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The private life behind the public face of a sex symbol. After being crowned Miss America a decade ago, Cathy Forester has been in some glamorous settings - but she has little to show for it. She’s endured a string of failed loves, a divorce, and the death of her parents. Restless by temperament, Cathy thinks she may have found a new life with a younger man, Peter Shaw. Peter is the son of a famous musician and is still battling to come into his own. Smitten by Cathy’s beauty, he jumps at the chance to step out of his father’s shadow.

Betty Jane Welch reluctantly enters the Miss Delaware contest to make her mother happy and, surprisingly, finds herself to be the judges' choice. Just like that, she's catapulted into the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City. Her pageant-approved escort for the week is the dashing, mercurial Griffin McAllister, and she falls for him hard. But when she unexpectedly wins the crown, she finds she may lose what she wants most: Griff.

The 2024 Miss America pageant, held on Sunday, January 14th, 2024, at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida, was a night of dazzling performances, inspiring stories, and ultimately, the crowning of a new Miss America. The Winner: Madison Marsh, Miss Colorado, took home the coveted crown and the $60,000 tuition grant after impressing the judges with her talent (a captivating physics demonstration), social impact initiative ("Empowering Tomorrow's Engineers"), and graceful stage presence. Madison is a 2023 physics graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and a Second Lieutenant in ...

“Miss America” è la serie podcast in quattro episodi che segue la linea temporale degli scandali che hanno coinvolto donne di potere negli Stati Uniti, dal 1990 al 2024. La narrazione esplora come queste figure femminili siano state trascinate in controversie pubbliche e personali, evidenziando le dinamiche di genere nel mondo politico e l’impatto che queste storie hanno avuto sulla percezione del loro potere. Miss America è la serie podcast che non solo racconta gli scandali e le polemiche, ma esplora come queste vicende abbiano ridefinito la percezione del potere femminile nel ...

Welcome to I Miss America, the podcast where hosts John and Ryan tackle controversial political and cultural issues of our time. With in-depth analysis and thoughtful commentary, they explore how we, as a society, arrived at this point in history. They also bring in a range of guests for insightful interviews, providing unique perspectives on the topics at hand. From society and culture to politics and history, I Miss America offers thought-provoking content for listeners looking to engage with the most pressing issues of our time.

Mafia Hits, Misses, Wars, and Prosecutions is about pivotal events that changed the way the Italian American Mafia has done business since its establishment in the United States. This book covers the murders and wars that ended the careers of Mafia bosses from the Five Families and the prosecutors who built successful political careers following noteworthy mob convictions for ambitious prosecutors like Thomas Dewey, Robert F. Kennedy, and Rudolph Giuliani.

On September 3, 1901, a Protestant missionary named Ellen Stone set out on horseback across the mountainous hinterlands of Balkan Macedonia and was ambushed by a band of armed revolutionaries. In The Miss Stone Affair, Teresa Carpenter re-creates an event that captured the attention of the world and posed a dilemma for incoming president Theodore Roosevelt. Should he send in the Navy or not? And, if so, send it where? Drawing upon a wealth of contemporary correspondence and documents, Carpenter constructs a narrative that is suspenseful, harrowing, and at times even comical. It is a story for our time.

""If ever a couple was ‘meant to be,’ it’s Tess and Gus. This is such a witty, poignant, and uplifting story of two lives crisscrossing over the years, with near miss after near miss. . . . I couldn’t put it down."" — Sophie Kinsella For fans of One Day in December, The Flatshare, and...

A Recommended Book From: The Washington Post * Today * Sunset Magazine * Country Living * Good Housekeeping A wry, tender novel about a Peruvian immigrant mother and a millennial daughter who have one final chance to find common ground Thirtysomething Flores and her mother, Paula, still live in...

In 1875, Ann Coleson's narrative was published of her captivity by the Sioux Indians in the wilderness of Minnesota, and her escape through the wilds back to civilization....

Mary Barber was born in Massachusetts and married Sioux chief Squatting Bear in 1867. In her memoirs, she described her experiences with the Sioux and the many relations of Squatting Bear.