Femina Miss India pageant enters 50th year
September 18th, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) The Femina Miss India beauty pageant Tuesday kickstarted the celebrations of its 50 years.The first Miss India Meher Castellino, was joined by other former Miss India ... Read more...
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Miss Kerala 2012: Three selected, 19 more to go
September 3rd, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 3 (IANS) The hunt for final contestants of beauty pageant Miss Kerala 2012 has begun with three beauties getting selected and 19 more in queue to walk the ... Read more...
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Bikinis add controversy to cow contest
August 22nd, 2012 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 22 (IANS) A contest to find China's most beautiful cow caused controversy when young women in bikinis began milking them in Shanyin county, the Shanghai Daily said Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Vietnamese airliner hosts mid-air bikini pageant
August 9th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Air passengers expect a meal and maybe an old movie in flight, but travellers on a Vietnamese plane got the surprise of their lives when bikini-clad ... Read more...
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Shikha Swaroop returns to TV as Kaikayee (With Images)
July 30th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Shikha Swaroop, who mesmerised TV viewers as the protagonist in fantasy costume drama "Chandrakanta", is returning to the small screen after 12 years to ... Read more...
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Chinese disappointed with beauty queens
July 18th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 18 (IANS) Three winners of a beauty pageant in Chongqing, one of the largest cities in China, have failed to convince web users, who said the winners were ... Read more...
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Share your beauty tips, Vanya urges women (With Images)
July 3rd, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Miss India World 2012 Vanya Mishra, who is gearing up for the Miss World 2012 pageant, is urging Indian women to share their beauty secrets ... Read more...
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Israeli pageant crowns Miss Holocaust Survivor
June 29th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) An Israeli beauty pageant, participated in by grandmothers, has crowned the first "Miss Holocaust Survivor", The Sun reported Friday.Fourteen women, aged 74 to 97, took to ... Read more...
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Miss Tibet pageant cancelled
May 2nd, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, May 2 (IANS) The annual Miss Tibet beauty pageant has been cancelled in the wake of renewed tension in Tibet and a series of self-immolations by Tibetans, organisers said ... Read more...
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Ahana Deol to design for a cause (With Image)
January 25th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Fashion designer Ahana Deol, daughter of veteran actors Hema Malini and Dharmendra, is set to put her design instincts to good use for a cause. ... Read more...
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Sushmita congratulates Parul for bringing honour to India (With Images)
December 28th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Former beauty queen and actress Sushmita Sen has congratulated 'I AM She' candidate Parul Duggal for winning the first runner-up title at the Miss Globe ... Read more...
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Vida bids alvida to ‘Bigg Boss 5′, says she wasn’t happy
November 20th, 2011 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Afghan beauty Vida Samadzai, the latest to be evicted from "Bigg Boss 5", says she was prepared to leave the show as she couldn't bear ... Read more...
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24-year-old manual scavenger wins beauty pageant
November 19th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Once a manual scavenger, Indira Athwal was crowned New Princess-2011 on the occasion of World Toilet Day here Saturday.The 38 contestants in the unique beauty ... Read more...
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Beauty contestants swap catwalk for soccer field
October 7th, 2011 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Orihuela (Spain), Oct 7 (IANS/EFE) Some of the 69 contestants in this week's Miss Intercontinental beauty pageant here doffed evening wear in favour of their respective national team colours for ... Read more...
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A proud Afghan, but Vida Samadzai loves India
October 3rd, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) In India since the past five years, model Vida Samadzai feels at home away from home. As the controversial Afghan beauty, who caused a stir ... Read more...
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‘Hum Tum Shabana’, a bad attempt by Sagar Ballary (IANS Movie Review - Rating: * 1/2)
September 30th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Hum Tum Shabana"; Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Minissha Lamba, Satish Kaushik, and introducing Pia Trivedi; Director: Sagar Ballary; Rating: * 1/2Coming from a comic guru like Sagar Ballary, who ... Read more...
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I am still a child, says Dia Mirza (Movie snippets)
September 18th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) What does Dia Mirza regret? She says she misses not going to regular college and hanging out with friends."I am still a child, I ... Read more...
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Angola’s Leila Lopes is Miss Universe 2011 (Lead)
September 13th, 2011 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Sep 13 (IANS) Leila Lopes from Angola was Tuesday crowned Miss Universe 2011 at a gala ceremony here in Brazil.Ukraine's Olesya Stefanko was the first runner-up while Brazil's ... Read more...
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Refused to walk the ramp in bikini: Minissha Lamba
September 12th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) Actress Minissha Lamba has shot down reports that she walked the ramp in a bikini in her forthcoming comedy "Hum Tum Shabana", saying there was ... Read more...
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Manisha stands by Miss Nepal
August 31st, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 31 (IANS) Though its biggest sponsor Dabur Nepal abandoned Miss Nepal, Nepal's oldest and best-known beauty pageant, Bollywood diva Manisha Koirala threw her weight behind the once beleaguered ... Read more...
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Bhandarkar in ‘Hum Tum Shabana’ cameo
August 29th, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar is set to appear on the big screen once again, thanks to a cameo in Sagar Ballary's "Hum Tum Shabana".
Bhandarkar, who made ... Read more...
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Colombia beauty barred from contest (Lead)
August 10th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Aug 10 (IANS) The Miss Colombia beauty pageant has barred a contestant from the title clash because of her alleged ties with a Mexican drug trafficker, reports EFE.Laura Marcela ... Read more...
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Miss Colombia contest bars woman linked to Mexican kingpin
August 10th, 2011 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Aug 10 (IANS/EFE) The organisers of the Miss Colombia beauty pageant have barred the participation of a contestant for the title because of her alleged ties with a Mexican ... Read more...
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26-year-old wins Mrs. Russia beauty pageant
July 31st, 2011 - 10:52 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A 26-year-old married woman from Rostov city has won the Mrs. Russia 2011 beauty pageant and will represent the country at the Mrs. Universe next ... Read more...
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Toronto girl is Miss India-Canada, Lisa Ray honoured (With Image)
July 27th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 27 (IANS) Nineteen-year-old Akhina Mooken has been crowned as Miss India-Canada 2011.The Toronto-area girl defeated 15 contenders from across Canada to win the crown at the 21st annual ... Read more...
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Dabur parts ways with Miss Nepal
July 26th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 26 (IANS) Dogged by controversies and hounded by Maoists, Indian FMCG company Dabur India's joint venture in Nepal has decided to part ways with Miss Nepal, the republic's ... Read more...
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No Bollywood plans as yet: Vasuki Sunkavalli (With Image)
July 18th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) Vasuki Sunkavalli, winner of I Am She Miss Universe India 2011,
says her priority is physical fitness for the beauty pageant in Brazil and that she ... Read more...
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‘Double Dhamaal’, crude slapstick fare (IANS Hindi Film Review)
June 25th, 2011 - 1:38 am ICT by IANS
Film: "Double Dhamaal" ; Starring Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi ,Riteish Deshmukh, Javed Jaffrey, Mallika Sherawat, Kangna Ranaut; Directed by Indra Kumar; Rating: **Some things never change. Like Indra Kumar's style ... Read more...
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Diana Hayden returns with beauty book, launch in September
May 11th, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Fancy some beauty tips from former beauty queen Diana Hayden? She is to luanch her book "A Beautiful Truth" in Septemeber and says it kept ... Read more...
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Beauty queen loses title over nude photo (Lead)
April 18th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 18 (IANS) A beauty pageant winner in Britain has lost her crown over her nude photo in Facebook. But she insists she was not fully nude.Charlotte Campbell's ... Read more...
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Beauty queen loses crown over nude Facebook photo
April 18th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 18 (IANS) A beauty pageant winner in Britain lost her crown over a Facebook photo, which she insists was not fully nude.Charlotte Campbell's Facebook photo led her ... Read more...
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Beauty queen gets back her Miss San Antonio crown after suing organisers
March 25th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 25 (ANI): A beauty pageant contender, who sued organisers after she was stripped of her Miss San Antonio title, has regained her crown.Domonique Ramirez, 17, will be reinstated as ... Read more...
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UK mum injects 8-yr-old daughter with Botox to make her a superstar
March 24th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 24 (ANI): It has emerged that a UK mother regularly injects her eight-year-old daughter with Botox and fillers in a bid to make her a superstar in the future.Once every ... Read more...
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Miss Mega Northeast Contest showcases unity among all
March 21st, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Mar 21 (ANI): The recently held Miss Mega Northeast Contest set a perfect example of unity among all, as talents across the region participating in the event promoted cultural exchange among ... Read more...
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British Muslim, a Miss Universe contender, gets death threat
March 20th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 20 (IANS) A 24-year-old British Muslim woman, who entered the qualifying rounds of the Miss Universe contest, has reportedly received death threats -- on charges of denigrating ... Read more...
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