With a figurine of her favorite superhero, Batman, strapped firmly to the roll cage for luck, NASCAR’s youngest driver hit the course today at the Stafford Motor Speedway. Too young to drive to the racetrack (or the mall, for that matter), 14-year-old Katie Brice competed today in her first NASCAR-sanctioned race. Though she didn’t finish, she got through more than half the race, which was better than many people expected. She completed her heat in the entry-level series, racing alongside men more than twice her age, including her father. The middle-school student, who drives a bright pink 1986 Monte Carlo,…
“Designing Women” star Dixie Carter, whose Southern charm and natural beauty won her a host of television roles, has died at age 70. Carter died Saturday morning, according to publicist Steve Rohr, who represents Carter and her husband, actor Hal Holbrook. He declined to disclose the cause of death or where she died. Carter lived with Holbrook in the Los Angeles area. “This has been a terrible blow to our family,” Holbrook said in a written statement. “We would appreciate everyone understanding that this is a private family tragedy.” A native of Tennessee, Carter was most famous for playing wisecracking…
34-year-old West Australian Chanelle Carter was killed, along with two others, in a cycling accident yesterday in Spain. The Spanish news website El Mundo is reporting that a group of 60 cyclists was polughed into by a van near Tarragona, south of Barcelona. Ms Carter was in the group and El Mundo reports she was taken to hospital where she died from her injuries. Alcoa confirmed that the 34-year-old was employed by the company. The crash comes five years after 29-year-old South Australian Amy Gillett was killed and two of her Australian teammates critically injured when a driver ploughed into…
Sandra Bullock is so beautiful and fresh with her gown as she arrives in the Oscars. And her stunning look matched the achievement she recently got as the 2010 Best Actress of the Oscars for the movie “The Blind Side” as Leigh Anne Tuohy. She looks so magnificent on stage as she delivers her speech. She is simply beautiful and truly talented. I’m certainly a fan. Congratulations Sandra Bullock!
Casey Johnson was just 30 years old when she was found dead in L.A. on Monday; reps say she passed away of natural causes. The young socialite’s death has sparked a slew of headlines and Web searches. Ms. Johnson was no stranger to the public eye and to controversy. An heiress to the Johnson & Johnson company fortune, her father was New York Jets owner Robert Wood Johnson. Mr. Johnson purchased the Jets in 2000 for $635 million. The Jets are currently one of 12 teams in the NFL playoffs. Her uncle Jamie made a splash in 2003 with his…
Oprah Winfrey is one of the many women who have influenced my life with her works and views and just like her other viewers, I can’t help but be sad with her announcement. I believe that this will be a very gracious exit for her and I truly felt her sincerity about the reason why she is leaving… Thank you Oprah and I’ll continue to be on board until on the very last episode of your show. Oprah Announces the Last Season of Her Show