TOKYO (AFP) – The world’s oldest person, Japanese woman Kama Chinen, has died a week short of her 115th birthday after a life spanning three centuries, Guinness World Records said Tuesday. Chinen lived on Okinawa in Japan’s far south, a sub-tropical island whose inhabitants are well known for their robust health into advanced age. “Guinness World Records is saddened to learn the news of the death of the oldest living person, Kama Chinen from Japan, who died on May 2, 2010 aged 114 years 357 days,” the organisation said. “Though confined to a wheelchair in her later years, Chinen still…
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,…
Christina Hendricks has been named America’s best-looking woman in an Esquire cover article, but there’s more than meets the eye with this one. For starters, though the article appears in a men’s magazine, the fiery “Mad Men” star won the best-looking title via a poll of over 10,000 women. Hendricks nabbed 30 percent of the votes that were cast, beating out the likes of Megan Fox, who got 14 percent of the votes, and Victoria’s Secret model Adriana Lima, who got 17 percent. Fox was last year’s title-holder in Esquire’s annual issue dedicated to the fairer sex. Secondly — and…
When it comes to beauty pageant, Ms. Universe is definitely the most wanted title of all women. Thus, this is also the most anticipated event every year. Each year, the world is waiting for the most beautiful woman who will be crowned as the next Ms. Universe. The beginning of the 20th century started a remarkable list of women who has changed the way people look at beauty. Here’s the list of Ms. Universe winners since the year 2000. 2009, Venezuela, Stefanía Fernández 2008, Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza 2007, Japan, Riyo Mori, Miss Universe Japan 2006, Puerto Rico, Zuleyka Rivera 2005,…
The Forbes has already released the prestigious list of World’s Billionaires and a woman in the name of Christy Walton was ranked as the 12th richest people in the world. She is 54 years old and an American who’s business evolves more in retail industry – Wal-Mart.
Women empowerment – that’s what the women of the 2010 olympics want to impart to us. In today’s realm, women are more involved in sports which are previously dominated by men. And women are not just athletes, they are winners. In the recent opening of the 2010 Olympics, few women have created a mark on their names because their incredible skills and beauty. And one of them is Lindsay Vonn. She is the first American woman to win an Olympic Alpine skiing downhill gold medal. Some facts: Birthday: October 18, 1984 She used to be model She is married with…