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It's a scandal-heavy week. So strap in and . . . squirm. The infamously defrocked California pageant princess Carrie Prejean and Miss USA pageant organizer K2Productions have reached a settlement in their dueling lawsuits.
A triumph for the spirit of reconciliation and love? Not exactly, says TMZ. The celeb news outlet contends that Carrie, who claimed she was stripped of her Miss California title in June due to religious discrimination, dropped her suit seconds after K2 lawyers showed her a hard-core vid in which she performed solo sex acts.
TMZ says that, under the terms of the settlement, Carrie will be paid . . . $0, while her lawyers and publicist will get $100,000. K2 dropped its lawsuit, which accused Carrie of failing to repay $5,200 for her breast-augmentation surgery.
Miss California USA has said it dethroned Carrie for failing to attend contractually obligated appearances and making paid appearances without the org's approval. Carrie made headlines when she told Miss USA judge Perez Hilton she opposed gay marriage because of her deeply held convictions as a Christian--
www.philly.com
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 Miss England Arrested for Allegedly Punching Fellow Beauty Queen
 That Miss England really is a total knockout. Unfortunately, we're not talking about Rachel Christie's beautiful dark eyes or sparkling smile. We're referring to her mean right hook.
In a true "tantrums and tiaras" moment, the 21-year-old beauty queen has been arrested after allegedly punching 24-year-old Miss Manchester, Beverley Jones in a spat over a man -- who just happens to be a Gladiator (as in, the UK version of "American Gladiators") named Tornado, Sky News reports.
Sigh. You just can't make this stuff up. According to Sky, the two beauty queens got into it at a nightclub in Manchester, England after Christie turned up with TV star Tornado -- also known as David McIntosh. Sources say that Tornado used to date Jones, hence the catfight.
Carrie Prejean, Miss California organization drop dueling lawsuits and make nice.
Should Miss England Gain Weight?
Miss World organizers have told Miss England she needs to gain weight in order to win. Should she pack on the pounds?
Vote....
Miss Plastic' Pageant Favorite Bounces Back from Implant-Inflicted Injury and Comes in Third. Boob Job Well Done!
Oh, you really just can't make up this stuff. Like for instance, the
Miss Plastic
beauty contest, a Hungarian pageant open only to women who have had breast implants and facelifts. Wait, it gets better.
A contestant at said pageant, 23-year-old Alexandra Horvath, had her dreams of becoming Miss Plastic momentarily squashed (or, in this case, should we say
squished?) when her oversized breast implants caused her to lose her balance, teeter on her heels and tear her ligament, as reported by London's Metro paper.
But, in a surprising twist, Horvath, who had been deemed unable to compete due
to her injury, recovered in time to become second runner-up, taking home diamond jewelry worth about $10,000, The Huffington Post reports. Talk about a Cinderella story.
--www.stylelist.com
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British beauty queen told to pack on the pounds
 Miss England shocked when told Miss World pageant prefers ‘curvy’ too thin
Most women would do just about anything to have a body
like the one inhabited by Miss England Georgia Horsley, and Horsley herself is quite happy with it. So it came as somewhat of a
surprise to Horsley when she was advised that if she wanted a real shot of winning the Miss World title, she had better pack on a few pounds. “I was a little bit shocked,”
the 20-year-old size 4 told TODAY co-host Meredith Vieira during an interview Friday. “Personally I don’t think I’m too fat. I don’t think I’m too thin. I’m
happy with the way I am.” --today.msnbc.msn.com
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Announcing the 2009 Miss World Pageant
View the 2009 Miss World contestants' photos and profiles This November will see the Miss World finalists fly in to London, where the
competition first began, to start the 2009 Miss World Festival in style. This year’s month long programme will begin with the winners from every country
attending the Miss World Charity Dinner on November 9th at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane.
A ll competing Miss World nations will be officially presented on stage, each wearing a dress created by a designer from their own country. There will also be
a charity auction with spectacular prizes, including first-class flights, five star hotels and two tickets to the Final of the FIFA World Cup 2010 in
Johannesburg.
There will be another very special auction, where each of the 120 finalists will donate a unique gift from their home country. The proceeds from the event
will go to the Variety International Children's Fund.
The Miss World Charity Dinner in London will mark the beginning of a month
long festival of celebration, culminating with the Miss World final in
Johannesburg on 12th December. The night will be filled with fantastic
entertainment and some very special guests, to be announced shortly.
Original article
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New TLC
reality series unveils hidden world of beauty pageants
 The cable network that brought you
Jon & Kate Plus 8 is launching
a new reality show focusing on “the unseen world" of beauty pageants. Cy Frakes, who has been coaching aspiring beauty queens for over 20 years will
be the focus of the show, and the TLC network has ordered 12 episodes. The show will premiere, Sept 30. The premiere episode features the now infamous Caitlin
Upton, the former Miss Teen USA from South Carolina who could not give a coherent answer during the question portion of the
competition.
She became a YouTube sensation, generating over 35 million views. In the premiere, Cy takes on the challenge of preparing the most parodied teen
queen for a comeback to the pageant stage. "The series definitely captures the essence of who I am and what I do," said Frakes in a statement.
--www.examiner.com
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