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Obituary
Farewell, Mr. Blackwell
Fashion designer and former Pageantry magazine contributor Richard Blackwell passed away Sunday of complications from an intestinal infection. The 86-year old designer was world famous for his annual worst-dressed lists that used brutal humor to skewer celebrities for their red carpet fashion follies. He once referred to Sharon Stone as “an over-the-hill Cruella DeVille” and said of Lindsay Lohan, “From adorable to deplorable.”
Despite his over-the-top satirical take on fashion train wrecks, most of his celebrity victims absolutely adored Blackwell because behind the scenes they knew he was anything but mean-spirited, one time even suggesting that he should attack designers and not the actresses who put their trust in them. But his critiques paved the way for Joan Rivers and countless other celebrity fashion critiques on red carpets everywhere.
Blackwell contributed a column, “Mr. Blackwell’s World,” to Pageantry magazine.
[updated 10/20/08]
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Movies
Vanessa Minnillo stars in,
DISASTER MOVIE
Vanessa Minnillo, Miss Teen USA 1998, makes her acting debut starring in the comedy spoof Disaster Movie released August 29th 2008.
The team behind Date Movie and Meet the Spartans are back with another comedy farce, this time sending up disaster movies, and skewing all of the biggest current names in movies and pop culture. Matt Lanter, Vanessa Minnillo, Carmen Electra, and Kim Kardashian head up the cast.
The film follows Minnillo’s character, Amy, as she and her friends overcome a series of surprising natural disasters and catastrophic events that involve spoofs of everyone from Amy Winehouse and Flava Flav to the characters of The Sex and the City Movie and Angelina Jolie’s action blockbuster Wanted.
Disaster Movie marks the first acting role for Vanessa, after having a brief cameo appearance in Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) as Johnny Storm's Wedding Date. She will next appear in the 2009 film Redefining Love.
[updated 09/08/08]
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Miss Teen USA
Arkansas’ Stevi Perry Takes Teen USA Title
Stevi Lauren Perry, Miss Arkansas Teen USA was crowned Miss Teen USA 2008 at the beautiful Atlantis Paradise Island Resort on August 16, 2008. The 18-year old winner is from Hamburg, Arkansas.
Days of Our Lives star and former Miss Teen USA 2004 Shelley Hennig joined Seth Goldman of NBC's Entertainment Buzz to emcee the pageant, and Bahamian female R&B sensation TaDa performed.
Throughout the event, the contestants competed in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and interview, and the Top Five finalists were selected. Hilary Cruz, Miss Teen USA 2007, crowned her successor at the conclusion of this two-hour Miss Teen USA pageant.
Rounding out the Top Five were first runner-up Brittany Pjetraj of South Carolina, second runner-up Julia Dalton of North Carolina, third runner-up Lindsey Evans of Louisiana and fourth runner-up Shareece Laree Pfeiffer of Idaho.
[updated 08/20/08]
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Miss America's Outstanding Teen
South Carolina’s Taylor Fitch Crowned MAOT
Taylor Hanna Fitch, Miss South Carolina’s Outstanding Teen, walked the runway as the fourth Miss America’s Outstanding Teen last Saturday night at the Linda Chapin Theatre in Orlando, Florida. This historic crowning moment marked her first steps on a journey that will take her across the country promoting scholastic achievement, creative accomplishment, community involvement and healthy living for our nation’s youth.
She will support the national platform of the Miss America Organization, the Children’s Miracle Network. In addition, she will also continue to work on her own personal platform — “Challenges: Heart, Mind and Hands.”
Taylor is joined by first runner-up Julia Rae Schlucter of Pennsylvania, second runner-up Sloane Roberts of Arkansas, third runner-up Joanna Guy of Maryland and fourth runner-up Sydnee Stottlemyre of Missouri.
[updated 08/20/08]
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Miss America's Outstanding Teen
Hilton Sisters Offer Surprise Donation to Caitlin’s Closet
Caitlin Brunell, Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 and founder of Caitlin’s Closet, received over 50 dresses donated by Kathy, Paris and Nicky Hilton at her farewell luncheon. The event was sponsored by La Casa Hermosa and took place at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, August 15th.
Since 2006, Caitlin's Closet has received over 6,000 dresses from across the nation. What’s even more amazing is that since she was crowned in August 2007, over 5,000 have been collected and donated. Over 10 different states have been involved with helping Caitlin accomplish her goal of providing dresses to girls who might not otherwise have the opportunity to have the proper attire for a special occasion.
“I am so extremely grateful and overwhelmed! I want every girl to have the chance to feel the best they possibly can,” said Caitlin. “We are achieving this goal one dress at a time.”
Ami Manning presented the dresses on behalf of the Hilton family at the luncheon and said that Kathy Hilton has always been a huge supporter of philanthropic causes. When she heard about the work that Brunell has been doing, Hilton and her daughters were anxious to make a donation from their closets to Caitlin’s Closet.
“With this donation, we hope to continue to build positive self-images in young women everywhere,” Hilton said.
Miss America’s Outstanding Teen, the “little sister” to Miss America, has made available close to $3 million in college scholarships to girls between the ages of 13 to 17 in the last three years.
For more information about Miss America's Outstanding Teen, please maoteen.org. Additional information about Caitlin’s Closet is available at caitlinscloset.org.
[updated 08/20/08]
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Miss Universe
Miss Universe to Appear on Top Chef
Dayana Mendoza, the newly crowned Miss Universe, was spotted at a recent taping for an episode of the new season of Bravo’s smash reality television hit Top Chef. The episode will feature the show’s contestants cooking a variety of foods for 300 dinner guests, as part of an AIDS charity-themed event. The guests, including Dayana, were responsible for voting on which contestant presented the best meal.
[updated 08/20/08]
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Miss Universe
Jennifer Hawkins Launches Swimwear Label
Miss Universe 2004 Jennifer Hawkins continues to build her post-crown empire, as she will soon unveil her new Cozi swimwear label, which is the Australian model’s debut in the design industry. Jennifer recently signed a $4 million representation deal with Myer, Australia’s largest chain of department stores, as well as a contract with Loveable lingerie and campaigns with Pepsi and Covergirl.
She has also been tapped as the new host of the Australian reality television show Make Me a Supermodel.
Cozi swimwear will be unveiled August 28 during a fashion show at Myer’s Sydney location.
[updated 08/20/08]
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Miss Universe
Miss Universe Making a Presidential Visit
Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza made her first titular international appearance last week, as she appeared at the Grand Final of the Miss Indonesia Contest in Jakarta. Earlier this week, Dayana met with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and several of the nation’s ministers. The appearances are part of a 10-day visit, which includes stops in Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Bali and Bengkulu.
[updated 08/20/08]
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AmericasMart
AmericasMart Announces Special Guests
As the nation’s leading wholesale marketplace for pageantry, AmericasMart welcomed Miss America 2008 Kirsten Haglund and the newly crowned Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Taylor Hanna Fitch as they showcased exclusive collections designed for prom, pageantry and other special occasions Monday and Tuesday in Atlanta. This marked the first national appearance of the new MAOT winner.
Winnwear Designs, the official swimwear sponsor of Miss America, hosted Kirsten during her AmericasMart visit, while Tony Bowls, official designer for MAOT, hosted Taylor, who was fresh from her crowning this past weekend in Orlando, Florida.
AmericasMart also recently announced the addition of Lacoste to its men’s product center.
[updated 08/20/08]
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Miss California USA Teams With Talent Company
Miss California USA & Miss California Teen USA
The Miss California USA and Miss California Teen USA Pageants have pegged BE., a youth entertainment production company and talent incubator, to be the exclusive talent provider for the two state pageants. BE. will handle the audition process for all entrants into the pageants, with the winners obviously advancing to compete for Miss USA and Miss Teen USA, respectively.
[updated 08/20/08]
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MTV
MODEL MAKERS
A new MTV "Transformation Make-Over" Reality Show
WE WANT TO MAKE YOU A MODEL. ARE YOU UP FOR THE CHALLENGE?
Have you always wanted to model but don't know where to start? Maybe you don't know the right people. Maybe you are not thin enough. Maybe you are not photogenic. MODEL MAKERS will give you the ultimate make-over and transform you into the model of your dreams.
Women come in all shapes and sizes, but models don’t. The term model
conjures an image of stick-thin, towering beauties oozing confidence, glamour,
poise and sexuality from every pore. “Skinny,” “no body fat,” and “size zero” are
the words and phrases associated with models. “Chubby,” “well-fed,” and “big-
boned” are not…
Until now!
From acclaimed Model Manager Michael Flutie, Cris Abrego Productions and MTV, introducing “MODEL MAKERS”, the show that dares to go where no modeling show has gone before.
15 lucky women from around the country will get the opportunity of a lifetime when MTV hands them over to Michael Flutie and an expert team of trainers, nutritionists, stylists, and other industry leaders. Under the watchful "eye" of these experts, models will endure twelve weeks of intensive physical fitness training to help them get down to their ideal size. Models will also compete in various high fashion challenges to determine who has star quality. With weekly eliminations looming, models must put their best foot forward at all times while staying focused on losing weight.
Let MODEL MAKERS transform you. Get in shape, develop your modeling skills and polish your "look" to achieve your ultimate goal of becoming a high fashion model. If your transformation is successful, you will be rewarded with not only the experience of a lifetime, but with the MTV prize package that includes:
- $100,000
- A professional modeling portfolio
- A personal trainer for one year
- The chance to jumpstart the career of your dreams
So what does it take to get on the show? “We are looking for beautiful, charismatic women who are willing to put in the effort to become a true model,” says Michael Flutie.
If you are between the ages of 17 & 24, 5'9" to 6' tall, and 130-190 pounds, please send a recent photo of yourself (head shots and body shots in a bathing suit) to mtvmodel@madwood.tv along with your
- Name
- Mailing Address
- Home and Cell Telephone numbers
- E-mail Address
- Birth Date
- Height
- Weight
- Bust-Waist-Hip Measurements
- Dress Size
- Occupation
[updated 08/12/08]
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T.V. Land
Pageantry's own Tanya Hutchison
Named Winner of TV Land's
'She's Got The
Look'
Tanya Hutchison's a winner! But, we here at Pageantry have known that for quite some time. The latest people to discover winning qualities of the 45-year old wife and mother of five are the perceptive judges for 'She's Got the Look', TV Lands newest and original hit reality show. The grand prize is a Contract with Wilhelmina Models,
Inc. and Photo Spread in SELF Magazine
Tanya Hutchison has been a writer for Pageantry magazine's Etiquette department for many years and is a model and beauty advisor with Arbonne International in California. An expert in the skin-care industry, etiquette advisor, and modeling instructor, she is the author of a book entitled, Beauty Is a Journey Not A Destination: A Girl’s Personal Guide to Beauty and Etiquette. Her web site is t.myarbonne.com.
Tanya, who currently resides in Orange County, CA has
been crowned the winner of "She's Got The Look," TV Land's original reality
series searching for the next great supermodel -- over 35. Hutchison was
announced as the winner on the dramatic season finale."She's Got The Look," is a collaboration with Wilhelmina Models, Inc.,
which sets out to discover a sophisticated, beautiful and confident woman 35
or older who is destined to become the next great supermodel.
Iconic
supermodel Kim Alexis, who has graced the covers of more than 500 magazines,
hosts "She's Got The Look." Supermodel Beverly Johnson -- who made history as
the first African-American model to appear on the cover of American Vogue --
celebrity stylist Robert Verdi and Wilhelmina president Sean Patterson are
featured as regular judges on the series. The series is executive produced by
Emmy Award-Winner Allison Grodner ("Big Brother," "Blowout").
In the season finale, four finalists remained, and they had to put to
use everything they've learned throughout the series to make it to the top.
The women pitched themselves to the editors of SELF Magazine and then realized
their pitch in their ultimate cover girl photo shoot.
"Tanya truly embodies what this competition is all about," states Larry W.
Jones, president, TV Land. "Not only is she beautiful but she has also had
rich life experiences and has overcome so many obstacles to become the woman
that she is today. 'She's Got The Look' is about the whole package, and Tanya
has that."
"Tanya not only embodies beauty inside and out, but she is charming beyond
belief," states Wilhelmina President Sean Patterson. "The goal of 'She's Got
The Look' was to prove to the world that women over 35 who aspire to model
would encompass more depth, charm and ultimate beauty than the average model.
With Tanya, we found a uniquely beautiful and inspiring woman who will
undoubtedly be a success in the modeling industry."
Hutchison is a 45-year-old wife and a mother of five who resides in Orange
County, CA. Having begun modeling at a young age, Hutchison is proud to have
overcome a life-threatening knife attack that left her scarred internally and
externally. After the incident, she began to doubt herself and the price of
beauty. She recently found a deeper meaning in her life by committing to
missionary work in Africa, where she lectures young women on the importance of
empowerment.
TV Land's nationwide search, which included months of online submissions,
auditions and regional competitions around the country, resulted in flying 20
contenders to New York City. These semi-finalists were put to the test of
expressing themselves and their fashion know-how. Ten finalists were then
selected to live in a New York City loft and compete in challenges such as
photo shoots, runway competitions and tests on their fashion sense. At the
conclusion of the competition, one woman is crowned the ultimate winner.
TV Land recently announced that it has renewed the series "She's Got The
Look" for a second season. Emmy Award-Winner Allison Grodner will return as
executive producer.
Premiering in 2009, the second season of "She's Got The
Look" will expand from six episodes to eight and will again set out to
discover a sophisticated, beautiful and confident woman 35 or older destined
for supermodel stardom.
[updated 07/31/08]
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Miss Universe
MISS VENEZUELA, DAYANA MENDOZA
CROWNED MISS UNIVERSE® 2008
For the fifth time in history, Venezuela has claimed the Miss Universe title as Dayana Mendoza overcame the worldly field of 79 other beauties in Nha trang, Vietnam. In front of a global audience Dayana, once a kidnapping victim in her home country, was one of four Top 5 finalists from Latin American origins, as she was joined by Miss Mexico Elisa Najera, Miss Dominican Republic Marianna Cruz Gonzalez and first runner-up Miss Colombia Taliana Vargas. Miss Russia Vera Krasova rounded out the finalists. Dayana told reporters that she plans on making a brief stop in New York City as part of her new Miss Universe duties, but then she plans on heading home to Venezuela and spending time with her family.
Ms. Mendoza is 22 years-old and her career ambition is to become an Interior Designer. She also enjoys photography and is interested in advertising.
The judging panel for the 2008 Miss Universe Pageant included: Donald Trump Jr., Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization; fashion designer and entrepreneur Roberto Cavalli; Nadine Velazquez, international cover girl and star of NBC's "My Name Is Earl"; Jennifer Hawkins, television presenter and Miss Universe 2004; Louis Licari, celebrity colorist and "Today Show" ambush makeover expert; Joe Cinque, President of the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences; Bollywood film & TV star, dancer, model Eesha Koppikhar; Nguyen Cong Khe, Editor in Chief of Thanh Nien newspaper and international shoe designer Taryn Rose. Jerry Springer and Mel B hosted the telecast of the 57th Annual Miss Universe competition where Lady GaGa performed her hit "Just Dance".
Throughout the two-hour event, contestants from 80 countries and territories around the world competed in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and personality interview. Riyo Mori, Miss Universe 2007, crowned her successor at the conclusion of the two-hour primetime telecast, before an estimated worldwide viewing audience of more than 1 billion viewers.
Final Results:
First Runner Up: Miss Colombia, Taliana Vargas; will assume the duties of MISS UNIVERSE 2008 if the titleholder for some reason cannot fulfill her responsibilities.
Second Runner Up: Miss Dominican Republic, Marianne Cruz Gonzale.
Rest of Top Five: Miss Mexico, Elisa Najera; and Miss Russia, Vera Krasova.
Rest of Top Ten: Miss Kosovo, Zana Krasniqi; Miss Australia, Laura Dundovic; Miss Spain, Claudia Moro; Miss USA, Crystle Stewart; and Miss Italy, Claudia Ferraris.
Rest of Top Fifteen: Miss Vietnam, Lam Thuy Nguyen; Miss South Africa, Tansey Coetzee; Miss Japan, Hiroko Mima;; Miss Hungary, Jazmin Dammak; and Miss Czech Republic, Eliska Buckova.
National Costume Award: Miss Thailand, Gavintra Photijak. The general public voted on www.nbc.com for the international delegate whose national costume best reflected her country's culture, originality in preparation and the delegate's personal demeanor. She received a $1,000 cash prize and a trophy from Rogaska Crystal.
Miss Congeniality Universe™ Award: Miss El Salvador, Rebeca Moreno. This award reflects the respect and admiration of the delegate's peers, who voted for her as the most congenial, charismatic and inspirational participant. She also received a $1,000 cash prize and a trophy from Rogaska Crystal
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Miss Universe 2008 Dayna Mendoza in her winning momemt |
The MISS UNIVERSE® 2008 prize package includes: the Miss Universe tiara created by CAO Fine Jewelry (a division of PNJ) designed by Mrs. Dang Thi Kim Lien and Rosalina Lydster valued at more than $30,000 dollars; a 2 year scholarship from the New York Film Academy worth more than $100,000 dollars to its acting or film-making programs; eveningwear gowns from Scala, designed by Sherri Hill; a national and international multi-media advertising campaign and a complete denim wardrobe from YMI Jeanswear; a custom swimsuit wardrobe from BSC Swimwear Thailand; a shoe collection from Nina Footwear; a trophy from Rogaska Crystal; year-long supply of Farouk Systems products, makers of CHI, the original Ceramic Technology tools; membership to Gravity Fitness and pampering at John Barrett Salon; fashion portfolio by leading fashion photographer Fadil Berisha; consultations with nutritionist and creator of The F-Factor Diet™ Tanya Zuckerbrot; dermatology and skincare services by Dr. Cheryl Thellman-Karcher; consultations with personal stylist Billie Causieestko and access to an event wardrobe from leading fashion designers; a New York City apartment for the year of her reign including living expenses and professional representation by the Miss Universe Organization to further her personal and professional goals.
Read more in the Pageantry magazine 2008 Winter Edition
[updated 07/14/08]
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