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Sunday, 29 September 2013

Miss Philippines Crowned as Miss World 2013

Miss Philippines, Megan Young, was crowned the winner of Saturday night's Miss World 2013 at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Centre in Indonesia. The 23-year-old said "I promise to be the best Miss World ever,”. She was crowned by last year's winner, Wenxia Yu. Young, who was born in the United States, beat out 126 other women competing for the crown in the 63rd annual pageant. The brunette beauty moved to the Philippines when she was 10 years...

Doctors Grow Nose On Man's Forehead

Xiaolian the Meet 22-year-old is not wearing some bizarre special effects makeup that is actually a real nose growing on his forehead. As strange as it looks, this is seemingly a pretty common nose reconstruction technique. Previously Xiaolian was involved in a car accident that damaged his nose. After he rejected medical treatment, the wound became infected and in a few months’ time the bacteria had corroded the cartilage of the nose, making...

Thursday, 26 September 2013

Aishwarya Rai Back To her Zero Size In Her Come Back Film Happy Anniversary

Real life couple Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan will be teaming up for producer Gaurang Doshi's Bollywood comeback venture Happy Anniversary. Actress Aishwarya Rai is returning to films with Abhishek Bachchan in Happy Anniversary and the film's producer says she will be back on the big screen in the same form as seen in Dhoom 2. Gaurang said Happy Anniversary, to be made on budget of Rs 65 crore, will go on floors early next year and...

Venus Williams Enter Pan Pacific Open semifinals

Venus Williams beat Eugenie Bouchard of Canada 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3 on Thursday to move on to the semifinals of the Pan Pacific Open. Williams, playing in the Tokyo tournament for the first time since 2009, broke Bouchard with a forehand down the line to go up 5-2 in the third set and held on to win the match that lasted 3 hours, 2 minutes at Ariake Colosseum. Williams will face either Svetlana Kuznetsova or Petra Kvitova in the semis. Kvitova...

Wednesday, 25 September 2013

Meet The 10 Finalists - Miss World 2013 Top Model 10 Finalists

Miss World 2013 Top 10 Top Model Miss World 2013 Top Model 10 Finalists: Ukraine, South Sudan, Brazil, France, Philippines, Cameroon, England, Cyprus, Italy and United States. The winner of the Top Model Award will be nominated on the 28th of September, where we will find out who will be crowned Miss World 2013! Miss World 2013 Top Model Final was held at Mangupura Hall, Bali International Convention Center, Bali. With a distinct Byzantine...

Tuesday, 24 September 2013

See The Real Life Hulk with Biggest Hands You’ve Ever Seen

  Ukrainian Denis Cyplenkov is a strongman and arm wrestling champion known not only for his unbelievable strength, but also for his oddly large palms. Let’s just say fictional characters like the Hulk or Shrek would be envious of this guy’s hands. Denis Cyplenkov a 31-year-old was born in Krivoy Rog, Ukraine, where he attended various sports clubs during his childhood and teenage years. He was trained and skilled in kettlebell...

Veneta Kristeva Crowned Miss Bulgaria Universe 2013

Veneta Kristeva (Veneta Krŭsteva) was crowned Miss Bulgaria Universe 2013 on September 22, 2013 at the Sofia Event Center in Sofia. The 21-year-old beauty from Sofia will represent Bulgaria in Miss Universe 2013 pageant scheduled for November 9th, 2013 in Moscow, Russia. ...

Mysterious 'Horned Sea Creature' Found on Spanish Beach

The mysterious sea creature was washed aground in Villaricos, Spain - and tests are being done on the carcass to determine what it is. Civil Protection Coordinator Maria Sanchez said: 'We have no idea what it can be, but it smelled bad, because it was so badly decomposed', Digital Spy reported. She added: 'A lady found one part, and we helped her recover the rest… We have no idea what it was. It really stank, as it was in the advanced stages...

Bulgarian Man Swims In Bag To Set Guinness World Record

Jane Petkov, a 59-year-old Bulgarian man, tried to set a new Guinness record by swimming across a lake while enfolded in a bag with his arms and legs tied up. Known as "amphibian man" his native country, Petkov says he relies on attention and a special breathing technique to pull off the amazing feat. The record-breaking attempt took place on September 10, on Lake Orhid, in Macedonia, and had Jane Petkov jumping out of a boat in the central...