Women Hollywood stars news

Keira Knightley

The carpet was red, but it was a great night for white as the stars got glam for the Golden Globes. Sleek snowy gowns, racy red dresses, trailing trains, tons of tulle and an abundance of bling led the trends as the A-list adorned themselves in the most of-the-moment designer duds. From our up-close-and-personal perch on the red carpet runway, Hollywood.com caught all of the heavenly haute couture, and we’re running down our picks for the most fashionable frocks, the tuxedo triumphs and a few embarrassing busts (you know who we mean)

At 18-years-old, Britney Spears seductively walked on the stage at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards in a black suit, her blonde hair tucked up underneath a black top hat. She began a rendition of the Rolling Stones' classic tune "(I Can Get No) Satisfaction," and just as the audience settled in, she threw off the hat, hair flying, and started singing her current hit, "Oops! I Did It Again." Then she ripped off the suit. Chins dropped to the floor. Guys fell out of their seats. Britney was there to show everyone that she was "not that innocent," and she revealed, well, more Britney than we'd ever seen. And it was a sensation. So it's no surprise that Spears, now 19, has made the number two spot on our sexiest stars list. She has everything going for her, gracing several magazine covers, blocking the streets of New York when she appears on MTV and "Walking This Way" with legendary Aerosmith at the Super Bowl this past January. However, no one would have thought that the teenaged Spears would cause such a phenomenon. The Louisiana native began chasing her teeny-bopper dream at a very young age. Armed with a powerful vocal talent, an 8-year-old Britney tried her luck at shows like Star Search, and at age 10 Spears landed a role on the Mickey Mouse Club alongside her now beau Justin Timberlake of the band N'sync (fans everywhere are simply salivating over the pairing) -- as well as her friendly rival Christina Aguilera. Back in 1999, when her first solo record "Baby One More Time" burst onto the scene, it became one of the best selling albums of the year. Britney landed a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist -- and gave boys everywhere the best school girl fantasy they'd ever have.
She didn't stop there, appearing on the April '99 cover of Rolling Stone magazine, wearing incredibly short shorts and a bra and sprawling on a bed. After that, the then 17-year-old was labeled a musical "Lolita." Still, teenage girls saw her as a role model, desperately wanting to become her. Britney Spears dolls began appearing on - and disappearing from -- toy store shelves. The singer became a trendsetter with her tight pants and low-cut tank tops. Her next big single, Oops!I Did It Again, released in May of last year, sold 1.3 million copies during the first week of release, beating Mariah Carey's record for the highest first-week sales by a female solo artist. And, just like any guilty pleasure, we eagerly anticipate her next move. Sexiest Moment: The strip tease act she performed at the MTV Music Awards last August pretty much blew apart any preconceived ideas that Ms. Spears was an innocent ex-Mouseketeer. Co-host Marlon Wayans was speechless after her number, saying how she had suddenly gone "from the Mickey Mouse Club to the Strip Club." Sexiest Quote: "All I did was tie up my shirt!" she said in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine. "I'm wearing a sports bra under it. Sure, I'm wearing thigh-highs, but kids wear those -- it's the style. Have you seen MTV -- all those girls in thongs?" regarding her "Baby One More Time" video. Hottest Music Video: Duh. Of course it's "Baby One More Time." With Spears dressed as a school girl, her long blonde hair in pig-tails, her long legs clad in thigh-highs and a very, very short skirt - this could quite possibly be one of the sexiest videos of all time. Best Physical Feature: Those curvy hips and bare midriff that drives the boys silly. A newly acquired fairy tattoo highlights the small of her back, and a pierced navel decorates the stomach she prominently displays them whenever she gets the chance. God bless her. In Her Future: Spears just signed a deal with Pepsi, and her first TV commercial aired on March 25 during the 73rd Academy Awards. The deal will also include point-of-purchase promotions and Internet ties between Spears' and Pepsi's respective Web sites. She also co-wrote a book with her mother Lynn Spears, was released on April 10. Finally, with the acting bug firmly in place, she will begin filming a still untitled movie this month, where her character reunites with two childhood friends. Tamra Davis (Billy Madison) will direct the film.

The Hollywood Forever Memorial Park certainly lives up to its name.

Looking north through its front gates, you can see the Hollywood Sign up atop the Hollywood Hills. Looking south, you can see the historic back lot of the famous Paramount Studios. And interred throughout the cemetery grounds are some of the most famous stars in the history of Old Hollywood, including Rudoph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks, Nelson Eddy, Peter Lorre, Janet Gaynor, Tyrone Power and Clifton Webb.

Unlike most modern cemeteries, this isn't a "lawn park," it boasts an admirable collection of old-fashioned standing headstones, monuments and statues.

This is a large cemetery, with two huge indoor mausoleums and countless outdoor graves. You will need a map if you are going to locate any of the stars' burial sites. Fortunately, the administration here is cooperative, and you can pick up a map of the grounds as you enter the park, from the flower shop at the main gate, which highlights the locations of many of the stars buried here.

By Jesse Spero LOS ANGELES, California - Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity antics Baby do not be late for Kim's party - in fact, will not attend to all: "The Real Housewives" Access Hollywood claws came out live on Wednesday, when Atlanta Nene Leakes stopped and gave his co-star (! and apparently an old friend) Kim Zolciak. "I'm done with Kim. I never see her again," Nene said Billy Bush and Hoover kit. "It really does not matter, I am totally done with Kim, like to do." It was Nene, who added that his only friend in the series is Cynthia, mother of the details of his fall, but we fully expect to see all the drama go down on the remaining episodes of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Atlanta." In fact, we can not wait!