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Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
« Reply #250 on: June 24, 2007, 12:51:15 pm »
Alanis Morsisette  :)


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Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
« Reply #251 on: June 29, 2007, 05:06:05 pm »
She has been mentioned here already, but deserves a repetition: the divine Diana Damrau!
I just found this on YouTube. It's her lead performance in the production of
"Europa Riconosciuta" at the grand reopening of the Scala in Milan 2004.
Just watch her and listen to her. Perfection!!!  

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjxA2QGBYXo[/youtube]

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Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
« Reply #252 on: June 30, 2007, 03:59:16 pm »
Frida Kahlo  :)
Mexican painter and freethinker

July 6th would have been her 100. birthday. 


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Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
« Reply #253 on: July 04, 2007, 04:22:35 am »
Beverly Sills
Opera Singer and Arts Administrator
May 25, 1929 – July 2, 2007


Listen to a lovely, humorous story told by Ms. Sills about the importance of opera.



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Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
« Reply #254 on: July 04, 2007, 10:23:10 am »
Thanks for that tribute, adiabatic and Paul (on another thread). What a fantastic voice, person, and life!!
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Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
« Reply #255 on: July 04, 2007, 02:52:17 pm »
Thanks for the beautiful memories and all you did for love.  :-*





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Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
« Reply #256 on: July 07, 2007, 12:56:53 pm »
2007 Wimbledon Champion

Venus Williams






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Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
« Reply #257 on: July 07, 2007, 01:11:52 pm »

Oracene and Serena Williiams



Watching Venus winning Wimbledon






Serena is a pretty good tennis player too!



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Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
« Reply #258 on: July 11, 2007, 09:44:09 pm »
Lady Bird Johson
1912-2007



I have no idea of her political or social views, I just know one thing about her, and it puts her in the strong, gorgeous category as far as I am concerned - it was her campaign to "Keep America Beautiful" that was part of beginning to teach people that littering wasn't okay. 

When I was a child, people thought nothing of opening a pack of gum, and throwing the wrapper on the ground, or throwing empty bottles or containers out their car windows, like it would disappear once it was out of their hands.  Lady Bird Johnson played a big part in changing that.


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Re: Strong, gorgeous women!
« Reply #259 on: July 12, 2007, 12:20:01 am »
Adiabatic!!! Thanks for updating and reposting the index!  It's really, really useful for this thread.
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