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Courtney Gibbs
Courtney Ann Gibbs-Mokarow (née Gibbs; born August 20, 1966) is an American actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 1988 and Top 10 semifinalist at Miss Universe 1988. Miss USA Born to Charles Gaylord Gibbs and Susan Eckardt-Gibbs, Mokarow participated in the 1988 Miss USA pageant as Miss Texas USA, winning the title and becoming the fourth of five consecutive winners from Texas during the 1980s. At the 1988 Miss Universe pageant, she placed first in the preliminary competition, ninth in semifinal interview, eighth in swimsuit and sixth in evening gown, finishing her participation in eighth place. Life after Miss USA Following her pageantry career, Mokarow married former '' Another World'' star Tom Eplin and went into acting, portraying Assistant District Attorney Galen Henderson on ''All My Children'' for a brief time in 1992. In 1999, she married husband Kevin, a Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Texas USA
The Miss Texas USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Texas in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. This pageant is part of the Miss USA Organization, owned by Texas native Crystle Stewart, herself a Miss USA for 2008. The pageant is currently held in Houston. It has previously been hosted by El Paso, San Antonio, South Padre Island, Lubbock and Laredo. It was televised from 1971 to 2009. The current titleholder is R'Bonney Gabriel of Houston and was crowned on July 2, 2022 at Hilton Houston Post Oak in Houston. She represented Texas at Miss USA 2022 and won, earning her the right to represent the United States at Miss Universe 2022. Gabriel also won the Best State Costume award in the pageant, bringing their winners up to four and tying them with Alaska for the most "Best State Costume" award winners in the pageant. Background Unlike the rest of Miss and Teen state pageants in the Miss USA system have an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Naked Truth (1992 Film)
''The Naked Truth'' is a 1992 comedy film starring Robert Caso and Kevin Schon. Also featured in the film are Zsa Zsa Gabor, Lou Ferrigno, Erik Estrada, Ted Lange, Billy Barty, Yvonne De Carlo, Norman Fell, Little Richard, David Birney, M. Emmet Walsh, Dick Gautier, John Vernon and Camilla Sparv among others. It is directed by Nico Mastorakis. Plot A take-off on ''Some Like it Hot''—the film follows two men who witness a murder, dress up like women to escape, and wind up hiding in the house of a drug dealer. Release The movie made its premiere on Cinemax on May 3, 1993. The film did not arrive on any format until 1999, when Simitar Video released the film onto DVD. In 2003, Omega Entertainment through Image Entertainment RLJ Entertainment (formerly Image Entertainment) is an American film production company and home video distributor, distributing film and television productions in North America, with approximately 3,200 exclusive DVD titles and approximately 340 ... rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Harring
Laura Elena, Countess von Bismarck-Schönhausen (née Martínez Herring; March 3, 1964), known professionally as Laura Harring, is a Mexican-American actress. In 1985, Harring became the first Hispanic woman crowned Miss USA. She later began her acting career in television and film. She is best known for her dual roles as Rita and Camilla Rhodes in the 2001 postmodern neo-noir film ''Mulholland Drive''. She is also known for her roles in other films, including ''The Forbidden Dance'' (1990), ''John Q'' (2002), '' Willard'' (2003), ''The Punisher'' (2004), '' The King'' (2005), ''Love in the Time of Cholera'' (2007), ''Ghost Son'' (2007), '' The Caller'' (2008), ''Drool'' (2009), ''Sex Ed'' (2014), and ''Inside'' (2016). She also played Carla Greco in ''General Hospital'' (1990–1991), Paula Stevens on '' Sunset Beach'' (1997), and Rebecca "Becca" Doyle in ''The Shield'' (2006). Early life Harring was born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico on March 3, 1964. Her mother, María Elena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthel Neville
Arthel Helena Neville (born October 20, 1962) is an American journalist, television personality, and weekend anchor for Fox News, based in Manhattan alongside co-anchor Eric Shawn. Neville is the daughter of Doris Neville and Art Neville, a Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, keyboardist, solo artist and founder of the New Orleans music groups The Hawketts, The Meters, and The Neville Brothers. She is the niece of Grammy Award winning singer Aaron Neville, as well as the cousin of singer Ivan Neville. Biography Arthel Neville was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and graduated from St. Mary's Dominican High School in New Orleans. After graduating, she traveled to New York City to pursue acting and modeling. She landed commercials and a small role on the soap opera ''All My Children'' before returning to New Orleans. She enrolled in pre-pharmacy at Xavier University before switching to journalism at Southern Methodist University. She transferred to the University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss USA 1993
Miss USA 1993 was the 42nd Miss USA pageant, televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on February 19, 1993. At the conclusion of the final competition, Kenya Moore of Michigan was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shannon Marketic of California. Moore became the second Miss USA titleholder from Michigan and the second African-American winner ever. The pageant was held in Wichita, Kansas, for the fourth and last consecutive year, and was hosted by Dick Clark for the final time, with color commentary by Leeza Gibbons (also for the final time) and Courtney Gibbs, Miss USA 1988. This was also the last time the State Costume competition took place and would not return until twenty-eight years later in 2021, under a different organization. Results Placements Special awards Historical significance * Michigan wins competition for the second time. * Georgia earns the ''1st runner-up'' position for the first time and surpasses its previous highest pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeza Gibbons
Leeza Kim Gibbons (born March 26, 1957) is an American talk show host. She is best known as a correspondent and co-host for ''Entertainment Tonight'' (1984–2000) as well as for having her own syndicated daytime talk show, ''Leeza'' (1993–2000). In 2013, her book ''Take 2'' became a ''New York Times'' bestseller and she won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Host in a Lifestyle or Travel program for the PBS show, ''My Generation''. On February 16, 2015, Gibbons was named the winner of ''Celebrity Apprentice''; while on the show she raised $714,000 for her charity Leeza's Care Connection. Biography Early life Leeza Gibbons was born in Hartsville, South Carolina, the daughter of Jean and Dr. Carlos Gibbons. Gibbons has two siblings – a brother, Carlos Jr., and a sister, Cammy. Leeza Gibbons grew up in Columbia, South Carolina in a housing subdivision called Whitehall, and graduated from Irmo High School. After completing high school, Gibbons graduated summa cum laude from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Color Commentator
A color commentator or expert commentator is a sports commentator who assists the main (play-by-play) commentator, typically by filling in when play is not in progress. The phrase "colour commentator" is primarily used in Canadian English and the phrase "color commentator" is now rarely used in American English as the role is now more commonly known in the USA as "game analyst" or "match analyst". The person may also be referred to as a summariser (outside North America) or analyst (a term used throughout the English-speaking world). The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the main commentator is not describing the action. The color commentator provides expert analysis and background information, such as statistics, strategy, and injury reports on the teams and athletes, and occasionally anecdotes or light humor. Color commentators are often former athletes or coaches of the sport being broadcast. The term ''colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss USA
Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020, when the organization announced it was licensing operation of the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants to Crystle Stewart, Miss USA for 2008. The pageant was owned by Donald Trump from 1996 to 2015 and was previously broadcast on NBC. In September 2015, WME/IMG purchased the pageant from Trump. In 2020, for the first time, the FYI network broadcast the competition. In October 2022, JKN Global Group acquired the pageant from WME/IMG. The current Miss USA is R'Bonney Gabriel of Texas, who was crowned on October 3, 2022, at the Grand Sierra Resort, in Reno, Nevada. History The Miss USA pageant was conceived in 1950 when Yolande Betbeze, winner of the Miss America pageant, refused to pose for publicity pictures while wearing a swimsuit. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Shelton
Deborah Dale Shelton (born November 21, 1948) is an American actress, beauty queen, and songwriter who was Miss USA and appeared on ''Dallas'' for three seasons and a special guest return in 2013. Pageants In 1970, Shelton competed in the Miss Virginia USA pageant to spite her then boyfriend. She won the title and represented Virginia in the Miss USA 1970 pageant held in Miami, Florida in May 1970. At the pageant, Shelton won the Miss Pixable award and was subsequently crowned Miss USA 1970. She was crowned by former titleholder Wendy Dascomb, also of Virginia; this was the first time that a state had won the Miss USA title back to back. Shelton then went on to the Miss Universe contest in Miami, Florida in July where she placed first runner-up to Marisol Malaret of Puerto Rico. She described competing at Miss Universe as "perhaps her greatest experience". During her reign, Shelton traveled across the United States and internationally, including visits to Japan, Spain, Portuga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Murphy (broadcaster)
Terry Murphy is a television host and correspondent, best known for her nine years (1989–1998) anchoring the tabloid show ''Hard Copy'' and, since 2003, reporting for the entertainment show ''Extra''. Previously, she was a news anchor at WLS-TV in Chicago (1976–1980), and at KNXT/KCBS-TV (1980–1984) and KABC-TV (1984–1987), both in Los Angeles; she later returned to KCBS (1987–1989) before moving on to ''Hard Copy''. Terry Murphy also worked for WJBK-TV (CBS) Detroit in the early 1970s. She appeared in a natural acting role as herself, on '' Married... with Children'' in the episode "Shoeway to Heaven" (1994). Personal life Murphy, a native of Columbus, Ohio and a Delta Gamma alumnus, lives in Los Angeles and is the divorced mother of two sons. Graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1972. She recently got remarried to Murray Levy, a former security officer for Nicolas Cage Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known professionally as Nicolas Cage, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gretchen Polhemus
Gretchen Lynn Polhemus-Jensen (born May 12, 1965) is an American actress, journalist, and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 1989 and second runner-up to . Early life Prior to competing in Miss Texas USA, Jensen was working as a cattle broker and real estate agent in her home state. her daughter is Baylee Jensen, Miss Utah USA 2017. Miss Texas USA Jensen competed as Miss Bedford USA in the 14th edition of the Miss Texas USA pageant in 1987 and received the ''Photogenic'' award, ultimately placing second runner-up to eventual winner, Courtney Gibbs. The following year, she competed again as Miss Fort Worth USA and won the title, earning the right to represent Texas in . Miss USA 1989 As the official representative of her state to the 1989 Miss USA pageant, held in Mobile, Alabama, Jensen captured the crown of Miss USA, becoming its 38th titleholder, and the last of five consecutive winners from Texas during the 1980s. At the 1989 Miss Universe pageant, she placed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Royer
Michelle Renee Royer-Jefferson (born January 5, 1966) is an American television personality and beauty queen who won Miss USA 1987 and second runner-up to Miss Universe 1987. Early life Prior to competing in Miss Texas USA, Jefferson grew up in Keller, Texas, attended Keller High School where she was active in the high school band program, serving as drum major. She continued her education at Texas Wesleyan University. She is the daughter of a salesman, who changed jobs frequently. Pageantry Miss USA She won the title of Miss Texas USA as the representative of Keller in August 1986 and was crowned Miss USA in February 1987, becoming the third of five consecutive winners from Texas during the 1980s. Miss Universe At the 1987 Miss Universe pageant, she placed first in the preliminary competition, second in semifinal interview and third in swimsuit and evening gown, finishing second runner-up to Cecilia Bolocco of Chile. Life after Miss USA She is married to Donald "Banana Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
