"She showed me the ring and I screamed. I think I scared them. Tony was there and it was just fantastic!" Marcia Cross was thrilled by the news of castmate Eva Longoria’s engagement.

Sandra Bullock and Queen Latifah were named "Women Of The Year" at the American edition of Glamour magazine's annual awards on Monday. Bullock was honored as "The Undercover Activist" for her quiet million dollar donations to charities following September 11 and the Indian Ocean Tsunami in December 2004.

Alicia Keys is raising money for Keep A Child Alive. The Grammy Award winner is hosting the annual Black Ball charity event next month. Keys will co-present the New York bash with David Bowie's supermodel wife Iman at the Hammerstein Ballroom on November 9. The pair will be joined by Bowie and singer Angelique Kid.

Supermodel Linda Evangelista is under fire from activists after appearing in adverts for controversial diamond company De Beers. British film stars Colin Firth and Julie Christie are among those backing the campaign by Kalahari bushmen in Botswana, Africa, who are trying to prevent De Beers from forcing them from their land to make way for a new diamond mine.

Supermodel Iman was bullied as a child because of her long neck and admits she is still "neurotic" about it. The Somalian-born wife of rock icon David Bowie tried to hide her most prominent feature when she first arrived in America, even though everyone was fascinated by her unique look.

Sharon Stone has been voted the sexiest over-40 woman in the world. The sexy star topped the poll conducted by the magazine Sly, beating a whole host of older beauties to the accolade. The magazine, which is owned by Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone, said Stone scooped the title because "her potency to the male libido rivals that of Viagra."