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Saturday 29 December 2012

OMG! Chitrangada is keen to do an adult film

OMG! Chitrangada is keen to do an adult film

Actress Chitrangda Singh says she is thankful to filmmaker Sudhir Mishra for giving her life as an actor. She was first cast in Mishra's 2003 film Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, and is often called as his muse.

"Sudhir gave me a life as an actor. I owe him so much. Sudhir is a qualified man. He is a psychologist and he has a degree in that. So he understands different persons, and the way he directs his actors is outstanding," Chitrangada told in an interview.

She will be seen in Mishra's next film Inkaar too, and says she has experimented with three different looks in the movie.

"I am quite open to experimenting with different looks. In this film, I have explored three different looks. This film is a story spanning over seven years, so I have to look like a college kid initially who works as an intern, then a corporate look and then wear a much more mature look," she said.

Inkaar is based on the theme of sexual harassment at the workplace and falls under the category of an A certificate movie. However, Chitrangda says she is open to such movies as long as there is strong content.


"I think the censor board is doing a great job. I am open to do an adult film as long as it has a strong content and (it is not) just not to titillate the audience," the 36-year-old said. Inkaar also features Arjun Rampal. It is slated to release Jan 18, 2013.

'I want people to take me seriously': Sunny Leone

`I want people to take me seriously`: Sunny Leone

By: Faisal Saif

The Canadian porn star Sunny Leone urges her fans in India to take her acting skills seriously. She also promises to learn and work hard as long as she get's the right kind of Role. Sunny Leone debuted with Pooja Bhatt's 'Jism 2' which was a dud at the Box Office.

Speaking in a convincing manner, Sunny said "I am not a veteran actress. I am just one film old. But I am ready to learn, I am a good learner. I want people to take me seriously. I want to be offered good roles in film so that I get the opportunity to prove myself.

I am a no drama person and I want to work with people who are like that." The actress has recently signed Ekta Kapoor's 'Ragini MMS 2' which is the sequel and for which she has already started shooting. More recently, She and her husband has also purchased an apartment in Mumbai.

As far as the image of the actress goes, Sunny further added "I am aware that I have a particular image here. There is a perception about me. But I don't really worry about it. I am very confident about myself. I don't want to change anyone's mindset. I don't care what they think about me.


But I am hopeful that it will change with time." One one hand, The actress request her fans to takr her seriously, And on the other hand she doesn't mind about her 'Set' Image?

Can anyone please try and explain us, What exactly 'Sunny Leone' wants

'Dabangg 2' in Bollywood's elite club

`Dabangg 2` in Bollywood`s elite club

After "Dabangg", "Bodyguard" and "Ek Tha Tiger", actor Salman Khan has done it once again. Within six days of its release, "Dabangg 2" has entered the Rs.100 crore-club with collections amounting to Rs.100.78 crore.

"Dabangg 2" is the sequel to the 2010 release "Dabangg", which was set in a village and had the rustic, rural flavour of Uttar Pradesh. The story of the sequel has shifted to a posh metropolitan city.

Made under the banner of Arbaaz Khan Productions, "Dabangg 2" has been written by Dilip Shukla. This is Arbaaz's first film as a director. The film released in over 3,500 screens across India Dec 21.


This year has been very lucky for Salman. Kabir Khan-directed "Ek Tha Tiger" was an Eid release and set the cash registers ringing, but "Dabangg 2" achieved this feat in spite of being a non-holiday release.

The film opened to a collection of Rs.21.10 crore and collected a whopping Rs.65.16 crore during the first three days.

Bigg Boss 6: Aashka Goradia evicted

Bigg Boss 6: Aashka Goradia evicted

Television actress Aashka Goradia was evicted from the Bigg Boss House on Friday night episode.

She was one of the housemates of celebrity reality show Bigg Boss season 6.

This was the second but final eviction for the actress, who was voted out earlier from the show only to enter the temporary mud house along with a few other contestants.

Meanwhile, model Niketan Madhok has been announced as the first finalist of Bigg Boss 6.

Winning a task announced by Bigg Boss, Niketan became the captain of the house for the next two weeks and also the first finalist of the season

Sunny loves desi delights in 2012

Sunny loves desi delights

Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone is set to perform in the capital on New Year's Eve. She says she enjoys the street food, especially the spicy gol-gappas.

"I love Delhi! My favourite thing about being there was before I came here as Sunny Leone (was) walking on the streets, eating gol-gappe," she said.

Sunny made her Bollywood debut with "Jism 2" this year. She has now even settled in Mumbai and is loving it.

"I moved into my new place a couple of months ago in Mumbai, it's beautiful. It overlooks the Arabian Sea. I never thought I will wake up in the morning and say 'I am looking at the Arabian Sea'. So it's really special for me. Everything is coming together and I love it," the 31-year-old said here.


Sunny will soon start shooting for "Ragini MMS 2", her second Bollywood project.

Monday 24 December 2012

Mayank to get married to Charu in Sapne Suhane Ladakpan

Mayank to get married to Charu in Sapne Suhane Ladakpan!
Mayank to get married to Charu in Sapne Suhane Ladakpan!

on Saturday at 11:17am
As seen in Zee TV’s Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke helmed by Shakuntalam Telefilm, Mayank (Ankit Gera) and Charu's (Aanchal Khurana) wedding preparations are in full-swing.

But fans are still hoping for a magic to happen so that they get to see Mayank and Gunjan ( Roopal Tyagi) getting married. However, buzz states that the new twist in the tale is sure to leave the fans heartbroken.

Sources inform that the upcoming episodes will see some interesting turn of events. In spite of Sangeeta and Seema's truth getting exposed in front of the entire family Mayank will get married to Charu. Their real intentions will get exposed with the help of Dholu who has unknowingly recorded Sangeeta and Seema's entire communication.

Moreover, Shail ( Vaishanavi Mahant) will get hold of a CD that will bring out in open Sangeeta and Seema's conspiracy of separating Mayank and Gunjan. This will come as a shock for all and post this Shail will announce Mayank and Gunjan's wedding. But the wedding will not take place as it will be Charu who’ll turn Mayank’s bride. Buzz has it that Gunjan won’t agree for the wedding.

On being contacted Ankit Gera said, "We are currently shooting for the wedding preparation sequence but I have no idea as to how the story will move forward.

chitu goes abroad as he turns a gentleman in SAB TV

Chintu goes abroad as he turns a gentleman in SAB TV!

on Saturday at 11:42am
As reported earlier too, SAB TV is back with the second season of silent comedies Chintu Ban Gaya Gentleman, which was earlier called Malegaon Ka Chintu and Gutur Gu.

Both the shows have gone under some changes and the viewers will now see something new in the two comic capers. Like the last season, this one too will see Chintu in love with Pinky but this time he will be seen travelling to various countries.

Al Amin, who is also a part of the show said, "I got respect and love from my fans abroad. Adjusting to the weather conditions was tough, but once the camera rolled, we used to give it our best shot. When the shoot was over, we used to run to a cafe for hot coffee."

Anooj Kapoor, EVP and business head of the channel, says, "Gutur Gu is the world's longest running silent comedy. We were the first and only channel to successfully produce silent comedies in India. Both the shows will attract family audiences."

Chintu Ban Gaya Gentleman airs at 8pm on Saturdays, on SAB TV.

Soumya Seth gets finalized for Sony TV's Beauty and the Beast

Soumya Seth gets finalized for Sony TV's Beauty and the Beast!

on Saturday at 01:36pm
Last we had updated the readers about Shraddha Arya also moving out of Shashi Sumeet Mittal Productions Pvt. Ltd’s next on Sony Entertainment Television, Dil Ki Nazar Se … Khoobsurat. The show which was earlier titled as Beauty and the Beast has been facing the woes of getting a female lead right from its start.

First it was Sargun Mehta who ditched the channel and then came in Shraddha. Sargun had walked out of this Shashi-Sumeet Mittal show as she was not happy with the script. She instead joined Sony TV’s Kya Hua Tera Vaada. When the makers got in Shraddha of Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan Ki, the money matters stood responsible in making the lady walk out.

And now if sources are to be believed then Soumya Seth of Star Plus’ Navya has emerged to be the final choice of this role. She is even a part of channel V’s The Serial.

Let us see if she sticks with it or we are in store for some other change!

Khushi and Veeru to fight over property in Sasural Simar Ka

Khushi and Veeru to fight over property in Sasural Simar Ka!

on Saturday at 02:22pm
Roli (Avika Gor) has at last managed in creating troubles between Khushi (Jyotsna Chandola) and Veeru (Vishal Singh) in Colors’ Sasural Simar Ka (Sunrise Productions).

But the things won’t get sorted so easily. Buzz sates that Veeru will threaten to take Khushi’s life as she speaks ill of Roli. Meanwhile, Khushi will yet again try to harm Simar (Dipika Samson) and Mataji (Jayati Bhatia). As seen last, Veeru had asked Khushi to transfer the ownership of the sweetmeat shop under his name. However, she refused to do so as Roli had told her that Veeru is only interested in her money

The money matters will increase troubles for Khushi and Veeru. In between Khushi will come to know that Mataji managed to get an order of ladoos. She will later go to the person who has placed the order and say ill about her ladoos.

Talking of the track, Vishal said, “Yes, Veeru is not taking the rejection that easily. But, what happens next is something I am not aware of.

Vindoo Dara Singh on a cookery show Welcome

Vindoo Dara Singh on a cookery show Welcome!

9 hours ago
Vindoo Dara Singh has so far been part of various reality show, his impressive stints in Bigg Boss 3 helped the man win the show.

Though he has done Bollywood films too but none could help him carve a niche. However, it was the recently released Son of Sardar starring Ajay Devgn, Sonakshi Sinha, Juhi Chawla and Sanjay Dutt that helped him in bagging attention from everyone around. Buzz now states that soon Vindoo will be part of a cookery based show titled Welcome. The show will hit the tube in 2013!

His wife, Dina, who is a great cook, advised him to participate and he gave it a try. During the trial shoots, Vindoo came up with his culinary skills. He couldn't believe that he actually managed to cook and it turned out to be yummy. Now Vindoo wants to cook often. We wish him the best!

Amit Mestry not to be a part of SAB TV's Tota Weds Maina

Amit Mestry not to be a part of SAB TV's Tota Weds Maina!

7 hours ago
It was reported earlier that Amit Mestry would be returning to television after a long hiatus with SAB TV’s Tota Weds Maina, starring Kavita Kaushik.

But the latest news suggests that Amit has been recently replaced by Gaurav Gera. Gaurav Gera, who is known for his character from Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi, too is making his comeback on TV opposite Kavita. Sources say that Amit was almost finalized to essay Tota and had even shot for the hoarding. However, things seem to have taken a new turn amidst the actor and the makers.

On being contacted over this change, Amit said, "Yes, that's true I am no more a part of Tota Weds Maina. Actually I would be busy with my movie and we found some date clash. Hence, before we would start shooting, it was a mutual decision made between the channel l and myself”.

Well, we hope you soon get to return on TV Amit!

Sur Kshetra grand finale took place in Dubai

Sur Kshetra grand finale took place in Dubai!

8 hours ago
The grand finale of music reality show Sur Kshetra aired on Colors was held at the World Trade Centre in Dubai. The show brought together popular names from Indian and Pakistani music — Ismail Darbar, Suresh Wadkar, Janab Ghulam Ali Sahab and Sajjad Ali — along with the jury — singers Asha Bhosle, Abida Parveen and Runa Laila.

Grand finale eve opened with incredible performances by the finalists — Diljaan, Yash Raj, Nabeel and Mulazim. There were power-packed performances by the mentors — Himesh Reshammiya and Atif Aslam — and Runa Laila as well.

Host of the show, actress Ayesha Takia boosted the spirits of the contestants. The final battle for winning title got all the more fierce and exciting with a face-off over a medley of songs! The grand finale also saw performances by the ex-contestants.

It would now be aired on December 29, 2012, at 10pm only on Colors.

sunny leone to perform on newyear bash

Sunny Leone offered whopping one-crore for New Year's Eve performance!

on Thursday at 11:43am
Looks like, porn-star Sunny Leone’s popularity in India is not going to diminish anytime soon as she continues to keep enthralling the audiences. The New Year’s Eve is all set to ring in, and with big names from Bollywood having decided to take a break, celebrities like Sunny Leone, Sameera Reddy and Parineeti Chopra are set to perform at New Year Eve galas.

In fact the Indo-Columbian lady has been offered a whopping Rs.1 crore for her New Year performance in the capital. Talking about her performance, she said, "I am very excited to perform and this will be my first live performance in front of the people. I have never done this before and this will be in a very grand scale."

Meanwhile, Parineeti Chopra, Arjun Kapoor, Anjana Sukhani and Mika Singh too will perform at the Amby Valley City for a select audience. This year the theme is retro and Parineeti said, "I am totally for it. New Year is a time for holiday and very few people decide to work. Also, you get to earn more money than usual. Also, I am going this time, I can take my family and friends with me and enjoy."

Buzz says that Katrina Kaif and Kareena Kapoor were offered whopping Rs.2 crore each for live shows, but they turned it down as they are keen to spend time with their respective families.

Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 to release the film on 7th June 2013

Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 to release the film on 7th June 2013!

5 hours ago
Veteran actor Dharmendra along with both sons Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol enthrall masses in 2011 release Yamla Pagla Deewana, the blockbuster film hit the theatres and inspired Deol’s to make its sequel.

Now Deol family is gearing up to win your hearts with the sequel to the film, Yamla Pagla Deewana 2, directed by Sangeeth Sivan it also features Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor, Sucheta Khanna and Johnny Lever in supporting roles with Neha Sharma and debutant Kristina Akheeva as the female leads.

Source informs that the film has wrapped up the London Schedule on 4th December 2012 and the remaining portions will be shot in Banaras early next year. The Deols have decided to release the film on 7th June 2013.

Sunny Deol said, “It’s the longest schedule shot overseas for any film. Shooting in Leicester and Birmingham was perfect. A big thanks to my cast and crew, it would have not been possible without their support. Also all I can say is, if you liked the original, you will enjoy this one. It is a great family film and a complete entertainer.”

Quite an entertaining family, we must say!

Wedding bells for five Bollywood beauties in 2012

Wedding bells for five Bollywood beauties!

Marriage is no more a roadblock for Bollywood beauties and this year five actresses, including reigning queens Kareena Kapoor and Vidya Balan, tied the knot with thier long-time beaus. Genelia D'Souza, Esha Deol and Lisa Ray too joined the bandwagon.

Also, it has been a welcome change to see actresses doing everything traditionally - either within their homes or at temples.

We give you a lowdown on Bollywood actresses' weddings of the year:

Kareena Kapoor
Bollywood 'heroine' Kareena shut gossip-mongers when she sealed her four-year-old relationship with actor Saif Ali Khan Oct 16. The revelry was as big and fat as one would've expected, but there is no doubt that it turned out to be a well-guarded event.

Whether it was a pre-wedding rooftop bash, a simple registered marriage affair, a 'nikaah' ceremony at various venues or their grand 'Walima' (reception) in the national capital - Saifeena gave a fairy tale effect to their romance - with the privacy they rightfully deserved.

Vidya Balan
"Ooh la la" girl Vidya Balan's nuptials with Disney UTV managing director Siddharth Roy Kapoor turned out to be another classic case in point for a celebrity's "private affair". Attended by close friends and family members, the Dec 14 wedding in Mumbai was as simple as it could be - weaving together both - Siddharth's Punjabi and Vidya's Tamil traditions.


Genelia D'Souza
Genelia and Riteish Deshmukh set out on their Bollywood journey together with "Tujhe Meri Kasam" in 2003. Who knew that would be the start of a life-long journey for them. One of Bollywood's cutest real life couples, they managed to keep tight-lipped about their relationship for almost eight years.


They had a Maharashtrian-style wedding Feb 3, followed by a simple church wedding. Their wedding reception, of course, was attended by almost the entire Mumbai film fraternity.

Esha Deol
Esha Deol married her businessman beau Bharat Takhtani June 29 in a traditional south Indian ceremony, complete with women in classy Kanjivarams, at Mumbai's Iskcon temple. A Krishna devotee, Esha preferred to keep her nuptials low-key, though a star-studded mehndi took place a day earlier and a reception followed a day after their wedding.


Lisa Ray
Indo-Canadian actress Lisa Rey exchanged wedding vows Oct 20 with management consultant Jason Dehni in California's Napa Valley, where they had also got engaged. Lisa had said in an interview that they wrote their own vows and only exchanged garlands as that's how her father wanted it.


She chose only Indian designers to craft her trousseau for her special day - she wore a gown by Wendell Rodricks, and later changed into a Satya Paul sari.

KATRINA CELEBRATING XMAS IN LONDON

Katrina Joins Her Brother & Fiancee In Koh Samui

By Subhash K Jha

Each year for Christmas and New Years Katrina Kaif likes to be in London with her mother and siblings. This year she took a detour and has landed in Koh Samui in Thailand for a bit of exotic relaxation.

Katrina who was reluctant to break into her brother's private paradise with his beloved, reluctantly agreed on her brother's insistence.

Says a friend of the actress, `Being around her brother Michael who is engaged to be married and her elder sister who is a happy wife and mother,Katrina is reminded of her own single status.So she avoids being in their company when they are holidaying with their soul-mates. But this time her brother wouldn't take a no for an answer. Since Katrina gets along with her brother's fiancee she accepted the offer but not without resistance.`


Further, Katrina hasn't taken a holiday in years. `Not counting the time she has spent with her family , Katrina has hardly been on a proper holiday.So she accepted her brother's invitation. From Koh Samui she heads to London with her brother to be with the family, as per the annual tradition.`

Poonam's nasha for heights! on dooms day

Poonam`s nasha for heights! on dooms day

Even as the Mayans have gone wrong with their prediction, Poonam Pandey went up 12000 feet in the air on 21/12/12 enjoying what life has given her, by shooting for her Amit Saxena helmed film Nasha.

The chulbul Poonam Pandey seems to have developed a nasha for heights as she took off in a helicopter to can one of the most intense scenes ever shot in A Bollywood film. In fact, never before has a passion sequence been shot at such altitudes. And going by the 21/12/12 phenomena, if he mercury in the city had risen and Mumbaikars began sweating during the day, you know who to blame.

The director Amit Saxena managed to shoot the intense sequence in just about 90 minutes. "This was a scene that has never been attempted by any Bollywood movie before. The idea was to capture the intensity of Poonam over the blue seas and in mid air. The sangam of all the natural elements has made the scene an intense sequence. "


The sequence turned out to be a breeze for Poonam, as she coasted through the scenes without breaking a sweat.

"The sequence in a chopper was a challenge but I had full faith in my director and we went ahead with it, " said Poonam.

Looking at the way the sex scene has turned out, Poonam wants to name her director as Sex-ena!

Has Huma Qureshi gained weight?

Has Huma Qureshi gained weight?

A birdie from the sets of Huma Qureshi's film with Emraan Hashmi flew in with some hot goss from the sets

After a gap, they were shooting on Friday for Vishal Bhardwaj-Ekta Kapoor's production. Huma was looking extra large on the sets as the actress has piled on the kilos. Due to which all the shots with her were close-ups of her face.


There was no way any full shots could be taken. She was looking XXL! As the film is wrapping up, there was no way she could be told to lose weight and then shoot. After all everyone cannot be as lucky as Sonakshi Sinha and get away with her plus size. Hmmm...

Bipasha is loving the single life

Bipasha is loving the single life

Bipasha Basu says that she's in no hurry to find a boyfriend and settle down Her love life continues to remain under constant media speculation but Bipasha Basu manages to stay unruffled. Following her breakup with John Abraham last year, after nearly a decade of being together, there's been one link-up or the other involving her. However, the Bengali bombshell laughs off the rumours and prefers to assert that she is single and very happy with the way things are.


Bipasha, who recently released her second fitness video, Break Free, states she has nothing against the rumour mill. `The media loves me! They want me to settle down with a good guy, but my kind of guy is a little tough to find. I'm not saying that there aren't nice guys around.

Just that I need someone who would be glad to stand back and be proud of me as a person and the job that I do,` says Bips.


So does he have to be fit and lean like she is? `Not really! He just has to be confident of himself and if he happens to look like Brad Pitt, well and good. Even if he's not a fitness freak like me, I'll make sure he becomes one after a while,` quips the 33 year-old. On pointing out the fact that Kareena Kapoor (32) and Vidya Balan (34) tied the knot this year, Bipasha claims to have no such ambition for next year.

`I'm glad that both of them found their soul mates. I haven't found mine yet and I'm in no hurry either. I'm living the kind of life I always wanted to - independent and fulfilling,` smiles the actress who will soon start dubbing for her upcoming supernatural film Aatma.

At Rs.21.10 crore, record opening for 'Dabangg 2'

At Rs.21.10 crore, record opening for `Dabangg 2`

"Dabangg 2", the sequel to 2010 Bollywood blockbuster "Dabangg" has managed to surpass the opening day collections of the original movie. It amassed Rs.21.10 crore in India on the day of its release - largely because it released across a greater number of sccreens.

The movie, starring Salman Khan and Sonakshi Sinha, opened across 2,500 screens Friday against 1,800 for the previous one.

The directorial debut of actor-producer Arbaaz Khan, "Dabangg 2" opened to packed houses and managed to rake in Rs. 21.10 crore on the opening day itself.


It is said to one of the highest opening for any non-holiday release in Bollywood till date. "Dabangg 2" surpassed the first day collections of even Akshay Kumar's "Rowdy Rathore", which earned Rs.15 crores. It was a non-holiday release too.

The original "Dabangg" was directed by Abhinav Kashyap, and it had managed to rake in Rs.14.5 crore on its first day, nationally.

Finally, Salman want to tye the knot

Finally, Salman want to tye the knot

Superstar Salman Khan has finally put to rest questions pertaining to his marriage, saying he will think about tying the knot only after the verdicts of Jodhpur and Mumbai courts in the blackbuck and vehicle mishap cases against him

The 46-year-old actor, who is always hounded with questions about his never ending bachelorhood, has been linked to a number of women in his career but is said to be single post his alleged split with actress Katrina Kaif.

'I will think about marrying only after the courts give their verdicts. If the verdicts go against me, I will marry only after coming out of jail,' the actor told Rajat Sharma during India TV's show 'Aap Ki Adalat'.

Salman is fighting a case in Jodhpur court in the killing of a blackbuck during the shooting of 'Hum Saath Saath Hain' in 1999 and another in Mumbai court for the vehicle mishap incident in 2002, which resulted in the death of a person.

'I hope to be acquitted in both cases, but if I marry before the verdicts, will it be fair? Suppose, if there is a turn of events and I am sent to jail, and my wife has to come with our child to meet me in jail. Will it be fair?,' joked the actor.

Salman, who has delivered back to back hits, is often called 'critic-proof' thanks to the box office performances of his films, latest being 'Dabangg 2'. But the actor has been advised by the doctors to avoid doing action sequences because of his trigeminal neuralgia condition, for which he underwent an operation last year. Speaking at length about the blood clot in his brain, Salman said, 'There are two options.


If there is a surgery there could be loss of sight and loss of balance. The surgery could then prove negative. I have chosen the other option. I admit there is a problem, but everything will be fine. Doctors have advised me not to do action sequences and avoid anger to keep my BP in check. 'But if I am totally unable to do action sequences, then I will stop doing films. After all, the audience pays money to watch my action,' he added.

Sunday 23 December 2012

Miss USA Olivia Culpo is Miss Universe 2012

inners | Olivia Culpo
Miss Universe 2012
Miss USA, Olivia Culpo has been crowned as Miss Universe 2012 at a gala event in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Olivia Culpo defeated stunning divas from across 89 states to win the crown. As many as 89 beauty queens from around the world descended to compete for the title of Miss Universe.

The first and the second runners up are Janine Tugonon from Philippines and Irene Esser from Venezuela.

Miss Universe 2011, Leila Lopes of Angola, crowned the successor amidst a round of loud applause.

Miss India, Shilpa Singh could not go beyond the 16th round.

Participants have already completed the evening gown round, the swimsuit competition, the national costume competition and the National Gift Auction. Miss Great Britain 2012, 21-year-old Holly Hale from Swansea, displayed an impressive level of confidence and style in all the segments.
miss universe 2012

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization. Next to with its rival contest - Miss World - this pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world. You can see the display of Universe's Beauties representing their countries.

California clothing company Pacific Mills founded the contest 1952. The pageant became part of Kayser-Roth and then Gulf and Western Industries, before being acquired by Donald Trump in 1996.


It was until 1998 when Miss Universe changed its name from Miss Universe, Inc. to Miss Universe Organization. Its original headquarters moved from Long Beach, LA to New York City same year. Mr. Donald Trump brought in a new team of professionals to the contest headed by its new CEO, Molly Miles, and president Maureen Reidy. Redefined for Today", this is the slogan coined by Mills for promotion of the pageants. In the same year, the new Miss Universe logo was born: The Woman with the Stars, which is still being used today.

How Contestants are selected?
Miss Universe organizers received proposals each year from organizations who wish to decide on the Miss Universe contestant for a country. This permits competition between different pageants to hold a country's license, as happened for Miss Italy and Miss France for example, when the licenses for their respective traditional organizations were revoked (the usual Miss France competition returned in 2004).

Typically a country's candidate selection involves a lot of pageants in major cities, with the winners contending in a national pageant, but not always happening. Take this as a mirror for example; in 2000 Australia's national pageant was stopped as a remnant of a bygone era, with Australian delegates instead chosen by a modeling agency. But of course the organization does not permit this one as the pageant is to promote and preserve aura of respectability and competition.
miss universe 2012


Main Pageant
Over a two week period in May and July the main Miss Universe Pageant is held. Previously, in the 1970s through the 1990s, the contest was a month long. This allowed time for rehearsals, appearances, and the preliminary competition, with the winner being crowned by the previous year's titleholder during the final competition.

The Miss Universe contest is more than a beauty pageant: women aspiring to become Miss Universe must be intelligent, well-mannered, and cultured. Most of the times a candidate has not won because she did not have a good answer during the question responses rounds; although this segment of competition has held less weight during recent pageants than it did in the twentieth century. Delegates also participate in swimsuit and evening gown competitions

LG Optimus Vu P895 price and specification

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
SIM Micro-SIM
Announced 2012, August
LG Optimus Vu P895
Status Available. Released 2012, November
Body Dimensions 139.6 x 90.4 x 8.5 mm (5.50 x 3.56 x 0.33 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz)
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Multitouch Yes
Sound Alert types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 - Dolby mobile sound enhancement
Memory Card slot No
Internal 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
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EDGE Class 12
Speed HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
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USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
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Features Geo-tagging, face detection, image stabilization
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Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Black, White
 - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
- SNS applications
- MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV/DviX player
- MP3/WMA/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+/AC3 player
- Document viewer/editor
- Organizer
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input
Battery   Standard battery, Li-Ion 2100 mAh
Stand-by Up to 510 h (2G) / Up to 486 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 16 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 15 h (3G)
Misc SAR EU 0.28 W/kg (head)     0.60 W/kg (body)    
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Lenovo K860 price and specification

Lenovo K860, P700i, S880, S560 and A60+ hands-on: First look

GSMArena team, 01 November 2012.
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Introduction

Lenovo held an event in India where they announced five new Android smartphones will be hitting the local market. The A60+, the K860, P700i, S560 and the S880. The phones span a wide price range, starting from around $120 for the cheapest A60+ to $530 for the most expensive K860.
We were on site and we though you might want to see some live photos of the devices, garnished with our first impressions of them. To get you started we'll go through the keys specs of each of the smartphones, so you know what to expect.

Lenovo K860 key features

  • HSPA support
  • 5" IPS LCD with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and Corning Gorilla Glass protection
  • Exynos 4412 Quad chipset with quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 CPU and Mali-400MP GPU
  • 1GB RAM
  • 8MP autofocus camera with 1080p video recording
  • 2MP front-facing camera
  • 8GB internal storage, microSD card slot
General
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100
SIM Mini-SIM
Announced 2012, August
Status Available. Released 2012, August
Body Dimensions 143.5 x 74.4 x 9.6 mm (5.65 x 2.93 x 0.38 in)
Weight 193.5 g (6.81 oz)
Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 720 x 1280 pixels, 5.0 inches (~294 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Data GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Speed HSDPA, HSUPA
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash
Features Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps
Secondary Yes, 2 MP
Features OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Exynos 4412 Quad
CPU Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Mali-400MP
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser HTML5
Radio FM radio
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Black, Red
 - SNS integration
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document viewer
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input
Battery   Standard battery, Li-Ion 2250 mAh
Stand-by Up to 336 h
Talk time