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 Miss Universe Queen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Colombia's place as one of Latin America's democracies continues to be threatened by widespread lawlessness, especially that of its notorious drug lords and guerilla rebels.
She competed in Miss Universe 2001 where she was a favorite but did not classify in the top 10.
She has spent most of her life on the Caribbean coasts of Colombia and is proud of her Italian and Colombian heritages.
www15.brinkster.com /missuniverse/country/col.htm   (325 words)

  
 Miss Universe Pageant 2000 Comments - Entertainment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Miss Venezuela wasn't in my top 10 choices, but I thought she was very beautiful, and did deserve a place in top 10.
Miss philippines for one, a lot of the audience thought that she should at least be one of the top ten.
Miss Canada was a surprise....although she was one of my original picks from looking at just photo's...very pretty.
maxpages.com /beautypageants/Miss_Universe_2000_Comments_2 - !http://maxpages.com/beautypageants/Miss_Universe_2000_Comments_2   (2933 words)

  
 Miss Colombia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miss Choco (1996) Zolima Bechara was disqualified as first runner up (who was to attend Miss International) when she visited a drug lord in jail.
Miss Atlantico Maribel Gutiérrez Tinoco who went on to win the Miss Colombia 1990 crown famously stepped down (after her participation in Miss Universe 1991, where she won the Best National Costume Award) to marry "El Mico" Duran, who was later murdered.
Miss Colombia openly threatened to sue Letterman but later withdrawn the statement after Letterman formally apologised to her in The Late Show with David Letterman about the quip made.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Miss_Colombia   (1865 words)

  
 Miss World 2006: the official website - beauty with a purpose - charities
Julia wants Miss World and the National Title Holders to understand that apart from the commercial aspects of their title and the glamour and benefits of which it would bring them, their titles could also be used whenever possible to benefit under privileged children throughout the world.
Miss World Ltd. also sponsors three childcare ambulances with resuscitations units, so that a mother who has had her baby at home could have the infant taken in the special ambulance to hospital.
Miss Mundo Colombia and their staff presided over by Edgar Botero and his wife Katherine, have worked together with MISS WORLD for 8 years, starting in 1992, for the Miss Colombia Pageant and to help unprivileged children of this country under the criteria established by "Beauty With A Purpose".
www.missworld.tv /beautyWithAPurpose/charities.sps?iType=6910&icustompageid=11599   (2832 words)

  
 BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Miss Colombia to sue Letterman
Colombia's top beauty queen has threatened to sue US television talk show host David Letterman for joking on air that swallowing bags of heroin ranked among her top talents.
Colombia's is the world's top producer of cocaine and is a major supplier of heroin for the US market.
"Colombia is the one country in the world where the strongest battle against the production of drugs is being fought," he wrote.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/1334464.stm   (503 words)

  
 Colombia II
On the highway from Bogota to Tunja, Colombia.
Considering Colombia's most popular export, I found it incredible how wide open this border is. I cruised across a couple of times without anyone even asking me the time of day, let alone for my passport.
On the highway from Cali to Buenaventura, Colombia.
www.motoadventures.org /id36.html   (832 words)

  
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Colombia's top beauty queen - who threatened to sue US talk show host David Letterman for an on air joke linking her to drugs smuggling - is to appear on the show on Thursday.
Letterman apologised for the joke and invited Noceti - who was knocked out of the Miss Universe competition in the first round - to appear on his show as a gesture of appeasement.
An official protest from Colombia's consul in New York was lodged and members of the US Colombian community threatened to protest outside the CBS television network.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/1335320.stm   (366 words)

  
 Miss World 2002 - Azra Akin
In keeping with Miss World's new slogan for a politically correct age, "Beauty with a Purpose," the contestants sought to stress brains and social conscience as much as physical assets.
In further controversy dogging the British-based Miss World organization, a Nigerian businesswoman began court proceedings on Friday to have the event's assets frozen over claims that she was owed $787, 000from a fund-raising dinner.
Miss World organizer Julia Morley told Reuters the claim was "sad and mischievous" -- and she had no assets anyway to be frozen.
www.azra.akin.bz.tc   (1128 words)

  
 VHeadline.com - Venezuela takes on Colombia challenge tonight in the Miss Universe 1997 pageant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Miss Colombia, Claudia Elena Vasquez (from Medellin) is clearly the media favorite for the title, followed closely by the new Miss Venezuela, Marena Bencomo while Miss Curacao, Verna Vasquez and Miss United States, Brook Mahealani Lee (from Hawaii) are also said to have a leg in the door.
Miss Universe Pageant organizers say more than 2.5 billion viewers in 78 countries will be glued to their sets watching the "show" live from the Miami Beach Convention Center, hosted by actor George Hamilton and Marla Maples Trump (who is in the process of divorcing pageant organizer, Donald Trump).
In television interviews, Miss Colombia is making the most of the media exposure and says that if she winds, it'll be important to her fellow countrymen and women, and help to get rid of recently negative images of her violence-prone, drug-infested corner of South America.
www.vheadline.com /readnews.asp?id=11940   (862 words)

  
 Miss Canada Wins the Miss Universe Pageant 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Among the most important national pageants in the world are the Miss Venezuela, Miss India, Miss Philippines, Miss USA, Miss Colombia, Miss Peru, and Miss Puerto Rico Universe contests, all of which command consistently high interest and television ratings in their respective countries.
The Miss Universe contest's central offices are in New York, and the contest is held in different cities each year.
Miss Universe Organization, a partnership between NBC and Donald Trump, has run the contest since June 20, 2002; they also hold the U.S. broadcast rights.
www.juiceenewsdaily.com /0505/news/miss_universe.html   (932 words)

  
 Miss Universe 2003 Coverage: May 15th tp June 3rd, 2003 in Panama   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Miss Spain is a heavy smoker, while Miss Colombia hates the smell of cigarettes altogether, the main root of the confict.
Colombia's Diana Mantilla was a big hit upon her arrival, most likely due to the fact that Panama was once part of Colombia.
Miss Taiwan, during a special conference held the next day, told the Panamanian people "Don't be afraid of me," and discussed the SARS issue further, such as how to avoid it.
www.eden.rutgers.edu /~rahulpat/mu2003/mu2003news.htm   (8782 words)

  
 CNN.com - Miss Turkey named Miss World - Dec. 7, 2002
Akin beat Miss Colombia Natalia Peralta and Miss Peru Marina Mora Montero, in second and third place respectively, to win the title at the competition broadcast to 142 different countries from London's Alexandra Palace.
Miss World 2001 Agbani Darego, from Nigeria, placed the crown on the head of Akin, who beamed and waved at the crowd.
The new Miss World, who turns 21 on Sunday, was raised by her Turkish parents in the Netherlands, plays the flute and listed her passions as ballet and belly dancing.
archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/africa/12/07/britain.missworld   (681 words)

  
 Welcome to Kalluritimes
The first runner-up was Miss Venezuela, the Cinderella of the contest: the 22-year-old almost couldn't come to the competition, because of financial problems in her home country.
Miss Serbia and Montenegro, Sanja Papic, was third runner-up and Miss Japan, Miyako Miyzaki, was fourth runner-up.
A local favourite who dropped out earlier was Miss Colombia, Diana Mantilla, who had released a record of her songs here.
kalluritimes.com /home/missuniverse.htm   (233 words)

  
 Valerie Domínguez - Missosology.Org
When I was chosen as Señorita Colombia, I've held some sort of commitment to my country." Right now, Valerie is having a blast, all geared up to take on the everyday jobs that come with the Miss Colombia title.
With the locals giving incredible weight to beauty contests, the Concurso Nacional de Belleza of Colombia (official name of Colombia's most prestigious pageant) has become a significant part of their society and one of their most important cultural events held annually in the city of Cartagena de Indias.
Colombians have come close on several occasions, always penetrating the top 15 and from 1992 to 1994 Miss Colombia consecutively placed as first runner-up, but the Miss Universe title has continued to elude the country.
www.missosology.org /missuniverse06/focus7misscolombia06.html   (521 words)

  
 COLOMBIAN positive news
The new Miss Colombia was the main favorite to the crown from the moment at which she arrived at Cartagena, two weeks ago, when she woke up praises by her spontaneity and charisma.
Colombia overcame the early loss of star striker Victor Aristizabal, the tournament's high scorer, and a valiant Mexican team that battled to the end despite the absence of a handful of starters.
Colombia is about to have a new ambassador in the professional basketball league of the WNBA in the United States.
www.theotherlookofcolombia.com /news.html   (8497 words)

  
 Miss Universe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miss Universe 1957, from Peru, Gladys Zender is the youngest Miss Universe in history.
Miss Universe 2002 Justine Pasek was born in Kharkiv Ukraine.
Miss Universe 2000, Lara Dutta's (India) finalist interview was the highest individual score in any category in the history of the Miss Universe contest, as her perfect interview saw a majority of the judges giving her the maximum 9.99 mark.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Miss_Universe   (3705 words)

  
 Firehouse.Com News - 5/22/02 - Miss USA Dons FDNY Turnout Gear
Miss United States, Shauntay Hinton, competes in the national costume show for Miss Universe delegates in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Tuesday, May 21, 2002.
Miss Puerto Rico, 24-year-old Isis Casalduc, won first runner-up for her flowing white dress of lace and embroidered flowers.
Miss Honduras, Erika Lizet Ramirez, wore an orange and gold Carnival costume with a 14-foot-wide span and enormous headdress.
www.firehouse.com /news/2002/5/22_APmissusa.html   (536 words)

  
 Miss Universe®: Press
The 24-year-old delegate from Russia was crowned at the conclusion of the 51st broadcast on the CBS Television Network from the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
National Costume: Vanessa Mendoza, Miss Colombia 2002, was named, during the National Costume Show, the winner of the national costume award for her sense of style, creativity and overall representation of her country.
The Miss Universe Organization, producers of the MISS UNIVERSE®, MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA® competitions, is a Donald J. Trump and CBS partnership.
www.missuniverse.com /press/05.29.02.html   (578 words)

  
 MISS MUNDO COLOMBIA - ZONA PACIFICO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Miss World es el concurso de belleza más antiguo a nivel mundial, y fue organizado un año antes de la creación del concurso Miss Universo, en Estados Unidos, en 1952.
Aunque Miss Mundo es una empresa comercial que debe ser financiada por sí sola, mediante la vinculación de publicidad y patrocinadores, se ha convertido, año tras año, en una institución de solidaridad que recauda y destina fondos para beneficiar a los niños y jóvenes discapacitados del mundo entero.
Miss Mundo Colombia es un evento de belleza integral que no solo premia los atributos físicos de las concursantes, sino también su talento y sus habilidades en el modelaje.
www.missmundocolombia-zonapacifico.com /pages/concurso.html   (1241 words)

  
 VDARE.com: 06/15/04 - Is Miss Bolivia Racist?
She was called a “racist” and her resignation as Miss Bolivia was even called for (though never by the pageant itself).
Whatever Miss Bolivia’s motives, I would venture to say that her comments stirred up such a fuss because they touch a raw nerve in Latin America, a taboo topic, a reality you’re not supposed to notice—the Great Latin American Racial Divide.
But all their Miss Universe contestants (with one exception) are white—or at least from the white end of the mestizo spectrum.
www.vdare.com /awall/miss_bolivia.htm   (825 words)

  
 Drug Policy Alliance: Letterman Provokes L-Word in Colombia
A spectacular insult led to an internationally televised confrontation and a drug-war apology from CBS Late Night host David Letterman to Miss Colombia and her country.
Earlier this month, joking about the recent Miss Universe Pageant, Letterman touched off a storm of controversy in Colombia that drew daily cries of outrage in the Colombian media.
Andrea Noceti, the 23-year-old standard-bearer of Colombia in the recent Miss Universe Pageant, then traveled to New York - after the Colombian consulate complained to CBS about the crack - and confronted Letterman.
www.drugpolicy.org /news/05_23_01miss_colombia2.cfm   (684 words)

  
 Luz Marina Zuluaga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After Zuluaga was announced as winner and new Miss Universe, an estimated number of 73 television and radio stations in Colombia stopped their regular programming to report the breaking news.
Zuluaga took the time before the country re-stabilized politically to comply with some Miss Universe commitments; when she returned, she was welcomed by large crowds both at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, and, to her surprise and pleasure, at Manizales airport.
Her daughter was also Miss Caldas, and she blamed the fact that she was the daughter of a former Miss Universe for not having won the 1991 Miss Colombia title, because, according to her, the press and general public only referred to her as "Luz Marina Zuluaga's daughter".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Luz_Marina_Zuluaga   (571 words)

  
 Valerie Dominguez - Missosology.Org
Prominence and stardom run in her blood as the popular singer and songwriter Shakira is a cousin of hers.
It is also interesting to note that she succeeded her cousin Adriana Tarud as Miss Colombia.
As Señorita Colombia, I am going to fill the hearts of Colombians with happiness, as I believe that I have a lot to offer them." The winners of Miss Colombia pageant are being considered more than just mere national heroes.
www.missosology.org /missuniverse06/focusmisscolombia06.html   (445 words)

  
 Miss Mundo Colombia
Miss Mundo Colombia ha apoyado a los soldados heridos en Guerra, y les lleva un evento lleno de talento, alegría y sobretodo una muestra de las mujeres más bellas de Colombia porque en la salud también es importante la recreación, la atención y cariño.
Integration to the Club Rotario Multicentral zone with its president dr. Richard Furman to the project Pie Rotario with a prosthesis originated from Jaipur, India that was especially adapted for Colombia to benefit and help the victims of anti personal bombs especially kids.
Miss Mundo Colombia has helped the hurt soldiers in war, and takes them an event of talent, happiness, and most of all a sample of the most beautiful women of Colombia because in the health recreation is also very important the attention and care.
www.missmundocolombia.com /belleza.htm   (502 words)

  
 CNN - Miss Greece now Miss World, despite pageant protests - Nov. 23, 1996
BANGALORE, India (CNN) -- Greece's Irene Skilva was crowned Miss World 1996 Saturday in an elaborate ceremony that contrasted sharply with the scene outside the stadium, where anti-pageant protesters pelted police with rocks and militant women threatened to set themselves on fire.
Skilva, an 18-year-old model, received the silver tiara from 1995 winner Jacqueline Aguilera Marcano of Venezuela at the conclusion of a two-hour show that was broadcast to millions around the world.
Miss Colombia, Carolina Arango, was the first runner-up, while Miss Brazil Anuska Prado placed third.
www.cnn.com /WORLD/9611/23/miss.world/index.html   (524 words)

  
 Miss Universe®: Press
Amelia Vega, Miss Universe 2003, crowned her successor at the conclusion of the two-hour primetime telecast, before an estimated worldwide viewing audience of more than 600 hundred million in over 180 countries.
Danielle A. Jones, Miss Trinidad and Tobago, Yanina Gonzalez, Miss Paraguay.
The Miss Universe Organization, producers of the MISS UNIVERSE®, MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA® competitions, is a Donald J. Trump and NBC partnership.
www.missuniverse.com /press/06.01.04.html   (429 words)

  
 Miss Colombia at Miss World 2006 Contest -- -- Pictures, Images, Wallpapers and Profile
Miss Puerto Rico is Miss Universe 2006 followed by Miss Japan, Miss Switzerland, Miss Paraguay & Miss USA.
Elizabeth was born and raised in Cali, Colombia, a beautiful South American country, with 25% rain forest and surrounded by 2 oceans.
Hobbies and leisure interests are: Playing piano, singing, painting, horse riding, ice skating, roller skating; salsa, crossover and Cumbia dances; she was named as one of the best volleyball players in her state, she also enjoys looking after her two pet dogs and her monkey.
www.santabanta.com /contestants.asp?picid=1448   (175 words)

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