronicle , and the culprit is a familiar one: technology. The sport is swimming, and Olympic trials (beginning Sunday) coincide with a brutal competition among swimsuit makers for athletes’ affection. "Swimmers and coaches are caught in a last-minute scramble, at a bad time," Ostler writes. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics   swimming   Nike   Speedo   Speedo LZR Racer   swimsuit   TYR Sport

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