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Miss California Alyssa Campanella Crowned Miss USA 2011 [VIDEO]
In what came down to a battle between two best friends, Alyssa Campanella of Los Angeles, California was crowned Miss USA 2011 Sunday night at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
The 21-year-old beauty beat out Miss Tennessee Ashley Durham to take the title, the 60th in the pageant’s long-running history.
2011 Daytime Emmys: ‘Bold and the Beautiful’ Wins Best Drama Series
‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ was once again named Best Drama Series at the Daytime Emmy Awards, marking the third-consecutive win for the popular CBS soap.
The show also won awards in the categories of Best Supporting Actress (Heather Tom), Best Younger Actor (Scott Clifton) and Best Drama Series Direction, for which it tied with ‘The Young and the Restless.’
Marilyn Monroe’s ‘Seven Year Itch’ Dress Sells for $5.6 Million
Fifty-six years later, Marilyn Monroe is still worth a lot of money – $5.6 million, to be exact.
According to CNN, Monroe’s iconic dress from the 1955 Billy Wilder movie ‘The Seven Year Itch’ sold for that amount Saturday night at an auction in Beverly Hills, California.
Weekend Box Office: ‘Green Lantern’ Dims in Theaters
As expected, ‘Green Lantern’ was the number one movie at the box office this weekend, taking in a slightly underwhelming $52.7 million, according to weekend estimates.
That number marks the lowest opening for a superhero movie this summer, behind ‘Thor’ ($66 million) ‘X-Men: First Class’ ($56 million).
‘The Edge of Glory’ Music Video: Watch Lady Gaga Dance on a Fire Escape
Subtle isn’t exactly a word one would use to describe Lady Gaga, but the Grammy-winning ‘Born This Way’ star has taken it down a notch in the video for her latest single, ‘The Edge of Glory.’
A leather-clad Gaga spends much of the video dancing (crawling?) around on a fire escape, which may not necessarily please fans who prefer her antics in, say, ‘Judas.’
Anthony Weiner to Step Down From Office: Report
Rep. Anthony Weiner has reportedly told friends that he will resign from office, a source close to the situation revealed to the NY Times.
The decision was reportedly made after “long discussions” with his wife, Huma Abedin, who returned to the States Tuesday after a trip to Africa with her boss, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.