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Beauty Pageants

What Price Beauty? One Artist's Take

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 11.10.2009 | Style

Read More: Women's Rights, Rachel Hovnanian, Sculpture, Pageantry, Power and Burden of Beauty, Jason McCoy Gallery, Beauty, Beauty Pageants, Style News
Kimberly Brooks

Artist Rachel Havnonian challenges viewers to think critically about the price we pay for beauty--both literally and figuratively.

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Venezuela Spends Millions On Grooming Beauty Queens

globalpost.com | Posted 11.24.2009 | World

Read More: Venezuela Beauty Pageants, Venezuela, Beauty Industry, Venezuela-Beauty-Pagaent-School, Venezuela Beauty Queens, Joaquin Riviera Venezuela, Beauty Pageants, Beauty Queens, Beauty Queen, World News

CARACAS, Venezuela �" He calls them "loin steaks," you might know them as beauty queens. With that attitude, it's no surprise that Venezuela is fas...

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What's the Difference Between Miss Universe Japan's Garter Belt and a Bikini?

Disgrasian | Posted 08.31.2009 | Style

Read More: Rachael Ray, Heidi Montag, Miss Universe, Scandal, Emiri Miyasaka, Michelle Williams, Miss Universe 2009, Miss Universe Japan, Lingerie, Japan, Beauty Pageants, Style News
Disgrasian

Miss Universe's outfit incited a bunch of angry commenters to accuse her of mocking her home culture and label her as "a national disgrace," "perverted," and a "stupid person" wearing a "stupidly designed costume."

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Farewell Ms. Wasilla

Chelsea-Lyn Rudder | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wasilla, Women, Sarah Palin Beauty Queen, Alaska, Profesional Women, Chelsea-Lyn Rudder, Miss Alaska, Glass Ceiling, Joe Biden, Miss Wasilla, Femininity, Beauty Pageants, Politics, Miss America, Sarah Palin, Youthful-Indiscretion, New York City Council, Politics News
Chelsea-Lyn Rudder

There is nothing wrong with a woman wanting to be respected and admired for both her intelligence and her beauty.

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Inside Out: Hate is Scorched in this Book's Glaring Sunshine

Tom Gregory | Posted 06.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Ted Haggard, Prop 8, New Life Church, Key West, INSIDE OUT, Rupaul, Barbara Marcus, Beauty Pageants, Robert Duvall, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, California Gay Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, Barbar Benjamin Marcus, Drag, Drag Queens, Fred Marcus, Media News
Tom Gregory

For even the most religious reader, this coffee table book brings the dark, drag subculture out of the closet.

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Miss Texas USA: What Really Happens at Pageants

Krystle Russin | Posted 06.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Pageant, Miss-Texas, Miss USA, Beauty Pageants, California Gay Marriage, Perez Hilton, Carrie Prejean, Miss California, California Gay Marriage Ban, Miss California Carrie Prejean, Entertainment News
Krystle Russin

Miss USA and Miss Universe are "no talent required" competitions -- quite obvious if you ever meet any of the talentless, brainless contestants.

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Trump Got It Right About Miss California

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 06.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Marriage, Donald Trump, Carrie Prejean, Miss California, Marriage Between a Man and a Woman, Beauty Pageants, Same Sex Marriage, Entertainment News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Trump reminded the Prejean loathers who developed an ossified case of hysterical political correctness that opinions they regard as noxious, odious, and toxic are not prosecutable offenses.

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Hatin' on Miss California is not about a Contract

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 06.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marriage, Sexual Commodity, Carrie Prejean, Miss California, Religious Fundamentalists, Racy Pictures, Gay Marriage, Beauty Pageants, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The hard fact is that the effort to boot her is about a beauty pageant winner who was asked about and then dared to speak her mind on one of the most polarizing, and divisive issues of the day.

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Beauty and the Vegetable

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 05.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Barbie, Beauty, European-Union, Beauty Pageants, West Virginia, Vegetables, European Commission, Living News
Christopher Brauchli

West Virginia is concerned with beauty and the European Union is concerned with ugly.

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Nikkitasha Marwaha: Northwestern Freshman Crowned Miss India Worldwide

The Daily Northwestern | Alexandra Finkel | Posted 03.21.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Northwestern, Nikkitasha Marwaha, Miss India Worldwide, Nikkitasha Marwaha Northwestern, Beauty Pageants, Chicago News

Valentine's Day couldn't have been sweeter for Communication freshman Nikkitasha Marwaha. On Feb. 14, she was crowned Miss India Worldwide at a compet...

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Mariana Bridi Dies: Miss World Finalist Succumbs After Amputations

AP | BRADLEY BROOKS | Posted 02.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mariana Bridi Da Costa, Mariana Bridi, Miss World, Mariana Bridi Da Costa Dies, Mariana Bridi Da Costa Dead, Beauty Pageants, Bridi, Marianna Bridi, Entertainment News

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — One month ago, 20-year-old beauty queen Mariana Bridi was living the dream of many young Brazilian women, trading her s...

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Miss America Swimsuit Competition (VIDEO) (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 02.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Miss America, Miss American Swimsuit Photos, Miss America Swimsuit Competition, Celebrity Skin, Slideshow, Miss America 2009 Swimsuit, Beauty Pageants, Miss America 2009 Photos, Miss America 2009, Miss America Swimsuit Compeition Video, Video, Katie Stam, Miss America Swimsuit, Entertainment News

***UPDATE 1/24 11:30PM*** The 2009 Miss America Pageant was held tonight and a new winner was crowned: Miss Indiana Katie Stam. One of the surprises o...

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"Well . . . I'd Like to Bring about World War, Charlie."

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 10.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: 1984, George Orwell 1984, Sarah Palin Beauty Queen, John McCain 2008, Beauty Pageants, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

Watching Sarah Palin attempt to answer some of Charlie Gibson's questions was reminiscent of the responses given by contestants in beauty pageants. ...

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Inside Venezuela's Beauty Pageant Schools

The Times | Thomas Walker | Posted 10.12.2008 | Style

Read More: Venezuela Beauty Pageants, Health and Beauty, Venezuela Beauty Pagaent School, Miss Venezuela, Beauty Pageants, Style News

The graduates were candidates for this year's Miss Venezuela contest and Sousa, president of the pageant, was their proud headmaster. Last night, the ...

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Third Screen: Crime and Punishment and What I Wore

Vickie Karp | Posted 10.08.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Bogota, Hbo, La Corona, Beauty Pageants, Women's Prisons, The Crown, Entertainment News
Vickie Karp

La Corona, the story of a glamorous competition most of us won't ever qualify for, is a heart-rending tale of beauty pageant chic with beauty pageant chicas you will not soon forget.

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Miss USA 2008 Pageant Highlights: Swimsuits, Evening Gowns, Heather Mills, And More

Huffington Post | Staff | Posted 04.22.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Miss Oklahoma, Miss USA, Video, Miss Texas, Beauty Pageants, MIss USA 2008, Entertainment News

Miss Oklahoma reveals her dream charity project: helping Britney Spears. Miss Pennsylvania discusses the importance of marketing beauty products f...

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This Week's Must See Video: Robin Williams Splits His Pants, A Spoiled Beauty Queen, Overly Sexual Magician, Tyra Shames A Drunk And More!

Huffington Post | Patrick Waldo | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Wife Swap, This Week in Terrible Television, Beauty Pageants, Snoop Dogg, Tyra Banks, Must See Videos, Entertainment News

If you didn't catch "Wife Swap" this week, you missed a scary look into the world of beauty queens. Alicia is the 15-year-old daughter of a former pa...

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This Week's Top 5 Moments Of Terrible Television

Huffington Post | Patrick Waldo | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: The Real World, A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila, Beauty Pageants, Jack McBrayer, Entertainment News

This week was filled with awful television. And since you can't waste your valuable DVR space on all of it, we're here to fill you in on what you mis...

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Jilted Beauty Queens Ask: Where's The Scholarship Money?

The New York Times | Jennifer 8 Lee | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Miss America, Scholarships, Beauty Pageants, Home News

When Ashley Wood was crowned Miss South Carolina in 2004, she thought her title came not only with a tiara and a shot at Miss America, but also a $20,...

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