Miss Austria 2012, Amina Dagi, appears in new photo shoot by Manfred Baumann
Manfred Baumann Miss Austria 2012, Amina Dagi, has been photographed extensively after her win by photographer and pageant judge Manfred Baumann at the Casino Baden. Dagi, 16, was crowned Miss Austria by her predecessor, Carmen Stamboli, at the Casino on March 30, with Stefanie Steinmayr first runner-up and Marisa Gerhardter second runner-up. She is […]
Entertainment news: Zhang Zi Lin on modelling; more from Fashion for Relief; Oprah’s farewell
Stéphane Kossmann/Renault/Getty Images China’s biggest model at present, former Miss World (2007) Zhang Zi Lin, one of L’Oréal Paris’s many faces, talks about her early aspirations, her career in modelling, and her Elie Saab (‘one of my favourite designers’) dress that she wore to the première of Tree of Life at the Festival de Cannes. […]
Aishwarya Rai talks cinema, culture and Heroine at Cannes Film Festival
Aishwarya Rai overtook Gong Li yesterday as being the most-searched celebrity on Lucire, so here’s a treat for all fans of one of the world’s most beautiful women: a one-on-one interview. Jonathan Ross is again the interviewer. Rai talks about feeling ‘at home’ at Cannes, thanks to her frequency of visits, and the […]
Miss Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete is L’Oréal Paris’s new face
L’Oréal Paris has announced that Jimena ‘Ximena’ Navarrete, 22, the reigning Miss Universe, is its new face. Of Mexican origin, Navarrete follows in the footsteps of Cheryl Cole, Jennifer López, Beyoncé Knowles, Gwen Stefani, Scarlett Johansson and Aishwarya Rai. While not the first L’Oréal Paris spokesmodel of Latin American extraction, Navarrete helps boost […]
France’s “war of the pageants” comes to a head this weekend
Conflicts in most countries over two beauty pageants might stem from the rivalry between Miss Universe and Miss World—and even then they are far and few between. But France’s new rivalry—dubbed la guerre des Miss—which has caught the attention of the media there, has a very different foundation. France has a general acceptance of […]
Aishwarya Rai turns heads at Festival de Cannes
Giorgio Armani Many regard former Miss World Aishwarya Rai, 36, as the most beautiful woman in the world. She is certainly a positive, modern and relevant symbol of India. As mentioned yesterday, Giorgio Armani Privé supplied her with her Festival de Cannes dress for the event’s second day. Rai wore a black evening dress […]
Magdalena Schoeman is Miss World New Zealand ’09
Although we were at Miss Universe New Zealand, we offer our congratulations to the winner of Miss World New Zealand, also held on April 25. Sponsored by Sothys, Magdalena Schoeman, an 18-year-old beauty therapist, took the title. You may also like Miss Universe New Zealand 2014 finalists arrive in Bangkok Diamond Langi wins Miss Universe […]
Despite foreign-owned press, Miss New Zealand Samantha Powell’s well on her way
Samantha Powell’s “controversial” pose at Miss Universe I knew it was too good to be true: a Miss New Zealand competition that can pass without a foreign-owned newspaper getting on her case. This time, it’s our Irish friends at The New Zealand Herald who have decided to put a bit of stress Sam’s way, […]
