Miss Pooja Died?

September 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An unconventional Miss India with short hair and six tattoos, Ekta Chaudhary wonders if Bollywood is ready to accept her atypical looks and personality in case she decides to follow in the footsteps of many of her famous predecessors. She also sees an element of "racism" in no Asian girl making it to the final 15 of the Miss Universe pageant in the Bahamas last month.

September 2nd, 2009 KATHMANDU - Branded an Indian language, Hindi has been given the thumbs-down in Nepal as the medium of official work. However, Indian celebrities continue to be courted by Nepal for that touch of glamour, entertainment and driving home a special message.

August 14th, 2009 Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia sparked off a frenzy among the US media at the premiere of Independent Film Channel's 3 part comedy TV series- Bollywood Hero, in New York.
 Dressed in black and brown gown, Dhupia made lensmen’s flashbulbs go pop constantly, even as she happily posed for them. The premiere of Bollywood Hero was held on 4th August at Rubin Museum of Arts, and accompanying the former Miss India were the film's lead man Chris Kattan and co-star Pooja Kumar.

July 22nd, 2009 'Tarzan' actress Brenda Joyce dies at 92SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Brenda Joyce, a movie actress who played Jane in five "Tarzan" films, has died.

July 19th, 2009 Find below the photos of some of the contestants eligible for Miss Florida USA 2010 this upcoming July 2009 in Hollywood. Miss Tallahassee USA 12.14.08: Maya Shae Lee Ashley Hall Rachel Gray Terri Arcelia Darden Miss Treasure Coast USA 12.07.08 Brandi Wines Megan Clemente This year's Miss Treasure Coast USA 2010 Titleholders and court Miss Central Florida USA 12.01.08 Eva Elliot Estefania Ramirez Alexis Torrealba Rosemary Encarnacion The new Miss Central Florida USA 2010 with this year's state qualifiers Miss Naples USA 2010 Ariana da Frota Donna Snow Priscilla Ferrer Miss Cypress Gardens/Winter Haven USA 8.23.08 Megan Moore Amanda Hasselvande Savannah Chambers Miss Boca Raton USA 8.31.08 Judiny Moran Kayla Chin Nuke Miss Plant City USA 10.19.08 Savannah Chambers Samantha Locsin Miss River City USA 10.25.08 Angel Jackson Brandie Hollinger Vida Sheffield Miss Miami Topics 10.26.08 Nicole Villanueva Judith Nigaglioni Christy Castillo Miss Flagler County Scholarship Pageant June 21, 2008 3rd Runner-Up  ~ Alexa Linn Gardner 2nd Runner-Up ~ Tessa Marie Alter 1st Runner-Up ~ Danielle Kelly 2010 Miss Florida Teen Qualifiers As of December 28, 2008 Miss Tallahassee Teen USA 12.14.08: Mattie Barwick Caitlin Harrison Miss Treasure Coast Teen USA 12.07.08 Amanda Pfeiffer Kritika Thomas Abigail Float Miss Central Florida Teen USA 12.01.08 Charmay Cruz Valerie Silva Neisha Mendez Stephanie Vazquez The Central Florida Teen USA 2010 Court Miss Naples Teen USA 2010 Tarrita Brown Melody Cooke Miss Plant City Teen USA 10.19.08 Riley Richards Kristen Spiker Miss Miami Tropics Teen 10.26.08 Gabriella Gonzalez Nicole Villanueva Amanda Ubieta Camille Rivero Miss Miami Tropics Miss Photogenic – Paola Bendeck 3rd Runner-up - Jing Jing Chen 2nd Runner-up - Meltem Alpsagia 1st Runner-up - Niurka Sosa Miss Ft Myers Teen 4th runner up - Melody Cooke 3rd runner up - Riley Nowell 2nd runner up - Morgan Lucas 1st runner up - Jenna Michelle Canfield For further information on competing this year, please call the pageant office (954) 924-4949.

July 1st, 2009 Actor Harve Presnell dies of cancer at 75NEW YORK — Harve Presnell, whose booming baritone graced such Broadway musicals as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and "Annie," has died at age 75. The actor died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer at St.

June 30th, 2009 'Avenue Q' reaches the end of its Broadway roadNEW YORK — "Avenue Q" will reach the end of its Broadway road in September. The musical about the hopeful twentysomething residents of a very particular New York street closes Sept.

June 29th, 2009 At BET Awards, Michael Jackson's legacy honoredLOS ANGELES — While BET celebrated the life of Michael Jackson the entertainer, Janet Jackson — in her first public appearance since her brother's shocking death — memorialized him as her beloved sibling and family member, eliciting tears as she vowed his memory would live forever. "To you Michael is an icon," said Jackson, holding back tears at Sunday's BET Awards.

June 29th, 2009 Michael Jackson's legacy honored at BET AwardsLOS ANGELES — While BET celebrated the life of Michael Jackson the entertainer, Janet Jackson — in her first public appearance since her brother's shocking death — memorialized him as her beloved sibling and family member, eliciting tears as she vowed his memory would live forever. "To you, Michael is an icon," said Jackson, holding back tears at Sunday's BET Awards.

June 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Michael Jackson fans in Mumbai and Siliguri paid tribute to the pop star whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals. Scores of fans, including singers like Rageshwari, gathered at Mumbai's Juhu Enigma where choreographer Sandip Soparrkar and model Jesse Randhawa paid tribute to the pop legend by performing his music numbers.

June 26th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik Friday paid tribute to the 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson who died of a cardiac arrest, by creating a sand image of the musical legend on Orissa's Puri beach. Patnaik created the image with the help of students of his Golden Sand Art Institute on the beach of his home town Puri, 56 km from here.

June 23rd, 2009 APNewsBreak: Ark. inmate left in feces nearly diedLITTLE ROCK, Ark.

June 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - He has made almost 50 movies, many of them award-winning ones like "Arth" and "Saransh", but Mumbai-based filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt says his "most defining work" is a book - a tribute to his spiritual mentor and philosopher U.G. Krishnamurti.

June 10th, 2009 Jonny Lee Miller joins Sienna Miller on BroadwayNEW YORK — There will be two Millers on Broadway this fall — starring in the same show. Jonny Lee Miller will join Sienna Miller in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of "After Miss Julie," opening Oct.

June 9th, 2009 B'way revival of 'Guys and Dolls' ends run SundayNEW YORK — Those raffish Damon Runyon residents of Times Square are closing up shop. Producer Howard Panter says the Broadway revival of "Guys and Dolls" will fold Sunday after a run of 113 performances.