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It was down to Analeigh Tipton, McKey Sullivan and Samantha Potter—all lovely, leggy and hungry (to win!), but only one could be crowned America's Next Top Model.

A group that had once consisted of 14 wannabes was whittled down to this beauteous trio, one of whose runway-ready walk, chameleonic style, high-fashion potential and Dutch commercial-making prowess was deemed heads above the rest…Right?

Find out which aspiring glamour girl earned that cover spread in Seventeen magazine, a $100,000 CoverGirl contract and representation from Elite Model Management:

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After kicking things off with a hot dog-making challenge, the chefs got to work in host Tom Colicchio's kitchen at Craft, but the results were not always pretty.

Unless it was the Fabio's carpaccio, which looked gorgeous and apparently tasted just as good. And considering the dish had to win over a bunch of disgruntled chefs who'd been rejected from Top Chef, that's saying something.

But the crab salad prepared by Hosea (above) disappointed, as did an ostrich egg omelet and a dessert that host Padma Lakshmi spit into her napkin. That's something we hope never to see again.

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Lifetime isn't going to just sit and watch Project Runway pass it by.

The female-favoring cable network has filed suit against Bravo parent NBC Universal, which in September successfully blocked Lifetime from going ahead with its planned winter premiere of the Peabody-winning competition series.

Now, of all the fashion faux pas, it's looking as if the show's sixth season won't begin until summer 2009, despite the fact that the entire Los Angeles-set cycle, minus two episodes, has already been shot.

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Miley Cyrus and Urkel have something in common. They're both not dead.

When a YouTube hacker announced the Hannah Montana star's untimely demise last weekend, the very much alive Cyrus joined a nonexclusive club.

Over the years, young stars, old stars and Abe Vigoda have been killed off before their time. If teen celebrities, like Cyrus, seem especially targeted by morbid rumor, that's because their peer group—fellow teens—are more likely to start and spread the tales, according to Snopes.com urban-legend tracker Barbara Mikkelson.

"They're not going to make up a Jay Leno death rumor," Mikkelson says. "That's not who they identify with."

A rundown of other teen stars, past and present, killed off by the gossip mill:

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Former Blink-182 bassist-vocalist Mark Hoppus has offered a wink to fans hopeful for a comeback.

In his first blog entry since drummer Travis Barker's fateful plane crash two months ago, Hoppus admits that the erstwhile trio—including guitarist-vocalist Tom Delonge—have been communicating...and even hanging out.

"In the midst of everything else that has happened lately, Tom, Travis and I have all spoken together," he writes. "First through a number of phone calls, and then a couple of weeks ago we all hung out for a few hours."

While Hoppus admits they have been "positive conversations" and calls it "a good thing," he refuses to predict a reunion.

"None of us know. We haven’t talked about it at all...The events of the past two months supersede everything that happened before. Life is too short."

The threesome went on "indefinite hiatus" in February 2005. Hoppus and Barker most recently collaborated on the band +44.

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• Jennifer Aniston tells the New York Times Magazine she doesn't like the title of her new movie He's Just Not That Into You. She thinks it should be Angie's Very Uncool. OK, we're lying, but we still haven't been able to stop thinking about the uncool incident.

• Sasha Fierce would like to perform for Obama's inauguration. Sounds like a good idea—might as well liven things up with some "Single Ladies" and robot claw.

• Somehow, these covers didn't quite make the "Sexiest Man Alive" final cut.

• And now, even more sexy ScarJo, better than ever, with extra boobage!

• Tyra ups anything Oprah's ever given out by gifting her transgendered ANTM contestant, Isis, with gender reassignment surgery.

• Gwyneth Paltrow apologized to PETA for accidentally wearing a fur in a Tod's add. She used the "stylist put it on me and I thought it was fake" excuse.

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Last month, Tom Cruise assisted a fallen photographer in NYC, adding to his long list of "Touched by a Superstar Angel" moments.

Cruise better hold on to his halo, though, because there’s a new celeb do-gooder making the world a better place—Dallas Cowboys quarterback and Jessica Simpson's main squeeze Tony Romo.

Here's his angel tally: Recently, Simpson credited her man of over a year with saving her. From what? No one is quite sure. 

And in September, after throttling the Cleveland Browns in a season opener and catching a late-night flight home, he stopped and helped a stranded couple by changing their flat tire. This with a freshly stitched chin!

And just this week, he treated a homeless guy to a movie and even let the man, who admitted he hadn't showered for several days, sit with him and a friend.

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