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Miss Utah Marissa Powell Botches Her Answer on Miss USA

Originally posted 06/17/2013 01:25PM

Not since Lauren Caitlin Upton's mangled response in 2007's Miss Teen USA competition has a finalist's answer in a pageant picked up traction like it did on Sunday night.

With six finalists remaining in Las Vegas's Miss USA competition, it was Miss Utah Marissa Powell's turn to answer a question that could make or break her chances of winning the crown.

"A recent report shows that in 40 percent of American families with children, women are the primary earners, yet they continue to earn less than men," announced one of the judges, NeNe Leakes. "What does this say about society?"

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Porsha Stewart: I Found Out About My Divorce on Twitter

Originally posted 04/23/2013 05:30PM

Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Stewart discovered last month that her husband was filing for divorce on Twitter – and she's still getting over the painfully public news.

"When you're married you definitely feel like you have the ability to communicate with your mate enough for them to come in and say, 'Hey, we're going to get a divorce.' But that didn't happen," Stewart tells PEOPLE. "I found out about [the divorce filing] on Twitter, which was surprising. I'm still in total shock."

Yet Stewart, 31, is trying to stay strong after her split with former NFL star Kordell Stewart, 40, and beginning to rebuild her life with the help of family and friends, including RHOA costars such as NeNe Leakes, who criticized the Stewarts' relationship in a blog on BravoTV.com prior to the split.

"I'm definitely blessed to have a strong support system around me," Porsha says. "NeNe, she's been through a similar situation in her past. She's telling me to take care of me right now, and that's what I'm doing."

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Real Housewives of Atlanta: Porsha Stewart and Kenya Moore Brawl in Anguilla

Originally posted 12/14/2012 11:05AM

There's trouble in paradise.

The women of The Real Housewives of Atlanta – minus former Housewife Kim Zolciak – have taken their men on a romantic trip to Anguilla for some boating, sunbathing ... and, of course, brawling.

In a sneak peek at Sunday's episode, flames erupt between new cast members Porsha Stewart and Kenya Moore, who got off on the wrong foot earlier this season when Porsha mistakenly called Kenya, who is a former Miss USA, Miss America.

"I feel like I am in the midst of Katrina mixed with a Georgia tornado all at once. It's crazy," costar Phaedra Parks says of the screaming match that saw NeNe Leakes step between the ladies to try to settle them down.

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Kim Zolciak Says She Quit Real Housewives of Atlanta, Feuds with NeNe Leakes About Her Exit

Originally posted 11/26/2012 04:00PM

Kim Zolciak is calling it quits on the Real Housewives of Atlanta, but the drama is far from over.

In a teaser for the Dec. 2 episode, a pregnant Zolciak argues with her fellow Housewives about going on a vacation with them before declaring, "I'm done with this whole thing." She walks out on them and shoves a camera out of her way in a huff.

Bravo has confirmed to PEOPLE that Zolciak is off Real Housewives of Atlanta after the Dec. 2 episode.

Meanwhile, Zolciak has said on Twitter that she is leaving the Real Housewives for a spinoff. Earlier this year, she starred in her own Bravo spinoff show called Don't Be Tardy for the Wedding, and Bravo has also confirmed to PEOPLE that a second season, currently titled Don't Be Tardy..., has been picked up.

So is Zolciak's seemingly-abrupt exit by choice? Housewives costar NeNe Leakes is fueling the (gossip) fire with her assertion that Zolciak was fired. And now the former friends have taken to Twitter to battle it out.

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