Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Beauty - Quinceañera: An evolving tradition (Summit Daily News)



Popular throughout Mexico and in other parts of Latin America, the origins of the tradition remain unclear. Some scholars trace its history to the pre-Colombian cultures of the Mayan, Toltecs and Aztecs, which all celebrated female transition into womanhood.

I will bring back the crown: Neha (Hindustan Times)
This Delhi girl is confident and intelligent with loads of style. Miss India-Universe 2006 Neha Kapur is excited about the upcoming beauty pageant. The lady with an infectious smile talks about her strengths, the pageant and what sets her apart from other contestants. Check out the details.

NEW MISS OHIO LEARNS FROM PREVIOUS SETBACKS (News Journal)
MANSFIELD — When Melanie Murphy didn’t make it on her first attempt to be a Cleveland Cavaliers dancer, she tried again and made the cut. She took that same philosophy to her second Miss Ohio Scholarship Pageant and captured the crown Saturday night.

Miss India-Universe 2006 Neha Kapur ready to show her curves and bring back the Miss Universe crown (India Daily)
Miss India-Universe 2006 Neha Kapur is excited about the upcoming Miss Universe beauty pageant. Experts are helping her for hair, skin, fitness, voice modulation and for diction. Her curves and sex appeal set right to match the choices. She is eager to do what Sush and Ash did!

Beauty Queen Felt Fat, Frazzled (KETV.com)
A thyroid problem can make women feel out of shape and frazzled.

BEAUTY V THE BEAST (The Electric New Paper)
IT'S a classic case of opposites. Zinedine Zidane grew to represent the beauty that's still possible in football today. But on the other end of the scale is Gennaro Gattuso, a man who grew to fulfil a different destiny in football.

Mexico: Coast to Coast (Incentive)
SEPTEMBER 27, 2004 - -- It comes as no surprise that so many companies in the United States continue to say sí to the sandy shores of Mexico.

News source for the Texas Hill Country (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post)
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast concludes this week with performances Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee. A children’s matinee is planned for 10 a.m. Saturday.

So You Wanna Write Musicals? Application Deadline for BMI Workshop Is Aug. 1 (Playbill)
Are you the next Jeff Marx? The next Robert Lopez? The next Maury Yeston? The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop is now accepting applications for its first year composer/lyricist class.

BBQs, trees and beauty (Mount Shasta News)
We wait all winter for summer to arrive. When it arrives with sweltering heat, we wonder why we wanted summer to come. But summer is the best! How can anyone not love looking at beautiful flowers and color, or seeing sweet peas and beauty abound everywhere?