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Between Laura's freakouts and temper tantrums and Patty's puking and love of hamburger meat, the Sincere Sexy Reds are easily the break-out stars of Crowned. They were consistent in their performances during challenges for the whole season — whether it was choreographed aerobic routines or singing at a pitch that only canines could hear — which made them a favorite of the judges. So it was kind of surprising that the Type-A pair totally choked under the pressure of the final competition, coming in fourth place last night. Clip above. More »
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Last night on Crowned, we came dangerously close to losing the Sincere Sexy Reds. Could you imagine how suckass next week's big, studio audience finale would have been without them? Anyway, last night they did not disappoint: Laura got bitchy and essentially called the other girls ugly, then cried later on when she realized she might be stupid. But best of all, the ladies of the house threw a cocktail party, and Patty had one too many and ralphed while sitting in a white chair. Clip above. More »
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More pageant hijinks! Jessica Wittenbrink's $3,400 gown was vandalized during the Miss South Florida Fair pageant. Perhaps sabotage paves the way for success, because Wittenbrink, like the pepper-sprayed Miss Puerto Rico, went on to win the Miss South Florida crown. (And appear on the Today Show this morning). The Palm Beach County sheriff says there is not enough conclusive evidence to to nab a suspect at this time. [UPI] More »
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From the Slate review of Crowned: "Some were veterans of the tiara circuit, and others were rank amateurs, and most were wearing too much blush. Their universe is gynocentric and homosocial." [Slate] More »
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"There's no reality-show figure quite so odious, these days, as the mother who tries to upstage her kids," writes Joanna Weiss in the Boston Globe today. Indeed! (Kathy Hilton, are you listening?) Unfortunately, the CW network, home to such beloved television programs such as Veronica Mars, Gilmore Girls, and America's Next Top Model will be premiering a new show tonight, Crowned, in which mothers and daughters compete in teams against other mother/daughter duos in a beauty pageant. (Naturally, they also live in one house together. ) So how is it? The critics speak, after the jump. More »
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