Beauty News

Hong Kong beauty Eunis Yao was crowned Miss Asia 2008 on Sunday at the finals of the annual pageant that saw public voting accepted for the first time.

Yao, 23, claimed 137,610 votes in a global poll, the website of the contest announced. She was also named the Perfect Figure.

2008 Miss Asia champion Eunis Yao is flanked by the runner-up Belinda Yan (left) and third place-getter Lene Lai at the finals of the 2008 Miss Asia pageant in Hong Kong on Dec. 7, 2008.

Twenty-two year old Belinda Yan, who is also from Hong Kong, received 129,416 votes to be named runner-up and Miss Photogenic. Taiwan's 19-year-old Lene Lai was awarded third place with 60,542 votes. 

    The top three were selected by fans worldwide who voted for their favorite by either sending text messages or voting via the event's website. 

    Previously, winners were decided by a panel of judges. 

    This year's contest also attracted candidates from the Chinese mainland, as well as Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Turkmenistan. 

    The Miss Asia pageant was launched by Asia Television Limited, a Hong Kong-based broadcaster, in 1985. Previous champions include Kristy Yang (in 1995), who went on to become a popular actress, and Nina Li (in 1986), wife of action star Jet Li.

2008 Miss Asia champion Eunis Yao reacts after winning the honor at the finals of the 2008 Miss Asia pageant in Hong Kong on Dec. 7, 2008

2008 Miss Asia runner-up Belinda Yan poses at the finals of the 2008 Miss Asia pageant in Hong Kong on Dec. 7, 2008.

Gossip Girl queen bee Leighton Meester breaks for a quick hamburger lunch while filming scenes at the Museum of the City of New York (aka the Constance Billard School for Girls) on 5th Avenue Tuesday afternoon.

Following her meal, Leighton returned to filming scenes with co-stars Blake Lively, Penn Badgley, and Nicole Fiscella.

As the girls bundled up in wool winter coats, Penn kept warm by dancing arm-in-arm with another man on set.

Bar Refaeli arrives on the red carpet at the Corona Beach Tour launch party held at Circus Space in London’s Hoxton Square on Tuesday night.

At the party, the Israeli beauty will walk the catwalk in Custo Barcelona fashions as Australian musician (and eco-activist) Xavier Rudd plays live music. This will all take place in a beautiful beach setting, complete with white sand, tikki bars, palm trees and swimsuit-clad servers.

Earlier in the day, Bar attended the photocall for this global initiative to raise awareness for the beach preservation movement. She wore Hurley fashions while posing with a surfboard in front of a beachy backdrop.

Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria Parker shows her support for Brad Pitt at the world premiere of Paramount’s The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button held at Mann’s Village Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday.

The 33-year-old actress was glamorous in a brilliant blue Karen Millen dress, strappy T-strap sandals, an elegant black clutch and classy diamond jewelry.

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David Cook gets into the holiday spirit with a reindeer-inspired Pluto on Friday in the Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

The 25-year-old American Idol champ recorded a segment for the “Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade”, putting his rocker spin on a holiday classic, “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”. After he was done, he took questions from the audience, and played peek-a-boo with some kids who were in the first row (those are the pics with him holding up the guitar). The Disney Christmas Day Parade will air nationwide @ 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET on Christmas Day, Dec. 25 on ABC.

Check out the video of David singing “HYAMLC” from last week’s 2008 Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Rockefeller Center.

Matilda Ledger takes a spin around Brooklyn on her tricycle on Tuesday morning. Her mom, Michelle Williams, was MIA.

Michelle was recently interviewed by Parade:

Weren’t you ever afraid of being alone in Hollywood as a teenager? Hindsight. Isn’t it great? The risks of going into L.A. at such an early age are huge. At the time, I was invincible. I thought I was on top of the world. I didn’t realize what I was doing. But I wouldn’t trade any of those experiences for anything in the world. I am who I am because of them. I had a lot of growing up to do and it was slammed into a couple of short years. I did stupid, crazy things. But those stupid crazy things prepared me to deal with future.

What’s guiding you now? I think that, above all, it would be perseverance. I can’t really be objective, but the one thing that I’ve always had is an incredible amount of determination. And I guess it’s innate within everybody. It’s just a survival skill.

24 star Kiefer Sutherland is honored with the 2,377th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday in Hollywood, Calif. (Cate Blanchett was just honored with the 2,376th star on Friday.)

The 44-year-old Canadian actor’s star is near the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. His father, actor Donald Sutherland, and director Joel Schumacher, spoke of all things Kiefer during the ceremony.

Season 7 of 24 kicks off next month — January 11, 2009.

Scarlett Johansson and costar Eva Mendes are all smiles at The Spirit premiere on Tuesday in Paris.

Scarlett, 23, plays femme fatale secretary Silken Floss, while Eva, 34, portrays Sand Saref, a love interest for The Spirit himself.

Written and directed by Frank Miller, the film is adapted from a classic Will Eisner comic and also stars Gabriel Macht as The Spirit and Samuel L. Jackson as his nemesis, The Octopus.

The Spirit is scheduled for release on Christmas Day and is up against Benjamin Button!

Katie Holmes carries daughter Suri, 2, outside of their New York City apartment on a freezing Tuesday morning.

The mother-daughter duo, who wore matching silver shoes, headed to a party together. Katie was seen carrying a greeting card and a gift in one hand and holding hands with Suri in the other.

Katie recently sang praises of her husband, Tom Cruise. She told The Blade, “We are very much like most couples and we definitely bounce ideas off of each other. He’s incredibly supportive and I’m really appreciative of him being here and being so supportive of this play. I also love going with him on his films and supporting him through that. We definitely talk about everything together. That’s what partners do.”

Amanda Bynes channels her inner Cheetah Girl on the January 2009 cover of Cosmo, which hits newsstands today. The 22-year-old Hairspray star discusses her attitudes towards love and life and why maybe she doesn’t fully deserve her rep for being “innocent.”

On the idea of having a husband: “I say I never want to get married. I feel trapped with the idea of marriage. How can you really be with somebody forever? I’d get bored! As I get older, I don’t settle. I’d rather tell somebody ‘This is what I want–take it or leave it.’”

On dating actors: “Obviously, Chace Crawford is gorgeous but I wouldn’t want to date him. He’s too pretty. Maybe he’s a smart guy and maybe he’s my soul mate [laughs], but that’s not the type I go for.”

On what she physically likes about herself: “My favorite part of my body is my smile. I have my mom’s.”

For more on Amanda, visit Cosmopolitan.com.

90210 star Lauren London, aka cheerleader Christina Worthy, goes gay in an upcoming episode of the hit CW show, reports TV Guide.

When 90210 returns with new episodes on Jan. 6, Christina gets a girlfriend. Her character is described as being bisexual as in the Nov. 18 episode, Christina flirted with Dixon (Tristan Wilds) during the Spirit Dinner and then again at the lacrosse game.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of this new development in the 90210 storyline?

Grey’s Anatomy star T.R. Knight holds hands with boyfriend Mark Cornelsen after attending The Curious Case of Benjamin Button premiere at Mann’s Village Theatre on Monday in Westwood, Calif.

Yesterday, it was revealed that there was trouble on the Grey’s set. Multiple sources now confirm to EW that T.R. has asked to be released from his contract.

“They’re working out the details now,” an ABC insider reveals. “He just feels it’s time to move on.”

Jennifer Lopez shows off her curves in an ivory Robert Cavalli gown with a plunging neckline at the premiere of The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button held at Mann’s Village Theatre on Monday in Westwood, Calif.

The 39-year-old mother-of-twins finished off her look with Neil Lane jewels and a sparkly clutch from Daniel Swarovski.

Accompanying Jen on the red carpet was her manager Benny Medina and the CEO of Paramount Pictures Brad Grey.

Jennifer Aniston opens up about her boyfriend, musician John Mayer, to UK’s The Mirror. Interview highlights:

On the way John thinks: “He’s a rare one. He is extraordinary and it is wonderful to watch him… the way his brain works and the way he thinks thoughts… it’s beautiful.”

On having a thing for the musically inclined: “It’s an amazing thing to watch a musician think. I don’t know many musicians but when his guitar is on him it’s just like a channel. It’s something I’ve never ever seen before.”

On not understanding the continued public interest in her break-up with Brad Pitt: “I’m baffled by it and it makes no sense to me…. Everybody goes through tough times… You’ve just got to figure out how to get through them… It’s my history and my memory. I used to really take things personally. It took me some time to figure this out but if you can be truthful and honest with who you are, then you have a much easier time walking through life.”

On her finances: “I don’t wake up in the morning, stretch my arms and say, ‘Oh, I’m wealthy.’ I just know I’m extremely fortunate and I have the good fortune to take care of my family, to give to causes that matter to me and to contribute in ways not everybody can. I’ve never been someone to have money as my goal. I just wanted to work.”

On having her own kids some day: “I feel it’s in my future and I’m on the verge of it in some way, so it was great to dip the toe in [for Marley & Me]. I want to have children. That’s my plan.”

Tom Cruise made a special appearance on The Hill: Live After Show yesterday!

He had some sage advice for Spencer Pratt, who eloped in Mexico with Heidi Montag last month.

“If the girl wants the wedding, you gotta do the wedding,” Tom said. “It’s a special occasion, and she’ll remember it forever. Spencer, dude. You’ll realize this later.”

In response to Tom’s advice about giving Heidi her big wedding, Spencer tells Us Weekly, “You all know how I feel about big weddings, but if Tom Cruise says so, it must be true. If Tom’s the best man, we’ll have a big wedding!”

You can watch Tom’s appearance on The Hills: Live After Show at MTV.com (mark 13:45).

Emily Blunt puffs away at her cigarette while grabbing a bite to eat with her agent, Chris Andrews, at La Conversation Cafe in West Hollywood on Monday.

It was reported last month that Emily has been dating The Office star John Krasinski.

Emily’s ex-boyfriend, Canadian crooner Michael Buble, recently expressed how fond he still is of her. “I will always love her. We’re still friends,” the sexy crooner told People.

He even wished her only well in her new relationship. “I love that guy in The Office. He’s great.”

American Idol alum Clay Aiken poses with a female friend and his rumored boyfriend, Broadway dancer Reed Kelly, at Rosie’s Gala at the Marriott Marquis last month in New York City.

“Everybody knows Reed as Clay’s guy,” a Broadway insider tells Star. “Clay met him when he was doing Spamalot in early 2008, and that’s one of the reasons he came back to the show again.”

“It was obvious they were a couple,” a partygoer says of Clay and Reed, who is a member of the Wicked ensemble.

It’s rumored that the pair met through Clay’s piano player, who also plays piano for Wicked.