BRIGITTE BARDOT (61) yesterday won the 11th Paul Leautaud prize for her bestselling memoirs, Initiales B.B., in which she discusses the men in her life.
The $16,000 prize, set up in 1986, is awarded to a writer who adopts certain criteria set out by Leautaud, notably one that stipulates that "literature must be physical".
Nobel peace prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta said yesterday that Manila's decision to ban him from the Philippines during the forthcoming APEC summit meeting was like banning a mouse from a party of elephants. The Philippine government said on Monday it would not allow Ramos-Horta to enter the country next month because his presence might disrupt a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum in Subic free port.
Ramos-Horta was co-winner of the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize with Catholic bishop Carlos Belo.
The Countess of Dudley, former actress Maureen Swanson, was robbed at knifepoint by two masked intruders in her own home, just days after it was featured in Hello! magazine. The crime is the latest bout of bad luck to hit former Hello! interviewees.
The Duke and Duchess of York split up after being featured in the glossy magazine, as did Will and Julia Carling and supermodel Helena Christensen and boyfriend Michael Hutchence of the pop group INXS.
Cindy Crawford is promoting her first book, Cindy Crawford's Basic Face, all about the secrets of makeup.
"Our physical look is our armour, it's our power suit," She told the Washington Post.
She denied rumours that after her marriage to Richard Gere broke up two years ago she was looking for a replacement.