FameCrawler : beijing olympics

Leona Lewis Wants to Adopt

Karl Erikson — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:04:00 GMT

Leona Lewis, 23-year-old British pop sensation and winner of "The X Factor," went to South Africa earlier this year with one thing in mind: kids. She wants to adopt.

"I wanted to take home all the kids," she says. "They were so cute. All of them had been orphaned because of HIV and it was heart-rending. There are so many who need help - both here and abroad - you just don't know where to start."

Leona says that her upbringing makes her an ideal candidate for motherhood. The singer, who performed at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics' closing ceremonies, talks about her parents. "My mum was a social worker and my dad was a youth offender officer, so I know that there are a lot of kids out there that need to be fostered and adopted. I definitely want to adopt."

For now, though, she's about to embark on a world tour and talks about how she'll miss her childhood sweetheart, Lou Al-Chama. "I miss him so much every time we're apart because he is also my very best friend," she says. "I write little letters to him, and he makes me a CD of different songs I can listen to. He's lovely."

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Posh Shows Off New Super Short Haircut (Photos)

Sassy Smith — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:02:00 GMT

Victoria Beckham and Jennifer Lopez made a splash at the Marc Jacobs Spring '09 fashion show on Monday at the Park Avenue Armory. It's New York Fashion Week and that brings out a lot of the celebs! Both moms looked great but Posh stole the spotlight with her new, very short, pixie-style hairdo. Do you like or no?

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I think Posh can pull that style off - not everyone could! One question though, why does her face look a completely different color than her body? Perhaps she should lay off the fake tanner? Other than that, she was fierce!

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Sex Sells - Beckham's New Video

Sassy Smith — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:39:00 GMT

Sex sells for sure. The Beckham's aren't your regular mom and dad kinda couple....

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Victoria and David Beckham have a his and hers new fragrance called Signature and the pair are on a promotion blitz to get you to buy it - yes you. Apparently Victoria removed her angel wings for this one. I will say the video is suggestive but they've done it in a non-trashy way.

Enjoy the video!

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Seriously, Is Victoria Beckham Wearing Angel Wings?

Sassy Smith — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:32:00 GMT

What is Victoria Beckham wearing? Angel wings? If not wings, it's a cat strapped to her back. I don't like haute couture or maybe what she's wearing isn't couture? I just don't know. What I do know, is it's an odd sort of dress....

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Posh attended a photocall for the launch of her joint venture with hubby David Beckham - a new fragrance called Signature - at the Harvey Nichols store in Manchester, England.

Beckham signed autographs and talked with the first hundred customers who purchased her perfume. She probably scared them to death with the cat on her back. Okay, fine, it's not a cat, but what is it? Who wears a clump of fur on their back? The outfit is by Giambattista Valli. Ya, I've never heard of him (her?) either.

She's a brave woman to wear white, especially with three boys.

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David & Victoria Beckham In "Horrific" Car Crash

Sassy Smith — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:53:00 GMT

Soccer star David Beckham and wife, Victoria (aka Posh) were involved in a car crash.

Last Friday, the couple were in France and on the way to the Nice airport - David was to catch a plane to China for the Olympics - the pair were involved in a "horrific crash," and their black BMW "sustained extensive damage." David had smashed into a wall, and Victoria was severely shaken. Luckily they were not injured.

David was photographed holding an upset Victoria in the car, and then he ran to the departure area with her dad, Tony Adams. Beckham had to catch his flight - leaving Victoria with the damaged car.

The couple's three sons were not with them and no one else was involved in the incident.

Isn't it kind of weird that David would just leave his wife after a "horrific" accident? I think I'd have to kick my husband's ass if he did that. Maybe it wasn't as "horrific" as originally reported???

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Dara Torres - Super Swimmer To Super Model

Sassy Smith — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:37:00 GMT

Silver medalist Dara Torres is a super swimmer, a super mom and now, apparently a supermodel!

Torres, 41, is reportedly set to walk the walk for designer Charles Nolan. Nolan apparently saw the attractive athlete on the Today Show and thought she would be a perfect fit for one of his shows.

Although it's not a for-sure thing, Dara would certainly look fabulous on the runway - she's in great shape, and is an inspiration to women everywhere!

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Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh Get The Gold, Now They Want to Get Pregnant

sweatpantsmom — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:05:00 GMT

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won their second consecutive gold medal in beach volleyball yesterday. So what's up next for the duo, who have been playing together for eight years?

Babies.

Both May-Treanor and Walsh say they want to concentrate on their personal lives, specifically starting families. May-Treanor is married to Florida Marlins catcher Matt Treanor, and Walsh is married to fellow pro volleyball player Casey Jennings. Both May-Treanor and Jennings had agreed to put off parenting plans until after the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

"I was putting everything into it as my last Games," May-Treanor said in an interview with the L.A. Times. "It's too far ahead to look ahead. I would like to come back and have my kids see me play. But I would like to start a new journey and see my husband too."

But don't count the gold medalists out just yet. "That was eight years of awesomeness and family support and love," Walsh said. "We both want to start a family. We need to slow down and breathe a little bit, focus on our families. I'm not done. I hope Misty's not done. I can't imagine playing beach volleyball without her."

Something tells me we'll be seeing these two in London in 2012, carrying diaper bags and sippy cups.

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Silver Medalist Dara Torres Says Daughter Is Awesome

Sassy Smith — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:08:00 GMT

Dara Torres, 41, a three-time silver medalist at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, says that her 2-year-old daughter loves the water and that she's "awesome."

Torres says to NBC, about her daugther with partner, David Hoffman, "Tessa's awesome. She's a fun kid and she just absolutely loves the water."

When Dara made the Olympic team, she knew she would have to be away from her little girl for a month since the toddler wouldn't be able to make the trip to Beijing. But Dara is looking forward to telling her daughter all about it when she's old enough to understand.

Torres says, "I'm gonna tell her how much she was a part of this. The sacrifices, the hard work, but still trying to balance the motherhood....I just know it's going to be so much fun when she finally can understand, and I can share all of this with her."

Dara is certainly an inspiration to women everywhere! She's won Silver for: Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay, Women's 50m Freestyle and Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay.

Congrats!

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Little Girl Too Ugly For Olympic Officials - OMG!!!

Sassy Smith — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:34:00 GMT

Lin Miaoke is the sweet little 9-year-old girl who sang Ode to the Motherland during the Olympics opening ceremony and she instantly became a hit - only one problem - it wasn't Lin Miaoke's voice....

The 'real' voice belonged to 7-year-old Yang Peiyi but officials, at the last minute, didn't think Yang was cute enough - seriously?? Her voice was deemed the most beautiful but her looks, apparently not so much. Are they kidding?

Are Yang's parents not upset about this? Officials are basically saying that Yang's voice is good enough - it's beautiful - but that her face isn't good enough? That is wrong on so many levels!

An official was quoted as saying, "The main consideration was the national interest. The child on the screen should be flawless in image, in her internal feelings, and in her expression." Uh, so ya, nice way of saying that you think little Yang is ugly?????? NICE.

Does this p*ss you off? It sure does me!

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Dara Torres Is Going To The Olympics

sweatpantsmom — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:35:00 GMT

Dara Torres, the 41-year-old mother of a 2-year-old, just won the 100-freestyle at the U.S. trials to reach the Olympics for a record fifth time. That's right - while the rest of us were splashing around in a wading pool with our water wings on, Torres was kicking butt at a pool in Omaha, winning the 100-meter-freestyle in 53.78 seconds. Damn - it takes me around fifteen minutes just to get across the pool using my swim fins and a water noodle.

Torres, who swam in her first Olympic games in 1984, came out of a seven-year retirement last year. This was her first Olympic trials in eight years.

Torres held daughter Tessa during the emotional awards ceremony on the pool deck. She says she was thinking about her late father, Edward, who died a year and a half ago before she could tell him about her comeback plans.

"I was feeling he was with me in that race and really feeling him at the end," she said. "I was trying to hold a brave face while I was out there because I didn't want anyone to see me crying."

This story totally inspires me. The next time I'm at the pool, I'm going to put down my daiquiri, get off my floating barcalounger and do a couple of laps.

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