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Hannah Montana Contestant Eliminated

By Greg Fight / Tampa Tribune

Rosana Ramirez of Jacksonville was eliminated from the Hannah Monstrosity contest Tuesday afternoon, leaving three people still in the contest.

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By SARAH HOYE | The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 13, 2007

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TAMPA - And then there were three.

Contestant Rosana Ramirez of Jacksonville was eliminated from the Hannah Monstrosity contest this afternoon.

Apparently there was a dispute over whether she took her foot off the stage, but in the end the judges ruled against her, according to the "MJ Morning Show" Web site.

Ramirez was nestled between the statue's legs so she could lean against one leg while touching the other with her feet. She complained about the heat this morning.

At 6:10 a.m., after the morning break, radio show host Todd "MJ" Schnitt of WFLZ, 93.3 FM, made good on his promise to kick things up a notch by moving contestants off their sandy seats to the top of the stage at Clear Channel Communications in South Tampa.

"I warned you this could happen, and it has. This is going to be the deciding factor," Schnitt says. "But this could go to Friday."

He also dropped hints that other challenges could be on the horizon. The contest began Thursday with 20 contestants.

Contestants lying on the wood stage peppered with energy drink cans were looking a bit rough today, with chatter at a minimum. In addition to not being allowed to entertain themselves and needing permission to switch positions, they are no longer able to use blankets as support. From here on out, it's body on wood.

Lara Padgett is tired, lamenting she doesn't have a game plan.

"The sun is zapping my mental clarity," Padgett says with a blank face. "It's not going to get any better tonight."

The contest, streamed live on the show's Web site, mjmorningshow.com, has attracted about 125,000 viewers, said Michael Piotrowski, senior producer at Tampa Digital Studios. On average, viewers from across the country and Canada are spending two uninterrupted hours tuning in. Even record executive Clive Davis sent one of the nearly 1,000 e-mail messages the station has received.

Jody Powell, the last man standing in the contest, is keeping calm.

"I'm laid back and relaxed," he says, shielding his face from the sun. "But these women are tough. If a war breaks out, I'm putting them in a foxhole with me."

The last contestant holding on to the replica of the Disney Channel character will win four tickets to the Best of Both Worlds concert tour, which features 14-year-old singer-actress Miley Cyrus as herself and performing as pop sensation Hannah Montana. The winner also will receive backstage passes and $5,000.

Reporter Sarah Hoye can be reached at (813) 259-7832 or shoye@tampatrib.com.

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