'Spice Girl' Mel B and Jerry Springer to host Miss Universe 2008

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The host of NBC's hit
show, "America's Got
Talent," Jerry
Springer and actress-
singer Mel B will host
the 2008 Miss
Universe Pageant live
on NBC from the
Crown Convention
Center in Nha Trang,
Khanh Hoa, Vietnam on
Sunday, July 13th at 9
:00 p.m.

The announcement of
the show's hosts was
made by Paula M.
Shugart, President of
the Miss Universe
Organization,
published on the
official Miss Universe
website
www.missuniverse.com
.

Jerry Springer, host
for 17 seasons of the
hit talk show "The
Jerry Springer Show,"
as well as "America's
Got Talent," boasts a
resume that includes
such diverse roles as:
Mayor of Cincinnati,
lawyer, newscaster,
country recording
artist, international
emcee, author, talk-
radio broadcaster and
ballroom dancer on
the show "Dancing
with the Stars."

His popularity has also
led him to be guest-
speaker at college
campuses across the
United States.
Springer has also
added a Broadway
appearance to his list
of achievements,
starring for a week in
the production of the
"Rocky Horror Show
Live."

"This is obviously a
great honor and
getting to work
alongside Mel B makes
it even better," said
Springer.

Melanie Brown, better
known as Mel B, has
made her mark as a
singer, actress,
producer, designer
and TV personality.
Mel B became a
household name as
"Scary Spice," one of
the members of the
iconic girl group the
Spice Girls.

She has appeared in
numerous TV specials,
shows and films as
well as on Broadway in
the hugely successful
musical "Rent." Mel B
is currently working
on her third solo
album, slated for
release in early 2009.

Her newest project,
"The Singing Office,"
will premiere on TLC
later this month, with
Mel serving as
Executive Producer
and Co-Host.

She was also a finalist
on the fifth season of
"Dancing with the
Stars". She has since
become a special
events correspondent
for "Access Hollywood."

"I'm thrilled to be a co-
host of the Miss
Universe Pageant,"
said Mel B.

"I believe the diversity
and dedication that
the pageant brings
inspires and
empowers young
women across the
globe," she said.

Each contestant,
representing 80
countries from around
the world, will be
judged in three
categories: swimsuit,
evening gown and
interview as they vie
for the coveted title
of Miss Universe 2008.

The Miss Universe
show is an
internationally
celebrated event with
distribution in more
than 170 countries.

Japan native, Riyo
Mori, Miss Universe
2007 will crown her
successor at the
conclusion of the
telecast.

During her reign, Mori
traveled the world as
an advocate for
HIV/AIDS education,
research, and
legislation. The newly
crowned Miss Universe
will go on to do the
same.

Donald J. Trump and
Phil Gurin of The Gurin
Company will again
serve as Executive
Producers for Miss
Universe 2008.

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