| Miranda's model life taking off
MIRANDA Kerr has two fears. One is genuinely scary - sharks. The other is a little bit weird: cotton buds. But before you start thinking she’s a flake, consider this: as one of the most sought-after models in the world, she has cotton bud-wielding make-up artists coming at her every day. And if that stuff gets in your eye, it can be nasty. "I know it sounds strange!" she says with a laugh. "But if I get a big bit of cotton in my eye, it really hurts and I can’t do my work. So I fear it." Tackling the lesser of the two evils, Kerr decided to confront her fear head-on by swimming in shark-infested waters during a shoot break in the Caribbean. It didn’t work. The fear remains. "Any time I go into the ocean, all I can think about is sharks," she says, adding that she wanted to be a marine biologist as a little girl but the whole shark thing was too much.
Preview Calendar
Editor's note: The deadline for Preview Calendar items is noon Monday the week before the event takes place. Items submitted after the noon deadline will not be printed in the Preview Calendar. Ongoing Charleston's Holiday Market: The sights, sounds, aromas and textures of the holiday season will come together under one roof at Charleston's Holiday Market. Aisles of specialty boutiques with items to fulfill every holiday need or wish, visits and photos with Santa, gourmet foods, fine art in a variety of media, original crafts, plus seasonal decorating, feasting and entertaining ideas galore. $6 for adults and $1 for children 6-12. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Nov. 9; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 10; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 11. N. Charleston Coliseum Convention Center, 5001 Coliseum Drive. Call 336-282-5550 or visit www.holidaymarket.com.
Chaste yet chic
Muslim women can keep their modesty under wraps while looking fashionable. By S.S. YOGA
yoga@thestar.com.my MENTION Islamic fashion and probably the picture of a long voluminous piece of shapeless cloth covering a woman�s body comes to mind. Not forgetting the smaller piece of cloth to cover the head and face, too. That�s the image we usually get from the Middle East and other neighbouring regions. One man hopes to change that perception. Datuk Raja Rezza Shah, chairman of the KL-Jakarta Islamic Fashion Festival (IFF) 2007, also hopes to see this region, namely Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta, become the hub of Islamic Fashion. The event will be the third in the series after the one held in KL in November last year and in Jakarta last June. �Islamic fashion is not just about drape and cover but going about it in a fashionable way.
In it to win it / The Chronicle's Turkey Training Camp Cook-Off had a twist this year - home cooks put their best ...
One contestant brought knives; another brought fire. The Presbyterian minister brought her secret weapon: God. But did she and the rest of her team have a prayer in this battle for the ultimate bragging rights of top Thanksgiving chef? This year we decided to shake up The Chronicle Food section's annual Turkey Training Camp. In the past, Turkey Training was all about finding who among our readers were novice cooks and teaching them how to prepare a Thanksgiving dinner from scratch. This time, they taught us - while engaging in a little culinary warfare a la "Iron Chef" competition. On an unseasonably warm November Sunday, eight hand-picked contestants arrived early at The Chronicle's kitchen stadium - OK, it was just our test kitchen - to do battle in the "So You Think You Can Cook" contest.
First lady of Argentina ready to be the new Evita
Cristina Kirchner is poised to triumph in Argentina's presidential election on Sunday after a radical makeover that has redefined political glamour.The first lady and frontrunner has transformed herself into a style pin-up, but her designer suits, spiky heels, extensive make-up and alleged cosmetic surgery became campaign issues when rivals dubbed her the "Queen of Botox" and questioned its appropriateness for a head of state.Supporters said the accusations were sexist and that Kirchner, a lawyer turned senator and formidable political operator, had blazed a trail for women to celebrate their femininity regardless of age and position.Kirchner said the critics' target was her pro-poor, populist platform. "In reality, they aren't bothered by my make-up or my hair. They are bothered because we've threatened their interests."The fuss has diverted attention from the fate of one of South America's biggest but most fragile economies as millions of voters, from Patagonia to the Amazon, cast their ballots.Opinion polls put the wife of incumbent president Nestor Kirchner on 43% and a wide enough lead over divided rivals to clinch victory in the first round.
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