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TERRY PHETO RUBS SHOULDERS WITH HOLLYWOOD A-LISTERS

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Actress Terry Pheto on the red carpet of the 10th Essence Women in Hollywood Gala Dinner in Los Angeles. PICTURE: SUPPLIED The 10th Essence Women In Hollywood Gala Dinner took place last night at Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The event that aims at celebrating Hollywood's Next Generation of black women, namely was a star-studded affair with names such as Viola Davis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Pharrell Williams and Angela Bassett and our very own local actress and producer Terry Pheto. Actresses Gabrielle Union and Tracee Ellis Ross: PICTURES: Rich Polk/Getty Images for Essence Angela Simmons and rapper Common The Madiba series actress who was the only South African actress in attendance, was invited by the publication, and walked the red carpet clad in a garment by Self Portrait which she paired with shoes by Stuart Weitzman. And even got the chance to mingle and rub shoulders with Hollywood stars such as Kofi Siriobe, Meagan Good, legend Alfr...

HIDDEN FIGURES OUT ON FEBRUARY 24

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Cast of Hidden Figures at the SAG Awards. PICTURE: WEB BEAUTIFULLY written and a rather emotional story, Hidden Figures is a feel good film that reveals something that many may have thought was never possible. That black people were ever part of a space mission. It's a tale about three African-American mathematician females who assist America in a US race against Russia to put a man on space - and these women become a critical part of the project. Based on the unbelievably true life stories of three of these women, known as "human computers", wehe film follows these women as they quickly rose the ranks of NASA alongside many of history's greatest minds specifically tasked with calculating the momentous launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, and guaranteeing his safe return. Dorothy Vaughan played by Octavia Spencer, Mary Jackson played by Janelle Monae and Katherine Johnson played by Taraji P. Henson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines...

PHARRELL WILLIAMS COLLABS WITH WOOLIES SOUTH AFRICA

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Pharrell Williams collaborates with SA's giant retailer Woolworths for a good cause. PICTURE: WEB MULTIPLE Grammy award winning singer Pharrell Williams is coming to South Africa. This time though, the music genius will be making his second visit as part of his appointment as Style Director for a series of  Woolworths sustainability-focused projects. An initiative that will call on South African shoppers to help raise their target goal of the  R100-million for education through swiping their MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet cards. This also explained the  #PHARRELLWITHWOOLIES  trending topic that took over social media in the day.  CEO for Woolworths Holdings Limited, Ian Moir, announced the partnership with Williams today stating it was a "strategic collaboration" - the first of its kind for a South African retailer which will see the "global superstar and the business align their values and actions to make a difference in the lives of people, and the...

FASHION AT THE 2015 BRIT AWARDS

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Kim Kardashian wore a black daring jumpsuit by British designer Julien MacDonald Rita Ora wows the red carpet with a shimmery gold playsuit by Zuhair Murad, masquerading as a gown, which matches with her platinum blonde slicked back Pixie crop Taylor Swift sported a black gown by Roberto Cavalli with red side panels, which looked simple until she turned around to reveal a red dragon hugging her back. Ellie Goulding in a white sheer dress by Alberta Ferretti that revealed her underwear and tattoos, and gave a glimpse of her white peeptoe heels British musician Dave Berry and British television presenter Lisa Snowdon pose on the red carpet to attend the Brit Awards 2015 Marvin Humes looked sharp in a checked suit, teamed with a black tee Award-winning Ed Sheeran was the first on to hit the red carpet looking sharp. The Brit nominee ditched his usual comfy clothes for a smart black suit with matching tie and, well, trainers British singer and songwrite...