
Sophia Loren is most beautiful woman8217;: Survey
LONDON: Forget super models. Sixty-five-year-old Sophia Loren is going down in history as the most beautiful woman in the world. The Italian actress beat rivals half her age in a poll of 3,000 Britons, released on Friday. Her snap will be placed in a millennium time capsule for future generations to marvel at. The 8220;mature woman8221; was well-represented in the poll8217;s top 10. U.S. movie star Raquel Welch, 59, was seventh. Loren pipped Liz Hurley, 34, to the top spot with 33-year old model Cindy Crawford at third place. Julia Roberts, 32, came fourth.
Clinton tops maths quiz8217;
WASHINGTON: For George W. Bush, the subject was foreign affairs. For US President Bill Clinton, it was maths: how many pickle slices can you get out of 3.2 million cucumbers? The answer? 192 million, according to Clinton8217;s calculations on Friday night on a shard of notebook paper he received from a curious reporter, who alsoasked Clinton to name the leader of Chechnya, in the spirit of the pop quiz Bush received on Wednesday.
Geri, boyfriend speak to Media
LONDON: Britain8217;s hottest showbiz couple 8212; ex-Spice Girl Geri Halliwell and top disc jockey Chris Evans 8212; came clean on Saturday giving separate interviews to 8220;speak of their love8221; for each other.
Halliwell, 27, the former Ginger Spice, chose Britain8217;s biggest-selling daily, The Sun, to confirm something that had been the subject of intense media speculation for days: 8220;she and Chris are lovers8221;. Evans, 33, confided in The Sun8217;s biggest rival, The Mirror, to declare what the paper called 8220;my love for Geri8221;. Newspapers have been agog since it was disclosed earlier this week that Britain8217;s two most famous redheads were an item and might even get married.