They each bought an evening gown from Saks Fifth Avenue that the other one won't see until the wedding day -- a traditional touch.

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Competitors do a spotlight walk, where they strut on stage, do three front poses and three back poses once in a bikini and once in an evening gown.

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Only yesterday he had kicked in a door at the top of a dark staircase, knocked an attacker to the floor, kicked him in the stomach, crunched his teeth one by one and then allowed a beautiful brunette, naked under an evening gown, to leave unmolested by the fire escape.

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The answer is right there on the White House Web site -- an Oscar de la Renta evening gown for Mrs.

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On a recent visit to the House of Blues and Jazz, the tall, blond hostess was dressed in a floor-length evening gown, with a bright red hat angled down the front of her face and an intriguing Russian accent.

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