The dress? Vivienne Westwood. The makeup? MAC. The effortless glamour? All Dita Von Teese.

The gorgeous burlesque queen was on hand in Manchester, England today to promote MAC’s ‘Viva Glam’ campaign with a personal appearance and signing at the Selfridges department store.

Scene queen Kimberly Stewart gets the party started in a sexy Dolce & Gabanna mini at the launch of Pink Taco in Los Angeles.

R&B songstress Alicia Keys keeps it classic and monochromatic in Monique Lhuillier at the BET Awards in Los Angeles.

Fashion maven Chloe Sevigny looks picture perfect in a silk Lela Rose blouse at the Qatar Airways Gala in New York City.

Looking ever so demure in yet another all white ensemble, former felon-turned-dogooder Paris Hilton stepped out of her ritzy Maui hotel with good friend Ashley Scott today (no more frenemies!) for an afternoon of much needed retail therapy.

As you may recall, Miss Hilton’s previous trip to the island looked a whole lot different.

After shedding 20 pounds (in just eight weeks!) and dropping her shaggy-haired boyfriend, a slimmer-than-ever Jessica Simpson showed off her amazing makeunder yesterday in a gorgeous blue dress in Hollywood.

So, who does she have to thank for her amazing new summer bod? Trainer Harley Pasternak, who, coincidentally, was recommended by former on-again, off-again boyfriend John Mayer.

Simpson’s romance with Mayer may not have lasted the distance, but who cares when the introduction to Pasternak produced such spectacular results?

Teen queen Hilary Duff promoted her new album with a hot new performance live at Rockefeller Plaza today for NBC’s ‘Today’ show.

Between live performances, Hil talked with co-host Meredith Vieira about ‘Dignity’ and being 19 and living on her own with her 22-year-old sister, actress and singer Haylie Duff.

“We’re trying to learn how to cook so we can feed ourselves,” she told Vieira. “Haylie’s better than I am, but I can bake, which is good.”

So, what makes her new album different from her previous albums, which have sold more than 13 million copies? The fact that for the first time the Duffster co-wrote all the songs on it.

“People have watched me grow up for such a long time that everybody thinks that it’s this huge, new thing that I’m trying to do,” she said.

As for how Hilary manages to divert from the pitfalls that so many of her counterparts have fallen prey to? “I don’t know,” she said. “I wish there was some kind of formula I could explain. I guess it’s just the way you want to be seen, and what you do in your personal time and how much you want the public to know about that. I’m very close to my family. I’m very normal. If I’m not working – I work pretty much every day – I hang out with my dog and I live with my sister.”

CLICK HERE to check out the pop star sing the fan favourite track, ‘Come Clean.’

Lily Allen is not letting her recent arrest for “allegation of assault” get her down.

The British songbird is set to make an appearance posing as pop rival Amy Winehouse on Britain’s Channel 4 ‘Friday Night Project’ tonight.

Young Lily has had a rough year so far. In addition to giving a harmless paparazzo a taste of her shoe, the 22-year-old songstress has had a public spat with Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole, an I’m-so-fat-and-ugly MySpace meltdown and an abandonned American tour that left thousands of fans disappointed.

All that and she’s still managed to stay out or rehab, skip out on jail and leave every strand of hair on her head.

No, Sharon Stone has not suffered from another brain hemorrhage resulting in a whacky new ‘do — it’s all part of her new starring role in ‘Rockett’ alongside Jimmy Fallon and Lucy Liu.

In the dramedy scheduled for a fall release, Sharon plays the mother of Christopher Rockett (Falon), a man devoted to his work but unable to commit to his girlfriend Anne (Liu) or anything else in his personal life.

So rest assured, the red hair is just for a role. The mangled face, on the other hand, that’s up to anyone’s guess.

Is there nothing she will do to get famous?

Nick Lachey and his fame-seeking gal pal Vanessa Minnillo recently enjoyed a romantic vacay in sunny Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and it appears the good times and even better booze got the best of their judgment.

Throwing caution (and clothes) to the wind, the happy couple was snapped stripping down to nothing for a romantic dip in the steamy jacuzzi.

If you think this is juicy, wait until the uncensored snaps hit the net.

Vanessa: Self-promoting genius? Discuss.

British glamazon Jordan gave birth to a baby girl by Caesarean section at London’s Portland Hospital this morning.

The six pounds and 13 ounce baby is Jordan’s third child and her second with hubby Peter Andre.

A statement from Jordan’ spokeswoman reads, “Both Peter and Katie are absolutely over the moon with the new addition to their family and delighted to have a sister for Harvey and Junior - it is a dream come true! Both Katie and the baby are healthy and happy, and will be spending the next few days resting in hospital.”

Congratulations to the happy family. We can’t to see baby go through all the normal milestones. Her first steps. Her first teeth. Her first set of implants.

Stepping out to sign copies of his journals in London in a top hat, cravat and suit jacket, Pete Doherty channeled his inner Oliver Twist today at a London bookstore.

‘The Books Of Albion: The Collected Writings Of Peter Doherty’ features photos, artwork, lyrics thoughts and poems - details the troubled musician’s life from 1999 to the present. In it he talks about finding fame with his first band the Libertines, his battle with substance abuse, and of course, his volatile relationship with supermodel girlfriend Kate Moss.

Those wild party days could be a thing of the past, however, as he reveals in the diary that he may settle down with Kate – who he’s been dating since they met at her 30th birthday party. (She is 33, he’s 28.) A wedding could be on the cards if he can maintain a clean bill of health.

Pig could also out of his ass but I’m not holding my breath.