Meet overnight sensation Jimena Navarrete. Less than 24 hours after she was crowned Miss Universe, Mexico’s Navarrete has become a top trending topic on Twitter and thousands of fans have flooded her Facebook fan page. So who is the woman who ousted 82 other competitors for international beauty bragging rights? Here are five things to [...]
FOR Nollywood star, Emeka Ike, who last Saturday won the first edition of the Gulder Ultimate Search Celebrity Showdown held at La Campagne Tropicana Resort, Lekki , Victoria Island, Lagos, it did not come so much as surprise. While many people would attribute his feat to luck, Ike says it has much to do with [...]
America chose Lee DeWyze over Crystal Bowersox, and Simon Cowell said goodbye to the show. ArtsBeat followed the program live. LT: Well, another “American Idol” season is in the books. Any final thoughts, Dave? DI: I wasn’t expecting fireworks, but I’m still stunned at how lackluster that show was. Idol needed to remind people tonight [...]
Fiona Amuzie Afora was named Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2010 at last night’s pageant. She was crowned by 2009’s Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, Glory Chukwu. The pageant’s first and second runners-up were Odaloni Ngozi from Niger, and Charity Chinenye from Ekiti, respectively. Last night’s pageant took place in the commercial capital of Nigeria, [...]
Arab-American, Muslim immigrant wins after gown stumble A 24-year-old Arab American from Michigan beat out 50 other women to take the 2010 Miss USA title Sunday night, despite stumbling in her evening gown. Rima Fakih of Dearborn, Mich., won the pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip after strutting [...]
African Designers from across the continent and from across the diaspora are given the opportunity to display their African Designs at the second annual Africa Fashion Week. Event set to hold in Johannesburg, South Africa with: * 33 designers collections shown over 4 days, * 2 day fashion seminar * Africa Fashion Awards * The [...]
The first round of Mr East Africa UK and Miss East Africa UK 2010 auditions sponsored by club Valentino took place in London on 27th February. The potential contestants from East Africa faced the panel of four judges to give diverse and interesting reasons as to why they wanted to be in the contest. Amongst [...]
