New Delhi: The Miss Universe pageant is changing its rules and will allow transgender women to take part in all of its competitions starting in 2013, the organization and gay rights group GLAAD said on Tuesday. Tuesday's decision follows a media outcry over the disqualification of Canadian contestant Jenna Talackova from the upcoming Miss Universe Canada contest because she was not a 'naturally born female.' Talackova 23, who underwent gender...
06:43 PM, Apr 10, 2012
New Delhi: Bangalore girl Nicole Faria, the only Indian to have ever won the Miss Earth title, says there is no favouritism at international pageants and she believes the problem lies in the selection process at home. "The excuse is that there is favouritism or that the pageant organisers want to promote some countries. This is not true. Every pageant would like to ensure that they are fair and appear...
04:43 PM, Nov 14, 2011
Sao Paolo: Miss Angola Leila Lopes on Tuesday was crowned Miss Universe 2011 in a star-studded ceremony in Brazil's Sao Paolo. India's hopes were dashed early into the competition's final rounds after contestant Vasuki Sunkavalli failed to make it to the top 10. The 25-year-old Lopes is Angola's first winner. She beat out 88 other competitors to win the title during the 60th anniversary of the world's biggest beauty pageant....
08:38 AM, Sep 13, 2011
Miss Universe India 2011 Vasuki Sunkavalli wears a swimsuit during a presentation show at the Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo September 8, 2011. The contestants are in Sao Paulo for the 2011 Miss Universe pageant which will be held on September 12. REUTERS/Darren Decker/Miss Universe Organization, LP LLLP/Handout ...
03:21 PM, Sep 10, 2011
New Delhi: With a little more than a week to go, beauties from across the world are already scrubbing and polishing up for the Miss Universe 2011 pageant to be held in Brazils Sao Paolo. Indias hopes are pinned on 27-year-old dusky Vasuki Sunkavalli from Hyderabad. Sunkavalli will be representing India at the pageant in Brazil this year. Sunkavalli is a lawyer by profession. She was crowned I Am She...
12:10 PM, Sep 02, 2011
Mumbai: 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 has no plans as of now of entering the Hindi film industry. "I don't have a Bollywood plan, but nevertheless, never say never. I'm a lawyer by profession and have done modelling and Bollywood has never been an option so far. But I...
08:19 PM, Jul 18, 2011
New Delhi: The reigning Miss Universe Ximena Navarette from Mexico was in the capital on Wednesday for a charity tour celebrating the Girl Child, organised by designer Sanjana Jon. She is on a 10-day tour to India. CNN-IBN’s Pallavi Paul caught up with her for a chat about the cause, Bollywood and world peace. Pallavi Paul: We hear you are here for a good cause. Ximena Navarrete: My cause is...
07:13 AM, Feb 03, 2011
Las Vegas: From flags to Facebook, 22-year-old Jimena Navarrete has quickly made it clear what she plans to promote as the world's newest Miss Universe — her home country of Mexico. "I want the whole world to know about my country and my people," the Guadalajara native said after beating 82 competitors for global bragging rights at the pageant in Las Vegas. "I imagine that they're all going crazy in...
07:38 AM, Aug 25, 2010
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