Fear of immigrants after the raid factory MlPar MOHRLAUREL Holbrook, Miss – A day after the attack at work, the largest migration in U.S. history, Elizabeth Alegria was to send her son too much anxiety about school and worried, as they would their mari . see Près 600 suspected illegal immigrants in the country were arrested, creating panic among dozens of families in this small town in Mississippi sud.Alegria, 26, a Mexican immigrant working at the Howard Industries transformer station Monday when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stormed in. When they found out that she has two son, aged 4 and 9, it was fitted with a bracelet and told to appear before a federal court next month. But her husband, Andres, was not so lucky. “I’m very traumatized because I do not know if she would let my husband go and when I see him,” Alegria said through a translator Tuesday, she went back to the Howard Industries parking lot to retrieve her sport utility vehicle. The director of the school district in the county, nearly half of the approximately 160 students were missing Hispanic mardi.Roberto Velez, Iglesia Cristiana Peniel Pastor, where an estimated 30 40 percent of the 200 parishioners were caught in the RAID, said the parents were afraid immigration would take them . “They did not send their children to school ,” he said. “What is fear?” A worker on Monday began to sweep the factory, said colleagues applauded as immigrants were taken into custody. Federal officials said a tip from a union member prompted them to start the investigation années.Fabiola Pena, 21, cradled her 2-year-old daughter as she described a chaotic scene in the plant as the raid began, accompanied by applause. “I was crying the whole time. I do not know what to do,” Pena said. “We do not know what was happening because everyone started to run. Some people thought it was a bomb but then we thought it was the immigration. “Approximately 100 of the 595 workers arrested were released for humanitarian reasons, many mothers have been equipped with electronic monitoring bracelets and allowed to go home to their children back after autorités.Environ 475 other workers were in an ICE system Jena, Louisiana, nine, who were under 18 were transferred to the custody transfer office of the resettlement of réfugiés.John Foxworth, an attorney representing some of the immigrants gave eight appeared before a federal court in Hattiesburg on Tuesday because criminal charges for alleged false social security and face identification résidence.Il said the raid was traumatic for families. “There is no communication, an immediate loss of all kinds of messages and a lack of understanding of what is happening their loved ones,” he said. said: “A complete and utter feeling of helplessness”. prisoners were from Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama and Peru, said Barbara Gonzalez, Door word of the ICE. “We have children without fathers and mothers who had brought their husbands,” said Velez’s son, Pastor Robert Young, the church. “It was like a horror story. You will be treated as if they were criminals.” Howard Industries Mississippi Pine Belt region, known for commercial timber growth and chicken processing plants. Tech company produces dozens of products ranging from electrical transformers, medical supplies, according to his website Web.Gonzalez informed the police executed search warrants at the factory and company headquarters in nearby Ellisville. She said no company executives had been arrested, but was an “ongoing investigation and yesterday’s action was only the first part.” A woman in Ellisville headquarters told The Associated Press on Tuesday that no one was available to answer questions.Dans a statement to the Laurel Leader-Call newspaper, Howard Industries said the company “runs every check the immigration status of all applicants for their must to identify jobs. ” Governor Haley Barbour recently signed a law Mississippi employers to use an internal security system the immigration status of the new law to check travailleurs.La force since 1st July for companies with state contracts and takes effect on 1 January for other companies. Mississippi lawmakers once made phones from Howard Industries, but it is unclear whether the company has contracts actuel.Selon state law, a company of employing illegal immigrants could be sentenced signed contracts for three years and lose the right to do business in Mississippi for a year.The law also allows a crime to accept for one illegal immigrant a job in Mississippi. A message with the District Attorney’s Office was to leave after hours comment on whether it is with the new law, complaints against Howard Industries or the State of Mississippi travailleurs.Le RAID file in one of several nationally in the last 12 years.The May Feune fear of immigrants after the raid factory Mlhttp: / / www. magic valley. com/articles/2008/08/27/ap/us/d92qikfg0. txt

Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City

On April 18, 2010, in Person Missing, by admin

MISS 2007 IN MEXICO

By Alejandro Guevara Onofre

Miss ’s my favorite Telecast. It’s really exciting. I always want my favorite “Miss” to win. When they win, I am really happy. But when my favorite lose…Every year, I have a favorite delegate. Last year was Miss , Kurara Chibana. From my point of view, I think that Miss 2006 is a perfect beauty… In 1978 was my countrywoman: In my opinion, I think that Miss Peru, Olga Roxana Zumaran Burga, has one of the best bodies in the Miss History. . . she was a big favorite in Acapulco, Mexico. . . I think that Olga was eliminated this contest because she did not speak English. . . In this year I was a children. . . I was a fan of Miss Peru…

In 1985, my favorite was Miss Zaire, currently the Democratic Republic of Congo. . . . Miss Zaire ,Kayonga “Benita” Mureka Tete. . . Miss Africa and great favorite in Miss World 1985. . . . . . her exotic beauty was very special. Some people think that I am passionate about Miss …It’s true. . . My mother is guilty of that. She has a great admiration for Gladys Zender, Miss 1957.

I remember that my country was elected host the Miss on January 1982. For me, was a surprised to read in the newspapers that Lima, Peru’s capital, hosted the Miss . I felt very happy. . . My country made a great contest. . . were times against the terrorism by Shining Path… One of my favorites was Miss Brazil. . spectacular Cecyle Pinto Marques da Sylva (1,80m-18 years old and brown eyes) was born in Belem do Para, Amazonas (Amazonian jungle. She studied medicine. Glamorous Miss Amazonas said that her idol is the Supreme Pontieff John Paul II.

The Miss Pageant originated in the 1950s in Long Beach, California. Certainly, Miss has been compared to Olympic Games. I think that Miss begin in Ancient Greece…More than 1,000 years… I remember that sports and beauty were important for the Ancient Greeks. Certainly, Cyprus Island was the sanctuary of Aphrodite, the Goddess of Beauty and Love

For the fourth time, Mexico will host the 56th the Miss Pageant. The final will be at the National Auditorium in Mexico , on May 28th. Mexico is one of the most wonderful places on Earth…There are very nice beaches: Cancun, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, La Paz, Puerto Escondido, and Acapulco. For example, Cozumel Island is a tropical paradise…The Mexican Jungle is the real fascination…paradisiac landscapes. Furthermore, Mexico has one of the oldest histories in the world. Like Peru, France and Thailand, Mexico is the home of International gastronomy…Mexico is very famous for its food…tacos, empanadas, moles, and enchiladas…Finally, the people are very warm and friendly. From my perspective, I think that Mexico is the perfect place for Miss …Welcome to MEXICO!

FROM 1952 TO 2007:

1952: Long Beach, California. Miss Finland was the first Miss …

1955: Long Beach, California. Miss was crowned Miss . Miss El Salvador, Maribel Arrietta, was the big favorite. Miss El Salvador was compared to Marilyn Monroe by American journalists.

1957: Long Beach (California). Miss Peru, Gladys Zender Urbina was elected Miss . She is the first Latin woman to win the Miss .

1959: Long Beach, California. Miss Italy, Maria Grazia Buccella, was the big favourite, but she did not make the semifinals. Next day, Italian newspapers criticized Akiko Kojima. . . New Miss from . . . .

1961: Long Beach, California. Marlene Schmidt became the first German woman to win the Miss title.

1962: Miss Haiti, Evelyn Miot, was the first black woman to be a semifinalist at Miss …

1964: Long Beach, California. Corina Tsopie was the first person from Greece to win the Pageant.

1968: Beach, Florida. Martha Vasconcelos became the second Brazilian to win the Miss title.

1969: Beach, Florida. Miss Philippines, Gloria Diaz, became the third Miss from the .

1975: San Salvador (El Salvador). The winner was Anne Pohtamo, Miss Finland. She looks like Grace Kelly, who was an American actress and Princess of Monaco (a small country in Europe). During her reign, she went to the USA, Australia, Hong Kong, Dominican Republic and other countries in the Third World. . . She was crowned in El Salvador, the birthplace of Maribel Arrieta, one of the most beautiful delegates in the chronology of MU. . . . Jackeline Gammarra, Miss Bolivia, was big favorite in San Salvador. Ironically, she had been eliminated in the semifinals of Miss . She is one of the best delegates in the history of Miss . . .

1978: Acapulco, Mexico. Miss South Africa won the title. The favorites were : 1-El Salvador, 2-Peru, 3-USA, 4-SAfrica, 5-, 6-, 7-Wales, 8-Costa Rica. Miss Costa Rica, Maribel Fernandez (actress in the 1980s and 1990s), was eliminated. The great surprise was Miss Chile… very intelligent (she spoke English, French and German)… Miss Peru, Olga Roxana Zumaran Burga, has been the only Peruvian favorite in the Miss History. . . but she did not speak English as Miss Colombia and Miss Spain. Another eliminated was Miss El Salvador, Iris Yvette Mazorra, one of the best Latin American delegates in MU.

1979: Perth (Australia). Miss Brazil was a big favorite until last minute, but she had poor speech in the finals. Miss , Maritza Sayalero won the title.

1981: New York . Under the leadership of Osmel Sousa, President of Miss Organization, ’s Irene Saez was crowned Miss . The final ranking:1-, 2-, 3-, 4-Brazil, 5-Belgium. After the Miss , Miss Brazil, Adriana Alves de Oliveira had worked as professional model in Paris. . . In 1984 she was , the United Kingdom, where she was the first favorite by international journalism and houses of best. With at 1. 81m, she had a perfect body and European profile. . . But she only came between 7 semifinalists. She is the best delegate from Brazil since Magdalena Sbairini, other big favorite in Miss World 1977. . .

1982: Lima ,Peru. The favorites were: 1-Miss Chile, 2-Miss South Africa, 3-Miss Brazil, 4-Miss Finland 5-Miss 6-Miss Austria 7-Greece 8-Miss Wales 9-Miss Italy 10-Miss Australia. . . Weren’t favorites: Guam, USA, Uruguay, Germany, Peru, , and Miss . Miss South Africa, Odett Octavia Scrooby, (18 years old, 173m, blue eyes and 54 k) was born in Skeerpoort. She had been a professional model in Johannesburg, a in SA. Her hobbies are drawing and painting. Her dream was to become an international supermodel. She did not win because her country was the birthplace of Apartheid…However, Miss won the title. Karen Baldwin was a student at university in . Her dream was to become a businesswoman. Her hobbies were water sports and playing tennis, squash and racquetball. Like Gladys Zender, one of the judges, Karen was a sportswoman. “My idol is the Mother Theresa of Calcutta”, said in an interview with Mario Vargas Llosa (judge). In the International judge, Karen had had the support of Rod Duguay, her countrymen and a famous hockey player. . .

1984: , Florida. Miss South Africa, Leticia Snyman, was a big favorite, but she did not win Miss . After 1984,Miss company did not accept South Africa contestants until 1995,when Namibia was host the Miss .

1985: , Florida. The final ranking: 1-PR,2-Spain,3-Zaire,4-,5-Uruguay. Miss Zaire, Benita Mureka, was the first black African finalist in Miss . Miss Zaire has her own style, very beautiful. Miss Puerto , a girl very common, was elected Miss …very strange result.

1986: Panama . Miss , Barbara Palacios Teyde. has had many judges in the Miss since 1984: Certainly, Carolina Herrera (1984 and 1997), Irene Saez (1983 and 1995), Maria Consuelo Alonso (1993 and 1998), Lupita Ferrer (1986), Barbara Palacios Teyde (1988) and Jose Luis Rodriguez (1991. Different from , Jamaica has not had an judge in MU history. . . as Bolivia, , Portugal, Austria, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Namibia, Curacao, Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Ireland. . .

1987: Singapore . Miss Chile, Cecilia Bolocco was crowned Miss Pageant. She had a sensational interview with judges. Miss Colombia, Patricia Lopez, did not qualify for the semifinals. After of won Miss South America- and Miss Photogenic, Patricia Lopez became the big favorite to win the Miss , but she did not speak English very well. Good bye Colombia…

1989: Cancun, Mexico. Andrea Stelzer was Miss South Africa 1985 but when she arrived at Airport Immigration did not accept her entrance to . Reasons: Radical protests by American Anti-Apartheid activists. After. . . like many South African, she became German citizen. In 1989 she won the Miss Germany title. She went to Cancun and was semifinalist at the Miss . . .

1990: was the dominant force in Miss Pageant in the 1990s.

1993: Mexico . Maria Consuelo Alonso, international judge, did not support Miss , Milka Chulina, at the Miss . In Caracas, there was many critics towards Maria Consuelo…She was born in Cuba.

1994: Manila, Philippines. The ranking final: 1-Miss India, 2-Miss Colombia, 3-Miss . Many people think that Colombia never winner Miss … because the narcotrafic. Colombia have had spectacular girls like Aura Maria Mojica and Paloma Turbay Ayala. . .

1996: Las Vegas, Nevada. Miss , Alicia Machado, won the Miss Pageant. She is always controversial and charismatic…

1999: Trinidad Tobago. Miss Botswana, Mpule Kwelagobe, became Miss . Since 1999, she is an Anti-AIDS activist in the Third World.

2000: Nicosia, Cyprus, the birthplace of Aphrodite…Miss India, Lara Dutta was crowned Miss . Miss France, Sonia Rolland, who speaks French, English and Spanish, was another bi-racial beauty. She has a Rwandan mother and a French father. Sonia was a child who lived at the time of the Rwandan War.

2006: Los Angeles, California. Miss Puerto , Zuleyka Rivera, was crowned Miss Pageant… Did you know that. . . Puerto has had several judges in the Miss History: Mapy Cortes (actress/1972), Marisol Malaret (former MU: 1977 and 2002),Deborah Carthy-Deu (ex-MU: 1987 and 2003), Dayanara Torres (2001),Marc Anthony (2001)and Maria Celeste Arraras (journalist/2003 and 2006). . . but Chile only has had two judges: Cecilia Bolocco (1996) and Christian de la Fuente (20001)….

2007: Welcome to Mexico…Miss 2007

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Miss Universe 2007

On March 25, 2010, in Person Missing, by admin

MISS 2007

By Alejandro Guevara Onofre

MISS 2000

SITE: Nicosia, Cyprus.

HISTORY. Representatives from 79 countries, territories and dependencies attended the Miss contest. Certainly, India became the most powerful country in the Beauty World. Miss India, Lara Dutta, has all the qualities to be a Miss -intelligence, beauty, personality, charisma and determination. Finally, Ms. Dutta was the new Miss . It was one of her lifelong dreams to become Miss . Few misses have had careers as long and varied as Lara Dutta.

In a career of more than seven years, she has been professional model, ambassador and actress. Lara once said, “Winning the Miss title is the culmination of a dream”.

Like Miss 2000, she went to Saint Marteen, Puerto , USA, Colombia, Thailand, Malaysia, , Switzerland, , Mexico, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates. Ms. Dutta became well-known to millions as a women’s rights activist in India. Lara Dutta was one of the best known misses of the 21st century.

MISS 2001

SITE: Bayamon, Puerto .

HISTORY. Representatives from 77 countries and dependencies attended the Miss . Osmel Sousa, president of Miss Organization, wanted to win the Miss title. People who have worked with him say he’s a perfectionist preparing carefully for each project. He is a very private man, who rarely gives interviews.

At the onset, ’s Eva Monica Ekvall Johnson was the favorite by experts and journalists. Miss reached the finals, but surprisingly, she only came in fourth place. Many people felt that the decision was unfair.

A Puerto Rican won the Miss contest again. Like Margarita Moran (Miss Philippines and Miss 1973) and Janelle Penny Commissiong (Miss Trinidad Tobago and Miss ), Miss Puerto , Denisse Quiñones, was crowned also Miss Photogenic .Denisse’s ambition was to become a professional singer.

MISS 2002

SITE: San Juan de Puerto .

HISTORY. San Juan de Puerto hosted the pageant.

The favorites were Colombia (Vanesa Alexandra Mendoza Bustos), India (Neha Dhupia), Panama (Justine Paseak), China (Zhuo Ling), and (Oksana Federova).All made the semi-finalists except for Colombia. Ms.Mendoza became the first black woman to be named Miss Colombia. Miss Colombia will always be remembered as the first black woman representing her country in this contest.

For the first time since 1990, communist bloc sent a Miss China to compete in the Miss . Ironically, Miss Cuba pageant has been forbidden since 1960 by Cuban dictatorship.

At the onset, China’s Zhuo Ling was one of the most popular delegates. Finally, Miss China was the 1st runner-up.

´s Oxana Federova was elected Miss . However, she was obligated to give back the title of Miss . Ms. Federova was a controversial woman. Certainly, her popularity declined in her own country.

During the next months in New York , Miss Panama, Justine Lissette Pasek Patiño, was crowned Miss 2002. Ms. Pasek was long considered one of the most intelligent women in the Miss history. Panama’s Justine Paseak was born in Kharkov, Ukrania. She had a very happy childhood there with her parents. Next years, her family moved to . Justine had several years experience as professional model.

MISS 2003

SITE: , Panama.

HISTORY. For the second time, hosted the pageant. One of the most enthusiastic fans was Panamanian president Mireya Elisa Moscoso Rodriguez. On September1, 1999, Mireya Moscoso became Panama’s first female head of state.

The favorites were Miss Dominican Republic (Amelia Vega), Miss (Miyako Miyazaki), Miss Brazil (Gislaine Rodrigues Ferreira) and the Miss USA (Susie Castillo Cintrom). Ms. Castillo has Puerto Rican descent. Miss was undoubtedly one of the great beauties of the 2000s.

Under the leadership of two Venezuelans, Miss Dominican Republic became Miss . Amelia Vega became Dominican Republic’s first Miss . For the first time since 1992, Miss India did not qualify for the semi-finals.

Like Miss 2003, she went to Indonesia, Puerto , Mexico, Ecuador, Thailand, Vietnam, Guyana, USA, India, Saint Maarten and the People’s Republic of China.

MISS 2004

SITE: Quito, Ecuador.

HISTORY. Ecuadorian newspapers reported that misses Ukraine (Okelsandra Nikolayenko), (Ana Karina Añez Delgado), Australia (Jennifer Hawkins), USA (Shandi Ren Finnessey), (Yanina Alicia Gonzalez Jorgge), and Ecuador(Susana Rivadeneira Simbal) were the most favored to win the contest.

Surprisingly, Miss Ukraine did not enter the semi-finals. Before she went to Ecuador, Okelsandra Nikolayenko competed in Miss World 2001, where she was semi-finalist. ’s Ana Añez admired Mahatma Gandhi. “Mahatma Gandhi has been a big influence in my life thanks to his political and religious influence he gave to the world”, she said.

For the first time since 1982, Miss did not qualify for the semi-finals. It was sadness for ’s Osmel Sousa. He once said: “If does not make it in the finals, I will have a heart attack!”

Miss Australia was elected Miss . She became Australia’s second Miss . The next day her photo was see all over the world and from that moment the name Jennifer Hawkins was known everywhere. Ms. Hawkins is perhaps the most beautiful woman in Miss Australia history.

The judges were Petra Nemcova (Czech fashion model), Monique Menniken (German fashion model), Elsa Benitez (Mexican super-model), Bo Derek (American actress), Bill Rancic (American entrepreneur), Anne Martin (vice-president of Global Cosmetics and Marketing of Proctor & Gamble Cosmetics), Emilio Estefan (music producer), Jon Tutolo (president of Trump Model Management), and Jefferson Perez ( 1996 Ecuadorian Olympic gold medalist).

MISS 2005

SITE: Bangkok, Thailand.

HISTORY. Among the most popular delegates in the pageant were ’s Natalie Glebova, Dominican Republic´s Renata de Jesus Soñe Savery, Mexico’s Laura Elizondo Erhard, ’s Monica Spear, India’s Amrita Thapar, South Africa´s Claudia Henkel, and Switzerland’s Fiona Hefti.

A naturalized Canadian citizen who was born in and came to , Natalie Glebova was elected and Miss 2005.Her beauty was loved by millions of people. She became well-known to millions as an anti-AIDS activist in the Third World.

The judges were Carson Kressley(American designer), Cassie Lewis (American model), Bryan Dattilo (American actor), Jean Georges Vongerichten (French chef), Okelsandra Nikolayenko (actress and former Miss Ukraine), Porntip “Bui” Nakhirunkanok (former Miss Thailand and Miss 1988), Mario Cimarro (Mexican actor), Anne Martin (vice-president of Global Cosmetics and Marketing of Proctor & Gamble Cosmetics) Kevin S. Bright (American television executive producer), Heidi Albertsen (Danish model), and Khun Rom Pakdi (Thai actor).

Like Miss 2005, she went to Greece, , India, USA, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Ecuador and Brazil.

MISS 2006

SITE: Los Angeles, California (USA).

HISTORY. At the onset, ’s Kurara Chibana was the favorite. Like Miss 2003, Miyako Miyazaki, she was a beautiful exotic girl from Okinawa, the birthplace of the karate. Certainly, Miss had several fans. However, Miss Puerto ,Zuleyka Rivera, made history by becoming the fifth Puerto Rican winner of the contest. She was one of the most famous models in her country. During the Miss , Miss Puerto was bilingual in English and Spanish.

Miss 2006 was dominated by Latin America: Puerto , , Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico and Trinidad-Tobago.

The judges were Amelia Vega (former Miss Dominican Republic and Miss ), Marc Cherry (American writer), Claudia (Miss Rhode Island 1997), Tom Green (Canadian sock comic), Emmitt Smith (former American football player), James Lesure (American actor), Maria Celeste Arrras (Puerto Rican journalist), Patrick McMullan (American designer), Santino Rice (American fashion designer), Bridgette Wilson-Sampras (actress and former Miss Teen USA) and Sean Yazbeck (British actor).

MISS 2007

SITE: Mexico , Mexico

HISTORY: Representatives from 77 countries attended the Miss pageant.

The favorites are ´s Ly Jonaites, Tanzania´s Flavia Matata, South Korea’s Honey Lee, ’s Riyo Mori, and Philippines’s Ana Therese Licaros.

Miss is a fashion model. She has gorgeous brown hair, kind brown eyes and beautiful smile which lights up her whole face. Furthermore, she speaks three languages. She admires Princess Diana Spencer. Her dream is to become fashion designer. She once said, “I plan to be a fashion designer and have my own boutique expressing my personality through my art”. Certainly, Ly Jonaites is one of the best delegates in the Miss history.

The judges are Nave Navarro (singer/American-Mexican), Tony Romo (Professional football player/American-Mexican), James Kyson Lee (actor/American-Korean), Justine Pasek (former Miss Panama and Miss ), Adel Chabbi (stylist/French-Tunisie), Dimitris Margetas (American-Greek/ charge of Consumer Marketing for Proctor & Gamble´s Prestige Products Inc), Marc Bouwer (American fashion designer), Dayanara Torrres (former Miss Puerto and Miss ), Fred Howard (American-African fashion designer), Thuy Than (American-Vietnamese fashion photographer), Michelle Kwan (American-Chinese sportswoman), Nina Garcia (American-Colombian journalist), Leigh Rossini (American publicist) and Lindsay Clubine (American fashion model).

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