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This article announces the 2008 winner of the Miss America crown. It also explores the changes in the Miss America pageant for 2008 and poses some questions about its real commitment to change.

This article discusses TLC's show Miss America: Reality Check.

This article reviews The Learning Channels reality show "Miss America Reality Check."

Miss Japan wins and Miss USA falls and then gets booed.

When she was a young woman of 19, she found out she had diabetes. She was sure the disease would limit her dreams--if not make them impossible. Nicole Johnson went on to become Miss America, however, and to help others with the disease.

Ole Miss and the lady Rebels set out to smother Oklahoma with their fast paced play and tenacious defense. In the end, their quick style and dominating defense was enough to run the Sooners right out of the tournament.

It has been a number of years since I've watched a pageant; tonight I watched the 2007 Miss USA Pageant and was, for the most part, unenthusiastic. I miss the monotony and the cheese from years past, most especially the late 1980's and early 1990's.

Ole Miss shocked Maryland on Tuesday 89-78 to knock the defending champs out of the NCAA Tournament

The NFL means a lot to fans for many reasons. Here are the top 10 things I will miss now that another football season is behind us.

"I've always been a believer in 2nd chances" said Donald Trump, who owns the Miss Universe Organization with NBC, in announcing Conner would not be dethroned, defrocked, or whatever term applies here.

Donald Trump has chosen not to fire Miss USA, Tara Conner,who has been accused of underage drinking in New York bars, according to NBC News.

William Faulkner's character Miss Emily Grierson in the renowned short story, A Rose for Emily, has been widely discussed in literary circles

Jerry Falwell, moralist hero to millions and pioneer of televangelism, collapsed and died at 10:45 on Tuesday morning. I won't miss him.

The Miss America Pageant has been dumped by Country Music Television. This leaves the 86 year old pageant without a TV home for the second time in three years.

Ray Allen, star guard for the Seattle Supersonics will have surgery on his left ankle and miss the rest of the season.

Rachel Smith, a journalism graduate from Tennessee, was crowned Miss USA on Friday. Smith, 21, edged out 50 other contestants in their bid to replace last year's Miss USA whose reign was nearly ended by scandal.

Rachel Smith, 21, a recent Belmont University graduate, was crowned the winner of the 2007 Miss USA pageant on Friday. She takes over the role of Miss USA from Tara Conner, who fought a well-publicized bout with alcoholism after her victory in 2006.

A book review of Hype & Glory, William Goldman's account of being the only person to judge Miss America and the Cannes Film Festival in the same year.

A short essay on the mediocrity of the overly-praised Little Miss Sunshine

I miss you Windows XP. I have only spent about an hour with my new computer, which came pre-loaded with Windows Vista on it.

"Little Miss Sunshine" took home four awards at the 2007 Independent Spirit Awards.

Lasagna is a delicious, easy to make meal that pleases just about everyone. This article provides a recipe and instructions on how to make a scrumptious cheese lasagna dish so satisfying that meat-lovers won't even miss the meat.

This article reviews and compares the original movie "Miss Congeniality" and its sequel "Miss Congeniality 2."

This poem is dedicated to my brother who died when he was 22 and I was 12. He was my hero and I miss him very much.

I miss you, though I shouldn't, I love you, though I couldn't, I hate you, though I wouldn't, Your disinterest, I withstood it. This is a poem inspired by a summer love that shouldn't have been.

The quirky comedy of errors Little Miss Sunshine follows the Hoover family on a strange journey. The youngest member of the oddball clan, Olive (Abigail Breslin), has two days to get from her home in Albuquerque to a beauty pageant in California.

Was it worth watching, or is it overrated? Little Miss Sunshine is both, but worth the effort

The Miss America Pageant helped young women gain a more prominent place in American society. However, its success has also taken away from its importance.

Disgraced beauty queen Katie Rees has turned her hard partying antics into a celebrity lifestyle. Just in case you have been living under a rock these past few months, Katie Rees is the former Miss Nevada who had her crown stripped from her.

The Miss USA pageant winners have become a problem as the pageant trying to regain its former status. How will Donald Trump handle this latest domino of controversy.

This morning, a Frontier Air airbus A-319 attempting to land at Denver Int'l Airport had a near miss collision with a small Key Lime Air charter plane.

As the most overrated film of the year, "Little Miss Sunshine" stands as the type of film that convincingly integrates the blasé congeniality of independent film/award winner with mainstream fare.

If you are looking for an intimate and elegant wedding ceremony or reception look no further than Miss Aimee B's Tea Room.

A review of Miss Potter, a compelling and fully realized film about Beatrix Potter starring Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor

Tara Conner is given rehab as penance for her sins and little girls find out that tears will get you through life's problems.

If you believe Hollywood, the college years are a conglomeration of cramming for tests, binge drinking, and searching for your one true love. Although college can be all these things, don't miss these opportunities as a student.

Ruth Brown, otherwise known as Little Miss Rhythm, passed away on November 17, 2006. Here is a brief biography of Brown,including her discovery by Cab Calloway, her many classic recordings for Atlantic Records, and her comedic acting career.

From its humble beginnings as a community fundraiser, the Miss Chinatown USA pageant has evolved in ways that have mirrored issues facing American youth as a whole. This celebration of talent and culture bridges the young and the old across the nation.

On a recent trip to St. Maarten, we decided to bring our GSD along for the ride. Miss Cleo has had her paws in both oceans, having travelled to Boston and SFO but this was her very first International trip.

A young girl and her eccentric family travel from Albuquerque to Redondo Beach, CA so that she can participate in the Little Miss Sunshine Pageant. Along the way, the family experiences mishaps and loss, but they also find ways to support each other.

Read on and find out just how much fun this unusual family film is.

In a summer of bloated blockbusters that nearly all turned into big bombs, there's been very little to really enjoy at the movies. Little Miss Sunshine however, is one of the movies that looked like it could buck the trend.

Little Miss Sunshine is a quirky comedy about a quirky family that is full of ups and downs and will still tickle you, just maybe not pink.

In 1862 there were numerous reports of a mysterious noise much like the sound of cannon fire across a swath of the Pacific Northwest. Only one man seems to have been witness to what made that noise, a near miss meteorite skimming the Earth's surface.

If you like to cook Southern favorites at home, then you are probably familiar with the name of Miss Edna Lewis. Miss Lewis used her cooking talents to become "one of the best cooks in America"! Read about her interesting life today!

Author Lori Jakiela's soon to be released memoir "Miss New York Has Everything" pulls on the reader's heartstrings in his honest look at pursuit of one's dreams.

Nothing could compare to the excitement of following my friend, Miss Florida USA Melissa Witek, through the Miss USA 2005 pageant. From missing sarongs to knee makeup to interviewing The Donald himself, it was a whirlwind.

A brief lament at no longer being an itinerant travel and seeing a favorite hotel desk manager upon check-in.