When it comes to beauty pageants, we’re so used to hearing about scandals that this news is rather unusual: Kristina Higgins, who was crowned Miss Georgia, turned down the prize and gave up her title after just hours of winning it because … she’d rather teach middle school! picked by Bingo 8 months ago tags miss georgia Kristina Higgins crown |
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Miss Universe 2007, the 56th Miss Universe pageant, will be held today(on 28/05/2007) at the National Auditorium in Mexico City, Mexico. 77 contestants compete for the title. Here are the videos and swimsuit photos of all the contestants. Enjoy! picked by SunSeven 3 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
From 1941 to 1977, NYC subway riders were greeted by the stories of Miss Subways, their posters emblazoned throughout the cars. Some inspiring stories. A new exhibit shows the underground beauty queens then and now. picked by suebe 10 months ago 0 comments edit related share world |
Miss USA and Teen USA, both underage, caught partying in NYC. MADD is, well mad, Donald Trump is no role model, and Rosie O'Donnell is, well...Rosie O'Donnell. 7 comments edit related share entertainmentMy biggest question is who sold Trump the Miss Universe franchise, and why? picked by Alton 3 years ago |
Miss Mexico is toning down her Miss Universe pageant dress — not because it's too slinky or low-cut, but because its bullet-studded belt and images of hangings from a 1920s uprising have outraged Mexicans. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Katie Rees, Miss Nevada, was stripped of her title after raunchy pictures of her show up on the internet. Link to pics in article and may be NSFW. picked by Alton 3 years ago 8 comments edit related share entertainment |
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Georgia State school superintendent Kathy Cox became the first $1 million winner Friday on the series “Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader”. 14 comments edit related share plime.comShe said she'll be donating the winnings to three Georgia schools. picked by Marli 1 year ago |
Authorities found the body of a missing hiker Monday, hours after a judge denied bond to the man accused of kidnapping her in the mountains of northern Georgia. 4 comments edit related share plime.com*Sadly, this was not a surprise ending but I was hoping she'd be found still alive nonetheless. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago |
Miss Yosemite Valley became Miss California this week. There's no mention about her thoughts on gay marriage. Somebody alert Perez. picked by brand0n027 9 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue had said Wednesday the state would seek an injunction forcing the Corps to stem the flow of water from Lake Lanier, Atlanta's primary water source. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Years of simmering ethnic tensions and East-West brinkmanship helped brew the war that broke out between Georgia and Russia ten days ago. But a puncture on a Russian diplomat's car may have proved the final straw. picked by topofall 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
Some are demanding that middle schools quit offering high school level courses unless the racial make up of the advanced classes equals the racial make up of the regular classes. If you want to work hard and excel either at educating yourself or god forbid eventually make a good living it is racially unfair to those who don't. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 7 comments edit related share plime.com |
Pageant president says Mendoza's near-topless pics have ‘artistic beauty’. 5 comments edit related share entertainmentAnother instance of a "Hot" chick getting her way because of her outstanding looks? picked by Frunchroom 2 years ago |
In case any of you haven’t seen, in addition to today’s column, I have a feature on money etiquette in today’s magazine. This is an excerpt from Miss Conduct’s Mind Over Manners (which goes on sale Tuesday!) picked by bornbad 10 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Disco Legends Boney M are attempting to end hostilities between Georgia and South Ossetia by laying on a concert on the frontline. 7 comments edit related share worldAnd good luck to them, say I. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago |
More than 70,000 beads have been excavated on St. Catherines Island, Georgia, site of the northernmost outpost of the Spanish empire in the U.S. Consisting of French and Chinese blue glass, Dutch layered glass, and Baltic amber, the beads are enlightening archaeologists about past trade routes and comprise the largest repository ever discovered in Spanish Florida. picked by bingo 11 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Page after page of this unsettling effect applied to well-known folks. picked by bornbad 9 months ago 2 comments edit related share entertainment |
Saudi beauty queen Aya Ali al-Mulla trounced 274 rivals to win a crown, jewellery, cash and a trip to Malaysia, and all without showing her face, Saudi media reported on Friday. 3 comments edit related share plime.comWith her face and body completely covered by the black head-to-toe abaya mandatory in the conservative Muslim kingdom, 18-year-old Mullah was named "Queen of Beautiful Morals" late on Thursday, newspapers said. picked by evadiva 8 months ago |
Not to run it. Not to make a very healthy profit for the town. No, they purchased it so that they can shut it down. Yes the money could have gone to help the needy of the town, perhaps to fix a pothole, hire some more police, fire, etc, but at least they were able to stop people from seeing breasts. picked by bernardblack 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
Two off-duty officers from different police departments wounded each other in a gunfight in the middle of a road in an Atlanta suburb, authorities said. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
According to reports from the Southern Area Coordination Center, the Sweat Farm Road Fire in southern Georgia exploded from 1,000 acres to more than 20,000 acres in less than 24 hours between April 16 and 17, 2007. Strong winds whipped the blaze into 100-foot flames, while individual trees went up like torches. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |