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Monica Palumbo
Monica Palumbo, the former Miss North Carolina, is one of two spokesmodels who fill the ceremonial role of Miss Sprint Cup for NASCAR's top premiere racing series.NASCAR.com: 1on1: Monica Palumbo (October 28, 2008)1 Along with her colleague Anne-Marie Rhodes, Palumbo's duties include congratulating the winning driver and promoting NASCAR in interviews and live appearances.NASCAR.com: 1on1: Monica Palumbo (October 28, 2008)1 Though she's lived in Charlotte, North Carolina for almost her whole life, she didn't have much of an interest in racing until she became Miss Sprint Cup. After winning the title of Miss Congeniality back in 2001, she did a tour with Sandra Bullock to promote the movie Miss Congeniality.http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/features/10/28/1.on.1.miss.sprint.cup/index.html2

During high school, Monica Palumbo took on a number of different roles. She was a cheerleader, handled morning announcements, was vice president of the student body and was even homecoming queen!http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Sporting_News_60_Most_Beautiful_People_No_15_monica_palumbo.html3

In January 2009 she was named at number 15 on Sporting News’ 60 Most Beautiful People list.http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Sporting_News_60_Most_Beautiful_People_No_15_monica_palumbo.html

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monica crowley Television star

Monica Crowley (born September 19, 1968) is an American radio and television commentator, and author based in New York City. She has her own radio show and is a regular commentator on The McLaughlin Group, a Fox News contributor, and Washington Times columnist.
Contents
* 1 Education
* 2 Career
o 2.1 Writing
o 2.2 Radio
o 2.3 Television
* 3 Personal life
* 4 Bibliography
* 5 References
* 6 External links
Education
Crowley holds a B.A. in Political Science from Colgate University and a Ph.D. in International Relations from Columbia University (2000). The title of her doctoral dissertation was Clearer than truth: Determining and preserving grand strategy. The evolution of American policy toward the People's Republic of China under Truman and Nixon.
Career
Writing
Crowley began written correspondence with former President Richard Nixon while attending Columbia which led to the two meeting. She had the opportunity to continue her education at Villanova University but instead accepted a position as a research assistant for Nixon.[1] Nixon promoted her to Foreign Policy Assistant in 1990 because he appreciated her foreign policy opinions. She was an editorial adviser and consultant on his last two books, Seize the Moment (1992) and Beyond Peace (1994). She held the position until Nixon's death in 1994. Crowley used this period to record her conversations and observations about Nixon (she kept a diary), and she published two subsequent books on the former President in his final years: Nixon Off the Record: His Candid Commentary on People (1996) and Nixon in Winter (1998).

Crowley was accused of plagiarism in 1999 for an article she authored entitled "The Day Nixon Said Goodbye", which appeared in The Wall Street Journal. After accusations of plagiarism from at least one reader, the "Journal" published an acknowledgment of "striking similarities" between Crowley's article and an article by Paul Johnson entitled "In Praise of Richard Nixon" that had appeared in the October 1988 issue of Commentary. A Journal editor stated, "Had we known of the parallels, we would not have published the article. While acknowledging the "clear similarities in the language" between the pieces, Crowley said "I have wracked my brain, and I can honestly tell you that I have not read [Johnson's article]." An article in Slate detailed five specific passages in Crowley's article that contained identical language and phraseology to Johnson's piece.
In the mid-1990s Crowley wrote a column for the New York Post. She has written for The New Yorker[5], the Wall Street Journal, the LA Times, the Baltimore Sun, and the Washington Times.
She was a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Radio
Crowley was a commentator for National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" in the mid-1990s.[citation needed] Since 2002, Crowley has had her own radio show, The Monica Crowley Show, which originally had been on weekends on Westwood One and then moved to Talk Radio Network first on Saturdays and then on weekdays 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm ET. Beginning in July 2009, The Monica Crowley Show went back to its former weekend-only format and has been available as a podcast on iTunes. Talk Radio Network cites various commitments on the part of Crowley that have made it hard for her to continue the daily show.
Television
In 1996, she joined Fox News Channel, where she was a foreign affairs and political analyst. She received her doctorate in international relations from Columbia University during this period. She substituted several times for Sean Hannity on Fox News Channel's Hannity & Colmes.
In 2004, she joined MSNBC's Connected: Coast to Coast with co-host Ron Reagan. After a nine-month run, the last show aired on December 9, 2005. Following the cancellation of Connected: Coast to Coast, MSNBC announced that Crowley would anchor a program in the noon hour. That program never debuted.
She has appeared as a recurring guest on Imus in the Morning and has hosted MSNBC's broadcast of The Best of Imus in the Morning. On October 31, 2005, Crowley appeared on The Colbert Report.
In mid 2007, Crowley returned as a contributor to Fox News Channel. She has been a regular participant on The McLaughlin Group since late 2007, taking the seat formerly occupied by conservative journalist Tony Blankley.
Some of Monica Crowley's statements to a TV audience drew international attention. On December 8, 2008 on The O'Reilly Factor, she gave her opinion about the social situation in the capital of the Netherlands, stating that "Amsterdam is a cesspool of corruption, crime. Everything is out of control. It's anarchy. Her remark provoked several public rebuttals from Dutch citizens and was widely reflected in the blogosphere.[citation needed]
Crowley is a regular panelist on Fox News channel's late-night satire show Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. On March 17, 2009, the panel engaged in a controversial discussion about Canada's military and Federal Police force. Calling the segment "crass" and "insensitive," Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay called on Fox News and the panelists for an apology. Both Crowley and host Greg Gutfield swiftly provided apologies.
Personal life
Crowley was born in Arizona and grew up in Warren Township, New Jersey She now lives in the New York City area. She is a Boston Red Sox fan Crowley's sister Jocelyn is an associate professor at Rutgers University and is married to FOX News contributor Alan Colmes

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monica cruz spanish actress

Mónica Cruz Sánchez (born March 16, 1977) is a Spanish actress and dancer. She is also the youngest sister of fellow actress Penélope Cruz.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
* 3 Filmography
* 4 References
* 5 External links
Early life
Mónica Cruz was born the daughter of Encarna Sánchez, a hairdresser, and Eduardo Cruz, a retailer and auto mechanic. Her sister Penélope is an actress, and her brother Eduardo is a Spanish singer. Mónica and her two siblings grew up in the predominantly working-class suburb of Alcobendas, just north of Spanish capital of Madrid The sisters distinguished themselves as promising young dancers, and they both received professional instruction; Penélope attended Spain’s National Conservatory, while Mónica enrolled in The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) to study traditional ballet and flamenco.
Career
Upon graduating from the RAD, Mónica joined Joaquín Cortés’ flamenco dance company. She stayed with the company for seven years until, in 2002, she left dancing to pursue a career as an actress. By 2005, Mónica starred in the Spanish television show Un Paso Adelante. along side Beatriz Luengo, Pablo Puyol, Silvia Marty and Lola Herrera. She has since appeared in the films L’Inchiesta (2006), Last Hour (2006) — a thriller starring Michael Madsen and DMX — Liolà (2007), and The Final Inquiry (2007).
In 2006 and 2007, Mónica starred in the Spanish TV series La Bella Otero and the films Caminando (2007), The Blackening (2007) and Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008).
In director Joshua Newton's film Iron Cross, Mónica stars alongside Roy Scheider as the character Gaby.
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
2010 Jerry Cotton Malena
2010 Iron Cross (post-production) Gaby
2009 9 meses (completed) Inma
2008 Asterix at the Olympic Games Esmeralda
2008 All Inclusive Clemencia
2007 The Final Inquiry Tabitha
2007 Caminando Mari Carmen Maya
2007 La Bella Otero
2007 Liolà
2006 L'Inchiesta Tabitha
2005 Last Hour Detective Rosa Mulero
2002–2005 Un Paso Adelante Silvia Jáuregui 89 episodes (tv series)

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monica lewinsky Early life

Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American woman with whom then-United States President Bill Clinton admitted to having had an "improper relationship while she worked at the White House in 1995 and 1996. The affair and its repercussions, especially the impeachment of Bill Clinton, became known as the Lewinsky scandal.
Contents
* 1 monica lewinskyfe and education
* 2 Scandal
* 3 Subsequent life
* 4 References
* 5 Further reading
* 6 External links
7Early life and education
Monica Lewinsky was born in San Francisco, California, and grew up in an affluent family in Southern California in the Westside Brentwood area of Los Angeles and in Beverly Hills. Her father is Bernard Lewinsky, an oncologist, who is the son of German Jews who escaped Nazi Germany and emigrated to El Salvador and then later the United States. Her mother, born Marcia Kaye Vilensky, is the daughter of a Romanian Jew; she is an author who uses the name Marcia Lewis. Monica's parents' acrimonious separation and divorce during 1987 and 1988 had a significant effect on her. (Her father later married his wife Barbara; her mother later married R. Peter Straus, a media executive.

Growing up, the family attended Sinai Temple in Los Angeles and she attended Sinai Akiba Academy, its religious school.For her primary education she attended the John Thomas Dye School in Bel-Air. She then attended Beverly Hills High School, but for her senior year transferred

She attended two-year community college Santa Monica College, and worked for the drama department at Beverly Hills High School and at a tie shop. In 1993, she enrolled at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, graduating with a psychology degree in 1995.
Taking advantage of a family connection, Lewinsky moved to Washington, D.C. to work at the White House as an unpaid summer intern starting in July 1995 in the office of White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta. She moved to a paid position in the White House Office of Legislative Affairs in December 1995.
Scandal
Main article: Lewinsky scandal
Between November 1995 and March 1997, Lewinsky had an intimate relationship with then President Bill Clinton. She later testified that the relationship involved fellatio in the Oval Office and other sexual contact, but that sexual intercourse did not occur.
Clinton had previously been confronted with allegations of sexual misconduct, most notably in regard to an alleged long-term relationship with singer Gennifer Flowers and an encounter with Arkansas state employee Paula Jones (née Corbin); these events were alleged to have occurred during Clinton's time as Governor of Arkansas. Paula Jones filed a civil lawsuit against Bill Clinton for sexual harassment. Lewinsky's name surfaced during legal proceedings connected to the latter allegation, when Jones' lawyers sought corroborating evidence of Clinton's conduct to substantiate her allegations.
In April 1996, Lewinsky's superiors relocated her job to The Pentagon because they felt she was spending too much time around Clinton. Lewinsky confided in a co-worker named Linda Tripp about her relationship with the President. Beginning in September 1997, Tripp began secretly recording their telephone conversations regarding the affair with Clinton. In January 1998, after Lewinsky had submitted an affidavit in the Paula Jones case denying any physical relationship with Clinton, and attempted to persuade Tripp to lie under oath in the Jones case, Tripp gave the tapes to Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr, and these tapes added to his ongoing investigation into the Whitewater controversy. Starr broadened his investigation to include investigating Lewinsky, Clinton, and others for possible perjury and subornation of perjury in the Jones case. Noteworthy for its revelation of Tripp's motivations was her reporting of their conversations to literary agent Lucianne Goldberg. Tripp also convinced Lewinsky to save the gifts that Clinton had given her during their affair, and not to dry clean what would later be known as "the blue dress." While under oath, Clinton denied having had "a sexual affair," "sexual relations," or "a sexual relationship" with Lewinsky,
News of the Clinton–Lewinsky relationship broke in January 1998. On January 26, 1998, the president claimed "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky" in a nationally televised White House news conference The matter instantly occupied the news media and Lewinsky spent the next week hiding from public attention in her mother's residence within the Watergate complex.
Clinton had also said, "there is not a sexual relationship, an improper sexual relationship or any other kind of improper relationship" which he defended as truthful on August 17, 1998, hearing because of the use of the present tense, famously arguing "it depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is" (i.e., he was not, at the time he made that statement, still having a sexual relationship with Lewinsky). Under pressure from Starr, who had obtained from Lewinsky a blue dress with Clinton's semen stain, as well as testimony from Lewinsky that the President had inserted a cigar tube into her vagina, Clinton stated, "I did have a relationship with Miss Lewinsky that was not appropriate." Clinton denied having committed perjury because, according to Clinton, the legal definition of oral sex was not encompassed by "sex" per se. In addition, relying upon the definition of "sexual relations" as proposed by the prosecution and agreed by the defense and by Judge Susan Webber Wright, who was hearing the Paula Jones case, Clinton claimed that because certain acts were performed on him, not by him, he did not engage in sexual relations. Lewinsky's testimony to the Starr Commission, however, contradicted Clinton's claim of being totally passive in their encounters.
Both Clinton and Lewinsky were called before a grand jury; Clinton testified via closed-circuit television, Lewinsky in person. Given an opportunity to offer final words on the matter, Lewinsky told the jury, "I hate Linda Tripp."

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monica bellucci Italian actress

Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (born 30 September 1964) is an Italian actress and fashion model.
Contents
* 1 Personal life
* 2 History
o 2.1 Modeling
o 2.2 Film
o 2.3 Awards
* 3 Filmography
* 4 References
* 5 External links
Personal life
Bellucci was born in Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy, the daughter of Maria Gustinelli, a painter, and Luigi Bellucci, who owned a trucking company. Bellucci started modelling at 16, when she was attending the Liceo classico. Initially pursuing a career as a lawyer, Bellucci modeled to pay her tuition at the University of Perugia,[5] but the lifestyle tempted her away from her law studies. She speaks Italian, French, and English fluently, Spanish semi-fluently, and she has had speaking roles in each of these languages as well as in Aramaic for her part as Mary Magdalene in The Passion of the Christ.
Bellucci was married to fashion photographer Claudio Carlos Basso in 1990. She is currently married to fellow actor Vincent Cassel, with whom she has appeared in several films, and has two daughters, Deva (born 12 September 2004) and Léonie (born 21 May 2010). In 2004, while pregnant with Deva, Bellucci posed nude for the Italian Vanity Fair Magazine in protest against Italian laws that prevent the use of donor sperm. She posed pregnant and semi-nude again for the April 2010 issue of Italian Vanity Fair.
In the documentary movie The Big Question, about the film The Passion of the Christ, she stated: "I am an agnostic, even though I respect and am interested in all religions. If there's something I believe in, it's a mysterious energy; the one that fills the oceans during tides, the one that unites nature and beings."
History
Modeling
At the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.
At the 2009 Women's World Award.
Photographed by Studio Harcourt Paris in 2008
In 1988, Bellucci moved to one of Europe's fashion centers, Milan, where she signed with Elite Model Management. By 1989, she was becoming prominent as a fashion model in Paris and across the Atlantic, in New York City. She posed for Dolce & Gabbana and French Elle, among others. In that year, Bellucci made the transition to acting and began taking acting classes. The February 2001 Esquire's feature on Desire featured Ms. Bellucci on the cover and in an article on the five senses. In 2003, she was featured in Maxim. In 2004, she topped AskMen's 100 Most Beautiful Women in the World annual list. Bellucci's modelling career is managed by Elite+ in New York City. She is considered an Italian sex symbol. She is currently a face of a range of Dior Cosmetics. Bellucci is also signed to Storm Model Management in London.
film
Bellucci's film career began in the early 1990s. She played some minor roles in La Riffa (1991) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). In 1996 she was nominated for a César Award for best supporting actress for her portrayal of Lisa in L'Appartement[16] and strengthened her position as an actress. She became known and popular with worldwide audiences, following her roles in Malèna (2000), Brotherhood of the Wolf, and Irréversible (2002). She has since played in many films from Europe and Hollywood like Tears of the Sun (2003), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Passion of the Christ (2004), The Brothers Grimm (2005), Le Deuxième souffle (2007), Don't Look Back (2009), and The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010).
She was supposed to be seen portraying Indian politician Sonia Gandhi in the biopic Sonia, originally planned for release in 2007, but it has been shelved.
Bellucci dubbed her own voice for the French and Italian releases of the film Shoot 'Em Up (2007).[18] She also voiced Kaileena in the video game Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, and the French voice of Cappy for the French version of the 2005 animated film Robots.
Awards
* In 2003, Bellucci won the Nastro d'Argento Best Supporting Actress award for her portrayal of Alessia in Remember Me, My Love.
* In 2006, she served as a judge at 59th Cannes Film Festival.
* In 2009, she won the World Actress Award in Women's World Award.
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
1990 Vita coi figli (Life With the Sons) Elda
Briganti – Amore e libertà (Bandits – Love and Liberty) Costanza
1991 la riffa Francesca
1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula One of Dracula's brides
ostinato destino Marina/ Angela
1994 I Mitici Deborah
1995 Pala di Neve Melina
Il cielo é sempre piú blu
Joseph Pharaoh's wife
1996 L'Appartement Lisa Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress
Sorellina e il principe del sogno (uncredited) Princess
1997 Stressati
Dobermann Nat the Gypsy
Mauvais genre Camille
Come mi vuoi Nellina
1998 Le plaisir Girl
Compromis Monique
Ultimo capodanno dell'umanità Giulia Giovannini
A los que aman Valeria
1999 Comme un poisson hors de l'eau Myrtille
Mediterranées Marguerite
2000 Under Suspicion Chantal Hearst
Franck Spadone Laura
Malèna Malèna Scordia
2001 Brotherhood of the Wolf Sylvia
2002 Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre Cleopatra
Irréversible Alex
2003 Remember Me, My Love Alessia Nastro d'Argento award for Best Supporting Actress
Tears of the Sun Lena Fiore Kendricks
The Matrix Reloaded Persephone
Enter the Matrix (video game) Persephone
The Matrix Revolutions Persephone
2004 The Passion of the Christ Mary Magdalene
Secret Agents Barbara / Lisa
She Hate Me Simona Bonasera
2005 The Brothers Grimm The Mirror Queen
How Much Do You Love Me? Daniela
2006 Sheitan La belle vampiresse
N (Io e Napoleone) Baronessa Emilia Speziali
The Stone Council Laura Siprien
2007 Heartango
(short film for Intimissimi) L'inafferrabile/ La passionale /
L'indecisa / La curiosa /
L'aggressiva / La mamma /
La premurosa
Manuale d'amore 2
(Capitoli successivi) Lucia
Shoot 'Em Up Donna Quintano
Le deuxième souffle Manouche
2008 Sanguepazzo Luisa Ferida
L'uomo che ama Alba
2009 Don't Look Back Jeanne
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Gigi Lee
Baarìa – La porta del vento Bricklayer's girlfriend
Omaggio a Roma Tosca
2010 The Whistleblower Laura Levin
The Sorcerer's Apprentice Veronica