What the Kiwi gossip mags say

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CHECK OUT THE CHICK: Miss New Zealand 2010 Ria van Dyke poses with a painting by artist Dave Sotogi that she brought as her national gift for the Miss Universe National Gift Auction in Las Vegas, Nevada.

BEAUTY SPOT: Miss Jamaica Yendi Phillipps, Miss Belgium Cilou Annys, Miss Switzerland Linda Faeh, and Miss Thailand Fonthip Watcharatrakul pose in their swimsuits.

READY FOR THE COMPETITION: Miss Guam Vanessa Torres and Miss Bahamas Braneka Bassett pose in their swimsuits.

TRIPLE THREAT: Miss Israel Bat-el Jobi, Miss Jamaica Yendi Phillipps and Miss Thailand Fonthip Watcharatrakul pose in their swimsuits.

RARE BLONDE: Miss Switzerland Linda Faeh poses in her swimsuit during a Miss Universe 2010 event.

WANTS WORLD PEACE: Miss Israel 2010 Bat-el Jobi poses in her swimsuit during a Miss Universe 2010 event in Las Vegas.

TAKE A LOAD OFF: Miss Universe 2009 Stefania Fernandez poses at Lake Mead, Nevada.

HOPEFUL: Miss Singapore Tania Lim poses in her swimsuit during a Miss Universe 2010 event in Las Vegas.

ALL AMERICAN GIRL: Miss USA Rima Fakih poses in her swimsuit in Las Vegas.

STRIKE A POSE: Miss Philippines Venus Raj poses in her swimsuit in Las Vegas.

THREE'S A CROWD: Miss Thailand Fonthip Watcharatrakul, Miss Albania Angela Martini, and Miss Philippines Venus Raj pose in their swimsuits during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 competition.

ALL BETS ARE OFF: Miss Germany Kristiana Rohder poses in her swimsuit in Las Vegas.

LEAN ON ME: Miss Angola Jurema Ferraz and Miss Japan Maiko Itai pose in their swimsuits in Las Vegas.

TURN AND POSE: Miss Norway Melinda Victoria Elvenes and Miss Italy Jessica Cecchini pose in their swimsuits in Las Vegas.

VEGAS BABY: Miss Panama 2010, Anyoli Abrego, poses in her swimsuit in Las Vegas.

STRIKE A POSE: Miss Ecuador 2010 Lady Mina poses in her swimsuit in Las Vegas

GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS: Miss Spain 2010 Adriana Reveron, Miss Greece 2010 Anna Prelevits and Miss South Africa 2010 Nicole Flint pose in their swimsuits in Las Vegas.

BLONDE AMBITION: Miss Canada 2010 Elena Semikina poses in her swimsuit in Las Vegas

UNITED NATIONS: Miss Greece 2010 Anna Prelevits and Miss Russia 2010 Irina Antonenko pose in their swimsuits in Las Vegas.

SWIM TIME: Miss Uruguay 2010 Stephany Ortega poses in her swimsuit in Las Vegas.

STRETCHED LOBES: Miss Spain 2010 Adriana Reveron poses in her swimsuit in Las Vegas.

NO RUSH: Miss Russia 2010 Irina Antonenko poses in her swimsuit in Las Vegas.

HEATING THINGS UP: Miss Mexico 2010 Jimena Navarrete poses in her swimsuit in Las Vegas.

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OPINION: Tradition dictates that Miss Universe contestants are surrounded by glitz, glam and drooling photographers at all times, but this hasn't been the case for New Zealand's Ria van Dyke.

Woman's Day reports the Kiwi beauty - currently in Las Vegas preparing for the annual catfight that is the Miss Universe 2010 pageant - was forced to trawl through opshops and gather up hand-me-downs to find the 30 outfits needed for the event.

Apparently Kiwi girls' traditional winter uniform of jeans, Ugg boots and a hoodie wouldn't cut it on the catwalk.

"There are three dress changes every day, so Mum and I were incredibly stressed," the 21-year-old tells WD. "Some of the girls have dresses worth tens of thousands of dollars and I'm going to second-hand shops with mum.

"I'm about to get on the plane and we're at the op shops and malls searching for the more affordable dresses, with me ringing my friends and asking to borrow their clothes ...

"I didn't expect it to be like this. It's pretty disappointing really."

Before you start dusting off your old tie-dyed skirts to send her, take a chill pill because WD organised several big name designers to come to the party.

With Augustine, Trelise Cooper and Lara Parker dressing van Dyke, she is now likely to be the best-dressed belle at the ball. As long as Customs confiscated those damned Ugg boots.

Elsewhere in this week's gossip mags, Danielle Cormack spends four pages telling the world how much in love she is with her "toyboy" - Boy star Pana Hema-Taylor, who at 20 is 19 years younger than the Kiwi actress.

But Cormack tells Woman's Weekly she rejects claims that she's a cougar.

"Hey, I'm not a cougar, I'm still a puma," she says, before getting very serious: "I'm never able to be anything but totally honest with Pana, and it keeps us both aware of what's happening between us. And right now, for me, this feels totally right."

Hema-Taylor has a less complicated way of explaining their relationship: "The people who know me, like my bros, they're all for it. When they heard I was with Danielle, they were like, 'Chur!'"

Munter from Outrageous Fortune couldn't have put it better.

Over at New Idea, the mag claims Rachel Hunter is recovering from two pieces of news involving her exes: Robbie Williams' recent marriage to Ayda Field (WD has the exclusive pics in this week's mag), and Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster's recent pregnancy news.

NI says the Kiwi model found out about both on what should have been her first wedding anniversary with Jarret Stoll, and sources say she's never felt so alone.

Perhaps she needs a hobby. Like model trains. Rod could probably give her some good advice about setting up a decent system.

Finally, the quote of the week comes from Jennifer Aniston: "Women are realising more and more that they don't have to settle with a man just to have a child."

Would that particular woman be you, Jen?

* What do you think of this week's gossip mags? Post your comments below.

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Kristin   #18   01:41 pm Aug 17 2010

Don't forget to watch Miss Universe on Vibe at 7.30pm next Tuesday the 24th. I think Ria is in with a real chance!

Sniffles   #17   09:10 am Aug 17 2010

Who's Danielle Cormack?

Meme   #16   08:52 pm Aug 16 2010

Is it just me or is the fact that Danielle Cormack has a 14 year old son and is dating a 20 year old a bit "close" in age for comfort?

mama   #15   07:21 pm Aug 16 2010

good on you. the glam will fade, the money will be spent, but the true person will shine through. Good luck. Beat the glam, beat the hype, and show them what you've got girl!

John   #14   07:07 pm Aug 16 2010

She is absolutely STUNNING!!!

Lisa   #13   06:39 pm Aug 16 2010

Awesome to see WD coming to the party, and helping out Ria for the Miss Universe Contest - I wish her all the best.

Marc   #12   05:28 pm Aug 16 2010

She is so beautiful. Another NZ stunning women

johnson   #11   04:20 pm Aug 16 2010

who picks the contestants? most of them are not even pretty. even the NZ girl i wouldn't look at twice

JA   #10   04:07 pm Aug 16 2010

@#8 Funny! What a refreshing change to see the shift towards brunette these days...

Pj   #9   04:00 pm Aug 16 2010

@ karamu #6 - lol it does look tht way, zoomed in a bit and they both they same, grip round. its just another toe thts at the top of the left leg making it look strange ;)