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Susan Boyle has proved that we are all more superficial than we thought. When she stepped onto the stage for Britain's Got Talent, before she even spoke a word, we all expected her to make a supreme fool of herself, judging solely by the way she looked. But by now you know how beautifully she sang, and perhaps that her performance has been viewed on YouTube 20 million times and she has received an invitation to appear on Oprah. But because we are all so superficial, the nagging issue of her appearance remains. Tom Leonard writes in the Telegraph:

I don’t think the highlighted, dazzling dentures brigade on US TV have quite got the point about Susan Boyle’s huge popularity — that for many people, it’s a two fingers up to television’s obsession with physical appearance.

CBS conducted the most cringeingly condescending interview with Susan in which the male host evidently thought he had to talk very slowly and stick to questions like “Do you understand you’re a worldwide star?”. Diane Sawyer, anchor of ABC’s Good Morning America, was arguably even more patronising.

Did Susan know that America’s Got Talent winners get a makeover, she asked her. Would she perhaps be coming to the US with blonde hair and wearing red leather, she followed up.

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You know how the world had no clue what Jason Wu did for a living until he started dressing Michelle Obama? Well, it turns out that his family was pretty clueless, too. "I have a really kooky family," said Wu on April 14 at the premiere of Grey Gardens. "My dad has nine sisters and they're always like, 'Jason, why don't you become a lawyer? Jason, why don't you become a doctor?' They all have their ideas." Thanks to the dress, though, that's changed. "Now it's different," he said. "Now they're like, 'Oh, I finally understand what you do.'"

And even though half of what he seems to do these days is answer endless questions about Michelle Obama, Wu admitted he hadn't done his due diligence on Bo the dog. "To be honest with you, I don't know much about dogs." He hadn't even done enough Internet research to comment on Bo's homecoming outfit. "I didn't see it!" he said. "I just saw a little picture of his face. He's cute." Wu's date, Hilary Rhoda filled him in. "He wore a lei. It was very colorful, festive." Wu formed a mental picture and grinned. "Oooh. Chic like the First Lady. I like that."

Remember how Michael Jackson stepped out in a fall 2009 ladies' Balmain top this week? Fall 2009 clothes aren't in stores yet, so he'd have to have a connection to obtain it. That connection is reportedly Emmanuelle Alt, the fashion director of French Vogue. According to the Imagist, she is "100% obsessed with Michael Jackson." Also, "Emmanuelle would weep" if Jackson wore Balmain for his comeback concerts. French Vogue is one of the most fashionable magazines in the world — if not the most fashionable. So if its fashion director is "obsessed" with Michael Jackson, that makes him, like, the Svengali of style. But no one said this industry made sense.

The Imagist also hears that the cover shoot Chanel Iman and Jourdan Dunn were Twittering about also included Arlenis Sosa.

SCOOP DU JOUR: WHY CHANEL AND SESSILLEE ARE ATWITTER AND BALMAIN's MICHEAL JACKSON MANIA [Imagist]

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Heidi Klum sports sheer maternity wear. We spy a bump! What do you think of see-through tops for moms-to-be?

Her hair matches her ... teeth.Photo: Getty Images

HAIR
• After nailing the flapper look this week and scoring major beauty points, Drew Barrymore returned to overteased hair for the Los Angeles premiere of Grey Gardens. Might she have a Bumpit in there? [Jezebel]

• At long last, someone put together a gallery of Zac Efron's many hairstyles. Can you handle it? [E!]

NAILS
• Kate Moss is supposedly on powerful antibiotics after getting a pedicure at a Chinatown salon and contracting a fungus infection. This is bad, because she can't drink. [Sun UK]

SKIN
• Amala products, which we have raved about before, used to be sold only online. But not anymore! Barneys New York has picked up the line, which will land in stores by the end of this month. [WWD]

FRAGRANCE
• Tous will launch an "aquatic" fragrance called H20, inspired by the brand's jewelry collection, with notes of lemon, lavender, rose, mandarin, and more. So to be clear: It doesn't smell like water. [Now Smell This]

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Stockholm native Dorothea Barth Jörgensen broke into modeling at 16 when she won the Swedish Elite Model Look contest. Now, two years later, she's become a face to watch. After her captivating brown eyes and girl-next-door look landed her an editorial in the Italian magazine Rodeo and the October 2008 cover of Japanese Vision, she went on to have a breakout runway season for fall 2009, booking 44 shows total. She made her runway debut for BCBG Max Azria and walked for top-tier designers in New York (Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler), London (Christopher Kane, Richard Nicoll), and Milan (Burberry, Jil Sander, and Prada). By the end of Paris her rising star status was fully confirmed, as she strutted down the Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Chanel, Lanvin, Karl Lagerfeld, and Dries Van Noten catwalks, and closed the Anne Valerie Hash show. With a breakthrough that strong, a campaign can't be too far in the future.

Model Profile: Dorothea Barth Jörgensen
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Photo: Courtesy of Louis Vuitton

At last the day is upon us! Kanye West's ad campaign for his range of Louis Vuitton sneakers has leaked, which means we are one day closer to being able to purchase the kicks in stores. And to all of you who thought that all his girlfriend Amber Rose did was wear spandex and preen, let this teach you a lesson that she not only works, but works it. Steve Shaw shot the ads. How uncomfortable they make us feel is merely a testament to his well-honed skills. We wonder what Louis Vuitton creative director Marc Jacobs's involvement was in this. He loves the odd celebrity (e.g., Victoria Beckham, Kevin Federline), so was it his idea to stick Amber in there?

Tinsel Earrings in Gunmetal from Eddie's fall 09 collection, $566.Photo: Courtesy of Eddie Borgo

1. The jewelry is chic but edgy; it's approachable rock-and-roll.
2. His line is relatively affordable. You can get a statement piece for $300. (Prices for larger items run higher.)
3. His pieces transcend age and style — anyone can wear them.
4. They can easily go from day to night.
5. Eddie is the cutest boy ever.

Hotties, from left: Jesus Luz, Adam Senn, David Gandy, and Noah Mills.Photo: Courtesy of 40 Graus Models, Imaxtree, Courtesy of Dolce & Gabbana

Madonna's man candy Jesus Luz is rumored to be starring in Dolce & Gabbana's fall campaign. He'll reportedly join The City's Adam Senn, and David Gandy and Noah Mills, who are neither pop-superstar playthings nor reality-TV stars, but simply male models. Though these boys' respective claims to fame may be different, they all have being hot and, well, ripped in common. Steven Klein reportedly shot the campaign in New York (please, God, let that shoot be on season two of The City). Jesus would be a Dolce newbie, but Adam, David, and Noah have been doing their ads and runway shows for years now. And, uh, that's all you need to know! Happy Friday, everyone!

PERSONAL JESUS [WWD]

If only he'd worn this to Milan Fashion Week.Photo: Courtesy of Universal

• A new Marni store is opening on 21 East 67th Street. Not Madison or Fifth Avenue, because Marni designer Consuelo Castiglioni wants her customers "to have the sensation of discovering the boutique." The shop is right around the corner from Madison. [WWD]

• The New York Times Magazine, whose ad pages are down 41 percent in the first quarter, is cutting fashion spreads after the May 3 issue. Fashion content will be confined to T magazine. [WWD]

• The Brüno movie has been rated R. It comes out July 10. Brace. [Vulture]

• Yves Saint Laurent designer Stefano Pilati just got a floral sleeve tattoo on his left arm. Expect him to cover it with long-sleeved garments. [Purple Diary via Fashionologie]

• The Alternative Miss World contest for "hardcore exhibitionists" takes place in London on May 2 and sounds awesome. "Unexpected celebrity appearances," "dancing girls," and "semi-naked boys" will be included. [British Vogue]

• Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt got a marriage license and will wed legally on Saturday, which ought to be the opposite of romantic. [TMZ]

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The Port Authority is one of the worst, grossest places in midtown. But next month, that might not be the case, when a monthlong pop-up shop opens in the heart of the bus terminal. The 2,500-square-foot space is called Blank SL8 and was created to showcase design, fashion, and visual arts created by New Yorkers. Fashion website Refinery 29 came up with the idea along with the Fashion Center Business Improvement District. An FCBID rep tells WWD, "As we are having this conversation about zoning [in the Garment Center] we feel we have to address that fashion has an address [in the neighborhood] that is here to stay.” Just because it's a bus terminal doesn't mean it can't save the garment district.