PALIN MITENK BLOG

By Daily Mail Reporter

Bardot babes: Georgia Jagger (left) takes inspiration from Brigitte Bardot in 1962


Blonde ambition: Mad Men's January Jones (left) and real deal Grace Kelly, later Princess Grace of Monaco


Monroe makeover: Scarlett Johansson (left) a la Marilyn Monroe


Rolling on: Sienna Miller (left) looks a dead ringer for Anita Pallenberg


In harmony: Singers Duffy (left) and Dusty Springfield in 1965


The eyes have it: Actresses Keira Knightley (left) and Audrey Hepburn


The right note: Singer Amy McDonald (left) and Jean 'The Shrimp' Shrimpton


Cover girl: Carey Mulligan (left) looks a double for model Twiggy, pictured in 1968


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By Daily Mail Reporter

Lucia Wagstaff 8, with a Blue Morpho, found in South America. Their entire life-cycle only takes 137 days.


Young explorers were all of a flutter today, as they came up close to a host of magnificent butterflies at the National History Museum.

Hundreds of the colourful insects from bright Blue Morphos to Owl butterflies were unveiled to school children at a preview of the museum's new 'Butterfly Explorers' exhibition.


Gabriel Wagstaff (left) and Parker Canning study butterflies feeding on oranges at the Natural History Museum's 'Butterfly Explorers.' Adult butterflies can drink but cannot eat


Visitors will see all stages of the butterfly life-cycle in the special enclosure.

They will experience the wildly varied environments in which butterflies live in North America, Africa and Asia as well as the heart of the Amazon rainforest in South America, where there are more butterfly species than anywhere else on Earth


A butterfly emerges from a chrysalis at the exhibition which opens to the public on April 8


Butterflies develop from an egg to a caterpillar before cocooning themselves inside a pupa. They finally emerge as winged adults and set about reproducing.

However, butterflies don't survive for long as they cannot eat and can only drink through a straw-like mouth.

While this entire cycle only takes 137 days for some species like Blue Morphos, arctic butterflies are believed to have a two-year life cycle.

The exhibition includes two hatchery windows where butterflies will emerge from the pupae, as well as feeding tables.

Visitors will also learn strange facts about different species, such as the Glasswing that drinks poisonous sap from heliptrope leaves, to make themselves taste unpleasant to predators.

It will also include information on why some species are under threat and how to encourage butterflies into your own garden.

It comes as conservationists warn that a third of Europe's butterflies are in decline.

The large blue butterfly, which was successfully reintroduced to the UK after dying out here, is endangered throughout Europe, according to the European Red List assessment of species at risk.

And the Duke of Burgundy and Lulworth skipper, which both suffered their worst year in the UK last year, are in decline in many countries across the continent.


Butterfly house manager Luke Brown releases a fresh consignment of butterflies at the Natural History Museum's exhibition


The release of the European Red List, commissioned by the European Commission, also revealed 14 per cent of dragonflies and 11 per cent of a group of beetles which rely on decaying wood were at risk of extinction.

Conservationists said a loss of habitats, including traditionally-farmed grasslands, woodlands and wetlands, was the major factor affecting insect species.

Butterfly Explorers will run from April 8 until 26 September, 2010. For more information visit www.nhm.ac.uk


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By Daily Mail Reporter

Prehistoric wonder: Raquel Welch in fantasy film One Million Years B.C., the role which made her a sex symbol


Modelling agencies 'hated' Raquel Welch's body when she first approached them for jobs, the legendary pin-up has revealed.

Miss Welch, now 69, said people branded her figure far from perfect after she moved to Los Angeles, California, in the early 1960s to try to make it as a movie star.

'When I tried to do some modelling after I first came to LA - just to get a job - they hated my body. Everything was wrong,' she told US talk show host Oprah Winfrey.

But the One Million Years B.C. star, who has penned a new autobiography entitled Beyond The Cleavage, said their view rapidly changed when she was thrust - somewhat reluctantly - into sex symbol status.

'I had no idea that was the path I was going to be going in when I started my career, because I wanted to be an actress,' she said.

'When I came to Hollywood I was actually the mother of two small children already and I wanted to be taken seriously.

'It wasn't common knowledge, it wasn't something I paraded around a lot.'


Revelations: Welch was appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show


Pin-up: After finding fame as a Hollywood pin-up, Welch was in demand


In fact, at the age of 18, she had married her high school sweetheart James Welch in 1959 - whom she would divorce five years later.

And the couple's two children she kept quiet about as she tried to launch her career were Damon (born in 1960) and Tahnee (born in 1961).

Arriving in LA during the 'beach party craze' of the early 60s, she landed minor roles in films such as Elvis Presley's Roustabout (1964) and A Swingin' Summer (1965) before being catapulted to stardom with One Million Years B.C. in 1966.

Despite her good looks, Miss Welch told Oprah she did not feel like a sex symbol on a daily basis.

Asked if she felt as good as she looked, she laughed: 'Barely. I'll have my mornings when I really like myself, but 90 per cent of the time it's "Oh my God".

'One of the reasons I look so good is that it takes me about three hours to get ready.'


Far from perfect: When Welch first moved to Hollywood modelling agencies rejected her, until she found fame in films like 1967's Bedazzled


But the film star, who was linked to a string of men in her heyday - including Elvis Presley, Dean Martin and Burt Bacharach - said she would urge women to feel comfortable with growing old.

'I want them to stop being scared of it, because it's just another chapter in life,' she said.

'I want to encourage them not to be disturbed and to really embrace it and go with it.'


'Hated': But Welch, seen in The Biggest Bundle Of Them All in 1968, had the last laugh


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By Chris Johnson

Barking: Miranda Kerr arrives at New York's JFK International Airport yesterday with her dog Frankie, carrying him in a specially designed holdall


It seems this lucky dog gets all the creature comforts.

But when your owner is one Miranda Kerr, you'd expect to get model treatment.

The Australian lingerie star was seen carrying her yorkshire terrier Frankie through the airport in his very own specially made holdall.

With his little head poking out of the window hole, the pampered pooch appeared quite happy to let Miss Kerr do all the leg work.

Victoria's Secret model Miranda was pictured at Los Angeles LAX Airport yesterday where she caught a flight to New York's JFK with her pet.

Because it was an internal flight, she was able to bring her little friend with her.


Sorry to disturb: The Victoria's Secret model lifts the Yorkshire Terrier out of the bag at the security check as she departs Los Angeles LAX Airport


At security, she had to remove Frankie from his little carry bag for checks before proceeding to the departures lounge.

The 26-year-old - dressed down in jeans, flats and a hat - was also joined by her actor boyfriend Orlando Bloom, 33.

She made a rare departure from her glamorous photo-shoot and catwalk appearances by sporting an almost make-up free look.


Travelling in style: The pooch waits patiently as a make-up free Miranda looks on


Miranda's pet dog has become something of an accessory for the star and he is often seen accompanying her on holidays and even on her trips to the shops.

Two years after becoming a Victoria's Secret Angel, Miranda's earning power has steadily risen.

She came in at number nine in Forbes magazine's annual list of the world's top paid models.

And from July 2008 until June 2009, she earned an impressive $3million.

So clearly she has plenty of funds to afford Frankie his luxury lifestyle.


Back in his doggy bag: Australian model Kerr was joined by boyfriend Orlando Bloom, seen here arriving together in New York

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By Mail Foreign Service

Trapped: The young kangaroo was found with its leg trapped in a hubcap at an Australian ce


A young kangaroo has been rescued by wildlife officers after its leg was trapped in a discarded hubcap at an Australian cemetery.

The injured male marsupial was found lying on the ground at the Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, north of Perth, Western Australia, by families paying their respects.

The unlucky animal appeared to have jumped on to the hubcap, which then broke and became stuck on its left leg.


Lucky escape: The animal was able to hop away after wildlife officers removed the plastic hubcap


Wildlife officer Matthew Swan said the kangaroo was so badly injured he initially thought it would have to be put down.

'He was just lying on the cemetery floor and couldn't move. The hubcap looked like an old-fashioned bear trap,' he said.

'It looked very serious.'

Mr Swan calmed the 1.6m adolescent kangaroo with a tranquiliser dart and carefully removed the plastic hubcap.

'Luckily he wasn't seriously injured.'

'I waited for him to wake up so I could see him hopping about to make sure it was okay,' Mr Swan said.

The officers returned to the cemetery the following day to make sure the animal was alright, but he was nowhere to be seen.

'We’re confident that it was able to move on to a new location. It was a successful rescue and a great result,' Mr Swan said.

'He would certainly have died there


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By Georgina Littlejohn

New love: The Saturdays' Rochelle Wiseman and JLS star Marvin Humes enjoy a romantic date out in London last night


They're quickly becoming one of the hottest couple's on the pop scene at the moment.
But when you're also part of two of the most sought after pop groups it can be tricky trying to steal a few romantic moments alone.

So it's no wonder that Marvin Humes and Rochelle Wiseman didn't let go of each other as they enjoyed a date in London last night.

The Saturdays' star and the JLS member were snapped leaving a private members' club just after midnight.

With their arms around each other, they beamed for the cameras as they left trendy Shoreditch House and made their way home.

After spending the day with her band mates in Paris, the city of love, yesterday, it was little wonder that Rochelle, 21, wanted to keep up the romantic tempo.

And there was no mistaking that the smile on her faces was one of those showing the first signs of love as she snuggled into her handsome boy band boyfriend.


Happy together: Rochelle can't stop smiling as she clings on to her man


Marvin, 25, also couldn't contain the happiness on his face, as he gallantly steered his new love past the press crowd.

The couple have only been dating for about a month, but have already spoken publicly about their their burgeoning relationship.

Earlier this month, Marvin spoke about his new love and said: 'She is such a lovely girl. I’m very fond of her. We’ve been on a couple of dates, and we’re going to see how it goes. She is really very lovely. That’s all I can say right now.'

Both have been spotted out together several times since they began dating and with their birthdays only a couple of days apart, they celebrated each other's big day with two parties just over a week ago.


Leisurely lunch: Rochelle takes a call as she and Marvin have a bite to eat at the May Fair Hotel


Marvin toasted his 25th with a bash at Soho's nightclub Alto before raising a glass or two to his girlfriend as she celebrated her 21st with a huge party at the May Fair Hotel.

And while celebrating her 21st birthday just over a week ago, Rochelle gushed about her boy band boyfriend, describing him as 'very sexy'.

Speaking to OK! magazine she said: 'I'm really happy. And I just want to carry on feeling like that.

'It's early days, you know. It's exciting and it's fun and we're both really into each other. he's a lovely guy. And he's gorgeous.


Birthday boy: Marvin walks to Alto nightclub in London for his 25th birthday celebrations, closely followed by Rochelle

"Personality-wise, it's that he's really kind and thoughtful. He really looks after people. Whoever he is speaking to, he makes them feel like they are the absolute centre of the
universe.

"And I find that caring side just lovely. Physically, oh my! I mean I think everyone loves his stomach, don't they?

"What woman wouldn't like that? Have you seen it? It's rock hard and very sexy."
And she also admitted that he was the one who made the first move.


Silver starlet: A few days later, Rochelle shows off a stunning dress as she celebrates her 21st at London's May Fair Hotel

Rochelle, who got together with Marvin not long after her split from childhood sweetheart footballer boyfriend Darren Randolph, said: 'When he first asked me on a date, I was really apprehensive. We'd been friends for ages so I knew he was a good guy.

'But I'd decided I was going to have a man-free period after splitting with darren.

My friends said, "go on, just go on a date with him!" They knew I really liked him, I just wasn't sure about the timing. But everyone was like, "oh it's cool, it's Marvin from JLS! You've got to go out with him. He's so hot!

'I didn't want it to look like I was shoving it in Darrens' face so soon after we'd broken up. It's just that when you're dating a pop star, it's hard to keep a low profile.'


Don't rain on our parade: The Saturdays pose in Minnie Mouse hats in Disneyland Paris yesterday


But Rochelle better make the most of her man while she can after the boys revealed today that they are heading into the studio to work on their second album with producer Labrinth - and will be jetting back and forth from the UK to the States.

Speaking on Sunday to the Daily Star, Marvin said: 'We're with Labrinth this week and will be back and forth to LA to work on the album over the summer.

'The quality will step up as now people have seen our sales figures they're more open to work with us.

'We're doing tracks with Stargate and Toby Gad who has worked with Beyonce.'


Back in the studio: JLS will be jetting between London and LA to work on their second album


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By Simon Cable

Peaches Geldof has been axed as the face and body of Miss Ultimo after naked pictures of her emerged
Representatives have denied claims she had taken drugs and her management team were yesterday locked in talks to try to persuade Miss Ultimo not to terminate her £100,000-a-year contract.

Peaches Geldof was yesterday dropped from her lucrative modelling contract following sordid allegations about her private life.

Bosses for underwear firm Miss Ultimo arranged an emergency meeting yesterday morning to discuss whether the 21-year-old could continue as the face of the brand after it was claimed she had a heroin-fuelled, one night stand last November.

A series of lewd photographs appeared on the internet showing Miss Geldof cavorting topless and wearing a large bloodied plaster covering part of her thigh.

But the company suggested she had been axed because she was setting a bad example to their young female audience.

They immediately ordered pictures of Miss Geldof to be removed from their window displays, website and department stores where their brand is sold.

A spokesman for the company said: 'We have been in meetings all morning with regards to the stories that have surfaced over the weekend about Peaches and unfortunately we have no option but to terminate her contract


Controversial: Peaches Geldof in one of the shots published in the U.S; we have cropped it for decency


'Miss Ultimo is a brand geared towards a young female audience and as a company we have a social responsibility to ensure we are promoting only positive role models that young women can aspire to.

'We are in the process of removing Peaches from the website and we are working with Debenhams to remove her visuals form all Miss Ultimo shops and window displays throughout the UK.'

Michelle Mone, the creator of the Miss Ultimo brand, said: 'We’ve given this a lot of thought, but there’s a point where a business must stick to its principles and as a brand that targets young women, we feel it is impossible for Peaches to continue to work with us as the face of Miss Ultimo lingerie.'

The news comes just ten months after Miss Geldof was signed up to the company and weeks before the launch of her latest campaign, which had already been shot.

Friends of Miss Geldof said she was 'devastated'. 'It was Peaches' most lucrative contract by a long way,' one said. 'Until this point she had a really good relationship with the company, so she wasn't expecting this.


Glazed: Peaches with Ben Mills in one of the pictures posted on the internet


'She had already shot her new campaign which she was really excited about and now its been scrapped and they are erasing any trace of her.'

Last week, 23-year-old American artist Ben Mills claimed he and Miss Geldof had injected heroin together during a short-lived affair in Los Angeles last November.

He alleged the heroin had been brought to the U.S. by Miss Geldof as well as posting naked images of her online.

Miss Geldof, who is the youngest daughter of Live Aid organiser and former Boomtown Rats frontman Bob and late TV presenter Paula Yates, has repeatedly been linked with drugs in recent years.


Parting company: Ultimo owner Michelle Mone with Peaches last month at the launch of a lingerie collection at Debenhams in Glasgow


In July 2008, she was treated by emergency paramedics after an overdose and was believed to have stopped breathing for several minutes until she was revived.

However, she refused to go to hospital for fear her father would find out.

That incident came after she was seen offering a drug pusher cash in May 2008. She was questioned under caution but never charged.Then in December that year she left a 'shopping list' of drugs including Viagra and sleeping pills in a London pub.

Peaches was just 11 when Miss Yates died of a heroin overdose in 2000. Representatives for Miss Geldof, who is thought to be in LA, did not return calls to the Mail yesterday.


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By Wil Longbottom

Dramatic: The orange glow of lava and ash is visible from miles around above the Icelandic glaciers as Fimmvörðuháls volcano erupts


These spectacular images show Mother Nature at its most raw as a volcano erupts under a cold night sky.

The eerie glow of lava is visible from miles as seismic activity along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge causes a powerful eruption.

Hundreds of tourists have flocked to the Fimmvörðuháls volcano in Iceland after months of small earthquakes caused lava to spurt out of a fissure a third of a mile long.

The eruption, which began under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier, caused nearly 600 people to be evacuated from their homes amid fears the seismic activity would trigger more volcanos to erupt.

Geologists had been predicted an eruption for weeks after hundreds of small earthquakes in the region.

But the actual site, one of Iceland's most popular hiking trails, was in the Fimmvörðuháls area - 80 miles east of Reykjavik - which has had no volcanic activity for 10,000 years.


Tourist attraction: Hundreds of visitors flocked to the site, in southern Iceland, to catch a glimpse as the lava poured out


Blowing off steam: Visitors get as close as they can to the lava flow, left, and stop to watch a plume of ash and gas as it emerges from the volcano. Hundreds of people had to be evacuated from the area after the eruption in an area which was unused to volcanic activity


When eruptions take place near the Eyjafjallajokull glacier, they normally trigger further seismic activity at the Katla volcano. The last eruption was 189 years ago.

Katla is underneath the Myrdalsjokull glacier and a large eruption would likely cause massive flooding.

The vast majority of evacuees have now been allowed to return home and roads have been reopened in the vicinity, although residents of 14 farms are still considered at risk and have been ordered to stay away.

The frequency and intensity of earthquakes in the area have also reduced as a result of a release of pressure caused by the eruption on March 20. Geologists are monitoring the situation, but the danger level appears to have receded.

Attracted by the spectacular scenery, the Fimmvörðuháls eruption has turned into a boon for the island's struggling economy after hundreds of visitors risked their lives to catch a glimpse of lava flow.

Icelandic search and rescue workers warned tourists to be wary of poisonous gases emanating from the crater of the volcano. Sulphur, fluorine, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide were found after the eruption, many of which can be deadly.

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Jonavi Raisa Quiray of the Philippines won the ASEAN Television Charm contest for television hostesses on the night of March night in HCM City.

Vietnam’s Que Tran won “The People’s Choice” title and was second runner-up.

Que Tran in ao dai and night gown.

The first prize went to Jonavi Raisa B.Quiray from the Philippines. She also won the “Best in Ao dai” award.

Indonesia’s Data Sili Pertiwi ranked second.

The three top contestants: Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam.

The Miss ASEAN Television Charm pageant closed on the evening of March 22 in HCM City. (photo: Indonesia and Vietnam's representatives).

The first prize winner in night gown.

A Cambodian contestant won the “Best in Traditional Costume” award.

A Lao contestant announcer the “Lifestyle” title.

Contestants competed in four competitions: traditional outfit, talent, ao dai and evening gown.

Source: http://english.vietnamnet.vn

All change: Catherine Zeta-Jones started her day off in cropped jeans, a leather biker jacket and flip-flops (left) before switching into leather 'jeggings', a quilted jacket and beret


Deciding what outfit to wear before leaving the house is a tricky decision, familiar to most women.

But perhaps Catherine Zeta-Jones is more indecisive than most, as she wore three different outfits in just one day while shopping in New York.

The Welsh actress, 40, started the day wearing an Oscars baseball cap, leather jacket, jeans and flip-flops.

She then swapped her casual look for black Christian Louboutin boots, tight leather 'jeggings', a mac and beret.

After deciding she didn't have her look quite right, she returned to her exclusive apartment and re-emerged minutes later with a designer leopard skin wide-brimmed hat.

Earlier this month, Miss Zeta-Jones wore a black leather jacket and military cap that drew direct comparisons with Posh Spice.

And it wasn't the first time she has taken inspiration from Victoria Beckham. In December the mother of two wore a leather and fur combination within days of Posh, 35, donning the same.


OK... I'm happy now: Zeta-Jones leaves her apartment in her third and final outfit


The usually voluptuous Miss Zeta-Jones appears to have lost a considerable amount of weight in recent months while performing in the Broadway musical A Little Night Music.

She has told how she 'ate for Wales' when pregnant with son, Dylan, now seven, which saw her balloon to 13st.

After the birth of daughter Carys five years ago, she used a tough dance-based routine from her movie Chicago to whittle herself into a leaner shape. But these days, she is even more toned.

Miss Zeta-Jones and her husband Michael Douglas, 65, recently moved to New York from Bermuda. They plan to stay there for the next two years.


Putting her best foot forward: Zeta-Jones has relocated to Manhattan with her family while she stars on Broadway


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