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Rappelling, skydiving skydiving

Sport of jumping from an airplane at a moderate altitude (e.g., 6,000 ft [1,800 m]) and executing various body maneuvers before pulling the rip cord of a parachute. Competitive events include jumping for style, landing with accuracy, and performing in teams (e.g.
, four-wheeling, and canoodling with Miss Teen USA Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 15-19. The reigning titleholder is Hilary Cruz of Colorado.

The pageant was first held in 1983 and has been broadcast live on a succession of channels, most recently on NBC from 2003-2007.
. Those are just some of the hobbies apparently mastered by the current Miss USA Not to be confused with Miss America.
The Miss USA pageant is a beauty contest that has been held every year since 1952, with winners competing in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA.
, Tara Conner, who came this close to losing her crown for such alleged infractions as underage drinking and partying and missing scheduled appearances as a representative of the Miss Universe-Miss USA organization.

However, during a much-ballyhooed December 19 press conference, held at Miss USA bigwig Donald Trump's Trump Tower in Manhattan, the Donald granted Conner a reprieve in return for much tearful contrition con·tri·tion  
n.
Sincere remorse for wrongdoing; repentance. See Synonyms at penitence.

Noun 1. contrition - sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
contriteness, attrition
 and a stint in rehab--presumably for the coke and booze. No word yet on a remedy for the much-gossiped-about pageant queen-on-pageant queen action with Miss Teen USA, Katie Blair, her roomie at Trump Place. Perhaps a promise to shoot their next pillow fight and post it on YouTube?
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Author:Jameson, John
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Date:Jan 30, 2007
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