Miss USA gets on-air proposal

Miss USA getson-air proposal
LOS ANGELES -- Miss USA Susie Castillo has some new diamonds to replace the glittering crown she gives up next week.
Castillo got a surprise proposal Monday from boyfriend Matthew Leslie during a broadcast of the TV talk show "On-Air With Ryan Seacrest."
"I had no clue," Castillo told The Associated Press. "Ryan Seacrest was dropping hints left and right. I had no idea until Ryan said, 'Matt has something to ask you."'
Leslie, 24, and the 23-year-old Castillo have been dating for 41/2 years. They met as students at Endicott College in their home state of Massachusetts.
Leslie got down on bent knee and presented Castillo with a diamond and pink sapphire ring.
"Everybody started screaming," she said. "All the 51 Miss USA delegates were right behind us. They were crying. I was shaking."
Castillo almost didn't make it to the taping in Hollywood. She got stuck in her hotel's elevator for 20 minutes. She will crown her successor Monday during the Miss USA pageant on NBC.
Nelly Furtado writes songfor soccer championship
LISBON, Portugal -- Nelly Furtado is going back to her roots.
Furtado, the daughter of immigrant parents from Portugal's mid-Atlantic Azores Islands, has written the official song for the European soccer championship being held in Portugal this summer.
She'll perform at a ceremony before the tournament final in Lisbon on July 4.
Furtado, 25, grew up in British Columbia. She won a Grammy Award for "I'm Like a Bird," from her album "Whoa, Nelly."
Furtado's song, announced by Euro 2004 organizers Monday, is called "Forca," a Portuguese word that means "strength" or "let's do it."
"It's about love of the game, love of life, love of sport," Furtado said in prerecorded remarks shown at a Lisbon news conference.
Euro 2004 officials said the song, in English, will be released as a single. Furtado also plans to produce a version in Portuguese, they said. The three-week European championship involves 16 national teams and is held every four years in a European country.
Hong Kong honors stars
HONG KONG -- The hand prints of Hollywood action star Jackie Chan and film director John Woo will be displayed at Hong Kong's Avenue of Stars when it opens later this month.
The harbor-front tourist attraction, modeled after Hollywood's Walk of Fame, will feature hand prints of about 70 Hong Kong film stars when it opens April 27.
Michelle Yeoh, who starred with Pierce Brosnan in the James Bond film "Tomorrow Never Dies," and Hong Kong actor-crooner Andy Lau also have set their hand prints for the exhibit, Tourism Board spokeswoman Bonnie Ngan said Monday.
Tourism Board executive director Clara Chong said she hopes the broad appeal of Hong Kong movies will make the $5 million display a major tourist attraction.
Today's Birthdays
Actor R.G. Armstrong is 87. Sitar player Ravi Shankar is 84. Actor James Garner is 76. Country singer Cal Smith is 72. Actor Wayne Rogers is 71. Actor Ian Richardson is 70. Media commentator Hodding Carter III is 69. Country singer Bobby Bare is 69. Rhythm and blues singer Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) is 67. Jazz musician Freddie Hubbard is 66. The mayor of Oakland, Calif., Jerry Brown, is 66. Movie director Francis Ford Coppola is 65. Television personality David Frost is 65. Singer Patricia Bennett (The Chiffons) is 57. Singer John Oates is 55. Singer Janis Ian is 53. Country musician John Dittrich is 53. Rock musician Bruce Gary is 52. Actor Jackie Chan is 50. Football Hall-of-Famer Tony Dorsett is 50. Actor Russell Crowe is 40. Rhythm and blues singer Mark Kibble (Take 6) is 40. Actor Bill Bellamy is 39. Rock musician Dave "Yorkie" Palmer (Space) is 39.