It wasn’t so long ago, Miami resident Cynthia Rodriguez only had to look across the breakfast table for her daily dose of eye candy. She was married to New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez.

The good old days (Courtesy Sports Illustrated)

But then, along came Madonna, and the SoFla lovebirds were divorced. Both A-Rod and C-Rod have moved on. Alex is playing house with starlet Kate Hudson. And Cynthia took out her new main man, whose id is still unknown, for a stroll in Miami Beach the other day. Did she upgrade? Look below to find out and vote, or click (Read more…)

Spanish radio jock and TV personality Enrique Santos, at Sammy Sosa's party (Courtesy enriquesantos.com)

A Spanish radio jock and TV personality was kicked out of a party for retired baseball slugger Sammy Sosa on Saturday night for mocking Sosa’s changing skin tone.

Enrique Santos, morning jock on the Miami-based WRTO-La Kalle-98.3 FM and a Sunday night stalwart on the Spanish TV network Univision, said he was given the bum’s rush for having had his face blackened, according to Santos’ Web site.

Sammy Sosa

A publicist who worked Sosa’s 41st birthday party at the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach stopped the Cuba-born Santos on the red carpet and accused him of making fun of Sosa, a native of the Dominican Republic.

Slammin’ Sammy, one of baseball’s most prolific hitters, made news over the past few weeks when it became apparent he’d had his face bleached a la Michael Jackson. Sosa has said he’s just undergoing a skin rejuvenation procedure.

So, why couldn’t Santos do the opposite, even for a publicity stunt?

Well, it was Sosa’s party, and he could do what he wanted to!

“I explained to (the publicist) that it was a special cream I was using that darkened my face and then I asked her, ‘How many women in here are wearing makeup?” but she wasn’t having it,” Santos told The Miami Herald. “Was I not white enough for Sammy’s party or have the millions gotten to his head . . . I mean skin?”

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Straight out of the 1990s, but looking more beautiful than ever, singer/songwriter Jewel appeared as relaxed as if she were performing in a friend’s living room Tuesday night at the intimate Fillmore Gleason in Miami Beach. Now 35, the singer is on tour to support her latest album, Lullaby, which includes her a capella rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

Displaying tats in some strange places, including precariously close to the most sensitive part of her right breast, The Addams Family’s Christiana Ricci spent Halloween in the surf of Miami Beach with new beau Curtis Buchanan, an L.A. photographer.

Behind Blue Eyes, Roger Daltrey (Courtesy AP)

– The Who’s frontman, Roger Daltrey, is hanging at the Palm Beach Ritz-Carlton. He arrived Sunday afternoon and already has been spotted in the cooling, fall surf. Daltrey, who’s — gasp … 65! — is taking a break from his solo tour, his first in North America since 1985. In addition to catching some rays, Daltrey has been spotted at Bice restaurant in Palm Beach and was scheduled to go on a deep-sea fishing expedition this afternoon. Daltrey is scheduled to play the Seminole Hard Rock Resort in Hollywood Nov 29.

– Jupiter Island golfer Greg Norman is trying to unload his giant Colorado ranch for a whopping $55 million — five years after he bought it for $18.5 million. The reason for the sale wasn’t announced, and his Jupiter lawyer didn’t comment. But Norman is still paying his $103 million divorce settlement to his ex-wife, Laura Andrassy. Norman is currently married to Boca Raton tennis legend Chris Evert, but the two are separated. What does $55 million buy you these days? The Seven Lakes Ranch is located inside the White River National Forest, near Meeker, and features 11,600 acres of pristine rivers, mountains, valleys, lakes and forests. It’s prime land for fly fishing and big-game hunting, according to the real estate Web site zillow.com. The main lodge has 13,000 square feet with an adjacent dance hall!

Pam Anderson

– Baywatch babe Pam Anderson, who earlier this month donned her old bathing suit from the show for a Miami Beach fashion gig, returns to SoFla next week. This time, she’ll be fully dressed to emcee Ocean Ridge resident Al Malnik’s yearly Make-a-Wish Foundation gala. The affair is scheduled for Nov. 7 at downtown Miami’s Intercontinental. Gov. Charlie Crist returns as a guest of honor.

Chris Brown at a court hearing in June (AP Photo)

Chris Brown can be saved.

So says SoFla’s member of the Kennedy clan, Anthony Shriver.

Shriver, whose Best Buddies International raises hundreds of thousands in Palm Beach each spring, is having the man convicted of beating pop star Rhianna headline the non-profit’s Miami gala Nov. 20.

R&B singer Brown, who pleaded guilty to assault and is serving five years probation, is touring intimate clubs nationwide. He’s scheduled to play Shriver’s private shindig at the Mondrian Hotel on his way to a Richmond, Va., concert.

Shriver, the son of Sargent and Eunice Shriver and a nephew of former Pres. John F. Kennedy, founded Best Buddies 20 years ago as a college student. The group matches children with disabilities with mentors.

Is a Best Buddies gala really a good venue for Brown?

Shriver at the Best Buddies gala at The Breakers (Michele Sandberg/Special to Page2Live)

Absolutely, says Shriver. Especially since Brown joined Shriver’s cause and is donating some of the proceeds of his tour to Best Buddies.

““I support Chris Brown’s efforts to show the world why he deserves a second chance, given that the commitment he has made to Best Buddies – not only to perform at our Miami Gala, but also to join the Best Buddies family as a volunteer – is a huge step in the right direction,” Shriver told Page2Live in a e-mail.

“I also appreciate Chris’ generous offer to donate a portion of the proceeds from his tour to Best Buddies. I believe Chris’ fans will be equally inspired to support Best Buddies’ mission to provide opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities once they see his enthusiasm and commitment to the cause – and just how much his efforts mean to our participants.”

It’s unclear whether Brown actually will mentor handicapped youths.

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. . . to donate to Rally for Kids With Cancer! The pretty one just spent a few hours at Miami Beach’s Eden Roc to push for her pet charity, a three-city fund-raising scavenger hunt in exotic cars. Those willing to pay $25,000 can pick a celebrity of their choice to accompany them. In addition to Eva Longoria Parker, other celebs available for the Miami hunt included CSI: Miami’s Adam Rodriguez and Eva La Rue, former world champ boxer Lennox Lewis and Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover girl Elsa Benitez. After Los Angeles and Toronto, the Miami Beach event takes place Nov. 20-21.

Longoria Parker at the Eden Roc

Lo, earlier Saturday night

Check out this video (below) of The Hills’ other Lauren, Lo Bosworth. It was filmed late Saturday at LIV, the nightclub in Miami Beach’s Fountainebleau Resort. The hottie in the sequined dress is none other than Bosworth. And although Bosworth’s the one whose birthday it was, she gave her lucky unidentified date something to think about. The Paris Hilton lookalike, whose role on the mindless MTV pseudo reality fare is supposed to be expanded, also puffed away on a cigarette. But whether it was filled with tobacco or something slightly stronger and better smelling is unclear.

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30 Rock cutie Katrina Bowden just couldn’t stay incognito for too long Sunday in Miami Beach. Page2Live’s paparazzo recognized her as soon as the 20-year-old siren, who plays the sexy secretary of Tina Fey’s character on the NBC sitcom, came out of the ocean near the Fontainebleau Resort. And like her Cerie on the show, it seems Bowden was wearing something that was too small for her (See below). Bowden, who’s here to celebrate her 21st b’day, eventually made it to the Dolphins’ game against the Buffalo Bills later Sunday, dressed appropriately.