Thanks to General Motors, we have some views from the launch of the Opel Insignia at the British Motor Show. GM has also provided us with the Cadillac footage.    The Insignia is the replacement for the Opel Vectra C mid-sized car, and is expected to give the German range a bit more glamour.    The interior [...]...

Giuliano Bekor, whose credits include numerous Lucire shoots, photographed Hayden Panettiere for her 2008 Candie's print campaign. Hayden Panettiere will star in Candie's back to school 2008 television, print and online advertising campaign, according to the company. Hayden, who is known as an award-winning actress, activist and star of NBC's hit television series Heroes can now [...]...

Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza, has won Miss Universe 2008, with Miss Colombia, Taliana Vargas, runner-up. Dominican Republic, Russia and México rounded off the top five.    Miss Mendoza, 20, hails from Caracas, and is already a model represented by Élite Model Management.    The 57th Miss Universe contest was held in the coastal town of Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam, during the [...]...

If you're somewhere where Miss Universe 2008 is not being broadcast live, head over to Michael Josh's blog to get his live-blogging updates. Thank you, Michael, for this service for netizens. The updates are fairly regular.    Lucire wishes to thank the Fairfax Press for its support of Samantha Powell, Miss New Zealand, this year—Stuff has [...]...

Tennis player Maria Sharapova has been busy—from endorsing Sony Ericsson a few weeks ago to Land Rover on Friday, celebrating its 60th anniversary.    The tennis player went to Malibu, Calif. for the Indian-owned car brand's celebrations, joining actress Camilla Belle, soccer players Michael Bradley and Clint Mathis, and actors Travis van Winkle and Luke Ford.    In [...]...