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Fashion news: World's sexiest gal had 'baby fat'!

Last updated on: May 28, 2011 09:40 IST

Image: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Photographs: Cover of Harper's Bazaar Russia, May 2010

Welcome to the weekly fashion round-up, where we bring you the latest on supermodels, style, designers and everything in-between!

Which hot model is down to a size zero? Which legendary celeb refuses to wear the same outfit twice?

Here's the lowdown on the latest fashion news!

'World's Sexiest Woman' Whiteley was told to shed 'baby fat' for success

Fashion queen Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has confessed that she had to struggle hard with her self-image at the start of her career, after she was told by fashion executives to shed weight.

The stunning 24-year-old Dark of the Moon star, officially the hottest woman on earth, at least according to men's magazine Maxim, has revealed that she was told to shed her 'baby fat' to be a success.

"When I started modelling, I was definitely heavier," the Daily Mail quoted her as telling Britain's Elle Magazine in an interview.

"I was quite voluptuous, in fact. I had a real baby face and baby fat. But I was a baby! I was told I had to get into better shape, but I'm quite stubborn so I didn't," she said.

"I can't remember a time where I really battled with my body, but I can remember being asked to lose weight and battling with the advice," she added.

Miranda Kerr 'most comfortable when in knickers'

Image: Miranda Kerr
Photographs: Victoria's Secret catalogue

It certainly looks like all the Victoria's Secret Angels are comfortable with their bodies. Miranda Kerr, who gave birth four months ago, has revealed that she is most comfortable when she's just in her knickers.

"People have come to the house and I'm just in my knickers. (But) I feel like it's more appropriate to have knickers on than being completely naked," People mag quoted her as saying.

The VS model, who returned to the runway recently, also admitted that she is nervous when wearing high-heeled shoes.

"I felt a little nervous. I hadn't been in high heels for a while," she added.

"It was probably a good five months since I'd worn heels, but it was kind of like riding a bicycle."

"My hips are wider, and my boobs are obviously bigger. I feel like I've become more of a woman now, and I'm really embracing those curves," she added.

Jennifer Aniston reveals secrets behind hot bikini bod at 42

Image: Jennifer Aniston
Photographs: Cover of Shape Greece, December 2010

Sure, it's all good when you're in your 20s, but what about when you hit middle age?

Jennifer Aniston has revealed that running and yoga have helped her maintain her stunning bikini body -- even in her 40s.

"I do yoga every other day and I usually do some sort of run before," Fox News quoted Aniston as telling CBS' Early Show.

"She is great with all of the balancing poses," Aniston's longtime yoga instructor Mandy Ingber explained to mindbodygreen.com

"She has amazing focus and presence. She does a mean 'tree'...and can outlast my tree anyday."

Aniston, despite a weakness for Mexican food, keeps her diet "clean" with loads of fresh veggies.

"You know, what I've just started to really love lately is Brussels sprouts," Aniston told Allure magazine in February.

To replicate Aniston's lean body, trainer Joy Di Palma suggests a diet that is high in protein and consists of many small meals to keep the metabolism going.

"People who just do yoga don't look that great," Di Palma explained to Us Weekly. "It takes eating right to really get that body."

But Aniston says that being comfortable in one's own skin is what's most important.

"You're damned if you're too thin and you're damned if you're too heavy."

"According to the press, I've been both. It's impossible to satisfy everyone, and I suggest we stop trying," she had said.

Playmate Kendra Wilkinson reveals she wants to look size zero forever

Image: Kendra Wilkinson
Photographs: Cover of Playboy Magazine, December 2010

Here's someone who may want to take a page out of Jen's book. Reality TV star, Kendra Wilkinson has revealed that she has shed weight to come down to size zero and she would like to look that way forever.

The former Playboy Playmate, 25, had admitted that she dropped weight after competing on Dancing with the Stars.

"I was a size 2 or 4 before Dancing With the Stars and now I'm a size 0. My waist is still shrinking!" The Daily Mail quoted Wilkinson as telling Life & Style magazine.

"When you work out, you produce so much lactic acid, so my body always looks thicker and more muscular."

"Now that I've had a couple of weeks off, my body is fuller and looks better. I hope I'll look like this forever. But to be honest, I will never be satisfied!" she added.

However, her new size is not going to stop her from trying for another baby with husband Hank Baskett.

"Hank loves my new body. He's ready for another baby, but we're just having fun being young parents to Hank (Junior) for now," she said.

Pippa Middleton tipped to grab Britain's 'Rear of the Year' title

Image: Pippa Middleton
Photographs: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images and (right) Toby Melville/Reuters

The sexiest bridesmaid of the year Pippa Middleton is ready to clinch yet another award; this time, in all probability, she will win the crown of Britain's 'Rear of the Year'.

Middleton, 27, is the 'bot-favourite' to grab the title, with bookmakers Paddy Power offering odds of 4/9.

The sister of the Duchess of Cambridge has become a household name since wowing the world with her grafity-defying derriere at the royal wedding.

Her pert bottom now has over 220,000 fans on Facebook and came close to crashing Twitter as agog royal fans caught sight of her curves at Westminster Abbey.

But she is not alone -- there is a whole field of beauties behind her.

"Celebrities in the running for this award are getting a bit of a bum deal this year. Pippa's bottom has been hogging the limelight since the Royal Wedding day and it now looks like a shoo-in for 'Rear of the Year'!" the Sun quoted Sharon McHugh, spokesperson for Paddy Power, as saying.

Now, new lacy knickers to banish visible panty lines!

Image: Bandeau knickers from M and S

If you want your derriere to look as alluring as Pippa's, Marks and Spencer have come up with a novel way to overcome the dreaded visible panty line, with specially designed knickers to be worn under clingy summer dresses and tight trousers.

The lacy underwear looks good when the dress is off, too.

The knickers, called the Bandeau, have a wide band of lace, which sits snugly on the hips but will not dig in -- unlike thongs, which not every woman finds comfortable to wear.

They are also cut higher on the leg than boy shorts-style pants, giving a feminine look which flatters legs by making them appear longer.

The knickers, which cost 5 pounds each or 10 pounds for three at Marks and Spencer, come in black, white, nude, hot pink and marine blue and go on sale next month.

"It's time to chuck out those greying Bridget Jones big pants and say hello to the newest knicker on the block, the Bandeau," the Daily Mail quoted Soozie Jenkinson, head of lingerie design at M and S, as saying.

"Using stretch lace and slinky microfibre, we've designed this new knicker to be not only flattering and stylish, but incredibly comfortable to wear," she added.

Lilo over-exposes once again!

Image: Lindsay Lohan
Photographs: Cover of GQ Germany, August 2010

Actress Lindsay Lohan was left embarrassed while frolicking in the surf on Miami Beach, after her breasts were exposed when her bikini top fell down.

Lohan, 24, made a desperate attempt to preserve her modesty by wrapping her arms across her breasts, but was not able to cover up the wardrobe malfunction, the Daily Mail reported.

The Mean Girls star did her best to laugh off the moment as she emerged from the sea.

Earlier, Lohan had posed for a photoshoot for Plum Miami Magazine in a very low-cut silky pink dress, which was blown open by the wind, exposing her to onlookers.

Jane Fonda spends 34,000 pounds for her 'perfect smile'!

Image: Jane Fonda
Photographs: Yves Herman/Reuters

Actress-turned-presenter Jane Fonda bought her 'perfect smile' by paying 34,375 pounds and she forfeited a new car to pay for the dental work.

The 73-year-old has spent the chunk to maintain her good looks and admitted that her new teeth were the same price as a luxury sports car.

"See these teeth? They cost $55,000. It was teeth or a new car -- and I opted for the teeth. That's what I mean by good genes and money. It costs a lot to look the way I do, although the genes cost nothing," the Daily Express quoted her as telling the Daily Mail.

"I owe 30 per cent to my genes, 30 per cent (to) good sex, 30 per cent because of sports and healthy lifestyle with proper nutrition and for the remaining 10 per cent I've to thank my plastic surgeon," she added.

I never wear the same outfit twice: Dolly Parton

Image: Dolly Parton
Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Here's another aging diva who seems rather high-maintenance!

Singer Dolly Parton has admitted that she never wears the same outfit more than once, insisting she stores all her garments away once she has used them.

The 9 to 5 hitmaker insisted on varying her wardrobe and won't even make two promotional events in the same day clad in the same items.

"I never do an interview in or even wear the same outfit twice," Contactmusic quoted her as telling Q Magazine.

"So after I've worn this blouse, it will be wrapped up and locked in my closet, never to be seen again," she said.

Elle MacPherson adds lacy bridal lingerie to intimate wear collection

Image: Elle MacPherson
Photographs: Cover of Good Health Magazine, November 2009

Supermodel-turned-underwear mogul Elle MacPherson has added bridal lingerie to her collection of intimate wear.

According to Women's Wear Daily, the former Aussie model is designing lacy underthings that "make a bride feel extra beautiful on the day," reports the New York Daily News.

The collection includes bras, panties, garters and corsets in cream, white and pale yellow.

The bras are available up to a G-cup for larger-busted brides.

MacPherson said her line is aimed at "women with their own sense of style, even more so on their wedding day."

Eye-popping gem-encrusted $180K 'luxury shoe' on display at Cannes

Image: Anja Rubik in the luxury shoes at Cannes
Photographs: Yves Herman/Reuters

Italian luxury shoe designer Giuseppe Zanotti collaborated with jeweller Chopard to make a 180,000-dollar pair of fuchsia high heels that caught the eyeballs of everyone at the Cannes Film festival recently.

It was not easy to compete with the gems on the screen at the festival, but Zanotti came pretty close.

Accoding to the New York Daily News, the strappy stilettos glittered with diamonds, pink sapphires, tourmalines and russellites.

Model Anja Rubik wore the heels with a feathery blue minidress.

The pink high heels may be pricey, but could not beat British jeweller Christopher Michael Shellis, who created a pair of gold, diamond-encrusted high heels valued at 225,638 dollars.

Queen Latifah to launch own clothing, accessories line

Image: Queen Latifah
Photographs: Cover of Essence Magazine, July 2009

Queen Latifah has revealed that she will launch her own line of clothing and accessories called 'The Queen's Collection'.

The line of clothing and accessories will be designed for every woman in sizes 2-24.

"This is something I have wanted to do for a very long time," People Magazine quoted her as saying.

"I've been offered a lot of deals for clothing lines and actually started one that didn't quite get off the ground, but this is like a full circle moment for me," she said.

The Queen's Collection, including outerwear, will be available on HSN and HSN.com beginning August 27.

Christina Hendricks is learning to celebrate the size of her assets

Image: Christina Hendricks
Photographs: Jason Redmond/Reuters

Mad Men star Christina Hendricks has revealed that she was not very comfortable with the size of her breasts at the start, but she is now learning to celebrate them.

Hendricks, 36, spoke out after she was asked about a report, which claimed that breast augmentation is on the rise in the UK because women are drawing inspiration from her buxom chest.

"I hope I'm not encouraging that," the New York Daily News quoted her as telling the Daily Mail.

"If there's anything to be learned from me, it's that I'm learning to celebrate what I was born with, even though it's sometimes been inconvenient."

"Having larger breasts has made it harder for me to shop throughout the years, but I've learned to love it."

"It's so bizarre that people are constantly asking if my breasts are real or fake. They're so obviously real that anyone who's ever seen or touched a breast would know," she added.

Now, Botox boob job for 700 pounds gives instant lift with no side effects

Image: The new treatment is supposed to shape the breasts, give them volume and iron out wrinkles in the decolletage caused by sun damage
Photographs: Ian Waldie/Reuters

A new treatment to lift up saggy breasts has emerged in the form of Botox, which promises instant results with no side effects, no recovery time and at just 700 pounds.

The botox breast lift, offered in the UK, was pioneered by a Thai dermatologist, and was first presented at the 2009 World Conference of Cosmetic and Anti-ageing Medicine in Monte Carlo.

Anti-ageing specialist Dr Cecilia Tregear at the Wimpole Skin Care Centre in London's Harley Street is now using the technique.

"Injecting Botox in specific areas around the breasts tones and lifts the skin," the Daily Mail quoted her as saying.

"It shapes the breasts, giving them volume and ironing out wrinkles caused by sun damage on the decolletage," she revealed.

Unlike similar Botox procedures, Tregear's technique involves injecting the botulinum toxin into the skin of the breasts and the surrounding area, not into the muscles.

This, she believes, makes it more effective and less painful. The muscles aren't "frozen" and there's no loss of sensation.

First, a local anaesthetic cream is applied to numb the skin, and then Botox is injected all around and under the breasts.

"There's no pain, no bruising and no downtime. You can put on your clothes and go straight back to work afterwards," Tregear added.

Source: ANI