Category: People

‘Miss Germany’ Risks Losing Crown over Nude Rules

“Miss Germany” has broken her contract and could lose her crown because she objects to beauty contest rules banning her from marrying or posing in the nude, organizers said on Thursday.
Ralf Klemmer, director of the Miss Germany Corporation that holds the annual pageant, said Berlin dental technician Katrin Wrobel canceled a contract with his firm because she said it contained “immoral clauses.”
“The contract she and all the girls in the competition signed beforehand spelled it out quite clearly that marriage and nude photographs during the year are not allowed,” Klemmer told Reuters.
He said the rules were quite clear and Wrobel would be stripped of her Miss Germany crown if she did not relent.
“The same rules apply to the Miss competitions all around the world,” added Klemmer, whose firm has organized 42 consecutive Miss Germany contests since 1960. “It’s strange that she now rejects this. But there is no way she can compete in the Miss World competition in Nigeria if this is not resolved.”
“We’ve never had a case like this in 42 years,” he said. “If she wants to relinquish the crown then the runner-up will be awarded it. There cannot be another competition this year.”
Wrobel’s lawyer Christian Schertz was not immediately available for comment. He was quoted in Bild newspaper on Thursday as saying Wrobel had canceled the contract “because it is filled with immoral clauses.”
A tall brunette considered a long-shot to win the German competition in January, Wrobel, 24, has since landed a job as a presenter on a German television game show. She has long lived with her boyfriend, a 29-year-old electrician.
“I only took part in the contest for some quick cash,” Wrobel was quoted as telling Bild. “I never thought I would have a chance of winning.”

BBC Nominates 100 Greatest Britons
Princess Diana is in, Prince Charles is out.
John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison are on the list of the 100 greatest Britons of all time released Wednesday, but Ringo is not.
Richard Burton made it, but Elizabeth Taylor didn’t.
The British Broadcasting Corp. polled more than 30,000 people to come up with the list, in which John Lydon (better known as Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten) and Boy George mingle with Winston Churchill, Isaac Newton and Tim Berners Lee, the father of the Internet.
Stretching eligibility to all of the British Isles, the list also includes two Irish rockers, Bono of U2 and Bob Geldof.
The BBC2 television channel plans a series of programs later in the year to choose a top 10.
“I’m sure this series will arouse enthusiastic debate in offices and homes all around the country. Just from talking to people I’ve got a real sense of how passionately they feel about the subject and who they feel is worthy of the title of Great Briton,” said Jane Root, comptroller of BBC2.

“Hi, I’m Corey. Remember me?”
Does Corey Hart still wear his sunglasses at night? People Magazine catches up with the Can-Con mainstay in this story.

ON THE MEND
A hospital spokesperson saying that Jason Priestley’s condition remains unchanged, but “he is continuing to make progress in his recovery and his family remains very optimistic.” The former Beverly Hills, 90210 star, injured in a race-car crash a week ago, may be released and put into physical rehab in a few days.

ULTIMATUM
Russia’s space agency giving Lance Bass until Friday to come up with $20 million to pay for his planned fall trip to the international space station. The ‘N Syncer is vying to become the youngest person–and first pop star–into space.

Dixie Chick Takes Dig at Messina

Hey Jo Dee Messina, Emily Robison of the Dixie Chicks has you on her mind.
At the recent taping of their upcoming NBC special, Natalie Maines and Martie Maguire surprised their band mate with a birthday cake topped with a sparkler.
After the sold-out crowd sang “Happy Birthday,” Robison told the crowd she was turning “the big three-oh” and figured she’d stay 30 for the next several years. Then she added, “Just like Jo Dee Messina.” When the audience responded with hoots and rumbles, Robison said she’d just pulled the name out of the air, that she could have mentioned anybody to make her joke.
The Chicks’ NBC concert special will air in early December, and feature songs from their third album, “Home,” and several of their past hits as well. The new disc will be released on Aug. 27.
Meanwhile, Robison is playing chicken with her due date. The dobro/banjo and guitar-playing Chick is pregnant, with a due date of Nov. 14. She tells Country Weekly she’s having a boy, whom they’ll most likely name Charles, after her husband Charlie Robison. But she says they’ll likely call him by his middle name, which they haven’t decided yet.
The trick is the due date: The Chicks have a show on Oct. 19 at the Texas State Fair, three weeks from her due date. Robison laughs that she’s praying she can still play her instruments as her belly expands. She says she can probably play the banjo sidesaddle, but not her dobro ó so she might have to get a special stand made for it.

BAWDY BOSS
Proving that his engines haven’t cooled just yet, Bruce Springsteen introduced his wife, vocalist Patty Scialfa, to a Madison Square Garden audience as “natural viagra,” then said drummer Max Weinberg was the result of a “menage a trois between Keith Moon, Buddy Rich and Ed McMann.”

KUDOS!
Two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster set to receive the Hollywood Outstanding Achievement Award at this year’s Hollywood Film Festival. The award will be handed out October 7 in a ceremony at the Beverly Hilton hotel.

PRIESTLEY UPDATE
Jason Priestley underwent surgery Wednesday on his broken back and feet. The Beverly Hills, 90210 star, injured Sunday in a race-car crash, is expected to make a full recovery. Doctors will update his condition at a press conference Thursday.

HOT DATE
A Beverly Hills judge setting an August 26 date for pretrial motions in Winona Ryder’s shoplifting case. Ryder has pleaded innocent to four felony counts following her December arrest.