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Race day fashion round up

The stars have stepped out ready for race day as part of the lead up to the Melbourne Cup.

Over the weekend Derby Day saw Nicole Kidman dressed in a stunning black and white ensemble mingle with other Aussie celebrities.

While at the Moet Chandon party, Jesinta Campbell and Kate Waterhouse were among the stars toasting to the spring racing season.

Check out all the frocks, fascinators and famous faces here!

Jessica McNamee, Nicole Kidman and Ashley Hart.

Terry Biviano, Kelly Landry and Michelle Walsh.

Jennifer Hawkins.

Laura Dundovic.

Sophie Monk.

Danielle Spencer.

Pip Edwards and Kate Waterhouse.

Melissa Hoyer.

Lucke Ricketson and Kate Waterhouse.

Lewis Romano and Emma Jagger.

Jesinta Campbell.

Georgia Sinclair.

Emma Freedman.

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How hypnosis helped me quit smoking

Hypnosis helped me quit smoking

Want to kick the habit, but don’t know where to start? We get you off on the right track.

Name:

Woman’s Day staffer Jen Goodall, 25.

Reason for quitting:

“I was noticing dry skin wrinkles, and I love running but knew smoking slowed me down. My biggest fear, though, was lung cancer, which has now overtaken breast cancer as the biggest killer of women.”

What happened:

“Sydney hypnotist Nick Terrone hypnotised me for what felt like 15 minutes – I was actually under for 45 minutes. During that time we talked about triggers that make me crave cigarettes. I quit for two days and started again. However since my second session I’ve been smoke-free for several weeks.

“Our minds work on two levels. We make decisions, think and act with our conscious mind, but the unconscious mind controls our habits. In the relaxed hypnotic state we can communicate with the unconscious mind, which is what made it so easy.”

Help:

For more information on hypnosis, visit www.quitwithnick.com.au. Or visit www.quitnow.gov.au or call the quit line: 13 78 48

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Charles and Camilla begin tour in PNG

Charles and Camilla begin tour in PNG

Prince Charles and Camilla arriving in Port Moresby.

Prince Charles and Camilla have arrived in Port Moresby, kicking off their 13-day of Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall landed at Jackson’s International Airport in Post Moresby this evening.

They were met by Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, other senior dignitaries and a crowd of locals, who performed traditional songs and dances for the royal couple.

The Papua New Guinea Defence Force gave Charles and Camilla a Guard of Honour, before firing a 21-gun salute to welcome them to the country.

Charles and Camilla will spend three days visiting small villages before departing for Australia on Monday.

It is Charles’ fourth visit to Papua New Guinea. He first travelled there in 1966 while he was studying at Geelong Grammar School. He returned in 1975 and 1984. This is the first time Camilla has toured the nation.

This tour is part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

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Woman writes novel on smart phone

A mother-of-three has written an entire 200-page novel on her Blackberry.
Woman writes novel on smart phone

A mother-of-three has written an entire 200-page novel on her Blackberry.

Georgina Campbell, 41, has just won a publishing contract for her debut book The Kickdown Girls, which she wrote in four months on her mobile phone while commuting, bathing and walking to work.

“I started typing on my Blackberry because it was something I had with me all the time and could easily just take out and start typing anywhere,” Georgina told the MailOnline.

“I was writing on the train, on breaks at work, waiting for a bus, having a bath, when I was walking around — anywhere.

“It completely took over my life — all I thought about morning to night was writing the book.”

After 18 weeks, Georgina’s two thumbs had tapped out more than 55,600 words.

The resulting book The Kickdown Girls — a thriller about a group of girls growing up in South London — was published by Memoir Books this month, to Georgina’s delight.

“When I started writing the book I would normally do it after a 12-hour shift at work and it would be a breeze — I loved it and wrote through the night,” she said.

“It was almost like a holiday — I’d just sit down and start typing the book out on my Blackberry using my two thumbs.

“It was one of the most satisfying things I’ve ever done — and to have it published it just amazing.”

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Gina Rinehart: From heiress to magnate

She’s the world’s richest woman and has dominated the headlines in the past year, but much of Gina Rinehart’s life remains a mystery.

She rarely gives interviews, refuses to talk about her personal life, and fights for suppression orders to keep her court dealings secret.

But a crack has appeared in the Rinehart mystique – her eldest daughter Bianca has given a candid interview about her childhood, revealing the trials and tribulations of growing up Rinehart.

These pictures show Gina’s transformation from pretty young heiress to international mining magnate.

Gina Rinehart.

Gina with her father Lang Hancock in the 1970s.

Gina and Lang.

Gina with a portrait of her father after his death in 1992.

Gina in 1992.

Gina took over Hancock Prospecting after her father’s death.

Gina has been married twice, to Milton Hayward and Frank Rinehart.

Gina has four children, John, Bianca, Hope and Ginia.

Her oldest three kids are taking legal action against her over their access to their trust fund.

Gina met the Queen in November 2012.

Gina became the world’s richest woman in 2012.

Gina Rinehart.

Gina in 2012.

Gina in Perth in 2012.

Gina’s oldest daughter Bianca in *Vogue* Australia. Photo by Stephen Ward.

Gina’s oldest daughter Bianca in Vogue Australia. Photo by Stephen Ward.

Bianca Rinehart in *Vogue* Australia. Photo by Stephen Ward.

Bianca Rinehart in Vogue Australia. Photo by Stephen Ward.

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Bianca Rinehart: I slept with a hammer under my pillow

Bianca Rinehart: I slept with a hammer under my pillow

Bianca Rinehart in Vogue Australia. Photo by Stephen Ward.

Gina Rinehart’s reclusive daughter Bianca has given a candid interview revealing she slept with a hammer under her pillow as a child because she felt so “exposed” by her late grandfather Lang Hancock’s high-profile marriage to his Filipina maid Rose.

Bianca was seven years old when Lang scandalously wed Rose, turning the family home into a tourist destination and leaving its inhabitants terrified.

In pictures: Gina Rinehart – from heiress to magnate

“It would have started when Rose came on the scene; we did have to be more security-conscious than most,” Bianca, now 34, told Vogue Australia.

“With tour buses stopping in the front of your house, both in the street and on the water, to point you out, it does make you feel exposed.

“I was concerned at times — I actually used to sleep with a hammer under my mattress.”

Bianca refused to speak about her billionaire mother in the interview — which appears alongside an eight-page fashion photo shoot — but offered some insight into her childhood, which included a stint in a military boarding school in the US.

“I was eight, it was so far from home, you know, it was in Culver, Indiana, so no, it wasn’t one of my favourite experiences,” Bianca said.

Bianca now has a son of her own, Nicholas, born in 2010, with her Russian-born partner Sasha Serebryakov and hope she will be able to give him a better childhood than the one she had.

Related: Meet the motherless generation

“I just focus on my son, that’s all I can do,” she said. “I guess to try to shield him from it. Just focusing on being the best mum that I can be. It’s a very hard situation to be in.”

Bianca and two of her siblings, John and Hope, are currently involved in legal action against their mother over their access to a billion-dollar trust fund set up by Lang.

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White House women: Glamorous First Ladies

The world was thrilled when Barack Obama won another term as US President, but we were more excited to have another four years of his lovely wife Michelle.

The office of First Lady has been held by some of the world’s most beautiful and stylish women, and Michelle is one of the best ever.

To celebrate her continuing reign over the fashion and political spheres, we have put together a gallery of the most glamorous First Ladies of all time, including Jacqueline Kennedy, Nancy Reagan and Betty Ford.

Congratulations Barack and Michelle!

The inimitable Jacqueline Kennedy.

Jacqui was famous for her impeccable sense of style.

Michelle Obama is easily the most stylish First Lady since Jacqui.

Michelle and Barack.

Nancy Reagan in 1951.

Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Ford in 1938.

Hillary Clinton in 1997.

Grace Coolidge in 1925.

Mamie Eisenhower in 1930.

Thelma Nixon 1955.

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Kids, 5, know how to protect their reputations

Kids, 5, know how to protect their reputations

Five-year-olds might seem socially clueless, but they’re already busily manipulating their reputations so they seem like nicer people than they are, a new study has found.

Researchers from Yale University found that kindergarteners were more generous when they knew their actions would be seen.

Related: Man sues wife over ‘ugly’ baby

“Much like the patterns of charity we see in adults, donation tendencies in children appear to be driven by the amount of information available to others about their actions,” study leader Kristin Lyn Leimgruber said.

“For both adults and children, the more others know about their actions, the more likely they are to act generously.”

Leimgruber’s team gave a group of five-year-olds stickers and told them they could share them with one of their classmates.

Some of the children could see the child they were asked to share with, while others couldn’t.

The researchers found that the kids were far more likely to share if the other child could see them.

They were also more likely to hand over some of their stickers if they were stored in a transparent box, which would clearly show how generous they had been.

Related: Why I give my four-year-old daughter Viagra

Those whose stickers were hidden in an opaque box were more inclined to keep them all for themselves, as onlookers couldn’t tell how many they had given away.

The research is published in the current issue of the journal PLoS One.

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Heidi and more make-up free stars

Heidi Klum has gone all natural posing make-up free to support the BBC ‘Children in Need’ campaign.

In a recent photo shoot the Project Runway host and model showed off her natural beauty posing with just a small paw print on her cheek for the charity which offers grants to support children’s charities across the United Kingdom.

But Heidi isn’t the only star not hiding behind her make-up. Check out the other stars here who have gone make-up free.

Heidi Klum poses for ‘Children in Need’ campaign.

Nicole Kidman manages to keep her skin looking healthy by simply staying out of the sun.

Jennifer Aniston keeps her skin glowing by using an oil-free foundation.

At 49-years-old Demi Moore seems to get more attractive with age.

Rihanna posted this make-up free picture of herself on Twitter.

supermodel Giselle Bundchen has a make-up free face that most women dream about!

Cameron Diaz’s beautiful skin gives her a flawless look even without make-up.

Straight off the plane, Angelina Jolie looks fresh and make-up free!

Demi Lovato tweeted this image of herself minus her usual foundation, mascara and bronzer.

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Kate has hair women envy most

The Duchess of Cambridge is winning in the fashion stakes and it seems she continues to dominate the beauty stakes as well. A british survey, conducted by hair product retailer Fabriah.com, found that one in five women in the UK lust for Kate’s locks.

Her famous brunette hair, which is almost always worn out, neatly blow-dried with cascading waves, has become her best accessory. So much so that Prince Charles paid around $480 per day for his daughter-in-law to have a hairdresser travel with her during her recent trip with Prince William to South East Asia.

The survey found that Kate was closely followed by model and actress Jerry Hall, UK singer Cheryl Cole and model Kelly Brook.

Kate’s classic look.

Hat hair: Kate is an expert at picking hair pieces that suit her hairstyle.

Feature fringe: Kate wears her hair slightly pulled back making a feature of her fringe.

Beautiful bun: Kate opts for elegance with this pulled back style.

Stunning: On her wedding day Kate’s only hair request was that William recognises her.

Best accessory: Kate makes her hair her best accessory in this outfit.

Fresh faced: Kate knows when to let her face be the feature.

All natural: Despite being a fan of blow-dries, Kate shows off her natural locks.

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