Student Wins China Plastic-Surgery Pageant
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BEIJING - A 22-year-old student who has had cosmetic surgery on her eyelids and cheeks was crowned the winner Saturday of China's first pageant for such "manmade beauties." Feng Qian received a $6,000 country club membership after being picked from among 20 finalists, who ranged in age from 18 to 62.
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STUTTGART, Germany  - China's Yang Wei retained his all-round title at the world gymnastics championships on Friday and 15-year-old American Shawn Johnson charmed the judges to win the women's event.
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LAPEER, Mich. - A high school student who made a dress out of candy wrappers has claimed a top award in an art competition.
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Tatana Kucharova, an 18-year-old student from the Czech Republic, won the Miss World 2006 beauty contest on Saturday.
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It took 18 months for her smile to come back completely, but doctors say the French woman who received the world's first partial face transplant is doing well and is very satisfied with the results.
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Surgeons removed a rare brain tumor from a 12-year-old Cambodian girl who was being cared for by a Christian school for the disadvantaged in Phnom Penh.
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An 18-year-old Colorado woman who aspires to become an entertainment journalist was crowned Miss Teen USA 2007 during a live Friday night ceremony.
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By Andy Meinen, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Feb. 11--PANAMA CITY -- An eighth-grader from Jinks Middle School won the Bay County Spelling Bee on Saturday afternoon by spelling "Permian" correctly in the 10th round.
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Miss Peru, Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, an aspiring high school teacher, was crowned Miss World 2004 on Saturday night in this southern Chinese beach resort.
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A remarkable operation to replace the skin and hair of a five-year-old burns victim is said to have gone very well.
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Separation surgery on a two-year-old Indian girl with four arms and legs has been successful, doctors say.
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China embraced its first volleyball Olympic title in 20 years, beating Russia 3-2 in the women&#39;s final in Athens on Saturday. After trailing two sets down, China came from behind to trounce Russia 28-30, 25-27, 25-20, 25-23 and 15-12 to claim the title.
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An 18-year-old from Montana has been crowned Miss Teen USA 2006. Katie Blair beat the competition in swimsuit, evening gown and interview categories to claim the crown Tuesday night.
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A 17-year-old Argentine has won a court battle to undergo surgery to become a female, the first decision of its kind involving a minor in Argentina, news reports said Thursday.
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MIANCHI, China -- Twice a week, just after school lets out in this small county in Henan province, a 13-year-old girl with a short bob and wide smile holds her parents' hands and walks two blocks down the street into the harsh fluorescent light of an emergency medical station.
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.  - Miss Alabama Deidre Downs,  an aspiring medical student, won the Miss America contest on  Saturday and said she would work to regain public respect for  the event.
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AUSTIN, Texas - An overweight plastic surgeon performed liposuction on himself on camera to promote the potential use of stem cells that can be harvested in such operations.    Dr...