Read more pageant stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8705/pageant.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:48:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65775/dethroned-miss-cali-to-sue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Miss California drama isn’t over yet: dethroned Carrie Prejean is filing a lawsuit against the organization, reports Perez Hilton, who snagged a copy of the complaint. Prejean names Keith Lewis and Shanna Moakler, but not Donald Trump, as defendants in her suit for—among other things—slander, libel, and...http://www.newser.com/story/65775/dethroned-miss-cali-to-sue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 10:08:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35865/sydney-olympics-also-featured-fake-performances.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe world was shocked to learn that Chinese singer Lin Miaoke was really just a pretty lip-syncher, but fakery seems to be par for the Olympic course: the Sydney Symphony has disclosed that its performers mimed to a backing tape during the 2000 opening ceremony. "It's correct that we were...http://www.newser.com/story/35865/sydney-olympics-also-featured-fake-performances.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Aug 2008 14:38:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5565/mexico-apologizes-for-booing-miss-usa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOver 2 months after a Mexico City crowd booed Miss USA during the Miss Universe pageant, a national tourism official today apologized for the “incorrect behavior of a small group.” The blink-and-you-missed-it international incident started during the interview portion of the competition and crested after Rachel Smith fell backward in...http://www.newser.com/story/5565/mexico-apologizes-for-booing-miss-usa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Aug 2007 16:29:55 CDT