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Will you watch new season of Celebrity Apprentice?

It’s been a while since we’ve really seen actress and supermodel Patricia Velásquez. You might remember her from The Mummy Returns (2001) or for her role on in The L Word, American Family and several TV movies.

On Sunday, February 12 Velasquez returns to the small screen to compete against 17 other stars on Celebrity Apprentice.

This season has the biggest cast yet: Debbie Gibson, Teresa Giudice, Victoria Gotti, Aubrey O’Day, Dayana Mendoza, Arsenio Hall, Lou Ferrigno, Clay Aiken, Marco Andretti, Tia Carrere, Adam Carolla, Penn Jillette, Lisa Lampanelli, Dee Snider, George Dakei, Paul Teutul and Cheryl Tiegs.

Learn a little more about Patricia and her charity on the video below.

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Celebrity Apprentice. Starts Sunday, February 12 on NBC. 9/8C

By Mercedes Sanchez

Perhaps like you, I have many cousins and friends who love novelas! There’s something addicting about those Latin American soap operas that have you glued to the small screen night after night once you’ve started.

Thanks to Telemundo, I was able speak with the stars of today’s most popular novelas including Eugenio Siller and Litzy who are the faces of the upcoming Una Maid en Manhattan. Sound familiar? The new Telemundo series is an adaptation of the Jennifer Lopez film Maid in Manhattan. It will be co-produced by Sony Pictures!

Mercedes with Eugenio Siller (left) and Litzy (right) in the South Street Seaport at Telemundo’s Club de Noveleras NY Tour

Eugeno Siller, Litzy, Jorge Luis Pila and Karla Monroig

Here I am with the novela stars!

My college roommate and I watched Jorge Luis Pila (pictured above)  in Secreto de Amor during our freshmen year– about 10 years ago!

The highlight of the day was Jencarlos Canela‘s live performance! The crowd went absolutely wild once he hit the stage and with good reason. Not only is he talented, but the novela star turned singer is one nice looking man. Thanks to my blogger VIP pass from Telemundo, I was front and center with the Miami-born Cuban who sung in both Spanish and English.

Here I am with Jencarlos!

And ‘Club de Noveleras’ it was! The audience knew everything about the stars including the lyrics to Jencarlos’ songs.

And the day wouldn’t be complete without some cool gift bags, prizes and a beauty station. Take a look at some of the fun booths made available to all the fans and noveleras:

You know the beauty station had the longest line ever! Who wouldn’t want to get a complimentary touch up by a L’Oreal makeup artist. The experts under the tents were glamming up the fans with makeovers and hair styling.

Here I am chatting with Diana who gave me a chic smokey eye! Take a look:

Diana applied L’Oreal True Match Concealer and The One Sweep Sculpting Blush Duo. To create the smokey eye, she used Extra Intense Black Liner and L’Oreal Studio Secrets Lavender Smoke Eye Shadow.

I want to know: Do you watch novelas (or soap operas)? Which one is your all time favorite? (Tell me below)

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Many thanks to Telemundo for inviting me to their Club de Noveleras New York Tour!

By Mercedes Sanchez

WHO HAS THE BEST SKIN IN TONIGHT’S ALMA AWARDS SHOW?

Tell us and enter to win a beauty package from Artistry valued at $500

I’m super excited about tonight’s Alma Awards! As you already know, I was at the actual award show last week in Santa Monica. I had a first look at what our favorite celebs wore! I’m talking Eva Longora, Demi Lovato and Jessica Alba all under one roof. We also got to see how they look in real life and that’s where our giveaway comes in…

GIVEAWAY!!

To enter to win Amway’s Artistry Skincare Package (worth $500), here’s what you have to do:

*Watch the Alma Awards tonight Friday, September 16th at 8/7C on NBC.

*Via Twitter, tell us who you think has the best skin and make sure to include the #AmwayAlma hashtag and mention @BeChicMag in your tweet

PRODUCTS include:

* Night Recovery Cream

* Skin Refinishing Lotion

* Conditioning Toner

* Cleansing Treatment

* Crème LuXury

Again, all you have to do is watch the Alma Awards tonight Friday, September 16th at 8/7C on NBC. And Tweet using the #AmwayAlma hashtag. If you don’t have Twitter, then go on to our Facebook.com/BeChicMagazine page and tell us who you think has the best skin there.

*Via Twitter, tell us who you think has the best skin and make sure to include the #AmwayAlma hashtag and mention @BeChicMag in your tweet

Tell your friends :)

By Mercedes Sanchez

“Thank God I’m very satisfied with the way God created me, and I wouldn’t change a thing,” — Miss Universe Leila Lopes before she won the title.

On Monday, Mexican beauty Ximena Navarette crowned Leila Lopes from Angola as Miss Universe 2011.

Lopes is the second Black African and only the fourth Black woman to win the pageant. What are your thoughts?!

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While on Twitter, we learned that the estranged husband of Real Housewife Taylor Armstrong, Russell Armstrong, was found dead of an apparent suicide.

The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to E! News that Russell was found dead from an apparent hanging in his residence on Mulholland Drive. His time of death is listed as 8:16 p.m.

It’s such a tragic ending and we feel most sad for their daughter Kennedy.

The new season of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is scheduled to premiere on September 5th. Perhaps Bravo will consider doing some changes to the show before it airs?

We don’t know the reasons behind the suicide, but do you think being on the reality show while going through a divorce and being sued for $1.5 Million had anything to do with it?

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