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BBC Reality Competition: Britain's Best Disabled Fashion Model

POSTED June 27, 10:58 AM

BBC Pictures 'Britain's Missing Top Model' contestant Kelly will compete (Source)

A new modeling competition is set to feature the beauty of women with disabilities! I think this is a great step in the right direction.

The New York Daily News has the full story and more photos of the contestants:

A bevy of beauties will get a chance to break into the modeling world thanks to a new U.K. TV show. Sounds like the same ol' catwalk contest, right? Well ... there's a catch.'Britain's Missing Top Model' only features models with disabilities from around the world - including one from the U.S.. Among the eight lovely ladies who will duke it out onscreen are women without limbs, some who are partially paralyzed and one who is deaf.

The series, which debuts on BBC in July, reportedly aims to challenge the standard of beauty in the fashion industry.

"I went into this program thinking it was an adventure, rather than a path to a new career," contestant Jessica Kellgren-Hayes, who often uses a wheelchair to get around, told Britain's Daily Mail newspaper. "Although I don't want any of my dreams to be unattainable, I'm not sure if Britain is ready for a model with a disability."

U.K. Marie Claire editor Marie O'Riordan, who serves as a judge for "Missing Top Model," says she has high hopes for the show: "I do believe the program could help challenge our attitudes to disability. I want to see the winner shake up the fashion industry. These young women shouldn't be invisible to the fashion world just because they are disabled."

The winner will have a photo spread in British Marie Claire.

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Physics Buzz: woman spins on escalator. (Sounds dull, but watch. It's funny.)

POSTED June 27, 10:02 AM

Check out this video from some lady who figured with one escalator belt going down, the other going up, maybe they would spin her around. She was right! Now, the real fun will be in watching all the videos from the imitators who fail miserably. ... Read More

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Paddington Bear turns 50! Pass the marmalade, please.

POSTED June 25, 10:36 AM

Okay readers, a small secret, yours truly was Paddington Bear for Halloween 1985. So there may be some bias in me having chosen this bit of buzz to post. Check out the full story from TVScoop.com: Bloomin' 'eck. Paddington Bear is 50!... Read More

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Broken hearted, man auctions entire life on Ebay. Goods, home, job, friends . . .he's done.

POSTED June 24, 10:23 AM

Everyone handles breakups differently. This has to be one of the most unique methods of getting over a divorce. CNN has the story: Ian Usher, who moved to Australia six years ago, is selling his house, car, job and even an introduction to... Read More

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Bald Eagle Gets Fake Beak and Some Major Buzz

POSTED June 16, 1:09 AM

It seems that everyone is captivated by Beauty, the bald eagle who received a technologically enhanced beak this week. The photo is truly amazing. The Sun has the story: BEAUTY the eagle has gone from being peaky to beaky after an operation... Read More

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Comeback Buzz: The Smurfs

POSTED June 12, 9:53 AM

Quick trivia: What was the name of the evil wizard Gargamel's cat? I'll tell you at the end of the post, so think while you read. Remember the Smurfs? Created fifty years ago, the blue ones have entertained millions of children worldwide... Read More

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Thank You For Being a Friend: Golden Girls Unite!

POSTED June 9, 10:40 AM

If the word felt slightly better last night, like everyone had just finished seeing their long-lost best friend . . . or a cheesecake, maybe, just maybe it was because three out of four of the Golden Girls reunited last night in LA. Looking... Read More

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Comeback Buzz: Shania Twain

POSTED June 6, 10:40 AM

Yeah, remember her? Shania has taken to blogging on her website so she can reconnect with her alienated fans. She's going through a big divorce from her husband/Svengali Mutt Lange, finding her true self, all that. I bet we can... Read More

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Don't Blend Me, Bro! Tazer in a Blender.

POSTED June 4, 1:11 PM

Yep. It's a tazer in a blender, and they're both on. Check it out. Blendtec recognized early that we, the Youtube generation, and probably lots of others might like to see crazy stuff dumped into a blender. 75 or so videos later,... Read More

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Mr. Rogers Revisited

POSTED June 3, 2:46 PM

What an incredible man. I remember watching him as a child, and hadn't fully recalled how awesome he was until I saw this video. It's just over a minute, from his farewell video. Watch it. You'll be glad you did.For 15 things... Read More

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