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Ex Miss Venezuela Dead of Cancer at 28

Rob Quinn — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:00:00 CST

Eva Ekvall was many things in her short life—a mother, an actress, a TV news anchor and, at the age of 17, Miss Venezuela. But she will be best remembered for her fight against breast cancer, which raised awareness of the disease among thousands of ordinary Venezuelans. Ekvall, who...

Beauty Queen Gains Weight, Loses Crown

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:17:05 CST

A teenage beauty queen in Texas is suing to keep her crown, after she was stripped of her title for—in part—gaining weight. Domonique Ramirez, 17, won the local pageant in April, but was informed last month that the runner-up would take her place as Miss San Antonio—meaning...

Beauty Queen Loses Crown for Going Brunette

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:33:00 CDT

A New Zealand teen beauty queen was stripped of her title for the unimaginable offense of...dyeing her hair brown. Olivia O'Neil, whose hair had "white-blonde streaks" when she won the pageant, posted a picture on Facebook of her new darker 'do. Pageant organizer Barbara Osborne posted several comments, including...

Colombian Narco-Beauty Queen Busted

Rob Quinn — Thu, 27 May 2010 03:12:29 CDT

Colombia's one-time Coffee Queen became queen bee of a gang that recruited models to smuggle cocaine from South America to Europe, police say. Angie Sanclemente Valencia was busted in Argentina yesterday after being on the run for 5 months, the BBC reports. Valencia, 30, was stripped of her title in...

Carrie Prejean 'Opposite' Engaged to NFL QB

M. Morris — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:53:43 CST

Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean—who gained fame for her stance on "opposite marriage" and subsequent sex-tape revelations—is engaged. To a man. St. Louis Rams quarterback Kyle Boller, 28, popped the question yesterday after just 7 months of dating, E! reports.

Beauty Queen Dies After Cosmetic Surgery

Rob Quinn — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:04:39 CST

Former Miss Argentina Solana Magnano died in Buenos Aires this weekend after suffering complications from cosmetic surgery on her buttocks. The 38-year-old mother of twins died after fluid injected as part of the procedure went to her lungs and brain, AP reports. A former chief of the Buenos Aires association...

McSteamy, Gayheart Nudie Video Hits the Net

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:25:00 CDT

Grey's Anatomy 's "Dr. McSteamy" is starring in a nudie video with his wife and an ex-beauty queen that's heating up the Internet, Gawker reports. Eric Dane shares camera duties with wife Rebecca Gayheart and looker-cum-Hollywood-madame Kari Ann Peniche as the three act high and riff on their "porn names....

Fighting Illness, Student Crowned Miss America

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:40:00 CST

Katie Stam of Indiana was crowned Miss America last night, fighting off a throat infection, laryngitis, and 51 other contestants to win the 88-year-old pageant, the AP reports. The 22-year-old University of Indianapolis student drew loud applause for her rendition of "Via Dolorosa" during the talent portion of the pageant...

Amputated Brazilian Model Dies

Rob Quinn — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:25:59 CST

A top Brazilian model who underwent the amputation of her hands and feet in an attempt to save her from a life-threatening infection died early this morning, CNN reports. Marianna Bridi di Costa was hospitalized in early January for septicemia triggered by a urinary tract infection. Doctors originally believed Bridi...