Leontine wins first elderly Swiss Miss title
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Leontine Vallade, of uncertain age, became a Miss on Saturday, winning Switzerland's first ever title of &quot;Miss Home for the Elderly.&quot;
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A 31-year-old South Korean, Shi-Yeon Sung, has become the first woman to win the prestigious Sir Georg Solti International Conductors' Competition, held here every two years.
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A Romanian woman is thought to have become the oldest mother after giving birth at 67.
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Sorry, Svetlana. There's a new Queen of Gymnastics, and her name is Carly Patterson. The 16-year-old American who drew comparisons to Mary Lou Retton delivered a dazzling routine on the floor to win the all-around gold Thursday night and spoil Russian superstar Svetlana Khorkina's final chance at the Olympic title in gymnastics' premier event.
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Queen Elizabeth II was set Thursday to become Britain's oldest monarch, overtaking her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria amid signs the royal family is preparing for life after 81-year-old "Lillibet".
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Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund, a 19-year-old aspiring Broadway star, was crowned Miss America 2008 on Saturday in a live show billed as the unveiling of the 87-year-old pageant's new, hipper look. Haglund, of Farmington Hills, Michigan, sang "Over the ...
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A 66-year-old Romanian woman has become the world's oldest recorded mother, giving birth to a baby girl yesterday in Bucharest.
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LAKE LOUISE, Alberta  - Liechtenstein's Marco Buechel struck a blow for ski racing's senior citizens on Saturday, becoming the oldest downhill winner in World Cup history.
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A Romanian woman is thought to have become the world's oldest mother after giving birth at 67.
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THE age eligibility rules on the womenâs tennis tour have made world-beating 16-year-olds less plentiful than they were a decade ago, but another announced her presence at the Swisscom Challenge yesterday.
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Fabian Cancellara, a Swiss rider who as the world time-trial champion holds the title of the worldâs fastest cyclist, won the opening prologue of the Tour de France on Saturday.
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Miss Czech Republic, an 18-year-old high  school student, took the Miss World crown on Saturday in  Poland's capital Warsaw.
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Pratibha Patil, a diminutive 72-year-old lawyer, was set to be declared India&#39;s first woman president Saturday after one of the bitterest political campaigns in the nation&#39;s post-colonial history.
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Wearing beaded sunglasses with feathers, 83-year-old Lorraine&#13;&#10;McCaslin waved a green handkerchief as she danced in New Orleans'&#13;&#10;Woldenberg Park, ushering in what she says is her favorite time of year&#13;&#10; -  Mardi Gras
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Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bolden, recognized as the world's oldest person, died Monday in a nursing home, the home's administrator said. She was 116.
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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina  - A 105-year-old Bosnian granny has been treated by a doctor for the first time in her life, a Bosnian news agency reported Wednesday.
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DANIELA HANTUCHOVA, of Slovakia, defeated Vera Douchevina, the Russian wild card, 6-1, 6-4 yesterday in the opening round of the Swisscom Challenge in Zurich.