Read more Miss Universe pageant stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18131/miss-universe-pageant.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:58:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67917/heidi-is-the-next-mj-spencer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHey, 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 “performance," MTV reports....http://www.newser.com/story/67917/heidi-is-the-next-mj-spencer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 11:11:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67588/venezuela-keeps-miss-universe-crown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMiss 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...http://www.newser.com/story/67588/venezuela-keeps-miss-universe-crown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 5:54:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57076/aussie-pageant-teen-dangerously-thin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHealth 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 muscle...http://www.newser.com/story/57076/aussie-pageant-teen-dangerously-thin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Apr 2009 3:30:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56618/miss-nc-grabs-miss-usa-crown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNorth Carolina's Kristen Dalton was crowned Miss USA 2009 in Las Vegas this weekend. The 21-year-old aspiring motivational speaker edged out runners-up from California and Arizona. Dalton will get a New York apartment for the year, a publicity team, a film school scholarship, and an undisclosed salary. In a rare...http://www.newser.com/story/56618/miss-nc-grabs-miss-usa-crown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 5:04:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54947/gitmo-so-fun-miss-universe-didnt-want-to-leave.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNot 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. "We visited the...http://www.newser.com/story/54947/gitmo-so-fun-miss-universe-didnt-want-to-leave.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Apr 2009 7:48:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32351/miss-usa-tumbles-at-pageant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor 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...http://www.newser.com/story/32351/miss-usa-tumbles-at-pageant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Jul 2008 3:51:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/13156/beauty-probed-as-pepper-spray-claims-prove-false.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the latest twist in a Miss Universe pageant scandal, police investigating claims that someone put pepper spray on the clothing and cosmetics of the new Miss Puerto Rico found no trace of the chemicals. The 24-year-old beauty said she broke out in hives and had to ice down her...http://www.newser.com/story/13156/beauty-probed-as-pepper-spray-claims-prove-false.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Dec 2007 3:08:07 CST