Beauty Pageants

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Nicole Rash, Ms. Missouri 2012, Wins Ms. America Pageant

Nicole Rash, the reigning Ms. Missouri who was previously Miss Indiana -- read the geographical back story here -- added another title to her portfolio this weekend in Anaheim. Rash won the Ms. America pageant, and also picked up the Ms. Photogenic Award on her way to the title. Video of her coronat ... More >>

Nicole Rash: Former Miss Indiana Now Represents Missouri in Ms. America Pageant

Daily RFT caught up with the newly crowned Ms. Missouri, Nicole Rash, prior to her trip out to Los Angeles later this month to represent the Show-Me State at the Ms. America Pageant. Nicole, 27, moved to the St. Louis suburb of Brentwood last year and is no stranger to beauty pageants, having sashay ... More >>

Former Miss Missouri Is Marrying Barry Zito

Image viaBarry Zito's new bride, 2007 Miss Missouri Amber Seyer.​Miss Missouri is becoming Mrs. Missouri-Zito. Amber Marie Seyer, who represented the Show-Me State in the 2007 Miss USA pageant, is marrying San Fransisco Giants pitcher Barry Zito this weekend. This is one of those prom king and q ... More >>

No Fatties for Texas, Except for Burgers and Hos

Wikimedia CommonsBreakfast of champions.​ Tacos and Fat Hos are getting Texas some attention. The 13th fattest state in the country was forced by a jury to reinstate their Miss San Antonio yesterday. Seventeen-year-old beauty queen Domonique Ramirez sued the Miss San Antonio pageant after a ... More >>

Oktoberfest Ist Ausgezeichnet

Wikimedia CommonsBreakfast of champions.​ Tacos and Fat Hos are getting Texas some attention. The 13th fattest state in the country was forced by a jury to reinstate their Miss San Antonio yesterday. Seventeen-year-old beauty queen Domonique Ramirez sued the Miss San Antonio pageant after a ... More >>

Kyle Boller and Carrie Prejean Get Married, Give Middle Finger to America's Gay Couples

Image sourceMarriage as God intended: Between a woman and a man who plays quarterback like a woman.​Former Rams quarterback Kyle Boller and his longtime girlfriend, former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean, tied the knot Friday night in Prejean's hometown of San Diego. Prejean, you may recall, wa ... More >>

Miss Missouri Pageant Underway [Updated]

Image sourceThere she is...​Erika Hebron of O'Fallon, aka Miss Gateway St. Louis, was crowned Miss Missouri 2010 on Saturday night. She'll be competing in the Miss America pageant in Las Vegas in late January. "I was actually so calm that it was kind of scary because I didn't even know what ... More >>

Just How Ugly Are Missourians? The Daily Beast Reports!

flickr.com/photos/portroidsJon Hamm, representative Missourian.​Once again, The Daily Beast has figured out a way to make Missourians feel bad. In honor of the Miss America Pageant, the website has decided to rank the best-looking states based on all its residents, not just one representative nubi ... More >>

Boller's In for Up to Six Weeks as Rams Quarterback, Carrie Prejean Connection Now Unavoidable

With news that Rams quaterback Marc Bulger broke his tibia during Sunday's loss to the Arizona Cardinals, back-up quarterback Kyle Boller looks to start on Sunday in St. Louis against the Seattle Seahawks. (Here are Boller's 2009 stats.)While Deadspin beat us to the punch on this topic, Boller may b ... More >>

St. Louis Rams New First Lady: Easy on the Eyes, Just Don't ask Her About Gay Marriage

Photo: Egan O'KeefeThe happy couple pose for Riverfront Times back in September. ​The Internets (well, snarky sports blogs anyway) are abuzz today about two factoids: Kyle Boller is now the starting QB for the Rams, taking over for the injured Marc Bulger.Boller's girlfriend, it's been revealed re ... More >>

There S/he Is! The Miss Gay America Pageant prances into St. Louis — and Unreal drinks it all in like a camel at Hoover Dam

Photo: Egan O'KeefeThe happy couple pose for Riverfront Times back in September. ​The Internets (well, snarky sports blogs anyway) are abuzz today about two factoids: Kyle Boller is now the starting QB for the Rams, taking over for the injured Marc Bulger.Boller's girlfriend, it's been revealed re ... More >>

Missouri Mom Wins Title of Mrs. America

Andrea Roberston​Ain't no Miss (or missin') in Mrs. Missouri -- Andrea Robertson.The O'Fallon mother of two beat out 50 contestants last week to be named Mrs. America 2010 in the annual gala to determine the nation's prettiest married lady. Robertson, who grew up in St. Charles and graduated from ... More >>

Crack Open a Tallboy

They may not be crackin' him open, but they're cracking into him.Missourian Tyler Hansbrough is not liked, he's kind of hated actually, by opponents' fans. Probably by his opponents too. They yell out everything, including the fact that his dear ol' mawm was once, umm, hot enough to be crowned Miss ... More >>

Sarah Palin's 1984 Miss Alaska Talent Competition Entry: The Flute!

They may not be crackin' him open, but they're cracking into him.Missourian Tyler Hansbrough is not liked, he's kind of hated actually, by opponents' fans. Probably by his opponents too. They yell out everything, including the fact that his dear ol' mawm was once, umm, hot enough to be crowned Miss ... More >>

High Heels, High Drama

They may not be crackin' him open, but they're cracking into him.Missourian Tyler Hansbrough is not liked, he's kind of hated actually, by opponents' fans. Probably by his opponents too. They yell out everything, including the fact that his dear ol' mawm was once, umm, hot enough to be crowned Miss ... More >>

Ain't No Sunshine

"What's Wrong with America" indie comedy reveals what's wrong with indie comedies

Best Local Girl Gone Bad

Shandi Finnessey

Where's Florissant?

Some Lou denizens feel dissed by Miss USA (but Unreal still loves her!), a Pattonville student is treated criminally, and an 84-year-old grandma praises the Rams in song; plus, we clock local athletes on our gaydar

Shandi in Furs

Miss Missouri USA faces an ethical dilemma, Blake Ashby pontificates on the sweater vest, Unreal invents a surefire theft deterrent and Joyce Aboussie just gets scary; plus, the Sanford-Brown report and the reasons why the Lou is number two

Best Kids' Thrill

The Zooline Railroad

Best Local TV-Ad Personality

Becky, Queen of Carpets

Best Bridge

Lewis and Clark Bridge

American Beauties

Don we now our gay apparel

THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE

By Martin McDonagh (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)

IT'S NOT EASY BEING QUEEN

Martin McDonagh's first playwriting effort, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, is tragedy, comedy and Hitchcockian thriller rolled into one

HAPPY, TEXAS

Co-written and directed by Mark Illsley