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A woman who claims to be a former talent manager of Aishwarya Rai’s has said that she saved her from the advances of disgraced Hollywood studio boss, Harvey Weinstein. In a comment posted on a story on Variety.com, Simone Sheffield recounted her story of the time when Weinstein “begged” her to arrange a meeting with Aishwarya. But she refused.

She did it again! Aishwarya Rai impresses us a second time in a row. The Bollywood actress walked the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival for the “On Tour” Premiere.

The Cannes Film Festival has kicked off, and as a result, we can look forward to an outstanding week of stunning couture gowns, bedazzling brilliance and some movie drama, of course. Another cutie was Elizabeth Banks, who wore a red shouldered Armani Privé Spring 2009 gown for her Up premiere.

CBS) Who is the most beautiful woman in the world? Half a century ago, Hollywood would have presented her to us. Grace Kelly, Ingrid Bergman or perhaps Elizabeth Taylor. But today? Correspondent Bob Simon reports the woman who currently holds the title, at least according to thousands of Web sites, Internet polls and even Julia Roberts, is someone you've probably never heard of. Her name is Aishwarya Rai, and she is an actress living and working in Bombay, India. The reigning queen of Indian cinema, and also a classically trained dancer, Rai has starred in 24 films over the last...

Bollywood Barbies' set to hit London !ANI London, July 7, 2005 A range of Barbie dolls, which have been inspired, if that is the right word, by the style of Bollywood, is soon to hit the high streets of Britain. The dolls have been imported into the UK from India by Sair Mir, the managing director of Mir Media, and are said by Mir to be based on the looks and costumes of actress Aishwarya Rai. As he confirmed: "Aishwarya and all her outfits were a major inspiration for modelling these dolls, especially from her film Devdas where she looked...

Why Men Prefer Pretty Faces So you think beauty is in the eye of the beholder? Think again. According to new research from the University of Exeter in Great Britain, the preference for pretty faces over ugly ones is embedded in our brains from the moment of birth and possibly prior to birth. Newborn babies come fully equipped with built-in preferences, including a preference for an attractive face, that help them make sense of their new environment, report the BBC News Online and Newsweek magazine. The Exeter researchers showed more than 100 infants two images that were placed side by...

Aishwarya Rai is accustomed to adulation. After all, the emerald-eyed actress is India's most famous film star and the object of some 17,000 Web sites. Since being crowned Miss World in 1994, she has made more than 30 movies and become a spokesmodel for Coca-Cola, L'Oréal, Longines and DeBeers Diamonds. Celebrated for her grace and glamour, she's been described as the most beautiful woman in the world by none other than Julia Roberts. But even Ash, as she is known, was amazed by the attention she received while making her first English-language movie, "Bride & Prejudice." The ebullient, all-singing, Bhangra-dancing...