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Thursday December 20th, 2012

More Great Gatsby Teasers, Miss USA’s Winning Gown and Christian Louboutin’s Particular Breakfast Habits Revealed
Fashion News Roundup

More Great Gatsby Teasers, Miss USA’s Winning Gown and Christian Louboutin’s Particular Breakfast Habits Revealed

Miss USA Olivia Culpo collected her crown etc wearing a questionable long sleeved ball gown at last night’s Miss Universe Pageant. {HuffPo}

Warning: If you’re Victoria Beckham, don’t click this. Because here’s what David bought you for Christmas. {WWD}

JK! Kim Kardashian’s new bangs are fake. {UsWeekly}

We’re currently convulsing over the new trailer for The Great Gatsby. Is it May yet? {Refinery29}

And here are some awesome Great Gatsby cast posters. We’re excited, ok? {Vogue UK}

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Published at 3:30 PM

Tuesday December 18th, 2012

Hedi Slimane for Saint Laurent Scores Another Vogue Cover, Gossip Girl is Revealed, and a Transgendered Model Serves Up Her Best First Lady
Fashion News Roundup

Hedi Slimane for Saint Laurent Scores Another Vogue Cover, Gossip Girl is Revealed, and a Transgendered Model Serves Up Her Best First Lady

OMG!! The Gossip Girl finale was last night. So who was GG? That’s one secret I’ll never tell (but US Weekly will!). {US Weekly}

Transgender model Connie Fleming stars as Michelle Obama on the most recent cover of Candy, the magazine that covers “transversal style.” {HuffPo}

Winter blues may be all around, but this sneak preview of Chanel’s spring make up line is giving us serious cheer. {Refinery29}

Nails, INC’s leather effect nail polish, spotted on Alexa Chung, sold out at Sephora in “just minutes.” {SheFinds}

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Published at 2:15 PM

Monday June 4th, 2012

The Newly Crowned Miss USA Supports Transgendered Contestants in Beauty Pageants

The Newly Crowned Miss USA Supports Transgendered Contestants in Beauty Pageants

Olivia Culpo, a 20-year-old cellist from Rhode Island (Ed. note: With great eyebrows!), was crowned Miss USA last night. She took home the crown after answering a pretty tough question from a viewer on Twitter (Rob Kardashian, whose presence on the judging panel I still can’t quite figure out, asked the question): “Would you feel it would be fair that a transgender woman wins the Miss USA title over a natural-born woman?”

It was a timely question considering Jenna Talackova, the first transgendered person to compete in the Miss Universe Canada pageant, was initially disqualified from competing in last months’ pageant because she was not a natural born female. (Donald Trump eventually overturned the ruling and Talackova placed in the top 12). And Culpo’s “like such as”-free answer surely helped secure her the crown:

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Published at 10:05 AM