Cosmopolitan magazine announces 'Fun Fearless Female' award winners . . . .

The Cosmo GWA: Gift With Attendance . . .

Actor Yvonne Strahovski has taken home the ‘Woman of the Year’ gong at the Fun, Fearless Females 2011 awards, announced tonight at Catalina in Rose Bay.
Guests included author Jessica Rudd, TV’s Rachael Finch, singers Stan Walker and Jessica Mauboy, model Didier Cohen, radio’s Fifi Box, host and TV presenter Shelley Craft, Cosmopolitan editor Jessica Parry, Charlotte Dawson, Laura Csortan, bookmaker Tom Waterhouse and his new wife Hoda Vakili.
In a night of sisterly celebration, Aussie actress and star of US series Chuck Yvonne Strahovski was crowned ‘Woman of the Year’ by Cosmopolitan readers at the magazines’ annual Fun, Fearless Female awards.
Yvonne beat off stiff competition from her fellow 32 Finalists to achieve the most votes overall in the competition, also winning in the Actress category against Offspring’s Asher Keddie and Packed to the Rafters star Jessica Marais.

In the the awards’ 5 year history, a mammoth 326,744 votes were cast by Cosmopolitan readers to crown the most inspirational women in Australia.

Ms Strahovski walks away with a $10,000 prize from event sponsor Libra.

The Campbelltown born star shot to fame playing CIA agent Sarah Walker in the US series Chuck, and has recently made the transition from small screen to movies, starring in upcoming film The Killer Elite alongside Robert De Niro and Clive Owen.
Twelve awards were handed out to the most inspirational females in the country, with winners including Pro Surfer Stephanie Gilmore in the Sports Star category, Kevin Rudd’s daughter Jessica scooped the Author prize for her book Campaign Ruby, and The Farmer Wants a Wife host Natalie Gruzlewski won the TV Personality award.
The Cosmopolitan team rolled out a luxurious pink carpet for guests to sashay down on arrival, the elegant dining room at Catalina was filled with sweet-smelling pink roses, scented candles lighting up every surface, and tables set for 125 people with an intimate dinner-party atmosphere.
Guests went home with a back-breaking goodie bag full of designer treats worth close to $500 including jewellery from Georgini, a Bratz Limited Edition doll, and luxury cosmetic and beauty products.
**The winners of Cosmopolitan’s Fun, Fearless Female awards 2011:

Actress: Yvonne Strahovski
Blogger: Katie Quinn Davies, whatkatieate.blogspot.com
Radio Host: Fifi Box, 2Day FM
TV Presenter: Natalie Gruzlewski
Sports Star: Stephanie Gilmore
Author: Jessica Rudd, Campaign Ruby
Designer: Natalie Wood, Something Else
Entrepreneur: Juliette Knox, TLBDE.com
Role model: Cat Edwards, Youngcare
Rising star: Robyn Lawley, model
Singer: Jessica Mauboy

Fabrics with memory? Aussie designer Mela Purdie nails cool clothes to take travelling . .

With renewable and reusable on our minds, let's introduce the latest eco-friendly fabric from Australian designer Mela Purdie: Sorona Eco Memory.
Using biotechnology and renewable materials, 'Sorona Eco Memory' is a technical fabric derived from corn making and is both eco-friendly and super light weight.
Due to the unique molecular structure of the fibre, Sorona Eco Memory is designed to bend and fold with your shape while maintaining its natural memory crush. Read: it snaps back to the shape you bought it.
The fabric is water proof, stain resistant and needs no ironing too. So there.
And it's part of Ms Purdie's travel-inspired collection. Take a look at http://www.melapurdie.com/

Designer Charlie Brown & muse Laura Dundovic make a booty fashion call . . .

Designer Charlie Brown has announced a collaboration with tailored, booty-hugging jeans name, ClintonCharlie.

"CLINTONCHARLIE and its denim label, BOOTYHUGGERS attributes its popularity to the large fan base it has generated online via social media sites,'' goes this morning's media re lase.

"CHARLIE BROWN was one such fan and shortly after connecting on Facebook a collaboration to release a co-branded collection of BOOTYHUGGERS was agreed.
Launched under the label ‘CLINTONCHARLIE BOOTYHUGGERS for CHARLIE BROWN’ the jeans will be stocked in nine of Charlie Brown’s Myer concessions and Charlie Brown self titled stores nationally from 01 July.
CLINTONCHARLIE BOOTYHUGGERS for CHARLIE BROWN are Australian made, tailored women’s jeans which use subtly elasticised denim to bring a shapely look to a woman’s booty using a curve-enhancing system inspired by the beautifully curvaceous bodies of real women. The denim jeans, designed exclusively for CHARLIE BROWN, will be available in skinny leg and boot leg cuts in black and royal blue wash.

The jeans are designed to hug the rear to create shape without sagging and are fitted through the thigh. Triple stitching is used to construct each pair of jeans. Silver rivets and back pocket detailing complete the sophisticated look.

Carefully placed back pockets give the illusion of slimness and the quality of the denim used ensures that the most desirable shape is created.

The jeans are chic and stylish and highly wearable throughout the different seasons.
The jeans were showcased at a CHARLIE BROWN VIP customer event where brand ambassador and former Miss Universe Australia, Laura Dundovic said ‘I love the way they hug my booty and give it the most amazing lift’!
CLINTONCHARLIE BOOTYHUGGERS for CHARLIE BROWN will be a popular addition to the wardrobes of women of all sizes and ages and will be the perfect complement to their CHARLIE BROWN collection."

There you go . . . and how good does luscious Laura look?