Sahar Biniaz of Vancouver was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2012 at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts (Bluma Appel Theatre) in Toronto on Saturday, May 19, 2012. The 26 year-old beauty will represent Canada in Miss Universe 2012 beauty competition to be held this December. She was crowned by the outgoing queen, Miss Universe Canada 2011 Chelsae Durocher.

Sahar was born in Tehran, Iraq but was raised in India. She now resides in Canada where she began to compete in beauty pageants. She was 1st runner-up in Miss Global Beauty Queen 2003, 2nd runner-up in Miss Tourism Queen International 2008 and 1st runner-up in Miss Universe Canada in 2008. Sahar is an occasional actress and guest-starred in shows such as “Sanctuary,” “Smallville,” “Blue Mountain State” and “Shield.”

Jenna Talackova who made history as the first trangendered female to compete in the Miss Universe system was selected in the Top 12. But the 23 year-old model failed to land in the Top 5.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
Miss Universe Canada 2012: Sahar Biniaz
1st runner-up: Adwoa Yamoah
2nd runner-up: Majd Soudi
3rd runner-up: Katie Starke
4th runner-up: Kesiah Papasin

Top 12 Semi Finalists
Chelsea Bird
Dajana Radovanovic
Ines Kipre
Jenna Talackova
Maria Julia Nahri
Sarah Harrison
Suzette Hernandez

Top 20 Quarter Finalists
Casar Jacobson
Christine White
Diana Schoutsen
Kuyan Elliott
Lisa Wong
Mandi Gale
Marta Jablonska
Vaughan Marr

Special Awards
Miss Photogenic: Ela Mino
Revlon Professional Best Hair: Sahar Biniaz
Miss Congeniality (4-way tie)
Jenna Talackova
Kylee Apers
Maria Julia Nahri
Maria Cecilia Nicolas

Cheers,

Photo credit: Google Image

Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips earned the Top 2 spot in the “American Idol” Season 11 finals night next week!

Jessica, the 16-year-old Filipino-Mexican-American singer from San Diego, California will be up against Phillip Phillips, a 21-year-old guitar playing rocker from Leesburg, Georgia.

Next week finale will be an interesting battle as Phillips could become the fifth guitar-playing male contestant in a row to win on ” American Idol” (David Cook, Kris Allen, Lee DeWyze and Scotty McCreery won on Seasons 7, 8, 9 and 10 respectively) while Jessica could become the youngest “American Idol” winner with Asian and Latino roots.

American Idol Season 11 airs on Fox on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8/7c. Ryan Seacrest hosts the show, while Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez were the panel of judges. Interscope Records Chairman Jimmy Iovine, a songwriter and producer, serves as an in-house mentor to work with the contestant on a weekly basis.

Eliminated
Joshua Ledet (May 17, 2012)
Hollie Cavanagh (May 10, 2012)
Skylar Laine (May 3, 2012)
Elise Testone (April 26, 2012)
Colton Dixon (April 19, 2012)
DeAndre Brackensick (April 5, 2012)
Heejun Han (March 29, 2012)
Erika Van Pelt (March 22, 2012)
Shannon Magrane (March 15, 2012)
Jermaine Jones (Disqualified due to ‘criminal records‘-March 15, 2012)
Jeremy Rosado (March 8, 2012)

Looks like everyone is indeed excited next week. Even Mexican superstar Thalia praised Jessica Sanchez’s performance through Twitter! Last week, her husband Tommy Mottola too emailed his good friend Jimmy Iovine and said that he’d be in attendance at Jessica’s first concert. Wow, that’s big! Tommy Mottola is big in music world as he was the man behind the careers of music divas such as Diana Ross, Mariah Carey, Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira.

Cheers,

Photo credit: American Idol and Thalia’s Twitter Account

Controversial radio host Mo Twister (real life: Mohan Gumatay) along with fellow DJs Tin Gamboa (@suzy899) and Mia Bayuga (@Mia899) were suspended for two weeks for starting a Twitter hashtag while their Magic 89.9 radio program “GoodTimes” was on air on May 9, 2012.

It was reported that the hashtag became a trending topic in the Philippines but it also received a lot of hate comments as well.

Charice herself said on her official twitter account that she thought Mo was nice and that he was “unbelievable.” She tweeted:

Too bad. Remember, you interviewed me? I thought you were nice. Anyway, I should talk to you FACE TO FACE.

@djmotwister you are unbelievable. I thought you were nice. I hope you have a good lawyer.

Mo Twister already posted a public apology on his Twitter account (@djmotwister). He said:

I want to take the opportunity to apologize to Charice for a stupid & cruel joke on our show today. We attempted to be funny at her.

We apologize Charice for our stupid behavior and immature attempt to generate laughs. You have worked so very hard, not just for yourself and your family, but to put our country in a positive light, to promote immense Filipino talent, and you have done that successfully.

We are proud of you and we are embarrassed because we failed to support that. I wish I could make it up to you and rest assured-that we will exhaust every avenue to do so. We are sorry. You’ve been nothing but supportive of our show in the past. We failed to show our appreciation today.

Meanwhile, both camps deleted those tweets pertaining the hashtag incident.

So, does it mean Charice has forgiven what Mo Twister has done one day ago?

Photo credit: Twitter

Action star Raymart Santiago and hard-hitting journalist Ramon “Mon” Tulfo aired their sides on TV Patrol regarding the fist-fight incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 on Sunday, May 6, 2012.

News anchor Noli de Castro was able to interview Mon Tulfo and Raymart Santiago on TV Patrol Monday night, May 7 and both denied the accusation that they started the brawl.

Watch the video here:

Meanwhile, both camp swap charges of physical injuries and grave coercion over the brawl that occurred on Sunday at the arrival at the arrival area of the NAIA Terminal 3.

Hard-hitting journalist Ramon “Mon” Tulfo and action star Raymart Santiago got in a fist fight at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Sunday, May 6, 2012!

The airport brawl, where Santiago’s wife actress Claudine Barretto also got involved was caught on video and uploaded by glamchiq00 on You Tube. The controversial video now has over 1 million views and has also received 8,803 comments as of this date. Check it out!

What do you guys think? Whose side are you on?

Beyonce Knowles was named the “World’s Most Beautiful Woman 2012” by People Magazine.

The 30-year old singing superstar and style icon topped the list of beautiful ladies in the entertainment industry but revealed in an exclusive interview to the magazine that being a Mom to her baby daughter Blue Ivy Carter is her proudest title.

I feel more beautiful than I’ve ever felt because I’ve given birth,…. I have never felt so connected, never felt like I had such a purpose on this earth.

The 16-Grammy winner continued…

The best thing about having a daughter is having a true legacy. The word ‘love’ means something completely different now.

Sofia Vergara, Charlize Theron, Lily Collins, Madeleine Stowe, Christina Hendricks, Michelle Williams, Paula Patton, Miranda Lambert and Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge were also among the ladies who made the cut this year.

Cheers,

Photo credit: People Magazine

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are officially engaged!

“Yes, it’s confirmed. It is a promise for the future and their kids are very happy. There’s no date set at this time,” Pitt’s spokeswoman Cynthia Pett-Dante told the press.

“There’s no date set at this time,” the statement added.

Pitt and Jolie have been a couple since 2005 and have six children together – Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and twins Knox and Vivienne.

Reports say that all six kids were in attendance when 48 year old Pitt presents the 16-carat ring he co-designed with jeweler Robert Procop to 36 year old Jolie.

In connection with the good news, Brad and Angie together with their kids also went to Galapagos Island on April 23 to celebrate their engagement.

Congratulations to the newly engaged couple!!!

Cheers,

Photo credits: Google Images

‘The Hunger Games’ star Jennifer Lawrence has been spotted by the photographers sans make-up on her way back from a Whole Foods Run on Thursday, March 22.

The 21-year-old American actress plays heroine Katniss Everdeen in the movie adaptation gave her face a day off after having a non-stop red carpet tour across the continent.

Cheers,

Photo credit: Here

AnnaSophia Robb has been spotted in New York City shooting the upcoming CW series, ‘The Carrie Diaries.’

The 18-year-old actress who gained prominence with starring roles in ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ in 2005 and ‘Bridge of Terabithia’ in 2007 will be playing the teenage Carrie Bradshaw in the ‘Sex and the City’ television prequel.

It is also noted that The CW’s ‘The Carrie Diaries’ is totally different from the spicy hot HBO show ‘The Sex and the City’ as the story revolves around Carrie in high school, her crush Sebastina Kydd and dealing with the most popular girl in school, Donna LaDonna.

‘The Carrie Diaries’ is one of the most hyped television show this year. In fact, earlier reports even confirmed that Blake Lively, Elizabeth Olsen, Emma Roberts and Selena Gomez has been cast for the key roles but none of this celebrity buzz came true.

Anyway, at least the earlier reports about the spin-off is true!

Congrats AnnaSophia on your hot new role – your fans will definitely expect you to fill Sarah Jessica Parker’s Manolo Blahniks and Jimmy Choos!

Cheers,

Photo credits: Gossip Girl and Gossip Center

Actress Cate Blanchett graces the latest cover of Intelligent Life Magazine without make-up.

Intelligent Life is a bi-monthly cultural magazine from the publishers of The Economist. The magazine features articles by writers from around the world and photography commissioned for each issue.

Kudos Cate for showing the whole world how an un-airbrushed/un-retouched photo is really like!

I must say that you look mighty fine at 42 — wrinkles included!

Cheers,

Photo credit: Here