This year's female nominee may prove controversial.

She paid close attention when the female nominees in the best pop vocal category were announced.

On the day before, Laura Bush mentioned publicly for the third time that she would like to see a female nominee.

Ms. Murray's victory raised the number of major-party female nominees for the Senate to 11 - a record, by one.

Calvin Klein sent each female nominee white roses and a pair of his sunglasses.

Because most of the new female nominees are Democrats, they and the groups that back them have come under fire already from Republican leaders.

Since most female nominees are Democrats, that, too, could make their November races more difficult.

The year 1958 was the first time she and other female nominees contended for Hugo Awards.

In the end, he nominated eight black, female and Hispanic nominees to Cabinet-level positions that had never been held by members of their groups.

To up the public-relations quotient, there may be calls for votes on three controversial female nominees.