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Amid pregnancy rumors, 'couple of the moment' talks romance

(NEWSER) - Their timing couldn't be better. Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Hounsou earned Harper’s Bazaar's couple-of-the-moment title just as rumors began flying that Simmons is pregnant. “He’s a reality check for me, and I’m a fabulosity check for him,” says Simmons of her beau. The flamboyant entrepreneur and reality TV star met Hounsou, a fashion model and Oscar-nominated actor, last February. More»

(NEWSER) - He might have been the hottest guy at Wasilla High, but Palin babydaddy Levi Johnston doesn’t do it for modeling agencies, reps tell Vanity Fair. A sampling of their reactions to the idea:

• New York Model Management: “I have no idea who he is or what he looks like. I wish I knew more about who that is, but my computers are down.”

Models see shift away from whites-only runways

(NEWSER) - The figurative—and sometimes real—"Whites Only" signs in the fashion world are starting to come down in the wake of Barack Obama's election win, male models tell the New York Times. Fashion shows in the US and Europe are starting to more closely resemble the real world's diversity, the models say, and scouts are beginning to pay a lot more attention to African-Americans. More»

Tab's comparison has tongues wagging about how true to life underwear ad is

(NEWSER) - Some skivvies sleuthing has a British tabloid wondering if San Franciscans are seeing a larger-than-life David Beckham in 100-foot-tall Armani underwear ads dominating downtown Union Square, MSNBC reports. The Daily Mail compares Armani's images to some 2006 pics of Becks beachside which show his Speedo decidedly less … full. “There wasn't any enhancement to that said region,” a Beckham rep counters. More»