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20-year-old brunette wins Miss Venezuela

Marelisa Gibson, a 20-year-old brunette, has been crowned Miss Venezuela and will represent the beauty-obsessed South American country at next year's Miss Universe pageant.

Puerto Rican pageant fires petite beauty queen

The Miss Puerto Rico Petite competition stripped the reigning queen of her crown Friday, accusing the young woman of "intolerable conduct" that included threatening and assaulting pageant staff.

Former NJ beauty queen gets year in jail

A former New Jersey beauty pageant winner has been sentenced to a year in jail for bouncing more than $70,000 in bad checks to purchase antique furniture. Heather "Hedy" Di Carlo also was given five years' probation Friday in state Superior Court in Newark.

DailyCandy’s guide to spring trends

At last, spring is on its way, and not a minute too soon!  With it come visions of dining outside, leisurely strolls in the sun, and finally not having to wear clunky boots and snowman gear day in and day out. It’s enough to make you feel like a new person… a new person whose style also craves a spring awakening.

Ex-beauty queen, mom arrested in fake bills scheme

A former New Jersey beauty pageant winner and her mother are accused of passing fake $50 bills at two stores near the Jersey shore.

Beauty and the brain, women use more than men

Beauty is in the brain of the beholder. Go to any museum and there will be men and women admiring paintings and sculpture. But it turns out they are thinking about the sight differently. Men process beauty on the right side of their brains, while women use their whole brain to do the job, researchers report in Tuesday's electronic edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.

Beauty products to beat the winter blues

It’s easy to get stuck in a rut during these dreary winter months. But by slipping a few unexpected products into your beauty routine, you can feel energized and moisturized on even the coldest of days. We’ve found ways to help you soften your skin, look younger for less money, sample the latest loot without splurging on all-new products, and even warm up this winter! Bobbie Thomas, TODAY Style editor and author of the Buzz for In Touch Weekly, helps pick you up with the best that beauty has to offer when the weather’s getting you down!Say bye-bye to all things dry. Cold air lacks moisture and sometimes leaves us with a “winter itch.” Therefore it's important to not only moisturize, but exfoliate to avoid irritating dry, flaky skin. You can opt for nylon scrub gloves ($7; ) or make a simple scrub at home with some raw sugar and olive oil. Crabtree & Evelyn’s Aromatherapy Distillations Skin Polishing Ritual will let you create custom body butters by blending rich spi

The gift of knowledge: 6 green reads

While there’s never been a better moment in time to green your gift giving — environmentally conscious presents are cooler than ever (check out my green gift guide next week) — I continue to be partial to the gift of information. This year, I will be furnishing my loved ones with an essential green read.

Spa-tacular! Organic beauty goes virtual

What happens when a cosmetology school dropout named Spirit is unable to open the organic spa of her dreams?

New suspect scrutinized in beauty queen's slaying

Police found the Arkansas beauty queen dead in her off-campus apartment in December 2005, her head bludgeoned by a floor lamp, her neck slit by a knife.

Italian priest organizes beauty contest for nuns

An Italian priest and theologian said Sunday he is organizing an online beauty pageant for nuns to give them more visibility within the Catholic Church and to fight the stereotype that they are all old and dour.

Researchers key in battle for beauty business

Jim Schwartz remembers feeling a little bewildered when he started his job developing beauty care products at Procter & Gamble Co.

Guilty Plea in 'Miss America' Sex Sting

A man caught in an online sex sting in which a former Miss America posed as a teenage girl has pleaded guilty two weeks into his trial.

Miss NJ Takes Case to `Today' Show

Miss New Jersey says she's doing nothing illegal in the photos sent by someone trying to blackmail her into giving up her crown.

Miss America to Testify in Sex Sting

An undercover sex sting that used Miss America as bait appeared to be in trouble until the beauty queen said Tuesday she changed her mind and agreed to testify against the men she helped arrest.

Miss America Helps Cops in Sex Sting

Miss America can add crime fighter to her resume. Lauren Nelson recently went undercover with police in New York for a sting targeting sexual predators. Officers with Suffolk County's computer crimes unit created an online profile of a 14-year-old girl that included photographs of Nelson as a teenager.

Armed Miss America 1944 Stops Intruder

Miss America 1944 has a talent that likely has never appeared on a beauty pageant stage: She fired a handgun to shoot out a vehicle's tires and stop an intruder. Venus Ramey, 82, confronted a man on her farm in south-central Kentucky last week after she saw her dog run into a storage building where thieves had previously made off with old farm equipment.

Miss Deaf Texas Struck by Train, Killed

The reigning Miss Deaf Texas died Monday afternoon after being struck by a train, officials said.

The Vine

What Constitutes "Ugly"

There is a woman who works where I purchase food for my fur-people. She is blessed with dwarfism. Her head is massively outsized for her small body; her spine is cruely crooked; her legs are bowed.

In Your OpinionWho is the Sexiest Politician?

This poll includes local, state, and federal level Politicians. Please post a link to a photoop so we can all take a peek at your nomination.

Revealed... the 515 chemicals women put on their bodies every day
Source: the Mail online

Women and beauty products - it's a love affair that's been going on for centuries. And no wonder. There's nothing like a new lipstick or favourite perfume to make us look and feel good. Or so we thought...

A Few Words of Advice on Nudity and Hindsight

Somewhere out there, there's a picture of me naked. It's a Polaroid shot taken with an instant camera (y'know, back when cameras needed film). I'm lying on a bed, wearing nothing but me birthday suit.

Photo: Crescent Earth
Source: discovermagazine.com

This dazzling picture of our planet, all dark but the cerulean sliver of the South Pole, was a long time coming. More Articles

And the ugliest people are...
Source: Reuters

Fewer than one in eight British men and just three in 20 women who have applied to BeautifulPeople.com have been accepted, an emailed statement from the website showed. I'm not British, but I won't waste time being rejected either. H2

British people among world's ugliest, according to BeautifulPeople.com - Telegraph
Source: Telegraph

Britons are among the ugliest people in the world, according to a website that only allows 'beautiful' people to join.

Britons among 'ugliest people,' dating site says
Source: msnbc.com

I've only met one single Briton in my life. And seriously? She could've done with a paper bag. What! Is that mean?! WHAT??!!!

Ex-Miss Calif. Admits Making Solo Sex Tape
Source: KCRA.com

Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean admits making a sex tape for an ex-boyfriend and says it was a huge mistake.

Glorious Awakening

Every morning brings the hope of the new day, Sights that sweeten our lives, bring joy to our souls. As we walk barefoot through dew soaked grass, We relish in silence that early morning brings. As the sun climbs above the horizon, Visions of newborn shadows give us evidence …

Top 10: Hottest Women From The Arab World
Source: AskMen.com

In our ongoing efforts to catalog the sexiest women on earth, it's been brought to our attention that there is one part of the world AskMen.com has largely ignored: the Arab World.

Eyebrow Wax Can Lead To Blindness
Source: thebostonchannel.com

BOSTON -- Many women consider the 10 minutes spent on monthly eyebrow waxes critical to a polished, clean and professional look. But a quick beauty fix can have drastic consequences if it's not done properly.

GNW: Beautiful Pictures (Slideshow)
Source: TheDenverChannel.com

These will make you feel like you're in the middle of a snowglobe. At least that's how I feel right now. The beauty and peace of snow.

A Body of Work How Ideals of Beauty Changed with the Ages, from Venus de Milo to Botero (with slideshow)
Source: CBS News

Going back to ancient beauties - think Venus de Milo - the Greeks set a standard that's inspired artists for a couple of thousand years and counting.

Designers love Grace Kelly's cool, classic style
Source: msnbc.com

Actress Grace Kelly will be honored Thursday with the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award in Beverly Hills, along with French jeweler Cartier. They join past honorees including Manolo Blahnik, Tom Ford, Donatella Versace and Giorgio Armani.

Guess what everyone? All races are beautiful!

Now that I have your attention, I wanted to write something a bit more lighthearted as I have read several articles in my time on the Vine regarding race such as "First non-black Miss Hampton U says sorry" or " Would you be disappointed if your son or daughter were to date someon …

The immediate future is orange: Stunning pictures that herald the arrival o
Source: the Mail online

Some times, its just healthy to sit back for a few quiet moments and enjoy beautiful photos of nature from around the world and be thankful that we are able to see such beauty as beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Twin sisters win pageant back to back
Source: msnbc.com

Talk about wonder twin powers activating. In what may be a first in pageant history, the new Miss Washington USA was crowned this week by none other than her twin sister.

(Pics) Tyra Banks Drops From Size 16 to Size 8; Flaunts Svelte Figure in Photo Shoot
Source: omg.yahoo.com

Two years after telling the world to "kiss her fat a--" when an unflattering bathing suit photo took the Internet by storm, Tyra Banks proudly showed off her new, more streamlined figure in a New York City photo shoot Monday.

Miss Plastic Hungary Beauty Pageant Honors Those Who Seek Surgery To Be Beautiful
Source: thaindian.com

This one most certainly walks away with the crown of being "the most out of the box" pageant that has ever been held in history of all beauty contests.

Miss Venezuela pageant slims down to cut costs
Source: msnbc.com

The Miss Venezuela pageant is getting leaner. The legendary beauty contest that has produced six Miss Universe winners - including the current one and the last one - has been forced to eliminate 10 contestants this year to cut costs amid an economic downturn.

"I was born upon thy bank, river, My blood flows in thy stream..."

"I was born upon thy bank, river, My blood flows in thy stream, And thou meanderest forever, At the bottom of my dream." __Henry David Thoreau

GNW: Colorado's Fall Color Photos (Slideshow)
Source: TheDenverChannel.com

If you have never been to Colorado or if you would just like to see some beautiful pictures of mountains, please enjoy this slideshow.

Football Player Voted Homecoming Queen
Source: KOCO.com - Local News

HASKELL, Okla. -- Choosing a homecoming queen is a tradition at most high schools, but an Oklahoma school and one of its players are making school history with their selection.

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