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...that matters little to Liberians who suffered from his brutality. As long as Taylor evaded justice, there was always the chance he might one day return to power. Hours after Taylor's arrest, Nigeria put the former leader on a presidential jet bound for Liberia. On a rain-soaked runway, Taylor was handed over to Liberian authorities, who passed him on to U.N. soldiers, who choppered him to Freetown, Sierra Leone. A few hours later, Taylor sat in a prison cell, his likely home for years to come...
...next Ralph Lauren is ... a nice gal from Texas? CHLOE DAO, 34, says she was "totally shocked" to be crowned "the next great American designer" by Bravo's fashion reality show Project Runway. Dao, who runs her own boutique in Houston and who wowed the judges with a line of soft, tailored evening wear, beat presumed favorite Daniel Vosovic and unofficial runway villain Santino Rice to win $100,000 for her line and a fashion spread in Elle. "I can't wait to go back in my garage and start cutting," says Dao, who has already heard from Bergdorf Goodman...
...example, MassPort is currently deciding whether to approve another runway for Logan, which would allow more traffic to go through it, thereby giving Harvard students all more convenient flights, but would also increase noise and pollution in the neighborhoods of Boston. The Mass. governor appoints the board members of MassPort; for our concerns and interests as students in Mass. to be taken into account in decisions like the runway expansion, students need to participate in state politics...
...FASHION MODEL CAN QUIT WAITRESSING WHEN THE MAGAZINE COVERS AND RUNWAY GIGS ROLL IN, BUT MODELING CAN NEVER BE A FULL-FLEDGED CAREER until the beauty companies call. Polish-born Daria Werbowy recently hit the big time. Her contract with the French cosmetics brand Lancôme, announced last year, is said to be $3 million...
...left Poland when Daria was 4 and moved to Mississauga, Ont. She worked as an extra on TV and film projects in Toronto as a child, then dabbled in modeling while studying at a local arts high school. Her big break came when Marc Jacobs sent her down his runway in 2003, and very quickly other designers, taken with her feline beauty and aqua eyes, hired...