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Boundary Breaking Beauties: First Indian Miss America Flicks It Up With First Black Miss America Vanessa Williams

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Benny Hollywood

Now that’s some ground breaking beauty ! Nina Davuluri Visits Vanessa Williams Via HuffPo reports: Two women who broke color barriers and made history had the chance to meet for the first time on Wednesday. The first Indian American Miss America Nina Davuluri paid a visit to Vanessa Williams, the first African American Miss America, after Williams’ performance in her Broadway play “The Trip To Bountiful” in New York City. Both Davuluri and Williams followed a similar path to the crown by winning the title of Miss Syracuse, then Miss New York and ultimately becoming Miss America. But Davuluri’s crowning moment this week was marred by a swarm of racist, hateful comments and backlash, similar to the racism experienced by Williams when she won 30 years ago. Check out the historic selfie that emerged from the meeting. We wonder if Vanessa Williams gave Davuluri any advice! Although, it doesn’t seem she needs much of it. Davuluri recently responded to the backlash with pride in her heritage. “I have to rise above that. I always viewed myself as first and foremost American.” Vanessa Williams Continue reading →

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Drake ‘So Excited, So Exhausted’ On Thank Me Later’s Release Day

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘I was so excited that I was so exhausted, too,’ MC says of long-awaited album’s release on Tuesday. By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Sway Calloway Drake Photo: MTV News The eager anticipation for Drake’s album wasn’t just coming from fans. It turns out the Toronto lyricist was on edge himself. “I couldn’t believe what time it was, first of all,” he told MTV News on Tuesday (June 15) about waking up on the day his Thank Me Later LP finally hit stores and online retail outlets. “I actually was surprised that I even got to sleep. I was so excited that I was so exhausted, too. I had a long day yesterday. I got right on the phone and started doing radio [interviews], I did about 15 radio stations this morning. “My mom texted me, she was just like, ‘I can’t believe this, because people are saying you sold this [many copies] already,’ ” he continued. “I was like, ‘Ma, don’t listen to that,’ she had some crazy numbers. She was like, ‘Oh, I heard you sold 200,000 albums by 10’o’clock.’ I was like, ‘I doubt that!’ ” There’s no question, however, that the album has generated a lot of excitement . Fans began lining up around the Best Buy in New York’s Union Square on Monday night for Drake’s in-store appearance on Tuesday, just for the opportunity to meet the rapper and get their albums signed. Drake also said friends sent him pictures of the same scene in his hometown of Toronto, where kids camped out for hours to be among the first to pick up Thank Me Later . While this may be Drizzy’s crowning moment, the star said for himself, he was happy for the greater cause: a young artist being able to ascend the heights of hip-hop’s landscape, which long has been dominated by veteran MCs. “I just took a deep breath for hip-hop,” he explained. “To me, it’s not even about me today, it’s [really] about the culture.” Don’t miss the “Drake: Better Than Good Enough” documentary, airing Wednesday, June 23, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on MTV! Related Videos MTV News Extended Play: Drake Related Artists Drake

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Dancing with the Stars’s Winner: Do We Jive in Approval?

Posted on May 26, 2010 by | Leave a comment

The dance critic prefers Nicole Scherzinger. The primed athlete wants Evan Lysacek. The underdog backer votes for Erin Andrews. But America’s voters are mostly none of those things, so what matters when it comes to selecting the winner of Dancing with the Stars ? Being liked, that’s what. Last night, DWTS crowned its 10th season champion and closed a cycle full of expert tangos and perfect quicksteps. Point totals give Nicole the lead, but did America think her Pussycat Doll antics were too tacky for such a refined contest? We post the crowning moment and commentary after the jump.

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