Great News to all Beauty Junkies! L’Oréal announced that they acquired Urban Decay, a brand known for its colorful pigments and the largest independently owned color cosmetic company in the United States. Adding to L’Oréal’s luxe portfolio of brands including Clarisonic, YSL Beauté, and Lancome, Urban Decay is a more youthful, edgy addition to the cosmetics giant. UD will report to L’Oréal Luxe USA president Carol Hamilton, and subject to approval, the acquisition should go into effect by end of year.
The Miss Universe Organization is giving fans an inside look into the glamour of the MISS UNIVERSE® Competition and proud to announce that Miss Universe Philippines 2011 Shamcey Supsup will serve as the correspondent for “On The Scene,” a web series on the Miss Universe YouTube channel. Supsup will head to Las Vegas to take fans behind-the-scenes as the 89 contestants prepare for exclusive events, such as the National Costume Event on December 14.
The former Miss Philippines is no stranger to the fast paced life of the pageant world. In 2011, Supsup placed third runner-up at the MISS UNIVERSE® Competition in São Paulo, Brazil. However, her beauty is more than skin deep. Supsup graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of the Philippines and topped the National Licensure Examination in Architecture in June 2011. She has recently teamed up with the UN World Food Program in the fight against child hunger.
You can find Supsup hosting the exclusive behind-the-scenes web series on the official Miss Universe channel at: http://www.youtube.com/OfficialMissUniverse. After getting the inside scoop on our contestants, make sure to visit http://www.missuniverse.com or http://www.telemundo.com to vote and help your top runner secure her spot in the semifinals! The worldwide telecast will be broadcast live from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Wednesday, December 19 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
Who would have thought that in 1952, a local “bathing beauty” competition spearheaded by Catalina Swimwear in Long Beach, CA would transform into an international annual tradition with countless young women around the world vying to become a part of Miss Universe history? As millions of fans have watched around the globe, the contest has evolved into a powerful, year-round, international organization that advances and supports opportunities for these young women.
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers.
The contest was founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. The pageant became part of Kayser-Roth and then Gulf and Western Industries, before being acquired by Donald Trump in 1996.
In 1998, Miss Universe changed its name from Miss Universe, Inc. to Miss Universe Organization and the headquarters moved from Long Beach California, to New York City that year. Donald Trump brought in a new team of professionals to the contest headed by its new CEO, Molly Miles, and president Maureen Reidy. The contest would use the slogan “Redefined for Today” for promotion of the pageants.
The current Miss Universe is Leila Lopes, from Angola. She won the title on September 12, 2011.
The first use of the title “Miss Universe” was as part of International Pageant of Pulchritude which began in 1926. These events, the first international contests, lasted until 1935 when the Great Depression and other events preceding World War II led to their demise. This pageant had no direct relationship with the modern event.
The winner of the later “Miss America 1951” pageant, Yolande Betbeze, refused to pose in a swimsuit from its major sponsor, Catalina swimwear. As a result, the brand’s manufacturer Pacific Mills withdrew from Miss America and set up the Miss USA and Miss Universe contests. The first Miss Universe Pageant was held in Long Beach, California in 1952. It was won by Armi Kuusela from Finland, who gave up her title though not officially to get married, shortly before her year was complete. Until 1958 the Miss Universe title (like Miss America) was post-dated, so at the time Ms. Kuusela’s title was Miss Universe 1953.
The pageant was first televised in 1955. CBS began nationally broadcasting the combined Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants from 1960 and, separately, from 1965. In 2003 NBC took over the television rights.
Miss Universe 2012, the 61st anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, will be held at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on September 12, 2011.
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