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At Miss Universe contest, Miss Lebanon, Miss Israel are 'best of friends'
Agence France Presse ^
| July 21, 2006
| Paul Bustamente
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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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Israel
KEYWORDS: america; babepix; freedom; israel; lebanon; lotsawax; missuniverse; universe; usa; wax
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posted on
07/21/2006 5:44:07 PM PDT
by
Cecily
To: Cecily
even though Rached's presence sparked a protest by some 20 Lebanese Muslims Wednesday in front of the downtown Los Angeles hotel. Why am I not surprised. Fanatic Muslims won't be happy until they have destroyed everything good and beautiful in their cultures.
}:-)4
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posted on
07/21/2006 5:45:20 PM PDT
by
Moose4
(Dirka dirka Mohammed jihad.)
To: Cecily
DUH!!!! you notice there is no "Miss Hezbolla"
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posted on
07/21/2006 5:45:39 PM PDT
by
gidget7
(PC is the huge rock, behind which lies hide!)
To: Moose4
4
posted on
07/21/2006 5:46:54 PM PDT
by
Krankor
(kROGER)
To: Cecily
Shoot.
I was kinda countin' on a catfight.
To: Cecily
Obligatory "this thread is useless without pics" post ;-)
Gabrielle Bou Rached, Miss Lebanon 2006, is seen here on 07 July 2006. 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.(AFP/HO-Miss Universe/File/Darren Decker)
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posted on
07/21/2006 5:47:04 PM PDT
by
CounterCounterCulture
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To: gidget7
She wasn't allowed in with her Rocket.
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posted on
07/21/2006 5:47:53 PM PDT
by
Jack2006
Bookmarking for later pics. Please keep 'em coming.
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posted on
07/21/2006 5:48:26 PM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
(Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
To: CounterCounterCulture
Absolutely gorgeous.Now, where's the Jewish gal?
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posted on
07/21/2006 5:49:39 PM PDT
by
Victor
(If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert." -David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister)
To: RandallFlagg
In this photo released by Miss Universe, Anastacia Entin, Miss Israel 2006, poses in her swimwear Thailand swimsuit at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 11, 2006. Entin and others will compete for the title of Miss Universe during the live broadcast of the 55th annual Miss Universe 2006 competition from Los Angeles on July 23. (AP Photo/Miss Universe, Darren Decker) Email Photo Print Photo
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posted on
07/21/2006 5:49:53 PM PDT
by
CounterCounterCulture
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To: Victor
ASK and YE shall receive ;-)
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posted on
07/21/2006 5:50:21 PM PDT
by
CounterCounterCulture
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To: Cecily
We ain't at war with Lebanon...and certainly not with Ms. Lebanon.
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posted on
07/21/2006 5:50:26 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
To: CounterCounterCulture
Jeez, what a decision...I love them both.
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posted on
07/21/2006 5:51:29 PM PDT
by
Victor
(If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert." -David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister)
To: Cecily
Yup, "Bombing Lebanon" - Ratherized news - "False but accurate".
How about a little truth:
"Bombing the muslim terrorist jew hating cockroach invading squatters and iranian overlords that have sized southern Lebanon...."
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posted on
07/21/2006 5:51:29 PM PDT
by
xcamel
(Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
To: Dallas59
Make love not war. I don't see a catfight here. :)
(Go Israel, Go! Slap 'Em, Down Hezbullies.)
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posted on
07/21/2006 5:51:57 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: Cecily
Now you should know darn well that you DO NOT post a 'hot girls' thread with out pics! ;-)
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posted on
07/21/2006 5:52:13 PM PDT
by
CrawDaddyCA
(Tancredo/Paul 2008)
Here's another neighbor of Miss Israel...
Contestants in the 2006 Miss Universe pageant Miss Egypt, Fawzeya Mohamed, left, and Miss Israel, Anastasya Yentin, pose together as they arrive for a party in Los Angeles, Monday July 10, 2006. (AP Photo/Lucas Jackson)
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posted on
07/21/2006 5:52:49 PM PDT
by
CounterCounterCulture
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To: CounterCounterCulture
Thank you. Pics should be MANDITORY on a 'hot girls' thread.
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posted on
07/21/2006 5:53:21 PM PDT
by
CrawDaddyCA
(Tancredo/Paul 2008)
To: Cecily
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posted on
07/21/2006 5:53:25 PM PDT
by
nuconvert
([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
To: CounterCounterCulture
She's probably Christian.
20
posted on
07/21/2006 5:53:42 PM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(Knowledge is power, so the MSM makes sure the terrorists have our classified info.)
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