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What has become known as the first Miss America pageant was, at its start in 1921, an activity designed to attract tourists to extend their Labor Day holiday weekend and enjoy festivities in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Atlantic City's Inter-City Beauty Contest, as it was initially called, attracted over 1,500 photographic entries from around the country, all vying to win the "Golden Mermaid" award and cash prizes. With only 10 contestants, this would be the lowest number of contestants in the pageants history. Six "Inter-City Beauties," arrived in Atlantic City and entered a new event: The "Inter-City Beauty" Contest. It was judged in stylish afternoon attire not only by the judges, but also the public, who shared in 50 percent of the final score. Personality played a large role in the voting as masses of people surrounded each entrant to get to know her better and throw questions at them throughout the event. Later, the entrants were escorted and presented on the stage of the Keith Theatre on the Garden Pier. The amateur prize, the Watkins Trophy, was awarded to Miss Washington, DC, Margaret Gorman, Miss South Jersey, Kathryn M. Gearon placed second, receiving $100 in gold. A special professional prize, the Endicott Trophy, was awarded to Miss New York, silent film actress Virginia Lee. An immediate hit with the crowds, the "Inter-City Beauties" were later judged head-to-head against two other "Beauty" winners in selected classes of the now famous Bather's Revue: an "amateur winner" from over two hundred local women and tourists, and a "professional winner," which included a field of eleven professional models and actresses. In this extravagant and much-hyped final event, Margaret Gorman won the Grand Prize: the Golden Mermaid trophy. Gorman decided to enter the contest the following year and, since Washington, D.C. had already selected another contestant to represent their area in the 1922 contest, officials allowed Gorman to compete as "Miss America" just two weeks prior to the competition which marks the first time the title was actually used. Results Placements Awards Contestants Notes References Secondary sources External links Miss America official website 1921 1921 in the United States September 1921 events Events in Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Margaret Gorman (August 18, 1905 – October 1, 1995) was an American model and beauty queen who was the winner of the first Miss America beauty pageant after being crowned Miss District of Columbia in 1921. Pageantry Gorman was a junior at Western High School in Washington, D.C. when her photo was entered into a popularity contest at the Washington Herald. She was chosen as Miss District of Columbia in 1921 at age 16 on account of her athletic ability, past accomplishments, and outgoing personality. As a result of that victory, she was invited to join the Second Annual Atlantic City pageant held on September 8, 1921, as an honored guest. There she was invited to join a new event: the "Inter-City Beauty" Contest. She won the titles "Inter-City Beauty, Amateur" and "The Most Beautiful Bathing Girl in America" after competing in the Bather's Revue. She won the grand prize, the Golden Mermaid trophy. She was expected to defend her positions the next year, but someone else had attained the title of "Miss Washington, D.C.," so she was instead crowned as "Miss America." She is the only Miss America to receive her crown at the end of the year. Gorman was the lightest Miss America at 108 pounds until 1949, when Jacque Mercer of Phoenix, Arizona, weighed in at 106 and won the title. Gorman later said: "I never cared to be Miss America. It wasn't my idea. I am so bored by it all. I really want to forget the whole thing." She still owned the sea green chiffon and sequined dress that she wore in the 1922 competition. Personal life Gorman continued to compete in 1922. In 1925, she married Victor Cahill; he died in 1957. She lived all her life in Washington D.C., became a socialite, and enjoyed traveling. She died on October 1, 1995, aged 90. References External links Margaret Gorman at MissAmerica.org Margaret Gorman: First Miss America And Washingtonian 1905 births 1995 deaths Miss America 1920s delegates Miss America winners Female models from Washington, D.C.
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The 2020 World Grand Prix (officially the 2020 Coral World Grand Prix) was a professional snooker tournament which took place from 3 to 9 February 2020 in the Centaur at Cheltenham Racecourse in Cheltenham, England. It was the eleventh ranking event of the 2019–20 snooker season, and the first of three Coral Cup tournaments. The 2020 edition of the World Grand Prix was sponsored by the betting company Coral. The event had 32 participants, with players qualifying by virtue of their ranking points during the 2019–20 season. It had a prize fund of £380,000, with £100,000 going to the winner. The defending champion was Judd Trump, who had beaten Ali Carter 10–6 in the 2019 final. Trump was defeated, 3–4, in the second round by Kyren Wilson. Neil Robertson won the tournament for the first time (his 18th ranking title) with a 10–8 victory against Graeme Dott in the final. It was the third consecutive final in the season for Robertson, who lost just one match in the event. It had 32 century breaks, with the highest a 142 by Robertson in the final. Format The 2020 World Grand Prix was a professional snooker tournament held from 3 to 9 February 2020 in the Centaur at Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, England. It had 32 participants from players with the most ranking points in the 2019–20 snooker season at the beginning of the tournament. To qualify for the event, players were chosen from points earned in the preceding ten ranking tournaments, rather than by world rankings. Points scored at events from the 2019 Riga Masters until the 2020 German Masters added towards qualifying for the event. The World Grand Prix was the first of three events in the Coral Cup, with the Players Championship and Tour Championship. It was the eleventh ranking event of the snooker season, following the German Masters and preceding the Welsh Open. Prize fund The event had a total prize fund of £380,000, with £100,000 to the winner. The participation prize was £5,000, which did not count towards a player's world ranking. The breakdown of prize money for the event was: Winner: £100,000 Runner-up: £40,000 Semi-final: £20,000 Quarter-final: £12,500 Last 16: £7,500 Last 32: £5,000 (Prize money at this stage did not count towards prize money rankings) Highest break: £10,000 Total: £380,000 Seeding list Summary Early rounds Scott Donaldson and Kurt Maflin made their debuts in the event. The first round of the tournament was played as best-of-seven- matches. Three-time world champion Mark Williams defeated Barry Hawkins 4–2, despite an attack of gout. The 2019 UK Championship winner Ding Junhui met Scott Donaldson (after competed at the previous two tournaments: the 2020 European Masters and the 2020 German Masters), with Donaldson winning both. Donaldson won the match, whitewashing Ding 4–0 and eliminating him at three straight events. Second seed and 2019 China Open champion Shaun Murphy lost to Matthew Stevens, 3–4. Five-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was ranked 22nd for the event, since he had missed some of
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Var mısın? Yok musun? was a Turkish adaptation of the game show Deal or No Deal. Produced by Acun Ilıcalı for Show TV, the show aired between 10 September 2007 and 31 October 2009 and in the second half of 2010. From 2007 to 2009, 350 episodes aired. There were 24 boxes containing prizes from 1 TL to 500,000 TL. The set was similar to the French version, but the theme music and the graphics were similar to the US version. The offers were made by "Hamdi Bey", a fictitious character portrayed as a banker; although in February 2008 it was claimed that "Hamdi Bey" was in fact a studio assistant to one of Acun Ilıcalı's former shows, and his name was not Hamdi but Birol; but Acun Ilıcalı dismissed the claims. A New Year's Eve special was aired on 31 December 2007. The set was nearly identical to the US version. There were 26 cases, all held by models, containing prizes from 1 TL to 1,000,000 TL and the player won 125,000 TL. Although two different versions of Deal or No Deal had aired in Turkish TV's before and none had been successful, this version of the show was a hit from the first day it was broadcast. The show airs four or five times a week and receives good ratings, ranking from being first to third most watched TV show of the day. Until March 2008, there was only one 500,000 TL box; but from that moment and on two more 500,000 TL boxes were added to the show, tripling the chance to choose the grand prize box, and generally boosting the bank offers. In the 2008 season, one more 500,000 TL was added, bringin the highest prized box count to 4. In September 2009, producer Acun Ilıcalı set his mind to make at least one person win the grand prize, hence raising the number of 500,000 TL boxes to 10. Consequently, Ülkühan Yılmaz won the grand prize for the first time on 24 October 2009. He is currently the only person who has ever won the grand prize. The show had several guest contestants throughout its life, namely 50 Cent, Adriana Lima, Bruce Willis (together with Emma Heming), Christina Aguilera, Paris Hilton and Roberto Carlos. Turkish celebrities like Cem Yılmaz and Fatih Terim (among with players of Turkish National Football Team of Euro 2008) have also appeared within the show. The show started again on 8 November 2011 on FOX (Turkey) and hosted by Asuman Krause. The format is identical to the Show TV version, but the number of boxes was later reduced to 22. Box Values September 2007 to March 2008 March 2008 to September 2008 September 2008 to early 2009 Late 2009 and 2010 2011 version and 2013 "İlker Ayrık'la Var mısınız Yok musunuz" edition Episodes 1 - 13 Episodes 14 - 35 By playing minigames, players can turn other amounts into 500,000 TL. 31 December 2007 special Survivor All Star Special Guests (Chronologically) Christina
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Im Sung-han (born Im Young-ran on August 24, 1960) is a South Korean television screenwriter. Her best-known dramas include Miss Mermaid and Dear Heaven. Career Im Sung-han began her career writing for single-episode anthologies. Her first known work was the 1991 episode "Standing in a Maze" for KBS's Drama Game, then she moved on to MBC's Best Theater in 1997, with "Definitely" (for which Im won a screenplay award). She also used another pseudonym, Im Hyang-ran (), in writing other Best Theater episodes. This led to her first television drama series in 1998, See and See Again (also known as Looking Again and Again and Can't Take My Eyes Off You), about two families doubly related by marriage. Despite its popularity (its peak rating of 57.3% was the highest ever recorded for a daily soap opera), it was considered by TV critics as one of the worst dramas that year. Im's follow-up Foolish Princes (2000) was about four half-brothers, and she and director Jo Jung-hyun had conflicts over her writing. Miss Mermaid (2002) starred Jang Seo-hee as a TV writer whose father left her and her blind mother years ago, so she decides to wreak revenge by writing a thinly veiled autobiographical series and casts her unsuspecting stepmother, an actress, in the role of the blind, deserted wife; she also steals her half-sister's fiancé. It recorded high ratings of 40%, resulting in several extensions for the drama. At the MBC Drama Awards, Jang won Best Actress and the Grand Prize. But Miss Mermaid also attracted criticism, and the Anti Im Sung-han Café was established, an Internet community club whose thousands of members are vehement critics of Im. It was the first ever "anti-café" to target a Korean drama writer. Their online posts mocked the drama's "nonsensical" plot, along with scenes which implied that a baby's autism was caused by his mother's stress during a divorce, and that washing each strawberry with a toothbrush is described as normal. Lee Da-hae rose to fame in Heaven's Fate (also known as Lotus Flower Fairy, 2004), in her role of a woman who loses everything when she becomes possessed by spirits as a Korean shaman, called a "mudang." The drama questioned whether it's possible to overcome one's fate. When ratings remained in the 20% range, Im was later replaced by another writer, Kim Na-hyun. Dear Heaven (2005-2006) starred Han Hye-sook as a middle-aged woman who wants to atone to the biological daughter (Yoon Jung-hee) she'd abandoned, by deliberately matchmaking the latter with her current stepson (Lee Tae-gon). Viewers were divided on whether it was "immoral" and "incestuous," and the controversy propelled it to becoming the 5th highest rated TV program in Korea for the year 2006. Han won the Grand Prize at the SBS Drama Awards. Opposites Attract (also known as Ahyeon-dong Madam and Queen of Ahyun, 2007) explored age differences in relationships, when a female public prosecutor (Wang Hee-ji) falls for a male colleague (Kim Min-sung) who is 12 years younger. Assorted Gems
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I've Fallen for You is a 2007 Philippine romantic film. This is the first solo film of Gerald Anderson and Kim Chiu after Sana Maulit Muli ended on April 20 five months later and they were also from First Day High, which premiered on September 27, 2006 a year later. Plot The list of UPCAT passers is up and it says ‘Alex Reyes’ passed. This good news makes a boy and a girl jump. The host of the anime costume play announces that ‘Alex Reyes’ wins the grand prize for the night. From the stairs, a girl and a boy rush to claim the prize. There are two ‘Alex Reyes’; this spells disaster. Alex Boy (Gerald Anderson) returns to the Philippines from Singapore with his mom, Tessa (Chin Chin Gutierrez). His father’s job in a multinational company brought them to live in many parts of the world and he really never had something he can call home. He can’t seem to focus on anything; he easily starts a hobby but never really finishes it. With the news of his parents breaking-up, Alex Boy has to do everything to achieve what he has always wanted; to live in one place as a family together. Alex Girl (Kim Chiu) has set goals for herself and her family. She has to pass UP and get a job later to help her crumbling family. The inn-restaurant her family owns isn’t doing well and it doesn’t help that her parents, Jonathan (Albert Martinez) and Vangie (Lotlot de Leon), are always fighting. She has no time for anything but to find ways to earn. Perhaps, money would bring the peace in her family that she has always wanted. Alex Boy finds in Alex Girl the perfect partner for a tandem cycling competition he wants to join. In desperate need of funding for her studies, the prize of fifty thousand pesos convinces Alex Girl to team up with her annoying namesake. But everything Alex Girl has is talent; she lacks the proper techniques needed to win. As Alex Boy teaches her the techniques she needs, he learns from this driven girl the virtue of responsibility. In turn, Alex Boy makes Alex Girl see what she misses in her life; having fun. Two young hearts find company and comfort in each other. As they decide to nurture their young love, fate challenges them to leap over the greatest challenge their love story would ever face; the story of their own families’ past. Cast Main cast Kim Chiu as Alex Tamayo Reyes Gerald Anderson as Alex Tamano Reyes Supporting cast Albert Martinez as Jonathan Reyes Lotlot de Leon as Vangie Tamayo Reyes Chin Chin Gutierrez as Tessa Tamano Reyes Cathy Gonzaga as Samantha Ketchup Eusebio Amy Perez as Ninang Beth Lloyd Samartino as Randy Reyes Miles Ocampo as Angel Alex Gonzaga as Samantha Soundtrack The official soundtrack, 'I've Fallen for You, is covered by Toni Gonzaga, which was originally sung by Jamie Rivera. Reception Despite having strong marketing and
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Big Brother Brasil 3 was the third season of Big Brother Brasil which premiered January 14, 2003 on the Rede Globo. The show was produced by Endemol Globo and presented by Pedro Bial. The season was officially confirmed since 2001 as part of the original contract between international Endemol and Rede Globo that provided seasons until 2008. The grand prize was R$500.000 without tax allowances, with a R$50.000 prize offered to the runner-up and a R$30.000 prize offered to the housemate in third place. The winner was 31-year-old congressional aide Dhomini Ferreira from Goiânia, Goiás. Overview There were fourteen Housemates competing for the grand prize, an increase over the two previous seasons. The season lasted 78 days, an increase of one week over the previous season. This season introduced the Power of Immunity. Controversy Among the contestants was the Miss Brasil 2002, Joseane Oliveira. Rules of the Miss Brasil contest forbid participation of married women, and when Joseane participated, she stated she was single. Due to the overexposition in the BBB, some magazines discovered she was married since before winning the beauty contest. The marriage being proved, Joseane was stripped of her crown, and Thaisa Tomsem was crowned Miss Brasil 2002. Also, contestant Dilson, not knowing Joseane was married, tried to start a romantic relationship with her during the show. Due to her refusals, he felt unmotivated and left the show voluntarily. Harry replaced him at January 26, and became the first contestant not to enter the show at the first day. Reunion show The reunion was hosted by Pedro Bial and aired on April 6, 2003. All the former housemates, except Dilson, attended. Alan ended up winning the "Big Boss Prize" which awarded R$50.000 over Andrea with 86% of the fans' vote. Housemates (ages stated at time of contest) Future appearances In 2010, Joseane Oliveira returned to compete in Big Brother Brasil 10, she finished in 17th place in the competition. In 2013, Dhomini Ferreira, the winner from this season, returned to compete in Big Brother Brasil 13, he finished in 15th place in the competition. In 2020, Dhomini Ferreira, appeared to compete in Made In Japão, he finished in a joint 7th place in the competition, Sabrina Sato was the show host. In 2023, Juliana Alves appeared in Dança dos Famosos 20, she still in the competition. Voting history Notes References External links Big Brother Brasil 3 Terra: BBB3 2003 Brazilian television seasons 03
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Ruel Johnson is a Guyanese author. Johnson won the 2002 Guyana Prize for Literature for best first fiction manuscript for a collection of short stories entitled Ariadne and Other Stories, which he self-published the following year with assistance from COURTS and GuyEnterprise. Johnson, then 22, was the youngest person ever to win the prize. He also won the 2012 Guyana Prize for Literature for submitting the best book of fiction. In 2016 he participated in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa, in Iowa City, IA, and was the first Guyanese to participate in the programme. He is the Cultural Policy Advisor through the Ministry of Education, and since 2014 has been working to establish a national cultural policy. A former President's College (Golden Grove, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, South America) student who hails from Tucville Terrace, Greater Georgetown, Johnson is the eldest of five and has one child. Ruel Johnson was recently accused of physical abuse by an ex-girlfriend by the name of Akola Thompson. She alleged that he manipulated her and took advantage of her during times of vulnerability by being physical, emotionally and sexually abusive to her. References External links Nicholas Laughlin, "Talking to Ruel Johnson", MEP Publishers, 14 November 2008. "The Writer's Tale with Ruel Johnson", Christopher Ram interview on Plain Talk. YouTube. Guyanese writers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century male writers
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The Miss Louisiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss USA pageant. Miss Louisiana USA is produced by RPM Productions since 1990, which also produces the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA state pageants for Alabama, North Carolina, and South Carolina. RPM Productions' headquarters is in Aiken, South Carolina. Sydney Taylor of Livingston was crowned Miss Louisiana USA 2024 on March 30, 2024, at Jefferson Performing Arts Center in Metairie. She will represent Louisiana at Miss USA 2024. History Louisiana is one of only seven states to have three or more Miss USA winners (in 1958, 1961, and 1996). Four Miss Louisiana USA titleholders previously held the Miss Louisiana Teen USA title, including Ali Landry, who became the third woman from Louisiana to be crowned Miss USA. Jennifer Dupont, Miss Louisiana USA 2000, is one of only seven women who have competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss America pageants. Louisiana's future success at Miss USA would be evident in the state's first contestant, Jeanne Vaughn Thompson, Miss Louisiana USA 1952 and 1953. She is the only woman to ever compete twice in the history of Miss USA, and to outright win a Miss USA state title twice. Thompson was also the only two-time state titleholder in Miss USA history, a record she held for 44 years until Shanna Lyn Searles became the second and only other double state titleholder. Searles won the Miss California USA title outright in 1996 after inheriting the state's 1992 title due to the original winner, Shannon Marketic, being crowned Miss USA 1992. Thompson's overall pageant success includes winning the Miss Louisiana state title and competing at Miss America in 1951, winning the first two Miss Louisiana USA state titles and competing in the first and second Miss USA pageants, becoming the first-ever 1st runner-up in 1952 and a semi-finalist and Miss Congeniality (Amity) winner in 1953. Her two consecutive participations in Miss USA and subsequent final placements prompted organizers to create a rule allowing a person to compete for the title only once. Miss Louisiana USA contestants accomplished another feat first, winning both the Miss Congeniality (Amity) and Miss Photogenic awards ever given to a Miss USA state delegate. Thompson was the winner of the Miss Congeniality award given to the first Miss USA state contestant in 1953. The second Miss Congeniality award given also went to another contestant from Louisiana, Judy Fletcher in 1960. That year, during the era when both Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants were held at the same time, Fletcher tied with a Miss Universe contestant from Myanmar (known at the time as Burma) for the award. Sharon Brown, who represented Louisiana in 1961, won the first Miss Photogenic award given to a Miss USA state delegate. She also won the Miss USA title, the first Miss Photogenic winner to obtain that feat. Louisiana is one of only two states (California the other) to have won
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Jay Springsteen (born April 15, 1957 in Flint, Michigan) is an American former professional motorcycle dirt track racer. He began his professional racing career in 1975 by winning the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Rookie of the Year award. As a member of the Harley-Davidson factory race team, he went on to win three consecutive A.M.A. Grand National Championships in 1976, 1977, and 1978. He accumulated 43 Grand National Championship dirt track victories during a career that spanned almost 30 years. According to the Motorcycle Hall of Fame induction, Springsteen earned enough race winnings to live on by age 17 and by age 18, he was signed by the Harley-Davidson team. He finished fifth in the 1986 Daytona 200. Race record Springsteen has a notable race record: four decades as a leading rider, with victories spanning 25 years; three championships in a row; 43 national wins including every type of dirt track—miles, half-miles, short track and TTs. He was ranked in the top 10 national riders 23 times. Referring to Springsteen's "mysterious illness" that caused sudden and debilitating abdominal pain when he was due to race, forcing him to miss many races, Dave Despain asked "one of the great 'what if' questions in dirt track history ... If Springer had stayed healthy, how many would he have won?" Awards and recognition In 1994, a panel of 30 motorcycle racing experts convened by American Motorcyclist selected Springsteen as the best dirt-track rider of all time. Springsteen was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2003, and to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2005. Harley-Davidson's racing manager Dick O'Brien called Springsteen "one of the all-time greats and maybe the best ever." References External links Bartels H.D. website 1957 births Living people American motorcycle racers AMA Grand National Championship riders Racing drivers from Michigan Sportspeople from Flint, Michigan
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Miss Firecracker is a 1989 American comedy film directed by Thomas Schlamme. It stars Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Robbins, Alfre Woodard, and Scott Glenn. The film, set in Yazoo City, Mississippi, was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley and is based on her 1984 play The Miss Firecracker Contest. Holly Hunter reprised the role of Carnelle Scott, whom she played in an off-Broadway production of Henley’s play. Plot Carnelle enters the Miss Firecracker beauty pageant which her hometown of Yazoo City, Mississippi, stages every Fourth of July, hoping to emulate her cousin Elain's win years prior. Carnelle was taken in as an orphan by her genteel cousins after the death of her mother and grows up promiscuous, brash, unfeminine and lacking in grace. Carnelle's closest friends and relatives think she is heading for a big disappointment instead of a triumph at the pageant, but Carnelle is ever hopeful. When her male cousin, the eccentric sociopath Delmount, decides to sell the house they both live in to make money, Carnelle becomes even more determined to win, viewing it as a way to escape her small town existence. Elain returns to the town to give a speech at the pageant after a breakup with her husband. Carnelle insists Elain let her wear the red dress in which she won the contest, thinking that will guarantee her success. Elain delays giving Carnelle the dress and makes excuses as to why she cannot have it while pretending to be supportive. Carnelle surprisingly gets on the shortlist for the pageant when one of the other contestants pulls out. Without a red dress she breaks into a locked room in the house previously occupied by a sick relative and takes an old dress to wear. She comes last at the final and is frustrated by her failure. Back at the house, she discovers Elain had brought the dress with her all along and had been lying to her. She confronts Elain about this, realizing the pageant is not the most important thing after all, then leaves the house and goes to the town observatory and watches the pageant fireworks display. Cast Production and release Costing US$4 million, Miss Firecracker was the first production for Corsair Pictures, a division of United Artists Communications. Scheduled for release in February 1989, it debuted on April 28 of that year and grossed US$1.85 million in North America. A VHS release from HBO Home Video followed in November. Miss Firecracker was released on DVD on May 25, 2004, from Millennium Entertainment. Critical reception The film has a 75% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 12 reviews. Roger Ebert gave the film 3 and ½ stars out of four and said, "What finally makes 'Miss Firecracker' special is that it is not about who wins the contest, but about how all beauty contests are about the need to be loved and about how silly a beauty contest can seem if somebody really loves you." He lauded director Thomas Schlamme and
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Ronato (Ronnie) Alcano (pronounced al-kah-no) (born 27 July 1972 in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines), is a Filipino professional pool player, nicknamed "Ronnie Calamba" and "the Volcano". He won both the 2006 WPA World Nine-ball Championship and the 2007 WPA World Eight-ball Championship. Career history After graduating in elementary school, Alcano didn't proceed to high school due to financial problems. He then opted to play pool for a living. Alcano's recognitions in the Philippines began with his performances at the 2000 Rising Stars Tournament. By the final, he was highly favored to win the title, yet in the final match (a to 13), Alcano lost to Edgar Acaba by just a rack short, 13–12. Despite having a 12–7 advantage, Alcano missed while only three balls away. Acaba then returned to the table and won the needed 6 racks in a row to win the match and the title. In 2002, Alcano began to make a name for himself, and began competing in major events in the US. He won five tournaments in the Joss Tour and was awarded Rookie of the Year for 2002 by azbilliards.com. Alcano returned to the East, for the 2005 WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour, winning the Manila tournament (11-6 versus Yang Ching-shun), and qualifying for the world championship. Coming in as an underdog, Alcano upset German Ralf Souquet in the finals, 17 to 11 at the 2006 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Championship. ESPN commentator Gerry Forsyth said, "the only way to stop Alcano is to put a rattlesnake in his pocket, then ask him for a match" about Alcano's performance. He thus became the third Filipino to become World Champion, after Efren Reyes and Alex Pagulayan. In the November 2006 tournament, Alcano had been on the brink of elimination in group play before taking advantage of a soft break. He won just 1 of 3 group matches and scraped through as the 64th and final seed. Alcano then defeated local favorite Reyes and defending champion Wu Chia-ching in the knockout stages, proceeding to the final. For winning the tournament, Alcano won US$100,000 which is the largest first prize ever won in the world nine-ball championship. In 2007, Alcano won the WPA World Eight-ball Championship by defeating his compatriot Dennis Orcollo in the final match 11–8. On 16 September 2007, Alcano finished second to Antonio Gabica in the Philippine Nine-ball Open. In an attempt to defend his title at the 2007 World Nine-ball Championship, Alcano was bested in the last 64 by Daryl Peach of the United Kingdom who ultimately won the title. On 11 December 2007, Ronato Alcano won the Philippines' 31st gold medal in the 24th Southeast Asian Games Men's 8-Ball Pool Singles at the Sima Thani Hotel Grand Ballroom. On 25 April 2008, Ronnie Alcano lost his title at the World 8-Ball Championships in Fujairah City, United Arab Emirates. Germany's Ralf Souquet won the $60,000 championship prize, 13–9 final score. On 26 October 2008, Alcano lost to Mika Immonen in the $250,000 33rd US Open Nine-ball
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A'Keria Chanel Davenport (born March 1, 1988) is the stage name of Gregory D'Wayne, an American drag queen best known for competing on the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race (2019) and the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2021). As a professional entertainer, she has won several national titles in drag pageantry systems, including Miss Black Universe in 2017. Davenport was recognized by Dallas Voice as a Texan of the Year in 2019. Career 2011–2018: Drag beginnings Davenport started participating in drag pageants since 2011. Some of her titles include Miss Unity of America Newcomer 2011, Miss Wessland Newcomer 2012, Miss Diamond of the South Newcomer 2012, Miss International Vogue 2017, and Miss Black Universe 2017. 2019–present: RuPaul's Drag Race A'Keria was announced to be one of fifteen contestants competing on season eleven of RuPaul's Drag Race on January 24, 2019. In episode three, she was involved in the show's first ever six-way lip sync with Honey Davenport, Ra'Jah O'Hara, Plastique Tiara, Scarlet Envy, and Shuga Cain, which she survived. She later lip synced again with Ra'Jah to Sheena Easton's "Strut" in episode seven. She won two main challenges, in episodes six and nine. She placed 3rd/4th alongside Silky Nutmeg Ganache after losing a lip sync against Yvie Oddly, who would eventually win the season against Brooke Lynn Hytes. From March 26 to September 6, she was a part of the rotating cast for RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 11 Tour, presented by Voss Events and World of Wonder, and hosted by Asia O'Hara. The show kicked off in Los Angeles on May 26 during the RuPaul's DragCon LA wrap party (hosted by Drag Race judge Michelle Visage) and concluded with a final bow on September 6 in New York City (also hosted by Visage) at the top of RuPaul’s DragCon NYC. A'Keria was in a music video for Lizzo's "Juice" on April 17, 2019. She portrayed Nicki Minaj in the music video for Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" on June 17, 2019. On August 26, 2019, Davenport performed alongside Taylor Swift during her 2019 MTV Video Music Awards performance. In April 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Davenport was announced as a featured cast member for the very first Digital Drag Fest, an online drag festival for all ages, with attendees given opportunities to interact with the artists, tip them, and win prizes during the broadcast. On May 26, 2021, it was revealed that A'Keria would be competing in RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 6 along with 12 other contestants, including fellow Season 11 contestants Ra'Jah O'Hara, Scarlet Envy, and Silky Nutmeg Ganache. After landing in the bottom on episodes 3 and 4, she was later sent home by Kylie Sonique Love on the 6th episode “Rumerican Horror Story: Coven Girls” (a parody of American Horror Story) after placing in the bottom with fellow season 11 contestant Ra’Jah O’Hara. In August 2021, they were a featured performer and host in Klub Kids London Presents: NOIR:
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The 1939 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held on the Lobethal Circuit in South Australia, Australia on 2 January 1939. The race was staged over 17 laps of the 14 kilometre circuit, the longest ever used for the Grand Prix, for a race distance of 241 kilometres. The Grand Prix meeting was organised by Lobethal Carnivals Ltd. and the Sporting Car Club of South Australia. The race was the eleventh Australian Grand Prix and the second since the 1938 revival of the event. The Lobethal Circuit comprised three country roads in a roughly triangular formation, passing through the town of Lobethal and the nearby village of Charleston. The advantage of using these country roads was that, for the first time, the Grand Prix was held on a bitumen sealed surface instead of on dirt roads. The race utilised a handicap start with the slowest cars starting first and the fastest cars last, the winner being the first to complete the stipulated number of laps. Trophies were awarded for the first three places with prize money paid to the first seven finishers. Prize money and a trophy were also awarded for Fastest Time. The race was won by relatively unknown Western Australian racer Allan Tomlinson driving a supercharged MG T. Bob Lea-Wright's Terraplane Special finished in second position ahead of Jack Phillips' Ford Special. The winning car's average speed was the fastest of any Australian Grand Prix prior to 1956, with Tomlinson averaging 84.00 mph. The fastest actual time over the race distance was recorded by Jack Saywell driving an Alfa Romeo. The entry of J O'Dea crashed at the Gumeracha turn late in the race and driver Vern Leech was killed almost instantaneously. Later in 1939, Australia would declare war on the AXIS powers. As World War II enveloped Australia, motor racing wound down and would not resume until the mid-1940s. The Australian Grand Prix itself would be revived in 1947. Classification Results as follows. Notes Fastest time: Jack Saywell: 1:45.48 Fastest race lap: Alf Barrett: 5:40s: 93.52 mph Raymond Curlewis was entered to drive an MG N Type in the Grand Prix but, having suffered a rollover in a supporting race, competed in the Grand Prix in an MG TB. References External links Racing History Of Lobethal – 2008 Documentary (including 1939 Australian Grand Prix footage), vimeo.com Grand Prix Australian Grand Prix Motorsport at Lobethal Australian Grand Prix
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The 2011 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States. It began on August 29 and was originally scheduled to end on September 11, but the men's final was postponed to September 12 due to rain. Rafael Nadal and Kim Clijsters were the defending champions. Due to an abdominal muscle injury, Clijsters opted not to defend her title. In the women's singles, Australia's Samantha Stosur defeated Serena Williams in straight sets 6–2, 6–3 for her first Grand Slam title. Stosur thus became the first Australian female player to win a Grand Slam since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980. In the men's singles, both Nadal and Novak Djokovic played the final for the second consecutive year. This time, Djokovic won 6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1 for his first US Open title. Points and prize money Point distribution Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event. Seniors points Junior points Wheelchair points Prize money The USTA announced that the 2011 US Open purse has increased by more than one million dollars to reach a record $23.7 million. In addition to the base purse of $23.7 million, the top three men's and top three women's finishers in the Olympus US Open Series may earn up to an additional $2.6 million in bonus prize money at the US Open, providing a potential total payout of $26.3 million. Both the men's and women's US Open singles champions will earn a record $1.8 million with the ability to earn an additional $1 million in bonus prize money (for a total $2.8 million potential payout) based on their performances in the Olympus US Open Series. Below is the list of prize money given to each player in the main draw of the professional competitions; all prize money is in U.S. dollars (US$); doubles prize money is distributed per pair. Bonus prize money Singles players Men's singles Women's singles Player(s) of the day Day 1: Madison Keys – The 16-year-old Keys defeated her compatriot and elder by 21 years, Jill Craybas on the Grandstand with a 6–2, 6–4 score in their first-round encounter, giving the Florida native her first-ever win at the US Open. Day 2: Simona Halep – Halep, the 19-year-old world number 53, defeated the reigning French Open champion and sixth seed Li Na at Louis Armstrong Stadium with a 6–2, 7–5 score in their first round encounter. Day 3: Julien Benneteau – The French wild-card upset tenth-seeded Spaniard Nicolás Almagro in straight sets. Day 4: Juan Carlos Ferrero – The unseeded Ferrero, an experienced ATP Tour player and the second oldest man in the draw at 31 years old, defeated seventh-seeded Gaël Monfils in an extraordinary five-set match to advance into the third round. Day 5: Flavia Pennetta – The twenty-sixth seed, two-time quarterfinalist, and former world number 10 upset third
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Connie Dover is an American singer-songwriter who primarily writes and performs Celtic music and American folk music. Born in Arkansas and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, she started her career playing bluegrass before joining Celtic band Scartaglen in the early 1980s. In the 1990s, she began a solo career and has released four solo albums since 1991's Somebody, all on the Taylor Park Music label, with noted Scottish musician Phil Cunningham of Silly Wizard serving as producer. She completed recording a CD of traditional Christmas songs and carols with the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra, entitled The Holly and the Ivy, which was released in 2008. Her broadcast performances include guest appearances and features on NPR's Weekend Edition (Saturday and Sunday), A Prairie Home Companion, The Thistle & Shamrock, Mountain Stage and E-Town. Connie's work as a writer and composer has flourished alongside her performance career. She received a 2007 Emmy Award for her production of acoustic music for the KCPT public television production Bad Blood: The Border War that Triggered the Civil War. Her original music earned a Grand Prize in the 2007 Yellowstone & Teton Song Contest, sponsored by the Western Folklife Center (Elko, Nevada), and she is a recipient of the Speakeasy Prize in Poetry, sponsored by The Loft, America's largest independent literary center. Her book of poems, Winter Count, was published in 2007 by Unholy Day Press. Connie has twice been a finalist for the AFIM Indie Award, and other accolades for her music include being named a Top Ten Folk Release by Tower Records' Pulse! Magazine, a Winning Favourite Folk Release by The Scotsman, Scotland's National Newspaper, a Boston Globe Top Ten Folk Release, a nomination for Scotland's Living Tradition Award Album of the Year and a Creative Achievement Award from Time Warner's Hollywood On-Line. She has been a finalist for two Native American Music Awards, and for two New Age Voice Music Awards for Best Vocalist and Best Celtic Release. Discography Somebody, Taylor Park Music, 1991 The Wishing Well, Taylor Park Music, 1994 If Ever I Return, Taylor Park Music, 1997 The Border of Heaven, Taylor Park Music, 2000 The Holly & The Ivy, Taylor Park Music, 2009 (with the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra) Restless Angel, Taylor Park Music, 2016 External links Official website [ Entry on Allmusic] NPR Story Musicians from Arkansas American women singer-songwriters American folk singers Singer-songwriters from Missouri Emmy Award winners Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century American women
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Bingo America is an American game show broadcast by Game Show Network. The series follows two contestants as they try to compete to win up to $100,000. Additionally, the series lets at-home viewers print bingo cards online that allow them to play along with the show to win small amounts of money for themselves. Created and produced by Andrew Glassman, the show was originally hosted by Patrick Duffy and Crystal Wallasch. When its second season premiered on October 6, 2008, they were replaced by Richard Karn and Diane Mizota, respectively. Gameplay Main game Two contestants compete on each episode. On each turn, a Bingo ball comes out of the hopper and a question is asked. Each ball has a number from 1 to 75 and a letter in the word "BINGO" printed on it. If the question is answered correctly, the player earns the letter from that ball and the number on the ball is added in dollars to the bank, which starts at $500 (e.g., if G-50 comes out, the bank increases by $50). If the letter is a duplicate already earned by the player, no extra letters are earned. The first player that spells out BINGO from the earned letters wins the game. A Free-Space Ball with a sponsor's logo acts as a wild card in the game. The player who answers a question correctly when that ball is rolled out can choose any letter, and $100 is added to the bank. Two regular games are played. Contestants who win both games win the match and receive all the money in the bank. If each contestant wins one game, a five-question tie-breaker game is played. The first question's answer begins with a B, the second question's answer starts with I, and so on. The first to answer three questions correctly wins the money in the bank and goes on to play the Bingo Bonus Board for a chance at $100,000. If time runs short during a game, gameplay moves to a 50/50 round. In the 50/50 round the remaining questions of that game are asked in a multiple-choice fashion, with two possible answers given. Contestants who answer incorrectly at this point have credit for the question (and the given letter, if applicable) automatically given to their opponent, however, no money is added to the bank for that question. Bingo Bonus Board The winner of the main game plays the Bingo Bonus Board, which used two different formats. In the first season of the show, each number on the Bingo Bonus Board represented a cash amount or another prize, up to a grand prize of $100,000 cash. Every prize was repeated at least twice on the board. The contestant chose one number at a time, and won the first prize to be revealed twice. In the second season, 55 of the 75 spaces concealed cash values, while 20 hid "wrecking balls." Contestants started with the "B" row (the only row without wrecking balls) and selected a number in that
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Miss Perú is the national beauty pageant of the republic of Peru. The contest gathers participants from all over the nation, including Peruvian women representing their community overseas. Having been broadcast by all the major television networks in the country during its history, the pageant is currently broadcast by América Televisión. It is preceded by two or three months of preliminary events, with the awarding of corporate prizes by sponsors. The winner obtains the right to represent Peru at the Miss Universe pageant while the runners-up have the chance to compete internationally at Miss International and Miss Supranational as well as Miss Grand International until 2020 with the creation of the separate Miss Grand Peru contest that is part of the same organization. This pageant is known for producing Latin America's first ever Miss Universe crown, which was achieved by then 17-year-old Gladys Zender who won the title of Miss Universe 1957. The owner of the franchise and national director is Miss Peru 1987 and Miss Universe 1987 finalist, Jessica Newton. A separate organization led by Ernesto Paz has the rights of selection for Miss World and Miss Earth. The current Miss Peru is Camila Escribens who represented the Peruvian community in the United States and won the title in Lima on May 18, 2023. History Peru has competed in the Miss Universe pageant since 1952 and in the Miss World pageant since 1959. In the Miss Universe pageant, their first representative was Ada Gabriela Bueno, who was crowned as the first Miss Peru in a ceremony at the Lawn Tennis Club of Lima and competed in Miss Universe 1952. Bueno traveled to Long Beach, California to represent her country, but failed to enter the group of semifinalists. The runner-ups and finalists of the annual Miss Peru and Miss World Peru pageants are sent to compete in other events, such as Miss Supranational, Miss Grand International, Miss Eco International, Reina Hispanoamericana, Miss United Continents, Miss Top Model of the World, Miss Supertalent, Reinado Internacional del Cafe, Reinado Mundial del Banano, Reinado Mundial de la Ganadería, Miss Intercontinental, Miss Globe, Miss Landscapes International, Miss America Latina, Miss Asia Pacific, Miss Tourism Queen International, Miss Bikini International, and Miss Atlantico Internacional, among others. In the 1950s, Peru was one of the few South American countries that competed in major international competitions such as the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants. The country became consistent joining the group of semifinals five times in the 1950s and four times during the 1960s. Peru is known for having the first Spanish-speaking Miss Universe in 1957, Gladys Zender. Peru participated in the Miss World pageant for the first time in 1959, represented by María Elena Rossel Zapata, who was ranked as the 1st runner-up. This was the first time that a Latin American country won 2nd place in the Miss World pageant. In 1967, Peru won the Miss World crown for the first time with Madeline Hartog-Bel, exactly ten years after Gladys Zender won the Miss
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Evelyn Abena Akuaba Appiah (born June 2, 1993) is a Ghanaian–American singer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Queen Beauty Universe 2016 and Miss Grand International 2020. She was appointed as Miss Grand USA and became the first Black woman to win the Miss Grand International crown. She previously represented Ghana in two of the Big Four international beauty pageants but lost in Miss Universe 2014 and Miss Earth 2019. Early career Abena is also a singer who has released several singles, including "Akomah" (2015), "Earth" (2019), "No Hit and Run" (2019) and "No More Hate" (2021). She has worked as a model, appearing in music videos for "Wake Up in the Sky" sung by Bruno Mars, Gucci Mane and Kodak Black, as well as "El Anillo" by Jennifer Lopez. Pageantry Abena started joining pageants when she won Top Model Ghana in 2013 and represented her country in Top Model of the World where she finished at top 15. The following year, she represented Ghana in Miss Universe 2014 but she was unplaced. She joined Miss World America 2017 representing New York. After couple of years, she represented Ghana again at Miss Earth 2019, where she placed in the Top 20 and won several awards. She trained under the Kagandahang Flores camp, a Philippines-based pageant camp that trains aspiring beauty queens for local and international pageants. Miss Grand International 2020 She joined Miss Grand USA 2020, where she was hailed as the winner and the first African-American to win the title. She eventually crowned as the winner of Miss Grand International 2020 by the outgoing titleholder Miss Grand International 2019, Valentina Figuera of Venezuela, on March 27, 2021, at Show DC Hall in Bangkok, Thailand making her the first woman from the United States to win the crown. Placements References External links Miss Grand International winners 1993 births Living people Ghanaian beauty pageant winners Ghanaian female models Miss Universe 2014 contestants People from Accra Musicians from New York City Models from New York City 21st-century Ghanaian women singers 21st-century Ghanaian women Musicians from Accra
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Toby Davis is a racing driver from Great Britain, who grew up in Much Marcle, Herefordshire. Toby won a scholarship in 2016, put on by Tony Gilham, which enabled him to start his racing career. Karting career Davis made his karting debut in 2006, entering in the club championship for Junior TKM, held at Little Rissington. A successful 2007 season saw him finish 3rd in the championship, leading to an upgrade to the F250 National gearbox kart championship in 2008. In 2009, Davis made his long circuit debut at Oulton Park, coming away with 3rd overall in his first ever event. Having finished in the top 15 in his first season in the championship, podiums would follow in 2010 and he ended up vice-champion in the F250 Challenge to his brother, Ben. From 2011 until 2016, Davis was supported by the factory Viper Racing outfit, leading to multiple race wins and a series of top 5 championship finishes, despite continual budget issues. In 2013, he was the British MSA Superkart Grand Prix champion. Racing career In winter 2015, Tony Gilham of Team HARD put on his 2nd scholarship competition, open to the public for anyone with little to no car racing experience. Of the 130 men and women who entered, Davis was the chosen winner, for which the prize was a fully funded drive in the UK's VW Racing Cup. In his first race weekend for Team HARD, at Rockingham, Davis took 5th place in the first race despite qualifying last due to a car gremlin, before winning only his second ever car race. A difficult race weekend at Oulton Park was followed by 2nd on the grid for Silverstone on the Grand Prix layout, despite having never driven the car in the wet before this session. Davis went on to take a podium in the rain-soaked race later in the day. At his first visit to Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, Davis took 5th and 9th places (despite leading at one point in race 2), before heading to Snetterton, where he took a 9th place and a DNF due to a progressively declining mechanical issue. At Donington Park, Davis took both available pole positions, again in inclement conditions. In race 1, he narrowly missed out on the win due to a safety car interrupting a 3-second lead. In race 2, he showed his inexperience by over-correcting a slide at the Old Hairpin, collecting the tyre barriers and ending his race. In race 3, the hastily repaired car was no match for his rivals, and despite defending hard from those around him, 6th place was all he could manage. At the final round at Brands Hatch, Davis didn't start race 1 due to a technical gremlin. Starting from the back in race 2, he came through the field with a strong opening lap to finish 5th. Starting 7th on the grid in the finale, he again came through the field to finish 3rd and take his final podium of the season. Racing
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Mircea Ștefan Gogoncea (born October 27, 1991, in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian classical guitarist. Biography Mircea Gogoncea started studying classical guitar at the age of four with Eugen Mang, having his first stage and competition performances at the age of five. He graduated from the Pro College in 2003, with the Diploma of Excellence in the field of classical music - classical guitar. He is currently a student of Joaquin Clerch at the Robert Schumann Music College in Düsseldorf, Germany, after having graduated from the George Enescu Music High School in Bucharest. He was the second Romanian student ever to complete two school years in the time of one, by skipping directly from the 7th to the 9th school grade. Career and evaluation At the age of eight he participated in the Klassik im Sommer Tour (6-18 of July, 2000, Hamburg). He also performed at the opening of the Golden Lion Film Festival (Venice on 7 September 2003) and the Grand Gala UNESCO. He was invited to play concerts and take part in TV and radio shows in 11 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and North-America. His general record includes 140 prizes in 8 different fields of activity: classical guitar, mathematics, informatics, literary creation, theater, painting, photography and various school subjects. Mircea Gogoncea's classical guitar record includes 87 awards in national and international guitar competitions in locations like Benicàssim, Almería, Cáceres (Spain), Los Angeles, Dallas, (United States of America), Düsseldorf, Velbert, Weimar (Germany), Belgrade (Yugoslavia), Alessandria (Italy), Sinaia, Tulcea, Ploieşti, Târgovişte, Bucharest, Alba-Iulia, Cluj-Napoca, Bacău (Romania). Out of those, 48 are first prizes (among the total of 59 first prizes obtained in the 8 above-mentioned fields), and 3 are "great prizes" . Mircea Gogoncea is the winner of the Youth Competition Division I of the GFA Convention 2007 (Los Angeles, California). He is also the audience prize winner of the Francisco Tárrega guitar competition in Benicàssim, Spain, 2010, and has been awarded, among other distinctions, the second prize at the Julián Arcas guitar competition in Almería, Spain, in November 2011. He was also one of the few guitarists to have ever earned recognition at various music contests open to all instruments and voice, for example by being awarded the first prize at the Schmolz und Bickenbach competition in Düsseldorf, Germany, 2011, and the "great prize" at the "George Georgescu" music competition in Tulcea, Romania, 2003. In 2012 he was awarded the first prize in the competition of the Jan-Wellem-Loge of Düsseldorf. He attended the master classes of Leo Brouwer, Nikita Koshkin, Sergio Assad, Carlo Marchione, Pavel Steidl, John Dearman, Marcin Dylla, Hubert Käppel, among others. Recitals Not including his competition performances, he has taken part in more than 200 public concerts, television and radio shows in and outside of his native Romania. Concerts in which Gogoncea has taken part include, but are not limited to, the following: Mauro Giuliani Concert for Guitar and Orchestra, No. 1, Op. 30 - Director Ilarion Ionescu-Galaţi, Mihail Jora Concert Studio, International Classical Guitar
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David Baxter was an American poker player from Corpus Christi, Texas, who won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker. Poker Baxter first cashed in the WSOP in 1980 in a no limit hold'em event. He won his first bracelet in 1983 in the $1,500 no limit hold'em event, winning $145,500. He won his second bracelet in 1986 in the $2,500 pot limit omaha event, taking home $127,000 for the win. Baxter also cashed in the $10,000 Main Event three times: 15th place in 1986, 18th place in 1991, and 22nd place in 1995. During his career, Baxter cashed 14 times and had total earnings of $432,197 at the World Series of Poker. He also had numerous cashes and wins in various other tournaments, including the William Hill Poker Grand Prix and Amarillo Slim's Super Bowl of Poker, and several other prominent tournaments in the United States. Baxter won the Grand Prix of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold'em event in 1984, taking the title and prize of $320,000. In defence of his title, he finished as runner-up in the same tournament the following year. He also won the America's Cup of Poker $1,000 Ace to Five event and the $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw event at the Grand Prix of Poker, both in 1987. Baxter also made seven final tables at various tournaments at the Super Bowl of Poker throughout the 1980s. He retired from playing in poker tournaments sometime in the late 1990s. His total tournament winnings during his career exceed $1,400,000. World Series of Poker bracelets References External links Hendon Mob profile World Series of Poker profile Living people American poker players World Series of Poker bracelet winners Super Bowl of Poker event winners People from Corpus Christi, Texas Year of birth missing (living people)
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The Kiev Major was a professional Dota 2 esport tournament that was held in April 2017 at the National Palace of Arts in Kyiv, Ukraine. The tournament featured eight directly invited teams, as well as eight qualified teams from six different worldwide regions. The open qualifiers tournament was held on March 6–9, 2017, followed by the regional qualifiers held on March 10–13, 2017. For the first time in an officially sponsored tournament, Valve, the game's developer and tournament administrator, split the previously single Americas region into North and South America, as well as creating the CIS region out of Europe. The event had a $3 million prize pool, with the winning team taking $1 million. The best-of-five grand finals took place between OG and Virtus.pro, with OG taking the series 3–2, winning them their fourth Dota 2 Major championship. Teams Bracket All series were played to a best-of-three, with the exception being the best-of-five grand finals. Results (Note: Prizes are in USD) Notes References External links Dota 2 Majors 2017 in esports 2017 multiplayer online battle arena tournaments April 2017 sports events in Europe Sports competitions in Kyiv 2017 in Ukrainian sport International esports competitions hosted by Ukraine Professional Gamers League competitions
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Nicholas Paul Percat (born 14 September 1988) is an Australian racing driver who currently races in the Repco Supercars Championship, driving for Matt Stone Racing in the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro. He won the Bathurst 1000 at his first attempt, co-driving for Garth Tander for the Holden Racing Team. Percat attended Sacred Heart College in South Australia. Racing career Percat won the 2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship in his third season in the category having dominated the season after finishing runner up the previous year to Paul Laskaseski. In 2011 he returned to single seaters for a one off support race for the 2011 Indian Grand Prix driving a Van Diemen built Formula MRF for a winner takes all $50,000 prize. He took pole position and won race one, the first-ever race held at the Buddh International Circuit, but was taken out in race two by eventual winner Jordan King. On 9 October 2011, he partnered Garth Tander to win the Bathurst 1000 race for the Holden Racing Team. In winning the Bathurst 1000, Percat became the first South Australian born driver to win the race. On 24 December 2014, it was announced that Percat would contest the 2015 season with Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport. He endured a mediocre season, with a best finish of 6th at the Gold Coast 600. He finished 22nd in the championship despite not racing in the final two rounds of the year due to a foot injury. The 2016 season kicked off with Percat taking a shock win in unpredictable circumstances at the 2016 Clipsal 500 Adelaide, which was also the first win for the team. Percat became the first South Australian driver to win the local event. Percat continued his strong form at the 2016 Bathurst 1000 by scoring a podium with co-drive Cameron McConville. Percat has finished on the podium 3 times out of his 8 starts. Percat signed a contract to race for Brad Jones Racing, replacing outgoing driver Jason Bright. Results for Percat were mixed due to a horror run of bad luck from the BJR team. The highlight of the year was Percat's first podium for the team at the Darwin Triple Crown event. Results for 2018 were much improved for Percat, and the whole BJR team, with Percat scoring 2 podiums at the Australian Grand Prix event, narrowly missing out on winning the Larry Perkins Trophy. Percat finished the year 10th in the championship, his best result to date. In 2019 Percat took another step forward in the championship. He didn't score a podium, but was one of the most consistent drivers in the field and finished the year in 9th. In 2020, he enjoyed his best Supercars season to date, finishing 7th in the Championship, claimed two wins during the Sydney SuperSprint round and a podium finish in the second race of the Darwin SuperSprint. After five seasons with Brad Jones Racing, Percat announced on 26 October 2021 that he would be returning to Walkinshaw Andretti United in
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Autumn Simunek is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Hot Springs, South Dakota, who was named Miss South Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2007 and crowned Miss South Dakota 2015. She competed for the Miss America 2016 title in September 2015 and placed outside the Top 15. Pageant career Early pageants Simunek first began participating in the Miss America system when she was seven years old, serving as a Little Sister to Miss South Dakota contestant Kyra Korver at the June 2000 pageant. When Simunek was 12 years old, she was chosen to represent South Dakota by her local American Legion Auxiliary unit and the South Dakota Department of the American Legion Auxiliary in recognition of her work promoting the ALA's remembrance poppy program. She was awarded the nationwide title of National Miss Poppy 2005 (junior division) in August 2005. Simunek earned $65 in combined prize money plus a chance to speak at the organization's national convention in Honolulu, Hawaii. In June 2007, Simunek entered the Miss South Dakota pageant as one of 16 competitors seeking the title Miss South Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2007. She won the state title and represented South Dakota at the Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 pageant held in August 2007 in Orlando, Florida. She earned a $1,000 scholarship prize as well as a $1,000 wardrobe allowance to prepare her for the national competition. Simunek was not a Top-10 semi-finalist for the national crown. Vying for Miss South Dakota After several years off from competing, Simunek began competing as an adult by trying throughout late 2010 and early 2011 to qualify for the Miss South Dakota pageant. On February 5, 2011, Simunek beat out 40 other entrants to win the Miss Rapid City 2011 title. She competed in the 2011 Miss South Dakota pageant with the platform "Serving Those Who Served" and a show vocal performance in the talent portion of the competition. Simunek was named fourth runner-up to winner Anna Simpson. In July 2011, Simunek won the Miss Siouxland 2011 title. She competed in the 2012 Miss South Dakota pageant with the platform "Serving Those Who Served: Everyone's Role" and performance of the aria "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini in the talent portion of the competition. Simunek was named second runner-up to winner Calista Kirby. She was also awarded as the top fundraiser among the contestants for the Children's Miracle Network. On January 26, 2013, Simunek won the Miss Hot Springs 2013 title. She competed in the 2013 Miss South Dakota pageant with the platform "5 Stars for Serving Those Who Served" and an operatic vocal performance in the talent portion of the competition. She was named second runner-up to winner Tessa Dee and earned a $1,300 scholarship prize. Simunek also earned $2,000 in scholarships as the winner of the pageant's Community Service Award and $500 as the Children's Miracle Network Miracle Maker Award winner. On July 20, 2013, Simunek won the Miss Siouxland title for a second time. She competed in
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The 1998 IAAF Golden League was the first edition of the annual international track and field meeting series, held from 9 July to 5 September. It was contested at six European meetings: the Bislett Games, Golden Gala, Herculis, Weltklasse Zürich, Memorial Van Damme and the Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF). The series tied in with the 1998 IAAF Grand Prix Final, with the jackpot of US$1,000,000 being decided at that competition. The million-dollar prize represented the single largest prize pot ever in athletics at that point. The jackpot was available to athletes who won at all of the seven competitions of the series in one of the 12 specified events (7 for men, 5 for women). The jackpot events for 1998 were: Men: 100 metres, 400 metres, 1500 metres, 3000/5000/10,000 metres, 400 metres hurdles, triple jump and pole vault Women: 100 metres, 400 metres, 1500 metres, 100 metres hurdles and javelin throw The jackpot winners were Marion Jones (100 metres), Hicham El Guerrouj (1500 metres), Haile Gebrselassie (5000 metres/10,000 metres). Bryan Bronson, a 400 metres hurdler, was in the running for the prize at a late stage but failed to win at the Grand Prix Final, placing only sixth. Svetlana Masterkova took six wins out of seven in the 1500 m, only being defeated by Gabriela Szabo in Paris. Michael Johnson had five 400 m victories, but did not compete at the first or last meet of the series. Trine Hattestad (women's javelin) and Maksim Tarasov (men's pole vault) each had four wins on the circuit. Results Men Women References Results Oslo Rome Monaco Zurich Brussels Berlin Golden League IAAF Golden League 1998 in European sport
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The 2015 Vuelta a España was a three-week Grand Tour cycling race. The race was the 70th edition of the Vuelta a España and took place principally in Spain, although two stages took place partly or wholly in Andorra, and was the 22nd race in the 2015 UCI World Tour. The race included 21 stages, beginning in Marbella on 22 August 2015 and finishing in Madrid on 13 September. It was won by Fabio Aru (Astana Pro Team), with Joaquim Rodríguez () second and Rafał Majka () third. The early leaders of the race were Esteban Chaves () and Tom Dumoulin (), who exchanged the leader's red jersey several times during the first ten days of racing, with both riders winning summit finishes in the first week. Aru took over the race lead following the mountainous Stage 11, which took place entirely within Andorra. He kept his lead for five stages as the race entered the mountains of northern Spain, but lost it to Rodríguez on Stage 16. Dumoulin took the lead back on Stage 17 – the race's only individual time trial – with Aru three seconds behind in second place. Aru attacked throughout the final stages and, on the penultimate day, finally dropped Dumoulin, who fell to sixth place overall. Aru therefore took the first Grand Tour victory of his career. The points classification was decided during the final stage and was won by Alejandro Valverde (), while Rodriguez won the combination classification. The mountains classification was won by Omar Fraile (). Dumoulin won the combativity award, while Movistar won the team prize. Teams The seventeen UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited and obliged to attend the race. The organiser of the Vuelta, Unipublic, was also able to invite five UCI Professional Continental teams – the second tier of professional cycling teams – as wildcards. These were announced on 20 March 2015. , the only Spanish-registered Professional Continental team, was one of those invited, along with two French teams, and . were invited for the second consecutive year after also securing their first ever entry into the Tour de France. The final team to be invited was . One prominent team to miss out on an entry was . The team presentation took place in Benahavís on the evening before the first stage. The number of riders allowed per squad was nine, therefore the start list contained a total of 198 riders. The riders represented 37 different countries, with the largest numbers coming from France (30), Spain (27) and Italy (20). The average age of riders in the Vuelta was 29.13 years, ranging from the 20-year-old Matej Mohorič () to the 38-year-old Haimar Zubeldia (). The teams entering the race were: Pre-race favorites The top four riders from the 2015 Tour de France all chose to start the Vuelta. These were Chris Froome (), Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde (both ) and Vincenzo Nibali (), all of whom had previously won Grand Tours. The most notable absentee from among
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Bruno Stagnaro (born June 15, 1973) is an Argentine film and television director, producer and screenwriter. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina. He has also acted professionally a few times. He is the son of renowned filmmaker Juan Bautista Stagnaro. Filmography Film Guarisove, los olvidados (1995) Pizza, birra, faso (1998) aka Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes (co-directed) Historias de Argentina en vivo (2001) Television Okupas (2000) Vientos de agua (2006) Un gallo para Esculapio (2017) El Eternauta (TBA) Awards Wins Fribourg International Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize; Israel Adrián Caetano and Bruno Stagnaro, for a first feature by two young directors who dramatise with force and without sentimentality the predicament of the teenage marginals of Argentina; and Grand Prix, for Pizza, birra, faso; 1998. Gramado Film Festival: Golden Kikito; Best Director, Best Film, Best Screenplay, for Pizza, birra, faso; 1998. Shared with Israel Adrián Caetano. Toulouse Latin America Film Festival: Grand Prix; for Pizza, birra, faso; 1998. Shared with Israel Adrián Caetano. Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best First Film, for Pizza, birra, faso; 1999. References External links 1973 births Argentine film directors Argentine film producers Argentine screenwriters Argentine male screenwriters Living people Place of birth missing (living people)
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Andrew Skarbek (born 1967 or 1968) is an Australian game show player who became the first and only person to win the top prize of $1,000,000 on Australian TV game show Million Dollar Minute. In a show record run of 23 nights, Skarbek defeated over 40 players, rejected over $150,000 in safe money and answered nearly 600 questions correctly to win the top prize on the episode aired on 27 March 2015. Including an additional $16,000 in safe money picked up throughout earlier rounds, Skarbek's win is the biggest cash prize ever awarded in the history of Australian TV at , beating the previous top prize offer of $1,000,000 previously awarded on Big Brother Australia, twice on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and The Big Adventure. References Living people Contestants on Australian game shows Year of birth uncertain Year of birth missing (living people)
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Thomas French was an amateur English footballer, who won the FA Cup with Old Etonians in 1882, playing as a full-back. Family background French was the son of Frederic French, rector of St Mary's Church in Worlingworth, Suffolk. He was educated at Eton College, where he was a King's Scholar, earning the Prince Consort prize for excellence in German in 1875. He played in the cricket first XI in 1878 and as a Colleger in the St Andrew's Day Wall Game in 1877 and 1878, the Collegers winning both times, by 10 and 9 shies to nil respectively. He went up to Merton College, Oxford in 1879, graduating in 1883. Football career His first competitive football came in the 1879–80 FA Cup, representing Oxford University in the first round against Great Marlow, against Birmingham in the second (in which his back play was particularly praised), and the Royal Engineers in both the semi-final and the replay. Despite playing a conspicuous part in the Cup run, French did not (yet) get his Blue, and, having missed out on the final, for the 1880–81 FA Cup he switched allegiance to the Old Etonians. He was almost an ever-present in the side, which reached the final, in which the Old Carthusians easily beat the Etonians. In the 1881–82 FA Cup, he played for the Etonians in every round except for the fourth round win over Maidenhead, and his "grand kicking" in the final was a major factor in the Etonians beating Blackburn Rovers by the only goal; a strong French shoulder-charge on Geoffrey Avery put the smaller forward out of the game for ten minutes. French was also a regular in the following season's competition, and was considered the second-best of the Etonians in the final (after Arthur Kinnaird), but the Etonians lost to Blackburn Olympic, and no amateur side has reached the final since. He played for the Etonians in its shock defeat to Hendon in the first round in the 1883–84 competition, some of the cause for the defeat being put down to him being "hardly at his best". He had a better run in the competition in 1884–85 FA Cup, reaching the quarter-finals, where the Old Boys Nottingham Forest; the game was a personal disaster for French, as a missed train meant that he was absent for the first ten minutes of the game, in which time the Etonians conceded the opening goal. While playing for the Old Etonians, French also finally obtained his Blue in the Varsity Match in both 1882 and 1883, captaining the Oxford side in the latter year; Oxford won 3–0 in the former year but lost 3–2 in the latter. By 1886 however the game had by-passed the Etonians. An anaemic French-less Etonians was hammered 6–1 by Marlow in the first round in the 1885–86 FA Cup, and French's last match in the competition was a third round defeat to the Old Westminsters in 1886–87. As the game became more professional, French remained at the
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The Able McLaughlins is a 1923 novel by Margaret Wilson first published by Harper & Brothers. It won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1924. It won the Harper Prize Novel Contest for 1922-1923, the first time the prize was awarded. Wilson published a sequel, The Law and the McLaughlins, in 1936. A pre-publication notice described it as "a story of pioneer life in Iowa in Civil War times" focused on "a family of Scotch Covenanters." Some reviews praised the novel but viewed its prize-winning status differently. Allan Nevins called it "remarkable for the unity of impression produced" and added that "the book would win rapid distinction if introduced without its blue ribbon." But the Boston Transcript's reviewer wrote: "The book is so good as a first novel that it is impossible not to regret that it must always be judged as a prize novel." The New York Times was less enthusiastic: "Miss Wilson does quite well with her characters, develops them by phrase and incident. In the mechanics of story-telling she appears less practiced; or, perhaps, more labored. The novel does not always run smoothly from one incident to the next." Book Review Digest provided a summary: Wully McLaughlin, doughty but inarticulate young hero, returns from Grant's army to find that his sweetheart, Christie McNair, has fallen a victim, against her will, to the scapegrace of the community, Peter Keith. She has concealed her plight from every one, but cannot conceal it from him. Wully grasps the situation with masterful promptness. He makes Peter leave under threat of death, marries Christie, and accepts the paternity of her child and the blame for its disgracefully early birth. Peter steals back to see the woman he violated, at a time when the anger of Wully and Christie against him has not lost a degree of its incandescence. Wully hunts him with a shotgun, but he has disappeared. Then, a few weeks later, Wully suddenly finds him–and revenge and forgiveness are reconciled in Miss Wilson's last pages with surprising convincingness. Contrasting with the dramatic story of Wully and Christie is that of her father and stepmother, Alex and Barbara, a comedic tale of a wife "who thinks she is coming from Scotland to a castle on the prairie, only to discover she is to have to live in a 'pig's sty' of a house." In 1936, Time called it "still her most noteworthy book." Wilson's portrait of this immigrant community has been cited for its folkloric detail, such as the story of Andy McFee, who removed his shoes when not actually walking until "an able grand-daughter-in-law urged him not to misuse shoestrings with such extravagance." References External links 1923 American novels Pulitzer Prize for the Novel-winning works Western (genre) novels Novels set during the American Civil War American historical novels Novels set in Iowa Harper & Brothers books 1923 debut novels
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Kandice Pelletier Halpin (born November 21, 1981) is an American beauty queen, swimwear designer, and dancer from Marietta, Georgia. She competed in the Miss America pageant and on two seasons of the reality television show The Amazing Race. Education Pelletier graduated with honors from North Cobb High School in 2000 and went on to attempt a major in communications at Kennesaw State University. Though she never graduated KSU she moved to New York City to pursue a dance career and earned a degree in entertainment communications at New York University. Career Performing arts While in New York, Pelletier worked as a Radio City Music Hall Rockette and was immortalized into the Rockette wax figure at Madame Tussauds Time's Square location. Pelletier later appeared in the movie-musical remake of The Producers as a member of the dancing chorus ("a girl with the pearls") . Kandice appeared as the 'coach' on MTV's reality television series MADE in the episode entitled "Beauty Queen". It was episode 23 of season nine of the program. Pageantry Pelletier competed in her first Miss America state pageant in 2002 when she was a quarter-finalist in the Miss Georgia pageant as Miss Cobb County. She returned as Miss Coastal Georgia the following year and placed first runner-up. Representing Georgia, Pelletier went on to win the National Sweetheart pageant for Miss America state runners-up in 2003. After moving to New York to attend New York University, Pelletier competed as Miss Manhattan in the Miss New York pageant and placed first runner-up to Christina Ellington, who she had competed against at National Sweetheart. The following year she won the Miss New York 2005 title, after winning the Miss Greater New York City local pageant. In 2005, Pelletier was also a double state preliminary winner, with awards for swimsuit and talent. Pelletier's sister Kendra Pelletier is also involved in pageantry. She placed in the top fifteen at the Miss Georgia USA 2007 pageant won by Brittany Swann and second runnerup in the Miss Capital City 2007 pageant in the Miss Georgia system. She also competed in the 2007 Miss Georgia Pageant as Miss Southern Rivers where she was a top 10 finalist. The Amazing Race She appeared on Season 10 with race partner Dustin, who competed at Miss America 2006 as Miss California. After traveling through Asia, Africa and Europe the pair won two legs and ultimately finished in fourth place. They also competed in All-Stars season after traveling through South America, Africa, Poland, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Guam, Hawaii and their final destination in San Francisco, the pair won four legs before finishing in second place, ultimately falling short in the final leg where they lost the one million dollar grand prize and The Amazing Race: All Stars winners' title to Newly Dating couple Eric & Danielle who competed on opposing teams in Season 9. Vanity Fair Pelletier appeared alongside James Gandolfini on the April 2007 cover of Vanity Fair shot by Annie Leibovitz. Swimwear In 2011, Pelletier started a swimwear
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Annette Obrestad (born 18 September 1988) is a Norwegian YouTuber, poker player, and Scrabble player. She is the youngest person to ever win a World Series of Poker bracelet, which she accomplished at the 2007 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE). She also runs a YouTube channel called Annette's Makeup Corner where she posts makeup tutorials and reviews, specializing in eyeshadow. She began playing in-person Scrabble tournaments in 2022 and has quickly risen to be one of the top 100 players in the North American lexicon. Poker Online poker Pocketfives.com, a site that tracks online poker, ranked her number 51 in 2008. She also has been the site's top-ranked player in the past. In July 2007, Obrestad won a $4 buy-in 180 person online sit-and-go where she claims to have played almost the entire tournament without looking at her cards. She has said she peeked at her cards once during the tournament, when she was faced with an all-in bet. She did this to show "just how important it is to play position and to pay attention to the players at the table." On 2 March 2008 she won first place and $20,000 in the Stars Sunday Hundred Grand, a tournament with a buy-in of only $11 but with a field of 20,000 players. World Series of Poker Europe On 17 September 2007 Obrestad won the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe Main Event the day before her 19th birthday. By winning the one million-pound sterling (US$2.01 million at the time of the event) first prize she edged the record for a single-event payout to a female player set previously by poker professional Annie Duke when she won $2 million at the 2004 Tournament of Champions, which was an invitational event. Prior to the 2007 WSOPE, Obrestad had only cashed in four other live poker tournaments. Obrestad currently holds second place among Norwegian poker players in the all-time money list in live tournaments. European Poker Tour Obrestad came close to winning her second major live title in November 2007, finishing in second place earning €297,800 ($431,184) at the 2007 PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Dublin event to Reuben Peters, after holding the chip lead throughout most of the final table. , her total live tournament winnings exceeded $3.9 million. References External links 888poker profile Card Player profile Hendon Mob profile PokerNews profile WSOP profile 1988 births Norwegian poker players World Series of Poker bracelet winners World Series of Poker Europe Main Event winners Female poker players Living people People from Sandnes People from Rogaland Place of birth missing (living people) Norwegian Scrabble players
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The Super Prix was an event introduced by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), and Speedway Grand Prix organisers, Benfield Sports International, to the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix series offering an additional prize fund of US$200,000 to the Grand Prix riders. Four Super Prix events were held at four rounds of the Grand Prix season, with the winner of each of the four events qualifying for the Super Prix Final. The Super Prix final was won by Polish rider Tomasz Gollob. Rounds The four Super Prix meetings will take place at the Swedish, Danish, British and German Grand Prix rounds which are held at the largest stadia on the Grand Prix calendar. Each Super Prix represents a helmet colour, and the winner of each Super Prix round will wear this colour and have the corresponding starting gate in the Super Prix Final. The Grand Prix of Sweden winner will wear the red helmet (gate 1) in the final, the Danish GP winner the blue helmet (gate 2), the British GP winner the white helmet (gate 3) and the German GP winner the yellow helmet (gate 4). The Super Prix final is a one-off race between the four event winners held after the German Grand Prix in the Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen on 11 October 2008. The Grand Prix of Germany is also the last Grand Prix event of 2008. The 2008 Super Prix events: 24 May 2008 Swedish Grand Prix, Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg (Red helmet) 14 June 2008 Danish Grand Prix, Parken, Copenhagen (Blue helmet) 28 June 2008 British Grand Prix, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (White helmet) 11 October 2008 German Grand Prix, Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen (Yellow helmet) Rules If a Super Prix event is won by a rider who has already qualified for the Super Prix Final, then the World Championship Final Classification following the completion of the Grand Prix of Germany determines who is awarded a place in the final. If a rider has won more than one Super Prix he will take the starting gate colour of his first Super Prix win and if a rider is unable to participate in the Super Prix Final due to injury or other circumstances, they are replaced using the World Championship Final Classification. Wild card and reserve riders can also qualify to the Super Prix Final in Germany. The Super Prix events do not affect the World Championship standings. Prize fund The $200,000 prize fund is the richest race ever contested in speedway. Following the completion of the Super Prix final the prize fund is awarded as follows: 1st place: $120,000 2nd place: $40,000 3rd place: $25,000 4th place: $15,000 Event winners Norwegian born Polish rider Rune Holta won the 2008 Swedish Grand Prix and in doing so became the first rider to qualify for the super Prix final. Holta takes the red helmet and the inside gate 1 for the final in Germany. Polish rider Tomasz Gollob won his second Grand Prix round of the season at the Grand Prix of Denmark and
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The Kanga Cup is a week-long international youth association football tournament held annually in Canberra, Australia during July. The tournament is run as an open cup consisting of both male and female competitors with teams from diverse backgrounds including clubs, schools, associations and community groups coming together to compete in age groups ranging from U9s to U18s. The Cup is hosted by Capital Football and is sanctioned by Football Federation Australia (FFA) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Since 2018 the tournament has been known as the McDonald's Kanga Cup for sponsorship reasons. The Kanga Cup is regarded as the largest of its kind in the southern hemisphere and is the most coveted prize in youth football in Australia. History The Kanga Cup was founded in 1991 and held in Sydney, Australia with 35 participants. The cup moved to Canberra in 1993 and has been played in the Australian capital ever since. In 2012, the Kanga Cup welcomed the first representative team from South America in the tournament's 22-year history as 16 players of Estrella Solitaria club from the small working-class town of Batuco, Chile made the long trip over to Canberra. Chilean Ambassador to Australia, Pedro Pablo Diaz, described the opportunity for these teenagers as an unbelievable trip of a lifetime and a chance for these kids to experience a different culture for the first time. He went on to say most of these kids were very poor and this was probably the first and last time they will get to travel internationally. 2013 saw funding cuts for the tournament from the ACT Tourism budget, with only $30,000 available compared to the previous year's budget of $60,000. However, despite the funding cut backs the Kanga Cup still recorded record numbers of participants and teams with 150 interstate teams and six international teams joining 92 local ACT sides. It was considered a particularly good year for local teams with fourteen making grand finals and six walking away with trophies. One of the biggest surprises of the 2013 Kanga Cup was the grand final win for the visiting U18 Philippine national team, the Teen Azkals. Team manager, Alvin Carranza, brought the team to the Kanga Cup under the banner of Carranz FC to get the next generation of the Philippine national team international experience. The win gave the U18s their first championship title and was used a preparation for the team's participation in the ASEAN Football Federation championship in Indonesia in 2014. 2014 saw a shift in focus for the tournament with a new marketing strategy adopted to ensure the tournament grew from previous years. The 2014 edition of the Kanga Cup saw it coincide with the middle of the FIFA World Cup being held in Brazil. Previously this might have hurt numbers attending the Kanga Cup but the organizers broadcast the World Cup during the Kanga Cup to give the whole event a festival feel. Capital Football CEO Heather Reid, announced the 2014 edition of the cup as "the best
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Daniel Bakka Everton Bailey (born 9 September 1986) is a sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda who specializes in the 100m. Career Bailey represented Antigua and Barbuda at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Bailey took up running at the age of 11, but preferring cricket and football, he only became a serious athlete at the age of 16. In Beijing at the 2008 Olympics, he competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed second in his heat, just four hundredths of a second after Usain Bolt in a time of 10.24 seconds. He qualified for the second round in which he improved his time to 10.23 seconds. However, he was unable to qualify for the semi-finals as he finished in fourth place after Asafa Powell, Walter Dix, and Derrick Atkins. Bailey made a strong start to the 2009 athletics season, recording a personal best of 10.02 seconds and a windy 9.93 seconds in the 100 m in early May. He broke new ground at the South American Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa meet, becoming the first athlete to run under ten seconds on the continent. His run of 9.99 seconds (achieved despite a headwind) was a new personal best. He again lowered this mark to 9.96 seconds in Rome at the Golden Gala meet and a week later in Paris ran 9.91 seconds, to finish second to his training partner Usain Bolt, setting a new national record for Antigua and Barbuda. He was the first Antiguan athlete to qualify for the finals of the men's 100-metre at that year's World Championships. He won the bronze medal in the 60 metres at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Finishing in 6.57 seconds, he became Antigua's first ever medallist in the event and said he hoped the medal win would bode well for the summer. He competed on the 2010 IAAF Diamond League circuit, taking third over 100 m at the British Grand Prix and Adidas Grand Prix (running a wind-assisted 9.92 seconds at the latter meet). He was fourth at the Memorial van Damme and had a season's best of 10 seconds flat at the Meeting Areva in Paris, where he was also fourth. His major competition performances that year were at the 2010 CAC Games, where he was the 100 m silver medallist behind Churandy Martina, and the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, where he was also runner-up against Christophe Lemaitre. He also led-off the winning Americas relay team at the Continental Cup. Missing the 2011 indoor season, he opened the year in Jamaica and achieved a personal best over 200 metres with a run of 20.51 sec at the UTech Classic in April. A wind-assisted run of 9.94 sec in the 100 m followed at the Jamaica Invitational. He headed to Europe with his training partner Yohan Blake (another trainee of Glen Mills), and his trip was highlighted by a win in 9.97 seconds in Strasbourg.
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Park Yun-a (; born October 8, 1994), better known as Yoyomi (), is a South Korean trot singer-songwriter and actress. Early life Park was born on October 8, 1994, in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. She is a graduate of Cheongju Girls' High School. As a child, she became interested in trot music from her father, who is a trot singer, and from hearing veteran singer Hyeeunyee on the radio. In 2005, Park won the grand prize in the KBS Open Children's Song World competition. Career Park released her first single, "Sorry Sorry," on July 23, 2013, using the stage name Yun-A, but the song was not successful. She made her debut as Yoyomi on February 23, 2018, with the single album First Story (), featuring the title track "Who's That Guy" (). In February 2019, she competed in the reality TV series Miss Trot. She made her acting debut in September 2019 in the TV show Seasoning () playing the character Jeong-soon, an aspiring singer. In January 2020, Yoyomi performed on the TV show Golden Oldies as a "rising star" of trot music. That March, she competed on King of Mask Singer, where she was eliminated in the second round match. In November, she competed on Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend, beating out other singers to win a trot-themed episode of the TV show. On February 16, 2021, Yoyomi released the single "Corny Love Song" (). The song was written by music producer Park Jin-young and given to Yoyomi after she won an open audition to collaborate with Park. The song debuted and peaked at number 34 on the Circle Download Chart. Discography Studio albums Single albums and EPs Singles Soundtrack appearances Awards 2005. KBS 《Open Children's Song World》 Grand Prize 2017. 《The 14th Chupungryeong Song Festival》 Encouragement Award 2018. 《All Together Asia Awards》 Good deed Prize 2018. 《2018 Green Earth Music Show Awards》 Best Trot Award – Women's Category 2019. 《2019 World Star Awards》 Trot Category – Popularity Award 2019. 《27th Korean Cultural Entertainment Awards》 Trot Category – Rookie Award 2019. 《The 11th Seoul Success Grand Prize》 Culture Category – Rookie Singer Grand Prize 2020. 《Korean Traditional Music Awards》 Popularity Award 2020. 《2020 Korea Creator Grand Prize》 Singer Category 2020. KBS 2TV 《Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend》 EP.482, 'Trot National Festival special feature' Part 1, Final Win 2020. Youtube 《GoStarBuStar》 'Park Jin-young's <Corny Love Song> Finding the Owner Project', Final Win 2021. 《7th Korea Culture & Art Star Grand Prize Awards》 Popularity Award 2021. 《27th Korea Entertainment Arts Awards》 Trot Category - Rookie Award 2022. 《2022 Global Beauty & Culture Awards》 Music Category - Grand Prize 2022. 《The 8 Korea Art And Culture Star Awards》 Trot Popularity Award 2022. 《28th Korea Entertainment Arts Awards》 Netizen Award 2023. 《The 9 Korea Art And Culture Star Awards》 Star Trot Popularity Award 2023. 《2023 6th Gayo TV Music Awards》 Trot Category - Grand Prize Other activities 2018. News Portal 《1004 Club Sharing Community》 Ambassador 2018. 《Green Ribbon Environment》 Ambassador 2019.
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Taylor Mackenzie Dickens Hale (born December 31, 1994) is an American reality television personality and former beauty pageant titleholder. She is the winner of the 24th season of the American reality television series Big Brother, becoming the first African American woman to win the series. She is also the first houseguest to win both the game and the America's Favorite Houseguest prize. Prior to Big Brother, she was crowned Miss Michigan USA 2021 and won Miss Congeniality at the Miss USA 2021 pageant. Personal life Hale was born on December 31, 1994, in Detroit, Michigan. She attended Detroit Country Day School from kindergarten through grade 12, graduating in 2013. She graduated from George Washington University in 2017, where she was a member of Alpha Phi sorority. Hale resides in West Bloomfield, Michigan. On November 9, 2022, she confirmed her relationship with fellow Big Brother 24 contestant Joseph Abdin. They announced their breakup on April 19, 2023. Miss Michigan USA Hale won the Miss Michigan USA 2021 pageant in August 2021 after nearly a year-long postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She did not place in the Miss USA 2021 Pageant, but she was awarded Miss Congeniality. Big Brother Season 24 CBS announced Hale as a Big Brother 24 houseguest on July 5, 2022. Hale's fellow housemates ostracized her upon entering the house, making her an early target in the game and leading to her being nominated for eviction in each of the first two weeks. Hale was also the target of comments deemed microaggressive by some viewers of the show, and disparaging remarks about her appearance and personality. During the third week, Hale joined "The Leftovers" alliance, securing her safety for the remainder of the season. Hale won two Head of Household competitions; during weeks six and eleven. Hale was awarded the $750,000 grand prize by the season's jury, winning by a vote of 8–1 over Monte Taylor, and she became the first African American woman to win a regular season of Big Brother. She is also the first houseguest to win both the game and the America's Favorite Houseguest prize, awarding her an additional $50,000. With total cash winnings of $800,000, Hale has won the most money of any houseguest in the history of the series. Reindeer Games In 2023, Hale returned to Big Brother to compete in the holiday spin-off season, Big Brother Reindeer Games. She finished as the runner-up of the season. References 1994 births African-American beauty pageant winners African-American female models Big Brother (American TV series) winners Columbian College of Arts and Sciences alumni Detroit Country Day School alumni Female models from Michigan Living people Television personalities from Detroit
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The fourteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on January 7, 2022. The reality competition series, broadcast on VH1 in the United States, showcases 14 new queens competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". Casting calls for season 14 were opened in November 2020, and the cast was officially revealed by season 13 winner Symone on VH1 on December 2, 2021. The season premiere received 738,000 viewers, making it the most-watched premiere since Season 10. The season was won by Willow Pill, who became the first transgender contestant to win the main franchise of RuPaul's Drag Race, and the fourth transgender contestant to win overall, with Lady Camden as the runner-up. Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté was named Miss Congeniality, who became the first transgender contestant to win the title. The season welcomed Maddy Morphosis, the show's first heterosexual, cisgender male contestant. The season notably also featured five transgender contestants: Kerri Colby and Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté (both of whom entered the competition openly trans), Jasmine Kennedie (who came out as a trans woman during filming of the show), Bosco (who came out as a trans woman as the season aired), and Willow Pill (who came out as trans femme as the season aired). The season featured a "Chocolate Bar Twist" which was introduced in the third episode, which featured each of the contestants being given a chocolate bar, one of which contained a golden bar. After losing a lip sync, each contestant must unwrap their chocolate bar, and the contestant whose bar contains the golden bar is saved from elimination. The twist lasted until episode 12, when Bosco was revealed to have the golden chocolate bar. This season had a final five going to the grand finale, a first in the show’s history. Additionally, the winning queen received a cash prize of $150,000, the highest in the show's history up to that point. The runner up won a $50,000 cash prize, also a series first. It is also the first series in which a single queen had to lip sync for their life five times; Jorgeous survived four lip syncs and was sent home on the fifth. Contestants Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming. Notes Contestant progress Lip syncs Legend: Notes: Guest judges Lizzo, singer and songwriter Alicia Keys, singer and songwriter Christine Chiu, businesswoman, philanthropist and television personality Loni Love, comedian and television host Ava Max, singer Taraji P. Henson, actress and singer Ts Madison, television and internet personality, LGBTQ+ activist Alec Mapa, actor Nicole Byer, comedian and actress Dove Cameron, actress and singer Andra Day, singer and actress Dulcé Sloan, comedian Special guests Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage. Episodes 1 and 2 Albert Sanchez, photographer Episode 4 Jennifer Lopez, singer, actress, dancer Episode 5 Jaymes Mansfield, contestant on season nine Kahmora Hall, contestant on season thirteen Tempest DuJour, contestant on season seven Sarah McLachlan, singer and songwriter Episode 8 David Benjamin Steinberg, songwriter and
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Svetlana Cvetko is an American cinematographer and film director. She is most notable for being the cinematographer of several critically acclaimed documentaries including: Oscar winning Inside Job (2010), Oscar nominated Facing Fear (2010), and Sundance US Documentary Special Jury Prize-winning Inequality For All (2013). In addition, she was the first cinematographer on films such as Oscar winning OJ: Made In America and Sundance documentary Miss Representation. Cvetko was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2019 because of her contribution to feature motion pictures and distinguishing herself as an artist in the film industry. She is a member of the Cinematographers Branch and on its executive committee. Background and education Cvetko came to the United States as an expatriate of the former Yugoslavia in the late 1980s to pursue a career in filmmaking. Originally a still photographer, Cvetko was inspired by the work of Agnès Godard to become an established female cinematographer. She moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. While attending classes at the University of California, Berkeley extension program, Cvetko met film professor Larry Clark. Clark became Cvetko's mentor and gave her access to her first production set. Career Cvetko began her career with No War, a documentary film about the conflict in Bosnia. Directed and shot by Cvetko, No War was shown in over 15 festivals around the world and won the Grand Prix du Public in Films de Femmes in 2001. Cvetko was also the cinematographer of Miss Representation, directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom and premiering at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in the documentary competition, and the Sundance 2013 Special Jury Prize winner Inequality For All. She was the cinematographer for Inside Job, directed by Charles Ferguson. Premiering at Cannes Film Festival in 2010, Inside Job won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. She shot the 2014 documentary Red Army, which premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. She also shot the narrative films (Untitled) and The Architect directed by Jonathan Parker and On a Tuesday directed by David Scott Smith. She shot On a Tuesday on Kodak 35 mm film in the Super 35 format. Cvetko and director David Scott Smith created a panoramic, widescreen 3.18:1 aspect ratio to shoot in the San Francisco City Hall. Discovered by accident while scouting locations there, Cvetko said "It was breathtaking. The space was just asking to be seen that way." In 2016, Cvetko directed a short, Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber, about the trailblazing silent-film director, starring Eilizabeth Banks, who is also the film's Executive Producer. (Variety) Cvetko directed her first feature-length film, award-winning Show Me What You Got. A story of three people in their twenties who form a ménage à trois and struggle to prove themselves worthy to their families and the world. The film was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at Taormina Film Festival which Oliver Stone handed to Cvetko and team at the world premiere. Critical recognition Cvetko's
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Brain of Britain is a BBC radio general knowledge quiz, broadcast on BBC Radio 4. History It began as a slot in What Do You Know? in 1953. The main part of the show was the "Brain of Britain" quiz itself, originally called "Ask Me Another". There were also several other quizzes on the show, most of which were eventually sidelined to allow "Brain of Britain" a longer running time, though the popular write-in competition "Beat the Brains" is still played as part of Brain of Britain today. It became a programme in its own right in 1968. It was chaired by Franklin Engelmann until his death in 1972. Format Four contestants compete on each programme, in alphabetical order by surname. To begin the competition, the first contestant is asked a question; a correct answer within 10 seconds awards one point and control for the next question. An incorrect answer at any point ends the contestant's turn, and the question is offered to the others in a toss-up via silent buzzer. Regardless of who answers correctly, control then passes to the contestant after the one who initially missed it. If a contestant correctly answers five questions in a row, one bonus point is awarded and control passes to the next contestant. Each contestant is also asked one question based on a sound clip. The contestant with the most points at the end of the programme wins. If there is a tie for high score, the contestant with the most bonus points (for five-in-a-row and correct answers on questions missed by others) is the winner. If the tied contestants are still level in this respect, the first to answer a toss-up question correctly wins. The competition is normally split into a series of 12 heats, with the winners of these heats and the four highest scoring runners-up entering the four semi-finals. The winners of these semi-finals make it to the grand final, and the winner of the grand final becomes champion. In the 2015 contest, the fifth highest scoring runner-up qualified after the death of one of the heat winners. In the 2016 contest, five runners-up ended with the same high score. To decide which four went through to the semi-finals, a play-off took place that was not broadcast. The show also features "Beat The Brains," a segment in which two questions submitted by a listener (or, in the Grand Final, the previous series' winner) are read. The submitter wins a book token if the contestants are unable to answer at least one question. The submitter is "awarded" the consolation prize of a round of applause from the audience if both questions are answered correctly. At one point, the prize was a Brain of Britain quiz book, but was replaced by the book token when the book was out of print. Host Brain of Britain was hosted by Robert Robinson for most of its life, although during his illness the 2004 series was hosted by Russell Davies. Peter Snow took over
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Sasi Sintawee (; ; born May 20, 1995) is a Thai activist, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was the official representative of Thailand to the environmentally dedicated pageant Miss Earth 2014. Pageantry Miss Grand Thailand 2014 Sasi joined the Miss Grand Thailand pageant where the winners will be competing in different pageants internationally. She was able to get the first runner-up and gained the right to represent Thailand at Miss Earth 2014. She was crowned by Miss Earth-Air 2013, Katia Wagner. The winner, Miss Earth 2013, Alyz Henrich, was supposed to go there and grace the said event but it was postpones because of her health. After winning, Sasi promoted the cause of Miss Earth in Thailand. She, together with Katia Wagner, promoted the campaign of collecting trash in the bin in order to reduce the amount of miss trashing and also the trash sorting campaign. They also promoted the campaign to Bangkok citizens and tourists for using more bicycle commute around inner area of Bangkok as well using more mass transit instead of personal car to reduce the traffic and pollution problem in Bangkok business area. Sasi also promotes her activity which is called "Save the World" campaign which enabled her to promote the prevention of water pollution, proper waste management disposal and fire prevention. As part of her prizes, Sasi, together with other Miss Grand Thailand winners, traveled to the Philippines to have an intensive training as part of their preparations for their participation in their respective international pageants. While in the Philippines, Sasi was able to meet Miss Philippines Earth 2014, Jamie Herrell. Miss Earth 2014 By award first runner up at Miss Grand Thailand 2014, Sasi took the right of Miss Earth Thailand title, Sasi will flew to the Philippines in November to compete with almost 100 other candidates to be Alyz Henrich's successor as Miss Earth. As the pageant concluded, Sasi was declared as part of the top 16 semifinalists. However, she was not able to make it through to the next round. The Miss Earth 2014 pageant was won by Jamie Herrell of the Philippines. References External links Sasi Sintawee at Miss Grand Thailand official website Miss Earth official website Living people Miss Earth 2014 contestants Sasi Sintawee Miss International 2015 delegates 1994 births Miss International Thailand
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2018 in music in South Korea. Notable achievements and events January 10–11 – IU and BTS win the digital and album daesangs, respectively, at the 32nd Golden Disc Awards. February 25 – CL and Exo headline the 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium, serving as representatives of K-pop at the event. February 28 – At the annual Korean Music Awards, BTS, Kang Tae-gu, and Hyukoh win the grand prizes. April 1 and 3 – The Spring is Coming Korean cultural diplomacy concert takes place in Pyongyang, North Korea, which featured performances from various South Korean musicians including Cho Yong-pil, Red Velvet, Lee Sun-hee, Baek Ji-young, and Seohyun. April 20 – The Korea Music Content Association launches new certification system for albums, downloads, and streaming in South Korea. May 27 – Love Yourself: Tear by BTS becomes the first K-pop album to top the Billboard 200, as well as the highest charting album by any Asian act. May 28 – Twice's "Wake Me Up" becomes the first single by a foreign female artist to be certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). May 29 – BTS's "Fake Love" becomes the first K-pop song to enter the top-ten on the Billboard Hot 100, and the 17th non-English song to do so in the chart's history. June 16 – "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" by Blackpink records 36.2 million views on YouTube video within 24 hours, setting a new record by a Korean act. June 25 – Blackpink's "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" and Square Up simultaneously become the highest-charting song and album by a K-pop girl group in the US at the time. August 8 – Red Velvet's "Power Up" become the first ever song by an SM Entertainment artist to achieve Perfect All-Kill on the . October 24 – The 9th government-run Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards take place. Kim Min-ki, Jo Dong-jin, Gim Jeong-taek, and BTS are awarded with the Order of Cultural Merit; BTS were the youngest recipients of the honor in South Korean history. Yoon Sang is awarded with the Presidential Commendation and Kang San-ae and Choi Jin-hee receive the Prime Mister's Commendation. November 5 – Twice become the fastest K-pop girl group to reach 20 million views on YouTube with "Yes or Yes", doing so in 10 hours and 27 minutes. November 9 – "Mic Drop" (Steve Aoki remix) is certified platinum by the RIAA, making BTS the first Korean group with a platinum-certified single in the US. November 12 – Exo becomes the first group to surpass 10 million total album sales in South Korea. December 1 – At the annual Melon Music Awards, iKon and BTS win the grand prizes. December 10, 12, 14 – The 2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards are held in South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong over the course of a week. BTS and Twice receive the grand prizes at the ceremony. According to Forbes, "the
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Maggie Marie Bridges (born December 6, 1992) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Brinson, Georgia, who was crowned Miss Georgia 2014. She is the second Georgia Tech student to win the Miss Georgia title. The first Georgia Tech student to win the Miss Georgia title was Tammy Fulwider (aka Megan Blake) in 1983 Megan Blake. Bridges competed for the Miss America 2015 title in September 2014 but was not a Top 15 finalist. Pageant career Early pageants Bridges told a reporter from her local newspaper that it had been her dream to compete for Miss America since she was seven years old. As a child, she sang at her local First United Methodist Church and performed in productions by the Bainbridge Little Theater. At age 8, Bridges began competing in pageants. At age 9, Bridges won her first title, Little Miss Pine Seedling. As a teen, Bridges competed three times for the statewide Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen title after winning a local qualifying pageant. In 2007, she competed as Miss Capital City's Outstanding Teen. In 2009, she competed as Miss Southern Rivers' Outstanding Teen and was second runner-up for the state title. In 2010, she competed as the Southern Heartland's Outstanding Teen. In her final year of eligibility, she won a preliminary evening wear competition and was the first runner-up to 2010 winner Camille Sims. Outside of the Miss America system, Bridges won the Miss North Georgia State Fair title in Fall 2011 at a pageant in Marietta, Georgia. She won the statewide Miss Georgia Fairs title in January 2012 at a pageant in Atlanta. As an adult, Bridges won the Miss Cobb County 2013 title on August 4, 2012, and earned a $10,000 scholarship award. She competed in the 2013 Miss Georgia pageant with the platform "Impacting the Lives of Others Through Volunteerism" and a vocal performance of "You'll Never Walk Alone" from the musical Carousel in the talent portion of the competition. She was named third runner-up to winner Carly Mathis and earned a $3,500 scholarship award. Miss Georgia 2014 On October 5, 2013, Bridges was crowned Miss Capital City 2014. She entered the Miss Georgia pageant in June 2014 as one of 40 qualifiers for the state title. Bridges's competition talent was a vocal performance of the Faith Hill song "There Will Come a Day". Her platform was "Impacting Others Through Volunteerism". Bridges won the competition on Saturday, June 21, 2014, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Georgia titleholder Carly Mathis. She earned more than $10,000 in scholarship money, use of a Kia Optima during her reign, and other prizes from the state pageant. As Miss Georgia, her activities included public appearances across the state of Georgia. Bridges' reign continued until June 20, 2015, when she crowned her successor, Betty Cantrell, Miss Georgia 2015. Vying for Miss America Bridges was Georgia's representative at the Miss America 2015 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2014. Bridges, a Georgia Tech student, wore 3D printed,
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The 1968 Columbia 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series stock car race that was held on April 18, 1968, at Columbia Speedway in Columbia, South Carolina. Background Columbia Speedway was an oval racetrack located in Cayce, a suburb of Columbia, South Carolina. It was the site of auto races for NASCAR's top series from 1951 through 1971. For most of its history, the racing surface was dirt. The races in April and August 1970 were two of the final three Grand National races ever held on a dirt track. The track was paved before hosting its last two Grand National races in 1971. While Columbia Speedway was shut down to cars in 1979, noise complaints, it reopened as a velodrome in 2001. Race report Two hundred laps took place on a dirt track spanning per lap; for a grand total of . The race lasted one hour and twenty-four minutes with five cautions being handed out by NASCAR officials. Bobby Isaac would defeat Charlie Glotzbach by less than one lap in front of 6500 live spectators (thus recording Nord Krauskopf's first win as a NASCAR team owner. After this race, no vehicle with the number 37 would even win a NASCAR Grand National Series race ever again. While the average speed of the race was , Richard Petty would qualify for the race with a pole position speed of . Out of the 23-car field, 22 cars would be driven by American-born drivers while the other vehicle would be driven by Canadian driver Frog Fagan. Bob Cooper would acquire the race's last-place finish due to an alternator issue on lap 42. Until 1972, Daytona 500 qualifiers were valid for the championship, Isaac would get his second win of the season at this race. Until 1972, Daytona 500 qualifiers were valid for the championship, so Bobby Isaac got his second win of his NASCAR Grand National Cup Series career. Meanwhile, Mopar (Dodge and Plymouth) would have its vehicles finish in the top five. Total prize winnings handed out at the race was $4,490 ($ when adjusted for inflation); with $1,000 being handed out to the winner ($ when adjusted for inflation) while the last-place finisher not winning any money. Notable crew chiefs at the race were Dale Inman, Harry Hyde, Frankie Scott, and Jake Elder. Qualifying Finishing order Section reference: Bobby Isaac† (No. 37) Charlie Glotzbach (No. 6) James Hylton (No. 48) Buddy Baker (No. 3) Richard Petty (No. 43) John Sears† (No. 4) David Pearson† (No. 17) Elmo Langley† (No. 64) LeeRoy Yarbrough† (No. 56) Neil Castles (No. 06) Clyde Lynn† (No. 20) Buck Baker† (No. 88) Wendell Scott† (No. 34) Roy Tyner† (No. 9) Jabe Thomas (No. 25) Henley Gray (No. 19) Bill Vanderhoff* (No. 09) Bill Seifert* (No. 45) Frog Fagan*† (No. 95) Ben Arnold* (No. 76) Paul Dean Holt* (No. 31) Ed Negre* (No. 8) Bob Cooper* (No. 02) * Driver failed to finish race † signifies that the driver is known to be deceased Timeline
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Miss Puerto Rico is a national title bestowed on the women representing Puerto Rico in international beauty pageants. In 1987, Puerto Rico became the ninth nation to win the Big Three pageants of Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International. In 2019, Puerto Rico won Miss Earth, becoming the fourth nation to win the Big Four pageants. Having also won Miss Supranational, Miss Grand International, and Miss Intercontinental by 2019, Puerto Rico became the first nation—and only one as of —to win the Big Six or Grand Slam and the Big Seven pageants. As the second Ibero-American nation and fourth nation globally with the most titles in the Big Three, Big Four, Grand Slam, and Big Seven pageants, Puerto Rico, which has won 17 major titles as of 2023, is considered a powerhouse in the industry of beauty pageants, alongside Venezuela, United States, Philippines, and India. In Puerto Rico, beauty queens are an important part of the culture. The businesswoman in the modeling and beauty industry in charge of many Puerto Rican representatives in international pageants between 1952 and 1998, Anna Santisteban, popularly known as the Hacedora de Reinas (Maker of Queens), is recognized as the figure who established the fervent enthusiasm for beauty queens in Puerto Rico. As the holder of the Miss Universe franchise in Puerto Rico, Santisteban produced three international winners in 1970, 1985 and 1993. Despite being an American territory as a commonwealth () with democratic self-governance, Puerto Rico competes in international beauty competitions as a separate and independent nation from the United States since 1952, as it does in the Olympic Games since 1948 and the Pan American Games since 1955. Ibero-American and world rankings Big Three world ranking by year of complete achievement As of , the following 14 nations, in order of achievement year, have won Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International, or the three oldest and most prestigious international beauty pageants, collectively known as the Big Three: Big Three Ibero-American ranking by number of titles won As of , the 23 nations of Ibero-America, in order of number of titles won, have performed as follows in Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International, or the three oldest and most prestigious international beauty pageants, collectively known as the Big Three: Big Three world ranking by number of titles As of , the following nations, in order of number of titles won, have won more times in Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International, or the three oldest and most prestigious international beauty pageants, collectively known as the Big Three: Big Four world ranking by year of complete achievement As of , the following 5 nations, in order of achievement year, have won Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth, or the four most historically important international beauty pageants, known collectively as the Big Four: Big Four Ibero-American ranking by number of titles won As of , the 23 nations of Ibero-America, in order of number of titles won, have performed
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Porsche Carrera Cup North America (known as the Porsche Deluxe Carrera Cup North America for sponsorship reasons) is a one-make racing series that takes place in North America featuring Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. The series is sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association. History In September 2020, Porsche announced the creation of a new single-make racing series to take place in the United States and Canada, replacing both IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge USA and IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada. The Porsche Carrera Cup North America would be launched in 2021 in partnership with sanctioning body IMSA and Michelin, who would become the exclusive tire provider for the series. The 2021 class structure consisted of the open Pro class, a Pro-Am class designated for drivers 45 years of age and older, and Pro-Am 991 for older generation 991.2-spec Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. The series' inaugural race at Sebring would also mark the worldwide customer racing debut of the new-for-2021 992-spec Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car. By October 2020, five months before the first race was set to begin, Porsche had sold out of their allocations of the new car for North America. The first ever race was won by Sebastian Priaulx, who would become the series' inaugural champion. The series would garner title sponsorship from the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. With this title sponsorship came an expanded prize package, which included a trip to a five-star resort in the Cayman Islands. The series also underwent a change to the class structure in 2022, with the Pro-Am 991 class dropped in favor of an Am class for drivers over the age of 57. That year, JDX Racing's Parker Thompson would win the series title. In 2023, Deluxe Corporation took over title sponsorship. The series also expanded its support bill beyond the IMSA umbrella, supporting two Formula 1 Grands Prix at Miami and Circuit of the Americas as well as the Nascar Xfinity Series event at Road America. With four races to spare in the 2023 championship, Riley Dickinson would score the overall title. For 2024, Long Beach and Laguna Seca were dropped from the schedule in favor of a return to Road Atlanta and an additional round supporting the Canadian Grand Prix. The ANDIAL Cup was also launched, an in-season championship for the rounds supporting IMSA-sanctioned events designed to incentivize entries outside of the 40-car limit when supporting Formula 1. Replacing Michelin, Yokohama became the series' exclusive tire supplier for 2024. Circuits Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (2024) Circuit of the Americas (2021, 2023–present) Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2021–present) Laguna Seca (2022–2023) Long Beach Street Circuit (2022–2023) Miami International Autodrome (2023–present) Road America (2021–present) Road Atlanta (2021–2022, 2024) Sebring International Raceway (2021–present) Toronto Exhibition Place (2022) Virginia International Raceway (2021) Watkins Glen International (2021–present) Champions References External links Official website North America Auto racing series in the United States Auto racing series in Canada International Motor Sports Association One-make series
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Bree Morse (born December 11, 1991) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Garden Grove, California, who was crowned Miss California 2015. She competed for the Miss America 2016 title in September 2015. Pageant career Early pageants In August 2008, Morse entered her first Miss America system pageant, vying to become Miss Garden Grove's Outstanding Teen. She initially placed first-runner up to Emily Nguyen but was later elevated to Miss Garden Grove's Outstanding Teen 2009. On August 20, 2011, Morse won the Miss Garden Grove 2012 title. She competed as one of 58 qualifiers in the 2012 Miss California pageant. Morse competed on a community service platform dubbed "Operation Gratitude" and performed a gymnastic dance in the talent portion of the program. She was not a top finisher in the pageant. In February 2013, Morse won the Miss North County 2013 title. She competed as one of 61 qualifiers in the 2013 Miss California pageant. Morse competed on a platform of "Service for Sight" and danced in the talent portion of the program. She placed in the Top 12 contestants, but was not a finalist, and was named an Evening Wear Preliminary Winner, earning more than $2,000 in combined scholarship prizes. On February 1, 2014, Morse won the Miss Orange County 2014 title. She competed as one of 54 qualifiers in the 2014 Miss California pageant. Morse competed on a platform of "Service for Sight" and danced in the talent portion of the program. She was named a Swimsuit Preliminary Winner, the Overall Interview Winner, and Miss Congeniality. Morse placed second runner-up to winner Marina Inserra, earning more than $5,500 in combined scholarships and prizes. Miss California 2015 In January 2015, Morse was crowned Miss Orange Coast 2015. This win made her eligible to compete at the 2015 Miss California pageant, her fourth attempt at the state title. She entered the state pageant at Fresno's William Saroyan Theatre in June 2015 as one of 53 qualifiers. Morse's competition talent was tap dance. Her community service platform is in support of the National Alopecia Areata Foundation. She was chosen at the pageant's Miss Congeniality for the second consecutive year. Morse won the competition on Saturday, June 27, 2015, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss California titleholder Marina Inserra. She earned more than $12,000 in scholarship money and prizes from the state pageant. As Miss California, her activities include public appearances across the state of California. Vying for Miss America 2016 Morse was California's representative at the Miss America 2016 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2015. In the televised finale on September 13, 2015, she placed outside the Top 15 semi-finalists and was eliminated from competition. She was awarded a $3,000 scholarship prize as her state's representative. Early life and education Morse is a native of Garden Grove, California, and a 2010 graduate of Pacifica High School. Morse is a 2014 graduate of California State University, Long Beach where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in
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The 2006 Six Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 112th series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. This was the fourth edition sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland. This was the last Six Nations to be held before the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road into today's Aviva Stadium. Ireland played their 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Six Nations home fixtures at Croke Park, also in Dublin. In this year, France won the competition on points difference over Ireland. Ireland received the consolation prize of the Triple Crown Trophy, presented for the first time that year, by winning their matches against the other Home Nations: Wales, Scotland and England. Italy once more collected the Wooden Spoon, but showed considerable improvement over past years, earning a first-ever competition point away from home in a draw against Wales. For the first time since 2000, Scotland won the Calcutta Cup. Participants Squads Table Results Week 1 Notes: This was England's biggest win against Wales since 2002. Notes: This was Scotland's first victory against France at Murrayfield Stadium since 1996. This was Scotland's first victory against France since 1999. Scotland won their opening match for the first time in the Six Nations. This was Nicolas Brusque's last game for France. Week 2 Notes: Ronan O'Gara became Ireland's all-time top point-scorer after converting Andrew Trimble's try. Notes: Steve Walsh showed Scott Murray a red card after he kicked Ian Gough in the face in a ruck. This was the first red card issued in the Six Nations since Alessandro Troncon was sent off against Ireland in 2001. Mike Ruddock resigned as Wales coach after this match due to a conflict with the Welsh Rugby Union. Week 3 Notes: This was Scotland's first victory against England since 2000. Scotland won the Calcutta Cup for the first time since 2000. England's defeat meant no team was able to win the Grand Slam. Scott Murray's suspension meant he missed his first match in the Championship, bringing to an end a run of 36 consecutive appearances. Notes: This was Wales' biggest defeat against Ireland since 2002. Week 4 Notes: Italy won their first points in an away match in the competition. This was the first draw in the Six Nations since Scotland and Wales drew 28–28 in 2001. Notes: This was Ireland's narrowest victory over Scotland since 1988. This was the last game ever played at Lansdowne Road in the Championship. Notes: This was France's biggest victory against England since 1972. Florian Fritz's opening try was the quickest try scored in the Six Nations. Week 5 Notes: This was Scotland's highest finish in the Six Nations since 2001. Notes: This was France's fourth consecutive victory at the Millennium Stadium. Notes: This was Ireland's second win in a row at Twickenham Stadium. Ireland won the Triple Crown. Ireland
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Honda Miss Universe Nepal 2020, the 1st ever annual Miss Universe Nepal beauty pageant, was held on 30 December 2020 at the newly built Kathmandu Marriott Hotel in Kathmandu. Uddhab Adhikari was designated by the Umanga Creation Pvt. ltd. after it received the official licence from the Miss Universe organisation and the first ever representative of Nepal in Miss Universe 2017 crowned Anshika Sharma as Miss Universe Nepal to represent Nepal in Miss Universe 2020. The winner of Miss Universe Nepal 2020 received NPR Rs. 1,000,000 as prize for winning the title as well as full support from the Miss Universe Nepal Organisation for her chosen advocacy. AP1 TV broadcast the pageant live and for all the Nepalese abroad. Miss Universe Nepal 2020 was also live streamed on Youtube. Background Location and date The first ever edition of the Miss Universe Nepal beauty contest was scheduled to be held on 30 December 2021. The press conference of the contest was conducted at the Kathmandu Marriott Hotel in Kathmandu, in which the Kathmandu Marriott Hotel in Kathmandu will be served as the venue for the close camp and the grand finale coronation. Hosts and Performer Subeksha Khadka (Miss Nepal International 2012 and World Miss University Nepal 2017) was made the official spokesperson of Miss Universe Nepal by managing director Nagma Shrestha (Miss Nepal Earth 2012, Top 8 Finalist of Miss Earth 2012 and Nepal's first ever representative at Miss Universe 2017. Subeksha hosted everything from the Top 50 Announcement. As for the final, Rabi Rajkarnikar hosted the event with Subeksha Khadka. Shashwot Khadka was the performer for the Final Look of the 18 participants of Miss Universe Nepal 2020. Selection of Participants Applications for Miss Universe Nepal started on 5 November and applications ended on 9 November. The official press presentation for Miss Universe Nepal 2021 was on 25 December 2020. 'The BBB (Brave, Bold and Beautiful) Crown' A new crown will be used to award the winner of the Miss Universe Nepal pageant for the 2020 edition. The headwear is known as "The BBB (Brave, Bold and Beautiful) Crown" and was crafted by Apala Jewels. The crown is centered around three gems (Sapphire, Ruby and Diamond) that represent the all-inclusive platform and message of Miss Universe Nepal: Brave, Bold and Beautiful (BBB). The crown is worth NPR Rs. 1,500,000 (US $12,700). Results Color keys (●): The candidates won the Miss Popular Choice Award (online voting) and got direct entry into Top 10 Finalists. (฿): The candidate won the Social Impact Leader Award (Best BBB (Brave, Bold and Beautiful) Social Advocacy) and got direct entry into Top 10 Finalists. Special Awards Miss Popular Choice The winner of the "Miss Popular Choice" was determined via a public paid voting on the Khalti app with the voting page for Miss Universe Nepal or using the Miss Universe Nepal app. Nancy Khadka from Biratnagar, Dikta Thapa from Chandragiri, Anshika Sharma from Sydney and Parichhya Bista from Dhulikhel automatically qualified for the top 10 finalists
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