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All she needs is a carriage! Beauty queen Betty Cantrell is blown away while trying on a gorgeous white gown in Life & Style's exclusive clip of the upcoming episode of Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta. Miss America 2016 traveled to Bridals by Lori in Sandy Springs to pick out her perfect ensemble for her big day. Watch the video above to see our exclusive sneak peek! Betty was absolutely mesmerized by the lace bodice and flowing bottom of the gown designed by Lazaro. "This dress is beautiful. I feel like Cinderella," she said. "I love how fitted it is at the waist, and it's so delicate at the top." Even though it looked absolutely stunning on the blonde bombshell, she wasn't sure if it was the dress — a struggle us ladies know so well. Betty modeled the number for her loved ones, so she could get their input. This dynamic duo is back in action!

Samantha Holvey, a Miss America contender in 2006; Jessica Leeds, who says Donald Trump groped her on a plane in the 1970s; and Rachel Crooks, a Trump Tower receptionist who said he kissed her on the mouth in 2005 restated their claims this morning during a group interview with NBC News’ Megyn Kelly during her Today show segment. The women have come forward again as the subject of sexual harassment and assault have moved into the spotlight in the long wake of the Harvey…...

Marvel is assembling some of their boldest and bravest heroes for a new animated feature film entitled Marvel Heroes: Secret Warriors! In the full-length animation, characters like Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan), Miss America Chavez, Squirrel Girl, Quake, Spider-Gwen, Inferno, Patriot, Exile, and Captain Marvel will join forces against Hala, one of the last of the Kree and the lone surviving member of the... Read More...

“There Are No Bananas In It”

By Raymond Benson

Woody Allen’s second feature film as director/writer/actor is ranked #69 on AFI’s 100 greatest comedies list… and it is indeed a very funny, zany picture (arguably one of Allen’s funniest) that today says more about the early 1970s than perhaps was intended at the time. But would millennials find Bananas funny in this day and age? Would they get the jokes? Can an audience that hasn’t “grown up” with Woody Allen movies get past what has been said about his personal life since the 1990s? I can’t answer those questions. But I can place Bananas within the context of when it was released and attest that it still makes me laugh.

At this point in his career, Allen was mostly interested in making low budget movies with little substance, but with lots of gags. He was...

World, we have a new Miss Universe.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters has been crowned the winner of the 66th Miss Universe competition, beating out women from around the world to take the title at this year’s competition, held live Sunday in Las Vegas.

Nel-Peters, 22, recently earned her degree in Business Management at North West University.

She will take over for last year’s winner, Iris Mittenaere, who became the first beauty queen from France to take the crown in over 60 years.

Steve Harvey once again hosted the live show, which ran smoothy. Two years prior, the comedian, 61, infamously announced the wrong winner,...

Resolving to laugh more in 2018? Amazon is looking to get your new year started off right, then.

The streaming service has tapped former SNL castmates Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon to star in a send-up of local TV coverage of holiday parades: The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish, with Ferrell and Shannon playing peppy parade hosts Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan, respectively. The one-off special, produced by Funny or Die, will stream live on Monday, Jan. 1 at 11 am Et/8 am Pt, right alongside the real Rose Parade coverage.

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The Sarah Siddons Society of Chicago honored its 2017 recipients of the prestigious Actor of the Year Award in a lavish event this week at the Hilton Orrington Hotel in Evanston. Kate Baldwin, this year's Hello Dolly Tony nominee for Best Supporting Actress, and Kate Shindle, 1998 Miss America, and current star of the national tour of Fun Home, received their award at a Gala Awards event on Monday, September 18th, at the Hilton Orrington Hotel in Evanston. Both Baldwin and Shindle are alumnae of the Northwestern University Theatre Program. BroadwayWorld has photos from the event below...

That was the question asked by contributer Michelle Wolf on 'The Daily Show's' Sept. 12 show. And she makes an excellent point. Why does Miss America have to be a person of fine character, ready to represent all of America, when the president doesn't have to meet those requirements?...

Sunday, September 10, 2017 ratings — New episodes: Big Brother and The Orville. Special: The 2018 Miss America Competition. Sports: NFL Football: Giants at Cowboys. Reruns: 60 Minutes, NCIS: Los Angeles, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Celebrity Family Feud and America's Funniest Home Videos.Note: Hurricane Irma delayed ratings for Sunday until Tuesday afternoon.Read More…...

Sunday’s Hurricane Irma-delayed Nielsen numbers are in, and Fox’s The Orville premiered to 8.6 million total viewers and a 2.8 demo rating (per finals), up sharply from what what Son of Zorn debuted to a year ago leading out of football (6 mil/2.4) and marking the highest-rated broadcast drama launch since This Is Us.

Over on NBC, Sunday Night Football drew 24.2 million total viewers, up 5 percent from the finals for last year’s Sunday opener.

Finals are not yet available for CBS’ Big Brother (6.5 mil/1.9), which is eyeing its biggest Sunday audience of the season while equaling its best rating in five weeks,...

Out of the Grey Sloan operating room, and into the fire?

Grey’s Anatomy star Jason George has joined the cast of the Grey’s firefighter-focused spinoff as a series regular, according to The Hollywood Reporter. George will continue to be a series regular on the upcoming Season 14 of Grey’s — debuting Thursday, Sept. 28 at 8/7c on ABC — until the untitled spinoff begins production; he’s also expected to pop back into Grey’s from time to time.

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George joined the Grey’s cast back in Season 6 as Dr.

Miss North Dakota was crowned Miss America 2018 on Sunday. Miss North Dakota Crowned Miss America 2018 Cara Mund beat out her 50 competitors from each state plus the District of Columbia at the weeklong event that took place in Atlantic City. The 23-year-old accepted the crown from 2017 Miss America Savvy Shields, former Miss Arkansas. […]

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Giant kudos to the new Miss America, Cara Mund, who forcefully answered a question about the Us pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord. Watch!

Cara Mund made Miss America history Sunday night as the first contestant from North Dakota to take home the crown in 97 years of the competition.

The 23-year-old from Bismarck wowed the judges with her jazz performance to Michael Jackson’s “The Way You Make Me Feel” and her responses to tough interview questions — including one on President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord. Here’s five things to know about the big winner.

1. She’s a philanthropist

At just 14 years old, Mund started North Dakota’s annual Make-a-Wish fashion show. In the ten years since,...

.@MissAmericaTX is up next and she will be answering a question from @MrJessCagle. #MissAmerica pic.twitter.com/WbSBx3c5Ul

— Cara Mund (@MissAmerica) September 11, 2017

Miss North Dakota Cara Mund may have taken home the title of Miss America 2018, but it was Miss Texas Margana Wood stole the show with

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Miss America contestant Miss Texas Margana Wood called out President Donald Trump during the beauty pageant last night for his response to the violent white supremacist attacks in Charlottesville, Virginia, last month. “I think that the white supremacist issue … it was very obvious that it was a terrorist attack,” the contestant said onstage. “And I think that President Donald Trump should have made a statement earlier addressing the fact and making sure all Americans feel safe in this country. That is the number one issue right now.” She was responding to a question from judge Jess Cagle, the editorial director of People.

[[tmz:video id="0_95l4vzyy"]] The new Miss America says President Trump missed the boat on climate change -- and her fellow contestants went after Potus too during the Sunday night competition in Atlantic City. Cara Mund, Miss North Dakota, went directly after Trump when she was asked about the U.S. pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord -- saying it was wrong to take us out of the negotiations ... especially because there's evidence of climate change. Unlike other...

Victoria Huggins returned to the pageant circuit at 17, but she’s been advocating for Alzheimer’s awareness and music therapy since she was 7 years old.

Huggins, the reigning Miss North Carolina, sang for her great-grandmother during visits to the nursing home where she received extended care. After a while, other residents wanted to hear her voice, so Huggins performed in the lobby, where she encountered Alzheimer’s patients for the first time.

“Sometimes the music would help connect them to memories they had been unable to remember due to Alzheimer’s,” Huggins, 23, tells People. “To see how something that I love so much,...

And your new Miss America is… Miss North Dakota, Cara Mund! Mund, 23, took home the crown in Sunday’s pageant, beating out 51 other competitors, one from each of the United States plus Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. After it was announced that Miss New Jersey was the second runner up, thus earning a $20,000 scholarship, it […]...

Miss North Dakota Cara Mund, come get your new—and upgraded—crown. Out of 51 contestants, Cara was the lucky beauty pageant contestant to be crowned Miss America 2018 on Sunday night at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall in New Jersey. Whether it was her jazz dancing to Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" or answering a surprise two rounds of questions, the 23-year-old beauty received the most amount of votes and was crowned the winner. So what else should you know about a woman who said that the No. 1 thing on her "Bucket List" was making it Miss America's Top 10 and who called President Trump's decision to withdraw the U.S. from the climate accord a "bad...

Miss New Jersey's opinion on whether or not to keep confederate statues didn't sit well with a lot of Miss America viewers, and they made that clear on Twitter. What did she say?...

And the winner is...Miss North Dakota! Cara Mund was just crowned Miss America 2018, and it's totally no surprise. From her evening wear, to her bathing suit, to her incredible dance routine, Cara's amazing!

Jordin Sparks' feelings about the Miss America 2018 talent competition were written all over her face -- and viewers couldn't help but point it out on Twitter. See the funniest reactions here!

We have a winner! Cara Mund from North Dakota was named as Miss America 2018, and you can get to know the gorgeous pageant queen better with these five fast facts right here!

America, you have a new queen!

After four nights of competition, Miss North Dakota Cara Mund was crowned the 2018 Miss America on Sunday night.

North Dakota has never had a Miss America winner, or a contestant reach the top five.

The 2017 Miss America, Savvy Shields, passed on the tiara to Mund during the final night of competition in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

The celebrity judging panel of singer Jordin Sparks, model and actress Molly Sims, singer Thomas Rhett and People Editor-in-Chief Jess Cagle selected Mund out of the 51 women from across the United States and the District of Columbia.

The...

During the talent portion of the 2018 Miss America competition, one act stood out from the rest.

After a slew of song and dance routines, Miss Louisiana — Laryssa Bonacquisti — took the stage with two puppets and performed a ventriloquist act, complete with yodeling! Bonacquisti, 22, and her puppets sang Patsy Montana and the Prairie Ramblers’ country western-classic “I Wanna Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart.”

Miss Louisiana’s unique talent offering spurred surprised looks (and smiles!) from the judging panel, which included Jordin Sparks, Thomas Rhett and People Editor-in-Chief Jess Cagle.

Social media was abuzz after the performance, with delighted Miss America viewers...

The talent competition is what sets Miss America apart from all other pageants, and Miss Louisiana and her wild ventriloquist performance charmed the audience and the judges. Watch it here!

Flawless! Beauty queens are the ultimate pro's when it comes to perfect hair and makeup, and the contestants at the 2018 Miss America competition completely blew us away. We've got the pics of their amazing looks, right here.

Show stopping! The ladies of the 2018 Miss America competition on Sept. 10 brought out their most gorgeous evening gown looks to the pageant and we've got all of the pics, right here.

Va va voom! The Miss America contestants hit the stage for the swimsuit category on September 10, and they did not disappoint! The women looked stunning in multiple swim styles including colorful bikinis with amazing detail! See the best photos!

Here they come, the Miss America 2018 hopefuls! The 2018 pageant is almost here and in recent days, the 51 contestants have been warming up with some preliminary contests. And speaking of heat, the women showcased their slim figures in bikinis in early at the pageant's venue, Boardwalk Hall Arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Miss Louisiana Laryssa Bonacquisti won the swimsuit round. Unlike rival contest Miss USA, the Miss America competition features a talent portion. The hopefuls showcased their special skills onstage at a preliminary contest. Bonacquisti, accompanied by two puppets, performed a ventriloquist act. Miss Rhode Island Nicolette Peloquin performed a tumbling...

Miss America 2018 is upon us, and while we're hoping no one makes an embarrassing mistake or flub, it's almost bound to happen -- just ask these former hosts and contestants, whose errors went viral!

Do You want to receive the Miss America treatment? HollywoodLife.com is giving away (1) epic hair treatment kit filled with All of the products the Miss America celebrity judges are using!

Should we start calling it The Greatest American Heroine?

ABC has given a put-pilot commitment to a reboot of ’80s cult hit The Greatest American Hero, our sister site Deadline is reporting. But there’s a twist: Instead of the original’s accidental superhero Ralph Hinkley, the new Hero will be an Indian-American woman named Meera who’s fond of drinking tequila and singing karaoke.

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As in the original, Meera will stumble upon an alien superhero suit that endows her with superhuman powers…...

Before winning a preliminary round of the Miss America competition, Miss Texas Margana Wood sent her “love” to the Hurricane Harvey survivors in her hometown of Houston.

The 22-year-old said that she was “excited” to be on the competition stage in Atlantic City, N.J., but was thinking of home.

“My heart is absolutely with the people of Houston,” Wood told reporters after the show, according to the Associated Press. “I send my love to all of them. We’re taking it day by day.”

Wood won the swimsuit round of the competition, while Miss Utah JessiKate Riley won the...

Finally, we get to meet the 51 beautiful women who could become our next Miss America! Click through our gallery to see every contestant, and find out what makes them special!

It’s one week until Thomas Rhett‘s new album drops, and the singer has a problem that only another musician parent could understand: How do you rock the country scene with your record release while still helping out with diaper duty and bedtime routines?

“The moment we look at our calendars, it really does stress us out,” the singer tells People in this week’s issue of balancing family time with the grueling promo schedule on the horizon for his upcoming album, aptly titled Life Changes. “But if Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean can do it, we can do it!

Molly Sims‘ youngest child is on the move — but not without some help from his big brother!

The model and actress shared an adorable Instagram video of her 5-year-old son Brooks Alan trying to “teach” his baby brother Grey Douglas, 7 months, to move around the family home.

In the video, Brooks is seen initially pushing his baby brother in their family home before opting to instead pull him (gently!) across the floor by his feet.

“Well, that is one way to do it #3babieslater #sibling#hegotfeduptryingtoteachhim,” wrote Sims in the clever caption accompanying the post.

Related Video: Molly Sims: Son Brooks Is a Speedster!

In an impressive move, Miss America contestant Erin Connor flew herself to the pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Miss Vermont Erin Connor Flies Herself To Miss America Pageant Connor is a licensed pilot who flew her own plane from Burlington, Vermont, to a small airport outside of Atlantic City in about 2.5 hours, carrying two […]

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The 2017 ceremony, to be held Nov. 5, will make a contribution to the charity that supports entertainment industry workers. The 21st annual Hollywood Film Awards, which will take place Nov. 5, will make a substantial yearly contribution to the Motion Picture and Television Fund, it was announced today by Dick Clark Productions, which produces the event. “The Motion Picture and Television Fund does terrific work in the entertainment community. It is an honor and pleasure to contribute to those efforts,” said Allen Shapiro, CEO of Dick Clark Productions, which has overseen the awards since 2014, in announcing the initiative, which will be an annual commitment. By John Sciulli/Getty Images “Mptf supports over 5,000 entertainment industry families through a variety of services annually and depends on the support of everyone in our community to make these programs and services possible,” Jeffrey Katzenberg, Mptf Foundation chairman, noted. “The generous support of Dick Clark Productions allows...

The Defenders Season 1 hits Netflix on Friday, and I think we can safely say that there will be a Season 2, particularly since the next seasons of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist have already been announced. Early reviews of The Defenders are hitting Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, and the word is very positive overall. So, since it's never too early to speculate, let's talk about who should join the team going forward.

Marvel's The Defenders comic book debuted in 1971 by creator Roy Thomas.The team was initially made up of Dr. Strange, Namor, and The Hulk (who were soon joined by Valkyrie and Silver Surfer), and their early focus was very much in the Cosmic realm. In the team's first comic book arc, Dr. Strange teams with Sub-Mariner and the Hulk to protect the Earth from invasion by Lovecraftian interplanar beings known as the Undying Ones and their leader,...

Ahead of the Rio Olympics, the Mattel team gifted gymnast Gabby Douglas with her own one-of-a-kind mini me Barbie. And the doll was one of a kind— until now.

On sale Monday for $24.99, the Gabby Douglas Barbie comes complete with a stars-and-stripes leotard, and pink and black Nike warmups.

“It’s a huge honor,” Douglas tells People. “I always dreamed of having my own doll, and I played with Barbie when I was little with my sisters.”

“I really hope people what people take away from the Gabby Barbie doll is to be inspired, to be encouraged to be anything that you want to be.

Hey Carter, this is why you should date Lizzy Fenton!

Fenton, a 19-year-old University of Minnesota student, decided to woo her crush Carter the best way she knew how — through a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.

“I wanted to win Carter over with sardonic wit, so I chose PowerPoint as my artistic medium,” Fenton tells People. “There isn’t any underlying motive for why I made the PowerPoint.”

The hilarious slideshow, which she posted to Twitter, has been shared over 14,000 times. It starts off with pictures of Fenton and a bulleted description: “I am a tantalizing conversationalist and can hold riveting table...

There's only so much beauty and grace before it comes tumbling down. Year after year beauty pageants are held, and sometimes they happen to go off without a hitch. Other times, Steve Harvey announces the wrong name and all hell breaks loose. But much to the chagrin of pageant organizers and fans around the world, the winners cause the controversy. Throughout the years beauty queens from Miss Universe, Miss America, Miss USA and other pageants have sadly fallen from grace due to drug scandals, legal snafus, "racy" photos and more. Obviously, each scandal—and there have been plenty—makes headlines, but we're rounding up some of the biggest falls from beauty queen grace: 1. Brandi...

Tis the season... for engagements!

With the holidays fast approaching, it's only a matter of time before our Instagram feeds flood once again with sparkly baubles and shiny new fiances. But first, let's not forget all the gorgeous celebrity engagement rings that came in 2016. From understated elegance to over-the-top glamour, stars said "yes" to a wide range of stunners this year!

Pics: The Biggest and Best Celebrity Engagement Rings -- By the Numbers 

Ciara

Russell Wilson popped the question to Ciara with a megawatt 16-carat ring on the romantic beaches of the Seychelles in March. The couple didn't stay engaged for long, tying the knot in July at a stunning castle in England. By October, the couple announced that they are expecting!Talk about a banner year. 

Mariah Carey

Leave it to Mariah Carey to have the biggest rock on this list, though her love story may not have ended as happily. Mimi accepted...

Son of Zorn may not be the ratings dud everyone was expecting. 

Fox: Son of Zorn (6 million/2.4 rating) was the only original, with The Simpsons (3.3 million/1.4 rating), Family Guy (2.9 million/1.2 rating) and The Last Man on Earth (1.9 million/0.8 rating) in encores. 

CBS: Big Brother (6.5 million/1.8 rating) remained in line with recent airings, but BrainDead (2.2 million/0.4 rating) got a small bump. 

ABC: Celebrity Family Feud (6.6 million/1.3 rating) rose, but Miss America 2016 (6.2 million/1.3 rating) dipped. 

NBC: Sunday Night Football (20.7 million/7.5 rating) was down from last year's opening game.

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Miss Arkansas Savvy Shields was named the winner of the 2017 Miss America pageant that was held in Atlantic City Sunday night. Savvy Shields Is Miss America Shields beat out 52 other women to be crowned the new Miss America, taking over for Miss America Betty Cantrell. The first runner up was Miss South Carolina […]

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There she is, Miss America! Miss Arkansas Savvy Shields has taken home the crown for Miss America 2017 after beating out 52 competitors from across the country. Shields, 21, from Fayetteville, Arkansas, impressed a panel of judges including gymnast Gabby Douglas, actresses Laura Marano and Sara Foster, entrepreneur Mark Cuban, former Miss America Sharlene Wells Hawkes and singer Cole Swindell during the competition, which took place Sunday night in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Co-host Chris Harrison joked with People just before the show, "Apparently it's in my contract to be around 25 or more beautiful women at all times." "I don't know if I am the perfect host,...

There she is, Miss America! Miss Arkansas Savvy Shields has taken home the crown for Miss America 2017 after beating out 52 competitors from across the country. Shields, 21, from Fayetteville, Arkansas, impressed a panel of judges including gymnast Gabby Douglas, actresses Laura Marano and Sara Foster, entrepreneur Mark Cuban, former Miss America Sharlene Wells Hawkes and singer Cole Swindell during the competition, which took place Sunday night in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Co-host Chris Harrison joked with People just before the show, "Apparently it's in my contract to be around 25 or more beautiful women at all times." "I don't know if I am the perfect host,...

A new Miss America was crowned on Sunday, but more importantly, the live event took home a special honor of its own: TV’s tackiest tribute on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

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Midway through Sunday’s ceremony, Miss Americas 2000 (Heather French Henry) and 2002 (Katie Harman) joined CEO Sam Haskell to remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001 — and how they almost cost us the ceremony that year. Almost.

“The Miss America competition was scheduled to be held four days [after September 11],” Henry recalled. “The contestants were all here in Atlantic City.”

“I was one of those contestants,...