Women in Hollywood

KATIE HOLMES

On family life: “In my own life, my whole world really revolves around family. I do what I need to do, but it’s like, ‘How is everybody else doing?’ And it’s wonderful for me as an actress to put some of that into a character.”

On life as a working mom on the Broadway set of All My Sons: “Suri would sit in my lap in the makeup chair. She’d hand the wig lady the bobby pins.“

On fashion: “I love Alaïa, for sure. Stella McCartney. I like Ralph Lauren because I feel like it’s very American, and I’m pretty all-American, from Ohio. Isabel Marant and a new designer, Sari Gueron.

On the genre of film she loves most: “It can be any genre. I even like vampire movies – they just have to be well done. I want to believe in the characters. The minute it starts to feel not real, I’m not interested.”

Women in Hollywood

KATIE HOLMES

On family life: “In my own life, my whole world really revolves around family. I do what I need to do, but it’s like, ‘How is everybody else doing?’ And it’s wonderful for me as an actress to put some of that into a character.”

On life as a working mom on the Broadway set of All My Sons: “Suri would sit in my lap in the makeup chair. She’d hand the wig lady the bobby pins.“

On fashion: “I love Alaïa, for sure. Stella McCartney. I like Ralph Lauren because I feel like it’s very American, and I’m pretty all-American, from Ohio. Isabel Marant and a new designer, Sari Gueron.

On the genre of film she loves most: “It can be any genre. I even like vampire movies – they just have to be well done. I want to believe in the characters. The minute it starts to feel not real, I’m not interested.”

Miss Plastic Hungary

Winners of the Miss Plastic Hungary beauty pageant, queen Reka Urban (centre), first runner-up Edina Kulcsar (right), and second-runner up Alexandra Horvath (left), smile together after the contest in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, October 9, 2009. -- PHOTO: AP

BUDAPEST - IT WAS a night for unnatural beauties.

Contestants showed off breast implants, nose jobs and face lifts as Miss Plastic Hungary 2009 strove to promote the benefits of plastic surgery in a country where artificial enhancements are viewed mostly with a wary eye.

'I think this competition is long overdue,' said photographer Marton Szipal, one of the pageant judges. 'Hungarians used to laugh about plastic surgery but it's time for Hungarian women to care more about their appearance. They are the most beautiful in Europe.'

Plastic surgeon Dr Tamas Rozsos said the pageant also meant to show that cosmetic corrections did not necessarily have to be about oversized breasts, bulbous lips and skin stretched to near tearing point. 'This about restoring harmony ... eliminating asymmetries and giving women the opportunity to have normal features,' Dr Rozsos said.

'Plastic surgery has a bad reputation in Hungary but its mostly due to the exaggerations.' Despite Hungary having been hit hard by the global economic crisis with the government forced to scale back spending on health services, Dr Rozsos said that the number of surgeries had been rising year by year.

'People for whom this is important always find the money,' Dr Rozsos said. -- AP

Miss Plastic Hungary

Winners of the Miss Plastic Hungary beauty pageant, queen Reka Urban (centre), first runner-up Edina Kulcsar (right), and second-runner up Alexandra Horvath (left), smile together after the contest in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, October 9, 2009. -- PHOTO: AP

BUDAPEST - IT WAS a night for unnatural beauties.

Contestants showed off breast implants, nose jobs and face lifts as Miss Plastic Hungary 2009 strove to promote the benefits of plastic surgery in a country where artificial enhancements are viewed mostly with a wary eye.

'I think this competition is long overdue,' said photographer Marton Szipal, one of the pageant judges. 'Hungarians used to laugh about plastic surgery but it's time for Hungarian women to care more about their appearance. They are the most beautiful in Europe.'

Plastic surgeon Dr Tamas Rozsos said the pageant also meant to show that cosmetic corrections did not necessarily have to be about oversized breasts, bulbous lips and skin stretched to near tearing point. 'This about restoring harmony ... eliminating asymmetries and giving women the opportunity to have normal features,' Dr Rozsos said.

'Plastic surgery has a bad reputation in Hungary but its mostly due to the exaggerations.' Despite Hungary having been hit hard by the global economic crisis with the government forced to scale back spending on health services, Dr Rozsos said that the number of surgeries had been rising year by year.

'People for whom this is important always find the money,' Dr Rozsos said. -- AP

Marge on Playboy cover

Playboy released a picture of the cover shot (left) on Friday featuring Marge artfully concealed behind a chair in the shape of the iconic Playboy Bunny logo. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

WASHINGTON - DOES Homer know? What will Bart think? Marge Simpson, Homer's wife and Bart's mother on the hit television show The Simpsons, is the cover girl on the November issue of Playboy magazine.

Playboy released a picture of the cover shot on Friday featuring Marge artfully concealed behind a chair in the shape of the iconic Playboy Bunny logo.

The magazine promises a story inside on 'The Devil in Marge Simpson', an interview and more pictures, including a centrefold pullout.

Playboy said Marge will be the first cartoon character to grace the cover of the magazine, which has featured movie stars, athletes and other celebrities through the decades in addition to the usual 'bunnies'.

The November issue is a tribute to America's most dysfunctional family - Homer, Marge, Bert, Lisa and Maggie - who are celebrating their 20th anniversary on television this year. -- AFP

Marge on Playboy cover

Playboy released a picture of the cover shot (left) on Friday featuring Marge artfully concealed behind a chair in the shape of the iconic Playboy Bunny logo. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

WASHINGTON - DOES Homer know? What will Bart think? Marge Simpson, Homer's wife and Bart's mother on the hit television show The Simpsons, is the cover girl on the November issue of Playboy magazine.

Playboy released a picture of the cover shot on Friday featuring Marge artfully concealed behind a chair in the shape of the iconic Playboy Bunny logo.

The magazine promises a story inside on 'The Devil in Marge Simpson', an interview and more pictures, including a centrefold pullout.

Playboy said Marge will be the first cartoon character to grace the cover of the magazine, which has featured movie stars, athletes and other celebrities through the decades in addition to the usual 'bunnies'.

The November issue is a tribute to America's most dysfunctional family - Homer, Marge, Bert, Lisa and Maggie - who are celebrating their 20th anniversary on television this year. -- AFP

Rihanna’s in her nundies

ON Saturday I showed you snaps of RIHANNA on a trip to Venice looking more like a hooker than a tourist. But the girl hasn't learned.

She has since been ticked off by no lesser authority than the Catholic Church for her racy outfits.

After a taking a trip on a gondola , the skimpily clad star tried to enter Saint Mark's Basilica in the city's famous Piazza San Marco.

But strict rules mean shoulders and legs must be covered.

To beat the ban, she rustled up a makeshift ensemble which looked suspiciously like she had just grabbed two red tablecloths from a nearby restaurant.