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Tanisha Brito one of top 30 African-American Leaders

Tanisha Brito, who was Miss Connecticut (America) 2002 and Miss Georgia USA 2005, has been selected as one of the country’s top 30 African-American leaders under 30 by Ebony Magazine. An annual feature, the "30 Young Leaders Under 30" list appears in the February issue 2008 issue of the magazine.

Judges and Entertainment announced for Miss USA show

NBC, Donald Trump and Paula M. Shugart, President, Miss Universe Organization, today announced the celebrity judges for the 2008 Miss USA Pageant on NBC on Friday, April 11 (9-11 p.m. ET).

The judges are: Heather Mills, contestant on season four of "Dancing With the Stars"; Rob Schneider, star of "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry"; Joey Fatone, host of "The Singing Bee"; Kristian Alfonso, entrepreneur and star of NBC's "Days of our Lives"; Olympic gold-medal swimmer Amanda Beard; Christian Siriano, this season's winner of Bravo's hit show "Project Runway"; San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne "Lights Out" Merriman; celebrity hairstylist Ken Paves; Kelly Carlson, star of "Nip/Tuck"; and Vanity Fair's celebrity journalist George Wayne.

Rock band Finger Eleven will perform their hit song "Paralyzer" live at this year's pageant. Following hitting number one on the rock and alternative charts, the song also became a crossover smash on the contemporary hit radio charts, selling over two million digital downloads and 500,000 ring tones.

Donnie and Marie Osmond to Host Miss USA

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Donnie and Marie Osmond will host the upcoming Miss USA pageant. The Miss Universe Organization says the brother-and-sister, song-and-dance stars will perform on the NBC Universal show April 11 from the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

Pageant executives say the telecast will represent the first time Donny and Marie Osmond have hosted a prime-time show together since 2000.

Marie Osmond recently competed in ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." Donnie Osmond is appearing in "College Road Trip," a Disney comedy starring Martin Lawrence and Raven Symone.

Miss USA 1993 authors new book

Actress/Model Kenya Summer Moore has got game and she's sharing it in her new book "Game, Get Some: What Women Really Want."

The former Miss USA 1993, who has no problem in social situations, hopes the book will make it a bit easier for the male species to get a clue when dealing with women.

The book, which hits shelves in late November , is a compilation of advice and situations from Moore herself and from interviews of other women. (You can pre-order and more info from Barnes & Noble.)

"I'm so happy about this book. It's my way of explaining women from A to Z for the fellas out there that want to polish their game. It is impossible for one single man to know everything there is to know about women. It's not possible and that's why I wrote this book," she told EUR's Lee Bailey. "It's my personal experience. I interviewed women. We did polls on line. We talk about everything."

Moore wrote the book in a language she thinks most men will understand and that is sports terms. With chapter titles like locker room motivation lines, she hopes the clever and straightforward words of wisdom will be a benefit for men and a fun read for women.

"We're just inherently different - men and women," she said. "We're raised differently; we think differently, we communicate differently. That's why sometimes there are a lot of problems when we try to form relationships with the opposite sex. This book just kind of puts everything in perspective. It's in sports terms so the guys will like it. Like, we talk about the players - your point guard, your franchise players. We talk about the tryouts - how to win the affections of a woman. It is a play off the title - 'Game'."

And Moore continued that even the veteran player needs a little coaching now and then, so the book is for everyone.

"What can't they learn?" she said of men "For instance, how to approach us. No, we don't like 'Ay bay-bay.' Different techniques in the book [include] how to approach us, how to communicate with us, and even how to break-up with us properly. So many men don't know how to break up with us and that's why they get a woman slashing their tires or busting their windows. But if you're honest in a relationship, you'll always have a friend at the end of the day."

Hawaii USA looking for delegates

Just a heads-up for any interested Hawaii ladies out there who don't know already.......

The Miss Hawaii USA & Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2008 Pageant will be held December 16, 2007 at the Sheraton Waikiki Ballroom in Honolulu. The $300 entry/production fee remains the lowest of the 51 state pageants. If you are between the ages of 15-25 please apply online at www.misshawaii-usa.net. You may call the 2Couture office at (808) 538-6690.

If you are a Hawaii resident attending college on the mainland, or a "transplanted mainlander" who has been attending college in Hawaii at least six months (from the date of the pageant) , you are eligible to compete for Miss Hawaii USA.

The first contestant orientation is SEPT. 1st at the 2Couture studios. Prior to the pageant, there will be several opportunities for modeling and public appearances.

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