European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 b the stars and stripes saturday october 26, 1991 faces a of place soviet beauties vie for Fame and Fortune from wire reports fifteen hopeful beauties strutted across a Moscow stage in armoured brassieres and torn Nylon stockings thursday night to win a $20,000 contract from the Ford modelling Agency in new York. Irina Kharlamov a striking Brunette from the City of Nizhni Novgorod went Home wearing the supermodel . Crown a and the Promise of future Fame and Fortune. Quot i want to become a Model or photo Model a Kharlamov said while applying the final touches of her makeup in a tiny dressing room As she waited to go onstage after the first round. A a in a very nervous a she confided. A if i win you could say that it will be my first debut on stage. But if i lose ill be very Happy for the other  the supermodel . Contest a one of Many such competitions that have recently become popular in the soviet Union a was a Dull affair featuring Chintzy stage acts Garish costumes and poor technical planning. Although the women did no to Parade around in swimsuits they did show off their legs in red and Gold velveteen min dresses and later wore armoured Silver brassieres As they battled with sword brandishing knights. A you should have been Here five years ago. It was terrible. They just did no to look at All pretty or Young or anything they All looked sort of you know unto eth or a said Eileen Ford originator of the supermodel contests. A but you know the world is changing. And in a glad glad glad. Jerry and i arc so excited to be a part of it a she said referring to her husband who is officially head of the Ford Agency. Aliya Kayo Nova 18, came All the Way from the Kazakhstan capita of Alma Ata to try her Luck at the Crown a and the contract. She was eliminated after the second round. Tall and elegant Kayo Nova looked almost regal in her pointed Metal Cap As she fought off avenging knights in costumes that looked like cloth jumpsuits with Silver electrical tape glued to them. A i stand out too much from the other girls because in a asian so i done to have much of a Chance a she said practising her moves in the dressing room. A this is the . Supermodel contest and its not typical that an asian girl would represent the soviet Union Quot she said. Leniency for sex Star shoplifting charges against former film Star Hedy Lamarr will be dropped if she stays out of trouble for Irina Kharlamov 18, Waves to the crowd after winning the soviet unions supermodel contest. One year prosecutors said thursday. Florida assistant state attorney Charles Tabscott said he decided to drop charges against Lamarr 76, who was charged with stealing non prescription medications from an Eckerd drug store in Casselberry North of Orlando in August. He cited As reasons her age her failing eyesight and circumstances surrounding the the Case. Lamarr who lives in the Orlando area and her attorney George Yeager met with Tabscott and state attorney Norm Wolfinger on wednesday to sign papers promising she would not break any Laws during the next year. If she does Tabscott said he would decide whether to file the theft charges at that time. Yeager said prosecutors would not have been Able to prove his client was guilty. He said Lamarr who is legally Blind thought she had paid for the $21.48 Worth of laxative tablets and Eye drops that were found in her  Zsa Back in court actress Zsa Zsa Gabor who spent time in jail for slapping a policeman was Back in court again this week to Settle a lawsuit she filed against her accountant. Gabor 73, sat in the corridor of a Ventura calif., courthouse Reading a copy of the National enquirer while her attorney settled the Case in private tuesday. A right this very moment in a supposed to be in wardrobe fittings for a television show in a doing a fresh Prince of Bel air the actress said. A but when you re a Star you know everyone wants to take you to  Gabory a attorney Harrison Bull would not discuss the terms of the settlement. Defendant Robert Llanham also refused to comment. Gabory a $225,000 lawsuit claimed that Lanham defrauded her out of a $55,000 investment. Lanham told her the 1989 investment would yield $200,000 in less than two weeks the lawsuit said. Gabor served a three Day jail sentence in july 1990 after she was convicted of slapping a Beverly Hills police officer who stopped her Rolls Royce in june 1989.walked in Man s shoes Helen Reddy says she was a he several times before she crooned the song i am woman. A a in be been a Man Many times. That a what in a trying to atone for now a Reddy a believer in reincarnation said in an interview on the Geraldo show in new York. Among her past appearances As a male were stints As a 12th-Century stable boy and a horse Riding bodyguard for an aristocrat Reddy said. A i first saw a past life transgression when i was 17, and that a More than 30 years ago a said Reddy 50. A a in be seen a lot of them. I had an out of body experience when i was 12. In be always had some sort of psychic sense but i did no to really delve into past lives until my  the Singer does no to see her current incarnation As the end of the Road a i keep coming Back. I can to seem to get it right. I just keep coming Back and Back and  Gary Miller a a photojournalist As a  at our Mediterranean news Bureau in Naples Italy Gary Miller has covered everything from the Ordinary to the extraordinary a from Community events to a superpower Summit a new child care Center to a new world order. Miller who has More than 15 years As a photojournalist has travelled extensively in the Caribbean and South America and also served a stint As a photojournalism instructor at the defense information school at Indianapolis ind. A native of Willmar minn., with a masters degree in journalism Miller has won numerous awards in photojournalism during his career. Gary who came to stripes three years ago covers the 6th Fleet and 16th air Force As Well As the azores Spain Greece Turkey and Italy. In his spare time he and his family like to a what else a travel. If you have a news tip or a Story idea give him a Call in Naples at ets 625-4880 or civilian 081 -762-4049. My Mph your Hometown newspaper overseas