February 13, 2008
One of Hollywood's most famous on-again, off-again couples is now divorced. Shanna Moakler, one of the judges on the reality series Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants, and musician Travis Baker have officially parted ways earlier this month, according to court documents obtained by TMZ.
Confirmation came from Barker himself as he announced about the split while attending the 5th annual Toots Jam Benefiting Rock the Vote at West Hollywood's Key Club over the weekend.
February 7, 2008
In a recent BuddyTV interview, Moya and Jenileigh, winners of Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants, said that they were uncertain of what the future holds for them, but hope that they can promote and represent the show in good light. Whether they use the $100,000 prize money to get their lives back on track or donate all of it to help other people, they have, so far, lived up to the sincerity and ambitiousness that enabled them to succeed in the competition.
At present, Moya and Jenileigh are humbly trying to pursue their dreams, while trying to make ends meet. And despite the newfound fame and wealth, they continue to engage in benevolent acts while trying to serve as good examples to other people.
February 4, 2008
In true pageant style, Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants culminated last Wednesday with a series of competitions (swimsuit, evening gown, talent contest, as well as an interview). What started out as 10 mother-daughter pairs were eventually narrowed down each week to make way for the team that most deserves to win the tiaras and the $100,000 cash prize. And after eight episodes, The Daredevil Divas, consisting of 51-year-old Moya and 25-year-old Jenileigh, were finally declared winners of the beauty contest.
Now, viewers have yet another season to look forward to as The CW conducts a nationwide search for another batch of hot moms and daughters who will compete as teams in an all expense paid and one of a kind beauty pageant.
January 31, 2008
In last night's final pageant on Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants, Jenileigh, 25, and Moya, 51, performed amazingly well, strutting their stuff in swimwear, soaring high above the stage in their impressive aerial routine, and speaking sincerely about their goals during the interview round. All the hard work they put into training for the pageant paid off when they narrowly beat out their main competitors, Rachelle and Mindy, and were crowned with a pair of fabulous tiaras and awarded $100,000.
Jenileigh and Moya both spoke to BuddyTV about their experience competing in the pageant, their new pursuits now that the pageant is over, and how they plan to go about making the world a better place. Below, you will find an audiofile and a transcript of the interview.
January 30, 2008
Seven weeks ago, 11 mother-daughter pairs arrived on Crowned to vie for a chance to win a pair of custom-made diamond necklaces, a pair of fabulous tiaras, $100,000 and, of course, the privilege of never having to be de-sashed. Almost immediately, the teams divided into two feuding cliques. Over these weeks, seven teams have been de-sashed and only four teams remain. They are the Daredevil Divas (Jenileigh and Moya), the Gifted Dolls (Rachelle and Mindy), the Sincere Sexy Reds (Laura and Patty), and the Dream Gals (Hollis and Gina). All four teams will compete tonight in a live pageant finale, but only one team will be Crowned.
January 29, 2008
Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants started its freshman season off with so much potential. The premiere showcased some dysfunctional mother-daughter relationships, especially Patty's and Laura's, that made it hard to tear your eyes away from the TV screen. Laura also proved right from the start to be the bitchy girl in the house, gleefully waking everyone up in the morning with her high-pitched vocal exercises.
Remember Team Silent But Deadly? I will never forget their first appearance before panel, in which Carson Kressley explained what their team name refers to. (I have since interviewed Alana and Annette and found out that Alana, at least, was well aware of the double meaning, but was edited out to look foolish.) I have to show you the clip of it again because it really is too funny.
January 24, 2008
Mom Ada and daughter Christan got off to a rocky start on CW's pageant reality show, Crowned. They didn't exhibit a lot of teamwork at the beginning, disappointing the judges by choosing the team name Hot & Not. Slowly but surely, they improved their relationship, working together and learning to trust each other over the course of their Crowned experience. Unfortunately, these Blessed Beauties were eliminated in last night's episode, after faltering in the interview segment of their pageant training. Christan and Ada spoke to BuddyTV today and shared their favorite moments from the show, as well as their insider's scoop on what really happened at the cocktail party. Below, you will find an audiofile and a complete transcript of the conversation.
January 23, 2008
Previously on Crowned, the teams worked for Habitat For Humanity for a day, and when Mindy and Rachelle won the award for the having the best work ethic, Patty's and Laura's feathers were ruffled, to say the least. Gina and Hollis won the soapbox challenge, and Angela and Tenia ran off the stage to avoid de-sashing themselves.
The penultimate episode of Crowned begins with the five remaining teams discussing Team Beauty is Skin Deep's shocking exit. Rachelle consoles Christan and Ada for not having had a chance to say good-bye to their roommates. Laura jumps into the conversation and snaps at Rachelle. They get into a huge argument, Patty telling Rachelle not to go around doling out unsolicited advice to people. Poor Ada and Christan feel caught in the middle. Laura mocks the Goody Two Shoes girls for being ugly while claiming that people should be beautiful both on the inside and on the outside.