Burns and Allen of the Academy Awards, a record that would remain until Jessica Tandy won an Oscar for "Driving Miss Daisy" in 1989. Burns, who became a centenarian in 1996, continued to work until just weeks before his death of cardiac arrest on March 19, 1996, at his home in Beverly Hills. In 1929 Burns and Allen made their debut radio performance broadcast in London on the BBC. In the United States, they had failed at a 1930 NBC audition. After a solo appearance by Gracie on Eddie Cantor's radio show, they were heard together on Rudy Vallee's "The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour"
Miss USA 2013 to June 15. Jessica Billings, Miss Pennsylvania USA, winner of this fan vote won top 15 placement on the final night. Miss Texas USA, Alexandria Nugent, won the most Twitter votes among the top 10, winning her a place in the top 6. The preliminary competition took place on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at 10 pm (ET) and was webcast on the official Miss USA website via Ustream. ‡ Voted into Top 15 via Internet § Voted into Top 6 via Twitter 51 delegates have been confirmed. Preliminary Judges: Telecast Judges: Two contestants had competed at Miss America: Two contestants