Ex-Miss USA reaches plea deal in DUI case
Miss USA Rima Fakih arrives to the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York on March 19, 2011.
/ AP Photo/Charles Sykes(CBS News) Rima Fakih, the first Arab-American to be crowned Miss USA, pleaded no contest Wednesday in her DUI case.
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Miss Universe rule allows transgender women
South Korea's Mini, left, and Canada's Jenna Talackova, center, pose at the Miss International Queen 2010 beauty pageant in Pattaya, Thailand on Nov. 19, 2010.
/ CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP/Getty Images(CBS/AP) Miss Universe beauty pageant officials have changed a rule allowing transgender women to participate in the pageant.
Pageant officials said they are working on the language of the official rule policy change but expected final word to come soon. The rules will have to be approved by Donald Trump, who runs the Miss Universe Organization, and NBC. Trump and NBC co-own the contest.
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Dior picks Raf Simons to succeed John Galliano
Belgian designer Raf Simons acknowledges the applause of the audience at the end of the Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2012 women's collection in Milan, Italy, on Sept. 25, 2011.
/ AP(CBS/AP) PARIS - Christian Dior has chosen a new artistic director to succeed John Galliano.
The French fashion house says Belgian designer Raf Simons will present his first show in Paris in July.
"The first time I heard about the Dior position, I thought, 'This feels right,'" Simons told The New York Times.
The appointment comes seven months after star designer Galliano was convicted by a Paris court for making anti-Semitic insults. The job of artistic director has been open since then.
Simons, who previously designed for the Jil Sander fashion house, was considered a top candidate for the job.
A statement by Dior on Monday said Simons "will inspire and propel into the 21st century" the style of the prestigious house.
"Stars in Dior" exhibit to open in May
German-born actress Marlene Dietrich, left, performs in 1930 in her famous role as Lola in the "Blue Angel."
/ AFP/Getty Images(CBS/AP) A Christian Dior retrospective that traces the design house's close links with the fashions of the cinema is set to take place next month.
The exhibit, "Stars in Dior," will feature a rare collection of some 50 Dior gowns, worn by actresses including Grace Kelly, Olivia de Havilland and Elizabeth Taylor, both on and off the screen over six decades.
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Gray hair: To dye or not to dye?
Kelly Osbourne arrives at an even in West Hollywood, Calif. on Feb. 26, 2012.
/ Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images(CBS/AP) Gray hair has been popping up on runways and red carpets, on models and young celebrities for months, but for regular working women, it's a trickier issue.
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Jay-Z stars in first Rocawear commerical
(CBS News) Jay-Z is starring in the first-ever commercial for his clothing brand Rocawear. The commercial made its television debut on Monday during the NCAA championship game.
Continue » Transgender beauty queen allowed to compete
South Korea's Mini and Canada's Jenna Talackova pose for pictures backstage ahead of the Miss International Queen 2010 on Nov. 19, 2010.
/ AP Photo/CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT(CBS News) The Miss Universe Organization will allow Jenna Talackova, a transgender beauty contestant, to compete in the 2012 Miss Universe Canada pageant.
Read More: Transgender Miss Universe Canada contestant ousted from pageant
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ACM fashion: Stars show some skin
Nicole Kidman, LeAnn Rimes, Taylor Swift and Jennifer Nettles at the 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.
/ CBS/Getty Images(CBS News) Some of country's biggest stars hit the 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards red carpet wearing gowns with cutouts and mesh overlays, showing a little skin without bearing it all.
Pictures: ACM Awards 2012 red carpet
Pictures: ACM Awards 2012 show highlights
Pictures: ACM Awards 2012 press room
Donald Trump shares smell of Success
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(CBS/AP) Donald Trump has decided to share the sweet smell of Success with others.
The real-estate mogul and TV personality is releasing a new fragrance - Success by Trump.
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Watch Michael Pitt model in Prada
(CBS News) Michael Pitt became the face of Miuccia Prada's spring/summer 2012 menswear campaign earlier this year. Now the iconic brand has posted a behind-the-scenes video from the campaign.
Continue » Transgender beauty queen removed from competition
From left, South Korea's Mini and Canada's Jenna Talackova pose for pictures backstage ahead of the Miss International Queen 2010 beauty pageant.
/ AFP PHOTO/Getty ImagesAccording to CTV News, Jenna Talackova, 23, was born male but has identified as a female since age 4. She started hormone therapy at 14 and had gender surgery five years later.
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What does it mean to have "Tomboy Style"?
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(CBS News) Katherine Hepburn, Jean Seberg and Jane Birkin all have that unidentifiable sort of je ne sais quoi.
Well now, writer Lizzie Garrett Mettler has categorized that certain something as "Tomboy Style."
The freelance writer transformed her popular blog that chronicles the history and fashion of the tomboy into a book, published by Rizzoli, due out April 3.
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Stella McCartney shows her Olympic designs
British triple jumper Phillips Idowu, left, and heptathlete Jessica Ennis, right, pose with fashion designer Stella McCartney during the unveiling of the new British Olympic Team GB kit designed by McCartney on March 22, 2012, in London.
/ Getty(CBS/AP) LONDON - Stella McCartney has unveiled her designs for what Britain's Olympic team will wear during the London 2012 games.
The British designer's look puts the athletes in shades of blue with accents of red, and features the country's Union flag.
Pictures: Stella McCartney's Olympic designs
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Alaskan beauty queen goes bald for good cause
Miss Chugiak-Eagle River Debbe Ebben poses for a photo on March 14, 2012, in Town Square Park in Anchorage, Alaska.
/ APThe reigning Miss Chugiak-Eagle River has raised more than $4,000 for children's cancer research for the St. Baldrick's Foundation, and last weekend, she delivered on a promise to people who pledged by allowing her brown tresses to be buzzed off.
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"Hunger Games" star dons gold at two premeires
Jennifer Lawrence at the Los Angeles and London premieres for "The Hunger Games."
/ Getty(CBS News) For the second time in a week, Jennifer Lawrence chose to shimmer in gold while promoting her film "The Hunger Games."
Perhaps the 21-year-old had taken inspiration from her character in the film, Katniss Everdeen, who turns heads in the book-to-film's Capitol with some eye-catching ensembles.
Pictures: "The Hunger Games" heads to London
Pictures: The film's Los Angeles premiere
Pictures: Character posters from the film
Pictures: Jennifer Lawrence
