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There have been many ugly tweets and other nasty comments about the new Miss America, Syracuse, NY born and aspiring cardiologist Nina Davuluri. The former Miss New York is of Indian descent; many of the negative commenters thought she was Arab and/or Muslim. Not so incidentally there were also many positive tweets and comments. Paradoxically, according to Malika Rao writing in The Huffington Post, Davuluri would never have won a similar pageant in her parents' native India because she was too...dark. Yes, even in India, skin color is important--the lighter the better. But there was an unfortunate irony to the...

(CNN) -- No sooner had the tiara been placed atop her head than a barrage of racist tweets flooded the Internet. "If you're #Miss America you should have to be American," said one. "WHEN WILL A WHITE WOMAN WIN #MISSAMERICA? Ever??!!" screamed another. Nina Davuluri is American. She just happens to be of Indian descent. In fact, she's the first Indian-American to be crowned Miss America. But the tweets that followed the 2014 pageant in Atlantic City on Sunday night didn't focus on how it's the second consecutive year that a Miss New York has taken the crown, or about...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Nina Davuluri became the first contestant of Indian heritage and the second consecutive contestant from New York to win the Miss America pageant Sunday night.

“She's a redneck boy's dream come true. Theresa Vail is a bowhunter, an M-16 sharpshooter, skydiver, national guard soldier, grease monkey, and also Miss Kansas. She's been a motorcycle racing queen and can skin out a deer with the best of them. And if that wasn't enough to melt your heart, she is also devastatingly beautiful. She is not, to say the least, your typical beauty queen contestant. She will also differ from past and present contestants in another way. She intends to let the whole world see her tattoos, which include the Serenity Prayer and the army's medical insignia....

Getting your beauty sleep can really improve your looks—and snoring can have the opposite effect, according to researchers. A study into sleep apnea—a condition marked by snoring and breathing interruptions—has shown that people with the condition appeared less attractive, youthful and alert than restful sleepers. Sufferers who were treated for the condition also appeared more attractive—with two thirds of the patients in the study being rated more highly in photos taken after treatment than before. …

I didn’t attend Fashion Week in New York this season. And by all accounts, I certainly made the right decision. A disturbing trend that began on the runway a few years back is continuing—a trend of exclusion that is glaringly insulting and simply unacceptable to me. I’ll never forget Fashion Week in 2010, when a major designer (whom I won’t name) invited me to his fall fashion collection. He messengered over a personal design for me to wear to the show, along with a note complimenting me for all my pioneering work in the industry. In 1974, I became the...

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<p>Tony Abbott is the Liberal Party leader, but everything’s upside-down in Australia, so actually he is the conservative (“classic liberal,” i.e., free market) and his victory over the Labour Party was attributed both to his own disciplined campaign and the internal divisions that have riven Labour.</p>

The 20-year-old Östergötland, Sweden (literally God's Country- and she looks it!) native is currently travelling and doing some modeling, as well as competing in this year's 'Miss Universe Sweden' pageant, the winner of which goes on to Moscow for the Miss Universe 2013 contest in December... Likes to party! More at Reaganite Republican... (SFW) ________________________________________________________ facebook

Christie Brinkley is proving, once again, that age is nothing but a number. The 59-year-old blond beauty was all smiles while attending the 38th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton, N.Y., over the weekend. And why shouldn't she be grinning? Decked out in a white dress paired with suede boots and a straw hat, Brinkley no doubt looked just as good—if not better—than many gals far younger.

Somehow she managed to avoid Senator Menedez... should win an award just for that Something tells me you might be seeing this one advance to the finals  at Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow this December...  cute as a button! Born Yaritza Miguelina Reyes in 1994, she beat-out 28 other Dominican girls for the right to represent the country at Miss Universe. Bio says she's already a model, singer, actress, English teacher, and nurse- and is majoring in communications at the University of Santo Domingo to boot... More at Reaganite Republican... ___________________________________________

More pictures here, unfortunately without me-  I do hope the poor thing's coping, somehow... See the attitude I had to deal with? More at Reaganite Republican...

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Welcome to The Hill's annual 50 Most Beautiful list! This year marks the 10th anniversary of the list and brings in a slew of new faces as, for the first time, White House and executive branch employees were eligible for consideration.

As Miss Bolivia 2013, Alexia Viruez now heads-on to Moscow for Russia's first hosting of Trump's 'Miss Universe' pageant in December... strong candidate, this one... More at Reaganite Republican... ________________________________________________   Xaxor    Curiosando    Facebook 

John Casablancas, the modeling agent whose shrewd and sometimes scandalous packaging of beautiful women ushered in the era of supermodels, died on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro. He was 70. The cause was cancer, said Lorraine Caggiano, his executive assistant. Mr. Casablancas, who lived in Miami, was being treated in Brazil. Head-turningly handsome, Mr. Casablancas courted scandal in his own life as well, accused of having sexual relations with teenage models and pursuing a playboy’s life of excess. For 30 years, through the Elite Model Management agency he founded in Paris in 1972, he shaped the careers of models who...

How is it the most wretched dictatorships are  always blessed with such beautiful women? Just don't seem right! Alas, Maryia Vialichka will be representing  'Europe's last dictatorship' Belarus at the Miss World 2013  finals this September in Indonesia... More at Reaganite Republican... _________________________________________ BeautyPageantNews   Missosology   Photobucket   VK.com

The slimy secret of eternal youth: Japanese salon launches anti-ageing beauty treatment that involves letting live SNAILS crawl across your face They have long been regarded as a nuisance in the garden but it seems that snails could be more friend than foe when it comes to anti-ageing. A revolutionary new facial that involves allowing live snails to slither across the complexion has been hailed the next big thing in beauty thanks to the glow-boosting properties of snail mucus.

'Miss Lower Saxony 2013' Caroline Noeding went on to win the national pageant in February against 23 other very pretty ladies from all over Germany- she now looks forward to competing in  Miss Europe and Miss World later this year. Born July 26, 1991 (birthday this month!) in Hanover, the brainy mathematics and Spanish language student speaks English, Spanish, Italian and French- that's five languages counting German. Hobbies include dancing (tango), singing, playing piano, languages​​, philosophy, and even handicrafts. Her mother is Colombian, and dad is from Peru, currently employed as chief physician at a hospital in Hanover (the...

-after winning what must be one of the most competitive national pageants on the planet! Prettiest girl in Poland- now that's something Is it just me, or does Paulina resemble Shelley Long (Dianne on Cheers) a bit in the 2nd bikini shot...? More at Reaganite Republican... _______________________________________________________________ MissPolonia.com.pl   Eska.pl   Afterparty.pl   Zebirka.pl