2 - Queen Elizabeth II has been reigning over the United Kingdom for the past 58 years.
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The German team of Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy - the two-time reigning world champions - won bronze with 210.60 points.
The 23-year-old midfielder -- who is France's reigning Player of the Year -- is shy about his superstar status.
Messi is the reigning FIFA player of the year, But sat out the match to protect him against any possible injury.
It waddled towards the pool, looking less like a predator than like an elderly sumo wrestler tottering uncertainly towards a bout with a reigning champion.
The Manassa Mauler' Jack Dempsey brutally beat down and dethroned reigning 6'6 champion Jess Willard in three violent rounds at the Bay View Park Arena in Toledo, Ohio.
As he pummeled reigning champ Tommy Burns, police stormed the ring to stop the fight, and film cameras were shut off to spare the world the sight of a black knocking out a white for the crown.
Only a few decades ago the prevailing worry was that television, the reigning medium at the time, was creating a generation of unimaginative couch potatoes, if not intellectual vegetables.
Once again, a stellar cast has been assembled, headed by glorious German soprano Dagmar Schellenberger, the current reigning Marschallin at the Vienna State Opera, and featuring a show-stopping guest appearance by Hong Kong's own operatic star Warren Mok.
David Villa is undoubtedly one of the brightest stars on the global footballing stage, illustrated by his recent big-money move to reigning la Liga and world club champions Barcelona.
