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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I prefer the word "housebroken".
Cheers!
SWMBO made you type that, eh?
eh. it is all folly. but at least these chickies are nice eyecandy.
oh lawdy.
"We need more Robert Burns on FR."
LOL, aye, we do, dear, we do
Meet me back here 'round about Jan 25, there are usually some good threads!
What do they call him? The great heart? The gerat spirit?
Robbie Burns rules, of that there can be no doubt!
nice
As in "stop ogling those empty bathing suits".
As far as SWMBO, have you ever read the Rumpole of the Bailey books?
Cheers!
Last year, while doing some business with a print shop here in Panama City Beach, the print shop owner gave me a copy of a Lebanese cook book compiled by the Cedars Club of Baton Rouge in 1977. I was particularly interested in the rice recipes. It had some of the recipes I remembered from the Lenten dinners from my youth. What a treat to find it!!!!
nope, but I believe I've heard mention of them once'r twice.
tired. bedtime. 'nite.
Miss Hezballah
ROFLMAO!!!!
They look about 16. Too immature
Desi women are hot.
My guess is that Miss Lebanon is a Christian, so she wouldn't have a problem with Miss Israel.
Lord, those women are gorgeous! But I guess you wouldn't be finding any ugly gals at the Miss Universe pageant, anyway.
That comment is in astonishingly bad taste. Do you otherwise usually think of black girls as looking like cheap tricks?
couldn't agree more. Miss Universe hasn't yet been destroyed with political correctness. It's still flat out a true beauty contest.
The talent of women this year is truely jaw dropping. And given that this contest is being held in LA, the contestants don't have to fear about the country rioting and thousands of christians being murdered by "outraged" followers of the religion of peace.
Favorites include Ms. Poland, Ms. USA, and Ms. Lebannon.
P.S. and I must say, I approve 110% with this tread, PERIOD!!!!
Kind of confused about your cousin (s?) but really like your tagline.
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