Drew Barrymore wore a $25 metallic-printed 3/4-sleeve shift dress  from a thrift store paired with$760 Yves Saint Laurent “Tribute” pumps when she hosted the Nylon magazine/Express party this week in Los Angeles.

We just love budget fashionistas!

I got to the point in my life where I was spending so much time helping people and it turned out to be a complete waste of my time. Whether it was trying to find someone a job, forwarding emails to people or giving out information to someone who was perfectly capable of finding it on their own.

Needless to say, I got tired. I got tired because the friends that I tried to “help” wouldn’t take the time to even help themselves.  I read a famous quote by Andrew Carnegie that pretty much summed it all up:  “You can’t push anyone up the ladder unless he is ready to climb himself.”

I’ve decided that the time and energy I spent on someone else could be better spent on myself. Instead of being a cheerleader for others I am now my own cheerleader. Go me!

Always,

TheBeauteeShop.com

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Nelson Mandela joined hundreds of mourners Thursday at the funeral of the former South African president’s great-granddaughter who was killed in car crash last week.

The death of 13-year-old Zenani Mandela forced Mandela to cancel plans to attend the opening game of the Soccer World Cup last Friday, dampening the mood at the start of global sports spectacle.

Dressed in a black coat, Mandela, 91, arrived as the funeral was under way and walked slowly and with assistance to a front row seat accompanied by his wife Graca Machel.

Schoolfriends and family of Zenani entered a Johannesburg Methodist chapel, carrying flower baskets before condolences messages were read out that described her as a “natural born star” who loved music.

Zenani, killed two days after her 13th birthday, was one of Mandela’s nine great-grandchildren. She died when the car she was traveling in after the official World Cup Kick-Off concert was involved in an accident.

Supermodel Naomi Campbell said in a video message that she considered Zenani a goddaughter and remembered playing with the child.

“I was truly blessed to have been able to say that we walked and laughed and got to play dress-up,” she said. “She will remain in my heart forever.”

Zenani was buried Thursday morning.

(Reporting by Griffin Shea; Writing by Tiisetso Motsoeneng; Editing by Marius Bosch)

Rima Fakih reacts to winning the Miss USA pageant

Rima Fakih was crowned Miss USA last night in Las Vegas.  The former Miss Michigan USA becomes the first Arab-American woman to hold the title. Congrats to her!

The exquisite collections of 33 designers will feature in 19 runway shows from June 30 to July 3.

“Africa Fashion Week (AFW) is potentially the most important platform for the African fashion industry, being perfectly positioned to promote African designers globally,” said African Fashion International (AFI) chairperson Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe.

It is rare, in fact completely unique, to have all the leading voices in African Fashion in one place, at one time, in one country.

Those voices will give expression to Africa’s fashion future at a two-day seminar that runs alongside the runway shows; and that will examine ways of strengthening the burgeoning African Fashion industry, debating an African aesthetic and building a global network.

Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin has come out of the closet. In a statement posted via Twitter in both Spanish and English, Martin said: “I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am.”

Christina Aguilera will release her fourth studio album, Bionic, this summer.

The first single from Bionic is the “fiercely energetic anthem” Not Myself Tonight, produced by Polow Da Don. The song will premiere on ChristinaAguilera.com at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 30 and will be available on iTunes on April 13.