Posted on 07/21/2006 5:44:06 PM PDT by Cecily
LOS ANGELES - Peace reigns at least at the Miss Universe 2006 contest, where beauties Miss Lebanon and Miss Israel are the "best of friends" despite the bloody fighting between the two countries back home, their companions said.
Even as Israel has bombarded Lebanon in the wake of a missile barrage by the Hezbollah militia in the country's south, the two women -- Gabrielle Bou Rached of Lebanon and Israel's Anastacia Entin -- have struck up a friendship ahead of Sunday's tough competition to see who is named the world's most beautiful woman.
"I think the perpetrators of the current Middle East crisis could learn a few lessons from Miss Lebanon and Miss Israel, who are the best of friends here," said Miss Germany Natalia Ackerman.
The contest doesn't allow much room for warring, with contestants from 86 countries this year all crammed into the same Los Angeles hotel for a month with a rigorous schedule of rehearsals for the show. Mostly in their early twenties, the women become friends mainly based on geographic nearness and shared languages.
Entin and Rached have been pulled together by the force of shared cultures, whatever is happening back home, smiling, posing for pictures together, even though Rached's presence sparked a protest by some 20 Lebanese Muslims Wednesday in front of the downtown Los Angeles hotel.
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My first impression as well.
As soon as I saw her face, which took me a bit ;-p
Two members of the Lesbianese Sewing Circle.
I was going to say that she looks like she needs to eat the occasional cheeseburger, but of course that's not kosher.
what?
Sorry. I was joking.
Wowza.
I completely disagree. PLEASE don't make me photoshop a split-face comparison to show you why I disagree.
LOL! I'll give you something else to laugh over.
Yesterday on Brian & the Judge Radio program (Brian Kilmeade from fox & friends & Judge Napolitano) Brian did just that. It was a total slip as he went from saying Israel - Hezbollah to wanting to say Lebanese and it came out lesbian.
The judge was still steady laughing 5 minutes later and thier guest jokingly assured that there was probably no lesbians in Lebanon.
Since then I've noticed several pundits come dam close to letting the same slip get out.
A little fat injection will take of that angularity :-)
Damn you...I was having a good time...
AIEEEEEEEE!! My EYES!
[Picture deleted in the interest of mental health].
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or is this an Olive Oyl reference?
I forgot to add thus sayeth 'cyborg' not petronski :o)
LoL.
To each his own.
no, it won't.
I've been drawing and sculpting for far too long - I see bones automatically. NOTHING could hide her jaw, chin, or supraorbital ridge.
ah.
All these gals are very pretty.
I especially like the red and gold dress on Miss Bahamas.
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