These smell fantastic and fruity—and their formula contains vitamins E and B5, and Community Fair Trade organic virgin coconut oil. The Body Shop’s latest lip glosses are released in nine new shades in flavours (this is not an understatement—you should see how this office smells) of plum, peach, strawberry, mango, lychee, coconut and watermelon, among others. The formula is non-sticky and lightweight. Each retails for NZ$23.
   Meanwhile, the Body Shop has also released its Rainforest Coconut Hair Oil, which contains coconut oil and pracaxi oil, giving a softer shine and nourishment. The coconut oil is sourced from Samoa’s Women in Business Development Initiative, a Community Fair Trade provider. The Body Shop reminds us that Samoa has had two centuries’ experience in coconut oil extraction, and purchasing the oil (retail NZ$28·50) helps the people there, something that’s particularly poignant after the severe storm their country has had.
   The hair oil works as an overnight leave-in, a pre-wash treatment or as a scalp massage.

Top The Icebreaker tunic. Above Icebreaker Highline three-quarter jacket.

Icebreaker has launched its winter 2013 collection, which the company calls its ‘most innovative and technologically advanced.’
   In some of the offerings, the company’s soft shell construction has been combined with its Bluesign-accredited ‘nano’ particles, which feature a ridged surface that allows water, oil and mud to run off.
   The Dart LS Half-Zip for men, a similar design for women, and the Quantum Plus Hood are three in the range incorporating what the company calls nanotechnology.
   Icebreaker also has hybrid fabrics in its winter 2013 range, using Realfleece fabric and soft shell panels, and natural fibres blending 70 per cent merino with 30 per cent cotton.
   The Icebreaker Legend LS Zip is the company’s warmest mid-layer design, where one layer can take the place of several, and four of the women’s sweaters this season are front-to-back reversible.
   A stylish addition is the Ariana dress with a crushed cowl neckline.
   Its Bodyfit base later collection has been upgraded, while there are new luxury knitwear pieces and accessories.

With so many pageants within days of one another, we’re at risk of being a pageant, rather than a fashion, magazine. But since we’ve followed Sarah Munn’s journey as Miss New Zealand at the 25th World Miss University 2012 (월드미스유니버시티), it’s only right that we announce that Mia Hasanagic, Miss Denmark, took the title at the pageant tonight at the Sheraton Grande Walkerhill Hotel, Seoul earlier tonight.
   Elina Grundane, Miss Latvia, was runner-up. We were in touch with Miss Grundane’s pageant director, Inta Fogele, at the weekend. Ms Fogele was confident, and, like New Zealand, her country had taken the title once before, with Julija Djadenko.
   Miss Hasanagic is 20, and attends Aarhus University. She studies global management and counts dancing and poetry as her interests.
   But who won the popular vote, a.k.a. Miss Netizen, at World Miss University 2012? We’ve encouraged Lucire readers to vote for Miss New Zealand Sarah Munn between December 3 and 11—who scored the highest. Yet this prize went to Miss Korea, who placed eighth. Have a read of our latest article, online today, and you can make up your own minds.

Above Auline Grac in a promotional shot for an earlier modelling competition, Génération Mannequin 2010.

It’s never quite as big a day as the Miss France result, but Auline Grac, Miss Provence, is the new Miss Prestige National in France for 2013, held at the Lido in Paris last night.
   The rival pageant was set up by the former Miss France boss, la dame au chapeau, Geneviève de Fontenay, two years ago, and has been mired in controversy since.
   Grac, 21, lives in Aix-en-Provence, and is 1·79 m (5 ft 10½ in) tall and is a first-year osteopathy student at the Université de Limoges. She was born in Marseille.
   The seven finalists in Miss Prestige National were voted by telephone, before the winner was elected by a jury chaired by journalist Henry-Jean Servat. Yvan Levaï and Jean-Claude Jitrois also served on the jury.
   Thirty regional finalists modelled costumes, evening gowns and one-piece swimsuits. Instead of a television network, the ceremony was broadcast on Dailymotion.
   After Endemol sued de Fontenay under a non-compete clause, she had insisted she was not the organizer of the pageant, but merely a ‘guest of honour’
   Originally titled Miss Nationale, de Fontenay found herself in the middle of a trade mark claim in 2011, when another party claimed that they had registered the name first. The pageant was hurriedly retitled.

Cheryl Cole, in a tight black jumpsuit, tells ITN backstage at the Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball, that she has had a ‘really good year’, reuniting with Girls Aloud and going on tour, calling it ‘exciting’.
   She says she would not plan for the new year: ‘You can plan till the cows come home and the cows never show up.’
   She tells the network her one wish for 2013: ‘Just for everybody to be healthy and happy.’
   Cole also says she had a great time filming her revealing documentary, and that she was not concerned because she always has Twitter as an outlet for interacting with fans.
   Her new beau Tre Holloway is mentioned at the end before the interview cuts.
   Cole performed at the Ball, along with One Direction, Lawson, Little Mix and JLS.

Miss Bourgogne, Marine Lorphelin, is Miss France 2013, succeeding Delphine Wespiser.
   Lorphelin, 19, hails from Charnay-lès-Mâcon. She is 1·76 m tall (5 ft 9 in).
   She is in her first year of medicine in Lyon. Her interests are art, painting and fashion. She is a regular gym-goer.
   Lorphelin was originally crowned Miss Bourgogne (Burgundy) on September 29 at the parc des expositions de l’Eduen. A teary-eyed Lorphelin tonight became the 66th Miss France on live television.
   Runners-up were Miss Tahiti, Miss Nord Pas-de-Calais and Miss Martinique.
   The 33 contestants have been together since November 23. The final saw them wear up to 10 different outfits, including a replica of the Guy Laroche dress from Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire (1972). There was a series of tableaux paying tribute to actresses such as Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve, Sophie Marceau, Meryl Streep, Marilyn Monroe and Natalie Portman, with a final featuring a couture dress in homage to Grace Kelly. An earlier swimwear segment had a James Bond theme, paying tribute to Ursula Andress.
   This year’s competition was held at the Zenith in Limoges. Four thousand people were in the audience, with a larger audience watching live on France’s TF1. Guests during the telecast included actor Jamel Debbouze.
   The judging panel was composed of screen legend Alain Delon, Mireille Darc, former model Adriana Karembeu, Nikos Aliagas, Miss France 2006 Alexandra Rosenfeld, Olympic swimmer Camille Muffat, and Frédéric Diefenthal. Viewers account for half of the vote in choosing the five finalists out of the 12 semi-finalists the jury selected.
   The final 12 were Miss Bourgogne, Miss Pays de Loire, Miss Martinique, Miss Roussillon, Miss Nord-Pas-De-Calais, Miss Champagne-Ardennes, Miss Bretagne, Miss Provence, Miss Rhône-Alpes, Miss Picardie, Miss Tahiti et Miss Côté d’Azur.
   Twenty minutes before midnight local time, they were then narrowed down to Miss Bourgogne, Miss Tahiti, Miss Nord-Pas-De-Calais, Miss Martinique et Miss Pays de Loire.
   Wespiser, in her valedictory speech, says she was ‘ready to join the ranks of the former Miss [Frances]’ and that she was ‘proud to be part of this family.’
   Miss Prestige National, the rival pageant founded by the former Miss France owner Geneviève de Fontenay, will have its pageant on Monday night, with a jury chaired by Christiane Lillio. De Fontenay has been to court this year over her non-compete clause but insists she is merely a ‘guest of honour’.

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   Meanwhile, over at World Miss University in Korea, the next pageant in the calendar, Miss New Zealand Sarah Munn has amassed, fairly, her 10,800 views for her YouTube video. Miss Munn’s video appears in the right-hand column, and we encourage readers to help get her numbers up legitimately with a single view each day, which will take 55 seconds of your time. You can visit YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1Qb2XbFSUA.

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Above UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie meets with refugees at the Za’atri refugee camp in Jordan.

Actress Angelina Jolie, in her capacity as a UNHCR Special Envoy, visited Syrian refugees on the Jordan–Syria border. The refugees had made the dangerous crossing to Jordan from war-torn Syria.
   One family which Jolie met recalled hiding in holes under the ground when the bombing became too severe in Syria. Unfortunately, after rain, the holes had become flooded. There is also a shortage of food, including bread. These factors had driven the desperate family to flee.
   Jolie was at the camp earlier this week on her third visit, following up on an earlier visit in September.
   ‘What I saw last night is a dramatic example of the plight of hundreds of thousands of Syrians who have been uprooted by the fighting and are in a desperate search for safety,’ she said on Thursday.
   ‘Civilians inside the country are being targeted. Many of those trying to flee are exposed to extreme danger right up to the border itself. I appeal to all sides in the conflict to do all they can to ensure the safe passage of these innocent civilians.’
   ‘The incredible compassion shown to these traumatized refugee families by the Jordanian border guards tonight was extremely moving,’ she added. ‘Jordan has welcomed the refugees even though it has placed a huge burden on the country. The international community needs to show more solidarity and to support Jordan and the other countries in the region who continue to keep their borders open.’
   Press reports estimate that some half a million refugees have fled. Between Jolie’s visits, the number of registered Syrian refugees has swelled by over 200,000. The Za’atri refugee camp north of Amman has doubled in size. UNHCR is currently racing against time to prepare the camps for the winter; temperatures are already dropping to freezing. Tents are being reinforced, and c. 30,000 high thermal blankets and winter clothing are being distributed.
   Jolie and fiancé Brad Pitt have made a donation of $50,000 for family tents. However, she said, ‘Winter is already here and UNHCR and its partners still lack 50 per cent of the funds needed to get everyone through the next few difficult months.’

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Last night, Johnnie Walker opened its Johnnie Walker House Beijing, which the brand claims to be ‘the world’s largest embassy for luxury Scotch whisky outside of Scotland.’
   Diageo had already opened a Johnnie Walker House in Shanghai in 2011. The new boutique, which blends retail, club and artistic space, is located at Ch’ien Men.
   Guests included Brian Gallagher, Karen Mok, Zhang Yadong, Duan Yihong, Pace Wu, Xander Zhou, Andy Chen, Tia Ray and Chen Su.
   Among the offerings at the House are unique blends, and well-heeled customers will be able to specify their own.
   Elisabetta Franchi has opened her first single-brand store in Milano, at via Manzoni 37, with a cocktail party on Wednesday.
   The 168 m², two-storey store blends Franchi’s signature values of elegance, class and charm, with a modern, minimalist design and the use of tinted mirrors, steel and cement.
   The prêt-à-porter designer said in a release, ‘This space is something in between an intimate, luxurious apartment, and your typical New York boutique. Its mood is based on several contrasts: precious fabrics and natural colours, contemporary collections in a classy environment. It re-creates the chic and bon-ton atmospheres I love so much.’
   Franchi plans openings in other locations, including Amsterdam, Lisbon, Maasmechelen, Dubai and Jakarta, she says.

Above More photographs from the Johnnie Walker House Beijing opening. Below Elisabetta Franchi’s new Milano boutique in the heart of the fashion district on the via Manzoni.