2011 AMA Artist Of The Year Is...Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift was the big winner at the 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California on Sunday evening (November 20) because she was proclaimed as Artist of the year for AMA 2011.

With the show being held at Nokia Theatre LA Live, the "Mine" singer ended up being awarded with the annual event's top prize.

Being doted with multiple trophies during the AMAs, Swift also picked up honors for Female Country Artist and Country Album for her disc titled "Speak Now".

Making for quite the musical extravaganza, performers at the 2011 AMAs included the likes of Justine Bieber, Jennifer Lopez, Kelly Clarkson, Nicki Minaj with David Guetta, Maroon 5 with Christina Aguilera and a night-capping effort from LMFAO.

PACQUIAO-MARQUEZ 3

Once again, Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez will face off on the ring for the third time. Pacquiao vs. Marquez III is the big fight for all of their fans. Manny Pacquiao is a clear favorite in the betting lines but this is the things that Marquez wouldn’t agree with. This fight will determine who would the best between the two of them. The fight happens Nov. 12 on HBO PPV(Nov. 13 in Manila).

Regarding Pacquiao, one of the greatest boxers in history, isn't as sure a thing against Juan Manuel Marquez as it appears.

Remember, Marquez battled Pacquiao to a draw and a split-decision in their first two bouts. And while he didn't win, as some of his T-shirts claim, he's been one of Pacquiao's toughest opponents throughout his career.

What other opponent has caused Pacquiao so much concern? Marquez is responsible for one of the two draws in his career and, in case you didn't know, a split-decision means Pacquiao wasn't a clear victor against Marquez.

The 38-year-old Marquez is pinning his illustrious career on this fight, and his counter-punching ability is one of the reasons he's been such a problem for Pacquiao in the past. Yes, he's older now, but he's never strictly relied on his physical abilities. Marquez has always been a thinker in the ring, constantly analyzing and adapting. That is why he's had such a long career.

Bottom of Form

Make no mistake about it, Pacquiao isn't taking this fight lightly. He knows Marquez is going to prepare for this fight as if it's his last. That is why trainer Freddie Roach has plastered a photo of Marquez on his mitts, so Marquez (and all his words) stay with Pacquiao up until the fight.

Marquez had so much trouble against Floyd Mayweather Jr. because Mayweather was an even better counter-puncher than he was. He was forced at times to press the action, when he's best staying back and making aggressive opponents pay.

That's why Pacquiao is a much better matchup in terms of style for Marquez. Pacquiao's known as an offensive force, with the power and hand speed to simply devastate opponents. But he's also very aggressive, and that could lead to some big counter-punches from Marquez.

Complete List of Contestant for Miss Universe 2011

Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, will be held at the Credicard Hall, in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico will crown her successor at the end of the event.

List of Contestants:

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown
Albania	Xhesika Berberi	20	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[5]	Tirana
Angola	Leila Lopes	25	1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)[7]	Benguela
Argentina	Natalia Rodríguez	25	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[9]	Buenos Aires
Aruba	Gillain Berry	24	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[11]	Oranjestad
Australia	Scherri-Lee Biggs	20	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Perth
Bahamas	Anastagia Pierre[13]	22	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[13]	Nassau
Belgium	Justine De Jonckheere[14]	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[15]	Wevelgem
Bolivia	Olivia Pinheiro[16]	27 [17] [18]	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[19]	Santa Cruz
Botswana	Larona Motlatsi Kgabo[20]	25	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Gaborone
Brazil	Priscila Machado [21]	25	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Canoas
British Virgin Islands	Sheroma Hodge[22]	26	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Tortola
Canada	Chelsae Nanette Durocher[23]	20	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[24]	Tecumseh
Cayman Islands	Cristin Alexander[25]	24	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[25]	George Town
Chile	Vanessa Ceruti[26]	25	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[27]	Santiago
China	Luo Zilin[28][29]	24	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)	Shanghai
Colombia	Catalina Robayo[30]	22	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[30]	Cali
Costa Rica	Johanna Solano[31]	20	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[31]	Escazu
Croatia	Natalija Prica[32]	22	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[33]	Zagreb
Curaçao	Evalina van Putten[34]	19	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[34]	Willemstad
Cyprus	Andri Karantoni[35]	18	1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)	Larnaca
Czech Republic	Jitka Nováčková[36]	19	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[37]	České Budějovice
Denmark	Sandra Amer[38]	21	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)	Copenhagen
Dominican Republic	Dalia Fernández[39]	21	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[40]	Santiago
Ecuador	Claudia Schiess[41]	21	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[42]	Santa Cruz
Egypt	Sara El-Khouly[43]	21	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Alexandria
El Salvador	Mayra Aldana[44]	24	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[45]	San Salvador
Estonia	Madli Vilsar[46]	20	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[47]	Kuressaare
Finland	Pia Pakarinen[48]	20	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[49]	Vantaa
France	Laury Thilleman[50]	20	1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)[50]	Paris
Georgia	Eka Gurtskaia[51]	25	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[52]	Tbilisi
Germany	Valeria Bystritskaia[53]	25	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Karlsruhe
Ghana	Yayra Erica Nego[54]	26	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)	Accra
Great Britain	Chloe-Beth Morgan[55]	25	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[55]	Cwmbran
Greece	Iliana Papageorgiou[56]	23	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)	Patras
Guam	Shayna Jo Afaisen[57]	23	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[58]	Inaraian
Guatemala	Alejandra Barillas[59]	25	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[59]	Zacapa
Guyana	Kara Lord[60]	23	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Georgetown
Haiti	Anedie Azael[61]	22	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)	Port-au-Prince
Honduras	Keylin Suzette Gómez[62]	22	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Cortés
Hungary	Betta Lipcsei[63]	23	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[63]	Szarvas
India	Vasuki Sunkavalli[64]	26	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Hyderabad
Indonesia	Nadine Ames[65]	20	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[65]	Jakarta
Ireland	Aoife Hannon[66]	19	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[67]	Listowel
Israel	Kim Edri[68]	19	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[68]	Sderot
Italy	Elisa Torrini[69]	22	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[70]	Rome
Jamaica	Shakira Martin[71]	25	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Kingston
Japan	Maria Kamiyama[72]	24	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Tokyo
Kazakhstan	Valeriya Aleinikova[73]	22	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[74]	Almaty
Korea	Sora Jung[75]	20	1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)	Soeul
Kosovo	Afërdita Dreshaj[76]	25	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[77]	Pristina
Lebanon	Yara El Khoury-Mikhael[78]	19	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)	Beirut
Malaysia	Deborah Priya Henry[79]	26	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[80]	Kuala Lumpur
Mauritius	Laetitia Darche[81]	20	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[81]	Flic en Flac
Mexico	Karín Ontiveros[82]	23	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[82]	Amatitán
Montenegro	Nikolina Lončar[83]	18	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[84]	Pljevlja
Netherlands	Kelly Weekers[85]	21	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[86]	Maastricht
New Zealand	Priyani Puketapu[87]	20	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[87]	Wellington
Nicaragua	Adriana Dorn[88]	24	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[89]	Managua
Nigeria	Sophie Gemal[90]	22	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[91]	Abuja
Panama	Sheldry Sáez[92]	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Chitré
Paraguay	Alba Riquelme[93]	26	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[94]	Asunción
Peru	Natalie Vértiz[95]	19	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[96]	Lima
Philippines	Shamcey Supsup[97]	25	1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[97]	General Santos
Poland	Rozalia Mancewicz[98]	24	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[98]	Bialystok
Portugal	Laura Gonçalves[99]	22	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Lisbon
Puerto Rico	Viviana Ortiz[100]	24	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[101]	Corozal
Romania	Larisa Popa[102]	24	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[103]	Slatina
Russia	Natalia Gantimurova[104]	19	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[105]	Moscow
Serbia	Anja Šaranović[106]	21	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Belgrade
Singapore	Valerie Shu Xian Lim[107]	26	1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)	Singapore
Slovak Republic	Dagmar Kolesárová[108]	20	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[108]	Revúca
Slovenia	Ema Jagodič[109]	21	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[110]	Ljubljana
South Africa	Bokang Montjane[111]	24	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[111]	Johannesburg
Spain	Paula Guilló[112]	22	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[112]	Elche
Sri Lanka	Stephanie Siriwardhana[113]	23	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[114]	Colombo
St. Lucia	Joy-Ann Biscette[115]	25	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[116]	Castries
Sweden	Ronnia Fornstedt[117]	20	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[118]	Södertälje
Switzerland	Kerstin Cook[119]	22	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[120]	Kriens
Tanzania	Nelly Kamwelu[121]	19	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)	Dar Es Salaam
Thailand	Chanyasorn Sakornchan[122]	21	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[123]	Chonburi
Trinidad & Tobago	Gabrielle Walcott[124]	27	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Port of Spain
Turkey	Melisa Aslı Pamuk[125]	20	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[125]	Istanbul
Turks & Caicos	Easher Parker[126]	19	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Providenciales
Ukraine	Olesya Stefanko[127]	23	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[128]	Odessa
Uruguay	Fernanda Semino[129]	18	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[129]	Montevideo
USA	Alyssa Campanella[130]	21	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[131]	Los Angeles
U.S. Virgin Islands	Alexandrya Evans[132]	25	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[133]	Saint Croix
Venezuela	Vanessa Gonçalves[134]	25	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[135]	Caracas
Vietnam	Vũ Thị Hoàng My[136]	22	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[137]	Đồng Nai