Washington, Jun 20: Several former and Miss America competitors have admitted that the bikini bodies of the contestants in the 2013 competition are way too skinny. While talking to the HuffPost Live, Miss America 2008 said that in her opinion, the girls were much too thin, but that's the standard in the modeling industry and the fashion industry, Us magazine reported.
2003 also expressed her concern over the shrinking physiques and said that she was shocked after seeing protruding ribcages from the girls' skins. (Ani) ». 14 June 2013.
by Daniel Jacobson. This is definitely one way to stop animal cruelty!
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38-year-old reality star and three younger former Miss Americas stripped all the way down to promote PETA’s ‘Say No To Fur’ message., but can it get people to stop wearing fur? The animal rights organization PETA is once again hoping it can — on June 13 they released a new ad featuring four former Miss Americas — completely naked! Miss Americas Go Nude For PETA The poster shows, 38, 23, 35, and, 33, cozying up to each other totally nude (well, except for those high heels). The former Miss Americas have some strategically-placed hands draped over each other to cover up certain spots, and the ad also features the clever tagline, “Feel beautiful in your own skin, and let animals keep theirs.” Shanna, Alyssa, Shandi, and Susie definitely look beautiful in their own skin (emphasis on skin! ». 13 June 2013.
by editorial@zap2it.com. Four winners have stripped down for PETA. Former title holders (1995), (2003), (2004) and (2011) got naked for a new PETA advertisement that asks people to 'say no to fur.' 'Feel beautiful in your own skin and let animals keep theirs,' the ad reads.
This is just part of the former winners' quest to make the pageant industry adopt a fur-free policy. As Castillo says, it's up to pageant competitors to 'take a stand united and to tell the pageant industry not to support the fur industry.' The 2013 pageant takes place on June 16 in Las Vegas. 'As long as I'm the director of Miss Nevada, we will never award fur coats as prizes, and I urge my fellow pageant directors to make the same pledge,' Moakler tells PETA in a statement.
'Kind people today are taking a stand against cruelty ». 13 June 2013. by tooFab Staff. This new ad puts the swimsuit competition to shame! Pageant winners (2011), (1995), (2004) and (2003) get naked for PETA's new 'Say No to Fur' ad, wearing nothing more than the heels on their feet.The four women are calling on the pageant world to stop giving furs to winners.'
When it comes to the anti-fur campaign, it's really close to my heart,' says Moakler. 'I've been awarded fur coats and I'm hoping to stop it in our pageant community.' 'i couldn't believe that that was still going on, knowing what we know today,' adds Castillo.You can learn more over at PETA's website. Check out the gallery above to see who else has gone nude in protest!This year's pageant airs Sunday night on NBC.
Read more ». 13 June 2013. These winners are getting naked for a cause!
Ahead of this weekend's 2013 pageant in Las Vegas, past winners (1995), (2004), (2003) and (2011) are stripping down and posing nude in a sexy new ad for animal rights organization PETA. In the gorgeous black and white photo, the four lovely ladies stand side-by-side while gazing into the camera next to the words next to the words, 'Feel Beautiful in Your Own Skin, and Let Animals Keep Theirs.' Moakler, Finnessey, Castillo and Campanella have joined with PETA to urge the pageant industry as a whole to adopt a universal fur-free policy.
Additionally, the former Miss USAs. ».
08 August 2012. by TVSeriesFinale.com. Network: TBS Episodes: 254 (half-hour) Seasons: Eight TV show dates: June 21, 2006 - August 10, 2012 Series status: Cancelled/ended Performers include:,. TV show description: Created and produced by, this sitcom revolves around a multi-generational family that lives together in one Atlanta home. Curtis 'Pops' Payne is the family patriarch and the chief of the local fire department. He looks forward to spending quiet nights with his wife, Ella. That rarely happens though because Pops' adult son still lives with them and his nephew's family also moves ».
20 June 2011. by Sharon Tharp.
Welcome to the 2011 pageant live blog! I haven't watched a pageant in years, but what the hell. Tonight's hosts are. I can handle her. Not so much him.
And (won the titled in 2003, MTV VJ) are acting as correspondents and the whole thing is going down in Las Vegas. It's the 60th anniversary. So who will be crowned the winner?
9:00 - The girls introduce themselves and are literally screaming their names and ages. Turn down the mics! By the way, these girls look twice their age with all that makeup.
9:04 - My home state of New Jersey? Eh, not so impressed.
9:11 - Oh wow. They arranged the girls geographically. Read more ». 16 May 2011.
by TVSeriesFinale.com. Last fall NBC aired a new reality series called.
Though the show might have been made with noble intentions, it didn't attract many viewers. It's now been cancelled. Focuses on communities that come together to renovate their broken and aging public schools. The series follows parents, teachers, and students as they roll up their sleeves to make some positive changes in their hometowns. The TV series' hosts are,. The premiere of attracted a tiny 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 2.90 million total viewers.
That put it in third place in the timeslot, tying with a repeat of No Ordinary Family on ABC. As bad as the debut was, the ratings for subsequent episodes went even lower, attracting as little as a 0.6 rating in ». 28 April 2011. by TMZ Staff. 2003 had an experience passing through the airport in Dallas that adds her to the list of people who say Tsa agents are going too far in their 'intrusive' pat downs. According to an interview she gave moments after the incident-she's clearly emotional in the video-the pageant winner says a female Tsa agent touched her inappropriately 'at least four times,' leading her to ask 'what have I done to deserve this treatment as an upstanding, law-abiding American citizen?” Am I a threat to Us security?
I was, for Pete’s sake!' Castillo, who describes the pat down in clinical terms that some may find graphic, considers what happened to her to be an assault: ». 27 April 2011. by April MacIntyre. Former Miss America (2003), claims that a female Tsa.screener.
Fondled her vagina four times during a required pat-down. Castillo taped her reaction after the event and goes through the entire encounter as she shares that her experience at Dallas' airport was 'completely different' than in Los Angeles, in her travels to Rio. The Tsa has come under great scrutiny and airline consumer outrage as their procedure guidelines allows agents to use hands and fingers to probe airline customer bodies for hidden weapons, including breasts and genitals. Minnesota governor launched a lawsuit back in January against the Tsa for the same problem Castillo experienced, enduring embarrasing pat-downs as he traveled for his work as the ».
25 January 2011. by Kristin Booker. The actress will be the newest face of their Neutrogena® Naturals line! We’ve got the details on Hollywood’s newest beauty contract: has officially signed with Neutrogena.
The busy actress has a Lot going on, which includes her first big beauty contract! Want more details on this new skincare partnership? Read on, beauty fans! The talented actress will join the clinically proven, dermatologist-recommended skincare and cosmetics line as the newest face of the brand.
The line, Neutrogena® Naturals, is said to be the next big thing in natural skincare. Kristen is in amazing company as a Neutrogena spokesperson. Other Hollywood stars who have represented the line?,. Not bad company, right? Kristen is thrilled with her new beauty spokeswoman role, saying, ““I am thrilled to be the new face of Neutrogena ».
20 October 2010. by TVSeriesFinale.com. On Friday at 8pm, NBC debuted a new reality series called. How does this one stack up? - a quick success or another candidate for quick cancellation?
Tells the stories of communities who come together to renovate broken and aging public schools. The series follows parents, teachers, and students as they roll up their sleeves to make some positive changes. Hosts are,. In its first airing, attracted a meager 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 2.901 million total viewers. It landed in third place in the timeslot, tying with a repeat of on ABC. The networks have lower expectations for Friday nights and reality programming but this is still a terrible showing. In the prized demo, it's about half of what ».
15 October 2010. by editorial@zap2it.com. The educational system and its failures and successes are always relevant, but lately our nation's schools have been moved to the forefront of our pop-culture sensibilities with 's disheartening documentary, 'Waiting for Superman.'
In promoting the new film, Guggenheim showed us the worst of our schools - highlighting everything from budget problems to unqualified teachers. NBC's brand-new renovation show, ',' hopes to inspire some hope in a seemingly hopeless situation.
'There are endless problems with the education system in this country - I'm not trying to pretend there aren't,' executive producer tells Zap2it. 'But the one thing we found in ' is that there's a lot to be positive about. There are really great teachers, and there are really smart, mature students who care about their communities. Hopefully, when the show comes on, people will find a little hope in that. ». 30 September 2010. by Tamar Abrams.
Former and MTV host, says succinctly, 'I steer clear of reality shows. Most of them are crap.'
It's a view I share, at least when it comes to makeover shows. And yet NBC's which premieres on October 15 may have viewers rethinking the value of such programs. It features Castillo - along with three others - tackling the urgent need to give America's children safe and appealing schools in which to learn. The show's premise is hardly revolutionary: the four telegenic hosts arrive at a school that is virtually crumbling around its student body and vow to overhaul it in the space of seven days (10 days in the premiere.) But the innovative - and tear-inducing - twist is that the entire community is enlisted in the effort.
In the pilot sent to me. ». 27 September 2010. We have new clips as well as interviews from NBC's upcoming series premiere episode of 'School Pride.'
From executive producers (') and (' and '), “' is a proactive, alternative series that tells the stories of communities coming together to renovate their aging and broken public schools. While transforming the school, the community also restores its sense of value and school pride. Catch it from 10/15/10 at 8:00 Pm.
The cameras follow students, teachers and parents as they roll up their sleeves and rebuild their own schools, concluding with the unveiling of a brand new, completely transformed school. They are motivated by a quartet of community organizers and personalities - Swat Commander, interior designer (“”), comedian and former substitute teacher (“”) and journalist ('AMC News”).
Together, the team of ».
. Length 7: 21 Dunhill Records Jimmy Webb singles chronology 'Here in My Heart (Theme from This Sporting Life)' (1963) ' MacArthur Park' (1968) ' (1968) 'MacArthur Park' is a song written and composed.
Was the first to record it in 1968; his version peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number four on the UK Singles Chart. 'MacArthur Park' was subsequently covered by numerous artists, including a hit version in 1969 by country music singer. Among the best-known covers is 's disco arrangement from 1978 which topped the Billboard Hot 100. In 1967, producer had asked Webb to create a pop song with classical elements, different movements, and changing time signatures. Webb delivered MacArthur Park to Howe with 'everything he wanted', but Howe did not care for the ambitious arrangement or unorthodox lyrics and the song was rejected by the group, for whom it was originally intended. Contents. Jimmy Webb Composition 'MacArthur Park' was written and composed by in the summer and fall of 1967 as part of an intended.
Webb initially brought the entire cantata to, but the group rejected it. The inspiration for the song was his relationship and breakup with Susie Horton., in Los Angeles, was where the two occasionally met for lunch and spent their most enjoyable times together. At that time (the middle of 1965), Horton worked for Aetna whose offices were located just across the street from the park. When asked by interviewer what was going through his mind when he wrote the lyric, Webb replied that it was meant to be symbolic and referred to the end of a love affair. In an interview with Newsday in October 2014, Webb explained: Everything in the song was visible.
There's nothing in it that's fabricated. The old men playing checkers by the trees, the cake that was left out in the rain, all of the things that are talked about in the song are things I actually saw. And so it's a kind of musical collage of this whole love affair that kind of went down in MacArthur Park. Back then, I was kind of like an emotional machine, like whatever was going on inside me would bubble out of the piano and onto paper. Webb and Horton remained friends, even after her marriage to another man. The breakup was also the primary influence for ',' another song written and composed by Webb. After his relationship breakup, Webb stayed for a while at the residence of, upon whose piano the piece was composed and originally dedicated.
Greco closed all his shows with this number for forty years. The idea to write and compose a classically structured song with several movements that could be played on the radio came from a challenge by music producer, who produced recordings for. The song begins as a poem about love, then moves into a lover's lament. The song consists of four sections or movements:.
A mid-tempo introduction and opening section, called 'In the Park' in the original session notes, is built around piano and harpsichord, with horns and orchestra added. This arrangement accompanies the song's main verses and choruses. A slow tempo and quiet section follows, called 'After the Loves of My Life.' .
An up-tempo instrumental section, called 'Allegro,' is led by drums and percussion, punctuated by horn riffs, and builds to an orchestral climax. A mid-tempo reprise of the first section, concludes with the final choruses and climax. Richard Harris version Background and release 'MacArthur Park' was first recorded by, after he met the composer at a in in late 1967. Webb had been invited to provide the musical backdrop at the piano. Out of the blue, Harris, who had just starred in, and had performed several musical numbers in the film, suggested to Webb that he wanted to release a record.
At first, Webb did not take Harris seriously, but later he received a telegram from Harris, requesting that Webb 'come to London and make a record.' Webb flew to London and played Harris a number of songs for the project, but none seemed to fit for Harris's pop music debut. The last song that Webb played for Harris was 'MacArthur Park,' originally written for, whose members had promptly rejected it because of its length, complex structure, and unorthodox lyrics.
Harris selected 'MacArthur Park' for his debut. The track was recorded on December 21, 1967, at Armin Steiner's Sound Recorders in. String, woodwind, and brass overdubs were recorded over two sessions on December 29 and 30. The musicians in the original studio recording included members of the famous of Los Angeles-based studio musicians who played on many of the hit records of the 1960s and 1970s.
Personnel used included on drums, on keyboards, on bass guitar, and and on guitars, along with Webb himself on harpsichord. The song was included on Harris's album in 1968 and selected for release as a, an unusual choice, given the song's length and complex structure. It was released in April 1968 and was played by 77 WABC on Tuesday April 9, 1968. It made its way onto the Hot 100 at number 79 on May 11, 1968, peaking at number 2 on June 22, 1968 behind 's '. It peaked at number 10 on Billboard's Easy Listening survey and was number 8 on 's overall 1968 chart. It topped the music charts in Europe and Australia and also won the 1969.
Legacy In 1992, Miami Herald journalist conducted a poll among his readers, and they selected Harris's recording as, both in terms of 'Worst Lyrics' and 'Worst Overall Song'. Chart history. singles chronology ' (1978) ' MacArthur Park' (1978) ' (1978) Background and release In September 1978, American singer released a multi-million selling vinyl single version of 'MacArthur Park.' The song reached number one on the the week of November 11, 1978, for 3 weeks, and earned Summer her first nomination for the. Summer was also nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Female at the American Music Awards where her album Live and More took the award for Favorite Disco Album. She became the first female artist of the modern era to have the number one single and album simultaneously on the Billboard pop charts (the week of November 11, 1978). Italian producer would recall that he and his collaborator had been interested in the concept of either remixing a track – as yet undecided on – which had been a hit in the 1960s or else remaking a 1960s hit as a dance track: Moroder – 'I remember that I was driving in.
On the Hollywood Freeway, and I heard the original song i.e. 'MacArthur Park' by Richard Harris on the radio.
I thought: 'That's it – that's the song we've been looking for almost a year.' ' Moroder asked, president of, to provide him with a copy of the Richard Harris version of 'MacArthur Park' to serve as basis for Moroder's envisioned discofied reinvention: Bogart obliged with an containing Harris' version, which Moroder had to specially buy an 8-track player to hear. Moroder readily identified 'MacArthur Park' as (quote) 'a great song for Donna – with all those high notes, it was perfect for her.First, I located a key that she could sing really high, but still with a big voice – that took an hour or two. I played a little piano and she sang it with my accompaniment. We found a key and we had Greg Mathieson do the arrangement – and then I did something very special' – that 'something very special' being Moroder's recording of his own voice to form a choir heard behind Summer on the song's chorus: 'I recorded about 20 seconds of all the notes, which I was able to sing on a 24-track.
I made a loop of those notes, and put that loop in the Solid State Logic desk. I could form eight chords by having C-E-G right on the group. I played the chords by moving the track according to the chord that I needed.' Of basing a discofied arrangement on the template for Webb's arrangement on the Harris version Moroder would recall: 'To be honest, it was a very difficult song to arrange, especially the brass, but we had the best musicians in town.'
Summer's recording of 'MacArthur Park', included as part of the 'MacArthur Park Suite' on her double album, was eight minutes and forty seconds long. The shorter seven-inch vinyl single version – which omits the song's balladic second movement – afforded Summer her first #1 hit on the, also becoming the last of seven hit versions of compositions by Jimmy Webb to reach the Top Ten on the Hot 100, with 'MacArthur Park' by Donna Summer being the only recording of a Webb composition to top the Hot 100. The nearly 18-minute 'MacArthur Park Suite' incorporated the original songs 'One of a Kind' and ', the latter being issued as the second single off Live and More. This medley was also sold as a 12-inch (30 cm) vinyl recording, and it stayed at number one on 's chart for five weeks in 1978. The versions of this medley in Live and More and in the 12-inch recording are notably different in the presentation of the two original songs.
In the 12-inch version, 'Heaven Knows' was extended to incorporate the instrumental string introduction and the bridge horn solo of the single version for radio stations, but left out the second verse and 'One of a Kind' was trimmed of a large part of the instrumental break but included the second verse. Lyrically, Summer's rendition is also curious, in that it adds the word 'Chinese' to clarify what type of checkers were being played. 'MacArthur Park Suite' was not included on the version of Live and More because of early CD limitations; however, the album version is available on 1987's. The 12' Special One-Sided Disco DJ Single has been digitally remastered and included on the digipak double CD release. In 2012, 'Live and More' was remastered in Japan and included the original Lp version of the 'MacArthur Park Suite'.
In 2013, the song was remixed by for the Donna Summer remix album (it was also remixed by and ), which was released to dance clubs all over America, having a successful peaking at No. 1, giving Summer her first posthumous No. 1 and her twentieth No. 1 overall. Chart performance.
Weekly charts Chart (1978–79) Peak position Canada Top Singles ( ) 1 Canada Adult Contemporary ( ) 1 Canada Dance/Urban ( ) 1 Ireland 7 Netherlands 8 Netherlands 9 Spain Singles 13 Spain Radio 6 US 1 US ( ) 24 U.S. Billboard 1 U.S. Top 100 1 Chart (2013) Peak position U.S. Billboard 1 US 1 US ( ) 20 Year-end charts Chart (1978) Rank Australia 96 Canada ( RPM) Top Singles 33 US Cash Box 27 Other versions A cover version of 'MacArthur Park' was recorded by singer on his 1969 album, which included the family group The Kimberlys. This version charted at number 23 on and number 93 on the, making its chart debut on August 23, 1969.
It also won both acts the 1969. The version (1971) reached number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 37 in Canada. The version (1972) ' the for four weeks that began in the August 5, 1972, issue and reached number 102. It also debuted on the Easy Listening chart in that same issue and made it to number 26 there over the course of five weeks. See also. References. 1970 'I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)' (re-issue) ' ' ' (with ) 1971 'Just Seven Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life)' ' (with ) 'In These Changing Times' ' 1972 'A Simple Game' 'Bernadette' (re-issue) 'Walk with Me, Talk with Me, Darling' '(It's the Way) Nature Planned It' ' 1973 ' ' ' 1974 'I Just Can't Get You Out of My Mind' 'One Chain Don't Make No Prison' 'Midnight Flower' 1975 'Seven Lonely Nights' 'We All Gotta Stick Together' 1976 'Catfish' 'I'm Glad You Walked into My Life' 1980s.