Kylie Minogue sings in 2013 as Sydney launches fireworks’ spectacular
As previewed last week, Kylie Minogue sang in the Gregorian New Year in Sydney. The singer pushed the button to launch the fireworks’ display, which had been planned and designed by the Foti Fireworks company. Seven tonnes of fireworks, worth some A$6·6 million, were launched into the Sydney night sky, ushering in 2013 two hours […]
Estée Lauder celebrates 60 years of Youth-Dew with limited-edition bottle next March
Estée Lauder will release a limited-edition bottle for its Youth-Dew scent to commemorate its 60th anniversary next year. The company, which says that Youth-Dew was ahead of its time and is as relevant today as when it was introduced, calls it a ‘sexy’ scent. The new limited-edition bottle, in a 67 ml (2¼ […]
Auline Grac, Miss Provence, becomes Miss Prestige National 2013
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 […]
Miss Bourgogne, Marine Lorphelin, crowned Miss France 2013
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 […]
BMW’s Concept 4 Coupé the clearest sign yet there will be a 4-series
As early as 1978, there was a rumour that BMW would release a 4-series. That time, Motor magazine (the UK one, from IPC) hinted that there would be a sporting 3-series, possibly a sporting fastback. The rumour returned for the latest F30 generation of 3-series saloons: that BMW would introduce the 4 moniker for […]
Hennes & Mauritz announces clothing collecting initiative, reducing environmental impact
In a typically Swedish socially responsible fashion, Hennes & Mauritz has announced a clothing collecting initiative as of February 2013. In all its stores in all 48 countries, customers will be able to bring in used garments, with H&M committing to sustainability. Customers will get a voucher in return. The company says it […]
Lead-up to Miss France 2013 still bumpy over potential disqualifications
December is a big month for us when it comes to covering beauty pageants, with news of the Miss France telecast traditionally our most-read story of the year on the Lucire website. There has been slightly less of the “battle of the pageants” scandal in France this year, with Geneviève de Fontenay, la dame […]
Pirelli calendar for 2013 features Summer Rayne Oakes, Adriana Lima, Petra Němcová, Liya Kebede
Steve McCurry for Pirelli Above Summer Rayne Oakes and Adriana Lima appear in the 2013 Pirelli calendar. This year’s Pirelli calendar, launching presently in Rio de Janeiro, has a Lucire connection: our Summer Rayne Oakes appears in it. We’ve been following its launch today as Summer Rayne—best known for her work in the […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet releases 2013 programme, with world premières and Swan Lake
Ross Brown The Royal New Zealand Ballet unveiled its 2013 programme, celebrating the group’s 60th anniversary, on Thursday evening. Announced at Premier House, the Prime Minister’s official residence, the line-up was introduced by the Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage, the Hon Chris Finlayson. There are three world premières in Made to Move. […]
Kim Kardashian, Kanye West at Paris couture week; Naomi Watts on set as Princess Diana
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West—or Kimye, as the media are beginning to refer to them—hit Paris’s couture week, attending the Stéphane Rolland show—or the remaining part of it, since the couple was an hour late. Rolland had waited nearly an hour for the pair to arrive, and decided to commence the show without them. […]
