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Being a Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Model Doesn’t Sound FunYesterday

Karolina Kurkova. Sue her already.

You know what's on TV tonight, don't you? The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show! (10 p.m., CBS.) We've already seen pictures from the whole spectacle since it was taped on November 15 — a considerably long delay for this Internet age. Somehow the New York Post managed to withhold tales from backstage at the show until today. They hung out with Karolina Kurkova, who is still being criticized for her weight. To prepare for the show, Karolina works out for three hours a day and cuts out carbohydrates and wheat. Fun. Her regular diet is no picnic, either. She says it consists of green juice, hard-boiled eggs, grilled fish, vegetables, and ten nuts at a time (yes, she counts them). Still, a woman at the show tells the Post reporter, "She really porked out … It's good she dropped a little bit of weight, but really…" But really, shouldn't we embrace curves? Don't These Economic Times and the era of change create the perfect moment to usher in a new ideal model shape, like that of Daisy Lowe? When so many people are going without and cutting back, is it not more chic t

Carine Roitfeld Denies ‘Vogue’ RumorsYesterday

Carine Roitfeld

After Si Newhouse denied the rumor that French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld would replace Anna Wintour, Carine herself has denied the rumor. “I’m very happy at Vogue France,” she said over the phone from London, where she's overseeing a shoot for the magazine. [WWD]

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Filed Under: anna wintour, carine roitfeld, french vogue, rumor mill, si newhouse, vogue

Katie Couric Cuts Her Hair; Beyoncé's Pits Under FireYesterday

HAIR
• Following yesterday's big hair changes, Katie Couric traded in her bob for a pixie. This one will take some getting used to. [Daily Beauty Reporter/Allure]

• Several Websites are calling out Beyoncé for showing underarm hair at the Cadillac Records premiere, reminding us sometimes not being a celebrity is so much better than being a celebrity. [Mirror]

• Also, Evan Rachel Wood went from brown-black to ginger red. To dye for. [Beauty Counter]

FRAGRANCE
• The Emilio Pucci label will launch a series of three scents named Sole 149, Acqua 330, and Sabbia 167 — representing sun, sea, and sand, respectively — this February for $60 or $100, depending on the size. The bottles have pretty Pucci prints, which is clearly the most important element. [

Designers Sketch Gowns for Michelle: Thakoon, Maria, Narciso Missing in ActionYesterday

From left, designs by Michael Kors, Diane Von Furstenberg, and Betsey Johnson

WWD solicited sketches from more than twenty top designers of Inaugural Ball gowns for Michelle Obama. Some, like Michael Kors's and Diane Von Furstenberg's, were not only lovely, but truly appropriate for the occasion. Others, like Betsey Johnson's, seemed like a long shot. But of all the designers who participated in the exercise — Marc Jacobs, Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld, Carolina Herrera, and Zac Posen, to name a few — key players were missing, namely Michelle's favorite designers. Where was Thakoon? Maria Pinto?

‘Vogue’ Documentary Makes SundanceYesterday

The lineup for the Sundance Film Festival has been announced. As speculated, R.J. Cutler's documentary about Vogue called The September Issue made the cut. The crew followed Anna Wintour and her team for nine months as they put together the September 2007 issue, with "unprecedented access." [HR]