VMA Side Story
MTV have just released the promo for the 2009 VMA awards which will be held in New York on September 13th. Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Ne-Yo, Russell Brand, and Cobra Starship all appear in this parody of "West Side Story".
What do you think if it?
I LOVE IT!!!
Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez crowned Miss Universe
Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez has been crowned the new Miss Universe in the Bahamas, fending off competition from contestants from 83 countries.
Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez is crowned Miss Universe 2009 Photo: AFP
The official decision was made at the Atlantis Resort in Nassau by a judging panel which included Andre Leon Talley, the editor-at-large for American Vogue, Dean Cain, the actor, and supermodel Valeria Mazza.
It was Venezuela's sixth Miss Universe crown in the 59-year history of the pageant.
The main event on Sunday was hosted by Celebrity Apprentice star Claudia Jordan and Access Hollywood co-anchor Billy Bush, and included performances by rapper Flo Rida, singers David Guetta and Kelly Rowland and reality star Heidi Montag.
Fernandez, 18, inherited the Miss Universe crown from another Venezuelan, Dayana Mendoza, who won the competition in 2008. During her reign, Mendoza traveled the globe as an advocate for HIV/AIDS education, research and legislation.
The newly-crowned Miss Universe is expected to do the same.
Two other young women from Latin America made it into the top five: 23-year-old Ada de la Cruz of the Dominican Republic and Mayra Matos, 20, of Puerto Rico. The top group also included young women from Australia and Kosovo.
As the new Miss Universe, Fernandez will receive a monetary prize, the size of which has been kept confidential. The top award also includes a 100,000 dollar scholarship to study acting at an academy in New York, a five-day holiday package in the Bahamas for two, jewellery and clothes.
The main attraction for contestants is an opportunity to break into and establish themselves in the lucrative world of show business, organisers said.
"Women who seek the title of Miss Universe are driven by their desires to open for themselves new opportunities in the world of acting and entertainment," Acirema Alayeto, president of Miss Latin America Organization, told reporters.
Each contestant was judged in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and interview.
For the past two weeks, the women have been touring the various islands and participating in preliminary legs of the competition including the swimsuit presentation in Grand Bahama, a costume presentation, a fashion showcase featuring local designs and fabrics and a state auction dinner in New Providence.
The contestants have also toured other Bahamian islands, including Grand Bahama, Bimini, Exuma, Eleuthera and Abaco, visiting landmarks and posing for photographs.
As Hurricane Bill neared last week, several contestants expressed worries about their safety and the prospects for the competition, but the storm's path passed far away from the islands.
The pageant was watched by an estimated worldwide viewing audience of approximately one billion people.
Sunday ratings: 'Miss Universe 2009,' reality steady
Sunday night reality shows and NBC's annual presentation of the "Miss Universe" pageant were fairly steady last night, with Fox continuing to rule the evening with animated repeats. NBC's two-hour "Miss Universe" contest (5.9 million viewers, 2.0 preliminary adults 18-49 rating) matched last year's rating and helped the network tie CBS for second place in the adult demo. And guess NBC isn't finished with Speidi -- the special featured a performance by Heidi Montag (video below).
CBS' "Remember Don Hewitt" memorial put "60 Minutes" (7.5 million, 1.2) lower than usual. "Big Brother" (7.4 million, 2.5) dropped slightly, and "There Goes the Neighborhood" (3.8 million, 1.2) fell to its lowest number yet.
ABC's "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" (7.6 million, 1.5) was up a tenth this week. "Shark Tank" (5.6 million, 1.8) held last week's gain, but advanced no further, despite ABC running plenty of promos quoting a certain blogger calling the show "addictive." "Defying Gravity" (2.7 million, 0.8) slipped a tenth.
The XFactor Is Back
Cant hold your excitement any longer well this Saturday we see the return of one of the best entertainment shows in the UK.. The XFactor!Simon, Cheryl, Dani and Louis will be back on our screens judging the Xfactor hopefuls around the country.
Rumor has it that this year Simon will mentor the over 25's, Cheryl will mentor the 16-25 year old boys, Dani will mentor the 16-25 year old girls and Louis will mentor the groups again.
I wonder if they will find a star better then Alexandra this year?
The Xfactor starts on ITV at 7pm on Saturday 22nd August.
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