By Polly Peluso
polpeluso1@yahoo.com


Poor Norm Clark (Las Vegas Confidential) got a taste of what irate boyfriends do when their girl does not win. Illusionist Criss Angel and his posse caused quite a dust-up when his girlfriend Veronica Grabowski did not win the title for "Miss USA" pageant.

I have written many articles on this subject and and have also been interviewed on top TV shows. When I was on Playboy’s payroll or Cosmopolitan’s payroll, I would be invited to judge one thousand contest which I did until I had complete burn-out. It can be a very dangerous job! At a contest at the Palladium in L.A., after the contest I went to my car and a young man threw me over the hood of my car and tried to strangle me - the parking lot attendant saved me. But one of the worst of my being terrorized when after judging a contest with Jaclyn Smith and Jack Kogan (big stars at the time), when I went to my car, a fellow followed me and started peeing on me while I was trying to get into my car. But if had it to do all over again, I would do it again because I did get to go all over the world (as the expert on judging beauty and brains).

This is a photo of Julie Hayeck when she won "Miss USA" and I was a judge. Long time ago now. But irate boyfriends can be dangerous, I mean real dangerous.

Doctor Laura Addis and her husband Don DeStefano have been introduced to the high quality of culture in Las Vegas by colleagues Drs. Theodore and Parvin Modaber Jacobs. They tell me the Nevada Ballet is of world class performance and they do really know as coming from NY, where they were patrons of the world excellent Ballet Performances. When I was a close friend of David Cohen (of the famous Brofman family of Canada and Hollywood) he would invite me to all of the culture events he attended and contributed to. Then he moved back to Hollywood and became involved in producing movies. In the meantime, he got married and divorced. Several people have inquired if I know where he is now in Las Vegas. But I do not know anymore. But I am sure , he will be seen soon at all the cultural events again as he is a very generous and supportive to his love of music and classical talent.

"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery , today is the present".( unknown source)