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...given the tense rivalry between their respective coaches. Zmeskal is giggly and seems more inclined to listen than talk, but next to the admittedly shy Miller, whose tiny voice barely rises above a whisper, she is positively gregarious. Though both are 4-ft. 7-in. standouts, neither is a prima donna. Each enjoys a reputation for being "sweet" and "friendly," two words not used casually in the hypercompetitive world of gymnastics. Unlike the many gymnasts who must train far away from their families, Zmeskal and Miller work close to home, enabling both to enjoy the steadying influence of their parents...
DeLone--who has practiced and competed alone for most of her tennis career--is the consummate team player. During her much-hyped year at Harvard, she never became the prima donna someone of her talent easily could have been...
...fact, Bill Clinton came perilously near to being politically destroyed by an allegation of adultery. Clinton escaped principally because Gennifer Flowers made a bad witness. It was possible to believe she was lying. Gary Hart, on the other hand, caught in sexual dalliance the evidence for which was prima facie, could not survive...
...early January 1991, Harvard University filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit in Massachusetts Superior Court. Harvard argued that the students did not have the legal right to bring the suit--or "standing"--and that the students had not made out a prima facie claim of discrimination. On February 22, 1991, the Superior Court granted Harvard's motion to dismiss on the grounds of standing. It refused, however, to dismiss the case on its merits, finding that the students had made out a prima facie claim of discrimination. The charges of discrimination, then, remain as the students appeal the standing...
Whatever the type, many supermodels behave like prima donnas. Though the leading photographers and editors praise Evangelista's professionalism, there are those who say she can be the most difficult of all. A member of her hair- and-makeup brigade is asked if she is as much of a prima donna as people say. "She's worse," he replies. "You've seen the movie All About Eve? Enough said. It's Eve Harrington all over again." Says Susan Quillim of the Wilhelmina Models agency in New York: "Linda has been lavished with everything, and now she thinks she's fabulous...