Former Miss Brazil Says Miss Universe Was Rigged

Former Miss Brazil Adalgisa Colombo has said that this year's Miss Universe pageant, which was won by Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez, was "rigged" in favour of Venezuela that has taken the last two titles.

"It was rigged. The contest was very dumb, very commercial, with the special interests of (pageant co-owner) Donald Trump, who must have interests in Venezuela," Colombo told the O Globo newspaper's online edition.

Colombo, who was Miss Brazil 1958, said her country's representative this year, Larissa Costa, was one of the favourites and should have been one of the 10 semifinalists, but she did not even make the final 15.

The former beauty queen said her favourite contestant in this year's pageant was Miss Dominican Republic Ada Aimee de la Cruz, who made it to the final three.

The Miss Universe contest ended Aug 23 in Nassau, Bahamas. [x]

Pretty much what I (and everyone else) have been saying from the start. Oh well, nothing can be done about it at this point. It is what it is. I leave you with a picture of the gorgeous Aida Aimee De La Cruz, who should've been crowned Miss Universe. Fucking bastards.

Lady Gaga "Neo2" Shoot

PHOTOGRAPHY BY OLIVIER RAUH

Shakira's "She Wolf" Album Cover + Tracklisting

01. She Wolf
02. Did It Again
03. Why Wait For Later
04. Long Time
05. Good Stuff
06. Spy
07. Men In This Town
08. Gypsy
09. Send Me An Angel
10. Loba (She Wolf Spanish Version)
11. Devoción
12. Años Luz
13. Lo Hecho Está Hecho (Did It Again Spanish Version)

Album will be in stores on October 5th. This is definitely my most anticipated release of 2009! I hope she brings the heat this time around!

Nick Young Covers "Attitude" Magazine

Aussie sportstar Nick Youngquest is on the cover of next month's issue of Attitude magazine.

BONUS

First Runner Up...

She lost. I can't believe she lost. We were so fucking close, but hey, what can you do? And though I thought Miss Venuela was pretty, she was nowhere near the prettiest, her answer to the question she was asked was horrible, she had probably the lowest scores of the remaining 10 girls and yet she still managed to win. Rigged? Probably.

Top 5 Finalists Q&A

Coronation

I swear to you, I had a flashback to 2003 when Amelia Vega won. I was like, we so got this!

Oh well, maybe next time. One thing is for sure, us Dominicans are extremely proud of Ada Aimee and I know I'm honored to have her representing our beautiful Quisqueya. She's definitely among the most beautiful Miss Dominican Republic contestants I have ever seen. Pa' la proxima. <3

Zoe Saldana's New "Vaniaty Affair" Shoot

As she proved in this summer’s Star Trek, Zoë Saldana shines when she’s surrounded by guys. Happily, the 31-year-old actress has another high-testosterone sci-fi epic in the works: James Cameron’s hotly anticipated special-effects bonanza Avatar, set in the 22nd century. [x]

PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL ROBERTS

I love Zoe Saldana. I think she's a great actress with a lot of potential. A lot of Dominicans aren't fond of her due to some comments she made about her nationality. "Whenever she goes to the Dominican Republic, the press asks her if she's American or Dominican. She says she is a mujer 'negra', a black woman. When they tell her, 'No, you're a trigueñita (light brown),' she answers, 'No, I am a black woman.'" Unlike the few other Dominican actresses/singers (Michelle Rodriguez, Judy Reyes, Kat DeLuna, Karina Pasian) who pride themselves as Dominicans, many Dominicans were offended by Zoe's comments & felt that she claims her nationality whenever it is convenient.

I personally don't care about all this shit. I'm Dominican (and extremely proud of it) & whether someone else identifies as a Dominican or black or white or whatever, is not making me lose any sleep. I love me some Zoe and I definitely think there's some Oscar possibilities in the near future for her. That being said, to play devil's advocate a little bit, if I were ever to become famous (yea right), I would never forget where I'm from or use my "blackness" or "Dominicaness" at my convenience. =]

Trailer for "When in Rome"

Anything Kristen Bell does, I watch. This will be no exception. The film was directed by Mark Steven Johnson ("Ghost Rider," "Daredevil") and is scheduled for release January 29th.