query: Tesla Model S was incapable of being ranked the world's best-selling plug-in electric car for 2016.

pos: Tesla Model S The Tesla Model S is a full-sized all-electric five-door , luxury liftback , produced by Tesla Inc. , and introduced on 22nd June 2012 . It scored a perfect 5.0 NHTSA automobile safety rating , and , , the P100D variant holds the record for the fastest acceleration of any production vehicle with a NHRA rolling start to 60 mph in Motor Trend tests with 2.28 seconds , although other independent tests have placed it behind the Porsche 918 Spyder . The United States Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) official range for the 2017 Model S 100D , which is equipped with a battery pack , is 335 mi , higher than any other electric car at the time . The EPA rated the 2017 90D Model S 's energy consumption at 200.9 watt-hours per kilometer ( 32.33 kWh/100 mi or 20.09 kWh/100 km ) for a combined fuel economy of 104 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent ( or ) .   In 2016 , Tesla updated the design of the Model S to closely match that of the Model X. , the following versions are available : 75 , 75D , 90D , 100D , and P100D . Owners of the earlier 70 and 70D Model S have the option to unlock the 75 kWh capacity via a software update , adding up to 19 miles per charge . The 60 and 60D Model S , reintroduced in June 2016 , had a option to unlock the full 75 kWh capacity via a software update any time after purchase . In August 2016 , Tesla introduced the P100D as the new top-level model . The P100D model has a 100 kWh battery , a time of 2.28 seconds with roll out , a 2.5 without and over 300 miles of EPA rated range .   The Model S became the first electric car to top the monthly new car sales ranking in any country , twice leading in Norway , in September and December 2013 ; and also in Denmark in December 2015 . Global Model S sales passed the 150,000 unit milestone in November 2016 , with the U.S. as the leading market with 57 % of global sales . Other leading country markets are Norway , China , Hong Kong , the Netherlands , Canada , Denmark , Germany , and Switzerland .   The Tesla Model S has ranked as the world 's best-selling plug-in electric car for two years in a row , 2015 and 2016 . The Model S also ranked as the top selling plug-in electric car in the U.S. for two years running , 2015 and 2016 . , the Model S is the world 's second best selling plug-in electric car in history after the Nissan Leaf .   The Tesla Model S won awards including the 2013 World Green Car of the Year , 2013 Motor Trend Car of the Year , Automobile magazine 's 2013 Car of the Year , Time Magazine Best 25 Inventions of the Year 2012 award and Consumer Reports top-scoring car in its road testing . In 2015 , Car and Driver named the Model S the Car of the Century . After declining to recommend the Model S in 2015 due to reliability issues , one year later Consumer Reports added the car to the magazine 's recommended list .

neg: Hyundai Santa Fe The Hyundai Santa Fe is a sport utility vehicle ( SUV ) produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai since 2000 . It is named after the city of Santa Fe , New Mexico , and was introduced for the 2001 model year as Hyundai 's first SUV , released at the same time as the Ford Escape and Pontiac Aztek . The Santa Fe was a milestone in the company 's restructuring program of the late 1990s because , despite receiving criticism from journalists for its obscure looks , the SUV was a hit with American buyers . The SUV was so popular that at times , Hyundai had trouble supplying the demand . The Santa Fe quickly became Hyundai 's best seller and contributed to Hyundai 's success in the United States . As of 2007 , the Santa Fe falls between the slightly smaller compact crossover Tucson and the larger , yet related luxury crossover SUV Veracruz ( which replaced the Terracan ) .   The second generation Hyundai Santa Fe was awarded 2008 Consumer Reports `` top pick '' and was among the top 10 vehicles for 2008 unveiled in the magazine 's issue . The magazine 's annual ratings , based on road tests and predicted safety and reliability , are considered highly influential among consumers .   In 2012 , the third generation Santa Fe became available in two versions ( regular and extended versions ) , with the ( five-seater ) Sport in September 2012 and the extended long wheel base model which replaced the Veracruz , available at showrooms in November 2012 .

neg: Synchronous (electric vehicle) Synchronous is an electric car concept by Ukrainian company Electric Marathon International .   According to the statement of CEO Electric Marathon International Andriy Bilyy , the development of the prototype took about one year -- from 2015 till 2016 . The development works were also joint by the Ukrainian partners , a design agency SkyRye ( Kiev ) and an engineering company Eco-Factor ( Odessa ) . Company E-Line '' ( Dnipro ) developed the charging station specially for the model Synchronous .   In April 2016 the functional prototype of Synchronous was first introduced at the international conference dedicated to the eco-friendly transport and renewable energy sources EVER 2016 . In May 2016 the electric vehicle was presented in Kiev .   The prototype is designed in retro-futurism style . According to the designer Vladyslav Karpets , it was initially agreed to make it look like a vintage carriage .   Synchronous was created as a municipal taxi , a hotel shuttle or an excursion car .   According to several media sources , Synchronous is the first electric car prototype fully developed and assembled in Ukraine   The body of the car is made of fiberglass . Vehicles length , width and height are 4490x2100x2200 mm . The electric vehicle has an asynchronous front axle engine , charged by Lithium-ion accumulator . The car has 19-inch disks , rear view camera , air conditioner with autonomous charging from solar panel located on top of the car 's roof and a multimedia system . Six passengers can be inside the car , the driver has a separated glass cabin .   In May -- June 2016 the concept of Synchronous electric vehicle took part in trans-European electric rally Electric Marathon 2016 Lviv Monte Carlo . Together with other participants the electric car visited such cities and towns as Lviv , Novoyavorivsk ( Ukraine ) , Rzeszow , Wieliczka ( Poland ) , Ostrava , Brno ( Czech Republic ) , Samorin ( Slovakia ) , Wiener-Neustadt , Forchdorf , Bad-Schallerbach ( Austria ) , Munich , Ulm , Baden-Baden , Freiburg ( Germany ) , Beckenried , Bellinzona ( Switzerland ) , Parma , Bologna , Larderello , Pisa , Alassio ( Italy ) , Menton ( France ) and Monte Carlo ( Monaco ) .

neg: Volvo YCC The Volvo YCC ( `` Your Concept Car '' ) was a concept car made by Volvo Cars presented at the 2004 Geneva Motor Show , with the stated goal of meeting the particular needs of female drivers . In order to do so , Volvo assembled a design team entirely made up of women , around October 2001 . It was a major exercise in ergonomics from the perspective of a female driver .   Those who were involved during the several stages of the project were : Maria Widell Christiansen , Eva-Lisa Andersson , Elna Holmberg , Maria Uggla , Camilla Palmertz , Cynthia Charwick , Anna Rosén , Lena Ekelund , and Tatiana Butovitsch Temm .   On the outside the car looked , at first glance , like a mildly futuristic 4-seat coupé . On closer inspection one could see that there was no hood , that is , no access panel permitting access to the car 's engine . Engine maintenance required taking out the whole front end of the car body , preferably in some establishment with the required space and equipment . This was not supposed to happen often , as the engine was designed to need an oil change only after 50,000 km and to automatically send a radio message to a garage a short time before any required maintenance .   Filling the windshield washer tank was done by a capless ball valve , right next to the capless gas tank ball valve . Volvo surveys had found ( among many other things ) that female drivers considered caps to be a major nuisance . The car featured run-flat tires , like those of wheeled armoured vehicles , in order to be able to drive all the way to a garage after a puncture and thus avoid having to change a tire by the side of the road .   Entry into the car was by the means of two gull-wing doors on the sides . The concept was a 3-door , 4-seat coupe design . It also had an upwards opening hatchback door giving access to the trunk and cargo area . All 3 doors were motorized for a sensor-based `` keyless '' entry . Pressing on a single button on the keychain automatically opened the nearest door , making it easy for somebody holding bags of groceries or other sundries to get the things in the car without putting anything down .  The interior was maximized for easy storage and good looks .   All of the textile panels or textile parts such as the seat pads or the door sides could be removed easily to change the color schemes and vary textures . The headrests had indentations to accommodate pony tails . The shifting column and the hand brake were removed from the center console to give the front seat passengers easier access to the large storage compartments located within the dashboard . The rear seat could fold up , making it easy for the driver to get a fairly big item in the car without opening the hatchback .   The bumpers and body cladding were made from tough , dent-resistant materials . The hybrid engine was economical and powerful . The five-cylinder engine produced 215 bhp .

neg: Hydrogen fuel enhancement Hydrogen fuel enhancement is the process of using a mixture of hydrogen and conventional hydrocarbon fuel in an internal combustion engine , typically in a car or truck , in an attempt to improve fuel economy , power output , emissions , or a combination thereof . Methods include hydrogen produced through an electrolysis , storing hydrogen on the vehicle as a second fuel , or reforming conventional fuel into hydrogen with a catalyst .   There has been a great deal of research into fuel mixtures , such as gasoline and nitrous oxide injection . Mixtures of hydrogen and hydrocarbons are no exception . These sources say that contamination from exhaust gases has been reduced in all cases , and they suggest that a small efficiency increase is sometimes possible .   Many of these sources also suggest that modifications to the engine 's air-fuel ratio , ignition timing , emissions control systems , electronic control systems and possibly other design elements , might be required in order to obtain any significant results . A modified vehicle in this way may not pass mandatory anti-smog controls . Due to the inherent complexity of these subsystems , a necessity of modern engine design and emissions standards , such claims made by proponents of hydrogen fuel enhancement are difficult to substantiate and always disputed .   To date , hydrogen fuel enhancement products have not been specifically addressed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency , as no research devices or commercial products have reports available as per the `` Motor Vehicle Aftermarket Retrofit Device Evaluation Program . '' They do , however , point out that installation of such devices often involves illegally tampering with an automobile 's emissions control system , which could result in significant fines .  Environment Canada does have a research paper on the subject . In tests done in their laboratory in 2004 they found no improvement in engine efficiency or fuel economy .

neg: Chevrolet Impala The Chevrolet Impala -LSB- Evr@'lei_Im'pael@,_-'pa:l@ -RSB- ) is a full-size car built by Chevrolet for model years 1958 to 1985 , 1994 to 1996 , and 2000 to present . The Chevrolet Impala derived its name from the African antelope of the same name .   The Impala was Chevrolet 's most expensive passenger model through 1965 , and had become the best-selling automobile in the United States .   For its debut in 1958 , the Impala was distinguished from other models by its symmetrical triple taillights , which returned from 1960 to 1996 . The Caprice was introduced as a top-line Impala Sport Sedan for model year 1965 , later becoming a separate series positioned above the Impala in 1966 , which , in turn , remained above the Bel Air and the Biscayne . The Impala continued as Chevrolet 's most popular full-size model through the mid-1980s . Between 1994 and 1996 , the Impala was revised as a 5.7-liter V8 -- powered version of the Caprice Classic sedan .   In 2000 , the Impala was reintroduced again as a mainstream front-wheel drive Hi-Mid sedan . As of February 2014 , the 2014 Impala ranked number one among Affordable Large Cars in U.S. News & World Report 's rankings . When the current tenth generation of the Impala was introduced for the 2014 model year , the ninth generation was rebadged as the Impala Limited and sold only to fleet customers through 2016 . As of the 2015 model year , both versions are sold in the United States and Canada , with the current-generation Impala also sold in the Middle East , the People Republic of China , and South Korea .

neg: Lexus ES The Lexus ES ( Japanese : レクサス ・ ES , Rekusasu ES ) is a series of compact , then mid-size , and later executive car sold by Lexus since 1989 . Six generations of the sedan have been introduced to date , each offering V6 engines and the front-engine , front-wheel-drive layout . The first five generations of the ES were built on the Toyota Camry platform , with the sixth generation more closely related to the Avalon . Manual transmissions were offered until 1993 , a lower-displacement inline-four engine became an option in Asian markets in 2010 , and a gasoline-electric hybrid version was introduced in 2012 . The ES was Lexus ' only front-wheel drive vehicle until 1998 , when the related Lexus RX was introduced , and the sedan occupied the entry-level luxury car segment of the Lexus lineup in North America and other regions until the debut of the Lexus IS in 1999 . The ES name stands for `` Executive Sedan '' . However , some Lexus importers use the backronymic name , `` Elegant Sedan '' .   Introduced in 1989 , the first-generation ES 250 was one of two vehicles in Lexus ' debut lineup , the other being the flagship LS 400 . The second-generation ES 300 debuted in 1991 , followed by the third-generation ES 300 in 1996 , and the fourth-generation ES 300/330 in 2001 . The first - through fourth-generation sedans shared body styling elements with Japan-market Toyota sedans , and a domestic market equivalent , the Toyota Windom , was sold until the launch of the fifth-generation ES in 2006 . The word `` Windom '' is a combination of `` win '' and the suffix `` dom '' expresses a state of perpetual victory . The fifth-generation ES , featuring Lexus ' own L-finesse body styling , debuted in early 2006 as a 2007 model . The sixth-generation ES debuted in the first half of 2012 as a 2013 model , and features increased cabin dimensions due to a longer wheelbase which is shared with the full-size Toyota Avalon .   Lexus has positioned the ES in the comfort luxury segment , with an emphasis on interior amenities , quietness , and ride quality , in contrast with more firm-riding sport sedans . Buyers seeking more performance-focused models are targeted by the Lexus IS and rival makes , with such models offering a sportier drive with differently tuned suspensions . In Europe , Japan , and other markets where it is not available , the Lexus GS sport sedans occupy the mid-size category in the Lexus lineup . In the United States , the Lexus ES has been the best-selling Lexus sedan for over fifteen years .  __ TOC __

neg: Tata Tigor The Tata Tigor is a compact sedan automobile manufactured by Tata Motors in India . It was launched in India by the end of March 2017 . The Tigor is based on the previous year launched Tata Tiago , and it comes in both petrol and diesel engine that is delivering the dynamic performance . The petrol variant runs on a 1.2-litre 3-cylinder Revotron aluminium that delivers 85PS of power and 114 Nm of peak torque . While , the diesel version of the Tigor equipped with a 1.05-litre Revotorq motor that produces 70PS of power and 140 Nm of torque . Check for all the details on the official website of Tata Tigor   The Tigor was originally revealed under the name `` Kite 5 ''   Tata Motors launched the Tigor in India at a starting price of Rs 4.70 lakh ( ex-showroom , Delhi ) with stunning design and dynamic stance . At the front fascia , the signature grille , headlamps , foglamps gives an attractive look to the Tigor . The car is packed with next-gen technology including 5-inch infotainment system with voice recognition and connectivity through ConnectNext app . The sub-4 meter sedan was first tagged as Kite 5 but , it was renamed later . The sedan was first showcased at the Auto Expo 2016 and shares Tata Tiago 's platform . Even the design cues are quite similar to Tata Tiago just the extended boot makes the difference .

neg: Charging station An electric vehicle charging station , also called EV charging station , electric recharging point , charging point , charge point and EVSE ( electric vehicle supply equipment ) , is an element in an infrastructure that supplies electric energy for the recharging of electric vehicles , such as plug-in electric vehicles , including electric cars , neighborhood electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids .   As plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and battery electric vehicle ownership is expanding , there is a growing need for widely distributed publicly accessible charging stations , some of which support faster charging at higher voltages and currents than are available from residential EVSEs . Many charging stations are on-street facilities provided by electric utility companies or located at retail shopping centers and operated by many private companies . These charging stations provide one or a range of heavy duty or special connectors that conform to the variety of electric charging connector standards .

neg: Chevrolet Volt The Chevrolet Volt is a plug-in hybrid car manufactured by General Motors , also marketed in rebadged variants as the Holden Volt in Australia and New Zealand , and with a different fascia as the Vauxhall Ampera in the United Kingdom and as the Opel Ampera in the remainder of Europe .   Sales of the 2011 Volt began in the United States in mid-December 2010 , followed by various European countries and other international markets in 2011 . Global combined Volt/Ampera family sales totaled about 134,500 units by the end of December 2016 . The U.S. is the leading market , with 113,489 Volts delivered , followed by Canada with 8,884 Volts sold through November 2016 . Just over 10,000 Opel/Vauxhall Ampera cars had been sold in Europe , with the Netherlands leading the European region , with almost 5,000 Amperas and over 1,000 Volts registered . The Volt/Ampera family of vehicles is the world 's all-time best-selling plug-in hybrid vehicle .   The Volt operates as a pure battery electric vehicle until its battery capacity drops to a predetermined threshold from full charge . From there its internal combustion engine powers an electric generator to extend the vehicle 's range as needed . When the engine is running it may be periodically mechanically linked ( by a clutch ) to a planetary gear set , and hence the output drive axle , to improve energy efficiency . The Volt 's regenerative braking also contributes to the on-board electricity generation . Under the United States Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) cycle , the 2013/15 model year Volt all-electric range is 38 mi , with a combined electric mode/gasoline-only rating of 62 mpgus equivalent ( MPG-equivalent ) .   The second generation Volt 's improved battery system and drivetrain increased the all-electric range to 53 mi , its EPA rated fuel economy in charge-sustaining mode to 42 mpgUS , and the combined city/highway fuel economy in all-electric mode to 106 MPG-e , up from 98 MPG-e . Deliveries to retail customers in the U.S. and Canada began in October 2015 as a 2016 model year .   The Volt has won several awards , including the 2009 Green Car Vision Award , 2011 Green Car of the Year , 2011 North American Car of the Year , 2011 World Green Car , 2012 European Car of the Year , and 2016 Green Car of the Year . Controversies regarding the Volt include the extent to which the U.S. federal government may have participated in the Volt 's development , which continued through General Motors ' 2009 government-led bankruptcy , and concerns about the battery pack fire risk following a crash test that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ( NHTSA ) performed on a Volt in 2011 . At the completion of its investigation NHTSA concluded that no discernible defect trend exists .

neg: Ford Festiva The Ford Festiva is a subcompact car that was marketed by Ford between 1986 and 2002 . Festiva was sold in Japan , the Americas , and Australasia . The name `` Festiva '' is derived from the Spanish word for `` festive '' . It was not related to the similarly sized and named Ford Fiesta , and was not replaced by the Ford Ka , which is smaller .   Designed by Mazda using the DA platform and B series inline-four engines , the Festiva continued the trend of Fords built and designed by Mazda for the Asia-Pacific market such as the Laser and Telstar .   South Korean first generation sales began in 1987 under the name Kia Pride , assembled by Kia under license . Australasia and Europe received the first version between 1987 and 1991 as the `` Mazda 121 '' . After 1991 , Australasian sales occurred under the `` Ford Festiva '' name , while European sales continued under the name `` Kia Pride '' . Kia ended production of the Pride in 2000 , although SAIPA of Iran has produced this model in various forms since 2001 . This ongoing production has been in parallel to the second generation Festiva introduced in 1993 , sold as the Ford Aspire in North America and Kia Avella in South Korea and other markets . Although these second generations models were withdrawn in 2000 , a third generation was sold between 1996 and 2002 in Japan as a badge-engineered version of the Mazda Demio .

neg: Aurica Motors Aurica Motors , LLC is a start-up based out of Santa Clara , California that develops a proprietary electronic power train called the Aurica Recurve for electric cars . The company has stated its intention to partner with other investors to manufacture electric cars that utilize its electronic power train system . Aurica Motors is an offshoot of Aurica Labs , a research and development company started and funded by physicist Greg Bender .   On March 10 , 2010 , Aurica Motors was thrust into the public spotlight with the announcement of its intentions to save the New United Motor Manufacturing , Inc. ( NUMMI ) automotive plant in Fremont , California from completely shutting down .   The NUMMI plant , a joint venture between Toyota and General Motors , opened in 1984 as an experiment to determine if unionized Americans could adapt Japanese production management practices . The plant rolled out its last vehicle on April 1 , 2010 , forcing 4,700 factory workers out and likely affecting thousands of part suppliers .   In the same March announcement , Aurica also stated its intention to work with the NUMMI workforce to retrain it for electric car development and find financial backing to retool the plant .   On May 20 , 2010 , both Tesla Motors and Toyota announced a joint effort to manufacture Tesla 's electric vehicles at the former NUMMI plant . Under the agreement , Toyota bought $ 50 million of common stock from Tesla Motors . Tesla then purchased a portion of the NUMMI property including the plant , with the goal of retrofitting the plant for its future `` smaller third-generation car , '' seemingly putting an end to Aurica 's bid for the NUMMI plant .

neg: Urban S The Urban S is an electric motorcycle made by Evoke Motorcycles and is Evoke 's first production model to be sold worldwideThe Urban S has been on sale in China since summer 2015 and is scheduled for release in the US in summer 2017 . Due to the 100 % electric drivetrain of the bike , it is exempt from the strict licensing requirements for gasoline powered motorbikes in the larger metropolitan areas such as Shanghai and Beijing .

neg: Cadillac SRX The Cadillac SRX is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV that was produced by Cadillac from 2004 to 2015 . The second generation SRX was Cadillac 's best selling model in the United States .

neg: List of sport utility vehicles This page lists sports utility vehicles currently in production ( as of 2013 ) as well as past models . The list includes crossover SUVs , Mini SUVs , Compact SUVs and other similar vehicles . Also includes hybrid , luxury , sport or tuned , military , electric and fuel cell versions . Due to confusion , Sport Utility Trucks are also in this list .   Note : Many of the vehicles ( both current and past ) are related to other vehicles in the list . A vehicle listed as a ` past model ' may still be in production in an updated form under a different name , it may be listed under that name in the ` currently in production ' section . Also , some vehicles are sold under different marques in different geographical locations , therefore some vehicles may be listed more than once but usually link to the same page . Different states may also classify vehicles differently . What may be considered an SUV in one state , may not in another state . Example ; The Chevrolet Nafees is known as the Chevrolet Zeeyan in Russia and Brazil , and in Australia and New Zealand , it is marketed by GM Holden ( Holden Trax ) . Some images provided below may be pictures of outdated models .

neg: Sedan (automobile) A sedan -LSB- sᵻˈdæn -RSB- ( American , Canadian , Australian , and New Zealand English ) or saloon ( British , Irish and Indian English ) is a passenger car in a three-box configuration with A , B & C-pillars and principal volumes articulated in separate compartments for engine , passenger and cargo . The passenger compartment features two rows of seats and adequate passenger space in the rear compartment for adult passengers . The cargo compartment is typically in the rear , with the exception of some rear-engined models , such as the Renault Dauphine , Tatra T613 , Volkswagen Type 3 and Chevrolet Corvair . It is one of the most common car body styles . A battery electric liftback such as the Tesla Model S has no engine compartment , but a front cargo compartment and a rear compartment for cargo or optionally for additional passengers .

neg: Electric GT The Electric GT Championship is a zero-emission international auto racing championship . The inaugural season is planned to start in November 2017 and all teams will use a modified version of the Tesla Model S P100D .

neg: Chevrolet Volt (second generation) The second generation Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid debuted at the 2015 North American International Auto Show to replace the original Volt , on sale since 2010 . Retail deliveries as a 2016 model year began in October 2015 in the U.S. and Canada , and it was released in Mexico in December 2015 . Availability of the 2016 model was limited to California and the other 10 states that follow California 's zero emission vehicle regulations . It went on sale as a 2017 model year in the rest of the U.S. in February 2016 .   Featuring a restyled exterior and interior , the Volt 's revised battery system and drivetrain allow , under the United States Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) cycle , an all-electric range of 53 mi , up from the first generation 's 38 mi . The EPA combined fuel economy in gasoline-only mode was rated at 42 mpgUS , up from 37 mpgUS for the previous generation . The official rating for combined city/highway fuel economy in all-electric mode is 106 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent ( MPG-e ) , up from 98 MPG-e for the 2015 first generation model .

neg: 2016 Long Beach ePrix The 2016 Long Beach ePrix ( officially the 2016 Faraday Future Long Beach ePrix ) was a Formula E motor race held on 2 April 2016 in Long Beach , United States on a revised version of a street circuit usually used for the Grand Prix of Long Beach . It was the sixth championship race of the 2015 -- 16 Formula E season , the single-seater , electrically powered racing car series ' second season . It also was the second edition of the Long Beach ePrix and the 17th Formula E race overall .

neg: Buick Buick ( -LSB- ` bjuː.ɪk -RSB- ) , formally the Buick Motor Division , is an upscale automobile brand of the American manufacturer General Motors ( GM ) . For much of its existence in the North American market , Buick has been marketed as a premium automobile brand , selling luxury vehicles positioned above GM 's mainstream brands , e.g. Chevrolet , while below the flagship luxury Cadillac division . Buick-branded vehicles are also known for reliability , ranking high for reliability in Consumer Reports ' brand reliability rankings .   Buick has the distinction of being the oldest active American marque of automobile , and was the company that established General Motors in 1908 . Before the establishment of General Motors , GM founder William C. Durant had served as Buick 's general manager and major investor . Buick also has the distinction of being the first automobile maker in the world to equip its cars with overhead valve engines , which it did starting in 1904 .   In 2015 , Buick sold 1,231,941 vehicles , a record for the brand . The main market is in China , where 80 % of Buick-branded automobiles are sold . Buicks are also sold in the United States , Canada , and Mexico . Since restructuring in 2009 , GM has also started to share technology , vehicles and development between Buick and GM 's European Opel division .

neg: BYD S6 BYD S6 is the first SUV model independently designed and manufactured by the China 's Shenzhen-based battery , PV and auto maker , BYD Company Ltd. . BYD S6 was shown at the Guangzhou Auto Show in late 2010 and since May 6 , 2011 when this model was first officially sold in Changsha , China , it has witnessed a vibrant growth in sales thanks to its attractive SUV exterior design and overall performance in electronic equipment and safety etc. . It became the best selling China domestic SUV in sales volume by reaching 15,000 units in December , 2011 , being awarded as `` Fastest Seller SUV '' and has been named China 's `` SUV of the Year '' according to the Annual Ranking of Chinese Automobiles -- the highest honor in the China Automotive Industry .


query: Whitney Houston was found dead in Beverly Hills on February 11, 2012.

pos: Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston ( August 9 , 1963 -- February 11 , 2012 ) was an American singer , actress , producer , and model . In 2009 , Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all time . Houston is one of pop music 's best-selling music artists of all-time , with an estimated 170 -- 200 million records sold worldwide . She released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums , all of which have diamond , multi-platinum , platinum , or gold certification . Houston 's crossover appeal on the popular music charts , as well as her prominence on MTV , starting with her video for `` How Will I Know '' , influenced several African American women artists who follow in her footsteps .   Houston is the only artist to chart seven consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 songs . She is the second artist behind Elton John and the only woman to have two number-one Billboard 200 Album awards ( formerly `` Top Pop Albums '' ) on the Billboard magazine year-end charts . Houston 's debut album , Whitney Houston ( 1985 ) , became the best-selling debut album by a woman in history . Rolling Stone named it the best album of 1986 , and ranked it at number 254 on the magazine 's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time . Her second studio album , Whitney ( 1987 ) , became the first album by a woman to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart .   Houston 's first acting role was as the star of the feature film The Bodyguard ( 1992 ) . The film 's original soundtrack won the 1994 Grammy Award for Album of the Year . Its lead single , `` I Will Always Love You '' , won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became the best-selling single by a woman in music history . With the album , Houston became the first act ( solo or group , male or female ) to sell more than a million copies of an album within a single week period under Nielsen SoundScan system . The album makes her the top female act in the top 10 list of the best-selling albums of all time , at number four . Houston continued to star in movies and contribute to their soundtracks , including the films Waiting to Exhale ( 1995 ) and The Preacher 's Wife ( 1996 ) . The Preacher 's Wife soundtrack became the best-selling gospel album in history .   On February 11 , 2012 , Houston was found dead in her guest room at the Beverly Hilton , in Beverly Hills , California . The official coroner 's report showed that she had accidentally drowned in the bathtub , with heart disease and cocaine use listed as contributing factors . News of her death coincided with the 2012 Grammy Awards and featured prominently in American and international media .

neg: Christopher Chubasco Wilkins Christopher Chubasco Wilkins ( September 29 , 1968 January 11 , 2017 ) was a Texas inmate sentenced to death and executed for a 2005 double murder .   On October 27 , 2005 , Wilkins shot and killed Willie Freeman and Mike Silva . Freeman had allegedly cheated Wilkins in a drug deal ; Silva was with Freeman at the time and thus witnessed the killing . The numbers `` 666 '' and a pentagram matching one of Wilkins ' numerous tattoos were found carved into Silva 's car at the scene of the murders . Wilkins ' fingerprints were also found . The previous day , Wilkins also allegedly killed Gilbert Vallejo outside a bar in south Fort Worth after a dispute over a payphone .   On October 28 , Wilkins was arrested and charged with the murders of Freeman and Silva ; he later also confessed to murdering Vallejo . He was sentenced to death on March 12 , 2008 , after only 90 minutes of deliberation by the jury . When asked by his defense lawyer if he wanted to die , Wilkins said : `` I guess , subconsciously , I 've been trying to get myself killed since I was 12 or 13 years old . I do n't have nothing to live for . I have n't been any good to anybody for the last 20 years and I wo n't be for the next 20 or the 20 after that . ''   Wilkins was initially scheduled to be executed on October 28 , 2015 ( which , coincidentally , was the 10th anniversary of his arrest ) . His execution was stayed and later rescheduled to January 11 , 2017 . Wilkins was executed by lethal injection on January 11 , 2017 , at 6:29 PM . He was 48 years old .

neg: Just Whitney Just Whitney is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Whitney Houston , released on December 10 , 2002 in North America by Arista Records . It was her first studio album in four years , since 1998 's My Love Is Your Love , and after signing her new $ 100 million Arista contract in 2001 .   The album debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 , and number three of Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums , with sales of 205,147 copies in the first week , not only beating her previous high first-week sales of 177,284 units with the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack but also logged her highest debut sales out of her SoundScan-era solo albums . The album received mixed reviews from music critics .   It spawned four official singles -- with three ; `` Whatchulookinat '' , `` Love That Man '' and `` Try It on My Own '' peaking at number one on Billboards Hot Dance Club Play chart . `` Try It on My Own '' also peaked at number 10 on Billboards Adult Contemporary singles . Since its release , Just Whitney ... has gone on to sell/ship more than 2 million units worldwide and has also earned Platinum certification in the US and Switzerland and Gold in France , Brazil and other countries . As of 2012 , the album 's US sales stand at approximately 1 million units . In 2003 , Just Whitney ... was nominated at the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards in the category for Best R&B / Soul Album of the Year .

neg: Beverly Hills, Missouri Beverly Hills is a city in St. Louis County , Missouri , in the United States . As of the 2010 census , the city population was 574 .

neg: Murder of Larry McNabney Larry McNabney ( December 19 , 1948 - September 12 , 2001 ) was a Sacramento , California attorney whose body was found buried in a vineyard on March 5 , 2002 . The case made national headlines when police learned that his wife , Elisa McNabney , was actually Laren Sims who had served time in a Florida prison for fraud and identity theft . After a nationwide manhunt , Elisa was captured in Florida and arraigned for first-degree murder . Before Elisa could stand trial however , she hanged herself in her jail cell . Elisa 's friend Sarah Dutra was later convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 11 years in prison for murdering Larry McNabney .   Elisa McNabney ( January 3 , 1967 - March 31 , 2002 ) was born Laren Renee Sims to parents Jesse and Jackie Sims in Brooksville , Florida . Laren was a cheerleader and excellent student at Hernando High School ; she had an IQ of 140 . Despite her intelligence , she dropped out of high school , had two children with two different fathers , and started stealing . Laren was arrested for stealing a L'Oreal hair color kit from a Woolworth 's in Tampa , Florida . After being released on that charge , she violated her probation by illegally using a credit card . She cut off her ankle monitor and headed to Las Vegas , Nevada with her daughter Haylei .

neg: Houston House Apartments Houston House Apartments is a 31-story apartment complex in the Skyline District of Downtown Houston , Texas , United States .   The building , located in the southern portion of Downtown , has 396 apartments . Kirksey architecture firm designed the building , which opened in 1966 . Since 1983 Larry Hill of Sumar Realty Corp. and a group of investors have owned the building as part of a partnership . As of 2007 the building had a 90 % occupancy rate , and it was one of the few residential buildings in Downtown Houston that had been in operation for around 40 years .   Several years prior to 2010 , the owners tried to sell the building to a Chicago company , NVG Residential . NVG planned to close on the property in January 2008 . After the planned acquisition NVG planned to install new windows , re-paint the exterior , improve the lobby and the 9th and 10th floor amenity areas . In the amenity areas the company planned to install a business and fitness center , and updated club house , a basketball court , a pool , and an outdoor dining area . The deal with the Chicago firm failed . By 2010 Hill and his business partners began a planned over $ 10 million renovation of the building .   In 2007 a vehicle driving in the apartment complex 's garage punched through the wall of the garage and landed wheels up on another downtown building . The driver died in the crash .

neg: It's Already Written It 's Already Written is the first and only studio album of R&B singer Houston . It was released on August 10 , 2004 , and reached # 14 on the Billboard 200 . The album was certified Gold by the RIAA .

neg: Love Will Save the Day `` Love Will Save the Day '' is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Whitney Houston from her second multi-platinum studio album Whitney ( 1987 ) . The single was released in July 1988 by Arista Records . `` Love Will Save the Day '' is the fastest-tempoed song on the album Whitney . Written by Toni C , produced by John `` Jellybean '' Benitez and featuring Roy Ayers , it is one of the uptempo numbers on the album that also includes `` I Wan na Dance with Somebody ( Who Loves Me ) '' and `` So Emotional . ''

neg: Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope Mistaken Identity : Two Families , One Survivor , Unwavering Hope is a best-selling non-fiction book describing an incident in which the identities of two young female casualties were confused after a vehicle crash . It was published by Howard Books on March 25 , 2008 . The book lists its authors as Don and Susie van Ryn ; Newell , Colleen and Whitney Cerak ; and Mark Tabb ; the former the parents of Laura van Ryn ( the woman believed to have survived the crash but actually deceased ) and the latter the parents of Whitney Cerak , initially declared deceased in the crash but later found to have survived . Mark Tabb is a former pastor whom The New York Times described as `` the go-to guy when a collaborator is needed on books with spiritual themes . ''   Both the identity mix-up and the book 's release received worldwide media attention : was the subject of a two-hour episode of Dateline NBC , a program of The Oprah Winfrey Show , and a segment featured on The Today Show . The book was ranked 1st place for two weeks on the adult non-fiction New York Times Best Seller list in 2008 . The incident prompted the states of Michigan and Indiana to pursue legislation concerning stricter guidelines in the process of identification of bodies by coroners .   On April 26 , 2006 , a Taylor University van carrying nine students and staff members collided with a tractor-trailer being driven by Robert F. Spencer on Interstate 69 in Indiana . Five people riding in the van died at the crash scene : Elizabeth Smith , Laurel Erb , Bradley Larson , and Monica Felver , and a young blonde woman the coroner identified as Whitney Cerak . A similar looking woman who survived but was unable to communicate was identified as Laura van Ryn . For several weeks , the van Ryn family kept a bedside vigil over the patient they believed to be their daughter . However , into five weeks of hospitalization the identity of the surviving woman began to be questioned . She was found to be Whitney Cerak , not Laura van Ryn .   Some physical similarities existed between the two women but the severity of the injuries , which included severe head trauma and the immediate inability to communicate led local government officials to mis-identify the casualties , the hospital to carry through with the unfortunate action and caused both families to respond in a manner appropriate to the situation of each casualty : Cerak was taken care of by the van Ryn family in the belief that she was their daughter . Meanwhile , Laura was interred in a marked grave at a funeral with 1400 people in attendance . Five weeks passed before incidents arose that caused suspicion about identity : she made comments about things and people that were inconsistent with facts pertaining to Laura ; and a university roommate also reported some physical discrepancies . `` Laura '' confirmed that it was ` Whitney Cerak ' that had survived when asked by hospital staff to write down the patient 's name , which was then confirmed by dental records . The tragic mix-up appeared to have been caused by the similarities of appearance of Cerak and van Ryn , and the confusion at the crash scene . Neither family spoke publicly about the incident for nearly two years .   During the Dateline interview , it was noted that the van Ryn family suspected for several days something was amiss with the patient before the concerns were shared with the hospital staff : the van Ryn family noticed the patient 's teeth ; navel piercing ( which van Ryn did not have ) ; the patient called herself Whitney ( not Laura ) when she emerged from the coma ; the patient accused `` her '' parents of being `` false parents '' ; and the patient told `` her '' sister their parent 's names were Newell and Colleen . The van Ryns said that their duplicity in sustaining the misidentification for a month was reinforced by reassurance by the hospital staff of the patient 's identity and the distress of the situation .

neg: Hallerin Hilton Hill Hallerin Hilton Hill ( born 1964 ) is an American talk radio host on Newstalk 98.7 WOKI Knoxville , Tennessee , and television talk show host of Anything is Possible on WBIR-TV in Knoxville . For two years ( 2003-2005 ) he hosted a separate talk radio show on Nashville 's WGFX .   Hill also works as singer/songwriter , author , motivational speaker , and trainer . He wrote `` Who Would Imagine a King '' along with Mervyn Warren which was recorded by Whitney Houston for the film The Preacher 's Wife , and was included on the film 's Grammy-nominated soundtrack .   Hill earned his bachelor 's degree in communications at Oakwood University in Huntsville , Alabama . He resides in Knoxville , Tennessee with his wife and children .

neg: Nessah Synagogue The Nessah Synagogue is a synagogue in Beverly Hills , California .

neg: South Beach (nightclub) South Beach is an after hours nightclub located in Houston , Texas within the Neartown area which opened in 2002 on the former site of Club Heaven . The 10000 sqft dance club located at 810 Pacific Street is popular among the city 's gay community . Among South Beach 's many features is a full-color water-cooled matrix laser light show utilizing Kryogen Ifex liquid ice Jets that spray out a thick cloud of liquid Ice . The ice jets have the ability to reduce the temperature of the club by 20 ° F in a few seconds . Additionally , the club also features go-go boys .   South Beach is owned by Charles Armstrong . Charles Armstrong also owns a number of other gay venues in the same area , including JR 's Bar & Grill , and Montrose Mining Company .

neg: SugarHill Recording Studios SugarHill Recording Studios is a recording studio in Houston , Texas . The studio was important in launching the careers of such artists as Lightnin ' Hopkins , The Big Bopper , George Jones , the Sir Douglas Quintet , Roy Head , and Freddy Fender . It is renowned for its collection of vintage recording equipment , reverb chamber rooms , EMT plates and a long history of music . A landmark in the Houston music community , SugarHill celebrated its 69th year of operation in October 2011 .   Founded in October 1941 by Bill Quinn under the name Quinn Recording , it is the oldest continuously operating studio in the southeastern United States . In 1950 Quinn changed the name of the studio to Gold Star Studios . Huey P Meaux took control in the early 1970s , and gave the studio its current name .

neg: Whitney Houston videography The videography of American pop/R & B recording artist Whitney Houston consists of fifty-five music videos , four music video compilations , a concert tour video and three music video singles . In 1983 , Houston signed a recording contract with Arista Records and two years after released her eponymous debut album . Houston 's first music video was for the single `` You Give Good Love '' , which was selected to establish her in the black marketplace first . In the video of worldwide hit `` Saving All My Love for You '' , she played a beaming All-American girl shadowed by her secret lover 's wife . The following video `` How Will I Know '' , directed by Brian Grant , that helped introduce the singer to a wider audience when it became one of the first videos by a black female singer to earn heavy rotation on MTV , blasting open the doors for a whole generation of R&B and pop divas to follow . The clip won MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video at its 3rd ceremony of 1986 . `` Greatest Love of All '' , the final single released from Houston 's debut album , which helped cement the M.O. for the classic Whitney video . In June 1986 , Houston released her first video compilation The No. 1 Video Hits , containing her four music videos off the Whitney Houston album . The video compilation reached number-one on the Billboard Top Music Videocassettes chart and stayed at the top spot for 22 weeks , which remains the all-time record for a video collection by a female artist , and was certified Platinum for shipments of 100,000 units by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) on July 15 , 1986 . In 1987 , `` I Wan na Dance with Somebody ( Who Loves Me ) '' , the first single from her second album Whitney , was one of Houston 's most recognized music videos in company with the song 's smash hit worldwide . Houston 's fashion and hairstyle in the clip -- towering curly wig , colorful dangly earrings and a series of going-to-the-club outfits -- became one of her iconic looks .   In November 1990 , Houston released her third studio album I 'm Your Baby Tonight . The video for the title track from the album , was what passed for a high-concept clip from Houston , in which she paid tribute to three different legends in film and music industries : Marlene Dietrich , The Supremes and Audrey Hepburn . On January 27 , 1991 , Houston , wearing a white tracksuit with a red and blue print and matching athletic headband , performed `` The Star Spangled Banner '' at Super Bowl XXV , held at the Tampa Stadium in Tampa , Florida . Due to overwhelming response to her rendition , the performance was released as a video single , which was certified 2 × Platinum by the RIAA in April 1991 . Such Houston 's patriotism-boosting-performance for the national anthem led her to give Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston concert , which was for the troops , their families , and military and government dignitaries in honor of those returning from the Gulf War . The concert was released as a VHS ( later also LD and DVD ) in the same year and it was certified Gold for shipments of 50,000 units by the RIAA . Though Houston is acknowledged as one of the best live performers , up to date , the live footage is her only full-concert video that has been issued officially in the United States .   `` I Will Always Love You '' , one of Houston 's iconic videos , was the clip for the lead single off the soundtrack for Houston 's 1992 film debut The Bodyguard . In the video , directed by Nick Brandt , the camera focused on an elegantly suited up , forlorn-looking Houston sitting in an empty theater and staring into the distance as she watched clips from the movie scroll by . Houston blasted into the song 's towering finale via a quick zoom to her face , eyes closed , and then popping open as she hit the high notes . The idea and the camerawork helped Houston to deliver perfectly the titanically tear-jerking drama of the song . Her other notable video from The Bodyguard Soundtrack , `` Queen of the Night '' , featured Houston performing the song in a club dressed in a metallic costume , which were inspired by scenes from Fritz Lang 's 1927 silent film Metropolis . After Houston contributed to her songs on the soundtracks for two films , in which she also starred , Waiting to Exhale ( 1995 ) and The Preacher 's Wife ( 1996 ) , she teamed up with Mariah Carey in the video for `` When You Believe '' from The Prince of Egypt Soundtrack . In November 1998 , Houston came back to pop music full-time with My Love Is Your Love , which returned her to heavy rotation . The singles from the album , `` Heartbreak Hotel '' , `` It 's Not Right But It 's Okay '' , and `` My Love Is Your Love '' , were all US top 5 hits , and Houston was also once again embraced by MTV thanks to her willingness to let her style and approach evolve in her music and the videos . During that time , most of her music videos were directed by Kevin Bray .   Houston began the 2000s with her first greatest hits compilation , Whitney : The Greatest Hits , which spawned three then new videos including two for the duet songs that she collaborated with Enrique Iglesias on `` Could I Have This Kiss Forever '' and George Michael on `` If I Told You That '' . The accompanying video/DVD of the same title was also released at the same time , which contained Houston 's promotional videos from 1985 to 1999 and several hard-to-find live performances including her 1983 TV debut on The Merv Griffin Show . In December 2002 , Houston released her fifth studio album , Just Whitney . Two music videos from the album , `` Whatchulookinat '' and `` Try It on My Own '' , were considered her answers to the media for getting too deep into her personal life and to malicious rumours surrounding then her public image . In the former video , she confronted the issues with a white set with an overhead camera and mirrors on its walls , following and reflecting Houston 's every move . In the latter , did with the storyline strongly reminiscent of her high-profile firing by Burt Bacharach from the 2000 Academy Awards ceremony for not singing `` Over the Rainbow '' during rehearsals for the show . In August 2009 , Houston returned to the music scene with her fourth Billboard 200 number-one album , I Look to You , which yielded `` Million Dollar Bill '' and `` I Look to You '' videos .   Most of Houston 's notable videos involve just a bit of perfunctory storyline and focus on her performance , however , several sources recognized her as one of pioneers who laid the groundwork and broke down barriers with the videos during her generation . In 2003 , VH1 ranked Houston at number three on the list of '50 Greatest Women of the Video Era ' . In February 2012 , TIME , on a photo article in honor of Black History Month , listed her as one of '50 Cultural Giants ' . Gil Kaufman from MTV News said that '' -LSB- Houston -RSB- proved you could make a fuss without making a spectacle , '' and added his view on Houston 's legacy as follows :  The legendary R&B singer -LSB- Houston -RSB- became one of the most important artists of the early music-video era by taking the road less traveled . -LSB- ... -RSB- While such fellow trailblazers as Michael Jackson and Madonna created video fantasy worlds full of monsters , gangsters , street-fighting men and naughty brides , Houston mostly skipped the drama and stood front and center in her most iconic clips doing the thing that she did best : singing her heart out .

neg: Big Mello Curtis Donnell Davis ( August 7 , 1968 -- June 15 , 2002 ) , better known by his stage name Big Mello , was an American rapper from Houston , Texas . He debuted as Big Mello in 1992 with the album `` Bone Hard Zaggin ' '' on the Rap-A-Lot Records label .   Shea Serrano of the Houston Press said that Big Mello was famous for `` repping Hiram Clarke in the 90 's -LSB- ... -RSB- ''   On June 15 , 2002 Davis along with a passenger died after Davis lost control of his vehicle and hit a pillar in the 4500 block of South Loop West ( South Interstate Highway 610 ) .

neg: Adam Kelly Ward Adam Kelly Ward ( August 11 , 1982 -- March 22 , 2016 ) was an American convicted murderer executed by the state of Texas by lethal injection .

neg: Houston Club The Houston Club is a private social club located in Houston , Texas . As of January 2013 the club is housed on 910 Louisiana Street in the Shell building in Downtown Houston . The club members are a part of Houston 's business , civic , cultural , and financial communities . Members include business leaders , cultural leaders , consuls general , doctors , entrepreneurs , governors , mayors , and presidents . Notable members include former President of the United States George H. W. Bush and James Baker . Maggie Galehouse of the Houston Chronicle said , `` In its heyday - the mid-1950s to the mid-1980s - the Houston Club was the power broker club in the city . ''

neg: Diane Jenkins Diane Jenkins is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless . The role was first portrayed by Alex Donnelley , who debuted in 1982 . Diane was initially a two-day bit role , but was developed into a long-term character . Donnelley left the role two years later ; returning briefly in 1986 before returning to the role fully in 1996 . In 2001 , Donnelley left again in what was supposed to be a storyline dictated departure , however , the role was later recast with Susan Walters . After three years in the role , Walters chose to drop to recurring status in 2004 , but was n't seen again until a brief guest appearance in February 2010 . Seven months later , the role was recast a second time with Maura West , who took over in October .   Diane has had relationships with business tycoons Jack Abbott ( Peter Bergman ) and Victor Newman ( Eric Braeden ) . Diane has a son with Jack , Kyle Abbott ( Lachlan Buchanan ) , who was initially supposed to be Victor 's son before his sperm sample was switched . Donnelley described Diane as `` taking herself much too seriously '' , while Walters criticized the character for existing solely to advance another character 's storyline . Former head writer Maria Arena Bell was heavily criticized for the writing for West ; Zap2it said Bell missed an opportunity to focus on Diane 's rivalry with Jack . In 2011 , within eight months of joining the cast , West was let go and the character was killed off two months later in a whodunit murder storyline . The storyline was also harshly criticized for progressing too slowly , as it was a six-month period before the revelation that Nikki Newman ( Melody Thomas Scott ) murdered Diane in self-defense .

neg: Miss USA 2012 Miss USA 2012 , the 61st Miss USA pageant , was held on June 3 , 2012 , at the The AXIS in Las Vegas , Nevada . Alyssa Campanella of California crowned her successor Olivia Culpo of Rhode Island at the end of the event . Culpo represented the USA at Miss Universe 2012 and became the eighth American to win Miss Universe .   Pageant protocol forces Culpo to `` resign '' her Miss USA title in order to be Miss Universe . In this case , the first runner-up , Nana Meriwether , who competed as Miss Maryland USA 2012 , inherited the Miss USA title . Meriwether became the first woman from Maryland to hold the Miss USA title ; the first time a woman from Maryland won Miss USA was in 1957 with Mary Leona Gage who was dethroned shortly after winning .   The 50 states and the District of Columbia competed for the prestigious title . The pageant was televised live on NBC in the U.S.A. . The full preliminary round , as well as highlights from the event , is available over Xbox Live via their YouTube and MSN applications .   For the first time , a question was solicited from Twitter for the final question asked of one of the five finalists . That question picked by the pageant organizers - `` Would you feel it would be fair that a transgender woman wins the Miss USA title over a natural-born woman ? '' - was answered by the winner , Culpo .

neg: Sparkle (2012 film) Sparkle is a 2012 American musical film directed by Salim Akil and produced by Stage 6 Films , It was released on August 17 , 2012 , by TriStar Pictures . Inspired by The Supremes , Sparkle is a remake of the 1976 film of the same name , which centered on three singing teenage sisters from Harlem who form a girl group in the late 1960s . The remake takes place in Detroit , Michigan in the 1960s during the Motown era .   The film stars Jordin Sparks , Derek Luke , Whitney Houston , Mike Epps , Cee Lo Green , Carmen Ejogo , Tika Sumpter , Tamela Mann and Omari Hardwick . Sparkle features songs from the original film written by soul musician Curtis Mayfield as well as new compositions by R&B artist R. Kelly . This film is the debut of R&B / pop singer and American Idol winner Jordin Sparks as an actress . Sparkle also marks Whitney Houston 's fifth and final feature film role before her death on February 11 , 2012 , three months after filming ended . The film is dedicated to her memory .

neg: David Martin Long David Martin Long ( July 15 , 1953 -- December 8 , 1999 ) was an American murderer . He was arrested after the 1986 hatchet killings of three women in Lancaster , Texas , and was convicted of murder and sentenced to the death penalty . Long was never tried for any other murders , but he also confessed to killing a gas station attendant in a 1978 beating in San Bernardino , California , and killing a former boss in a 1983 fire in Bay City , Texas .   While on death row , Long confessed to setting a fire that killed two women in 1986 . Ernest Willis was already on death row for the crime . Long 's confession was ultimately found to lack credibility , but it sparked new interest in the case , and when arson investigators re-examined the case , they felt that an electrical issue most likely caused the fire . Willis was released from prison in 2004 , having spent 17 years on death row .   Two days before Long was scheduled to be executed , he took an overdose of prescription drugs and was hospitalized in Galveston , Texas . Officials in Texas refused to delay the execution . Initially placed on a ventilator , Long improved significantly by the next day . He was placed on a medically supervised flight back to Huntsville on the day of his scheduled execution so that he could be executed as scheduled .


query: Lucas starred an actress from the United States.

pos: Courtney Thorne-Smith Courtney Thorne-Smith ( born November 8 , 1967 ) is an American actress . She is best known for her roles as Alison Parker on Melrose Place , Georgia Thomas on Ally McBeal , Cheryl in According to Jim , and her recurring role on Two and a Half Men as Lyndsey McElroy .

pos: Lucas (film) Lucas  is a 1986 American teen tragicomedy film directed by David Seltzer and starring Corey Haim , Kerri Green , Charlie Sheen and Courtney Thorne-Smith . The film was Winona Ryder 's screen debut .

pos: Kerri Green Kerri Lee Green ( born January 14 , 1967 ) is an American actress , writer , and director .

pos: Winona Ryder Winona Ryder ( born Winona Laura Horowitz ; October 29 , 1971 ) is an American actress . One of the most profitable and iconic actresses of the 1990s , she made her film debut in the 1986 film Lucas . As Lydia Deetz , a goth teenager in Tim Burton 's Beetlejuice ( 1988 ) , she won critical acclaim and widespread recognition . After appearances in film and on television , Ryder continued her acting career with the cult film Heathers ( 1988 ) , a controversial satire of teenage suicide and high school life that has since become a landmark teen film . She later appeared in the coming of age drama Mermaids ( 1990 ) , earning a Golden Globe nomination , and in the same year appeared alongside Johnny Depp in Burton 's dark fairy-tale Edward Scissorhands ( 1990 ) , and shortly thereafter with Keanu Reeves in Francis Ford Coppola 's gothic romance Bram Stoker 's Dracula ( 1992 ) .   Having played diverse roles in many well-received films in the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s , Ryder won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and an Academy Award nomination in the same category for her role in The Age of Innocence in 1993 , as well as another Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the literary adaptation of Little Women the following year . She later appeared in the Generation X hit Reality Bites ( 1994 ) , Alien : Resurrection ( 1997 ) , the Woody Allen comedy Celebrity ( 1998 ) , and Girl , Interrupted ( 1999 ) , which she also executive-produced . In 2000 , Ryder received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , honoring her legacy in the film industry .   Ryder 's personal life has attracted significant media attention . Her relationship with Johnny Depp in the early 1990s and a 2001 arrest for shoplifting were constant subjects of tabloid journalism . She has been open about her personal struggles with anxiety and depression .   In 2002 , she appeared in the box office hit Mr. Deeds alongside Adam Sandler . In 2006 , Ryder returned to the screen after a brief hiatus , appearing in high-profile films such as Star Trek . In 2010 , she was nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards : as the lead actress in When Love Is Not Enough : The Lois Wilson Story and as part of the cast of Black Swan . She also reunited with Burton for Frankenweenie ( 2012 ) . Since 2016 , she has starred as Joyce Byers in the Netflix supernatural-horror series Stranger Things , for which she has garnered Golden Globe and SAG nominations .

pos: Americans Americans are citizens of the United States of America . The country is home to people of many different national origins . As a result , Americans do not equate their nationality with ethnicity , but with citizenship and allegiance . Although citizens make up the majority of Americans , non-citizen residents , dual citizens , and expatriates may also claim an American identity .   The use in English of the term `` American '' to exclusively mean people of the United States developed from its original use to differentiate English people of the American colonies from English people of England despite its linguistic ambiguity in other senses of the word `` American '' , which can also refer to people from the Americas in general . See Names for United States citizens .

neg: Ashley Eckstein Maria Ashley Eckstein ( née Drane ; born September 22 , 1981 ) , credited as Ashley Eckstein or Ashley Drane , is an American actress and fashion designer , known to audiences of Blue Collar TV and as the voice of Ahsoka Tano on Star Wars : The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels . She also played a small role as Alicia in the film Sydney White and as Ms. Cole in the film Alice Upside Down , with both films being released in 2007 . Eckstein also had a recurring role as Muffy on the Disney Channel sitcom That 's So Raven .

neg: Marcia Lucas Marcia Lou Lucas ( née Griffin ; born October 4 , 1945 ) is an Academy Award-winning American film editor who was most well known for her work on the early 1970s films of Martin Scorsese . Lucas won the Academy Award for Best Editing in 1977 for Star Wars , which was written and directed by her first husband , George Lucas .

neg: Natalie Gal Natalya Ivanovna Galkina , simply known as Natalie Gal ( Наталья Ивановна Галкина born December 18 , 1985 ) is a Russian-American model and actress , who made her television debut as runner-up on the eighth series of America 's Next Top Model . She has been pursuing her modelling careers succeedingly .

neg: Jessica Chastain Jessica Michelle Chastain ( born March 24 , 1977 ) is an American actress and film producer . Born in Carmichael , California , and raised in Sacramento , Chastain developed an interest in acting from a young age . In 1998 , she made her professional stage debut as Shakespeare 's Juliet . After studying acting at the Juilliard School , she was signed to a talent holding deal with the television producer John Wells . She was a recurring guest star in several television shows , including Law & Order : Trial by Jury . She also took on roles in the stage productions of Anton Chekhov 's play The Cherry Orchard in 2004 and Oscar Wilde 's tragedy Salome in 2006 .   Chastain made her film debut in the drama Jolene ( 2008 ) , and gained wide recognition in 2011 for starring roles in half a dozen films , including the dramas Take Shelter and The Tree of Life . Her performance as an aspiring socialite in The Help earned her an Academy Award nomination . In 2012 , she won a Golden Globe Award and received a second Oscar nomination for playing a CIA agent in the thriller Zero Dark Thirty . Chastain made her Broadway debut in a revival of The Heiress in the same year . Her highest-grossing releases came with the science fiction films Interstellar ( 2014 ) and The Martian ( 2015 ) , as she continued to draw praise for her performances in the dramas The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby ( 2013 ) , A Most Violent Year ( 2014 ) , and Miss Sloane ( 2016 ) .   Chastain 's accolades include two Academy Award and British Academy Film Award nominations . She is known to prepare extensively for her roles . Chastain is the founder of the production company Freckle Films , which was created to promote diversity in film . She is vocal about social issues such as gender and racial equality , and mental health . Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 .

neg: Elya Baskin Ilya Zalmanovich Baskin ( Iļja Baskins , Илья́ За́лманович Ба́скин born 11 August 1950 ) , known as Elya Baskin , is an American actor .

neg: Emma Greenwell Emma Greenwell ( born January 14 , 1989 ) is an American actress who was born in the United States but was raised in London from a very young age .

neg: Lorelei Linklater Lorelei Grace Linklater ( born May 29 , 1994 ) is an American actress . She is the daughter of Christina Harrison and director Richard Linklater .   She appears in her father 's films Waking Life and Boyhood , the latter playing the older sister to Ellar Coltrane 's Mason .

neg: Ione Skye Ione Skye Lee ( -LSB- aɪˈoʊni -RSB- née Ione Skye Leitch , September 4 , 1970 ) is a British-American actress who starred the 1989 movie Say Anything ... . In 2006 , VH1 placed her at number 84 on its `` 100 Greatest Teen Stars '' list .

neg: Sarah Ramos Sarah Emily Ramos ( born May 21 , 1991 ) is an American actress . She is best known for her roles as Patty Pryor on the television series American Dreams and Haddie Braverman on the series Parenthood .

neg: Gabriella Pession Gabriella Pession is an American-born Italian actress .

neg: Kate Rogal Kate Rogal ( born 1985 ) is an American actress .

neg: Dana Eskelson Dana Erika Eskelson ( born February 6 , 1965 in Dallas , Texas ) is an American television , film , and theatre actress .

neg: Florence Hale Florence Hale ( 14 May 1887 -- 2 April 1945 ) , was an American actress . She appeared in 3 films between 1912 and 1922 .   She was born in Iowa , United States and died in San Diego , California .

neg: Heidi Lucas Heidi Lucas ( born June 3 , 1977 ) is a former teen American actress .

neg: Bryan Dattilo Bryan Ronald Dattilo ( born July 29 , 1971 ) is an American actor . He is best known for his role as Lucas Horton on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives .

neg: Kristin Davis Kristin Landen Davis ( also listed as Kristin Lee Davis ; born February 23 , 1965 ) is an American actress . She is known for playing Brooke Armstrong on the soap opera Melrose Place ( 1995 -- 1996 ) , and Charlotte York Goldenblatt on HBO 's Sex and the City ( 1998 -- 2004 ) . She received a 2004 Emmy Award nomination for her role as Charlotte , and reprised the role in the films , Sex and the City ( 2008 ) and Sex and the City 2 ( 2010 ) .   Davis made her Broadway debut playing Mabel Cantwell in the 2012 revival of The Best Man , and her West End debut playing Beth Gallagher in the original 2014 stage production of Fatal Attraction .

neg: Erin Lucas Erin Lucas , or Erin Williams , is an American model and actress . She was a cast member of the MTV reality television show , The City , a spinoff of The Hills , where she reunited with long-time friend Whitney Port . She is the daughter of AC/DC bass guitarist Cliff Williams . She graduated from NYU in 2007 . She lives in Los Angeles , California and hosts Sex & Relationships on CurrentTV .

neg: Mikaela Hoover Mikaela Hoover ( Persian : میکیلا هوور ; born July 12 , 1984 ) is an American actress of Iranian ancestry .

neg: Lilian Bond Lilian Bond ( January 18 , 1908 -- January 25 , 1991 ) was a British-born United States-based film actress from the late 1920s to the 1940s .