A Side-Butt Showdown: Gwyneth vs. Ke$ha

Korin Miller
Korin is the site director for Cosmopolitan.com. She loves uncovering cool new research and learning more about what makes guys tick. Outside the Cosmo office, you can find her running with her dog, trying to convince friends to go to karaoke bars, and watching as much reality TV as humanly possible. Hit her up on Twitter: @korinmiller
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Michelle is the news editor for Cosmopolitan.com. She's obsessed with interviewing celebrities and spotting the latest pop culture trends. Her life highlights include chatting with Ryan Gosling about sex dolls, dancing on stage at the Oprah show, and shopping with her mom on Long Island. Tweet her: @michelleruiz
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Dara is the associate web editor for Cosmopolitan.com. She's intrigued by all things digital. Dara loves playing with html and discovering new studies. When she's not reading up on the latest cocktail recipes (for work, of course), she can be found breaking it down on the dance floor or watching the Investigative Discovery channel. She also has a sick obsession with nail polish, elephants, and most importantly, Nutella. Dara basically lives on Twitter, so tweet at her and say hey: @dadeeyo.
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Gwyneth "Goopy" Paltrow is <i>People's</i> Most Beautiful Woman

Congratulations to Gwyneth "I Can Carry Tracy Anderson (The Actual Woman, Not The Workout DVDs) In My Oversized Purse" Paltrow, who has just been honored with the coveted title of People Magazine's World's Most Beautiful Woman. As if she and her BFF Beyoncé need more bragging rights; Bey was People's 2012 winner. This is just getting ridiculous. We get it: You're perfect.

But Gwyneth was surprised when she found out she'd gotten the title via email. "I honestly thought someone was playing a joke on me. Around the house, I'm in jeans and a T-shirt. I don't really wear makeup. If I've gotten fully dressed up, [husband Chris Martin] will be like, 'Oh, wow! You're Gwyneth Paltrow!' Because he's used to seeing me in like baggy shorts and frizzy hair."

Admittedly, since Hollywood is such an ageist industry, it's awesome to see a woman out of her 20s be recognized for the title. But do you guys really think Gwyneth is the world's most beautiful woman? She's gorgeous, but there are just so many actresses and performers to choose from! Here are my personal choices for that particular honor.

Olivia Wilde
Have you ever seen a face more symmetrical?! And her hair is always irritatingly perfect.

Eva Mendes
Forget for just a second that she's dating your boyfriend and admit it: She's absolutely gorgeous.

Amanda Seyfried
Her sort of beauty is that slightly-alien-looking kind most often found on runway models, and maybe it's not necessarily People material. Nevertheless, this one time, I saw her on the street in New York and I almost walked into a pole.

Rihanna
If any Muggle woman went out every night and engaged in various forms of hedonism as often as Rihanna does, our face would look like a leather bag by now. Somehow, she manages to stay as lovely as ever, whether she's in a pixie cut phase or keeping her hair long.

But none of this really matters, since it's the inside that counts, and everything. Yeah, totally. The inside!

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New Yoga Pants Hold the Promise of Perfect Gwyneth Paltrow Ass

We may be one step closer to perfect Gwyneth Paltrow asses.

Celeb trainer Tracy Anderson, who, as we exclusively reported, just launched a blow dry salon with business partner and BFF Gwyneth Paltrow, is now debuting a new line of workout pants, and we're pretty sure we need to get a pair of them—like now.

The pants, which come in full-length and capri, are engineered to help you best show off your assets while you break a sweat. Made with Compression Fit, the leggings keep your thighs slim and your butt perky—and they come with a no-muffin-top guarantee to boot. (Another bonus: They hopefully won't be see-through, like that controversial recent batch of Lululemons.)

We expect these fly new Goop-approved yoga pants will only fuel the fire of the recent YogaPantsGate 2013, in which high school parents have argued to ban stretchy pants in schools because they are "too distracting" to male students.

All we know is, we are so down with workout clothes that make us look—and feel—totally hot. After all, what's better motivation than pure, unadulterated, self-confidence?

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In Defense of Gwyneth Paltrow, the Most Hated Celebrity According to <i>Star</i>

It was the strangest coincidence: Two days ago I re-subscribed to Gwyneth Paltrow’s ridiculous but simultaneously amusing/endearing goop after realizing the weekly editions were trapped in my old Yahoo account. I was tempted to make fun of myself on Twitter and then didn’t… because I actually have a soft spot for Gwynnie.

No less than 24 hours later, I read the news that Miss Paltrow landed herself at the top of Star’s Most Hated Celebrities poll, beating out Chris Brown, John Mayer, and yes, even Anne Hathaway.

Forget the fact that she keeps her kids on a carb-free diet. Here are five reasons I love Apple's mom, in no particular order:

1. She has a fantastic, sophisticated sense of style. From long black gowns to sophisticated pantsuit, I'd do a wardrobe swap with her any time.

2. She's nice to look at. What can I say? I'm a sucker for high cheekbones and sleek blonde hair.

3. She's no Adele, but the Academy Award-winning actress has decent pipes. I admit, I listened to the Country Strong theme song more than a few times.

4. Three words: Shakespeare in Love. Emma, Sliding Doors, The Talented Mr. Ripley and The Royal Tenenbaums all produced great performances. But there are few sexier—and more romantic—movie scenes than the first steamy sex scene in Shakespeare in Love when Joseph Fiennes (what happened to that hottie??) unravels Gwynnie from her “bondage.”

5. Her BFF is Beyonce. Need I say more?

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Breaking! Gwyneth Paltrow and Tracy Anderson to Open a Blow-Dry Bar

Is the blow-dry bar the new celebrity fragrance?

It would seem so. Shortly after Rachel Zoe and business partner Robin Moraetes opened Dream Dry in NYC, we caught wind that Gwyneth Paltrow and Tracy Anderson were headed down that same perfect hair path, teaming up with David Babaii to open up a gorgeous blow dry bar within Tracy's new Brentwood studio. 

Not that we're complaining—the more blow dry bars, the better.

"We are so excited to have partnered with David Babaii on the blow dry bar that we'll be offering to members of our flagship studio located in Brentwood, CA," Tracy Anderson tells Cosmopolitan.com. "As our members transform themselves into the women and men they want to be [in the studio], the David Babaii team will design a hairstyle customized for their face shape and lifestyle, as well as a product regime of what to use to keep them looking their best while [they're] on the go."

Prices are yet to be decided for each hairstyle, but we can assure you there will be a ton to choose from between sleek and wave-based blow-drys to more elaborate braids and updos.

So here's the deal: The blow dry bar opens April 4, along with the Tracy Anderson Studio's opening, and right now memberships are limited and filling up. So, if you live in the area and are interested, email info@tracyandersonmethod.com for rates and availabilities.

Will you be checking out this hot new blow dry bar if you're in Cali?

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How Gwyneth Paltrow's Miscarriage Confession Can Help Women Everywhere

Korin Miller
Korin is the site director for Cosmopolitan.com. She loves uncovering cool new research and learning more about what makes guys tick. Outside the Cosmo office, you can find her running with her dog, trying to convince friends to go to karaoke bars, and watching as much reality TV as humanly possible. Hit her up on Twitter: @korinmiller
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Michelle Ruiz
Michelle is the news editor for Cosmopolitan.com. She's obsessed with interviewing celebrities and spotting the latest pop culture trends. Her life highlights include chatting with Ryan Gosling about sex dolls, dancing on stage at the Oprah show, and shopping with her mom on Long Island. Tweet her: @michelleruiz
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Dara Adeeyo
Dara is the associate web editor for Cosmopolitan.com. She's intrigued by all things digital. Dara loves playing with html and discovering new studies. When she's not reading up on the latest cocktail recipes (for work, of course), she can be found breaking it down on the dance floor or watching the Investigative Discovery channel. She also has a sick obsession with nail polish, elephants, and most importantly, Nutella. Dara basically lives on Twitter, so tweet at her and say hey: @dadeeyo.
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Elisa Benson
Elisa Benson is the senior editor of social media for @Cosmopolitan?so, yes, she tweets about sex for a living. Elisa grew up in Ohio, attended Colgate University, and wrote love and relationship advice for Seventeen before graduating to Cosmo. She lives for girly things (weddings and eyelash extensions and Pretty Little Liars?) and frequently tweets about all of the above: @elisabenson.
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Gwyneth Paltrow's Crazy Diet: What To Kick and What To Keep

In actress-turned-lifestyle guru Gwyneth Paltrow’s new cookbook It’s All Good: Delicious, Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great, the list of foods that she claims to have axed from her personal diet will almost certainly give you sadface. Specifically: coffee, eggs, sugar, shellfish, deepwater fish, potatoes, tomatoes, bell pepper, eggplant, corn, wheat and meat.

For those of us who cannot subsist solely on 14-carat-gold seaweed rolls filled with nothing (New recipe idea, Gwynnie: Air Sushi!), we broke down Gwyneth’s food no-nos with New York-based dietician Marissa Lippert, MS, RD., who offers nutrition counseling with an emphasis on organic, farm-to-table meals at Nourish NYC.

Wheat/gluten: There’s some value to what Gwyneth’s saying about wheat and gluten intake. Most of us eat too much refined wheat. Instead, Marissa recommends sunflower whole wheat bread, quinoa, faro, and other “good carbs.”

Potatoes: Marissa suggests that this may have more to do with feeling full/heavy after eating spuds rather than any kind of health risk or allergy. Potatoes—especially sweet potatoes—contain fiber, iron and vitamin C.

Pepper/eggplant: Where Gwyneth is probably coming from here is an emphasis that Eastern medicine has on the cons of nightshade (a diverse group of foods, plants and herbs that are high in an alkaloid called solanine, which also includes potatoes, tobacco, tomatoes, paprika, pimento and cayenne peppers).

Shellfish, deepwater fish: As for the deepwater, it’s probably concern over the mercury content. Marissa recommends salmon as a crazy-healthy alternative. (Incidentally, so does Gwyneth.)

Tomatoes: They’re one of the best antioxidant sources out there, especially when cooked!

Coffee: Yup, we’ve all heard this one before. But Marissa says that one to two cups a day of your Mr. Coffee office brew is okay. Just don’t overdo it.

Sugar: Gwynnie’s on to something. It goes without saying that a high intake of processed sugar—NOT just the occasional cupcake—is one of the worst things you can do to your body. High levels of sugar and sodium are all around us, even in unexpected places (like ketchup.)

On the other hand, fresh fruit is one place to get “good” sugar, and it will change the sort of uppers that your body craves.

Meat: To us, this one was quite surprising, as chicken (if not steak, pork, and other obvious cholesterol-spikers) is often found on acceptable diet food lists. “It’s all about how the chicken was raised and fed,” says Marissa. She recommends getting free range, organic birds whenever possible.

Eggs: What?! No! Luckily, eggs can stay in your life. It's the same as the chicken requirements above—it’s all about where your omelet was before it was on the plate. “There’s a totally different nutrient profile when you buy locally-sourced eggs,” says Marissa.

So while you may not want to axe all of these delicious dishes from your daily nutrition regimen, you can certainly rock it Gwyneth-style when it comes to caffeine, sugar, and carefully-curated local products. Look for Marissa Lippert's new restaurant in New York's West Village, Nourish Kitchen Table, slated to open this May with farm-fresh meals.

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