Megan stays covered up

AS a young schoolgirl in the 1980s, Australian supermodel Megan Gale would happily plaster her nose with bright pink zinc.

Twenty years later, the supermodel is using an “invisible” version of the popular sunscreen to expand her multimillion-dollar empire.

Gale wants to break into the US market with her Invisible Zinc, which has become the top-selling cosmetic at David Jones department stores.

The move will capitalise on public concern about sunburn in the wake of a class-action lawsuit against US chemical sunscreen manufacturers, which have been accused of failing to disclose they do not protect against harmful UVA rays.

Zinc stays on the surface of skin and acts as a physical barrier to both UVA and UVB rays.

“I think everyone is becoming more and more aware of the dangers of spending too much time in the sun,” Gale said.

And in a bid to make Invisible Zinc more accessible in Australia, new pocket-sized versions will be sold at Priceline and Woolworths stores.

-article from SundayMail

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Supermodel returns to catwalk weeks after birth

Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova has shocked the fashion world by returning to the Paris catwalk just three weeks after giving birth to her third child, reports claim.

Already mother to five-year-old son Lucas and 18-month-old daughter Neva, the 25-year-old beauty gave birth to baby Viktor three weeks before appearing in Valentino’s ready-to-wear collection show.

A source told New York gossip column page Six: “She’s looking more beautiful than ever.”

Baby Viktor - named after the model’s grandfather - is Natalia’s second son with husband Justin Portman, a British real estate heir, whom she married in 2002.

The super mum ranks seventh in the Forbes list of highest earning models in the world, earning an estimated $4.5 million (?2.2 million) in the past year.

Natalia follows in the footsteps of Victoria’s Secret supermodel and TV host Heidi Klum who returned to the catwalk, looking fabulous, straight after giving birth to her third child with singer husband Seal.

-article from Bounty

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