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Aretha Franklin is engaged….
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Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend William “Willie” Wilkerson.
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The Grammy-winning singer said in a statement Monday that she and Wilkerson are considering a summer wedding, perhaps in Miami Beach, Florida. The Queen of Soul wants to follow the ceremony with a reception on a private yacht.
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The 69-year-old jokes: “No, I’m not pregnant.”
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Franklin and Wilkerson became engaged over the holidays.
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Jan 03 2012
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "DID YOU KNOW", Inspirationals.
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As the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama has become a role model in the awareness arena for healthy eating, sharing her homegrown recipes via her cookbook. Next celebrity chef? She has also become a fashion icon and has been named by Forbes Magazine as the eighth most powerful woman in the world.
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First lady Michelle Obama speaks at the Democratic National Committee’s Women’s Leadership Forum in Washington….
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First lady Michelle Obama speaks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, during an event to honor schools that met the first lady’s goal to double the number of participants in the HealthierUS School Challenge in year.
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Michelle Obama attends cultural performances in Brasilia, Brazil….
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Michelle Obama introduces President Barack Obama at a DNC fundraiser at Gotham Hall, New York-
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Michelle Obama gestures before introducing her husband President Barack Obama at a DNC fundraiser at Gotham Hall in New York. She’s mingled barefoot among Aspen’s elite, stirred a Vermont utility executive to tears and bucked up disenchanted New Yorkers. The 2012 presidential campaign is well under way for Michelle Obama, and the first lady is promising to put herself into the election effort like never before. More than a year from Election Day, she is hauling in millions in campaign cash and sketching a portrait of her husband drawn with an intimacy that no one else could duplicate.
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Michelle Obama speaks to children at Christ Church College in Oxford, England.-
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Michelle Obama speaks to children from Elizabeth Garrett Anderson school in London as they visit Christ Church College in Oxford, England.
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Dec 18 2011
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Nov 03 2011
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW", Advice & Tips.
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Hot Beauty Trends to Try This Summer
Bronze Glow
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Get a sun-kissed look like Jenna Dewan-Tatum by “swiping bronzer where rays
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AND THE WINNER IS . . . .
Alyssa Campanella
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The winner of the 2011 Miss USA Pageant, Alyssa Campanella, will represent the United States at the Miss Universe pageant in Brazil scheduled for September 12.
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Alyssa Campanella
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Alyssa Campanella, who’s originally from Manalapan, New Jersey, is a former Miss Teen USA runner-up from 2007. She moved to Los Angeles, California after losing her Garden State
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Jun 21 2011
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Miss New York USA 2011, Amber Marie Collins
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Miss Ohio USA 2011, Ashley Caldwell
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Miss Pennsylvania USA 2011, Amber-Joi Watkins
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Miss North Dakota USA 2011, Brandi Lynn Schoenberg
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Miss Vermont USA 2011, Lauren Carter
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Miss New Hampshire USA 2011, LacyJane Folger
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Miss New Jersey USA 2011, Julianna White
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Jun 21 2011