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21-Year-Old Alyssa Campanella Wins Miss USA Crown

Alyssa Campanella, Miss California, is crowned as the 2011 Miss USA by Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih in Las Vegas on June 19, 2011

June 20, 2011

LAS VEGAS, Nev.

America’s latest Miss USA winner is a California model and self-described history geek, obsessed with Britain’s monarchy of centuries past but also a fan of “Star Wars.”

Alyssa Campanella of Los Angeles says on Twitter that she was born in the wrong time period and played the popular pig-exploding game Angry Bird backstage on her iPad before the pageant Sunday night.

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51 Pageant Queens Compete In Las Vegas For Miss USA Title, Shot At Miss Universe

The 2011 Miss USA contestants as they arrive at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. on June 6, 2011

June 19, 2011

LAS VEGAS, Nev.

Fifty-one beauty queens from around the country planned to smile and strut before a panel of judges and a live audience in Sin City on Sunday night to determine the country’s next Miss USA.

The winner will replace Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih, and be America’s representative at the Miss Universe pageant in Brazil in September.

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Healthy Hollywood: Fab Food Friday – Miss USA Is On The Menu!

The 2011 Miss USA contestants as they arrive at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. on June 6, 2011

June 17, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

The “Miss USA” pageant is this Sunday in Las Vegas. It’s sure to be a hearty serving of glitz, glam and bikini-clad beauties.

Who can resist this sweet treat? I know I will tune in to see who will be representing my home state of Michigan and of course indulge in a moment of catty watercooler chat of ‘can you believe she wore that?’

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17-year-Old Nebraskan Too Young To Vote, But Old Enough To Win Miss America Title

Teresa Scanlan, Miss Nebraska, waves after being crowned Miss America during the 2011 Miss America Pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on January 15, 2011

January 16, 2011

LAS VEGAS, Nev.

A 17-year-old Nebraskan too young to cast a ballot has captured enough votes to win the Miss America crown, kickstarting her hopes of going to law school and eventually becoming a politician.

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Heidi Montag, Former ‘Golden Girl’ & Lindsay Lohan Named ‘Least Influential’ By Time Columnist

Heidi Montag, Betty White and Rue McClanahan, Lindsay Lohan

April 30, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Oprah Winfrey, Sarah Palin, Lady Gaga and former President Bill Clinton were some of the names who recently made Time magazines “100 Most Influential People In The World” list, but things didn’t fare as well for stars including Heidi Montag and “Golden Girl” Rue McLanahan, who made the mag’s “Losers” list.

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On The Download: Melissa Etheridge’s ‘Fearless Love’

On The Download: Melissa Etheridge, ‘Fearless Love’

April 26, 2010

BURBANK, Calif.

2010 is turning out to be a pretty gay year for new music releases. With hotly anticipated new releases from Kylie Minogue, Christina Aguilera, Cyndi Lauper and Cher on the horizon for summer, the divas are out in full force.

Not to be outdone in grabbing a piece of the LGBT music-buying audience is rocker Melissa Etheridge (albeit, coming from a completely different sub-genre than the aforementioned), who is out with her tenth studio album this week; her finest album of new material since 1999’s “Breakdown.”

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