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...lots and lots of makeup in an effort to seriously compete in the Miss Universe beauty pageant. And compete they have. The contest, long monopolized by Latin America's goddess industry, has now seen three of Ligron's frightened girls make it into the top five, including a first runner-up last year and, most spectacularly, 21-year-old dance student Riyo Mori, who two weeks ago won the title of Miss Universe 2007 and brought back the $250,000 crown to Japan for the first time in 48 years...
Having finished fourth in the College Squash Association (CSA) Individual Championships as a highly touted rookie, third as a sophomore, and runner-up in his junior season, Suchde bore all the markings of a champion—save the title...
...entrance of the 40-year-old Inman Square resident, whose 2005 runner-up finish in the council race was his first entrance into elective politics, adds the first strong challenger to the current field of nine incumbents. All councillors are elected city-wide through a single ballot on which voters rank nine of the candidates running in their preferred order...
...entrance of the 40-year-old Inman Square resident, whose 2005 runner-up finish in the council race was his first entrance into elective politics, adds the first strong challenger to the current field of nine incumbents. All councilors are elected city-wide through a single ballot on which voters rank nine of the candidates running in their preferred order...
...have to be living under a rock-or perhaps driving a Ford Pinto-to be unaware that Japanese auto manufacturers have conquered foreign markets. Toyota recently passed GM to become the world's largest carmaker, and even runner-up brands like Honda are in better shape than their struggling American counterparts. But back home, the news isn't so golden. Thanks to an aging, shrinking population and lackluster consumer spending, sales of full-size vehicles in Japan last year were the lowest since 1977. Mighty Toyota may have posted a record global profit of $18.6 billion...