May 2011
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Miss Hawaii USA seeks national title →
honolulupulse.com
Byrd grew up in a military family and moved 15 times during her first 18 years. She came to Hawaii during a spring break from a mainland college, became enchanted with the beauty and lifestyle of the islands and moved here in 2007.
Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo celebrate upcoming nuptials with wedding shower →
ontheredcarpet.com
The couple invited guests for cocktails and appetizers on the rooftop of the hotel which houses “Hell’s Kitchen” chef Gordon Ramsay’s eponymous restaurant.
“Nick and Vanessa greeted guests hand-in-hand,” a witness told People magazine. “Vanessa looked gorgeous in a white dress with a black sash. She and Nick both seemed very excited to celebrate with their families and friends.”
Another woman with Wilmington ties has shot at Miss USA crown | StarNewsOnline.com →
starnewsonline.com
If Brittany York is awarded the title of Miss USA 2011 next month, she’ll be the second woman with a Wilmington connection to wear the crown in the past three years.
York, who graduated from Ashley High School in 2008, would follow in the high-heeled footsteps of Kristen Dalton, a Wilmington Native and Miss USA 2009.
Wearing an evening gown she bought for $300, York won the title of Miss North Carolina USA in November.
Former beauty queen Carrie Prejean gets a princess - SignOnSanDiego.com →
signonsandiego.com
Word has it, former Vista-born beauty queen Carrie Prejean Boller and her husband Kyle Boller are the proud parents of an eight-pound baby. Their baby’s birth, expected on Carrie’s grandmother’s May 9 birthday, came slightly late, on May 11, two days shy of Carrie’s own 24th birthday. Contrary to tabloid reports last fall that they were expecting a boy, the new Boller is all girl — Grace Christina.
PHOTO BY K.C. ALFRED
Carrie Prejean, whose husband is a quarterback for the Raiders, cheers the team on in this file photo.
