Mack's Minute: March 2009

Monday, March 30, 2009

DBB: Pam Grier Region Sweet 16 Round (Updated with Winners)

#5 Lauren London vs. #8 Stacy Dash (Winner)

#2 Alicia Keys (Winner) vs. #6 Keisha Knight Pulliam

Elite 8 Matchup:
#2 Alicia Keys vs. #8 Stacy Dash

DBB: Dorothy Dandridge Region Sweet 16 Round (Updated with Winners)

#3 Eva Mendes (winner) vs. #10 Tyra Banks

#1 Gabrielle Union (winner) vs. #4 Kerry Washington

Elite 8 Matchup:

#1 Gabrielle Union vs. #3 Eva Mendes

DBB: Lena Horne Region Sweet 16 Round (Updated with Winners)

#2 Nia Long (winner) vs. #3 Jada Pinkett-Smith

#1 Beyonce' Knowles (winner) vs. #5 Tocarra Jones

This one ended in a DEAD tie!! So we had to go to the cards and tally up their total points for the entire tournament. Bey slightly edged Tocarra 203-201

Elite 8 Matchup:

#1 Beyonce' vs. #2 Nia Long

DBB: Diana Ross Region Sweet 16 Round (Updated with Winners)

#2 Janet Jackson (winner) vs. #3 Jennifer Lopez

#1 Halle Berry vs. #4 Melyssa Ford (winner)

Elite 8 Matchup
#2 Janet Jackson vs. #4 Melyssa Ford

Friday, March 27, 2009

DBB: Pam Grier Region Round 2 Results

#1 Sanaa Lathan 38
#8 Stacey Dash 62

#2 Alicia Keys 86
#7 Tamia 14

#3 Kenya Moore 43
#6 Keisha Knight Pulliam 57

#5 Lauren London 62
#13 Dolicia Bryant 38

Sweet 16 Matchups

#8 Stacey Dash vs. #5 Lauren London
#2 Alicia Keys vs. #6 Keisha Knight Pulliam

DBB:Dorothy Dandridge Region Round 2 Results

#1 Gabrielle Union 54
#8 Kellita Smith 46

#2 Claudia Jordan 43
#10 Tyra Banks 57

#3 Eva Mendes 57
#6 KD Aubert 43

#4 Kerry Washington 54
#5 Megan Goode 46

Sweet 16 Matchups
#1 Gabrielle Union vs. #4 Kerry Washington
#10 Trya Banks vs. #3 Eva Mendes

DBB: Lena Horne Region Round 2 Results

#1 Beyonce' Knowles 85
#9 Zoe Saldana 15

#2 Nia Long 69
#7 Laila Ali 31

#3 Jada Pinkett-Smith 68
#6 Nicole Ari Parker 32

#5 Tocarra Jones 74
#13 Keyshia Cole 26

Sweet 16 Matchups
#1 Beyonce' Knowles vs. #5 Tocarra Jones
#2 Nia Long vs. #3 Jada Pinkett-Smith

DBB: Diana Ross Region Round 2 Results

#1 Halle Berry 84
#8 Eva Longoria 16

#2 Janet Jackson 61
#7 Tamala Jones 39

#3 Jennifer Lopez 79
#11 Amerie 21

#4 Melyssa Ford 88
#5 Paula Patton 12

Sweet 16 Matchups
#1 Halle Berry vs. #4 Melyssa Ford
#2 Janet Jackson vs. #3 Jennifer Lopez

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Dorothy Dandridge Region Round 2

#4 Kerry Washington (winner)vs. #5 Megan Goode

#3 Eva Mendes (winner)vs. #6 K.D. Aubert

#2 Claudia Jordan vs. #10 Tyra Banks (winner)

#1 Gabrielle Union (winner) vs. #8 Kellita Smith

Pam Grier Region Round 2

#5 Lauren London vs. #13 Dolicia Bryant

Online Surveys & Market Research

#3 Kenya Moore vs. #6 Keisha Knight Pulliam

Online Surveys & Market Research

#2 Alicia Keys vs. #7 Tamia

Online Surveys & Market Research

#1 Sanaa Lathan vs. #8 Stacey Dash

Online Surveys & Market Research

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

DimeBeauty Bracket: Lena Horne Region Round 2

#3 Jada Pinkett-Smith vs. #6 Nicole Ari Parker

Online Surveys & Market Research

#5 Tocarra Jones vs. #13 Keyshia Cole

Online Surveys & Market Research

#2 Nia Long vs. #7 Laila Ali

Online Surveys & Market Research

#1 Beyonce' Knowles vs. #9 Zoe Saldana

Online Surveys & Market Research

DimeBeauty Bracket: Diana Ross Region Round 2

#4 Melyssa Ford (winner) vs. #5 Paula Patton

#3 Jennifer Lopez (winner) vs. #11 Amerie

#2 Janet Jackson (winner) vs. #7 Tamala Jones

#1 Halle Berry (winner) vs. #8 Eva Longoria

Monday, March 23, 2009

DimeBeauty Bracket: After 1 Round...

here are the remaining matchups after Round 1.

Diana Ross Region
#1 Halle Berry vs. #8 Eva Longoria
#4 Melyssa Ford vs. #5 Paula Patton
#3 Jennifer Lopez vs. #11 Amerie
#2 Janet Jackson vs. #7 Tamala Jones

Lena Horne Region
#1 Beyonce' Knowles vs. #9 Zoe Saldana
#5 Tocarra Jones vs. #13 Keyshia Cole
#3 Jada Pinkett-Smith vs. #6 Nicole Ari Parker
#2 Nia Long vs #7 Laila Ali

Dorothy Dandridge Region
#1 Gabrielle Union vs. #8 Kellita Smith
#4 Kerry Washington vs. #5 Megan Goode
#3 Eva Mendes vs. #6 KD Aubert
#2 Claudia Jordan vs #10 Tyra Banks

Pam Grier Region
#1 Sanaa Lathan vs. #8 Stacey Dash
#5 Lauren London vs. #13 Dolicia Bryant
#3 Kenya Moore vs. #6 Keisha Knight Pulliam
#2 Alicia Keys vs. # 7 Tamia

The Diana Ross & Lena Horne Regions will run from Tuesday-Wednesday. The Dorothy Dandridge and Pam Grier Regions will run Thursday-Friday. We'll take a break from the bracket until tomorrow.

Pam Grier Region Round 1 Results

#1 Sanaa Lathan vs. #16 Anika Noni Rose - No surprises here. Sanaa ran away with this victory.
#2 Alicia Keys vs. #15 Tasha Smith - Same as with the 1-16 matchup, this one was really no contest. Alicia destroyed her to advance.
#3 Kenya Moore vs. #14 Kim Kardashian - This one wasn't really all that close either. Kenya Moore defeated Kim K. my a wide margin.
#4 Taraji P. Hinson vs. #13 Dolicia Bryant - In what has to be the biggest upset of the tournament thus far, Dolicia Bryant defeated Taraji Hinson by a WIDE margin. This was completely unexpected, and we congratulate Ms. Bryant as we bid Ms. Hinson farewell for this year's tournament.
#5 Lauren London vs. #12 Jennifer Hudson - Much like Rihanna, maybe coming into this tourney after such a trying time wasn't such a good idea for Jennifer Hudson. It didn't help that she was facing Lauren London. And the results reflect this line of thinking. Lauren London ran away with this one.
#6 Keisha Knight-Pulliam vs. #11 Keri Hilson - Even though Keri is trying to stake her claim as the hottest chick in the game, she fell in the first round at the hands of Little Rudy.
#7 Tamia vs.#10 Dania Ramirez - Even though she's been out of the light for some time now, Tamia pulled out some old tricks to defeat smoking hot Dania Ramirez.
#8 Stacey Dash vs. #9 Mel B. - The ageless wonder does it again. Stacey Dash defeated Melanie Brown by a wide margin to advance.

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Pam Grier Region Round 1 (Updated with Results)

#8 Stacey Dash (winner) vs. #9 Mel B.

#7 Tamia (winner) vs. #10 Dania Ramirez

#6 Keisha Knight-Pulliam (winner) vs. #11 Keri Hilson

#5 Lauren London (winner) vs. #12 Jennifer Hudson

#4 Taraji P. Hinson vs. #13 Dolicia Bryant (winner)

#3 Kenya Moore (winner) vs. #14 Kim Kardashian

#2 Alicia Keys (winner) vs. #15 Tasha Smith

#1 Sanaa Lathan (winner) vs. #16 Anika Noni Rose

DimeBeauty Bracket: Dorothy Dandridge Region Round 1 Results

#1 Gabrielle Union vs. #16 Keishia Chante’ - No chance for the young Canadian beauty as Gabby Union ran away with this one to advance to the 2nd round.

#2 Claudia Jordan vs. #15 Melissa de Sousa – Making a very strong showing in her very first DimeBeauty Tournament appearance, Claudia Jordan looked impressive in her win over the #15 seed.

#3 Eva Mendes vs. #14 Regina Hall – No surprises here as Eva wins it by a wide margin.

#4 Kerry Washington vs. #13 Selita Ebanks – Kerry Washington, perhaps fueled by being seeded so low, absolutely destroyed Selita Ebanks.

#5 Megan Goode vs. #12 Michelle Obama – The First Lady put up a valiant effort, but unlike her Presidential spouse, she couldn’t pull this one off as Megan Goode won by a very slight margin.

#6 KD Aubert vs. #11 Ashanti – KD Aubert’s victory was not a surprise. What was surprising is how handily she handled Ashanti to move on the round 2.

#7 Eva Pigford vs. #10 Tyra Banks – In today’s top matchup, the top model pupil fell at the hands of her world famous teacher, proving once again that the teachers always teach the pupil everything that the pupil knows, but not everything the teacher knows.

#8 Kellita Smith vs. #9 Serena Williams – This was a very hotly contested matchup, but in the end, Serena made a first round exit as Kellita Smith was able to knock her off to advance.

The resulting bracket for this region is below:

Thursday, March 19, 2009

DimeBeauty Bracket: Dorothy Dandridge Region Round 1 (Updated with Results)

#8 Kellita Smith (Winner) vs. #9 Serena Williams

MATCHUP OF THE DAY: Pupil vs. Teacher
#7 Eva Pigford vs. #10 Tyra Banks (winner)

#6 KD Aubert (winner) vs. #11 Ashanti

#5 Megan Goode (winner) vs. #12 First Lady Michelle Obama

#4 Kerry Washington (winner) vs. #13 Selita Ebanks

#3 Eva Mendes (winner) vs. #14 Regina Hall

#2 Claudia Jordan (winner) vs. #15 Melissa de Sousa

#1 Gabrielle Union (winner) vs. #16 Keishia Chante'

DimeBeauty Bracket: Lena Horne Region Round 1 Results

#1 Beyonce vs. #16 Angel Lola Love In the early going, Beyonce’ looked rather sluggish and led by only a single digit margin. But like most 1 seeds do, she pulled waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay away late to advance to the second round.

#2 Nia Long vs. #15 Lisa Raye No real surprises here as Nia Long made quick work of Lisa Raye.

#3 Jada Pinkett-Smith vs. #14 Salma Hayek This one was hailed as the battle of the Ultimate MILFs, and it was not nearly as close as many thought it would be as Jada Pinkett channelled some of her Jason’s Lyric energy and absolutely destroyed Salma Hayek to advance to round 2.

#4 Rihanna vs. #13 Keyshia Cole With her current situation, many thought that Rihanna should not even be in the tournament let alone be seeded this high. But she put forth a valiant effort, but my guess is that her current events coupled with Keyshia Cole’s current transformation from straight hood chick to hood chick that you could possibly wife, Rihanna went down in a VERY close one, as Keyshia advances to Round 2.

#5 Tocarra Jones vs. #12 Cassie Early on, it looked like probably the widest margin in DimeBeauty bracket history. And even thought she made a late charge, Cassie never stood a chance. Tocarra ran away with this one.

#6 Nicole Ari Parker vs. #11 Jill Marie Jones This was the most competitive matchup of the bracket so far as Nicole pulled this one off by ONE vote to advance to the 2nd round.

#7 Laila Ali vs. #10 Tia Mowry Early on Laila was down, but she pulled out her dad’s patented rope-a-dope and made a late surge to win.

#8 Ciara vs. #9 Zoe Saldana In another very hotly contested matchup, Ciara let Zoe off the hook. She was who she thought she was. But we won’t crown her just yet. Zoe Saldana moves on to the next round, while Ciara continues to swagger jack Bey (at least that’s what the blog sites will say).