Nicole Kidman was awarded Australia's highest civil honor, the Companion in the Order of Australia, on Friday. Although the award was announced back in January, she had been unable to receive the medal at that time.

The Oscar-winning actress received the award both for her work as a motion picture performer and for her charity work with women, children and cancer research.

The ceremony took place in Canberra, at the Government House. Nicole received the medal from Governor General Michael Jeffrey. This is the highest civil honor for Aussies, equivalent to the English knighthood.

Nicole Kidman has also been named Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Development Fund for Women, working on raising awareness of the infringement on women's rights across the world. She has also served as a UNICEF Ambassador for Australia.

Katie Price, a.k.a Jordan, has slashed out at the Beckham couple in a recent interview. Promoting her new show on E! television, the British model mentioned that they will appear eight times a week, including a three-hour show on the weekend, compared to the only one-hour show Victoria and David are planning. Jordan's feud with Victoria Beckham started years ago, despite meeting each other through a mutual friend, Dan Bowers.

It may be that Jordan is a little jealous, considering the fact that she and her husband, Peter Andre, were ranked second last year in a Daily Mail Britain's Richest celebrity chavs article, just behind Victoria and David.

Jordan also talked about her future plans, saying that after she will give birth to her third child, she plans to get another boob job. This is to please her husband, who apparently loves her huge boobs.

Keeley Hazell, the sexy topless model, appears in this month British issue of FHM magazine. The 20 year old is on the cover of the magazine and also appears in a 10 page pictorial, including an interview with her. The interview is mainly about her intention to become a film actress.

The busty beauty also appeared in a sexy photo shoot for Arena magazine, while Zoo magazine has recently published a collection of her best pictures.

Keeley has been voted second-sexiest woman in the world by FHM readers last year, after Keira Knightley. Here are a few of her recent pictures.

Gemma Atkinson is a British actress well known for her role as Lisa Hunter in the soap opera Holyoaks, which is also her first appearance in a TV show. Before landing the role that made her famous, Gemma worked as a model for Manchester Model Agency.

In parallel with her movie work, she has appeared in many men magazines, including FHM, Arena or Maxim. She dated a number of famous men, including Marcus Bent or Cleveland Campbell.

Recently, she has been romantically linked to Manchester United player Cristiano Ronaldo. In a recent interview for the Now magazine, she has admitted she had a big crush on Jean-Claude Van Damme when she was a teenager. She even used to have a poster with him on her wall.

Here are some pictures with her:

Kylie Minogue will be releasing her 10th album, which will be her first after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005. The Australian pop diva has promised her fans this will be the sexiest pop album of all times. Kylie is working with Scottish writer Calvin Harris and said she has already been in the recording studio to do a few demos.This will be Minogue's 10th album, and it should also be a follow-up to her 2003 Body Language album.

Kylie's new work drawing a lot of attention

Many UK dance producers are eager to be part of this highly-anticipated work. Tom Findlay, who is part of the popular electro-pop group Groove Armada, has declared they have already submitted several pieces to be considered by Kylie.

He declared that this is going to be a huge release, with all the attention drawn by the 38-year old diva, after battling with breast cancer. As a consequence, every music producer wants to be a part of it.

Ritmo Latino, a Latino music chain, has banned all J-Lo's materials from sale in their US shops. This happened because Jennifer Lopez refused to promote her latest album, which is also her first Spanish language album, in their shops.

David Massry, the president of the music chain, was especially angered by the fact that, even if their company has supported J-Lo from the beginning, the singer decided to visit only Anglo retail outlets.

Even if the promoting campaign and program are all done by her record label, Massry said that J.Lo personally refused to promote any of her CDs in their music stores and in any other Latino only retail outlets.

"This is a Spanish-language CD, and if she wants to discriminate against the Latin community, then we will not sell her product," Massry said. He also added that celebrities seem to have short memory and quickly forget where they started after reaching a certain level of crossover appeal.

Silvina Luna is an Argentine supermodel, born in 1980 in the city of Rosario. After finishing school at the age of 17, she worked as a secretary and a model.

Even if she was already a model, she became famous only after participating in the Argentinian version of Big Brother in 2001. After that, Silvina appeared on the cover of the Maxim magazine .

She is now working with the model agency of Ricardo Pineiro and she has appeared in numerous TV shows and TV series in her country. It is rumored she had an affair with football superstar Diego Maradona, even if she strongly denied it.

Gisele Bundchen has denied the rumor that she is expecting a baby. Word was around last week that she may be pregnant with boyfriend Tom Brady's child.

The super-model mentioned that, at the moment, her work comes first and family would have to wait. She said that she's only 26 and she sees no reason to think about having a baby at the moment.

Nonetheless, Brady is waiting to become a father. His ex-girlfriend, actress Bridget Moynahan revealed she is pregnant and Tom is the father.

Gisele Bundchen has been dating NFL star Tom Brady since before Christmas, but their first public appearance was in New York in January. Before that, the Brazilian beauty has been in relationships with actor Leonardo Di Caprio or surfer Kelly Slater.

A husband-and-wife team of artists has sued NBC television and the creators of the Heroes drama, claiming their work was copied without their consent.

The couple says that the character Isaac, played by Santiago Cabrera, is very similar to a character created by them in their artwork - a painter who can see the future, including the destruction of two New York buildings. Their story, along with a painting series, was exhibited during 2004 and 2005.

Of course, an NBC spokeman declared they intend to defend vigorously their show, which helped boost their rankings this season.

This isn't the first time NBC is sued over Heroes, after Emerson Electric, a garbage disposal maker, complained about the show casting a bad light on one of their products. The product's brand name was visible in a scene where one of the characters got her hand all mangled by the garbage disposal.

Adriana Lima is one of the most well-known Brazilian supermodel. She was discovered at the age of 13, when she finished first in a Ford supermodel search. After that, Adriana finished second in the Ford world supermodel contest, in 1996.

Following that, she signed a contract with Elite Model Management. She appeared in international fashion magazines, like Vogue or Marie Claire, but the first big break was when Adriana Lima featured in a Vassarette Billboard in Times Square.

She continued her print work, gracing the covers of Harper's Bazar or Elle magazines. But she is best known around the world for her work as a Victoria's Secret supermodel, which started 7 years ago. In 2003, she opened the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

Adriana Lima has been romantically linked to many celebrities, including Lenny Kravitz or MLB player Derek Jeter. She is now one of the highest paid model,a long with Gisele Bundchen and Kate Moss.