Axed Miss Universe beauty born a man competes in contest
The Sun
By ANDREW SNELL THE WOMAN axed from Miss Universe for being born a man shrugs off the gender swap storm that engulfed the competition by taking to the stage in a bikini. Organisers kicked Jenna Talackova off the Canadian round of the pageant in March …
Whoa mama! Transgender beauty queen in a bikini makes history at Miss UniverseMirror.co.uk
Miss Universe Canada's first transgendered contestant graces the stageGlobe and Mail
Transgender Miss Universe contestant takes to the stageCTV.ca
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Family values ex-Nevada lawmaker appears in bikini for Maxim
Reuters UK
By Timothy Pratt | LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A former Nevada state Senator who ran on a Christian family values platform has posed in a bikini as a write-in candidate for the men's magazine Maxim's "Hot 100" contest. The magazine will announce results of …

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Family values ex-Nevada lawmaker appears in bikini for Maxim
Toronto Sun
LAS VEGAS – A former Nevada state Senator who ran on a Christian family values platform has posed in a bikini as a write-in candidate for the men's magazine Maxim's "Hot 100" contest. The magazine will announce results of the annual contest next week, …

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How I got my bikini body
Sydney Morning Herald
At the fitness model contest, besides having to parade in a bikini and heels, she had to perform a dance that demonstrated strength, agility and flexibility. Potter did a salsa dance to Rhythm of the Night. Her sights are now set on her next contest: …

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Bikini contest turns bloody; 4 killed
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines – Four people including a policeman were killed and four others were hurt in a shootout during a bikini competition in Jaro, Iloilo before dawn Friday. The fatalities were identified as Barangay Captain Rolando Tabuada, …

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Bikinis are go at Miss Universe
Toronto Sun
The Vancouver native was on-hand Saturday – along with the pageant's 62 other contestants – at the Sandman Signature Hotel in Toronto for a bikini photo shoot in preparation for the upcoming contest. Talackova had gender reassignment surgery in 2010, …
Transgendered Talackova preps for beauty contestCTV.ca

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No1 for, er, Paraguayan women javelin throwers
The Sun
Pretty Paraguayan javelin thrower Leryn Franco took time out from preparations for the Games to smoulder in a skimpy white bikini. The 29-year-old was national champion as a youth — and also came runner-up in the 2006 Miss Paraguay contest.

Bella Blissett's beauty buzz
Daily Mail
If your bikini line has been neglected over winter, now's the time to get it under control, but don't settle for anything less than precise and almost pain-free service. At Groom's new location off London's Oxford Street, therapists use large paddles …

4 dead, 4 wounded in Iloilo shootout
Inquirer.net
By Karen V. Bermejo, Nestor P. Burgos Jr. ILOILO CITY—Four persons were killed and four others were wounded in a shoot-out at a covered court in the city during a village bikini contest after midnight on Friday. Among the dead were Barangay Captain …

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Waitress with Hula-Hoop talent takes Hooters Bikini Contest
SunHerald.com
By KAREN NELSON – klnelson@sunherald.com BILOXI — An all-male panel of judges picked a winner Sunday among 22 young women at the 9th annual Hooters Bikini Contest, poolside at the Hard Rock. They chose Kristina Wheat, 19, representing the Gulfport …