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...spotlight when she won $250,000 on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” breaking the show’s record for wins netted by a black contestant, and gave a hefty sum away to the 4H Club. She was named one of Glamour Magazine’s Top 10 College Women, which also recognized her co-authorship of a Princeton Review book about the gender gap in SAT scores. Now, as a self-identified feminist, she’s been called upon to defend her involvement in a pageant that some feminists scorn...
Much has been made of the fact that Redd has lost around 60 pounds since last fall. (She first began a weight-loss push in her senior year, walking into Leizer’s spinning class in Martinsville in anticipation of appearing in Glamour.) After all, how purportedly feminist can a pageant be if you have to fit that societal mold of thinness? She scorns these criticisms, even listing the weight loss as her “greatest achievement” in the pageant magazine...
Shortly after appearing on “Millionaire,” Redd was named one of Glamour magazine’s top ten college women, which also recognized her co-authorship of a Princeton Review book about the gender gap in SAT scores...
...diamonds. "In boxing, you can't flinch." Clearly, boxing appeals to some on a primal level. "I think, in a perverse way, there's a lot of suppressed macho tendencies coming out," says Kevin Mitchell, a sportswriter for the U.K.'s Observer weekly and author of War Baby: The Glamour of Violence. "Most of us go through life without ever throwing or landing a blow in anger, except for the odd fight at school. As we grow up, it becomes a more dangerous prospect. But white-collar boxing is fairly innocent: you're not going to get badly hurt because...
...Coehlo to Günter Grass will read, discuss or autograph their work, and panel discussions, seminars and lectures ("Promotion of Literature in Lesser Known Languages") cater to those with education on their mind. Award ceremonies - the 2003 Peace Prize goes to Susan Sontag on Oct. 12 - bring some glamour to the otherwise business-oriented venture. This year's guest-of-honor country, Russia, is going to provide some special treats. Some 150 Russian writers will present their books, among them some of the country's increasingly popular "Ladies of Crime" who will read from their new murder mysteries. Polina...