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...easy being a beauty queen. Neo Chitombo, 29, has spent the day before her second-ever pageant honing a dance routine with other contestants, talking to pesky reporters, trying on her evening dress and shoes, and worrying about what jewelry will best accessorize the outfit. And now, just over 24 hours before she is to appear on stage, she and her fellow contestants learn that the promised rehearsal room is not available. Worse still, the pageant organizer admits that the official hair stylist may not be able to fit everyone in. Chitombo rolls her eyes and makes a snap decision...
...Chitombo, who fell short in 2003 as well. "As long as I don't win I can enter again and I get a week of having my hair done and trying on new dresses. It's a lot of fun." What does it feel like to be a beauty queen for a day? Chitombo smiles: "I feel like a beauty queen every day of my life...
Past guests of the Foundation include George Lopez a year ago, Queen Latifah in 2003, Jackie Chan in 2001, Matt Damon in 2000, Halle Berry in 1998 and Pinkett-Smith’s husband, actor Will Smith...
...unveiling of the Foundation’s choice for Artist of the Year, a prominent performing artist who has displayed noteworthy charitable concern as well as efforts to encourage multiculturalism. In the past, Cultural Rhythms has been hosted by the award recipients and such A-list entertainers as Queen Latifah, Matt Damon, and Will Smith. The artist is hand-selected by Dr. S. Allen Counter, the Director of the Harvard Foundation, from a ranked list of celebrities voted on by student interns. Though the show’s organizers are hesitant to name the identity of the emcee, this year?...
...traveler who finds himself in hostile territory, George W. Bush tends to seek out safe havens when he comes to Europe. In November 2003, as the insurgents' reign of terror was taking hold in Iraq, the President ventured as far as Britain, where Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Queen greeted him warmly; Bush never went near the streets full of protesters, let alone the Continent. Last June, before visiting Normandy for the 60th anniversary of D-day, he dropped in on his ally Silvio Berlusconi in Rome - and the demonstrations were no less virulent. But this week, Bush...