http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 19 Nov 2008 12:01:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/32351/miss-usa-tumbles-at-pageant.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFor 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 pageant, which was held this year in Vietnam. The 26-year-old beauty queen was unhurt. Miss Venezuela, who was once a kidnap victim, won the crown.http://www.newser.com/story/32351/miss-usa-tumbles-at-pageant.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 13 Jul 2008 23:59:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/17479/miss-michigan-wins-tiara-in-made-over-pageant.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAnother year, another Miss America—it was Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund doing the delighted gasping as she donned her crown yesterday—and this time the pageant itself had a makeover. The 87-year-old competition is going for a hip new look and feel, adding doses of blue jeans and reality TV to draw in younger viewers, AP reports.http://www.newser.com/story/17479/miss-michigan-wins-tiara-in-made-over-pageant.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 27 Jan 2008 4:01:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/17051/vandal-scandal-mars-another-pageant.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe crime wave besetting American beauty pageants continued this weekend as Miss South Florida Fair had to overcome some skullduggery before claiming her crown, the Palm Beach Post reports. Cops were called after contestant Jessica Wittenbrink found her ruined dress backstage, vandalized with four red lipstick streaks. Police quizzed her 13 rivals but couldn't come up with a suspect.http://www.newser.com/story/17051/vandal-scandal-mars-another-pageant.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 22 Jan 2008 3:49:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/15669/beauty-queen-kidnappers-law-school-future-hazy.html?refid=rss_all_defaultUniversity of Arizona law school reps say it’s too early to know what they will do about Kumari Fulbright, the former beauty queen and model who has been charged with a slew of felony offenses over the kidnapping, torture, and robbery of an ex-boyfriend, the Tucson Citizen reports. Fulbright was in her second year at James E. Rogers College of Law.http://www.newser.com/story/15669/beauty-queen-kidnappers-law-school-future-hazy.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 05 Jan 2008 13:09:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/15194/8-secrets-to-healthy-skin.html?refid=rss_all_defaultYou can't fight getting older, but you can keep the signs of wear and tear, not to speak of stress, off your face with these tips from the New York Times beauty expert: Get rid of old beauty products after a year—pots and tubes can develop micro-organism communities Quit smoking—dermatologists have found it can add years to a face Stop popping pimples—you risk infection and scarring Lower your stress and sleep more—stress can weaken the skin's "barrier function"http://www.newser.com/story/15194/8-secrets-to-healthy-skin.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 29 Dec 2007 8:48:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/15134/risque-pics-wont-dethrone-miss-france.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMiss France will keep her crown despite the publication of racy pictures featuring the 22-year-old student, AFP reports. Photographs of Valerie Begue licking yogurt off a wall and straddling a cross in a bikini had Genevieve de Fontenay, the pageant's sharp-tongued patron, threatening to strip Begue of her title; Begue won't be allowed to compete internationally as Miss France.http://www.newser.com/story/15134/risque-pics-wont-dethrone-miss-france.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 28 Dec 2007 12:44:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/14288/its-all-greek-to-miss-belgium.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe new Miss Belgium sparked fury in Flanders this weekend with her admission that she doesn't speak Dutch, AFP reports. In a country already torn over the Flemish-French conflict that's derailed the government for months, 20-year-old Alizee Poulicek's attempt to speak the language of the country's majority was met with boos and mockery—but she still emerged victorious.http://www.newser.com/story/14288/its-all-greek-to-miss-belgium.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 17 Dec 2007 15:10:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13156/beauty-probed-as-pepper-spray-claims-prove-false.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIn 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 face after the sabotage attempt. Now she's under investigation herself, reports Reuters.http://www.newser.com/story/13156/beauty-probed-as-pepper-spray-claims-prove-false.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 07 Dec 2007 14:58:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/12566/beauty-pageant-turns-ugly.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIngrid Marie Rivera looked hot at the Miss Puerto Rico Universe pageant—but not in the good way. Pageant officials are investigating who doused the eventual winner's gowns and makeup with pepper spray, the AP reports. Rivera kept her composure before the judges, but once backstage she ripped off her clothes and applied ice packs to her face and body because her skin was swelling and breaking out in hives.http://www.newser.com/story/12566/beauty-pageant-turns-ugly.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 07 Dec 2007 14:58:44 CST