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She confirmed that she is pregnant with her first child on Monday evening.

And model Nikki Phillips showed off her baby bump for the first time at The Australian Turf Club launch in Sydney on Tuesday.

The 34-year-old Kiwi model was simply glowing in a burgundy off-the-shoulder gown.

Posing for the cameras at the event, Nikki’s pregnancy figure was on show in the stylish form-fitting frock.

The blonde beauty paired the ensemble with matching suede and perspex stilettos.

She also graduation dresses the ensemble up with extravagant jewels, including an gold crown headband and baroque-style earrings.

Clearly benefitting from that pregnancy glow, Nikki wore minimal makeup and had her blonde locks out and pushed back by her headband.

Nikki and her husband Dane Rumble announced their happy pregnancy news in an Instagram post on Monday, with the 34-year-old confirming she’s four months pregnant.

‘It’s no Beyonce post… but our best adventure yet is on it’s way,’ the post began.

‘Baby Phillips Rumble is due early July and we are beyond excited, slightly terrified but utterly blessed.’

She added: ‘We can not wait to meet our little miracle. I’ve always dreamed of being a mother, but never knew it could be… read about our journey in the coming weeks on my blog #19weeks #pregnant #babyphillipsrumble.’

The Sydney-based pair announced their engagement in 2013 during a trip to Hong Kong.

The former New Zealand’s Next Top Model guest judge married her 33-year-old husband one year later.

Nikki previously said she wasn’t certain that kids were in their future.

In 2009, the statuesque blonde was diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer following a routine pap smear.

Doctors were able to remove the cancerous cells and years later, the model is now believed to be cancer-free.

The blonde beauty met Dane while undergoing post-operative testing for cancer and she once told the discontinued Cleo magazine that he was supportive and ‘amazing’ throughout the ordeal.

‘If I can’t have kids he is fine with that,’ she said.

Last year, Nikki relaunched her By Nikki Phillips blog, which features red carpet events, fashion and travel.

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Thankfully her new boyfriend Alex Oxlade Chamberlain was on hand to help her into the waiting vehicle.

The 23-year-old singer, who had been celebrating Little Mix’s first ever BRIT Award win until 3am, wore a revealing black cocktail dresses open entirely on her right side.

Her outfit, complete with one shoulder pad, was pulled together with gold and black buckles.

She wore a pair of heeled black sandals to accentuate her long legs even more.

Perrie grinned as she made her way to the taxi, hair pulled up into a high bun as she put a hand on her skirt to make sure that it didn’t ride up any further.

Her footballer ace beau placed a hand on the small of her back as he guided her into the taxi.

The Sun first revealed that Alex and Perrie were dating back in November after she split from Luke Pasqualino.

The Little Mix star went public with her new romance last month by sharing a picture of the Arsenal player sitting with her beloved dogs.

But just weeks later, fans began speculating about a split when the snap disappeared from Perrie’s Instagram page.

But earlier this month she proved their romance was still going strong by sharing a snap of them kissing in front of The Eiffel Tower.

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A Minnesota school district is requiring girls who plan to attend its April prom to submit a photo of themselves wearing their chosen prom dresses 2017 to a prom adviser before the event.

The Osakis School Board approved the idea while discussing the district’s prom dress code with prom co-adviser Bobbie Jo Haakinson at a recent meeting.

The board said it wanted to prevent anyone from being embarrassed or turned away at the door on the night of prom if they didn’t meet the dress code.

“We have a right to not allow entrance to the prom,” board member Monica Klimek said.

Boys are not required to submit photos.

Haakinson also told the board she had updated the wording of the previous dress code because fashion has changed. The previous wording on “no exposed midriff section” was eliminated.

After discussion, the school board agreed to maintain a prom dress code.

The prom rules have gone out to 11th- and 12-graders.

“Appropriate attire is required since prom is an official, formal school event,” the Osakis High School prom letter reads, followed by suggestions for “gentlemen” for dress pants, dress shirt, sports coat and tie, or tuxedo, along with dress shoes and socks.

“Ladies, an acceptable prom dress is one that you would feel comfortable wearing to a formal event at school,” the letter reads. “Length of dresses must be lower than the fingertips when arms are held straight down at sides. Tennis shoes, sunglasses and baseball caps are not formal attire and are not acceptable.”

Prom “is a privilege and not a right,” stated the letter, which must be signed by the student and returned.

Other stipulations were also noted in the letter, such as:

All students attending prom must stay until the event ends at midnight. No one may leave during the banquet/dance events without prior permission from parents/guardians received by April 19. Parents may request a phone call if their student leaves the prom.

Osakis Public Schools also have a school 2017 prom dresses code, which includes no ripped jeans. Principal Tim Roggenbuck commented that if a student arrives at school in ripped jeans, he uses duct tape to cover the rips.

Raul Juarez produced his first quinceañera expo in Houston in 2001 with a handful of vendors to help families shop for cakes, prom dresses liverpool and reception halls all in one place. Budgets were typically less than $5,000. A stretch limo was a major extravagance.But as the Latino community has grown – both in numbers and buying power – so has the coming-of-age party for 15-year-olds. At Juarez’s 16th annual expo last month, a man on stilts in a fully lighted robot costume made the rounds while girls perused dresses that cost as much as $8,000. The all-in budgets today can easily approach $30,000, he said.

Limos have given way to tour buses or, in some cases, helicopters for a more dramatic entrance. Choreographers charge as much as $4,000 to develop a 15-minute performance. Extended family members and godparents still help with the tab, but some small banks have begun offering special financing for the big day as tradition increasingly meets consumerism.”It’s getting bigger and bigger,” Juarez said, “with quinceañeras outdoing each other.”Rachel Gonzalez-Martin, assistant professor of Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at the University of Texas, is writing a book on the increased commercialization of quinceañeras. She said it reflects not just corporate America’s interest, but also the growing affluence of Hispanic families.QUINCEAÑERA EXPOQuinceañera ExpoWhere: George R.

Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas.When: March 5, 12-5 p.m.Who: More than 100 vendors will be exhibiting their products and services, from dresses to dance choreographers.Tickets: $10 online at quinceaneraexpos.com.More information: 210-781-6377.”While it’s still about family honor, it’s not about the girl’s virtue,” she said. “It’s about the family’s socioeconomic success.”Indeed, while the U.S. Latino population grew 57 percent between 2000 and 2014, research by the Pew Research Center found the community’s purchasing power soared 155 percent, to $1.3 trillion, in the same period.

Last year, Pew found, 81 percent of surveyed Hispanic adults said they expected their financial situations to improve in 2017.”Parents aren’t just buying stuff,” Gonzalez-Martin said. “They’re buying soft skills for upward social class mobility.”Cost risesJuana Salsero and her goddaughter, Irayes Romero, were at Juarez’s Quince Expo last month at Bayou City Event Center (moved from its usual NRG Park location because of the Super Bowl).Romero, who turns 15 in May, browsed through vendor stalls until she spotted a sequined dress styled after the one worn by her favorite Disney princess, Cinderella. She gasped and teared up, and Salsero, who will buy Romero’s dress, immediately went up to the attendant and sorted out dates for a fitting. Prices weren’t discussed as Salsero put no limit on the cost.

BUSINESSBusiness calendar#FormatImgID_0# Week in review#FormatImgID_1# Stocks inch to new records; S&P 500 up 4 straight weeksStock market activity this week#FormatImgID_2# Unilever remains cool to Kraft Heinz takeover bid#FormatImgID_3# Statoil sues researcher, claiming theft of technology”It’s how a young woman is introduced to society,” she said. “You have to make a great first impression.”The cost of making that impression is rising, on everything from food to outfits to entertainment.Tomas Benitez has designed quinceañera dresses in Houston for 11 years. His products range in price from $1,500 to $8,000. By keeping abreast of industry trends and using designer brands, he said, Benitez’s business has grown at a steady 15 percent annual rate.Lorena Lock, who started Million Cakes in Katy 10 years ago, said 60 percent of her business today is focused on designing quinceañera cakes.

They can go for $200 to $3,000 apiece.”People want quality,” Lock said, “not a homemade cake made by a family friend.”Reception hall owners including Memo Garza of Anais Reception Center, need to be ready to host at most around 700 guests for a party.Garza hosted 86 parties in 2015 and 100 last year. He’s already booked 42 so far this year. Garza’s prices range from $1,200 to $20,000 depending on whether the family simply wants to rent his venue or have him coordinate the whole shindig.To keep pace with the competition, Garza said, he expanded his business in 2014 to include on-the-go party rental services catering to cities such as Victoria, Bay City and El Campo.”The market is flooded,” Garza said.Business opportunityNot everyone goes to extremes. Susan Guzman, for example, said while perusing the Quince Expo she will stick to a $5,000 budget for her daughter’s party. But, she added, her sisters dropped $20,000 on parties for their daughters.

Regardless of the price range, quinceañeras represent a growing business. Just last month, Janet Quezada opened a new store, Karla Boutique, with charro-designed dresses imported from Mexico, where the market is more saturated.”The Mexican market has already become such a mature industry that it’s hard to enter it as a small-business owner,” Quezada said.Quezada, whose prices range from $890 to $1,800, said she foresees smaller boutiques popping up in Houston to better cater to a wide range of party budgets.Juarez said consumers’ demand for better quality, and higher-priced, party supplies seemed to happen almost overnight.”The changes are happening in leaps and bounds,” he said.

Juarez noted a couple of advantages he has over businesses that cater to the wedding industry. First, there is no peak or slow season for quinceañeras; girls turn 15 all year round. Plus, he added, Latino families’ tendency is to pay for everything up front.Juarez and others can only see the industry grow from here, simultaneously benefiting and challenging vendors for years to come.Gonzalez-Martin, the UT professor, said there are other, more subtle advantages to continued growth and expanded exposure of the American quinceañera.”As the industry grows,” she said, “the cultural presence of American Latinos cannot be ignored.”

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Ashley Graham on Wednesday became the first plus-size model to walk on the New York runway for Michael Kors, who unveiled a collection full of opulent fur coats and monochrome looks.

Graham, the 28-year-old American and self-proclaimed body activist who this month became the first plus-size model to appear on the cover of Vogue, took to the catwalk in a black prom dresses london slashed to the thigh and belted at the waist with a cropped grey fur coat.

The 57-year-old New York designer was a major draw on day six of fashion week in the Big Apple, pulling in actress Blake Lively and her husband, the Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, as well as Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.

Models sashayed down the runway to the strains of Eurythmics hit “Sweet Dreams”—performed live by a string ensemble wearing fur coats, evening dresses and metallics.

Model of the moment Bella Hadid looked stunning in gunmetal grey. Kendall Jenner closed the show in a black tasseled evening dress.

There were a succession of one-color outfits in chocolate, camel and olive, slouchy suede boots, asymmetrical cutaways to reveal the thigh and rich dresses in molten silver and gold.

It was a very New York look: draped dresses, skirts and blouses contrasted with tailored jackets and a defined waist to present what Kors called “covered-up sexiness” and “urban takes on languid kimonos and sarongs.”

Graham, who is followed by 3.2 million people on Instagram, shot to fame last year when she became the first plus-size model on the cover of the annual “Swimsuit Issue” of magazine “Sports Illustrated.”

Her presence suggested that Kors had changed his attitude about size diversity on the catwalk, having told USA Today last September that it was not logistically possible to feature them on the runway.

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What’s the most coveted souvenir from New York Fashion Week? An invitation to Kanye West’s Yeezy fashion show. Last season’s event, held at Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park, featured invites printed on T-shirts, many of which immediately found their way onto eBay, where they were quickly bought up by the haute-meets-hypebeast fashion set.

Among the things that makes watching Kanye’s show such a good spectator sport is the front row presence of Kim Kardashian West, who is reliably decked out in one of her husband’s dazzling ensembles. For season one, Kardashian West, joined by baby North, owned the front row in a camouflage jacket over a form-fitting bodysuit and cropped bra top for a mashup of high fashion and post-apocalyptic style. This look was given a dose of monochromatic magic for season two when Kardashian West hinted at her growing bump in high-waisted leggings and mid-calf grazing duster, all in shades of sand.

But leave it to the reality television mogul to up the ante for her husband’s The Life of Pablo listening party and season three show. Flanked by the vast Kardashian-Jenner crew—Caitlyn Jenner, Kris Jenner, Lamar Odom, and countless other friends and family—Kardashian West changed things up in an OTT fur coat and embellished prom dresses manchester crafted by West and Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing.

But this past September, Kardashian West returned to a more subtle and sophisticated look in a ribbed knit dress and tonal tall boots. With Kardashian West switching up her look for 2017— sporting everything from slinky, ’70s style dresses to 1980s inspired tracksuits from her husband’s yet-to-be released Calabasas collection—there’s no telling what sartorial treats are in store for us today.

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Audrey Hepburn’s eldest son was sued Wednesday by a charity he helped establish to continue his mother’s support of children’s welfare causes.

The Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund sued Sean Ferrer on Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging he has interfered with the charity’s plans to exhibit several of the Oscar winner’s high fashion cheap prom dresses and other memorabilia. The exhibitions are the primary source of money for the charity, which supports children’s centers in hospitals in Los Angeles and New Orleans and a facility in New Jersey.

Ferrer and his half-brother, Luca Dotti, established the fund after their mother’s death along with their mother’s longtime companion, Dutch actor Robert Wolders.

Dotti currently serves as the charity’s chairman.

The siblings are embroiled in a separate court dispute over division of jewelry, property and other items their mother left to them after her death in January 1993. The lawsuit contends that while only one brother has to give permission to display the items, Ferrer has threatened litigation over planned exhibits in Korea and China, and also restricted the charity’s access to its website.

The lawsuit contends Ferrer’s actions may force the charity to cease operations and could “irreparably damage the sterling reputation of the late Audrey Hepburn.”

Emails a phone message left for Ferrer’s attorney Wednesday were not returned.

Ferrer, who once ran the charity but stepped aside several years ago, has interfered with potential exhibitions of some of Hepburn’s Givenchy prom dresses cheap in China and Korea, the lawsuit states.

“The fund is seeking to continue to raise funds in the same way it has done for more than two decades,” its attorney Steven E. Young wrote in an email Wednesday.

In 2013, the charity made $30,000 in donations to children’s hospitals in Los Angeles and New Orleans, according to the most recent tax records available. The records show the foundation’s revenues declined from $290,000 the previous year to $223,000 in 2013.

Wednesday’s lawsuit comes 18 months after Ferrer sued Dotti seeking to divide up ownership of jewelry, property, a vintage movie poster collection and other memorabilia Hepburn left to her sons. Attorneys for both men reported to a judge in November that negotiations over the items had been productive, but no settlement or resolution has been announced.

Young said Wednesday’s lawsuit and the dispute over other items that belonged to Hepburn are not connected.

Hepburn won an Academy Award in 1954 for “Roman Holiday” and was awarded the film academy’s Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1993. She died before that year’s Oscars ceremony, so Ferrer accepted it in her honor and summarized his mother’s commitment to helping children.

“She believed every child has the right to health, to hope, to tenderness and to life,” Ferrer said during the ceremony, according to a transcript on the film academy’s website. “On her behalf I dedicate this to the children of the world.”

Are you “Pretty in Pink”? Was 1984 a “Cruel Summer?” Do you remember “Walkin’ on Sunshine”?

Even if you weren’t born during those “Glory Days,” cheap prom dresses in your 80s best, make your hair real big and dance the night away while helping a great cause.

If the Dress Fits, a Duluth-based nonprofit group that provides a service that allows girls and their families to donate current, previously worn or brand new gowns and matches them with Northland girls who would not otherwise be able to afford a dress or attend their prom. The organization holds its annual fundraiser 9 p.m. to midnight Feb. 10 at the Buffalo House Junction in Esko for people age 21 and older

A king and queen will be crowned; a photo booth will be donated by Six Shooter Photo; and music will be provided by Sounds Unlimited Entertainment. There will be fun surprises, too.

The fundraising goal is to collect 200 dresses and generate money donations to provide dry cleaning services and dress alterations for those who need them.

Advance ticket price is $10 or $15 at the door. Donate a contemporary style prom dress and receive $5 off admission.

Donated prom dresses cheap will be collected at the door, or at the following advance ticket locations: Bella Rose Bridal, 1709 Mall Drive, Duluth, or Arrowhead Builders Association, 5255 Maple Grove Road, Hermantown.

Television personality, mom — and now, Savannah Guthrie is an author too.

The Today show co-anchor recently spoke about her debut children’s book, Princesses Wear Pants. But Guthrie insists the message behind the title isn’t about tearing down cheap prom dresses uk, and instead about encouraging little girls to be well-rounded.

“We wanted our daughters to be okay with their love of princesses, but also realize that princesses are strong women with real things to do!” Guthrie says of the message behind the book, which she wrote alongside Allison Oppenheim, a parent educator.

“The pants just became a fun vehicle for explaining all the different interests that a well-rounded young lady can have.”

“We are saying, ‘Hey, we love all that girly-girl stuff — but be sure you’ve got some substance underneath, too,” adds Guthrie, 45. “We are definitely not anti-princess. In fact, having lots of fun and frilly clothes (yes, including dresses!) was an absolute must for the book. You gotta give the (little) people what they want!”

The mom of two — Guthrie gave birth to son Charles “Charley” Max in December — says her 2-year-old daughter Vale was a huge inspiration behind the story of Princess Penelope Pineapple, whose story takes her on all kinds of responsibility-filled adventures like hosting science fairs, gardening and piloting.

“I realized pretty quickly Vale was going to love princesses. I think it’s in her genetic code,” Guthrie jokes.

“Princess Penelope’s little brother, Philippe, has a starring role — and we’ve got some action and adventure in the final scene. So yes, I think boys will like it, too. I know it will be a must-read for Charley!”

But Vale’s affinity for royalty went past poofy dresses and bejeweled crowns when her mom realized she could leverage the idea of a princess in an educational, empowering way for her daughter and other little girls alike.

“My daughter is definitely my muse. She quickly picked up on the princess trend and strove to emulate it in every way, which to her meant wearing a full-skirted cheap evening dresses and jewelry while spinning around the house,” Oppenheim says. “I thought, well, how can I work within her imaginary world to make princesses something we should strive to emulate?”

Guthrie admits she loves “books that rhyme” like One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish and Rosie Revere, Engineer — and that she and her daughter are a fan of another celebrity author who happens to have a little girl around Vale’s age.

“Kelly Clarkson just wrote a really sweet book about her daughter, River Rose, and Vale loves when I read her that book,” she says. “It has a lullaby in it that we sing.”

Opening Paris couture week Monday morning, Schiaparelli may not be as familiar a name as Dior or Chanel, but the house has been quietly making a comeback since it was relaunched in 2013 under the new ownership of Italian billionaire Diego della Valle. That’s thanks in large part to Hollywood, where Schiaparelli’s bold designs resonate with stylists and stars looking for something unique that’s not in every boutique around the world.

While the house has been showing since it’s revival, it only just regained its official title as an haute couture house days ago – a fitting gift for its 90th birthday. But in the interim, the house with a Hollywood history has quietly been re-establishing itself on the red carpet.

“The clothes exude confidence while retaining their femininity with a dash of whimsy,” says stylist Elizabeth Saltzman, who red carpet dresses Gwyneth Paltrow and Uma Thurman.

Schiaparelli was best known for her work with avant-garde artists – from boots inspired by a Rene Magritte painting to a Surrealist skeleton dress derived from a sketch by longtime collaborator Salvador Dali (which currently hangs in the atelier). “Shocking pink” became her signature shade and the name of her first fragrance, and collaborated with artist and costume designer Marcel Vertes to create ads that would be risqué by today’s standards.

Aside from being Coco Chanel’s biggest rival until she closed her couture house in 1954, she had a passion for powerful women and was couturier to Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Katherine Hepburn, Mae West and the Duchess of Windsor, who famously wore the designer’s lobster celebrity dresses uk, recreated in the spring/summer 2017 couture collection shown in Paris on Monday.

The current incarnation of the house has added Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Lawrence, Claire Danes, Nicole Kidman, Juliette Binoche and Tilda Swinton to that list.

Swinton was the house’s sartorial “lucky star,” current designer Bertrand Guyon says. She’s worn Schiaparelli several times, most recently a sleek silk suit to the Doctor Strange premiere in London last October.

“It is something hard to describe in words to link the silver screen to reality…I have admired her acting for so many years,” Guyon says of working with Swinton.