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Michelle Obama wife, mother, powerful supporter of her husband and possible future First Lady of the Great United States of America. Michelle’s speech gave us all a sense of pride in womanhood and motherhood no matter your political preference it’s always wonderful to see our strong American women stand up and be counted. Tonight we look forward to another of our most strongest political leaders Senator Hillary R Clinton. Tonight Senator Clinton’s speech will concentrate on uniting the Democratic party and is that not what women do best.
Ladies in the next comming weeks we have even more reason to hold our heads up high and be proud.
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Most women only a few days away from their 63rd birthday would be steering well clear of the beach. And if they did venture there, it would be in the most modest of concealing attire. Dame Helen Mirren, however, is happy to flaunt her enviable curves and flat stomach in a bikini. It seems hard to believe that this is the same actress whose portrayal of the Queen won her an Oscar.

Yet this was no retouched studio shot, with the only work to transform her toned body having been carried out during gruelling hours in the gym. Dame Helen is holidaying in Puglia, on the southern tip of Italy, with her film director husband Taylor Hackford, 63.

She bought a castle in the neighbourhood to celebrate her 2007 Academy Award for Best Actress.

She bought the 500-year-old building and grounds near Lecce for around £680,000 and immediately drew up big plans for the estate with refurbishment work starting last summer. The property was uninhabitable, with tumbledown walls and a driveway that was little more than a dirt track.

When the couple first visited the nearby village of Tiggiano to greet locals and – once they heard – civic officials, the welcome was so warm that a baker even made her a cake decorated with a scene from The Queen. Her new Italian home is surrounded by high fortified walls and has a mature vineyard within its grounds. The Mediterranean can be seen half a mile away. Dame Helen also owns an enormous home in California and a property by the Thames in Wapping, East London.

Women seeking a lifelong mate might do well to choose the guy a notch below them in the looks category. New research reveals couples in which the wife is better looking than her husband are more positive and supportive than other match-ups.

The reason, researchers suspect, is that men place great value on beauty, whereas women are more interested in having a supportive husband.

Researchers admit that looks are subjective, but studies show there are some universal standards, including large eyes, “baby face” features, symmetric faces, so-called average faces, and specific waist-hip ratios in men versus women.

Past research has shown that individuals with comparable stunning looks are attracted to each other and once they hook up they report greater relationship satisfaction. These studies, however, are mainly based on new couples, showing that absolute beauty is important in the earliest stages of couple-hood, said lead researcher James McNulty of the University of Tennessee. But the role of physical attractiveness in well-established partnerships, such as marriage, is somewhat of a mystery.

The new study, published in the February issue of the Journal of Family Psychology, reveals looks continue to matter beyond that initial attraction, though in a different way.

Supportive spouses

McNulty’s team assessed 82 couples who had married within the previous six months and had been together for nearly three years prior to tying the knot. Participants were on average in their early to mid-20s.

Researchers videotaped as each spouse discussed with their partner a personal problem for 10 minutes. The tapes were analyzed for whether partners were supportive of spouses’ issues, which included goals to eat healthier, to land a new job and to exercise more often.

“A negative husband would’ve said, ‘This is your problem, you deal with it,’” McNulty said, “versus ‘Hey, I’m here for you; what do you want me to do?; how can I help you?’”

A group of trained “coders” rated the facial attractiveness of each spouse on a scale from 1 to 10, with the perfect 10 representing the ultimate babe. About a third of the couples had a more attractive wife, a third a more attractive husband and the remaining partners showed matching looks.

Trophy wives

Overall, wives and husbands behaved more positively when the woman was better looking.

The finding “seems very reasonable,” said Dan Ariely, a professor of behavioral economics at MIT’s Program in Media Arts and Sciences and Sloan School of Management. “Men are very sensitive to women’s attractiveness. Women seem to be sensitive to men’s height and salary,” said Ariely, who was not involved in the recent study.

In couples with more attractive husbands, both partners were less supportive of one another. McNulty suggests wives mirror, in some ways, the level of support they get from husbands.

“The husband who’s less physically attractive than his wife is getting something more than maybe he can expect to get,” McNulty told LiveScience. “He’s getting something better than he’s providing at that level. So he’s going to work hard to maintain that relationship.”

Men who are more attractive than their partners would theoretically have access to partners who are more attractive than their current spouses, McNulty said. The “grass could be greener” mentality could make these men less satisfied and less committed to maintain the marriage.

Physical attractiveness of husbands is not as important to women, the researchers suggest. Rather, wives are looking for supportive husbands, they say.

So it seems the mismatch in looks is actually a perfect match. “Equitable is unlikely to mean the same on every dimension,” Ariely said during a telephone interview. “It just means that overall two people make sense together.”

In conclusion: Ugly dudes can get hot women easier than the other way around, and it’s our fault!

When I saw these recent photos of Stacey Dash  I was speechless. We all remember Stacey as Dionne the rich girl sidekick to Cher Horowitz in the 1995 mega hit and cult classic Clueless. This beautiful actress seems to almost be frozen in time. She has always played charcters that were much younger than her actual age, which is 42! Yes, she is 42. From the natural look of her face and body it doesn’t appear that she’s had any plastic surgery and is aging quite gracefully. This just proves that women over 40 are no longer limited to short soccer mom hair bobs and 90′s looking mom jeans. Way to girl girl! Enjoy the pics!

A pregnant Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Jessica Alba shows us all how beautiful it is to be in the state of pending motherhood.  These ladies clearly took the time to look their best.  Gaining weight in all the places we dread putting on the pounds yet carrying it with elegance and grace. 

Woman of the world, there is no occasion in which we cannot all make sure we strive to present ourselves in the most positive light possible.  Applying the right attitude to the importance of your appearance and you cant go wrong.  Bundles of joy are just that ladies a time of happiness your look should reflect this pending joy and creativity.  Always be an elegant woman!!

Ms. Roberts, what can we say about the calm and poise with which she has handled her self in this I would venture to say her most trying period of her life. Currently one of GMA’s most beloved morning anchor’s I am very happy to spread the news of her wonderful recovery from breast cancer this year. The 48 year old news anchor shared openly with the world her battle with this most terrifying disease.  Robin has come out of this stronger looking more beautiful and lively than ever.  Ladies just a small reminder of the possibilities life.  Grace is Elegance. Be an Elegant Woman always!