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Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez, a fourth-degree black belt in the Korean martial art of taekwondo, was crowned Miss USA 2014 on Sunday night.

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Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez, a fourth-degree black belt in the Korean martial art of taekwondo, was crowned Miss USA 2014 on Sunday night.

The 24-year-old from Las Vegas beat out 50 other contestants from all the states and the District of Columbia for the title of 63rd Miss USA. First runner-up was Miss North Dakota Audra Mari.Erin Brady, of South Glastonbury, Connecticut, the 2013 winner, gave up her crown to Sanchez after a three-hour telecast from the Baton Rouge Civic Center in Louisiana.

Other runner-ups, judged on interviews, evening gowns and swimsuits were: home state beauty queen, Miss Louisiana Brittany Guidry; Miss Georgia Tiana Griggs, Miss Florida Brittany Oldehoff and Miss Iowa Carlyn Bradarich. All the titles included USA after the state.

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Miss Pennslvania Valerie Gatto is competing against 50 other beauties for the title of Miss USA on Sunday night, but she may have already made a significant difference by revealing that she was conceived when her mother was raped at knifepoint. Gatto made the surprising revelation, and described herself as a ”product of rape,” Thursday in an interview with Today.com. “I haven't just been preparing for Miss USA for five months. It's been my entire life,” Gatto said. “Being a child of a rape, not knowing who my father is, not knowing if he's ever been found, most people would think it's such a negative.

Hot on the heels of the premiere of the second teaser one-sheet for the latest nature-run-amok tale, Croaker, we now have the official trailer for you cats to lash your tongues out at. Dig it!

Written and directed by Fred Terling, Croaker stars Valerie Gatto, Marty Patterson, Ron Russell, Josh Dean, Ben Grance, Jimmy Star, Lindarae Schmidt, Bryden McCurdy, Amberleigh Miller, Jennifer Obed, Bob Braund, George Richardson, Barbara Lechene, Tim Gross, Shawn Kelly, and Miranda Schry as the creature the Vodnik.

To learn more, visit the official Croaker website and "like" Croaker on Facebook.

Synopsis

Florian Sirko and his one-time love Macy Patterson face a problem. A curse was originally cast from the attack of Haidamark Cossacks on Nemirov, Poland, in 1648, spawning a mythological creature known as the Vodnik. This curse now plagues the Sirko family, and the citizens of his town are paying with their souls. Macy is of...

Any movie whose main premise features killer frogs has us at hello. The prospect for fun is just too much to resist, and on tap for you right now is the second teaser one-sheet for the latest nature-run-amok tale, Croaker. Dig it!

Written and directed by Fred Terling, Croaker stars Valerie Gatto, Marty Patterson, Ron Russell, Josh Dean, Ben Grance, Jimmy Star, Lindarae Schmidt, Bryden McCurdy, Amberleigh Miller, Jennifer Obed, Bob Braund, George Richardson, Barbara Lechene, Tim Gross, Shawn Kelly, and Miranda Schry as the creature the Vodnik.

To learn more, visit the official Croaker website and "like" Croaker on Facebook.

Synopsis

Florian Sirko and his one-time love Macy Patterson face a problem. A curse was originally cast from the attack of Haidamark Cossacks on Nemirov, Poland, in 1648, spawning a mythological creature known as the Vodnik. This curse now plagues the Sirko family, and the citizens of his town are paying with their souls.