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Olivia Wilde went all red on the red carpet in an Antonio Berardi sheath dress and matching heels at the premiere of The Change-Up at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, August 1.

The 27-year-old actress looked a shapely stunner in a below knee length dress with strong shoulders and a nipped in waist. The dress had cap sleeves, a closed V neckline and diagonal slash pockets.

She accessorized with red satin Brian Atwood platform pumps and Wilfredo Rosado jewels - earrings and a bangle in her right arm.

Her sleek straight hair draped her shoulders, and eyebrow grazing blunt bangs framed her forehead.

She accentuated her gorgeous greenish blue eyes with thick black eyeliner on lids and her long lashes were curled with coats of mascara. Berry lipgloss completed her show stealer looks.

Other guests at the premiere included Olivia's co-stars Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann and director/producer David Dobkin. Sandra Bullock was a surprise guest of the evening who showed up to support pal Ryan Reynolds.

Emma Roberts looked a delight at a cancer charity event at Nova's Art Mill Project in Water Mill, New York, on Saturday, July 30.

The 20-year-old niece of Julia Roberts was accompanied to the event by her boyfriend, 22-year-old Chord Overstreet.

Aside from the open-toed leather shoes, Roberts chose a horizontally-striped, long-sleeved, cream dress by Leyendecker. She wore minimal makeup, just a dab of shadow and pencil to highlight her gorgeous eyes. Her hair was worn open and simply styled, going with the informal mood of the outfit.

The dress was perfect for summer and its offbeat design could only be carried off by someone as graceful as Emma. Its cream color went well with the actress's blond mane. Altogether, the outfit's casual flair suited the event to a tee.

Besides enjoying the fortune-telling, carnival rides, and manicures, Roberts also investigated the Inhabit booth.

What can we say, if Emma was there it had to have been fun!

A very-pregnant Jessica Alba glowed megawatts at the LA film premiere for Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D on July 31, 2011.

The 30-year-old stunner wore a black-and-white halter-style maxi dress patterned with stars. Her brown tresses were shown off to full effect in a wavy updo, with her face done in soft, neutral shades. Accessories were limited to a black clutch bag and silver statement bracelet.

Alba has been flaunting her taste for printed maxis and loose clothing all over the city. Of course, being due to give birth in September gives her the perfect excuse.

The dress itself was a smart choice, enabling the actress to accommodate her sartorial sense and growing size.

Coming with Jess was husband Cash Warren and daughter Honor, who saw her mother on the big screen for the first time.

The premiere was held at Regal Cinemas, where the cast assembled to promote the latest Spy Kids movie, which included Alexa Vega, Joel Meltale, Mason Cook, and Rowan Blanchard.

Seems like La Jessica never commits a fashion faux pas. Here's hoping her style rubs off on the new addition. :))

Abigail Breslin looked effortlessly stylish in an airy white shirt dress at the fundraiser Super Saturday 14 To Benefit Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) at Nova's Ark Project in Water Mill, New York on July 30, 2011.

The 15-year-old New Year's Eve star was the youngest celebrity attending the extravagant day long gala hosted by Emma Roberts, Kelly Ripa, Donna Karan and Instyle.

She wore a sleeveless knee length dress accented with pintuck yoke.

She accessorized with tan strappy heels, coppertone necklace and a floral cocktail ring on her left hand index finger.

Her sleek straight light blond hair draped her shoulders, styled with a side parting; and a fresh face look and endearing smile gelled perfectly with the bright afternoon.

The fun-filled, family-oriented daylong event featured one-of-a-kind designer garage sale, kids' carnival and activities, a luxury raffle and gourmet treats.

The garage sale included merchandise from over 200 prominent designers including: Donna Karan, Theory, Jimmy Choo, Pratesi, Robert Rodriguez, Diane von Furstenberg, Elizabeth & James, Haute Hippie and Ralph Lauren.

All net proceeds from the event go directly to OCRF's research programs.

Kudrow is still most famous for playing airheads, specifically Phoebe on Friends and one of either Romy or Michel in Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (I can never remember which was which). Yet despite her reputation as your typical dumb blonde, she’s actually pretty sharp. She has a Bachelors in biology from Vasser, and spent eight years being a lab rat, working in her father’s research institute, and garnering herself a publication — she’s one of the few celebrities to have a peer reviewed publication to their name. She was also the Friends star with the first Emmy win and most nominations, though that doesn’t really speak for her intelligence.

To say that Cindy Crawford is still mind-blowingly gorgeous at 45 is the understatement of the century. She was arguably the most well known model fo the 90s, and possibly the most gorgeous woman of the decade — an even years later she’s utterly stunning. So, what about the brains? She was valedictorian of her High School class, had a 4.0 grade average, and was awarded a full ride to Northwestern to study chemical engineering. Getting a full academic scholarship to one of the best universities in the country is a pretty good indicator to me have some brains to back up those looks. Yeah, she dropped out after a semester to pursue modeling full time, but looking at how well she did out of it, strikes me as probably the right move for her.

See, I’d suggest you’d have to be not-very-smart in order to not only star in the Underworld movies, and then do an even worse vampire/werewolf crossover with Van Helsing. Plus, you know, Pearl Harbor. Despite being used mostly as eye candy in the movies she’s been in, Beckinsale was an accomplished writer as a teen. She twice won the W. H. Smith Young Writers’ competition — once for three short stories and once for three poems. While at University, she studied French and Russian Literature, but didn’t finish her degree, instead focusing on acting. Then again, maybe she’s not so smart: Click, Vacancy, Whiteout, and she’s even signed up for another Underworld movie.

Claire Danes’ Hollywood choices have been pretty mixed. She’s been in some great, great films: Romeo+Juliet, Shopgirl, The Hours, and also some utterly, utterly terrible ones: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. Yeah, that was not a good movie. Not at all. Yet, even having been on screen since the age of 15, she still managed to get into one of the country’s most prestigious universities: Yale. she got Oliver Stone to write her a recommendation letter, and studied Psychology there for two years. Now, it’s arguable that she got in because of her name, the fact that she’s a legacy, and that she couldn’t hack it as she dropped out after two years to “focus on acting,” but getting that far is still pretty impressive considering many other actors out there.

Asia Carrera was a prominant pornstar in the 90s and early 2000s who defied people’s expectations of adult entertainers by being blisteringly smart. How smart? IQ of 156, member of MENSA, performed at Carnegie Hall on the piano twice by the time she was 15, taught English in Japan at the age of 16, won a full scholarship to Rutgers University. Yeah, she’s smart. She decided to push back against the academic aspirations of her family, and instead went into skinflicks, but at the same time she was a major nerd — back before it was cool. She coded her website from scratch — which looks horribly dated now, but was cutting edge in the 90s. She also used to be a fixture in the Unreal Tournament community, which is pretty sweet.

My knowledge of Shakira is pretty shaky. It’s pretty much limited to the fact that she’s tiny, and that her hips apparently don’t lie. However, I’m informed by reliable sources (read: the internets) that she’s much smarter than your typical tiny popstar, and has an IQ of 140. Now, I haven’t been able to track down anything to back that up, but if true, that’s bordering on genius levels of the test — as fundamentally flawed as it is. As evidence of her intelligence, I point to her speaking three languages fluently, another three basically, is a major philanthropist for poor children, is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and has been honored twice by the UN for her work with children. Even if her IQ isn’t that high, she seems to be doing pretty smart things with her money and fame.

Stoya is another adult film star, but this time one still involved with the industry. And while she might not have the educational acclaim of some of the other entries on the list, she’s still one of the more eloquent commenters on sex, technology and alternative culture to be found on the internet. If you read her blog or follow her twitter, you quickly get the feeling that she’s an incredibly smart, well spoken and interesting person who really, really likes fucking. Interspersed with nudity she talks about hand-designing clothing, the impact of technology on the world, and is just a genuinely interesting source of information. Plus, her spelling and grammar is immaculate, which is something deserving of respect and admiration.

Indian actress Frieda Pinto completely wowed us at the LA film premiere of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" on Thursday, July 28, 2011.

The 26-year-old star of "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Miral" was at Grauman's Chinese Theatre with cast members James Franco and Tom Felton, showing us she hasn't lost her red carpet touch. Always on the money, Pinto chose a stunning backless green number by Juan Carlos Obando and paired it with nude patent leather heels by Brian Atwood.

Frieda loves to hit the rug in strappy or short-sleeved numbers that highlight her toned arms. Thursday being no exception to this rule, her dress flaunted not only a perfect silhouette but its emerald hue set off her amazing complexion. What we love best about the outfit (aside from who's wearing it) is its asymmetrical hemline, which goes from knee-to-floor.

Hair was simply parted down the middle, giving center stage to her face. While eyes were heavily lined in black kohl, brown and peach shadow extended the drama. She topped it off with a crimson pout.

What's truly striking about this Loreal model are her versatile choices, whether in film roles or in red carpet couture. Proof positive that Emma Watson isn't the only one who can cast a spell!

"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" debuts August 5th.

Taylor Swift will be honored with the Ultimate Choice Award at this year's Teen Choice Awards for her contributions to the entertainment industry.

The award is the show's highest honor; past recipients include Justin Timberlake, Reese Witherspoon and Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Swift has six Teen Choice Award nominations this year in the categories: Female Artist, Female Country Artist, Country Single for her single Mean, Love Song for Mine, Break-up Song Award for Back to December and Red Carpet Fashion Icon: Female.

The fan voted awards show will be hosted by Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory) and feature performances by Jason Derulo, Selena Gomez & the Scene and OneRepublic. It will air live on Sunday, August 7 from 8-10 p.m. on Fox.

Robert Pattinson, Demi Lovato, Justin Bieber are amidst the other young talent expected to attend, besides Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift.

People struggle hard to pursue a career in modeling but supermodel Christie Brinkley is one such lucky girl who never set out to be a model and just went with the flow when it came to her career.

The 57-year-old beauty was one of the world’s most in-demand beauties during the peak of her career and youth but she insists, it wasn’t her lifelong dream.

Christie, who was discovered at the age of 19 revealed, “Sometimes I did think, 'Wow, this is working' but there was also always this feeling that the job was probably going to be the last.”
She added, "Modeling was never what I set out to do, and there was never a time when I said, 'OK, this is what I'm doing.' It was more like, 'If they ask me to do a job, I'll say OK!'

Kim Karadashian has Psoriasis, a diagnosis she, understandably, isn't happy about, since her career involves "doing ad campaigns and swimsuit photo shoots."

Kim was seen visiting her dermatologist with itchy red patches that her sister Khloe thought were caused by ringworms duing Sunday night's episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

Her doctor's Psoriasis diagnosis sure proved Khole wrong, but brought no cheer to Kim.

While Kim didn't know what a ringworm infection is, she did know what Psoraisis is; her mother Kris Jenner has the incurable but treatable condition.

Kim's condition is more severe.

"My mom didn't have red flaky dots all over her," she says.

And her disappointment large.

"My career is doing ad campaigns and swimsuit photo shoots. People don't understand the pressure on me to look perfect," she says.

"When I gain a pound, it's in the headlines," he adds. "Imagine what the tabloids would do to me if they saw all these spots!"

Jennifer Aniston rocked a glittering Grey Valentino shift dress and luminous golden tan at the UK premiere of her new film, Horrible Bosses, at the BFI Southbank, London on Wednesday, July 20.

The 42-year-old actress wore a shoulder baring knee length couture dress, embellished with sequins and featuring braided high neck and waist.

She accessorized with white satin Tom Ford peep-toes with ankle straps, chandelier earrings and a rock each in both her ring fingers.

Her wide swept wind blown hair framed her face. Her luminous golden tan, acquired with St. Tropez Gold Skin Illuminator, was accented by pink glossy lipstick and grey smoked eyes.

She was joined by co-stars Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Kevin Spacey and Charlie Day. She braved the chilly rain of a July evening in London by signing autographs and posing for photogs before heading inside for the film's screening.

Later she changed into an A-line LBD for the after party at Shoreditch House in London, arriving with boyfriend Justin Theroux.

Earlier in the day, Jennifer, along with her co-stars, and Horrible Bosses director Seth Gordon attended a photo call at The Dorchester wearing a racy black mini leather dress.

Produced at a cost of $35m, Horrible Bosses grossed $60 million in 10 days in the US. The film ranked #3 for the weekend.

The film bows in theaters in UK theaters on July 22.

Actress Emma Stone delighted in a short-sleeved embroidered black dress by Tom Ford at the world premiere of "Crazy, Stupid, Love" in New York City on Tuesday, July 19, 2011.

Not only was she looking oh-so-elegant in the dress, but even more impressive was the fact that she walked the same carpet for her other film "Friends With Benefits" just twenty-four hours ago in Zeigfeld Theater.

The star paired the dress with 19th century diamond tassel earrings and a diamond ring by Fred Leighton. Black metallic heels finished off her look.

Stone's hair was worn down and simply styled to leave the focus on her outfit. Light blusher, eye color, and a slick of red lip color set off her titian mane while her jewels basically said "bling it on" in an understated way.

The unusual fabrication of the dress done in classic black made for high drama, and Emma's figure carried it beautifully.

When a girl is all of 22 and has two Hollywood films releasing in the same week, it's a sure sign she's one hot property!

It seems that actress Emma Watson is returning to character, kind of.

Like the studious Hermione, the 21-year-old actress will again be hitting the books, only this time in England.

Watson is planning to do junior year abroad.

While speaking to the press about her blockbuster film "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2", she said, "I'm still a student at Brown."

Explaining her shift in a few months, the young brunette informed, "It's just that I'll spend my third year abroad-- at Oxford."

The Emster made known her intention of going back to the Ivy League university for senior year.

Last spring she had announced that she was transferring from Brown to an unspecified school. Her publicist clarified that she wanted to take a course of study not available at the Rhode Island school and affirmed that Watson loved her experience at the university.

Between Oxford and her sizzling film career, looks like the starlet will be racking up those frequent flyer miles!

Hollywood beauty Mila Kunis gave us some PDA wearing a bodycon red Lanvin dress to the premiere of her latest flick "Friends With Benefits" in New York City.

The 27-year-old actress from "Black Swan" arrived wearing an uber-tight LRD with shirring at the bodice, shoulders, and waist. The dress stopped well below the knee to dramatic effect.

It was an outfit made for twentysomethings who can carry off both Oscar-worthy performances and very chic style.

Kunis wore 19th century gold and diamond earrings, a red enamelled-and-gold bracelet, a snake bracelet, and antique diamond finger rings by Fred Leighton to complement an already charming dress.

Her hair, styled elegantly in an updo, showed off her jewelry while the makeup put her best face forward. Brown shadow and heavy black liner highlighted her eyes, while soft red blusher and lip color went with the shade of her ensemble.

"Friends With Benefits" is a romcom based in NYC. Co-starring Justin Timberlake, it features a pair of coworkers who find that friendship and attraction are more complicated than they seem.

The film releases in theaters on July 22.

LA based Swimwear designer Angela Chittenden unveiled her Hollywood worthy S/S 2012 collection at the Beach Bunnyy show on Day two of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 at The Raleigh on July 15, 2011 in Miami Beach, Florida.Kate Upton, 19, known for her appearance in the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, labeled as Rookie of the Year, was the show stopper with the show closing number - a white embellished satin bikini and a traditional bridal veil.

Striving to stay ahead of the curve, the label has launched Beach Bunny Bride, the first ever bridal swimwear collection. The exclusive line - swimwear and cover-ups adorned in hand beaded pearls, delicate Chantilly lace, and Swarovski crystals - is perfect for a bride-to-be wanting to make heads turn and hearts flutter on her wedding day, or honeymoon, or as a perfect bridal shower gift.

Most of the other pieces from the collection are in black and white solids, stripes and polka dots, accented with bright colored trims, lace and tassels.

The collection this year moves on from being fun and flirty to sensuous, sexier and skimpier - not meant for real swimmers. The collection will ensure all eyes on you when used as poolside fashion.

At the end of the show Angela Chittenden walked the runway with daughter Presley to thank the audience.

The label last year got into an exclusive collaboration with Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian and Khloé Kardashian Odom by including styles created by the three sisters.

The seven-year-old swimwear brand is one of the most featured on the pages of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.