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Christie Claridge
Christie Ellen Claridge (born November 21, 1962, in Chatsworth, California) is an American model, actress, and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 1982. Miss International Hailing from California and representing the Golden State, Claridge also earned the ''Miss Photogenic'' award at the Miss International competition in Fukuoka, Japan. She was the third American winner of the pageant in just a span of nine years. Acting career Christie was an actress known for the movies ''Gotcha!'' (1985) and ''Beverly Hills Madam'' (1986) and guest starred on several television shows during the 1980s, often appearing more than once but as different characters. These included ''T.J. Hooker'', ''The New Mike Hammer'', ''The Love Boat'', ''Hunter'' and ''Airwolf''. She guest starred as "Suzy" in seven episodes of ''Days of Our Lives'' during 1984. Her last acting role was as a guest in the TV series '' 1st & Ten'' in 1988. Personal life She is the sister of Linda Hogan, ex-wife of pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss International 1982
Miss International 1982, the 22nd Miss International pageant, was held on October 13, 1982 at Fukuoka Convention Center in Fukuoka, Japan and won by Christie Claridge from United States as ''Miss American Beauty''. Results Placements Contestants * - Lou-Anne Caroline Ronchi * - Anette Schneider * - Mimi Dufour * - Beatrice Peña * - Carmen Júlia Rando Bonoldi * - Laura Claudia Ciancolo * - Adriana Rumié Gomes-Cásseres * - Sigrid Lizano Mejía * - Gitte Larsen * - Anne Marie Jackson * - Aino Johanna Kristiina Summa * - Isabelle Rochard * - Jutta Beck * - Iro Hadziioannou * - Donna Lee Harmon * - Rose Marie Freeman * - Jacqueline Schuman * - Alba Luz Rogel * - Isabella Kau Hung-Ping * - Betty O'Connor * - Martina Mary Meredith * - Nava Hazgov * - Antonella Cracchi * - Yukiko Tsutsumi * - Chung Ae-hee (real name: Chung Won-yoon) * - Karen Seet Yeng Chan * - Norma Patricia Méndez Tornell * - Wendy Ann Thompson * - Jeanette Roger Blixt * - Maria Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boston Globe
''The Boston Globe'' is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, and has a total circulation of close to 300,000 print and digital subscribers. ''The Boston Globe'' is the oldest and largest daily newspaper in Boston. Founded in 1872, the paper was mainly controlled by Irish Catholic interests before being sold to Charles H. Taylor and his family. After being privately held until 1973, it was sold to ''The New York Times'' in 1993 for $1.1billion, making it one of the most expensive print purchases in U.S. history. The newspaper was purchased in 2013 by Boston Red Sox and Liverpool owner John W. Henry for $70million from The New York Times Company, having lost over 90% of its value in 20 years. The newspaper has been noted as "one of the nation's most prestigious papers." In 1967, ''The Boston Globe'' became the first major paper in the U.S. to come out against the Vietnam War. The paper's 2002 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss International Winners
Miss (pronounced ) is an English language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or "Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, it is a contraction of ''mistress''. Its counterparts are Mrs., used for a married women who has taken her husband's name, and Ms., which can be used for married or unmarried women. The plural ''Misses'' may be used, such as in ''The Misses Doe''. The traditional French "Mademoiselle" (abbreviation "Mlle") may also be used as the plural in English language conversation or correspondence. In Australian, British, and Irish schools the term 'miss' is often used by pupils in addressing any female teacher. Use alone as a form of address ''Miss'' is an honorific for addressing a woman who is not married, and is known by her maiden name. It is a shortened form of ''mistress'', and departed from ''misses/missus'' which became used to signify mari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1962 Births
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Dianne Baldwin
Karen Dianne Baldwin (born September 6, 1963)Wilkinson, Tracy (27 July 1982)"Karen Dianne Baldwin, 18 became the first Canadian to..." UPI. Retrieved 30 April 2016. is a Canadian actress, TV host and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1982. She is the first Canadian to win the Miss Universe title. Early life Baldwin was born in London, Ontario. Her father William is president of a real estate agency. Her mother Marion is a real estate broker. She has two brothers. Before becoming Miss Universe, she attended London Central Secondary School in London, Ontario. Miss Universe Baldwin was the winner of the 1982 Miss Canada pageant and was crowned Miss Universe in Lima, Peru. She then relinquished her crown to Lorraine Downes the following year in the United States. Life after Miss Universe She hosted ''The New You'', a Canadian fashion and lifestyle television program and was one of the co-hosts for the 1989 Miss Universe pageant, held in Cancun, Mexico. She was also feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gidget Sandoval
Gidget Sandoval Herrera (born c. 1966) is a Costa Rican model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International for 1983. She is the second delegate from Costa Rica to win the title, held in Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ..., Japan. Prior to her victory in the said pageant, she participated in the Miss Pan-American Teenager pageant, where she was adjudged ''Miss Elegance''. References External links2008 interview with Gidget Sandoval Miss International winners Miss International 1983 delegates 1960s births Living people Costa Rican beauty pageant winners {{CostaRica-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss International
Miss International (''Miss International Beauty'' or ''The International Beauty Pageant'') is a Japan-based international beauty pageant organized by the International Culture Association. First held in 1960, it is the fourth largest pageant in the world in terms of the number of national winners participating in the international contest. Along with Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss Earth, the pageant is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. The Miss International Organization and the brand are currently owned (since 1968), along with Miss International Japan, by the International Cultural Association and Miss Paris Group. The pageant crown used by the organization is supplied and patented by the Mikimoto (company), Mikimoto pearl company. In 2020 and again in 2021, the pageant was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The current Miss International is Jasmin Selberg of Germany, who was crowned at the Miss International 2022 pageant on 13 December 2022 in Tok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Derek
Jenny Annette Derek is an Australian model and beauty queen. She became the second Australian to win the Miss International Miss International (''Miss International Beauty'' or ''The International Beauty Pageant'') is a Japan-based international beauty pageant organized by the International Culture Association. First held in 1960, it is the fourth largest pageant i ... pageant. Her victory in 1981, beating 41 other contestants in Kobe, Japan, came 19 years after Tania Verstak took home the title. Jenny went on to a successful modeling career in Adelaide. She appeared in Wheel of Fortune as the prizes hostess for several years. She and her husband John owned The Body Shop franchise in South Australia until 2011. She is currently still in retail and had 3 children References External linksOfficial Miss International website - Past titleholders {{DEFAULTSORT:Derek, Jenny Annette Miss International winners Living people Australian beauty pageant winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hulk Hogan
Terry Eugene Bollea (; born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is widely regarded as the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the 1980s, as well as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. Hogan began his professional wrestling career in 1977, but gained worldwide recognition after signing for World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1983. There, his persona as a heroic all-American helped usher in the 1980s professional wrestling boom, where he headlined eight of the first nine editions of WWF's flagship annual event, WrestleMania. During his initial run, he won the WWF Championship five times, with his first reign being the second-longest in the championship's history. He is the first wrestler to win consecutive Royal Rumble matches, winning in 1990 and 1991. His match with Andre the Giant on WWF The Main Event on February 5, 1988, still hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territories of the United States by population, most populous U.S. state and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 3rd largest by area. It is also the most populated Administrative division, subnational entity in North America and the 34th most populous in the world. The Greater Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous Statistical area (United States), urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7million residents and the latter having over 9.6million. Sacramento, California, Sacramento is the state's capital, while Los Angeles is the List of largest California cities by population, most populous city in the state and the List of United States cities by population, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
