Natalie & Pailin Amazing Race Asia 3

Natalie & Pailin
Beauty Queens

Pailin Rungratanasunthorn
Miss Earth Thailand 2006
25
Thailand

Natalie Glebova
Miss Universe 2005
26
Thailand

Natalie & Pailin Amazing Race Asia 3

AXN Bio
No Amazing Race season is without its resident eye candy but with leggy beauties Pailin and Natalie, their team has one credential none of the previous good looking teams in race history ever had – being in a Miss Universe pageant and winning one!

25 year old Pailin Rungratanasunthorn was the first runner up in 2006 Miss Thailand Universe and represented her country as Miss Thailand Earth 2006 as well.

As for her good friend Natalie Glebova, the 26-year-old actually was a Miss Universe. Natalie took home the gleaming crown and title from the competition held in Bangkok, Thailand in 2005. The Russian Canadian beauty originally from Tuapse, Russia represented Canada in her winning event and is the second Canadian to claim the title.

It is no wonder that beauty pageants are part of their blood, having met in the 2006 Miss Thailand Universe pageant and becoming fast friends after that. Pailin was also one of Natalie’s bridesmaids when she married Thailand’s highest ranked tennis player, Paradorn Srichaphan, in November 2007.

But beauty is not the only thing that links the Thailand team together. Both have acute business sense as they are running their own business. Pailin’s company makes toys, t-shirts and gifts for sale online, while Natalie’s company sells beauty products across Thailand.

Describing herself, Pailin notes of her decision to participate in The Amazing Race, “I am really competitive and I want to do something where I can put my energy in it.”

Agreeing, Natalie adds, “We’re both very competitive and cannot stand to lose. We love to travel, love to do adrenaline like things, love to experience new cultures and learn.”

And with both their credentials, travelling has become second nature to them. Pailin has travelled to Japan, China, South Africa, and Egypt while Natalie, other than gracing beauty pageants around the world, has attended the G8 Summit in New York, and as a HIV/AIDS awareness advocate, has travelled extensively to India and Africa.

Having spent their formative years in the beauty circuit, the damsels know a bit about what it takes to stay ahead. And having seen the show on television, the duo is also gunning to experience the thrills and tumbles that only the race can deliver. Exclaims Natalie, “We love to try new things. Give us bungee jumping, parachuting, paragliding and parasailing any day!”

She adds, “We are competitive, we’re in shape and we’re going to kick ass.”

The girls have started preparing for the trek around the world based on what the previous Amazing Race Asia seasons were like. Surprisingly, their strategy for winning is to be the underdog and “fly under the radar”. “Let’s hope that no one will take us too seriously so we won’t be recognized as a threat until it’s too late!”

The Amazing Race Asia 3 Cast

The Amazing Race Asia 3 premieres Thursday September 11 on AXN. The 10 teams that will be racing around the world are:

A.D. & Fuzzie
Friends for 15 Years

A.D. Chan
Freelance Writer, Director
34
Singapore

Faeza (Fuzzie) Sirajudin
Teacher
34
Singapore

Geoff & Tisha
Dating Couple

Geoff Rodriguez
Model
26
Philippines

Tisha Silang
Business Development Manager
32
Philippines

Henry & Bernie
Brother and Sister

Bernie Chan
TV Host, Actress
39
Malaysia

Henry Chan
Chef
43
Malaysia

Ida & Tania
Actress & Heiress

Ida Nerina
Actress, Director, Producer
44
Malaysia

Tania Khan
Property Developer
36
Malaysia

Mai & Oliver
Friends

Visa Sarasas (Mai)
Actress & Model
24
Thailand

Oliver Faivre
Model & Student
26
Thailand

Natalie & Pailin
Beauty Queens

Pailin Rungratanasunthorn
Miss Earth Thailand 2006
25
Thailand

Natalie Glebova
Miss Universe 2005
26
Thailand

Neena & Amit
Cousins

Neena Rai
Model, Artist
24
India

Amit Rai
Real Estate Consultant
27
India

Niroo & Kapil
Father & Son

Niroo Asrani
Actor
53
India

Kapil Asrani
HR executive
25
India

Sam & Vince
Best Buddies

Vince Chung
Comedian & Host
32
Hong Kong

Sam Wu
University Lecturer
32
Hong Kong

William & Isaac
Brothers

William Hong
Sports TV Host & Agent
26
South Korea

Isaac Hong
Sports Agent
29
South Korea

Big Brother 10 Episode 24

Memphis’ veto win in Big Brother 10 Episode 23 was great for the Renegades, but not so great for the rest of the house. Memphis removed Dan off the block, and Renny is now up against Keesha in the hot seat.

Memphis says Dan’s his most trusted ally. Keesha, meanwhile, is prepared to lose her most trusted ally, Renny.

As for Jerry, he’s all alone in the house (still). So now he’s going to try to see if Keesha’s dumb enough to ally with him. While what he says is true, it’s not as if any alliance with Jerry has actually proven to be of any benefit thus far. Then he works on Dan (aka Judas) and says he doesn’t hate him any more because everybody else has betrayed him anyway.

Memphis’ family video is primarily about convincing us he’s not a womanizer.

Jerry would prefer to see Keesha sitting alongside him in the end.

We get a brief glimpse at the jury house. Libra wants to see April come in next because she was a dumbass. She gets her wish. April’s not so lucky. She gets her new buddy Michelle instead of Keesha. Both of them enjoy the opportunity to completely throw away their self respect and dignity by claiming they are retaining their respect and dignity by making fun of the much better looking Keesha. They’re also jealous of Dan, but they won’t be seeing him just yet. Ollie walks through the door next. His first concern is presumably to make some babies with April.

Votes
Memphis-Renny
Dan-Renny

By a vote of 2-0, Renny has been evicted from the Big Brother house. She has one of the more classy exits we’ve seen, hugging everybody before leaving with a smile on her face.

The HOH competition is based on photos from competitions throughout the season. Dan and Memphis get a point on the first true or false question. Dan gets a point on question two. Everybody gets the third question right. Memphis and Dan get a point on the fourth question, and the same thing happens on questions five and six. Everybody gets the final question right. Dan wins HOH with a perfect score.

Waiting for the houseguests inside the house is a special guest sumo wrestler who has to do with the luxury competition that has a twist that could change the game (do we really need a game changing twist in the final four)? He’s sitting on the information they need.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Big Brother 10 episode 25, which airs Sunday at 8/7c on CBS.

BB10 Spoilers

Big Brother 10 Episode 23

As the last remaining member of the alliance that couldn’t, Jerry dumb lucked his way into HOH power in Big Brother 10 Episode 22. Memphis told Jerry what he wanted to hear, and Dan and Keesha went up on the block at the nomination ceremony.

Memphis wants to find a way to get rid of Renny because he has deals with everybody else. The only flaw in that logic is that his deal with Jerry is dead if he pulls Dan off the block. Granted, Renny is his biggest threat regardless.

Renny knows that, if she goes up, she’s going home. She’s not particularly confident in her ability to win veto either.

Dan hopes to drive Renny insane before the veto competition. As if it’ll either be difficult or make a difference.

The houseguests must each go to a different room leading into veto. It’s morphomatic with hideous babies. Dan seems to do okay. Jerry noticeably struggles. Memphis doesn’t seem to have much trouble. Renny is doing okay until she gets stuck on the most blatantly obvious one (a combination of Jerry and Michelle). Keesha does pretty well.

Renny – 23:32
Jerry – 8:01
Dan – 2:58
Memphis – 2:50
Keesha – 5:16

Memphis wins the power of veto. He makes a big deal about how he’s not so sure what to do with the power, but it would be ridiculously stupid for him to leave Keesha and Renny in this together. He wants to make sure he’s still got Keesha and Jerry on his side if Renny goes up. Keesha trusts Memphis, but she doesn’t want to have to rely on Dan.

Memphis has decided to use the power of veto. He pulls Dan off the block. By default, Renny goes up in his place. Jerry’s going to seek revenge against Memphis for the move and has no use for him. He’s got no use for Dan either. So I guess that leaves Keesha.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Big Brother 10 episode 24, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on CBS.

Big Brother 10 Episode 22

Big Brother 10 Episode 21 was a special double eviction night. Michelle was sent packing first, then Ollie was out the door behind her.

The final four alliance remains intact, and Jerry realizes that he’s all alone.

The HOH competition is a carnival. The alliance knows their odds are as good as they could possibly be. Of course, the bad news is that Memphis, Renny, and Dan have won next to nothing. This is even more of a dumb luck competition than usual, as they will have to aim for what day they think something happened in ski ball. If they know the answer but miss by a lot on ski ball, too bad. If they have no clue what the answer is but happen to hit it, that’s how the ball bounces.

What day did Jerry call Dan Judas? The correct answer is 35.
Dan: 39 (4 away)
Memphis: 41 (6)
Jerry: 28 (7)
Renny: 50 (15)

On what day were aliens in the house? The correct answer is 14.
Dan: 18 (4)
Memphis: 23 (9)
Jerry: 7 (7)
Renny: 19 (5)

On what day was Brian blindsided? The correct answer is 6.
Dan: now a total of 11 away
Jerry: total of 19 away
Memphis: total of 20 away
Renny: total of 24 away

When did past houseguests return? The correct answer is 32.
Renny: 38 total penalty points
Memphis: 28 penalty points
Jerry: 22 penalty points
Dan: 16 penalty points

When did the earthquake hit the house? The answer is 22.
Renny: 42 penalty points
Memphis: 30 penalty points
Jerry: 22 penalty points
Dan: 20 penalty points

What day was Jessie evicted? The answer is 31.
Renny: 51 penalty points
Memphis: 33 penalty points
Dan: 31 penalty points (Dan aimed for and hit 30 but ended up 11 away after his ball bounced out)
Jerry: 25 penalty points

What day did the house get lollipops? The answer is 39.
Dan: 31 penalty points
Jerry: 29 penalty points

Jerry wins HOH. As expected, this competition came down to dumb luck. No good can come from this win, but nobody knows what to expect because Jerry could easily nominate any of them. He has been nominated by the three of them that have won HOH, called Memphis a womanizer, called Dan Judas, and fought with Renny from the beginning.

Everyone quickly starts kissing Jerry’s ass, even though none of them had any use for him a few minutes before (and still have no use for him now aside from surviving the week). He tells a story that lasts for 60 years and puts them all to sleep.

Memphis wants both Dan and Keesha to believe he’s going with them to the final two. He’s turning on Renny already, but she prepared herself for that to happen weeks ago.

Memphis and Dan realize that they can’t be on the block together, and that even if one of them’s on the block, short of making a deal with Jerry (or winning veto), he’s probably going to break a tie against them. Jerry’s already thinking along those lines. He wants to go to the final two against Memphis, and he also wants Dan to not be saved by veto if Memphis wins. Memphis plays along and says that he’s out for Dan anyway following last week.

Nominations
Renny is safe.
Memphis is safe.

Dan and Keesha have been nominated for eviction. Jerry tells Dan he doesn’t trust him, and he tells Keesha she’s a strong player. He hopes to get Dan out and believes that Renny will vote for Keesha to stay, allowing him to break a tie if there is one. Memphis’ goal is to get Renny out of the house.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Big Brother 10 episode 23, which airs Tuesday at 9/8c on CBS.

BB10 Spoilers

Keesha Big Brother 10 Topless Acting Role

Big Brother 10’s Keesha Smith had an acting role (using the term loosely) in the low budget horror film The Fear Chamber, in which she played the role of Nancy. The movie came out earlier this year.

The video on Youtube (which has since been deleted she is partially nude and the scene contains blood) gives her the chance to show off her assets to the world.

Big Brother 10 Episode 21

Even though he agreed to nominate the person who’s supposedly his only ally, Dan decided to go against the plan once it came to nominating either Keesha or Renny in Big Brother 10 Episode 20. Instead, once Memphis won the power of veto, he put Michelle in his place against Jerry. It didn’t make a great deal of sense, but it was, if nothing else, entertaining to see Ollie and Michelle come to the conclusion that Dan must be a plant.

Tonight is a live double eviction night, in which two houseguests will be sent packing. So basically an entire week will be played in an hour, minus all that annoying strategy to get in the way of things.

Jerry hopes that Michelle will self destruct. Michelle’s comments are ******* ***** **** **** (I’m sure there were some words that could be said on national TV in there somewhere). Ollie and Michelle want Keesha mad at Dan, but she knows if they had their way, she’d be on the block. Dan doesn’t care to listen to the obnoxious yelling. And apparently, he’s a plant, and his football picture is fake. Meanwhile, Memphis is a red-headed Cabbage Patch Kid, and Ollie has been embarrassed in front of millions of people.

Then Ollie goes psycho crazy(er) and starts kicking and breaking things. People have been thrown out of this house for less than that.

Votes
Keesha-Michelle
Memphis-Michelle
Ollie-Jerry
Renny-Michelle

By a vote of 3-1, Michelle has been evicted from the Big Brother house. She ignores Dan on the way out. Julie tells her Dan was not a plant. So her new theory is that he’s crazy then. He can take his sorry and put it you know where.

Now we head right into the HOH competition. It’s based on questions asked to viewers based on imaginary headlines from the future.

More likely to get lost on their way home from work? Jerry or Keesha?
America said Keesha.
Everyone gets a point except Renny.

Headlines national comedy tour? Dan or Renny?
America said Renny.
Everyone gets a point except Memphis.

Called a hero after saving family from burning building? Dan or Ollie?
America said Dan.
Only Jerry gets a point.

Entrusted with national security secret? Jerry or Memphis?
America said Jerry.
Everyone gets a point except Memphis.

Life story made into feature film? Jerry or Renny?
America said Renny.
Only Renny gets a point.

Arrested by fashion police? Memphis or Ollie?
America said Memphis.
Jerry and Keesha get a point.

Beats Jessie in arm wrestling competition? Dan or Keesha?
America said Keesha (America is amusing this time).
Jerry and Keesha get points and remain in the game for a tiebreaker.

How many total lollipops were displayed on the table after the food competition? Both guess 100 (actual answer is 218), so we go to another tiebreaker.

If you add the winner’s times from heats 1, 2, and 3 in the one giant leap competition, what would the total time be in seconds? Julie really, really, really needs an answer. Now. Or else. 1,556 is correct. Keesha is closest with 500 and wins HOH.

Jerry and Ollie have been nominated for eviction. Obvious outcome, one that makes this whole rushed week quite pointless unless something happens with veto.

Since we’re down to 6 people, everybody will participate in veto. The competition is veto in a haystick. They must retrieve two veto medallions hidden in hay. Dan gets the first veto medallion. Renny, Memphis, and Keesha are close behind. With his second, Dan wins the power of veto. He’s proving to be quite the force to be reckoned with at this stage.

Dan obviously doesn’t use the power of veto because the two people who need to be on the block are already there.

Votes
Dan-Ollie
Renny-Ollie
Memphis-Ollie

By a unanimous vote, Ollie has been evicted from the Big Brother house. Between Ollie and Michelle going, this proved to be a useful night. He runs out in record time and wants nothing to do with anyone. He is, however, looking forward to joining April in the jury house.

Want to know who wins HOH before Sunday’s show? Check out the BB10 Spoilers.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Big Brother 10 episode 22, which airs Sunday at 8/7c on CBS.

America’s Got Talent 4

NBC has renewed America’s Got Talent for season four, according to Hollywood Reporter, following its success as the most watched show of the summer.

“The production team has stepped up their game creatively as proven by the strong ratings,” said NBC’s president of alternative programming Craig Plestis. “This is the only show where truly unique and talented performers can achieve their ultimate dream.”