Search

Search results

Displaying 1 - 10

Santa Monica

(Encyclopedia) Santa MonicaSanta Monicasănˈtə mŏnˈĭkə [key], city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has…

Monica

Monica ArnoldsingerBirthplace: Atlanta, Ga.Born: 10/24/80

Malibu

(Encyclopedia) MalibuMalibumălˈĭb&oomacr; [key], resort and residential city (2010 pop. 12,645), S Calif., W of Los Angeles and near Santa Monica, inc. 1991. Due to its relative reclusiveness,…

Seles, Monica

(Encyclopedia) Seles, MonicaSeles, Monicasĕlˈĭs [key], 1973–, Yugoslav-American tennis player, b. Serbia, of Hungarian heritage. She won her first major tournament, the French Open, in 1990, at the…

Manhattan Beach

(Encyclopedia) Manhattan Beach, city (1990 pop. 32,063), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1912. It is a residential and beach community with an oil refinery and nearby factories…

Monica Seles

Monica Seles became a teen tennis sensation in 1990, when she won the French Open at age 16 and then became the world's number-one ranked female tennis player. Seles was known for her aggressive…

Monica Bellucci

Long a star in Italy, where she has drawn comparisons to Sophia Loren, Monica Bellucci turned heads worldwide as a hip-swinging war widow in the 2000 Italian hit Malena. A former model, Monica…

Monica Lewinsky

Monica Lewinsky is the woman whose sexual relationship with President Bill Clinton led to one of the biggest presidential scandals in history and eventually to Clinton's impeachment. Monica Lewinsky…

Hermosa Beach

(Encyclopedia) Hermosa Beach Hermosa Beach hûrmōˈsə [key], city (2020 pop. 19,728 ), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on…