--Miss Great Britain Danielle Lloyd has been stripped of her title after reportedly saying in a magazine interview that she was dating one of the beauty contest judges when she won. Advance publicity for a Playboy magazine spread on Lloyd also upset the pageant. “Following recent claims in the press and magazines and the publicity given on the Playboy Web site for their next issue, we have sadly decided to strip Danielle Lloyd of her title as ‘Miss Great Britain 2006’ effective immediately,” the contest said in a statement on its Web site Thursday. “We are very sad that this action has been necessary and we wish her the best for the future.”

--Supermodel Kate Moss was named Model Of The Year at the British Fashion Awards in London Thursday night - just a year after her alleged cocaine scandal. At the star-studded ceremony at the Victoria & Albert Museum, the awards panel praised Moss as "a fashion icon and without doubt one of the most prolific models in the industry. She has now been modeling for over 15 years and remains at the top of her game." Other winners on the night included Vivienne Westwood for Red Carpet Designer and Giles Deacon for Designer Of The Year. (I've never understood why people think she's such a great model...but I have to give her credit for her amazing comeback).

--Chris Rock has begun divorce proceedings against his wife of nearly 10 years, Malaak Compton-Rock. The comedian has hired a high-powered divorce attorney to represent him. The couple, married in November of 1996, has two daughters -- 4 year-old Lola and 2 year-old Zahra. Malaak is the Founder and Executive Director of StyleWORKS; a non-profit, full-service salon that provides free services for women leaving welfare and entering the workforce.

--Rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs' is giving up his extravagant jewelry collection because he's too famous to need to show off. He arrived at the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) in Copenhagen on Thursday wearing a three-piece suit and just one diamond earring. He says, "I've gone beyond bling. I've got nothing to prove with jewelry. "I am a level all on my own now." (Zzzzz...)

--Dominique Moceanu, who won a gold medal at the 1996 summer Olympics as part of the U.S. women's gymnastics team dubbed the Magnificent Seven, wed longtime beau Michael Canales in her hometown of Houston on Saturday afternoon. Three of her Olympic teammates – Amanda Borden, Dominique Dawes and Kerri Strug, a bridesmaid – were among the 175 wedding guests, along with Olympic greats Paul and Morgan Hamm, Bart Conner and Nadia Comaneci.

--Tom Ford lets it all hang out - and wants everybody to know it. "I always go commando; I never wear underwear. Want to see? I'll prove it to you," the cheeky designer said at Donatella Versace's gala for Linda Wells' book, "Allure: Confessions of a Beauty Editor," at the Gramercy Park Hotel. "I'm famous for not wearing underwear. My mother keeps saying, 'Please stop telling people you don't wear underwear.' " Picking up on the subject, Zac Posen added: "When I work late at night in a sarong, there is no reason to wear underwear." (A sarong?)

--Hell Pizza has outraged family groups and morals campaigners by delivering innuendo-laden condom packets to letterboxes. The controversial fast-food chain is promoting its meat-lovers' pizza – named "Lust" – with a mail drop of 170,000 branded condoms.

--Paris Hilton's latest biographer, who spent more than a year studying the world's most famous "celebutante," says he just feels sorry for her. Hilton, whose great-grandfather, Conrad, started the global Hilton Hotel empire, was catapulted to international fame in 2003 when a home video of her having sex with a former boyfriend was plastered all over the Internet. Coupled with a popular reality television show called The Simple Life, Hilton used the publicity to build a multimillion-dollar celebrity juggernaut. The wannabe star's outrageous behaviour and skimpy clothing scored her headlines and magazine covers around the world. Biographer Jerry Oppenheimer, author of House of Hilton - From Conrad to Paris: A Drama of Wealth, Power, and Privilege, said Hilton, 25, has made herself into the IT girl of this decade, attracting scores of copycat fans. (You knew a bio would be coming at some point...)

--Shanna Moakler made the best of her split from Travis Barker on Friday with a divorce party at the Las Vegas nightclub Light at the Bellagio. "I've been to past friends' divorce parties so I'm not the first person (to have one)," she said "I'm not groundbreaking or anything. I'm really doing it for myself to have closure and celebrate being single again and start a new chapter in my life." The former Meet The Barkers star and Dancing with the Stars contestant hung out with a group of girlfriends all night, moving to various tables all around the club to get different perspectives. Finally settling on a corner booth, Moakler joined an existing party's table to hang for the night. Wearing a short black dress, she was clearly having a good time as she drank vodka and did shots with her newfound friends. The highlight of the evening came at dinner, when the Ballagio's Fix restaurant brought out a "divorce cake" for Moakler. The three-tiered cake featured a miniature knife-wielding blonde in a wedding dress on top, with a trail blood leading to a tiny groom sprawled at the bottom. (It's interesting how divorces are becoming the new thing to celebrate. I've seen a rise in "Congratulations on your divorce" cards in stores. Next thing you know, we'll be seeing "Glad you got that herpes taken care of" greetings.)

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