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...night is punctuated by underdog winners, the greatest of which may have been Tova Nights, which won Women's Fragrance Introduction of the Year in Non-Store Venues. Accepting the award from presenters Kenny Rogers and Faye Dunaway, Tova Borgnine thanked Margaret from Pennsylvania, a QVC viewer who inspired Tova Nights by confessing to Borgnine that her other products had led her to have a "Tova night" with her husband. Before, she implied, she was having a lot of Carol Channing nights...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Winner By A Nose | 6/15/1998 | See Source »

Successful may be an understatement. In capturing its eighth consecutive national title this year, Harvard had to show the true perseverance of a championship team by overcoming the unfamiliar adversity of being an underdog...

Author: By Eduardo Perez-giz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men's Squash Wins Eighth Consecutive National Title | 6/4/1998 | See Source »

Today's Commencement speaker, Robinson was thefirst woman elected president of Ireland. She wasalso the first candidate to be elected presidentfrom small, underdog Labor Party...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Will Bestow Nine Honorary Degrees | 6/4/1998 | See Source »

Coach Harry Parker's first boat was a distinct underdog against a Princeton crew which went undefeated in last year's regular season. Seven rowers returned, including several from the U.S. and Canadian national teams...

Author: By Owen Breck, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Heavies Topple No. 1 Princeton | 4/20/1998 | See Source »

DIED. BELLA ABZUG, 77, champion extraordinaire of women, labor, blacks and any other underdog society could muster; in New York City. With the slogan "This woman's place is in the House--the House of Representatives," she won a seat in Congress in 1970 and bowled over Washington with her in-your-face manner and her raspy voice for reform. Abzug's signature hats were as wide and as colorful as her crotchety chutzpah...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Apr. 13, 1998 | 4/13/1998 | See Source »

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