Meet Brazilian Larissa Ramos - Miss Earth 2009

November 20th, 2009 more images more imagesLONDON - American business magnate Donald Trump is said to be dispensing phone advice to disgraced ex-Miss California Carrie Prejean. Prejean, 22, had lost her crown after racy pictures of her were published and it emerged she had made at least one sex tape.

November 19th, 2009 Hollywood actor DANNY GLOVER is set to wed his longtime Brazilian girlfriend next month (Dec09), according to Brazilian media reports. The Lethal Weapon star has dated teacher Eliane Cavalleiro for six years and will finally make their relationship official before the end of 2009, reports the O Globo newspaper.

November 18th, 2009 more images more imagesA hardcore sex tape featuring two former MISS UNIVERSE contestants has hit the worldwide web. Miss Japan 2008 Miroko Mima and Miss Trinidad & Tobago Anya Ayoung-Chee can be seen engaging in a three-way sex session with an unknown man in the candid video.

November 11th, 2009 more images more imagesBrazilian drummer ANTONIO LUIS ALVES DE SOUZA has died after suffering a heart attack. He was 54. De Souza led Brazilian percussion band Olodum, and was also known for creating the samba reggae rhythm.

October 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Former Miss California Carrie Prejean was not stripped off her crown over religious discrimination, but because she was not the best in the lot, Miss USA Judge Claudia Jordan has said. Prejean, 22, was dethroned after being caught up in a controversy involving her open opposition to gay marriage and a nude photo shoot.

September 21st, 2009 Bundchen takes on Brazil president over AmazonSAO PAULO — Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen is a new United Nations advocate for environmental awareness — and reportedly wants her own president to do more to halt Amazon deforestation. Bundchen tells reporters in New York that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva should propose better laws to stop the razing of the world's largest rain forest.

August 24th, 2009 Surprisingly this time there was no single Asian contestant among the Miss Universe 2009 top 15, even hot favorite Kianca Manalo, Miss Philippines and Ekta Choudhry Miss India, did not able to make it. Where as Croatia, Albania, Sweden and Switzerland are this year’s surprise entries in the Top 15.

August 24th, 2009 Miss Venezuela 18-year-old lady Stefania Fernandez is the new Miss Universe 2009. She has been crowned as Miss Universe on Sunday at the picturesque Paradise Island on Atlantis  in the Bahamas.

August 23rd, 2009 Latinas, Asians lead Miss Universe pollNASSAU, Bahamas — Beauties from Latin America and Asia emerged as the crowd's favorites as the quest for the next Miss Universe neared. An online poll sponsored by contest officials favored Miss Indonesia Zivanna Letisha Siregar, followed by Miss Brazil Larissa Costa and Miss Guatemala Lourdes Figueroa, on the eve of showdown among 15 Miss Universe finalists.

July 20th, 2009 23-year-old Brandon resident Anna Tadlock  has been crowned as new Miss Mississippi 2009 in a packed auditorium at the Vicksburg Convention Center. The competition began Wednesday with 47 contestants and was whittled down to 10 during a live telecast.

July 19th, 2009 Sarah Slocum has been crowned as the new Miss Arkansas 2009. The 23-year-old Miss Ouachita River, Slocum won the title of Miss Arkansas on Saturday.

July 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Late King of Pop Michael Jackson's memorial service could turn out to be the "greatest show on earth", just like the superstar had predicted in a past interview. Almost one million fans of the superstar are expected to make the pilgrimage to the Staples Center arena in Los Angeles on July 7, while 750 million more will be watching it on TV.

June 11th, 2009 Donald Trump ousts Prejean as Miss CaliforniaLOS ANGELES — It's official: Controversial Miss California Carrie Prejean has heard the words "you're fired" from pageant boss Donald Trump. Trump issued a statement Wednesday saying he sacked Prejean for failing to honor her commitments as Miss California USA.

May 18th, 2009 LONDON - Katie Price a.k.a Jordan and her estranged husband are reportedly set to meet this week - to discuss the future care of their three children. The couple, who announced their separation after nearly four years of marriage, will meet to discuss who will care for Harvey, seven, Junior, three, and Princess Tiaami, one, reports the Mirror.

May 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The fate of Miss USA runner-up Carrie Prejean now lies in the hands of Donald Trump, who will decide what to do with the controversy laden Miss California. The Miss USA organization owner will make the final call after the 21-year-old beauty appeared to have stained her reputation with anti-gay marriage activism, topless picture, and breast enhancements.