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TMZ
| 12 months ago
Exclusive Never say Donald Trump isn't a man of his word -- we're told the Miss USA owner is going forward with legal action against ex-Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin ... for saying the pageant is fixed ...Donald issued Monnin a 24-hour ultimatum...
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Celebuzz
| 12 months ago
Newly-minted Miss USA, Olivia Culpo , pulled a Hilary Swank the night she took the crown, ordering a cheeseburger feast to her Las Vegas room complete with lettuce, tomato, pickles and fries. While Culpro continues to celebrate her victory, Celebuzz...
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TMZ
| 12 months ago
Miss Rhode Island snagged the crown. Kristen and a gaggle of smoking hot pageant rejects pounded Ketel One straight from the bottle. A rep for Miss USA tells TMZ, the girls are under strict rules to be on their best behavior before and during the...
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The Dish Rag
| 12 months ago
It's been a rough few days for the Miss Universe Organization -- the latest scandal to come from Donald Trump 's beauty pageant circuit involves the Miss Universe New Zealand competition, which might be forced to disqualify titleholder Avianca Bohm...
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TMZ
| 12 months ago
Former Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin has 24 hours to retract her claim that the Miss USA pageant is rigged -- or Donald Trump will slap her with a nasty defamation lawsuit ... this according to Donald's lawyer. Trump's Special Counsel Michael Cohen...
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Boston Herald
| 12 months ago
Added 40 minutes ago Text size N ewly crowned Miss USA Olivia Culpo offered sympathy today for Miss Pennsylvania USA Sheena Monnin, who resigned her crown over claims the contest was rigged, while rumors swirled she was upset over the decision to...
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Boston Globe
| 12 months ago
Invalid email address Add a personal message: Your e-mail: Invalid email address Sending your article Your article has been sent. Oh those Kardashians really know how to keep the cameras rolling. The reality TV family, no stranger to the spotlight,...
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The Dish Rag
| 12 months ago
Miss Pennsylvania USA Sheena Monnin , who resigned from her post on June 5 because she says the Miss USA pageant was rigged -- but Donald Trump's Miss Universe Organization says she told them it was because she disagreed with their policy on allowing...
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IMDb Celebrity News
| 12 months ago
Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin, 27, upset Trump, who owns the beauty show, when she resigned her title and quit the Miss Universe Organisation, but it's what she posted on her Facebook.com page afterwards that has enraged the businessman. Monnin...
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Celebrity Gossip
| 12 months ago
Standing up for his beloved Miss Universe organization, Donald Trump is ready to strike back and sue a former contestant who publicly claimed the competition was rigged...Top 5 were before they were announced on stage saying she saw the list of the...
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Daily Nation
| 12 months ago
Wednesday Donald Trump, head of the Miss Universe Organisation, has vowed a lawsuit against beauty Sheena Monnin after she declared the recent Miss USA contest was rigged. The spat over the contest, in which women parade before judges in long gowns...
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The Daily Telegraph
| 12 months ago
Donald Trump said today he will take Miss Pennsylvania to court a day after she angrily resigned and called Miss Universe "fraudulent" and "trashy" on Facebook. Sheena Monnin, 27, has alleged Sunday's Miss USA competition was rigged and that a fellow...
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Gawker
| 12 months ago
Miss Pennsylvania USA 2012 Sheena Monnin resigned her role in an angry Facebook post that accused the Miss USA pageant officials of fixing the contest and having the finalists all picked out prior to the show's airing. The 27-year-old claims to have...
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The Dish Rag
| 12 months ago
The organization claims Monnin sent them an email wherein she severed ties with them due to the new policy regarding transgendered women. She allegedly writes that letting transgender women compete is "against ever moral fiber of [her] being" because...
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USA Today
| 12 months ago
Miss USA contestant resigns, says pageant was 'fixed' Updated Sheena Monnin, 27, is angry and has turned in her tiara as Miss Pennsylvania USA 2102. In a note on her Facebook page, she says that she believes Sunday's Miss USA competition was fixed.
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TMZ
| 12 months ago
The freshly crowned Miss USA tells TMZ she wasn't able to eat for several hours following the pageant in Las Vegas Sunday night. So, when 2 am rolled around she did what everyone else does in Vegas .....Olivia tells us she ordered a cheeseburger...
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The Dish Rag
| 12 months ago
The Miss USA pageant might be over for 2012, but Miss Pennsylvania USA Sheena Monnin is cutting ties with the organization altogether. According to a new report, Monnin sent a resignation letter to Donald Trump's Miss Universe Organization calling...
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International Business Times
| 12 months ago
Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin, a 21-year-old who hopes to earn a Doctorate in Theology, announced her resignation from the Miss Universe Organization on Tuesday night...The 2012 Miss USA contest is the nation's most-watched pageant, with beauty...
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Popeater
| 12 months ago
Kelly Ripa sat down with Olivia Culpo, the newly crowned Miss USA, on "Live! with Kelly" (weekdays syndicated) to discuss her future plans and learn a few tricks. Regarding Culpo's win, Ripa remarked that her husband, Mark Consuelos, knew she was the...
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Popeater
| 12 months ago
Just as we were basking in the afterglow of this weekend's Miss USA 2012 pageant , we get this bombshell: Miss Pennsylvania USA 2012 has suddenly resigned -- and she's alleging foul play. Sheena Monnin , who was crowned Miss Pennsylvania USA 2012 in...
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International Business Times
| 12 months ago
Olivia Culpo might have once described herself as a "short, chubby nerd," but the beautiful Miss Rhode Island's beauty won her the title of Miss USA 2012 on Sunday night. Olivia Culpo, a 19-year-old cellist, beat out second runner-up Audrey Bolte of...
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Miami Herald
| 12 months ago
A Olivia Culpo shares Hepburn's European heritage and dark brown hair and soon they will share something else. Culpo said after winning her crown Sunday night that she plans to go to Tiffany & Co. New York and recreate Hepburn's iconic opening scene...
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Celebslam
| 12 months ago
Miss USA Olivia Culpo I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that Olivia Culpo is your new Miss America. The reigning Miss Rhode Island was crowned Sunday night at the Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas. What's amazing is that, even though the pageant...
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Baltimore Sun
| 12 months ago
Sunday night in Las Vegas, 27-year-old Nana Meriwether, from Potomac, finished as the runner-up in the 2012 Miss USA pageant . The title went to Miss Rhode Island, 20-year-old Olivia Culpo. Clearly, Meriwether didn't lose because her resume was...
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Epoch Times
| 12 months ago
June 4, 2012 Miss Rhode Island USA Olivia Culpo waves to the crowd after winning the 2012 Miss USA pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on June 3, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Isaac Brekken/Getty Images) Olivia Culpo, the 20-year-old Miss...
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Vanity Fair
| 12 months ago
Audrey Hepburn's Memory Evoked Amidst Spray Tans and Stripper Heels at This Year's Miss U.S.A...Somewhat distressing news: Audrey Hepburn, a name synonymous with elegance and timeless glamour, was cited as a role model during last night's Miss U.S.A.
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Rap-Up
| 12 months ago
Akon was surrounded by beautiful women during his performance at the 2012 Miss USA pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday. The well-dressed singer hit the stage during the Final Look portion of the competition to debut...
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College Candy
| 12 months ago
Things You Didn't Know About Miss USA Olivia Culpo Did anyone else notice how busy primetime TV was yesterday? So busy, that you might have missed the crowing of the newest Miss USA, twenty-year-old Boston University student Olivia Culpo. This is the...
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Pitt Watch
| 12 months ago
Last night, while Kristen Stewart made out with herself and Chris O'Dowd brought things to a dark place on Girls , there was another monumental event: Olivia Culpo was crowned Miss USA 2012! The Boston University sophomore moved up the ranks...
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People
| 12 months ago
EDT The new Miss USA is a Boston College student who believes transgender beauty pageant contestants should be able to compete. What else is there to know about the Rhode Island native beyond her affinity for sashes and crowns?
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Starcasm
| 12 months ago
It was the creme de la creme of sashes and lashes bashes in Las Vegas last night as 50 of America's most beautiful women competed for the crown of Miss USA 2012. Coming out on top was cellist and self-described nerd Olivia Culpo, a sophomore at...
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International Business Times
| 12 months ago
Articles When Miss USA correspondent Kelly Osbourne asked Kardashian, "I know you really don't care about style, but is there a future Mrs. Kardashian on stage?" The judge replied, "I mean, there's plenty of beautiful women, but... there's so much...
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Baltimore Sun
| 12 months ago
City Council president to unveil spending plan : Plan said to prevent fire company and recreation center closings, double funding for youth summer jobs and after-school programs and lessen the cost of planned cuts to health benefits for employees...
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ABC News
| 12 months ago
Five Things About Miss USA 2012 Isaac Brekken/Getty Images A new Miss USA was crowned Sunday night...The 20-year-old brown-haired beauty beat out first runner-up Nana Meriwether of Maryland, second runner-up Audrey Bolte of Ohio, third runner-up Jade...
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Just Jared
| 12 months ago
30 am Kelly Osbourne and Joe Jonas arrive at the Miss USA 2012 pageant held at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on Sunday (June 3) in Las Vegas. The 27-year-old television personality served as Commentator for the night while Joe , 22, was on the...
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Newsbusters
| 12 months ago
She learned from Carrie Prejean, who lost the Miss USA crown in 2009 after refusing to endorse judge Perez Hilton's demand for an endorsement of gay marriage. Hilton, and then the rest of the media, denounced Prejean for weeks afterward. AP reports...
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People.com
| 12 months ago
Culpo, 20, of Cranston, dazzled judges with her poise and looks and didn't miss a beat (after a deep breath) when thrown a tough question via Twitter about whether someone who is transgender should be allowed to participate in pageants. "I do think...
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US Magazine
| 12 months ago
Miss Rhode Island USA Olivia Culpo waves to the crowd after winning the 2012 Miss USA pageant on June 3, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Credit: Isaac Brekken/Getty On Sunday night in Las Vegas, Olivia Culpo put the pint-sized state of Rhode Island on the...
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Starpulse
| 12 months ago
Comment Las Vegas, Nevada, was hopping last night at the 2012 Miss USA competition. Brunette beauty Olivia Culpa from Cranson, Rhode Island, wound up taking home the crown at the annual event. Culpa, 19, is a smart and perky sophomore who is...
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Russia Today
| 12 months ago
As the list of 50 winners of national beauty pageants around the world was made public, people start betting on the winner. According to people's comments the 18-year old Russian contestant is among top 10. Miss USA says transgender win would be...
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Pop Crunch
| 12 months ago
Olivia Culpo, Miss Rhode Island took the crown at last night's pagenat. Culpo edged out the first runner-up, Miss Maryland Nana Meriwether and second runner-up was Miss Ohio Audrey Bolte. Olivia, who is a student at Boston University, talked about...
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The Australian
| 12 months ago
Aussie movie hunk Hugh Jackman celebrated her 27th birthday in style, after making the top 16 at the Miss USA pageant in Las Vegas. Stunning brunette Erika Powell, also known as Miss South Carolina, is a vocal performance graduate from Furman...
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E! Online
| 12 months ago
Culpo's true winning moment was when she eloquently explained why it would be fair if a transgender woman won the title an issue that has received a lot of press as of late: "I do think that would be fair, but I could understand how people could be...
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The Courier-Mail
| 12 months ago
The 20-year-old from Cranston, Rhode Island, currently a sophomore at Boston University, beat out Miss Maryland Nana Meriwether in front of a large crowd at Planet Hollywood's Theater for the Performing Arts...The finalists were whittled down from a...
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Reuters
| 12 months ago
Topics Miss Rhode Island Olivia Culpo (C) is congratulated by fellow contestants after being crowned Miss America 2012 during the Miss USA pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada June 3, 2012. Olivia Culpo of Rhode Island...
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The Dish Rag
| 12 months ago
Olivia Culpo , Miss Rhode Island, will go on to represent the United States at the Miss Universe pageant in December...The Top 5 came down to Georgia, Nevada, Ohio, Maryland and Rhode Island, which is the order they finished the competition...As we...
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Houston Chronicle
| 12 months ago
Associated Press Co-Owner of the Miss Universe Organization, Donald Trump, addresses Miss Texas USA 2012, Brittany Lynn Booker; Miss Tennessee USA 2012, Jessica Hibler; Miss South Dakota USA 2012, Taylor Neisen; Miss South Carolina USA 2012, Erika...
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USA Today
| 12 months ago
Donald Trump presided over the festivities, which aired live on NBC from Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. He kicked things off by introducing hosts Andy Cohen and Giuliana Rancic. Here's how it all played out: Opener : The 51...
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AP Online
| 12 months ago
A beauty queen celebrating her 27th birthday and a Latina who became the first in her family to graduate from college are among the remaining Miss USA finalists.
The annual competition opened in Las Vegas Sunday night with a fashion...
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EW - PopWatch
| 12 months ago
ET 'Miss USA' offers new possibility for contestant humiliation this year by Jessica Shaw Richard Harbaugh/Miss Universe Organization LP What a dilemma! Should I watch my beloved Joan Harris on Mad Men second guess her epic decision?