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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1990

Page

5

Beauty queen from Hell wins Miss Universe crown at Shubert

The auburn haired 19 year old, nicknamed the beauty queen from Hell, topped 70 contestants at the Shubert Theater Century City. Miss USA was first runner up and Miss Colombia second. The pageant aired on CBS with about 500 million expected viewers. The winner earns 220000 in prize packages including studio film audition and a 40000 personal contract.

Hell Shubert Theater Century City Miss Columbia Miss Gradt Africa Norway Sue Soviet Union Bruce Springsteen Meryl Streep Carole Gist Detroit United States Grace Miss Gist Liseth Mahecha Colombia CBS

Blind hiker’s faith guides 2100 mile Appalachian Trail trek

ASHEVILLE A 49 year old blind man named Irwin and his German Shepherd Orient trek the 2100 mile Appalachian Trail with faith seen as the driving force. He describes moments of exhaustion and cold as he reaches the 250 mile mark in a seven month journey. Irwin has been blind for 22 years and paused for Easter weekend.

Asheville Jill Irwin Orient Irwin Trwin

Greta Garbo Dies at 84 Former Recluse Star legend passes away in New York

Greta Garbo the Swedish screen icon who quit Hollywood in 1941 to live reclusively has died at 84. Spokesman Andrew Banoff said she died Sunday at New York Hospital with no other details given. she had undergone dialysis per I. Ben Buttenweiss. Garbo's fame rose in silent films and thrived in talkies, earning four Oscar nominations and a 1956 special Academy Award, while she lived largely shy of public life in Manhattan and retreats abroad.

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