Tami Farrell won her first title, Miss Oregon Teen USA in 2002 and reigned until she won the Miss Teen USA 2003 title in Palm Springs, California on August 12, 2003. She also won the "Miss Congeniality" award at the same pageant. Farrell was the third representative of Oregon to win the pageant.
By winning the pageant, Farrell had the opportunity of making television and modeling appearances for Donald Trump and NBC. Some of the other prizes included sharing a luxurious Manhattan apartment with the reigning Miss Universe and Miss USA, the Mikimoto crown and tiara, a six-week "Summer in the City" scholarship to The School for Film and television in New York City and a yearlong salary for appearances at charity events and movie premieres
As Miss Teen USA, Farrell represented the Miss Universe Organization. Her "sister" 2003 titleholders were Amelia Vega (Miss Universe, of the Dominican Republic) and Susie Castillo (Miss USA, of Massachusetts). In addition, during her reign as Miss Teen USA, Farrell raised just over $21 million dollars for American Heart Association, The Sparrow Club and much more. She gave up her title to Shelley Hennig of Louisiana in Palm Springs on August 6, 2004.
Farrell later moved to Los Angeles, CA to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. She spent the summer of 2005 in New York City, attending the summer intensive program of the New York School for Film and Television.
Since giving up the crown, Farrell has also judged a number of state pageants, including Miss Washington USA 2006 and Miss California USA 2006. She has also made a guest appearance on the NBC soap Passions as part of one her many prizes for winning the 2003 Miss Teen USA pageant.
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Fearing a more prolonged economic downturn as a result of the ongoing crisis in credit markets and the housing industry, Asian markets plunged on Friday. Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average was down more than 7 percent to 7,847 in afternoon trading, the lowest level in more than 5 years, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 4.6 percent to 13,125.
]]>And soon the whole world may be able to see nude photos of Ashley Dupre -- Penthouse and Hustler magazines are actively courting Dupre for their magazines.
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We've uncovered the original video also, which seems to be from a TV show and contains more footage, but for some reason it's more appealing when the clip is just slipped innocently into a feel-good video...
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Alt: Aleshia Silverstone, Alicia Silverston, Alishia Silverstone, Alicia Sliverstone
]]>The "secret witness" in the case, a former bodyguard named Tony Barretto who worked for Britney Spears after her rehab, had indicated that nudity, drug use and safety issues were a threat to the children's welfare.
]]> ----------------------------------- Ad ---------------------------------In related news, Britney Spears' lawyer, Laura Wasser is withdrawing as Spears' attorney, and Britney's her management company has also dropped her as a client. According to TMZ sources, Britney was a "problem client" who did not follow the advice of her counsel.
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The National Enquirer had reported that Vanessa Hudgens, 18, took some nude pictures for her co-star Zac Efron with her camera phone. The photos were later leaked onto the Internet. "This was a photo which was taken privately. It is a personal matter and it is unfortunate that this has become public," her representative told Us Magazine.
The Salina, California-born Hudgens first appeared on screen in 2003 in the movies Thirteen and Thunderbirds, before her most famous role in Disney Channel's, High School Musical.
Hudgens also began a music career and released her debut album, entitled V, in 2006. She has done advertising work for Neutrogena as a 2007 spokesperson, Old Navy, and Blockbuster Video.
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]]>As recently as today, while U.S. officials have acknowledged that the Castro's health has been reportedly failing, they report no specific information that his death is imminent. Miami residents may be hearing otherwise, as the city is hot with rumor's of the leader's death.
On Thursday, August 23, at the Forum for East Asia-Latin American Cooperation in Brazil, Cuba's Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque dismissed stories that Castro's health is failing.
Sources: PerezHilton, BabaluBlog, Miami Herald
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There's nothing quite like the feeling of holding a luxurious and beautiful book in your hands as you thumb through—looking at photos, writing, or reading journal entries.
The romance of Italy has been captured by Susan Naythons, the proprietor of eyeItalia, an online shop stocked with luxury Italian goods—from the photo albums pictured here, to exquisite linens, soaps and fine papers.
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The exact nature of the photos has not yet been revealed. While some websites' have reported that they are nude photos, Polumbo's attorney, Anthony R. Caruso,says "we are refraining from further comment as to the specifics of the photos or the letter." According to NJ.com, Polumbo's aunt, Cathy Capper indicated that the photos are not at all revealing.
Packages of pictures were received by Miss Polumbo, her family, and pageant officials within the past week, and Polumbo suspects that they will be also sent to news media outlets.
]]>With user privacy compromised, its likely that many Google searchers will look to other means of searching for information that won't allow them to be tracked.
See: "Why Does Google Remember Information About Searches" for more information.
]]>And when it comes to murder, statistics show that San Francisco prosecutors have had ample opportunities to keep criminals off the streets. The Chronicle reports that fully "83 percent of people identified by police as suspects in San Francisco killings in 2004 and 2005 had criminal records. The identified suspects had an average of 11 arrests apiece."
The story of criminals with long arrest records who easily escape jail time and come back to the city to commit more crimes is an ongoing problem in San Francisco. (See: San Francisco Prosecutors Asleep at the Wheel.)
Indeed, in a recent SFPD Community Newsletter (PDF), Lt. Garret Tom writes:
"These street thugs and career criminal blatantly violate the law here in San Francisco and know there will be no sanctions. As a result, there are no changes in their behavior. This might be a shock to you but it's not to any San Francisco Police Officer. This particular suspect was arrested for 50 felonies (serious crimes punishable by state prison more than a year) and 27 misdemeanors (crimes punishable less than one year in the county jail). This is only his San Francisco Criminal Record. I am not talking about arrests in other jurisdictions."
Evidence of these policies is clearly visible beyond the statistics as well. San Francisco police are known to discourage citizens from following through with crime reports because they know that the San Francisco District Attorney's office won't likely bother to prosecute the cases.
It is well known that drug dealers commute to San Francisco from Alameda county because they know there is a low likelihood of arrest in San Francisco, much less actual jail time for the crimes if they're caught. Consequently, there seems to be little enforcement of most quality of life crimes in the city. Visitors strolling around the city are more than likely to see open drug use and drug dealing and rampant graffiti vandalism.
Update (4/19/07): Another death attributed to a long-time San Francisco criminal who was repeatedly released or not charged by San Francisco DA's office:
A 25-year-old San Francisco man with a long criminal history fled a traffic stop Wednesday and struck and killed a motorist in the Bayview district, police said...He was also on felony probation stemming from a 2005 burglary case in which a San Francisco judge gave him credit for four months he had spent in County Jail and put him on probation for three years. Burns received the sentence as part of a plea bargain in which prosecutors dropped robbery charges in connection with a home invasion robbery March 11, 2005.
He was sent back to jail repeatedly for violating terms of his probation, but each time was back on the street in a short time, court documents show.
Garcia is the third person in San Francisco killed in less than a week by suspects with felony records who have been allowed to go free despite recent arrests for guns or other serious charges.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the victim's family "wondered Thursday how Burns -- who has been convicted of drug and burglary charges and had multiple brushes with police in the last year -- could still be on the street."
Unfortunately, because of San Francisco's unwillingness to pursue "quality of life" crimes, and the DA's unwillingness to prosecute career criminals, the Garcia family won't be the last one to suffer such a loss."
Update 6/1/2007):
From San Francisco Chronicle: "S.F. man involved in fatal shootout is charged"
The violence came on the heels of criticism leveled by San Francisco police over what they characterize as a lenient criminal justice system that frequently fails to seriously punish repeat offenders -- even when they were arrested on gun charges and for other serious felonies.San Francisco prosecutors decided not to file a gun-possession charge against Simon after an arrest on July 2. At the time of that arrest, Simon was on parole after serving half of a three-year state prison sentence for drug dealing out of Alameda County.
According to a police report, officers were directed to a liquor store by an informant who told them Simon was inside and armed with a handgun. When police arrived, they found Simon wheeling forward from the back of the store, where officers found a weapon on a shelf.
Police submitted the case to the district attorney's office, but prosecutors declined to file charges and instead referred the matter to state corrections officials, seeking to have Simon returned to prison for violating the terms of his parole.
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