Missy Franklin Attends Glamour Women Of The Year 2016

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Los Angeles, California - Twenty one year old swimmer Missy Franklin looking simply lovely wearing a white dress and silver heels attends Glamour Women Of The Year 2016 at NeueHouse Hollywood on Monday, November 14, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

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Swimmer Missy Franklin Attends Cirque du Soleil Presents "One Night For ONE DROP"

Las Vegas, Nevada - Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Missy Franklin 17 years of ages looked beautiful in a blue dress as she attended Cirque du Soleil's 'One Night for ONE DROP' at Hyde Bellagio on March 22, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Melissa Jeanette Franklin born May 10, 1995 is an American-Canadian swimmer and four-time Olympic gold medalist. She currently holds the world record in the 200-meter backstroke and the American record in both the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke.

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Pretty Little Liars "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" Premieres Tonight March 5th

Fans of the ABC Family series "Pretty Little Liars will be able to enjoy an all new episode tonight at 8pm entitled "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?". With Spencer missing, Aria, Emily and Hanna search for clues to where their friend may be.

Spencer hasn't been herself lately, but has she had enough to just disappear? Could "A" have done something to her? These are all questions that Aria, Emily and Hanna are asking themselves when Spencer goes missing. But when it turns out even her family doesn't know where Spencer has gone to, the girls frantically search for answers hoping their worst fears aren't true. But where Spencer does turn up at, maybe she doesn't want to be found.

Meanwhile, Emily gets the surprise of a lifetime when she meets Gold Medalist Missy Franklin.

"Pretty Little Liars" is produced by Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television and is executive produced by I. Marlene King, Oliver Goldstick, Leslie Morgenstein and Joseph Dougherty. The series stars Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Tyler Blackburn, Holly Marie Combs, Lucy Hale, Ian Harding, Laura Leighton, Chad Lowe, Shay Mitchell, Janel Parrish and Sasha Pieterse.

Gold Medalist Missy Franklin Makes a Guest Appearance.

 Photos By: ABC Family

Huge Night at MTV Video Music Awards Sept. 6th

Gabby Douglas

A HUGE NIGHT OF MUSICAL FIRSTS AT THE “2012 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS,” WITH DEBUT PERFORMANCES OF BRAND NEW SONGS BY TAYLOR SWIFT, ALICIA KEYS, LIL WAYNE, P!NK, GREEN DAY AND MORE

One Direction is Night’s Big VMA Winner with Three MTV Video Music Awards
Chris Brown and M.I.A. Followed with Two Wins Each

“Video of the Year” Winner Rihanna Kicked Off the VMA Festivities
With a Super Sexy Performance 

Taylor Swift Closes Out the Show with a Rousing Performance of Her Smash-Hit Single
“We are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
Soul Sensation Frank Ocean Mesmerizes with an Intimate Performance

First-Time VMA Host Kevin Hart Delivered Huge Laughs
Los Angeles, California – The “2012 MTV Video Music Awards,” broadcast live this evening from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, was a night of musical firsts with the debut TV performances of new songs by Taylor Swift, Alicia Keys, Lil Wayne, P!nk, Green Day and more.  First-time host Kevin Hart set the lively tone for the evening the moment he emerged with his own unique security detail, while One Direction, Frank Ocean, 2 Chainz and Calvin Harris marked their first-ever VMA performances.

Kasha

Rihanna, who took home the biggest prize of the night, “Video of the Year,” for “We Found Love,” opened the show with a sultry performance of “Cockiness (Love It)” featuring A$AP Rocky.”  She then turned the arena into a huge dance party, performing her VMA award-winning song, “We Found Love,” with mega-hit producer and “2012 VMA house D.J.” Calvin Harris, who won a VMA of his own for “Best Electronic Dance Music Video.”

Chris Brown won two VMA Moonmen for “Best Male Video” and “Best Choreography” for “Turn up the Music.”  Tying Brown with two wins for the night was M.I.A., who took home “Best Direction” and “Best Cinematography” for “Bad Girls.”  The Young Money crew also had a night of successes, as Nicki Minaj won “Best Female Video,” and Drake featuring Lil Wayne scored “Best Hip Hop Video.”  Coldplay garnered “Best Rock Video,” and VMA pre-show performer Demi Lovato took home “Best Video with a Message.”  
A gravity-defying P!nk got the party started from a flying trapeze, performing her chart-topping hit “Blow Me (One Last Kiss).”  Rising R&B singer-songwriter Frank Ocean took the stage for an intimate performance of his single “Thinking Of You,” off his debut album.  Accompanied only by a guitarist, it was an enchanting performance by the VMA newcomer.

U.K. sensation One Direction, took home three Moonmen for “Best New Artist,” voted on live throughout the show, “Best Pop Video,” and first-time VMA fan voted social media category, “Most Share-Worthy Video” presented by Bing, ascended from beneath the stage to a throng of screaming fans, and performed their hit single “One Thing” on a platform high above the audience.

Hip-hop rising star 2 Chainz took to the VMA stage for the first time ever, and together with Lil Wayne, ignited the audience with a performance of “Yuck,” followed by Lil Wayne’s new single “No Worries,” from his highly anticipated mix tape, “D4.” In a pulsating performance from the center of a writhing human mosh pit, Green Day rocked out to their new song “Let Yourself Go.”

Alicia Keys’ electrifying performance of new single “Girl on Fire” featured a surprise appearance by Nicki Minaj, and was accompanied by U.S. Olympian Gabby Douglas, who performed her gold medal-winning moves on stage.

Taylor Swift closed out the epic evening with a fun performance of her new smash single, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" that brought the entire crowd to their feet.  Starting the song in a recording booth, Swift was soon draped by a team of backup dancers as they paraded down the stage with a shower of flower petals raining on the wall of hi-def screens behind them. Swift then crowd dived into the crowd at STAPLES Center amid a sea of confetti.

Tyler Swift

Presenters at the“2012 MTV Video Music Awards” included Katy Perry, Emma Watson, Mac Miller, the “Fierce Five” 2012 Gold Medal-winning U.S. Women’s Olympic Gymnastics Team, The Wanted, Wiz Khalifa, Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus, Andy Samberg, Rashida Jones, 2 Chainz, Ke$ha, Tyler, the Creator, Rita Ora, Dwight Howard, Rebel Wilson, Zoe Saldana and worldwide Korean hip-hop viral sensation Psy.    
VMA night kicked off with social activity booming beginning with with the “Jersey Shore GTL Special” with over 5.2 million tweets and more than 175 trending  topics in the US and worldwide. #VMA2012 has persistently been trending as the #1 organic topic since the beginning of the show. @mtv's most popular tweet was announcing One Direction's win for Most Share-Worthy Video.

The “2012 VMA” award winners are:  

VIDEO OF THE YEAR:  
Rihanna f/ Calvin Harris
Title:  “We Found Love”               

BEST NEW ARTIST
One Direction
Title: “What Makes You Beautiful”

Emma Watson

BEST MALE VIDEO       
Chris Brown    
Title: “Turn Up the Music”          

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Nicki Minaj
Title: “Starships”

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Drake featuring Lil Wayne
Title: “HYFR”

BEST POP VIDEO
One Direction
Title: “What Makes You Beautiful”

Gage Golightly

BEST ROCK VIDEO
Coldplay
Title: “Paradise”

BEST ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC VIDEO                
Calvin Harris 
Title: “Feel So Close” 

BEST VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE
Demi Lovato 
Title: “Skyscraper”         

MOST SHARE-WORTHY VIDEO (Presented by Bing)
One Direction
Title: “What Makes You Beautiful”

PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES:    

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY  
Chris Brown   
Title: “Turn Up the Music”      
Choreography by Anwar “Flii” Burton

BEST EDITING   
Beyonce
Title: “Countdown”    
Editing by Alexander Hammer & Jeremiah Shuff

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS    
Skrillex
Title: “First of the Year (Equinox)”           
Visual Effects by Deka Bros & Tony T. Datis

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY        
M.I.A.
Title: “Bad Girls”
Cinematography by André Chemetoff

BEST ART DIRECTION 
Katy Perry      
Title: “Wide Awake”    
Art-Direction by Benji Bamps

BEST DIRECTION          
M.I.A.
Title: “Bad Girls”
Direction by Romain Gavras

Since the first MTV “Video Music Awards” aired in 1984, the VMAs instantly earned its reputation for delivering the most popular bands and artists to create the loudest, most influential and at times, the most controversial, annual live celebration of music in the world. No other award show has been responsible for creating more memorable or bigger musical moments in pop culture history than the MTV “Video Music Awards.” From Madonna, Michael Jackson, Guns N’ Roses, Eminem and Nirvana to Britney Spears, Kanye West, Beyoncé, Florence and the Machine and Taylor Swift, an appearance on the VMA stage can forever change the trajectory of an artist’s career in a single night.

Missy Franklin

The “2012 MTV Video Music Awards” aired across MTV’s global network of more than 60 channels reaching more than 600 million households around the world as well as through syndication. In addition, its convergent programming and content will reach the entire interactive community, via MTV’s more than 200 digital media properties around the world.  Ratings for the 2011 VMAs were up +30% YOY internationally, and the show was one of MTV’s top performers in key markets across Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia.
Jesse Ignjatovic/Den of Thieves is the Executive Producer for the “2012 MTV Video Music Awards.” Amy Doyle, Garrett English and Dave Sirulnick are Executive Producers. Joanna Bomberg, Jen Jones and Lee Lodge are Co-Executive Producers. Hamish Hamilton is Director. Wendy Plaut is Celebrity Talent Executive.

Official Sponsors of the “2012 MTV Video Music Awards” are 5 Gum™, adidas Originals, Bing, COVERGIRL, Kia Motors America, Orbit Gum™, Pepsi®, Samsung Galaxy S® III, State Farm®, Taco Bell®, Trojan® Charged™ Condoms and Verizon Wireless.

About MTV:
MTV is the world’s premier youth entertainment brand. With a global reach of more than a half-billion households, MTV is the cultural home of the millennial generation, music fans and artists, and a pioneer in creating innovative programming for young people. MTV reflects and creates pop culture with its Emmy®, Grammy® and Peabody® award-winning content built around compelling storytelling, music discovery and activism across TV, online and mobile. MTV’s sibling networks MTV2 and mtvU each deliver unparalleled customized content for young males, music fans and college students, and its online hub MTV.com is a leading destination for music, news and pop culture. MTV is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.

Holland Roden (Red Carpet Host)

**Photos are of the Mtv Video Music Awards arrivals and courtesy of Mtv**

FRANKLIN EARNS FIRST OLYMPIC MEDAL

Missy Franklin and Matt Grevers earned a spot atop the podium Monday (July 31), re-writing
the record books while claiming gold in the women’s and men’s 100-meter backstroke
events. Franklin’s time of 58.33 was an American record, while Grevers’ touched the wall in
an Olympic record-time of 52.16.
Overall, the U.S. swam away with four medals on the third night of competition at the Aquatic
Centre, with Nick Thoman and Rebecca Soni picking up silvers in the men’s 100 backstroke
and the women’s 100 breaststroke.
So far, the U.S. has collected 12 medals in London, marking a total of 500 Olympic medals
in the pool since the advent of the modern Olympic Games in 1896. The next closest team,
Australia, has accumulated a total of 153 medals. Franklin’s gold medal-winning performance
helped the U.S. realize that legacy on Monday.
“I’ve dreamed about this moment my whole life,” Franklin said. “I can’t believe it just happened.
I just can’t put it into words. It’s absolutely indescribable. After imagining it happening
for so long, it’s unbelievable.”
Franklin’s time bettered the previous American record of 58.95, which she set at last month’s
U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Monday’s swim also marked the third straight time an American
woman has won the 100 backstroke at the Olympic Games. Teammate Natalie Coughlin
won the event in 2004 and 2008.
Franklin’s win came on the heels of a tough double. She also swam in the semifinals of the
women’s 200 freestyle – just 13 minutes before the start of the 100 backstroke – qualifying
eighth for tonight’s finals.
“I love doing back-to-back doubles like that,” Franklin said. “It’s fun. I don’t have time to get
nervous.”
In the men’s 100 backstroke, Grevers was in control the whole way, overcoming a five-hundredth-
of-a-second deficit to France’s Camille LaCourt at the turn and powering his 6 foot,
7 inch frame home for the win. His teammate Thoman was sixth at the wall and crept up on
the field for the silver in 52.92.
“I kind of saved my legs on the first 50 to make sure I had a good dolphin kick off that wall,”
Grevers said. “I don’t think it’s hit me yet. I feel great right now and just want to share it withmy whole family.”
This marks the second straight Games that Americans have gone 1-2 in the men’s 100 backstroke.
Grevers won silver in the event at the 2008 Games behind teammate Aaron Peirsol,
who set the former Olympic record at 52.54.
“I thought it was really cool,” Thoman said. “The first thing I wanted to do was give him a big
hug, so I jumped over the lane rope and gave him one.”
Soni swam her typical race in the women’s 100 breaststroke. Touching sixth at the wall, she
separated herself from most of the field and closed the gap on leader Ruta Meilutyte in the
final 50 meters. In the end, she ran out of room, and Meilutyte out-touched Soni for the gold
by eight-hundredths of a second, 1:05.47 to 1:05.55. Fellow USA teammate Breeja Larson
placed sixth in 1:06.96.
Soni also won silver in the event at the 2008 Games. Monday marked the first time since
then that she lost the race at a major international competition. Still, her performance was her
fastest time this year.
“I thought I was in good enough position to win,” Soni said. “I was close but no cigar. I can’t
say I was completely satisfied because it was so close, and I gave it my all. I’m just happy to
get on the podium for Team USA.”
Heading into the Games, the men’s 200 freestyle was billed as one of the most competitive
fields of the meet. It lived up to the hype.
France’s Yannick Agnel, the hero of last night’s men’s 4x100 freestyle, jumped out to an early
lead, leaving the rest of the pack to jockey for position through the last 50 meters. Lochte
was in second for a time, but the rest of the field moved up on him coming down the homestretch.
Agnel took gold in 1:43.14, while Lochte finished fourth in 1:45.04, marking the first
swimming final where the U.S. walked away without a medal in these Games.
Americans swimming in semifinals Monday included Allison Schmitt in the women’s 200
freestyle (2nd, 1:56.15); Missy Franklin in the women’s 200m freestyle (8th, 1:57.57); Michael
Phelps in the men’s 200 butterfly (4th, 1:54.53); Tyler Clary in the men’s 200 butterfly (5th,
1:54.93); Caitlin Leverenz in the women’s 200 IM (3rd, 2:10.06) and Ariana Kukors in the
women’s 200 IM (4th, 2:10.08). The top-eight swimmers in each event will compete in tomorrow
night’s finals.