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Miss USA 2010 Was Way Above Legal Limit

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:55:38 CST

And the story of Rima Fakih's arrest gets worse: The former Miss USA was allegedly speeding and weaving through traffic when she was pulled over about 2:15am Saturday ... with a half-empty bottle of Moet & Chandon champagne behind the driver's seat of the 2011 Jaguar she was driving. According...

Miss USA 2010 Busted for DUI

Evann Gastaldo — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:32:06 CST

This scandal is a bit worse than having a stripper past : Miss USA 2010, Rima Fakih, was arrested over the weekend in Michigan and faces drunken driving charges. Oddly, Fakih initially attempted to deny the reports, tweeting yesterday: "Let's clear things up now. ... I'm NOT in Michigan and I'm NOT...

'History Geek' Named Miss USA

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:51:50 CDT

Miss California Alyssa Campanella, a self-described “huge history geek,” was named Miss USA at the Las Vegas pageant last night. The 21-year-old formerly represented New Jersey in the Miss Teen USA contest in 2007, but moved to Los Angeles a year and a half ago and plans to stay. She...

Miss Wisconsin Resigns After ID Theft Charges

Mark Russell — Mon, 16 May 2011 04:20:00 CDT

A Wisconsin beauty pageant winner's quest to become Miss USA has been derailed now that she's been charged with three counts of identity theft, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . When working for a marketing company last summer, Shaletta Porterfield allegedly faked the signatures of three business owners on contracts. The...

Carrie Prejean, Hubby Expecting

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:53:36 CST

Here it is, the next generation of beauty queens: Carrie Prejean is pregnant. The former Miss California married Oakland Raiders quarterback Kyle Boller in July and the two started trying for a baby just a month later, they tell Fox News . No word on whether it's a boy or girl,...

China Accused of Freezing Out Miss World Favorite

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:32:28 CDT

Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Peace Prize win has caused quite a backlash in China, where authorities are still cracking down on his supporters—and now the backlash has hit the Miss World contest, held this weekend on a Chinese island. Miss USA Alexandria Mills, 18, was crowned the winner amid speculation...

The Beauty Pageant Is Dead

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:51:12 CDT

Beauty pageants used to be “a hoot and a holler and a half,” but last night’s Miss Universe competition hailed their death. “Even as a gay man, I couldn't find joy or fun in last night's monument to wax figurines and Donald Trump,” writes Louis Bayard on Salon . It was...

Miss Mexico Crowned Miss Universe

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:11:31 CDT

Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete won last night’s Miss Universe pageant, giving her home country its second-ever Miss Universe title. “I want the whole world to know about my country and my people,” said Navarrete, 22, adding that she hopes her victory will help Mexico’s image. Miss Venezuela Marelisa Gibson was...

Miss Universe Contestants Go Topless

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:59:00 CDT

Topless photos of a few Miss Universe contestants have emerged...but these are no secret. Like the Miss USA pageant before it , the Miss Universe pageant itself released the racy pictures of the ladies covered in body paint and little else. One female VP justifies it by calling the women...