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Prince William and Kate at the very windy Blue Mountains in Sydney. Photo / AP
2: Miss World New Zealand crowned
Filipino beauty Arielle Garciano is the newly-crowned Miss World New Zealand after wowing judges with her stunning looks and outstanding efforts to raise money for a little girl from the Philippines who needed lifesaving facial surgery.
The Christchurch contestant towered over a field of 15 to land the coveted title of most beautiful women in the land at the final day of competition at Auckland's Rendezvous Grand Hotel.
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Arielle Garciano, winner of the Miss World NZ pageant. Photo / Stephen McNicholl
3: VMAs red carpet: Bold, black and barely there
When picking a suitable ensemble for the VMAs one can push the fashion boundaries, shoving them so far that it's shocking - that's what we love about the red carpet at music events. It's this creativity we crave and consider when collating our galleries of must-see looks from the red carpet.
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Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry at the MTV Video Music Awards. Photos / Getty Images
4: 'You lose a son, gain a daughter'
The father of a transgender beauty pageant contestant said he lost a son but gained a daughter in accepting her.
Kim Dwyer said he was at first in denial when his son Bronson told him he wanted to be a girl, but he had since recognised his daughter Amy for who she was.
"Obviously that's her goal in life and I'm not one to have grudges or anything, I just want the family to be happy. That's what makes her happy, so obviously I'll support her."
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Transgender model Amy Brosnahan with her dad Kim Dwyer during the Battle of the Babes pageant, held at Juice Bar in Parnell. Photo / Dean Purcell
5: Lara Bingle's brand denies bikini bungle
Lara Bingle came under fire, earlier this year, for copying designs in her new swimsuit range for Cotton On Body, but the brand stood by the Aussie bikini babe.
Swimsuit designer Lisa Marie Fernandez publicly accused the model of copying her label's signature style for her Lara Bingle For Cotton On Body range.
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Kim Kardashian wears Lisa Marie Fernandez Spring/Summer 2012, Lara Bingle wears Cotton On July 2013. Photo / Lisa Marie Fernandez
6: Kim Kardashian's bare-bottom broke the internet
Kim Kardashian put her famous derriere on the cover of a US magazine and got exactly the online reaction she wanted.
Within hours of posting the image of her oiled-up, Photoshop-enhanced behind, the internet went to town on creating their own versions, from centaurs to docking stations.
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Celebrity Kim Kardashian is featured on the cover of Paper magazine. Photo / Getty Images, Supplied
7: 'Incredible' teen model signs with top agency
A Kiwi teenager spotted on Instagram could soon be walking the catwalk with the likes of Karlie Kloss and Cara Delevingne after being signed by one of the world's largest modelling agencies.
62 Models manager Andrea Plowright knew Maia Cotton had the star factor and "belonged on the stage" the moment she spotted a picture of the 15-year-old on Instagram.
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Maia has done photo shoots for Superette, Twenty Seven Names and has been photographed by Life & Style fashion blogger, Katherine Lowe. Photo / Supplied
8: Jennifer Lawrence named world's sexiest woman
Hollywood star Jennifer Lawrence was been named the sexiest woman in the world, topping the annual countdown of the top 100 by FHM magazine.
The Hunger Games actress succeeded 2013's winner Mila Kunis, who slipped to sixth place.
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Jennifer Lawrence arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 at the Nokia Theatre. Photo / AP
9: The Down Lowe: Trend spotting - monochrome (+photos)
Life & Style blogger Katherine Lowe says that you can very rarely ever go wrong with a monochromatic look.
"People might say it's boring to wear black all the time but there's a reason why it's done - it's easy, slimming, goes with pretty much everything. It looks good. White is almost the same (minus the slimming, maybe a little less easy). In my opinion, an all white look is very chic if you've got the confidence to actually do it."
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10: The outfit Madonna was banned from wearing to the Met ball
Madonna's strappy bondage 'outfit' was vetoed by US editor Anna Wintour at the Met Ball last night.
But not even the high priestess of fashion can tell Madonna what to do, so she scrapped the event entirely and stayed at home instead, deciding to share a picture of herself wearing the contentious ensemble on Instagram - her chest strapped in by white strips of fabric.
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Vogue editor, Anna Wintour (left) banned Madonna (right) from wearing a racy outfit to the Met Ball. Photo / AP, Supplied
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