Ouch! Reese Witherspoon reveals a nasty black eye, bruises and cut forehead a week after being knocked over by car

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Patched up: The star also had a plaster covering a cut on her forehead

She was taken to hospital with minor injuries after being hit by a car last week.

And today, Reese Witherspoon showed the extent of her injuries, sporting a nasty looking black eye and bandage on her forehead as she arrived for a friend's birthday party in Los Angeles.

Dressed in a smart blue dress, a fading bruise running alongside the side of the star's face was clearly visible as she unpacked presents from her car.


Visible injuries: Reese Witherspoon showed her black eye, and bruised face as she unpacked presents at a friends house in Los Angeles earlier today

She also appeared to have a bruise on one of her knees from the fall which happened last Wednesday when an elderly woman knocked her down as she jogged over a pedestrian crossing.

But Reese's injuries didn't appear to be troubling the star too much.
At one point she shared a joke with her friend before going into the party.



Brave face: The Oscar winning star looked happy and relaxed despite her injuries and shared a joke with a friend

It is the first time the 36-year-old star has appeared with her injuries visible in public.

She was spotted wearing sunglasses with husband Jim Toth, just two days after the accident which saw her taken to hospital and treated for minor injuries.

However, she was quickly discharged and spent some time 'resting at home', according to her representative.


Chic: The actress looked smart in a blue dress and brown ankle boots, with her blonde hair loose around her shoulders

'The whole incident really frightened her,' a source close to the actress told Us. 'Now she's just resting up.

'The odd thing about all of this,' the source added, 'is that Reese has always been very afraid of being hit by a car.

'It's been an ongoing fear of hers. She is always the first person to pull people away from the edge of the curb.'


Shaded: Reese wore sunglasses to hide her injuries as she appeared with husband Jim Toth just two days after the accident

It has emerged that Resee will not be pressing charges against the woman who struck her after failing to yield to the actress on the crossing on the 20th street and Georgina Avenue Area of Santa Monica.

The vehicle was travelling at around 20 miles per hour when it hit Reese and the 84-year-old driver was cited for failure to stop for a pedestrian.

According to TMZ, the elderly woman feels 'awful' about the accident.


Before: Reese was spotted enjoying ice cream with husband Jim and her children today just hours before the accident


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Julia Hofer will represent Austria in Miss World 2011 in London, England on November 6, 2011

Julia Hofer (photo, left) will represent Austria in Miss World 2011 in London, England on November 6. The winner of Miss Austria, 27 year-old Carmen Stamboli, was declared ineligible because she is overage.

You can revisit the results of Miss Austria 2011 held on March 26 by clicking here!

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'You wouldn't look twice at Kate Middleton on a New York street': Nordstrom fashion director claims Duchess of Cambridge is 'no trendsetter'

By MAYSA RAWI

Plain Kate? The fashion director for US department store Nordstrom claims the Duchess of Cambridge 'blends into the crowd'

She has graced countless magazine covers and anything she wears sells out within days, in a phenomenon dubbed the Kate Effect.

But it seems the Duchess of Cambridge’s style has fallen foul of the sharp-tongued members of New York’s so-called fash-pack.

Gregg Andrews, a fashion director at leading U.S. department store chain Nordstrom, sniffed: ‘She is stylish, but she’s not setting trends, she’s following trends.


Dress debate: Jill Martin, author of 'I Have Nothing to Wear!' thinks this spring, there will be many brides walking down the aisle in dresses with sleeves, paying tribute to Kate

‘If you take Kate out of the Royal Family, put her on a street in New York, you wouldn’t look at her twice. She’s a beautiful woman, but she blends into a crowd.’

Indeed, most figures at the city’s Fashion Week had their claws out for Britain’s blossoming style icon.

One leading journalist insisted that Kate was the very opposite of fashionable and that the public is becoming obsessed about what she wears only because of her royal status.

Elle fashion news director Anne Slowey said: ‘Is she a style icon of the likes of a Kate Moss? Absolutely not. Is she in the public eye? Are people going to become obsessed with everything she wears regardless of what it is? Yes.’


Lauren Conrad recently launched a fashion collection with Nordstrom

The £385 blue Issa knee-length dress she wore when her engagement to Prince William was announced sold out within 24 hours, while chain store Reiss saw its website crash when she wore its £175 taupe Shola bandage-style dress to meet Michelle Obama in May.

There were some good words for Kate. Fashion writer Jill Martin predicted that her wedding dress, by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, would be a style followed by many brides next spring.

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22 year-old Joëlle Marie Justine Nagapen will represent Mauritius in Miss World 2011 in London, England on November 6, 2011

22 year-old Joëlle Marie Justine Nagapen (photo, left) will represent Mauritius in Miss World 2011 in London, England on November 6. Nagapen stands 1.68m and was the first runner-up of Miss Mauritius 2010 won by Laetitia Darche. She is from the town of St. Pierre.

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'We're friends with benefits!' Kerry Katona and Lucien Laviscount reveal all about their Celebrity Big Brother romance

By SARAH BULL

'We're friends with benefits!' Kerry Katona and Lucien Laviscount have revealed all about their romance in a new interview

They sparked romance rumours during their time in the Celebrity Big Brother house.

And now Kerry Katona and Lucien Laviscount have given an interview about their relationship, with mother-of-four Kerry admitting that she and Lucien are 'friends with benefits'.

The 31-year-old star also reveals she could see herself marrying her Waterloo Road beau, but does admit the 12-year age gap between them could cause a problem.


Affectionate: Kerry and Lucien frequently cuddled up in the house

Kerry told OK! magazine: 'Lucien has it all - he's a geek, intelligent, loveable, great for cuddles, understanding. He is everything all rolled into one. But I don't think I'm his type.

'I've got four kids and he's 19. My eldest is 10 - her step-dad would only be nine years older than her. I'm sure I could get locked up for that! If he was a little older, then yes, I'd destroy him! The age gap is definitely holding us back.'

But when Kerry told the publication she feels as though she is 'past her sell by date', Lucien was quick to disagree.


'Sexual tension': Kerry said the tension between the pair was hard to bear

He said: 'She's not too old for me! I have a thing for older women. I like women who know where they're at.

'It's so frustrating to hear Kerry talk like that because she's amazing. When I'm with her, I don't feel like there's an age gap at all.'

Kerry, who kissed Lucien on several occasions during the pair's time in the Celebrity Big Brother house, also added she found it difficult at times to cope with the sexual tension between her and Lucien.


Free to explore the relationship: Kerry and Lucien seen at the Celebrity Big Brother final


She said: 'There was a lot of sexual tension, definitely. If the cameras hadn't been there, God knows what would have happened!'

But despite the age gap, Kerry admitted she could see herself having a future with Lucien.

She joked: 'Marry me Lucien! Lucien is very giving. He's one of these guys who would give you a kiss and a cuddle, a cup of tea, put petals in the bath - the small things I'd want in a husband.'


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Miss Universe 2011 updates on September 14, 2011- Day after photos of the new Miss Universe 2011, Leila Lopes

The pageant is over, and all delegates are on their way home; but one of them stays and it’s only the beginning for her. Leila Lopes, the new Miss Universe, gave an interview to Rede Band at the Hilton Hotel on Tuesday morning, her first official appearance as the new titleholder. She will then travel to New York which will be her home for one year. Among her first appearances as the 60th Miss Universe are a visit to Singapore and to Indonesia, for the crowning of Puteri Indonesia 2011-2012. Bruno Zanardo/Fotoarena

Do click here to view more photos of the new Miss Universe 2011, Leila Lopes interview at the Hilton Hotel

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MISS EARTH 2011 CHANGE OF DATE AND VENUE - Miss Earth 2011 will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Impact Arena Muang Thong Thani in Bangkok

MISS EARTH 2011 CHANGE OF DATE AND VENUE

Miss Earth 2011 will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Impact Arena Muang Thong Thani in Bangkok.

According to the latest news from the Miss Earth 2011 organizers, the pageant will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Impact Arena Muang Thong Thani in Bangkok, instead of November 1-12, 2011 as announced earlier in the press conference in Khao Yai last July.


The theme of this year’s Miss Earth Contest will be “Smile for Earth, for All”. Coinciding with the International Year of the Forests, this year’s staging of the Miss Earth pageant will be a grand showcase of Thailand’s rich culture, tourist attractions, and, more importantly, its efforts to save and protect the environment.

The delegates will arrive on November 20, 2011, and on November 22, 2011, a press conference with all the Miss Earth 2011 contestants will be held. The following day, November 23, the contestants will join together to offer their best wishes on the occasion of His Majesty the King’s 84th birthday, and will commemorate this special day through performances and pageantry.

On November 26, 2011, the contestants will separate into three groups to perform birthday tributes to His Majesty and raise environmental awareness in the three provinces of Chiang Mai, Udon Thani, and Phang Nga. This year, the pageant will draw the attention of people all over the world to His Majesty’s abilities and accomplishments. Notably, His Majesty is the only royal in the world to have received the International Merit Award, an award for environmental preservation, in recognition of his theory about “Ya Faek“ (vetiver grass).
Finally, Miss Earth 2011, the 11th Annual Miss Earth Pageant, is scheduled to be held on December 3, 2011. Miss Earth 2010. Nicole Faria of India will crown her successor at the end of the event. After the official winner of Miss Earth is declared, the contest finalists will offer their combined best wishes on the occasion of His Majesty the King’s 84th birth on December 5, 2011, in Bangkok.

Special thanks to Sulak Pinsri from CK Connection Co., Ltd.

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