7th Annual Rock The Bells Festival

Recording artist Lauryn Hill performs during the 7th Annual Rock The Bells festival on Governors Island on August 28, 2010 in New York City.

Savannah Brinson in Harpers Bazaar

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By LOLA OGUNNAIKE

Savannah Brinson, long-time girlfriend of basketball phenom LeBron James, has just finished her first major photo shoot. For this low-key girl from Akron, Ohio, it was quite the heady experience. James is used to this sort of attention, she says. She, on the other hand, is decidedly not. "I've always been in the background," she says, having changed back into her white track suit with bedazzled hearts for a bowl of spaghetti at Manhattan's Serafina restaurant. As she slowly twirls her pasta, she looks both wide-eyed and incredulous. "Now that magazines and the paparazzi are taking pictures of me, it's kind of weird. I never thought it would get to this magnitude, but clearly I was mistaken," she says. read full interview here.

Look of The Day

Actress Jurnee Smollett  & Yaya DaCosta attends the 9th annual InStyle summer soiree hosted by InStyle editor Ariel Foxman and the West Coast Editors of InStyle held at a private residence on August 12, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. 

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Desiree Rogers Named CEO Of Johnson Publishing Company

Desiree Rogers former White House Social Secretary has recently been named the cheif executive officer of Johnson Publishing.  Linda Johnson Rice will remain the chairman of her family company founded by her father John H Johnson. via{huffingtonpost}

Spanish Royals Meet Michelle Obama in Mallorca

Sasha Obama, King Juan Carlos of Spain, U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, Queen Sofia of Spain and Princess Letizia of Spain at the Marivent Palace on August 8, 2010 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. 

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In celebration of Essence Magazine's 40th Anniversary Iman along with Michelle Ebanks President of ESSENCE Communications rang in the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange.
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Alicia Key's & Swizz Beats Tie The Knot

Alicia Key's and Swizz Beat's finally tied the knot yesterday July 312010 at a small ceremony held in Corsica, France.  Alicia Key's wore a Vera Wang one should wedding gown , while Swizz Beats was in a White Tux with pink shirt and bow tie. Queen Latifah and Bono were a some of the celebrity guest on hand at the wedding.

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First Class Style: Michelle Obama in Byron Lars Beauty Mark

Redefining American style, the Byron Lars Beauty Markcollection is about affordable luxury with mass-market appeal. The fit and fabrication of each design is developed to perfection. Clean, body-conscious lines complement proportion and detailing. Designer Byron Lars oversees every facet of each collection to realize the brand's commitment to "continually enhance the beauty of women."

Lars, who is celebrating 20 years in fashion, enjoyed the esteemed honor of seeing First Lady Michelle Obama appear in one of his designs, the Holiday Swirl Neck Blush Dress, at the In Performance at the White House taped on June 2. 

Catch a full glimpse of Mrs. O in this original Beauty Mark creation as she rocks out with Sir. Paul McCartney onstage for a rendition of “Hey Jude.” The “Paul McCartney: Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song In Performance at the White House" airs Wednesday, July 28, at 8 P.M. ET on  PBS stations nationwide, followed by an encore presentation at 9:30 P.M.

This October three select Lord & Taylor stores — New York/5th Avenue, Connecticut/Stamford and Washington/Chevy Chase —will carry the same Byron Lars dress worn by Michelle Obama.