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Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth: Married

2011-03-28T09:06:00.000-07:00

Hollywood actress, Reese Witherspoon, got married to Jim Toth. They got married in Ojai, California, about 90 miles north of Los Angeles to keep away from the media.

Reese and Jim got engaged in December 2010. Jim Toth works as an agent for Creative Artists. It also represents Reese Witherspoon through another agent. The wedding took place on March 26, 2011. Witherspoon’s publicist, Nicole Perna, did not reveal anything about the wedding. US Magazine reports:

In a courtyard in front of the Ojai house, the Monique Lhuillier-clad actress, 35, and CAA agent Toth, 40, exchanged vows and William Goldberg wedding bands beneath a canopy.

About 120 family members and friends-- including Sean Penn, Scarlett Johansson, Renee Zellweger, Tobey Maguire and wife Jennifer Meyer, Robert Downey Jr., Matthew McConaughey and love Camila Alves, Alyssa Milano, Colin Hanks, Isla Fisher and hubby Sacha Baron Cohen-- were on hand for the bash.

The marriage had been presided over by Reverend Jimmy Bartz of the Santa Monica church. Witherspoon’s children and ex-husband Ryan Phillippe also attended the wedding ceremony.

The 35-year old actress won Oscar for portraying the character of June Carter in Walk the Line. Her other major movies include Legally Blonde and Four Christmases.

Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79

2011-03-23T07:59:00.000-07:00

Famous Hollywood actress of the 50’s, Elizabeth Taylor, passed away on March 23, 2011, at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. She was 79 years old at the time of death. The legendary actress was surrounded by her sons-Michael Wilding, Christopher Wilding, and daughters- Liza Todd, and Maria Burton.

Taylor’s publicist, Sally Morrison, issued a statement, where Michael Wilding said,

“My Mother was an extraordinary woman who lived life to the fullest, with great passion, humor, and love,…Though her loss is devastating to those of us who held her so close and so dear, we will always be inspired by her enduring contribution to our world. Her remarkable body of work in film, her ongoing success as a businesswoman, and her brave and relentless advocacy in the fight against HIV/AIDS, all make us all incredibly proud of what she accomplished.”

Elizabeth Taylor was born Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor in Hampstead, London. Her father was an art dealer and her mother was a former stage actress. She is considered to be one of the greatest actress of Hollywood’s Golden Age.

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Charlie Sheen: Back to Two and A Half Men?

2011-03-21T15:58:00.000-07:00

Even after filing a $100 million lawsuit, CBS wants actor Charlie Sheen back on its popular comedy series, “Two and A Half Men.”

NBC News had been informed by a close source hearing Sheen telling that CBS is offering him his job back. Hollywood Reporter said that Sheen met with senior FOX network executives and sent a Tweet saying "perhaps a new lair...? A Fox and a Warlock? Epic" accompanying a FOX logo.

Due to his self-destructive behavior and insulting producer Chuck Lorre, Sheen had fired from “Two and A Half Men” on March 7, 2011.

Neither Sheen’s spokesperson nor CBS and Warner Bros. commented on the matter.

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Oprah Winfrey to have a TV Channel in 2010?

2009-04-03T10:32:00.000-07:00

This is an exciting news for all the Oprah Winfrey fans in the world. She is a billion dollar entertainment queen and she is popular in many countries on earth. So, a TV channel from her would surely make millions of people around the globe.

Chicago Tribune wrote:

Oprah Winfrey apparently will get by with a little help from her friends when her cable network makes its scheduled debut early next year.

A full launch schedule for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, a blend of original and acquired programming, won't be announced until later this year. But an early development slate presented to advertisers Thursday at Lincoln Center included shows featuring frequent "Oprah Winfrey Show" guests Lisa Ling, Peter Walsh and Dr. Laura Berman.

Celebrity Child Smuggling: What Should be Done?

2009-04-02T09:51:00.000-07:00

I really cannot understand the reason that how can the Hollywood celebrities easily go away by doing anything and everything. Just take a look at the example of Madonna adopting a child from Malawi. I really can’t remember any example of Madonna being a good mother to any child in the world. There is no doubt that she does not care for any child of motherhood all six years is some publicity that she can get paying for some poor children from some poor countries. The children are like guinea pig but we should not forget that they are human beings not animals. But this kind of media circus that should be stopped at all costs by all governments in the world. The governments of Europe and America always try to show that they are most civilized but I really have doubt because how they can allow a person like Madonna To bring innocent children from African countries when she does not have any intention to look after them.

Shia Labeouf withdraws from Dark Fields for injury problems

2008-12-06T20:35:00.000-08:00

It looks like Shia Labeouf’s luck just ran out. The injury, he sustained from the July 27 car crush, is causing lot more trouble. Due to the injury, Shia had to withdraw from his upcoming movie, Dark Fields. A techno-thriller movie, Dark Fields, is based on Alan Glynn’s 2002 novel by the same name. Produced by the Universal Pictures, the movie is going to be directed by Neil Burger. Shia Labeouf was supposed to play the role of a young man who gets his hands on some ultimate smart pills. According to the reports of comingsoon.net, Shia was supposed to start shooting for the movie this winter. Already the production has been delayed and now Shia’s medical issues caused further disruption. Dark Fields was scheduled to release in 2010.

On July 27, 2008, Shia Labeouf had an accident on a West Hollywood street. As he was making a left turn with his Ford F-150 pick up truck, it collided with another vehicle and rolled over twice. Shia broke his two fingers and sustained minor injuries to his head and knee. Isable Lucas, who was riding with Shia that day, also had minor injuries. At the time of the accident, Shia was shooting for Transformers sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Producers of Transformers included his injury into the script. Immediately after the accident, Shia underwent an extensive surgery. To further repair his fingers, he would have to go through another surgery around his thumb.

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Joe Satiriani sues Cold Play for copyright infringement

2008-12-06T01:03:00.000-08:00

British rockband, Coldplay, has been sued by famous guitarist, Joe Satiriani, for copying his music. Mr. Satiriani said that the track, “Viva la Vida” of the band uses “substantial original portions” of his instrumental track titled, “If I could fly,” from the album “Is there Love in Space?” which was released in April 2004. On December 4, 2008, Reuters reported the Satiriani filed the copyright infringement lawsuit at a federal court in Los Angeles. MTV reports:

Satriani, 52, is seeking a jury trial in the dispute, as well as damages and "any and all profits" attributable to the alleged copyright infringement. The songwriting credit on the Coldplay song is attributed to the band's four members: singer Chris Martin, bass player Guy Berryman, guitarist Jonny Buckland and drummer Will Champion. A spokesperson for Coldplay could not be reached for comment at press time.

This is like a hit in the gut. The news came out a day after Coldplay was nominated for Grammy Awards. One of the top contenders in the Grammy Award, Coldplay, received seven nominations. Their track “Viva la Vida,” has been nominated for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. The song was written by four members of Coldplay- singer Chris Martin; bass player Guy Berryman; guitarist Johnny Buckland; and drummer Will Champion. The title of the song was inspired by a painting by Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. Representative for the band and the recording company, Capitol Records, were not available for comment on the issue.

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“Slumdog Millionaire” announced best movie by National Board of Review

2008-12-05T01:18:00.000-08:00

Slumdog Millionaire, a British Drama movie directed by Danny Boyle, has been chosen to be the best movie by National Board of Review (NBR), a non-profit organization. On December 4, 2008, NBR declared Slumdog Millionaire the best movie of 2008. David Fincher was announced the best director for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Brad Pitt played the character named Benjamin Button, a man who observes reverse aging. Clint Eastwood was named best actor for

Gran Torino. Eastwood played the character of Walt Kowalski, a racist Korean War veteran.

Slumdog Millionaire, is based on the novel, “Q and A” by Vikas Swarup. It tells the story of an Indian beggar named Jamal Malik (Dev Patel), who miraculously wins the Indian version of the quiz show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” The screenplay is written by Seamon Beaufoy. Slumdog Millionaire, which had limited release, garnered critical acclaim. The movie shows the rising disparity between the upper class and poor class. The movie was screend at the Telluride Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.

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Grammy Award 2009: Lil Wayne is in the lead with eight nominations

2008-12-03T23:58:00.000-08:00

Year 2008 is going to end and the Grammy Award is approaching. The 51^st Grammy Award Ceremony, the most prestigious award in the American Music Industry, is going to take place on February 8. 2009.

The list of nominees for the award has been published. Famous rapper, Lil Wayne, has the top spot with eight nominations. His album, “The Carter III,” sold 1 million copies in USA, making it the best opening tally of the year. Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter, received other nominations in the rap song section including rap album and rap songs.

Two famous British Rock Bands- Coldplay and Radiohead, will be fighting for the top honors. Coldplay is at the second place with seven nominations. Radiohead received four nominations. Jay-Z, Kanye West and R& B singer Ne-Yo received six nominations each. Lil Wayne, Coldplay, Ne-Yo and Radiohead will compete in the album of the year category.

“Raising Sand,” an album created by former Led Zeppelin frontman, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss has been nominated in four categories including: Album of the year, Record of the year (Please Read the letter), Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (Rich Woman), and Best Country Collaboration with Vocals (Killing the Blues). Female British singer, Duffy, received three nominations including Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (Mercy), and Best Pop Vocal Album (Rockferry). Fellow Brit female, Adele, received four nominations in Record of the Year (Chasing Pavements), Song of the Year (Chasing Pavements), Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

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Roman Polanski lawyers request the court to dismiss the case

2008-12-03T00:24:00.000-08:00

It has been thirty years since Academy Award winning movie maker, Roman Polanski, have been accused of rape charges by the US court. In order to avoid prison sentence, Roman Polanski fled to France. Now, the lawyers of the director requested the court to drop the charges. They said that they have evidence which shows that Polanski’s case was distorted by “judicial and prosecutorial misconduct.”

On December 2, 2008, the request was filed with Judge David S. Wesley in the Los Angeles Superior Court by Chad S. Hummel of Phelps& Phillips and Bart Dalton. Bart Dalton’s father Douglas Dalton represented Mr. Polanski in 1977. Now, he has joined in the filing with his son. Mr. Polanski will be represented by Mr. Hummel. New York Times reports:

Tuesday’s filing said Judge Rittenband, who is now dead, intentionally violated a plea agreement with Mr. Polanski after having engaged in what it called “repeated unethical and unlawful ex parte communications” with a deputy district attorney who was not involved in the prosecution, but was independently advising the judge.

The lawyers cited the documentary titled Roman Polanski:Wanted and Desired, which showed that a former deputy district attorney gave suggestions to the judge on how the case should be handled. The documentary focused on the rape incident of Roman Polanski in 1977.

Roman Polanski, who now lives in Paris with wife, Emmanuelle Seigner, was accused of raping a 13-year old girl at the age of 44. He spent 42 days in prison for psychiatric evaluation but left the country when he came to know that the judge was planning to send him to prison. He was indicted on six felony counts and faced life imprisonment.

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Britney Spears is back in shape

2008-12-02T01:40:00.000-08:00

American pop diva, Britney Spears, is under control of her life again. For the last two years, she became tabloid headlines for all the wrong reasons. Her marriage and divorce with Kevin Federline, her drugs habit, shaving heads, everything pointed at the end of her singing career. Now, the twenty seven year old mother is in her comeback stage. Earlier, Britney Spears gained lots of weight by drinking. She stopped drinking and got into weight loss program. In her recent European mini-tour, she showed off her body. However, it was a lot of hard work on her part and she is not happy at all. People Magazine reports:

"I have had to work hard at getting [my body] back to where it used to be," Spears tells Glamour in its January issue. "I used to be obsessed with working out ... But I can't get motivated right now because I'm so focused on my music."

On November 30, 2008, “For the Record” the much awaited documentary on the life Britney Spears was broadcast on MTV and it created lots of positive buzz. People have started to sympathize Britney Spears. They are saying that the documentary made them like Spears much more. Spears’ latest album, “Circus” is released today. One of the songs of the album, “Womanizer,” is ruling the top charts. Now, she wants to marry again to a person who could be a good father to her children.

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Four Christmases enjoys one of the biggest Thanksgiving opening weekends

2008-12-01T03:58:00.000-08:00

The holiday season is upon us and Christmas is at the corner and there is no better way to enjoy the Christmas then watching a good Christmas movie and that is what Four Christmases provides to the movie goers. Starring Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon, Four Christmases is a romantic comedy that focuses on the spirit of Christmas. Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn are unmarried couples who plan a romantic get away every Christmas but failed to do this year. Now they have no other option but to spend Christmas with four of their divorced parents.

Four Christmases which opened on November 26, 2008, collected

$ 46.7 million making it the third biggest Thanksgiving opening ever after Toy Story 2 ($80.1 million) and Enchanted ($49.1 million).

Twilight, which enjoyed the top position last week, took the second lead. Based on Stephenie Meyer’s 2005 bestseller novel by the same name, Twilight collected $35.7 million on its opening day. Overall, the movie collected $69.6 million in Canada and North America. This week it observed a steep decline of 62% in its collection.

Walt Disney’s animated movie, Bolt, took the third place collecting $36 million. Quantum of Solace, the latest James Bond flick, is still going strong at the box office. The movie is now at the fourth position which is followed by Milk, a biological movie on California’s first gay governor, Harvey Milk.

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Winona Ryder stole diamond jewelry this time

2008-11-30T01:34:00.000-08:00

Famous Hollywood actress, Winona Ryder, is accused of jewelry theft. According to reports published by TMZ.com, an entertainment website, the actress had been accused of stealing $1,24,000 worth of Bulgari jewels which she borrowed to attend an event on November 20, 2008. The event was sponsored by Marie Claire magazine in Madrid.

Ryder said that she left the diamond jewelries in the hotel room as they were supposed to be picked up by someone from Marie Claire but some time after she left, the diamond bracelet and ring were missing. French celebrity magazine, Voici, reported that the actress left the jewelry at front desk of the hotel for safekeeping. However, the hotel management said that they did not receive any package from the actress and there was no surveillance footage which showed that Ryder gave any package for safekeeping.

Well, this is not the first time, Winona Ryder is accused of stealing. In 2001, Winona was accused of shoplifting at Beverly Hills, California. The actress was arrested on the charge of stealing $5,500 worth of designer clothes and accessories from a department store. Recently, on her way to London, the 37 year old actress forced to make a special landing over a mystery illness.

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Stephenie Meyer's web promotion for Twilight

2008-11-29T05:53:00.000-08:00

Twilight is now ruling North American box office. The movie collected around $100 million in the first ten days of its release. The novel, which was first published in 2005, turned novelist Stephenie Meyer from an orndinary homemaker into an American mainstream celebrity. Interestingly, internet played a major role behind Stephenie’s success.

In 2005, publisher Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers published 75,000 copies of the first book of Twilight series. For promoting the book, the company sent Meyer on a small author tour and set-up an “in-house web page.” Unfortunately, the site was not very successful. After this, Stephenie Meyers took things in her own hands. Henceforth, http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/ came into being. In the site, Stephenie wrote about her personal life, family and published photos. This gave people a chance to connect with her. She directly communicated with people and it gradually built up a strong fanbase over time.

Interestingly, one of the fans named Lori Joffs rewrote the book from a particular character’s perspective. She published it on fiction.net. Stephenie wrote a review and left her personal email address. The two chatted with each other. Then Lori Joffs and her friend, Laura Christiano, sought Stephenie's permission to set up a dictionary site for her novel. Stephenie agree and the two jointly set up http://www.twilightlexicon.com/ where fans would get reference. Last summer, the site even crushed from over use.

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Australian government promotes tourism with Australia

2008-11-28T06:38:00.001-08:00

Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman starrer, Australia, is now being promoted jointly by the Australian tourism department to attract tourists in Australia. Directed by Baz Luhrman, Australia is a romantic movie set in WWII era. Made in the style of epic movies like the Laurence of Arabia, the movie beautifully shows the diverse landscape and lives of Australian ranchers. In addition, there is the romance between Hugh Jackman, the “Sexiest Man Alive” and Nicole Kidman. Released in USA on November 26, 2008, the movie is getting positive reviews. The Australian tourism board developed a new tourism brand using the scenes, themes and actors from the movie. wsbtv.com reports:

"Through our marketing efforts we hope that as people get caught up in the romance and adventure of the movie that they will fall in love with the idea of holidaying in Australia," said Tourism Australia's managing director, Geoff Buckley, in kicking off the $26 million campaign

Australia is a developed country and has great attractions for tourists. Around half million people are employed in the tourism industry. Compared to last year, number of tourists visiting Australia rose by 2%. Of the total number of tourists, 21% are international tourists and the rest are domestic tourists. Last year, the tourism sector represented 3.7% of the country’s GDP.

Movie is the most popular media and can reach lots of people. Australian tourism board has made a good decision of promoting tourism through the movie.

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Will Australia be Hugh Jackman's ticket to Oscar?

2008-11-26T23:48:00.000-08:00

Hugh Jackman is now one of the most sought after stars in Hollywood. From a humble beginning, he rose to top. In his latest movie, Australia, Hugh Jackman played the role of a drover who is a social outcast with a heart of gold. Released on November 26, 2008, the movie is getting positive reviews every where. Few days before the release, Hugh was announced to be the “Sexiest Man Alive” by People Magazine. After the news came out, Hugh Jackman’s inbox got filled with mails from friends teasing him. One of the messages goes like this:

"This is worse than the Florida 2000 recount. This is rigged. Give it back!" It's hard to get a big head after that.

Still Hugh Jackman is the same old guy. Beneath that 6 foot 2 inches structure and cheesled muscular body resides a very sensitive heart. His family is the most important thing to him. While he was dating his wife, actress Deborra-Lee Furness, they made a promise to each other that they would never stay away from one another for more than two weeks and till today, they kept their promise. Now the million dollar question is: Will Hugh Jackman go for Oscar this time?

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Brooke Burke and Tom Bergeon are winners of “Dancing With the Stars” Season 7

2008-11-26T00:36:00.000-08:00

American television personality and model Brooke Burke won the seventh season of “Dancing with the Stars.” The grand finale of season seven took place on November 25, 2008. Brooke Burke and her partner Tom Bergeon raised their hands in triumph and hugged one another after co-host Tom Bergeron announced their names. Asked about her reaction Brooke replied “Unbelievable.” The season finale, which was a two hour show, Brooke and Derek danced Samba, Freestyle, and Viennese Waltz. In Samba and Freestyle, Brooke and Derek scored 58 out of 60. They received another perfect 10 in the Viennese Waltz which made their total score 88 out of 90. The overwhelming viewer votes did the rest. People Magazine reports:

With her win, Burke joins an elite group of female stars–season one’s Kelly Monaco and season six’s Kristi Yamaguchi–who have hoisted the mirror-ball trophy and helped narrow the gap between the number of men to women Dancing winners to 4:3.

NFL star Warren Sapp and his partner Kym Johnson took the second place. Although Warren Sapp had been audience favorite althrough the season, his poor foot work failed to impress the judges. Sapp and Johnson scored 80. Lance Bass, former member of popular boy band ‘NSync and Lacey Schwimmer obtained third place scoring 81.

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Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt got married in Mexico

2008-11-25T02:02:00.000-08:00

Famous reality TV show stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt eloped in Mexico for vacation and got married at Palmilla Resort near Cabo San Lucas on November 20, 2008. Heidi Montag, 22 and Spencer Pratt, 25, got married at the spur-of-the-moment. On November 24, 2008, the couple was spending time on the beach when Spencer Pratt brought the idea of having a hassle-free marriage ceremony and Heidi Montag agreed. They got married at the local church and bought rings made of leather from the store of the hotel. Spencer Pratt was a bit embarrassed about his ring as it had a flower. Heidi Montag wore a silk Balenciaga sundress and white Christian Louboutins. Pratt appeared on the altar wearing a John Varvatos shirt and Ever Jeans. The wedding cost $4150. In an interview with US Weekly, Heidi Montag said that the minute they said their vows she could not stop crying.Inside Track reports:

During the ceremony, Pratt vowed to his bride: “Heidi, from the moment you came into my life, I knew my life would never be the same without you. You are the light in my life like the sun to the Earth,” according to Perez. “Your loving warmth makes me want to be a better person. Being with you, I feel complete. I’m honored to even be able to call you my wife.”

Before breaking the news to Heidi’s mother, the couple told it to US Weekly magazine. Heidi’s mother was not very happy with the news. However, Pratt’s sister, Stephanie and Audrina Patridge, Heidi Montag’s BFF were very much happy after hearing the news.

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Twilight takes the lead at the North American box office

2008-11-24T06:41:00.000-08:00

“Twilight” the vampire love story has taken the lead at the North American box office grossing $70.5 million in its opening week. Based on Stephenie Meyer’s romantic novel, Twilight was released in 1000 theatres across USA and all of them are selling advance tickets. Earlier, analysts predicted that the film’s business would be lucky enough to reach $60 million because its appeal to a limited audience especially young adults.

Despite the gloom economy the movie created lots of frenzy among people. The movie was produced at $37 million. Summit Entertainment, the North American distributor of the movie and one of co-producers is now basking under the success of the movie. Richard Fay, President, Domestic distribution, Summit Entertainment, said:

"This certainly exceeded our expectations by a great deal," said Richard Fay, president of domestic distribution for Summit Entertainment. "The fan base was huge."

A new company, Summit has been struggling all this time establish itself in Hollywood. Now, with the success of Twilight the production and distribution company is going to make a sequel of the movie titled New Moon.

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“I was never frightened of any one” Shane Warne on Sachin Tendulkar

2008-11-23T11:57:00.000-08:00

In his recently published book titled 'Shane Warne's Century,' famous Australian leg spinner, Shane Warne, named Sachin Tendulkar as the top batsman. He also corrected his year old claim about having nightmares after being badly beaten by Sachin Tendulkar. The India-Australia three day test match, which took place in February 1998, was one of the memorable matches of Shane Warne. In that match, India won by ten wickets. Sachin Tendulkar made 204 runs and made an example out of the Australian bowlers. Seeing his performance in the field that day, Shane Warne made the famous comment that he had seen Sachin Tendulkar in his nightmares. Now, after ten years, in his book, Shane Warne said that he was not actually afraid of Sachin Tendulkar and his remarks should not be taken seriously. In an interview with Australian News paper, Sunday Observer he said:

….but I was never frightened of anyone. And that's not me being big-headed, I was just confident of my ability.

"Players like (Brian) Lara and Tendulkar were always a challenge, because they were the best in the business and if you want to compete at that level you've got to step up to the mark. Of course some days they're going to smash you out of the park and you congratulate them afterwards, but you're going to get them next time," he told 'Sunday Observer'.

Observer Sports Monthly, named Shane Warne as the Sportsman of 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award. When asked about the reason behind Warne’s putting Tendulkar on top of Brian Lara, he said that that the former was more entertaining. He did not look at their statistics because they could be misleading. ven a match winner can end up having a modest average overall.

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Can Guns N' Roses make it with "Chinese Democracy"?

2008-11-22T00:17:00.001-08:00

Gun’s N’ Roses, the famous hard rock band of the 90s is back with its album, “Chinese Democracy.” After thirteen years, the band is going to release its unfinished album which many did not expect to see. For thirteen years, fans and music lovers have been hearing about this album but it was not completed due to various complications. Now, on November 23, 2008, the album is going to be released. Many are referring this album as the second coming of Guns N’ Roses. Reuters reports:

"It's just a remarkable moment in popular culture," said Blender magazine editor-in-chief Joe Levy, without a trace of hyperbole. "It really is. We never thought we would get here."

Others are hedging their bets. Reclusive singer Axl Rose, 46, is the only original member left. His volatile behavior drove out key members such as top-hatted guitarist Slash years ago. Some purists say he should not have used the Guns N' Roses name with this new project.

“Chinese Democracy” is the sixth studio album of Guns N’ Roses. The work of the album started in 1995. It was supposed to be their follow up album of “Use Your Illusion.” But the band fell apart; except Axl Rose, all the original members left the band. Geffen Records which was supposed to release the album spent around $13 million by 2005.

Finally, hard rock fans will be able to listen to their favorite band once again but the million dollar question is: Can Guns N’ Roses make it this time? Guns N’ Roses is one of my most favorite bands and the two people that comes to my mind when I think of this band are bass guitarist, Slash with his long hair and top hat and Axl Rose. I can not think about Guns N’ Roses without Slash. The tragedy is all the original band members are gone. For this reason, many purists and hardcore Guns N’ Roses lovers objected that Axl Rose should have renamed the band. Anyway, let’s wait and see what happens.

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Hugh Jackman is People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive"

2008-11-21T03:10:00.000-08:00

Forty year old Australian actor, Hugh Jackman, has been chosen as People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2008. Every year People Magazine gives this title to a talented person in the entertainment industry. The news comes to Hugh Jackman at a good time because on November 26, 2008, his epic movie, “Australia,” is going to released. Directed by Baz Luhrmann, on November 17, 2008, the movie has been world premiered in Sydney and Australian newspapers gave out positive reviews. Hugh Jackman is followed by Matt Damon, who was chosen by the People magazine last year. Spokes Man Review.com says:

A triple-threat talent, Jackman – who acts, sings and dances – debuted as a teen in a high school production of "My Fair Lady," a role that he duplicated to rave reviews in 1998 on the London stage.

Nicole Kidman, Jackman's "Australia" costar, says the 6-foot-2 actor was so hot on the set of their flick, which opens Wednesday, that he "left people stammering, 'Oh ... my ... God.' ... Women's jaws drop when Hugh walks into a room."

Hugh Jackman’s wife of twelve years, Deborra-Lee Furness, calls him “The body of Doom” and she is not surprised about People Magazine choosing Hugh. However, Hugh Jackman is not excited about all these. A polite man, Hugh Jackman said that his wife and his two children Oscar Maximillian, 8, and Ava Eliot, 3 are his priorities. He said that they were the best things ever happened to him.

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Madonna Guy Ritchie divorce settlement presented in London court

2008-11-21T01:22:00.001-08:00

The divorce settlement of Madonna and Guy Ritchie has been presented in the London court today. The fifty year old singer and forty year old British director has been married for eight years and divorced on the eve of their eighth marriage anniversary.Boston Herald reports:

Yesterday, the case, listed under the names “Ciccone M L v Ritchie G S,” will be heard before a judge in the High Court’s Family Division . Both are entitled to attend the court, although in most high-profile celebrity cases people choose not to.

The Daily Telegraph reported yesterday that Ritchie will not accept any of Madonna’s money and has instead insisted on sharing custody of the couple’s two children.

Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s sons Rocco and David are going to spend their times in New York City and London. The couple was introduced by famous British pop singer Sting and his wife, Trudie Styler, in 1998. Earlier, news of their sour relationship came up in the media but neither Guy Ritchie nor Madonna admitted it. It is said that Madonna’s adopted child and her spending more time in USA created serious problems for the couple. Madonna’s fortune, which is estimated to be about $450 million, will remain intact and Guy Ritchie said that he does not want Madonna’s money but a close friend of Guy Ritchie revealed to People Magazine that Guy Ritchie is in fact going after Madonna’s money.

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Carnival of Light: The unreleased track of "The Beatles"

2008-11-17T10:39:00.000-08:00

Finally, the unreleased track of the famous British Pop/Rock band of the 60s,The Beatles, is going to see the daylight. Surviving Beatles member, Paul McCartney, said that the 14 minute track titled “Carnival of Light” was recorded in 1967. At that time, they did not release it because it was strictly an experimental song. The song was recorded by the four members: Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They were trying out what they could do with their instrument and voices. John Lennon wanted the group to “just wander round all of the stuff and bang it, shout, play it.” efluxmedia.com reports:

it was recorded for an electronic music festival, McCartney told BBC Radio 4’s Front Row in an interview that is to be broadcast later this week. The musician had asked his bandmates to be “indulgent” for ten minutes during a recording session at Abbey Road Studios.

The final product was deemed too adventurous by the other three members and thus it was never released. It was played only once at an electronic music festival in London.

“Carnival of Light” was inspired by veteran artists- John Cage and Karlheinz Stockhausen. The song contains sounds of electric guitars, church organ, and phrases shout John Lennon and Paul McCartney such as “Are you all right?” and “Barcelona.” Before the song goes on air, Paul McCartney will have to obtain the permission of Ringo Starr, the other surviving member of the Beatles and the widows of John Lennon and George Harrison.

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Gone Baby Gone: A movie on moral dillemma

2008-11-17T07:38:00.000-08:00

Title: Gone Baby Gone

Director: Ben Affleck

Writer: Ben Affleck and Aaron Stockard (Based on the novel by Dennis Lehane)

Cast:

Casey Affleck-Patrick Kenzie
Michelle Monaghan-Angie Gennaro
Morgan Freeman-Capt. Jack Doyle
Ed Harris-Detective Sergeant Remy Bressant
Amy Ryan-Helene McCready
John Ashton-Detective Nick Poole
Amy Madigan-Beatrice McCready
Titus Welliver-Lionel McCready
Mark Margolis-Leon Trett
Slaine- Bubba Rogowski

Synopsis: A four year old girl named Amanda McCready has been kidnapped from her house at the Dorchester district in Boston. The girl’s aunt comes to Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck), a private detective. Patrick Kenzie and his girlfriend, Angie Gennaro (played by Michelle Monaghan) work as detectives who finds out missing people. In the beginning, they did not want to take the case because Amanda was abducted but Amanda’s aunt, Beatrice McCready (Amy Madigan), persuades them. The detectives then go to Amanda’s and talks with her mother, Helene McCready, who is a drug addict. Helene and Patrick studied in the same school. The two detectives then start their search. Patrick has a rich information source. He knows people who are involved in illegal activities. He uses his connections to get information about Amanda. Their investigation leads them to a local drug runner named Cheese (Edi Gathegi). It was Cheese who kidnapped Amanda because Helene Mc Cready and her boyfriend, “Skinny Ray,” had his money. Police Captain Doyle (Morgan Freeman) shows Patrick a transcript which says that Cheese will return Amanda if they return him his money. The exchange is going to take place at a quarry in Quincy. Unfortunately, the exchange went wrong and Amanda was drowned. The case was closed.

Two month’s later, Patrick goes out with police officer Remy Bressant (Ed Harris) Nick Poole (John Ashton), who worked in Amanda’s case, to catch a child molester. The operation goes wrong and Nick dies in Patrick’s arms. He then goes into the house and finds out that the molester killed a seven year old boy who was abducted few days ago. Patrick killed the molester but he was filled with a sense of guilt. Outside the hospital, Patrick finds Bressant drunk. While talking with Patrick, Bressant told him that he knew “Skinny Ray,” Helene McCready’s boyfriend, who was killed by Cheese. This irked Patrick and he again starts his investigation. He then comes to know that everything was a set up. Remy Bressant and Helene Mc Cready’s brother, Lionel Mc Cready (Titus Welliver), set up the whole thing so that Amanda can get a good life and they end up having the money.

Now, knowing the truth, Patrick is in a dilemma- Should he return Amanda Helene or Should Amanda stay with her new family?

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James Bond:Quantum of Solace is ruling the theatres in USA

2008-11-13T05:36:00.000-08:00

The latest movie of the James Bond series, Quantum of Solace, enjoyed a great opening weekend around the world including USA. The twenty second movie of the Bond movie series, Quantum of Solace is the second movie of English actor, Daniel Craig as James Bond. The movie has become a hit in theatres across USA and analysts are predicting that its gross income is going to exceed Casino Royale, Daniel Craig’s first Bond movie.

James Bond: Quantum of Solace first released in UK on October 29, 2008. In the opening weekend, the movie grossed a record breaking $25 million. Till now, it collected more than $160 million around the world. Critics also liked the movie very much. Quantum of Solace received 76% positive rating from the famous movie critic website, rottentomatoes.com. In its opening weekend, Casion Royale collected $40.8 million in US and Canada from ticket sales. Overall, Casino Royale collected $167 million in the U.S. and Canda and $594 worldwide. It is the highest grossing Bond movie ever in USA. Reuters reports:

"This is arguably the most anticipated movie of the holiday season and therefore expectations are quite high," said Paul Dergarabedian of box office watcher Media by Numbers. "I think we are going to see tremendous numbers."

Dergarabedian noted U.S. box offices have been on a roll lately with five of the past six weekends beating year ago comparisons. Last weekend family film "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" opened to an eye-popping $63 million.

James Bond: Bond Quantum of Solace cost $200 million to make. It was jointly produced by Eon Productions and MGM. The movie is distributed by Columbia pictures, subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Quantum of Solace takes off where Casino Royale finished. In his pursuit to find out the killer of his beloved, James Bond faces Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a member of the Quantum organization, posing as an environmentalist. The movie is now at the top charts in Europe and other countries where it released so far.

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Britney Spears' son is doing fine now

2008-11-11T06:19:00.000-08:00

Everything is fine in Britney Spears house right now. The two year son of the pop diva, Jayden James, was recently admitted to the hospital on November 9, 2008, after he suffered a terrible allergic reaction. The two year old had hives which was itchy and irritable. Jayden was rushed to the Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center. He was released on November 11, 2008. Reuters reports:

Earlier in the day, Spears' family posted a statement on her official website, www.britneyspears.com, saying Jayden James was admitted to the hospital on Sunday, and "doctors concluded he had a reaction to something he ingested."

The statement said the boy would be discharged on Tuesday, but TMZ posted a picture of Spears departing the hospital while holding the child on Monday evening.

The event took place during a family vacation in Louisiana. The Spears family was visiting their childhood home. It is the first time, Britney Spears visited with her two sons after she lost their custody to her husband Kevin Federline in July.

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Miss Alexandra Helga Ivarsdottir will do more charity work after winning Miss World 2008

2008-11-07T21:22:00.000-08:00

Iceland 2008

Alexandra grew up in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland and one of the most clean and safest cities in the world. A joyful and ambitious girl, Alexandra is determined to get the best out of life and achieve as much as possible. She is also kind and helpful to others. Alexandra believes that she has a great chance of getting high scores in all the three areas but she believes that she will score high in the interview session because at that time, the judges will know about her character and personality.

Name: Miss Alexandra Helga Ivarsdottir

Age: 18

Height: 180cm

Languages: Miss Alexandra speaks Icelandic, English and Danish languages.

Education: A major in Psychology, Alexandra is now in her senior years in college.

Favorite food: Reindeer steak, chicken salad.

Favorite designer: Valentino, the Italian designer.

Favorite three must have songs in her iPod:

- February Song, by Josh Groban;

- Bliss, by Muse

- New Born, by Muse

Favorite motto: "To be the change you wish to see in the World".

Favorite sports and other outdoor leisure activities: Alexandra likes to stay fit. She regularly participates in outdoor activities. She like to travel a lot.

Hobbies and other interests: In her leisure, Alexandra spends time with her family and takes care of her German shorthaired pointer dog. Alexandra also likes to listen to all kinds of music. She studied ballet dance for seven years and jazz ballet for four years.

Alexandra’s ‘Beauty with a purpose’ project: Alexandra is helping elderly people of her country, trying to make their lives better. She is also helping foreigners who have come t Iceland and to settle down. After winning Miss World 2008, she wishes to take part in more charitable activities.

Message to fellow Miss World 2008 participants:

Despite being competitors, we will be able to spend a great month together in Africa and our friendship will last forever. It will be and unforgettable experience. Looking forward to meet you all.

After five nominations now it's time to win an Oscar for Kate Winslet

2008-11-05T06:49:00.000-08:00

It really gets you when you are nominated for one of the most prestigious movie awards for five times but winning not even one. Yes, I am talking about none other than the talented actress, Kate Winslet. This year, it looks like the five time Oscar nominee is definitely going to win two Oscars for her performance in The Reader and Revolutionary Road.

The Reader, which is going to release in 2009, is set in post World War II Germany. Kate Winslet played the character of Hanna Schmitz, a 33 year old woman, who falls in love with a teenage boy, who reads book to her. Ralph Fiennes played the male lead.

Revolutionary Road, which is based on the novel of Richard Yates, tells the story of April (Kate Winslet) and Frank Wheeler (Leonardo DiCaprio), a suburban couple in the late 1950s. Revolutionary Road is directed by Kate Winslet’s husband, Sam Mendes. The movie also brings together Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio after a long time. Regarding the two characters, Kate Winslet seems to be very happy. She said:

"I'm so lucky to play both of these women in my lifetime, let alone in less than a year," Winslet says. "It doesn't even add up that one person should have gotten to play both of these parts. It truly rocks my world."

At the age of twenty two, Kate Winslet received two Oscar nominations. By the time she was thirty one, it became five making her the youngest actress to receive the highest number of Oscar nominations. Now, it is time to win one.

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Twenty three year old Szilvia Freire is going to rock Miss World 2008

2008-10-29T13:24:00.000-07:00

Miss Hungary 2008

Here is another flawless beauty with a beautiful face, who remains cheerful all the time. Twenty three year old Szilvia Freire has a very attractive figure. Once you set your eyes on her, you can never forget her. Szilvia’s fellow winner, Jazmin Dammak, made it to the semi-finals of Miss Universe 2008 and took everyone by surprise.

A lover of nature and beautiful landscapes, Szilvia, is a diverse and open minded person. She is social and sympathetic by nature. She needs people’s company and attention. Due to her cheerful nature, she can easily connect with other people. Her experience of living in different places since childhood helped her to gain positive attitude, tolerance and patience. Szilvia always learns from her failures and try to achieve her goals. She is not afraid of negative criticisms.

Name: Miss Szilvia Freire.

Age: 23

Height: 174 centimeters

Eye color: Brown

Hair color: Brown

Languages: Szilvia can fluently speak Hungarian, English, Portuguese, and a little bit of French.

Hometown, childhood and family: Silvia is of mixed heritage. She was born in Budapest to an African father and Hungarian mother. Her paternal grandparents are Portuguese living in Mozambique.

She then moved to Maputo, Mozambique and stayed there till she was nine years old. She then returned to Budapest with her mother. Currently, she is living alone in Budapest but she regularly talks to her mother, step father, her two sisters and grandparents.

Education: Szilvia likes to study. She received her first college diploma as an economist at the age of twenty. For her research thesis, she received one of the best grades in Hungary. She then graduated as an economist and now studying communication.

Favorite sports and outdoor activities: Szilvia loves to work out in the gym and traveling. Everyday she participates in sports activity. Szilvia has great respects for the people of other cultures. Hence, she like to travel.

Hobbies, leisure activities and other interests: Szilvia loves drawing and painting. African savannas and its animals are her favorite subject for painting. Szilvia enjoys listening to R&B and hip hop music, cooking, and playing ‘Texas hold’em’ poker. Szilvia also loves animals very much.

Motto: "Venture the impossible to reach the possible". (Hermann Hesse)

Fashion and beauty secrets: Szilvia puts a lot of emphasis on healthy lifestyle, which can protect both appearance and soul. She pays attention to her meals, does training and sports. Every day, she drinks 2-3 liters of water and takes vitamin C.

Anne Katrin Walter dreams to become Miss World 2008

2008-10-29T12:38:00.000-07:00

Miss Germany 2008

The first thing you will notice about Anne Katrin Walter is her beautiful expressive eyes (Don't know whether she wear contacts or not). She is a very beautiful woman and would get a lot of support in Miss World 2008. A part time model, Anne is very serious about her studies. Currently, Anne lives in a small city. It was a painful day for Anne, when she had to leave her parents’ home to go to college. She lives in a small city that does not have any night life. One would have to drive for couple of hours to get the test of night life but Anne does not go out much. Anne Katrin Walter believes that in the three segments of Miss World, she has a good chance in the interview session.

Name: Anne Katrin Walter

Age: 21

Height: 172 centimeters

Languages: Anne Katrin can speak German, English and French.

Hometown, childhood and family: Anne Katrin was born in the city of Kiel, in Northern Germany and grew up in Spreewald, a biosphere reserve, famous for its market gardens and preserved vegetables.

Education: Anne Katrin just started her studies in the field of medicine.

Future plan: Anne Katrin wants to become a doctor.

Modeling career: Anne is a part time model.

Motto: "Aim for the stars but keep your feet on the ground."

Favorite three songs in her i-Pod:

- 4 Minutes;

- The Greatest Love of All;

- Dangerous.

Favorite sports and outdoor activities: Anne Katrin loves to travel.

Hobbies, leisure activities and other interests: Anne enjoys reading. Her favorite author is John Katzenbach. In her leisure times, she enjoys listening to classical music. She just started taking acting classes. Anne does yoga to get in touch with her inner self. She also likes to watch movies.

Favorite food: Anne likes all sorts of fish.

Favorite fashion designer: Roberto Cavalli.

Weirdest dream: I dreamt that I won the Miss World title.

Anne’s ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ project: In her spare times, Anne works for a German organization “A Star for Children.” Based in Hamburg, the organization provides computers to children in hospitals, so that, they can keep in touch with their dearest ones and learn useful information.

Message for fellow Miss World 2008 contestants: Hi girls, I look forward to meet you all! Hugs and love from Germany!

Ethiopian beauty Hibert Fekadu: Is she going to win Miss World 2008?

2008-10-29T10:39:00.000-07:00

Many of you might know Ethiopia as a famine struck country but it is the oldest human habitat on Earth and has a rich historical background. Over the years, Ethiopia has produced some of the most beautiful girls in the world. In Miss World 2003, Ethiopia sent its delegate, Hayat Ahmed Mohammed, for the first time. She made it to the semi-finals. This year, Miss Hibert Fekadu is representing Ethiopia in Miss World 2008. Hibert Fekadu won Miss Ethiopia in her second effort. In 2007, she participated in the national beauty pageant and become the second runner up. Miss Fekadu believes that she is beautiful, intelligent and has an aim in life. She lives today to make a difference for tomorrow. Fekadu believes that in Miss World 2008, she will do well in the swimsuit section.

Name: Miss Hibert Fekadu.

Height: 179 centimeters

Three must have songs in her i-Pod:

- Bob Marley's One Love;

- Beyonce's Irreplaceable;

- Justin's What Goes Around Comes Around

Favorite designer: Valentino.

Nightlife in Ethiopia: According Hibert Fekadu, Ethiopia has a great night life. There are many places to go including discotheques, cultural music, and various dance clubs in Addis Abeda.

Weirdest dream: Once Hibert dreamt that she was going to hell. She got very scared.

Hibert’s ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ project: Hibert is planning to work with street mothers and children affected by HIV/AIDS.

Message to fellow Miss World 2008 contestants: No matter what are the results, be proud and confident. All of us should accept it with pleasure because there will be one winner at the end of the day.

Miss Geisha Nathali Montes DE QOA Robles: The flawless Miss World 2008

2008-10-29T09:09:00.000-07:00

Here is another beautiful lady with a killer body. In 1982, Mariasela Álvarez from the Dominican Republic won the Miss World crown. Will Miss Geisha Nathali repeat the history this time? Miss Geisha Nathali Montes De Qoa Robles is a flawless beauty. Her charm is effortless and she oozes sensuousness.

Geisha Nathali is the kind of girl you would like to have as a life partner- sweet, caring, creative cheerful, and affectionate. She always tries to help people in whatever ways she can. She spends a lot of time with her family and friends. Everyday in the morning, Geisha Nathali wakes up and goes to exercise. Upon returning home, she takes breakfast with her father and together they read the daily newspaper and discuss the news. Geisha Nathali is not a liberal girl and she feels very proud of the things she does in her life.

Geisha thinks that her qualities as a human being will help her win Miss World 2008 crown. A responsible girl, Geisha is a very sensitive and supportive person. Everything she does in her life holds great importance to her. She celebrates her life with the people around her, people she loves. Geisha intends to work hard for those in need of personal and social assistance.

Dominican Republic 2008

Name: Miss Geisha Nathali Montes DE Qoa Robles

Age: 21

Height: 175 centimeters

Weight: 117 lbs

Hair color: Black

Eye color: Black

Languages: Miss Geisha Nathali is fluent ins Spanish, English, Italian and French language.

Hometown, childhood and family: Miss Geisha was born in Santa Domingo on April 21, 1987. It is a place with beautiful beaches and friendly people. Geisha Nathali grew up with her two brothers. There are five members in her family.

Education: Miss Geisha studied graphic design, public relations, photography and social communication. Currently, she is studying journalism and broadcasting.

Future plans: Miss Geisha wants to pursue a career in the Art and Entertainment industry.

Favorite sports and outdoor activities: Geisha Nathali loves swimming.

Fashion and beauty secrets: Since Geisha is a conservative girl, she prefers jeans, blouses and shirts. Geisha Nathali’s style is very classic but very youth. Geisha likes warm colors such as orange and pastel colors like rose and light greens. She always wears high heels. She likes evening gowns and cocktail dresses because they make her feel like a princess.

Nathali’s beauty secret is regular exercise, healthy food. By eating right and exercising everyday, one can have a healthy skin, shiny hair and good mental health. Regular exercise also reduces the risk of contacting disease as it makes the body stronger. Every morning, after waking up from sleep, Nathali takes two glasses of water. This purifies her entire system and keeps her skin hydrated and radiant.

Hobbies, leisure activities and other interests: Geisha Nathali likes acting, typical dance, and reading the daily news with her father every morning and watching movies with her family.

Favorite foods: Geisha Nathali likes light chicken wraps. Her most favorite dishes are the deserts!

Motto: "At the end of the game, Kings and Pawns all go back in the same box".

Miss Chile Miss Nataly Nadeska Chilet Bustamante has been preparing for Miss World 2008 for a long time.

2008-10-29T08:59:00.000-07:00

One look at her and you can not remove your eyes from her beautiful body. Yes, Miss Chile 2008 Miss Nataly Nadeska Chilet Bustamante has come here to rule. No wonder, she has been on the top favorite contestant list of Miss World 2008.

Nataly has been preparing herself for this competition for a long time. She has worked very hard with determination. Her perseverance prepares her to face any kind of challenge. From her family, Nataly inherited qualities like tolerance, respect and compassion and these values have helped her to understand people better. Nataly is sure that these values would also help her to take the right decision after she wins Miss World 2008. She is very happy for what god has given her and she wants to give something back to life. She knows that changing the world is a tough task but she will fight with all her strength. In the end, Nataly lives it up to the judges to decide.

Miss Chile 2008

Name: Miss Nataly Nadeska Chilet Bustamante

Age: 23

Height: 173 centimeters.

Hair color: Brown

Eye color: Brown

Languages: Miss Nataly Nadeska can speak Spanish and English.

Hometown and family: Nataly was born and grew up in Santiago, the capital of Chile. She is very close to her family and lives with her parents, grandmother, and brother.

Modeling and TV appearances: Nataly has worked on TV for quite some time. She hosted a show on Chile’s natural treasures.

Education: Nataly is a veterinary medicine student.

Favorite food: Salmon.

Favorite sports and other outdoor activities: Nataly loves volleyball, canoeing, rafting, parachuting, and traveling. She is a extreme sports fan.

Motto: "Make your life a dream and your dreams... reality".

Interesting experience: Once, Nataly became the member of a charity group that was supposed to find families for homeless animals. The group was able to find 100 dogs and managed to find homes for all of them. It was a very emotional experience for Nataly. Since then, she organized a new event after every three months.

Hobbies, leisure activities and other interests: Nataly loves acting, listening and dancing to Latin music and reading poetry. Her favorite book is, "20 Love Poems and One Desperate Song" by Pablo Neruda. Merengue and Salsa are her favorite dances. Nataly enjoys playing with pets and stay in touch nature.

Fashion and beauty secret: Right kind of fashion accessories and attention to details are very much important to Nataly. These two can entirely change the way one looks. Nataly also likes to mix traditional style with modern. Within few hours, from a very traditional woman, she can turn into ultra-modern and she enjoys it very much. Nataly loves her hair very much and she makes sure that her hair looks shiny all the time. She rinses her hair with sparkling mineral water.

Miss Leah Nicole Ryerse is looking forward to rock the swimsuit segment of Miss World 2008

2008-10-29T05:32:00.000-07:00

Miss Canada 2008

Independent, open-minded, determined, disciplined, creative, and reliable- that’s how twenty year old Leah Nicole Ryerse describes herself. Leah believes that she will do well in all the three segments of Miss World 2008 but the swimsuit segment is her most favorite because, Leah works very hard to keep her body fit and slim. She will enjoy the event very much and hopes that the judges would also appreciate her enthusiasm. Leah believes that her down-to-earth nature, determination and perseverance to achieve her personal goals will help her win Miss World 2008. She has the ability to relate to different types of people as she grew up in a multi-cultural society.

Name: Miss Leah Nicole Ryerse

Age: 20

Height: 178 centimeters.

Languages: Leach can speak fluently in English. She knows conversational French.

Hometown, family and childhood: Leah was born in Hamilton, Ontario and raised in Stoney Creek. She is the first woman from Hamilton to win Miss World Canada title since Connie Fitzpatrick.

Education: A student at McMaster University, Leah has completed her second year. She is majoring in Health & Social Work.

Motto: “We can change the world with one random act of kindness at a time.”

Occupation: Leah is a professional model and works in Public Relations Promotions at Family Fitness Women’s Centers.

Modeling career: As a model, Leah walked the ramp for many famous designer fashion shows. She also walked the ramp at the famous Fashion Cares gala in Toronto.

Future plan: Leah wants to work with children who are suffering from mental health illnesses.

Favorite three must have songs in her i-Pod:

- Anything by the artist, Ne-Yo

- Bleeding Love, by Leona Lewis

- Lose Yourself, by Eminem

Favorite sports and outdoor activities: Since her school days, Leah has been a sports enthusiast. She played basketball until she completed her high school. Leah also enjoys fitness, power yoga, rollerblading, basketball and fishing.

Hobbies, leisure activities and other interests: Leah enjoys listening to all kinds of music, acting, belly dancing and hip hop. She likes to interact with children and animals.

Favorite designer: Leah’s favorite designer is Ralph Lauren. His fashions are very classy, sophisticated, and clean cut. From a very young age, Leah liked his designs.

Favorite foods: Leah enjoys eating everything healthy including Pizza.

Interesting fact: Leah is color-blind, and her eye colour is blue on the top and brown on the bottom.

Fashion and beauty secrets: Leah constantly changes her style but most of the time, she loves to dress the way she feels. Leah enjoys feminine, fitted clothes with clean lines and high heels. According to Leah, physical beauty is not one’s true beauty. True beauty is reflected by ones behavior. A person has to be confident. To enhance physical beauty, one should drink lots of waters and have lots of sleep. Leah’s beauty motto is “Don’t let the dress wear you, but YOU wear the dress.”

Leah’s ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ project: Leah has been working with communities and international organizations devoted to help the youth. Some of the charity events she joined are: City Kidz, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and SOS Children’s Villages. Leah also visited various fitness facilities to spread awareness about healthy living.

Message to fellow contestants: “I can’t wait to meet all of you; we are going to have a blast! Remember that we are all winners, beautiful women and intelligent. If there is one piece of advice I can give, it is to always be yourself. Good luck to all!”.

Tamara Almeida Silva: The Ideal Miss World 2008

2008-10-29T05:14:00.000-07:00

Miss Brazil 2008

Over the years, Barzil has built a reputation in Miss World for presenting some of the most beautiful women. No wonder, Miss Tamara Almeida Silva has already become one of the most favorite contestants in Miss World 2008 and she should be. The girl is beautiful, determined, strong, and hardworking. She won Miss Brazil contest in her third attempt. Contrary to other Brazilian beauty queens, who undergo multiple plastic surgeries, Tamara Almeida is 100% natural beauty. Tamara believes that by leading a healthy life, regular exercise, and eating healthy foods, she can get into her best shape.

Tamara respects people for who they are. She believes that her patience and sense of commitment would help her win Miss World 2008.

She is not afraid of pursuing her goal relentlessly and does not get scared by new challenges even if she does not know anything.

She believes that if a person does good things to another person, he/she will get only good things in return. Tamara hates gossip and always stays out of it. She takes her life very seriously. She never allows herself to become affected by negative energy. Each new day of her life is very much valuable to her.

Name: Miss Tamara Almeida Silva

Age: 24 (according to Miss World official website it is 23)

Height: 174 centimeters

Weight: 55 kg.

Eye color: Brown

Hair color: Brown

Occupation: Model and law student.

Languages: Tamara can speak Portuguese, English and Spanish. She also knows a little bit of Chinese.

Hometown, family and childhood: Tamara was born in Ipatinga on August 6, 1985. She grew up in Ipatinga with her two younger sisters and her parents.

Education: Tamara moved to Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais,’ to study law at the age of 17. Currently, she is in her fifth year.

Future plan: Tamara wants to become a judge.

Motto: Don’t waste your time only dreaming, make it happen!

Favorite foods: Tamara loves Japanese dishes.

Favorite sports and outdoor activities: Tamara is addicted to sports. She loves exercising. In her school days, she participated in all kinds of sports including volleyball, judo, handball, and cycling. She likes diving, swimming, cycling, boxing, yoga, martial arts, volleyball, boating. She tried her hands in Muay Thai, boxing and surfing. Tamara also likes to travel. As a model, she has already traveled five continents including: China, Hong Kong, Greece and Thailand.

Hobbies, leisure activities and other interests: For six years, Tamara underwent training in classical ballet and jazz dance. She likes flamenco dance, music, reading, going to theatres and movies. Tamara also enjoys reading and listening to Bossa Nova and Jazz.

Modeling career: Tamara was first discovered and hired by Ford Models in 2005. At the age of 19, she first traveled to Asia for her modeling assignment. Upon returning to Brazil, she received an invitation to participate in Miss World Brazil beauty pageant. She represented the city of Ouro Peto. Two days after the competition, she went to Curitiba and became the second runner-up. Miss World 2006, Unnur Birna, suggested that she should try again. So, she again participated in Miss World Barzil Beauty contest and became the 3^rd runner-up. On her third attempt, she won Miss World Brazil crown on July 26, 2008.

‘Beauty with a Purpose’ project: Tamara is very proud of her ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ project. She has been working as a spokesperson for an NGO named Amigos da Terra, which means ‘Friends of the Earth.’ The NGO is working for the protection of the Brazilian rainforest and the human rights of the people living in the forest. The NGO is also promoting the sustainable use of products found in the Amazon. If Tamara wins Miss World, she will show the people of the world that there are people in Brazil who work very hard to protect the forest of Brazil. Aside from participating in numerous promotional activities, Tamara inaugurated the ‘Forestry Week’ in Minas Gerais by planting trees and exchanging ideas with other people who are involved in saving the environment. Tamara went to Acre, a state in the Amazon region, to make a documentary about the legacy of Chico Mendes, who dedicated his life to defend the rain forest and the people living in the forest. Chico Mendes was assassinated twenty years ago. The documentary was shown to all the schools in Brazil.

Miss Charmaine Chinapen: Another favorite Miss World 2008 contestant.

2008-10-28T23:47:00.001-07:00

Miss Belize 2008

First things first, if you are looking for some one talented and beautiful at the same time, then your search is over; meet Charmaine Chinapen, Miss Belize 2008. She is one of the best women to represent Belize in Miss World beauty pageant. Charmaine has lots of patience because it takes a lot to read Physical Chemistry Quantum Mechanics books. Charmaine was born to Guyanese parents in Curacao. Her father is a banker and due to his profession, they moved to different places.

Name: Miss Charmaine Chinapen

Age: 21

Height: 174 centimeters

Languages: Miss Charmaine can fluently speak in English. She has conversational skill in Spanish.

Favorite foods: Charmaine loves sea food. Stuffed clams, lobsters, and crab cakes are some of her favorite sea foods.

Academic background: In 2004, Charmaine made a record in Country of Belize CXC (Caribbean Examination Council). She took 11 CXCs with 9 ones and 2 twos. She received ones in 3 outside subjects, with just a few months of study. Charmaine went on to become St. Catherine Academy’s CXC record holder. She graduated in the second place from St. Catherine Academy. Currently, Charmaine is going to start her final semester at St. John’s University, New York. She did her major in Chemistry and minor in Philosophy of Physical Sciences.

Other qualifications:

Charmaine received trainings in piano, voice, acting, choreography, and modeling.

· Piano –Piano at Royal Schools of Music, England, under Patricia Arnold

· Voice –Belize Music School under Gina Scott,

Scott Calcagno of John Robert Powers, New York.

· Acting –Phillip Galinsky of John Robert Powers

· Atonia Pettiford of Barbizon, New York

· Choreography – William Neal, Belize City

· Modeling – Rebecca Bratland of Barbizon, New York

Future plans: Charmaine wants to become a neurosurgeon and work through “Doctors Without Borders.”

Work experience: Charmaine is employed as a ‘General,organic and biological Chemistry Tutor. She also did modeling and appeared in various promotional events.

Favorite sports and outdoor activities: Charmaine loves rock climbing, swimming, track and field, hiking in the Belizean rainforest, and cycling. At the age of 9, Charmaine Chinapen moved to Belize with her family. During her teenage years, she spent a lot time exploring the Maya ruins and the famous barrier reef.

Hobbies, leisure activities and other interests: Charmaine loves performing arts. As I have mentioned earlier, she received special trainings in singing, song writing, piano, dancing, acting, etc. Charmaine also likes to write short stories and does fashion designs. In her leisure, Charmaine plays with her German shepherd, Elle, and play videogames with her brother.

Modeling, acting and promotional activities:

· In 2007, Miss Charmaine Chinapen appeared in Pantene Pro-V Print Advertisement for the April issue of Hype Hair Magazine.

· In 2006, Miss Charmaine Chinapen modeled for MoeMos Jeans at Launch Party for Tmobile Sidekick 3 Release in New York.

· In 2006, Miss Charmaine Chinapen played the female lead, Theodora, in Haunting of Hill House & Isabella in Picture, at St. John’s University, New York.

· From 2006- 2008, Miss Charmaine Chinapen was the face of Richard Holder Photography, Belize.

· In 2005, Miss Charmaine Chinapen modeled at Fashion Institute of Technology, New York.

· In 2005, Miss Charmaine Chinapen was the promotional spokes model for Clairol Natural Instincts, Pantene Pro-V in New York.

· In 2004, Miss Charmaine Chinapen modeled for “Belize Passion for Fashion” – House of Culture, Belize.

List of Nominations and Awards:

· In 2008, Charmaine Chinapen became the Silver Key Nominee for Chemistry by the Skull and Circle Honor Society, St. Johns University in New York, USA.

· In 2005, Charmaine Chinapen won Barbizon television commercial acting scholarship.

· In 2005, Charmaine Chinapen won John Robert Powers’s singing scholarship.

· In 2004, Charmaine Chinapen obtained second place in St. Catherine Academy Belle of the Ball (Charity Fundraiser).

· In 2003, Charmaine Chinapen won Belize Best Actress Award for playing the female lead, ‘Mary’ in “Choices.” It was Belize’s first movie.

· In 2003, Charmaine Chinapen took the first place in Teen Dance Competition in Belize.

· In 2002, Charmaine Chinapen became Miss St. Catherine Academy High School (Junior Division).

· In 2000, Charmaine Chinapen was chosen as AIDS Awareness representative of Belize.

· In 2000, Charmaine Chinapen obtained the first place in Belize Northern District Spelling Bee competition.

· In 2000, Charmaine Chinapen received the salutatorian of Belize Elementary School.

· In 2000, Charmaine Chinapen was among the top ten students in Belize Primary School Examination.

· From1998-2000, Charmaine Chinapen won multiple gold and silver awards in Belize Festival of Arts in poems, choral singing and art.

· From1998-2000, Charmaine Chinapen was a ‘Double Dare Contestant’ for Nickelodeon Studios, USA.

For more information on Miss Belize 2008, Charmaine Chinapen, check out the following links:

http://www.missworld.tv/contestants

http://www.missosology.org/mw08/bt/belize.php

http://www.pageantsbelize.com/Biography.html

Will Miss Alizee Poulicek become Miss World 2008?

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Miss Belgium 2008

A natural, caring, young woman, Alizee Poulicek loves sports, cinema, music, traveling and meeting new people. To be honest, this girl is a well-packaged beauty. From head to toe, she is picture perfect, may be too perfect.

As a contestant, Alizee believes that she is going to excel in all the three segments of the Miss World contest. Alizee believes that the swimsuit segment is the most important because a woman is a ‘model of beauty.’ It is important to have a beautiful face and slim figure. She believes that the judges will better understand her personality during the interview session.

Name: Miss Alizee Poulicek

Age: 21

Height: 175 centimeters

Languages: Miss Alizee can speak in French, Czech, English and Dutch.

Hometown and family: Born to a Belgian mother and Czech father in Brussels, Alizee spent her first ten years in Prague. Czech Republic is her second home. Currently, she is a resident of Huy, Belgium.

Favorite three must have songs on her i-Pod:

A romantic and sweet number: Before going to sleep or getting into romantic mood.
A dynamic and upbeat song: When feeling good or when she needs to motivate myself.
House or dance music: When Alizee is feeling like partying!!

Favorite sports and outdoor activities: Alizee loves horse riding, skiing, running, and playing tennis.

Hobbies and leisure activities: Alizee has great interest in cinema, photography, piano, and modern jazz dance.

Favorite foods: Alizee enjoys all types of food but especially likes the Italian and Thai cuisines.

Weirdest dream: Alizee wants to travel around the world. She does not want to stay in luxurious hotels but small hotels and in common people’s house, so that, she could know them better.

Motto: "Experience as many things as possible in your life to make it as rich as possible; learn about every experience you have had, and try to realise and to believe in all your dreams".

Appearance on TV: Alizee has done many television contracts. She wants to become a television presenter.

Alizee’s ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ project: After winning Miss Belgium title, Alizee worked with the Red Cross Society. She worked in several Red Cross projects in Belgium. She even went to Africa for one week to work in one of their projects. It has been a dream come true for her.

Message to fellow Miss World 2008 contestants: Let’s enjoy this new adventure altogether. We will be more than 100 girls from all over the world in an amazing place for one month. It is an incredible and unique experience, so, enjoy!

Miss Natalie Olivia Griffith: The top favorite Miss World 2008 contestant

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Miss Barbados 2008

Born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, Natalie lived in New York and Toronto for a short time. She came to Barbados when she was three years old. Natalie studied at the Combermere School in Barbados. Famous Barbadian singer, Rihanna, also studied in this school. Natalie has some talented relatives in her family. She is the third cousin of famous basketball player, Kareem Abdul-Jabar. There is also an opera singer, a musical director and prima ballerina among her relatives.

A determined, dedicated free-spirited girl, Natalie, is very much excited to participate in Miss World 2008. She believes that dedication and determination are the two qualities that determine one's achievements in life. She loves anything related to three ‘F’s- friends, family and food. She likes to make people laugh. She is the comedian in her family but she can be very serious and outspoken when situation demands.

Name: Miss Natalie Olivia Griffith

Age: 18

Height: 168 centimeters

Languages: Miss Natalie can fluently speak English and knows basic Spanish.

Home town: Checker Hall in St. Lucy, Barbados.

Personal motto: "Believe and you can achieve."

Education: Natalie entered the University at the age of sixteen. Currently, she is

pursuing her B.A degree in Psychology with Management. She wants to finish her MA before the age of 23.

Future plans: Natalie dreams become a successful publicist. She dreams to have her own Marketing company that specializes in the field of Branding and Public relations.

Favorite three must have songs in her i-Pod:

-Machel Montanno – Defense – I like the reggaetone soca fusion and the up tempo beat, it’s a feel good song.

-Tessann Chin – Hideaway – Once again, the fusion between reggae and alternative music is great listening, plus she is an extremely talented singer.

-Rihanna – Sell Me Candy – a really nice combination on sounds.

Favorite sporting and outdoor activities: Natalie loves swimming. She has been a competitive swimmer for seven years. Aside from swimming, Natalie spends her free time playing cricket with her neighbours, fishing, and making and flying kites.

Hobbies and leisure activities: Natalie enjoys dancing, singing, listening to music, playing piano and basic recorder, and grooming her three small dogs named: Blackface, Lucky and Pooberts. She also loves traveling, cooking and meeting new people and experiencing new food. In her leisure times, she likes to go to the beach and spend quality times with her friends and family.

‘Beauty with a Purpose’ project: For the past one year, Natalie has been working on an interactive audio book on HIV/AIDS, conceptualized by her. First of its kind, the book contains information on HIV/AIDS and raises awareness against stigmatization and discrimination against HIV/AIDS affected people. The National HIV/AIDS Commission, the leading organization in Barbados working toward raising awareness against HIV/AIDS, is going to use the book.

In August, the downloadable version of the book was launched by a leading Caribbean download site. In October, the CD of the book was made available for reference at ALL Secondary Schools in Barbados. The book will also be available for reference in the Human Resource Departments in many domestic and international organizations that have branches in Barbados. All the money procured from the sales of the book will go to Barbadian organizations that work with HIV/AIDS infected people.

Fashion: An old school girl at heart, Natalie loves anything vintage with contemporary twist.

Favorite designers: Christian Siriano and Zac Posen.

Interesting work experience: Natalie did many summer jobs but the most interesting was serving as her father’s secretary which taught her to separate private life from business.

Miss Miss Tinnyse Jamel Johnson: Another hot favorite of Miss World 2008

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The Bahamas is an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. The beautiful beaches, golden sand, and friendly people make the Bahamas one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Miss Bahams 2008, Tinnyse Jamel Johnson, loves her country very much. She grew up in a close-knit family of seven members. She says:

"I love the island way of life – fishing, crabbing, conching, and especially making tamarind sauce,"

Tinnyse Jamel Johnson is optimistic, liberal and ready to accept change. She is a free spirited and compassionate Bahamian woman who likes to meet all kinds of people. She uses whatever she can get to make a difference in the world. Tinnyse believes that people should not be pessimistic looking at the problems and sufferings around the world. Everyday, if all the people decide just to resolve one thing, it would make a great change. Each human being is special and born with a purpose. Tinnyse is a people’s person, She is very real and genuine. There are so many beautiful women in the pageant and Tinnyse believes that it is her inner beauty that will make a difference. Tinnyse is ready to accept every challenge of this competition.

Name: Miss Tinnyse Jamel Johnson

Age: 21

Height: 176 centimeters

Languages: Tinnyse is a fluent speaker in English. She is also learning Spanish.

Home town: Nassau

Education: Tinnyse is currently pursuing her Bachelors Degree in Business Administration in the college of the Bahamas. She also has an Associate Degree.

Future plan: Tinnyse plans to own an international business conglomerate that will produce various motivational products and services.

Favorite sports and outdoor activities: Tinnyse loves swimming, running, Kayaking, and Pilates.

Hobbies and leisure activities: Tinnyse loves reading, listening to music, singing, and interpretative dance. Tinnyse also enjoys writing inspirational messages, and watching good movies alone. Whenever she gets time, she enjoys the beautiful beaches of her country.

Favorite food: Tinnyse is a gourmet cook specialized in making pastries. Her favorite food is the local Tamarind Sauce. In her spare times, she gets into the kitchen and prepares delicious dishes.

Favorite three songs in her i-Pod will be::

- Lee Anne Womack's I hope you dance

- Mariah Carey's My all

- Shania Twain's I feel like a woman.

Personal motto: "Time doesn't linger nor does it yield for anyone. Tomorrow isn't guaranteed and yesterday is gone, so all we have is today. We should use it wisely and live each day as if it was our last".

‘Beauty with a Purpose’ project: Tinnyse is very much passionate about helping others especially, young women at risk. Her project involves empowering women. She raised money for the college education of young women. Tinnyse contacted with business women from all over the Bahamas and requested them to adopt a ‘little sister’ for a day and spend the day mentoring her. This will help the young women to increase their self-esteem. At the end of the day, a fashion/concert was organized called ‘Girls’ Night Out.’ Each of the business women was asked to make a donation for a scholarship at the College of the Bahamas. A panel of judges then chose the winner who gets a fully paid four year scholarship.

Working experience: Tinnyse worked as a Jewelry representative, real estate agent. The work gave her an opportunity to meet interesting people.

Miss Christina Marie Trejo-Baiz: One of the favorite Miss World 2008 delegates.

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Miss Aruba 2008

Aruba is a small island in the Southern Caribbean Sea. It is a beautiful city with friendly people and Christina’s beauty truly reflects the friendly and inviting nature of her country. Like her fellow Aruban beauty, Zizi Lee, who almost won Miss World title in 2001, Christina Marie Trejo-Baiz is of mixed heritage. Christina has a beautiful face, a very friendly smile and a great body. She is the kind of girl you would love to go out with on a date or pass a nice complement when she is passing by.

Daring, adventurous, ambitious, confident, determined, focused, and compassionate- this is how Christina describes herself. She is sympathetic to the needy and loves children. Christina is a positive thinker and she believes that a person can achieve anything in life.

According to Christina, the most important quality a Miss World winner should have is that she should be caring and sympathetic. It is care and sympathy towards human beings that makes this world a better place. Christina believes that her caring nature would make her an ideal Miss World.

Name: Miss Christina Marie Trejo-Baiz.

Age: 20

Height: 175 centimeters

Hometown: Christina was born in Dallas, Texas, but she was brought up in Companashi, Oranjestad.

Family: Daughter of a Mexican father and Aruban mother, Christina is currently living in Aruba with her step-father, mother, older sister, Tessa, and her six year old brother, John.

Languages: Miss Christina can speak in Papiamento, Dutch, Spanish and English.

Personal motto: "Face the past without regrets, live the present with confidence and prepare for the future without fear".

Favorite foods: Christina loves sea food. Her favorite dish is garlic shrimps.

Favorites songs in her i-Pod will be:

-“She’s Royal” by Tarrus Riley

-“Brand New Day” by Idyllmist

- “Enciende Una Luz” by Marcos Witt

Education: Currently, Christina is doing her BSc and her major is Tourism.

Future plans: Christina wants become a Public Relations Ambassador for Aruba.

Sports and outdoor activities: Christina loves swimming. She also studies Tang So Doo (a Korean martial art). Christina likes to travel and wish to do more in future as it will enable her to know more about different countries and cultures.

Hobbies: Christina enjoys singing and dancing. She likes Latin/Caribbean rhythm, modern dance, and folklore. In her leisure, she likes to spend time with her family, chit chatting, watching movies, playing cards or board games. Christina also likes handcrafting, painting and experimenting with colors.

Modeling experience: As a model, Christina worked for Eliza Lejuez, a Dutch artist living in Aruba. She also works for a modeling agency named “Di Aruba Moda.”

Fashion:For regular days, Christina prefers the casual sporty look as it matches with her personality. On occasion, she likes the elegant classy look. If Christina was invited to the prestigious New York Fashion week, she would prefer wearing clothes designed by Aruban designers. Her favorite designers are: Ronzzio de Cuba, Edgar Kock and Eliza Lejuez and Percy Irausquin.

Beauty: Christina believes that beauty is a combination of inner beauty and outer beauty. The inner beauty of a person comes out when he/she is happy for being who he is and what he has and sharing it with other. In order to enhance the outer beauty one should have lots of laughter and plenty of sleep.

“Beauty with a Purpose” project: Since her childhood, Christina has been involved with Aruba Red Cross. As a small child, she used to take first-aid classes in the Red-Cross. Christina’s grandfather has been a member of the Red Cross since its inception in Aruba in 1956. The Red Cross in Aruba is engaged in providing foods, clothes and shelter to the needy people. Currently, the organization is also involved in raising awareness against HIV/AIDS.

Most memorable rainy day: Aruba is situated under the hurricane belt. Christina remembers the day when hurricane ‘Ivan’ passed through the West Coast of her country. There were strong winds and heavy rains and the streets were filled with water. Many people lost their houses and schools were closed for a long time. It was a disastrous situation for the country.

Weirdest dream: Christina dreamt that she was floating around and she wanted to come down but she could not. She could neither scream nor talk to anyone. Suddenly, she woke up and found herself in her bed at home.

Interesting work experience: Christina’s working experience includes distributing flyers on roller blades for the carnival parade.

Along with her sister, who resides in Orlando, Florida and a member of the Caribbean Student Council, Christina went to a near by park to feed the homeless people. The people were very happy when the students gave them food and it was a very interesting experience for Christina. Since then, she vowed not to waste any food and be thankful for the foods she had in life.

Strongest point: Christina is beautiful and confident that she would score well in all the three segments but she will out perform others in her interview session.

Message to other Miss World 2008 contestants:

Always give your best and enjoy this great opportunity. I wish you all best of luck.

Useful links:

http://www.globalbeauties.com/world/2008/w08_int_aru.htm

http://www.missosology.org/mw08/bt/aruba.php

Miss Mizuki Kubotera: My favorite Miss World 2008

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Miss JAPAN 2008

Name: Miss Mizuki Kubotera

Age: 21

Height: 173

Languages: Miss Mizuki Kubotera can fluently speak Japanese and English language.

Looking at her picture, the first thing I noticed is her beautiful face and she looks more beautiful when she smiles. May be Mizuki truly believes in her motto: “Keep smiling and think positive.” Twenty one year old Mizuki Kubotera is a resident of Hadano but she grew up Kanagawa. The city of Hadano is surrounded by beautiful mountains. One can also enjoy the view of Mount Fuji from there. An International Relations major, Mizuki also studied Economics, History and Sociology. In March 2009, she will earn her B.A degree. Mizuki also worked as a part time model. She did both print ads and TV commercials. For a TV commercial, Mizuki had to swim in an aquarium for eight hours with a white dolphin. She enjoyed it very much because the dolphin was soft, playful and friendly. Mizuki wants to travel around the world. Already she visited U.S., Thailand, Korea and Australia. As a member of her high school basketball club, she went to China to play against Chinese Universities. Aside from being an avid basket ball player, Mizuki enjoys swimming, cooking, playing piano, Japanese dance, and listening to music. She is also a talented calligraphist.

Miss Olivia Marie Anne Carey: One of the hot favorites of Miss World 2008

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Miss Mauritius 2008

Name: Miss Olivia Marie Anne Carey

Age: 19

Height: 169cm

Languages: Miss Olivia can fluently speak in English, French and Spanish.

Though Mauritius is a small island nation, situated in the Indian ocean, it is full of people from different ethnic groups including the Africans, the Madagascar, the French, the English, and the Chinese. In one word, Mauritius is a country of great harmony. Miss Olivia comes from such a colorful nation and her motto is, “As one people-as one nation.” Miss Olivia grew up in Savannah and her proudest moment was getting her high School Diploma. Currently, she is working as a tourist guide. Next year, she is going to study Accounts and Management. Olivia dreams to run her own restaurant someday and run a business in Management and Communications. Olivia loves the traditional local foods of her country. In her leisure, she enjoys water sports, cycling, and distance running. Olivia also loves ballet dancing and she likes to play different instruments including flute and guitar. Olivia also loves to travel.

Meet Miss World 2008: Miss Ruth Nyambura Kinuthia

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Miss KENYA 2008

Name: Miss Ruth Nyambura Kinuthia

Age: 22

Height: 183 centimeters

Languages: Miss Ruth Nyambura Kinuthia can speak Kiswahili. She is also fluent in English and intermediate in French.

Favorite three songs she would like to have in her iPod are:

- Imagine Me by Kirk Franklin

- Ordinary people by John Legend

- Video by India Arie.

Favorite Designer: Ruth Nyambura’s favorite fashion designer is Versace, because his designs are inspired by strong women. At the same time, his collections look classy and chic.

Favorite Food: ‘Biriani’ is Ruth’s favorite food. It is prepared with rice, local herbs and spices and pieces of lamb or mutton.

Weirdest dream: I was walking in a park one sunny afternoon. There were children playing around the park. Just in the middle of the park, an army of ants are working to build up a road around the park and the children are helping them by picking up flowers from the park and decorating the highway.

Message to other Miss World 2008 contestants: You are not only representing yourselves but also your country. So take every challenge in a positive manner and work hard and stay focused.

Warm, friendly, outgoing, ambitious, determined and focused- this is how twenty two year old Miss Ruth Nyambura Kinuthia likes to describe herself. Her motto in life is, "Never give up, persistence pays when all else fails". In Miss World 2008, Ruth Nyambura expects to score high in all the areas but she believes that she would be able to show her true strength during the interview session, where she would interact with the judges.

Ruth Nyambura wants to become a special programmes co-ordinator for the United Nations. A diploma holder in Law and International Computing, Ruth Nyambura is currently an undergraduate, majoring in International Business Administration. Ruth also likes to work with young people. She worked with a school situated in a slum in Nairobi. The students of the school lost their parents due to HIV/AIDS. Together with them, Ruth participates in various community works and raise money for the school. Ruth also organized the launching ceremony of a Gender Recovery Unit in one of the national hospitals situated in her home town. It was quite a challenging event for Ruth. It taught her to keep her cool under pressure.

An avid sportsperson, Ruth Nyambura likes playing tennis, cycling, scuba diving, rock climbing, and aerobatics. She also loves to watch movies, reading novels, and singing. Ruth also loves dancing and enjoys salsa dancing, hip-hop and contemporary dances. Ruth has great interest in calligraphy and writing poetry.

Useful links:

globalbeauties.com

Do you think Miss Ghana will be Miss World 2008?

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Miss GHANA 2008

Name: Miss Frances Judith Tekyi-mensah

Age: 22

Height: 180

Languages: English

A Psychology graduate, Frances wants to become a Chartered Accountant and Fund Manager. With that end in mind, she intends to do her post-graduate in Commerce and the ACCA qualification. Currently, a resident of Elmina, a fishing town, Frances grew up in Tema. Frances believes that love will end all the sufferings in the world. Frances loves painting, photography, modeling, listening to music, traveling and learning about other cultures. Frances also enjoys basketball and athletics. Frances loves to dance. She enjoys doing her national dance, Adowa. She also likes to surf the net.

Miss Christel Mbila: Your favourite Miss World 2008

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Miss Democratic Republic of Congo 2008

Name: Miss Christel Mbila

Age: 18

Height: 174

Languages: Miss Christel Mbila is fluent in French and Lingala. She also knows English a little bit.

Eighteen year old Christel Mbila is a ‘go getter.’ Her motto in life is, “I am the Head not the Tail!” Christel hails from Kinshasa. Her country, Democratic Republic of Congo, is home to the second largest rainforest and fifth longest river of the world. Youngest of four sisters and four brothers, Christel just finished her diploma in tailoring. She wants to become a successful fashion designer. In her leisure times, Christel enjoys swimming, reading books on nature, and grooming her pet dog, ‘Capucine.’ Christel also loves to listen to Congolese music. Her favorite foods are fish and plantin.

Miss Itseng Kgomotso: The favorite star of Miss World 2008.

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Miss Botswana 2008

Name: Miss Itseng Kgomotso

Age: 19

Height: 178 centimeters

Languages: Miss Itseng Kgomotso can fluently speak Setswana and English language.

Nineteen year old Miss Botswana 2008, Miss Itseng Kgomotso was chosen as the “Ambassador to the Overseas Chinese Overland Challenge.” Kgomotso wants to join Foreign Service like her father and represent her country to the world. Since childhood, Kgomotso went to different places with her family. She spent her first six years in Ngwaketse, then, she moved to Harare, followed by Zimbabwe. Over there, she finished her six years of elementary at the international school.

Currently, Kgomotso is doing her B.A at the University of Botswana in Gaborone. She is majoring in Political Science and Public Administration. In her leisure times, Kgomotso enjoys aerobics, badminton, listening to music, especially, soft rock and pop and playing Setinkana (a thumb piano). On weekends, Kgomotso helps her mother in cooking. Their favorite meal is ‘Phaletshe’ and ‘Morogo wa dinas.’