SUKAINA al-Zayer is an unlikely beauty queen hopeful. She covers her face and body in black robes and an Islamic veil, so no one can tell what she looks like. She also admits she’s a little on the plump side. But at Saudi Arabia’s only beauty pageant, the judges don’t care about a perfect...
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The 22-year-old aspiring motivational speaker who already held the Miss North Carolina USA title, edged out runner-up Miss California USA Carrie Prejean and Miss Arizona USA Alicia-Monique Blanco. Contestants from all 50 states and the District of Columbia competed in the live pageant televised from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Contestants...
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Miss Virginia Tara Wheeler is offering to shave her head for charity, Teds Take reports. The rabid Washington Capitals fan is scheduled to shave her head at Crystal City Sports Pub on April 11 to raise funds for pediatric cancer research. Bald is not really the hairstyle you expect from a beauty queen, but...
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Doctors warned the girl that her heart was weak, nevertheless, she applied for the Miss Faculty of Economy pageant. The Miss Faculty of Economy pageant in Saranak, Russia, ended tragically. One of the contestants, 20-year-old Olga Shkolina, died on stage, world agencies report. Doctors warned the girl that her heart was weak, nevertheless, she...
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The two-time Miss World finalist who had her hands and feet amputated due to a life-threatening infection is still in dire condition, according to her family. A blog created to provide updates on Mariana Bridi da Costa of Brazil says the model’s stomach had to be removed during her most recent surgery because of...
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GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — A reigning Mexican beauty queen from the drug-plagued state of Sinaloa was arrested with suspected gang members in a truck filled guns and ammunition, police say. Miss Sinaloa 2008 Laura Zuniga stared at the ground, with her flowing dark hair concealing her face, as she stood squeezed between seven alleged...
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