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Posted on: Monday, August 10, 2009

Cyrus wins 6 Teen Choice Awards


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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Miley Cyrus rode a wave at the Teen Choice Awards.

The teen queen sailed away with six surfboard-shaped trophies at yesterday's ceremony. Cyrus won for comedy TV actress and comedy TV show for "Hannah Montana," music/dance movie actress and hissy fit for the "Hannah Montana" movie, music single for "The Climb" and summer song for "Before the Storm." She also presented Britney Spears with the ultimate choice award.

Cyrus was among several multiple award winners at the 11th annual ceremony at Universal Studios Hollywood's Gibson Amphitheatre. The Jonas Brothers won five, including choice male red carpet icons and breakout TV show for "Jonas."

The biggest winner of the night was vampire drama "Twilight," which sucked up nine movie awards.

SPECIAL OLYMPIANS HONOR AILING SHRIVER

BARNSTABLE, Mass. — Well wishes from Special Olympians and their families have poured in for founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who remained in critical condition yesterday at Cape Cod Hospital.

The younger sister of John F. Kennedy has been weakened in recent years by a series of strokes. She lives in Hyannis Port, near the family compound where her brother, U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, has been staying as he undergoes treatment for brain cancer.

The 88-year-old Shriver organized the first Special Olympics in 1968, inspired in part by the struggles of her mentally disabled sister, Rosemary.

HASSELBECK GIVES BIRTH TO THIRD CHILD

NEW YORK — Elisabeth Hasselbeck of "The View" is the mother of a third child, a boy.

Hasselbeck gave birth yesterday afternoon to her second son, Isaiah Timothy, at a New York City hospital. She's married to former NFL quarterback Tim Hasselbeck.

The couple has two other children: Grace Elisabeth, who's 4, and Taylor Thomas, who's 20 months.

Isaiah weighed in at 7 pounds, 7 ounces. The new dad reports: "Elisabeth and Isaiah are doing great."

'G.I. JOE' WINS WEEKEND BOX OFFICE BATTLE

LOS ANGELES — G.I. Joe is the latest toy to invade Hollywood and plant its blockbuster flag.

Inspired by the Hasbro action figure, Paramount's "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" took command of the weekend box office with a $56.2 million debut domestically, according to studio estimates yesterday. "G.I. Joe" also took in $44.3 million overseas for a worldwide total of $100.5 million.

Meryl Streep's Julia Child tale "Julie & Julia" opened a solid No. 2 as an alternative for adult crowds with $20.1 million. While "G.I. Joe" was the first choice for young males, women 35 and older were the main audience for "Julie & Julia."

"G.I. Joe" follows Paramount's "Transformers" franchise as the latest toy story to find big-screen success.