Friday, September 23, 2011

Miss Italia 2011

The winner of Miss Italia does not compete in Miss World or Miss Universe, however, it remains the most celebrated beauty title in Italy, the one which revealed names like Sofia Loren. Stefania Bivone, 18, Miss Calabria, was the winner of Miss Italia 2011, in yesterday’s final event, telecast live by RAI 1 for millions of people in Italy and in over 170 countries.

2011 Miss Italia a confronto – Francesca Testasecca vs Stefania Bivone

Popolo italiano, ricoperto di problemi fino al collo di ogni sorta, preoccupato per la crisi, per il lavoro, per il Pil che non cresce, per lo spread tra i bund tedeschi e i nostri vecchi cari bot caserecci che si impenna ad ogni piè sospinto, dedichiamoci dunque ad una analisi della minima importanza.

In uno slancio di massima futilità, alla fine di una giornata come tante, mettiamo a confronto le due miss italia 2010 e 2011.
Chi è meglio tra la miss italia 2010 Francesca Testasecca e l’appena eletta Stefania Bivone? In seguito a questo post alcune foto delle due miss, a documentare le due italiche bellezze.


2011 Miss Italia Ohio - Christina Selvaggio Stickan

Many young women entered the Miss Italia Ohio pageant hoping to be crowned with this prestigious title. All were beautiful, intelligent young women, but one stood out from the rest. She is Christina (Selvaggio) Stickan, this year's Miss Italia. 

In accepting her honor, Christina acknowledged the other entrants by saying "Everyone wins; we are all Italians!"
Miss Italia Ohio - Christina Selvaggio Stickan
Christina is not new to awards. She received the Presidential, American Values and Alumni Scholarships at John Carroll University, the school where she received her B.A. degree. She is also the recipient of the Dorothy Taft Volunteer of the Year Award. This award is given by the Cuyahoga County Republican Party and is the highest volunteer award they give. 

When asked why she wanted to represent Italian-Americans in Cleveland her response was simply "One has only to walk through the Cleveland Italian Cultural Gardens to be reminded of the great contributions Italians have made to our world. It would be my honor to be named Miss Italia of Ohio so that I might proudly serve as an ambassador within my community to represent all things Italian!"
The judges felt the sincerity in her response. That coupled with her engaging personality and brilliant smile made her a natural for the title.

Christina is studying nursing at Cleveland State. Although she studies hard she also has a lot of other interests to keep her busy. She is a wonderful cook (Mom, Lucy Stickan, probably showed her the way to wonderful Italian cooking!) 

She can get physical or philosophical - she plays both the flute and volleyball. Her flute playing is the result of four years of studying at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Christina is a delightful woman with a charming combination of wit and wisdom. She is proud of being Italian and the Italians are proud of her. A conversation with Christina will quickly show you that faith and family are the center of her life.

Ohio and Italy can both be very proud of the selection of Christina Stickan as Miss Italia Ohio! She is a credit to both.

Alec Baldwin Decries Troy Davis Execution

The execution of Troy Davis last night drew widespread criticism, including from 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin, who did not hold back on Twitter today.

Never one to shy away from controversial subjects, Baldwin made sure that his disgust over the Georgia man's death was heard loud and clear.

Of Davis' execution, which occurred at 11.08 p.m. by lethal injection, despite a plea for clemency, "The anti-justice haters won tonight," Baldwin said.

The 53-year-old actor went on to make a stream of politically passionate comments that attracted both praise and criticism from Twitter followers.

He referred to the family of police officer Mark McPhail, who was gunned down rushing to the aid of a homeless man in a Burger King parking lot in 1989.

"Wonder if the MacPhail family will seek death penalty for US leaders who killed thousands of US soldiers and countless innocent Iraqis," tweeted Alec.

He then went on a Twitter rampage about his disgust in the execution of 42-year-old Davis, which was based on questionable eyewitness evidence.

"Every sensible American is appalled when police officer is killed. But the attendant charges are grave. U don't want 2 kill an innocent man."

"Troy Davis is still dead. The gulf, still contaminated. Fukushima, still radioactive. Iraq, war. #wecraveignorancesowecanshoplikeamericans"

Troy Davis Photo
He then went after conservative blogger Michelle Malkin,after she wrote: "Waiting for Hollyweirdo @alecbaldwin's "I am Troy Davis" tweet..."

To which he replied: "Davis is dead Does that make you happier, @michellemalkin?" He wasn't done there, hitting her with this comment:

"I wonder if @michellemalkin will push the needle in herself on a man the former FBI director said might have reasonable doubt on his side."
Baldwin, who has reportedly considered venturing into politics, was far from the only Hollywood star to weigh in on this cause celebre.
Following her messages of support to Daivs on Wednesday, Kim Kardashian was upset to wake up on Thursday and discover he was dead.
"Such an injustice!!!! Troy Davis was executed! My prayers are with the Davis Family! #RIPTroyDavis," the professional celebrity tweeted.

Troy Davis execution

Troy Davis execution: Death row inmate Troy Davis  
The prisoner was put to death by lethal injection after a last-minute appeal to the US supreme court failed

Troy Davis denied clemency

 
One last way to take action to save Troy Davis’ life is to sign this petition from Amnesty International to Chatham County District Attorney, Larry Chisolm, who has the power to withdraw the death warrant and support clemency. Or contact the DA’s office directly at: Telephone: 912-652-7308 Fax: 912-652-7328. Also, call Judge Penny Freesemann at Telephone: 912-652-7252 who has to accept the DA’s withdrawal.

In a rather unsurprising but nonetheless ruthless move, Troy Davis, a man accused of a murder that he most likely did not commit, has been denied clemency from the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles from his sentence to death. Davis will be put to death tomorrow at 7pm thanks to Georgia’s draconian death penalty laws. The parole hearing was the last possible hope.

Christina Hendricks is going to Drive

Mad Men‘s Christina Hendricks has joined the cast of director Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive according to Variety.

Refn, whose last film, Valhalla Rising, has just been released on DVD in the UK, directs from a script adapted from James Sallis’ novel of the same name by Hossein Amini.  The film tells the story of.

Madhuri Dixit’s Kisses and the Craze Behind Them

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Madhuri Dixit’s kisses in some of her movies are some of the most viral videos now in many social networking sites. 

It’s always the case with an Indian actress. Indian actresses are often portrayed as homely and moral figures, and they take on the roles of naïve and innocent women who are always dependent on the hero to bail them out of trouble. But when the song sequences arrive, though, the front benchers start to rejoice as the heroines are then decked up in the skimpiest of clothes and made to dance around in the rain. Such are the laws of decency in conservative India, and they have been so for long – so who can complain?

And Madhuri Dixit, for one, has always been cast in naughty yet homely roles. One of the extremely beautiful actresses that the industry has ever seen, she warmed her way through the hearts of the masses with her cheerful and delicate portrayals. The actress does have a couple of glamorous roles to her name, though, or so Madhuri fans are now discovering. The stunning beauty has been involved in a couple of very sensual onscreen kisses with her co-stars Jackie Shroff and Vinod Khanna in the movies Dayavan (1988) and Vardi (1989). Although the kisses were hardly noticed back then (she wasn’t a major star), the videos from these movies are now hot on the internet.

Kat Dennings plays a human

Kenneth Branagh’s adaption of Thor has a great cast already in place. Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Natalie Portman, Jaimie Alexander, Colm Feore, Samuel L. Jackson to name but a few.
 MTV Splash Page recently spoke with Natalie Portman, who was promoting her new film Brothers, and she revealed that Kat Dennings (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist) has a role in Thor as well.

Kat Dennings 
“Well I’m really excited,” Portman told MTV News. “Kat Dennings is going to be in it with me and she’s a good friend and an amazing actress, so I’m looking forward to that.”

Variety has confirmed Dennings’ role in the film and is reporting that she will play Darcy, who works with Natalie Portman’s character, Jane Foster.

Kat Dennings Hairstyles

Thursday, September 22, 2011

~short and sweet~

 Country living never disappoints does it?
I have a gazillion things going on today so I am going
 to leave you with photos from this beautiful home.
Hope you are all having a great day!





xoxo

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

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    ~dark and dreamy~

     Today I am dreaming in black, grey, and navy.





    Dark and dreamy.
    {all photos via pinterest}
    xoxo

    Monday, September 19, 2011

    christina perri tattoos

    People with tattoos typically have something to prove. If you're a man, you're either showing your devotion to a person or a cause (your mom, your wife, or Starland Vocal Band), or proving to everyone what a doofus you are (getting skulls drawn around the Oakland A's elephant, or getting "tribal" tattoo when your name is Stanislaw Korzykowski). For women, you're either showing some symbol of innocence (a dolphin or flower on the ankle) or telling the world that you're a pole-rider and proud of it (the tramp stamp, a.k.a. the bitch tag, a.k.a. Panama City Beach license plate holder). Then there are those who get random ink in random places on their bodies, and for women, that's the most tragic.
    In his 1994 song "Fruitcakes," Jimmy Buffett sings: "I treat my body like a temple / You treat yours like a tent." Sadly, some of the hottest women alive now treat their bodies like a garage off of some alley in Compton – letting so-called artists scrawl body graffiti all over them. Personally, I don't care much for tattoos, but it really sticks in my craw when a beautiful girl is sullied by one, whether someone thinks it's beautiful or not. I've compiled a list of a couple of these "ruined" women. They don't just have a tattoo or two; their tattoos are so random and ugly, it's a downright travesty.
    Katy Perry is the least of the offenders on my list. She merely has one conspicuous tattoo, and since it is the name of our Lord and Savior after all, I will forgive (and thus be forgiven).
    Singer Christina Perri has 34 tattoos in all areas of her body. So many in fact, that she now names them. Here's a quote about her latest one:
    The last one I got was Banksy. I got it on my whole side, which was such a nightmare because it's all solid black and it's a girl holding the eight black balloons. It signifies my eight wishes -- I made eight lifetime big wishes. The little girl is like me. I was in such pain. It was like six hours, and 25 minutes into it, I was like, "Why did I do this?" But I had to finish. It's really silly when you're in it, and it takes like a whole day, but then you're like, "Oh right, 'cause it looks awesome."
    A little girl holding black balloons? "Banksy?" Over six hours in an ink chair? "Banksy?!" You think it looks "awesome?" You named it "BANKSY?!" Not even Lewis and Clark can figure out where you went wrong, girl.
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