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		<title>Salma Hayek on Filmink</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filmink, the Australian Movie Magazine is featuring an article on Salma Hayek in it&#8217;s March 2010 issue. The article talks about her latest movie Cirque De Freak : The Vampire&#8217;s Assistant , which will be out in theatres in Australia on March 11, 2011. In this movie , Salma Hayek plays a bearded lady. Read [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/SALMA_1.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-682 alignright" style="margin-left:12px;" title="SALMA_1" src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/SALMA_1-240x300.jpg" alt="SALMA_1" width="216" height="270" /></a><a href="http://www.filmink.com.au">Filmink</a>, the Australian Movie Magazine  is featuring an article on Salma Hayek in it&#8217;s March 2010 issue. The article talks about her latest movie Cirque De Freak : The Vampire&#8217;s Assistant , which will be out in theatres in Australia on March 11, 2011. In this movie , Salma Hayek plays a bearded lady. Read the article to know about her hairy problem and shaving techniques. Its hard to believe that someone as beautiful as Salma Hayek  has to wax her moustache. The article also talks briefly about her career and how she became one of Hollywood&#8217;s best actresses, the current obsession with vampire movies and how Cirque De Freak is different from those movies.You can buy the magazine by emailing an inquiry to dina@filmink.com.au or visit  www.filmink.com.au  to know more about the magazine.</p>
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		<title>Ugly Betty Cancelled</title>
		<link>http://www.salma-hayek.net/2010/02/08/ugly-betty-cancelled/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABC has announced that the series &#8220;Ugly Betty&#8221; will come to an end this season after almost 4 years. Salma Hayek is an executive producer of the show who brought the Colombian show to the American television. Ugly Betty winner of a plethora of awards including the Emmy Award and the Golden Globe could not [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ABC has announced that the series &#8220;<a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/projects/uglybetty/">Ugly Betty</a>&#8221; will come to an end this season after almost 4 years. Salma Hayek is an executive producer of the show who brought the Colombian show to the American television. Ugly Betty winner of a plethora of awards including the Emmy Award and the Golden Globe could not pull in the viewerships in the last 2 seasons . Viewership had fallen from 10m to 5 million. We have enjoyed the show and now we  are eager to see how the show ends for Betty.</p>
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		<title>Grown Ups</title>
		<link>http://www.salma-hayek.net/2009/11/25/grown-ups/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, a comedy movie entitled Grown Ups is to be released worldwide come second quarter of next year. Grown Ups is a movie about friendship that revolves around five people. They come together in one holiday of July to reunite their ties during a former childhood basketball coach’s wake. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, a comedy movie entitled Grown Ups is  to be released worldwide come second quarter of next year.<br />
Grown Ups is a movie about friendship that revolves around five people. They come together in one holiday of July to reunite their ties during a former childhood basketball coach’s wake. The five friends have their wives and kids tagged along and they’ve decided to go on a vacation at a lake house they consider memorable. There, they pick what they’ve left off for years – friendship. However, as the film goes on, these five friends will realize that age have nothing to do with growing up.</p>
<p>Basing from the teaser of the movie, you can see that it is indeed an interesting story plot. Grown Ups stars Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Kevin James, Kris Rock, Salma Hayek, and many more. So if you want to catch more of Salma Hayek, make the 25th of June 2010 a date to remember.</p>
<p><strong>Grown Ups Trailer</strong><br />
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		<title>Cirque du Freak: The Vampire&#8217;s Assistant Trailer</title>
		<link>http://www.salma-hayek.net/2009/08/14/cirque-du-freak-the-vampires-assistant-trailer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is Salma Hayek&#8217;s forthcoming movie Cirque du Freak: The Vampire&#8217;s Assistant Trailer. Watch Salma sporting a beard.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is Salma Hayek&#8217;s forthcoming movie Cirque du Freak: The Vampire&#8217;s Assistant Trailer. Watch Salma sporting a beard.</p>
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		<title>Salma Hayek with beard in Cirque Du Freak</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salma Hayek will be sporting a hairy beard in her forthcoming movie &#8220;Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire&#8217;s Assistant&#8221; . In the movie, Salma Hayek plays the girlfriend of a vampire.  Whenever she gets passionate with her lover,  she is covered with facial hair. The movie is set to release on the 23rd October]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Salma Hayek will be sporting a hairy beard in her forthcoming movie &#8220;Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire&#8217;s Assistant&#8221; . In the movie, Salma Hayek plays the girlfriend of a vampire.  Whenever she gets passionate with her lover,  she is covered with facial hair. The movie is set to release on the 23rd October</p>
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		<title>Gallery Updates</title>
		<link>http://www.salma-hayek.net/2009/05/29/gallery-updates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 01:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have now caught the gallery up with the latest events Salma attended while I was away and also some on set pictures from Grown Ups and a pretty new photoshoot Salma took in promotion with Pampers. New photo albums: &#8226; Lastest uploads]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have now caught the gallery up with the latest events Salma attended while I was away and also some on set pictures from <em>Grown Ups</em> and a pretty new photoshoot Salma took in promotion with <em>Pampers</em>.</p>
<p><center><a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastalb&#038;cat=0"><img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/outtakes/2009/Pampers/thumb_Pampers2009_001.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/public%20appearances/2009/03%2009%20Paris%20Fashion%20Week%20-%20Stella%20McCartney/thumb_ParisFasionStella_MQ_007.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/public%20appearances/2009/02%2026%20Good%20To%20Great%20Hair/thumb_GreatHair_MQ_001.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/public%20appearances/2009/03%2005%20Paris%20Fashion%20Week%20-%20Balenciaga/thumb_ParisFasionBalenciaga_002.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/movies/grown%20ups/On%20Set%2020090518/thumb_GrownUps-OnSet20090518_001.jpg"></a></center></p>
<p><strong>New photo albums:</strong><br />
&bull; <a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastalb&#038;cat=0">Lastest uploads</a></p>
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		<title>Salma Reuniting with Banderas in Puss In Boots</title>
		<link>http://www.salma-hayek.net/2009/05/28/salma-reuniting-with-banderas-in-puss-in-boots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 22:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to this report, Salma will be joining Antonio Banderas to voice a charactr in Puss In Boots (working title), based on the popular Shrek character of the same name, which will be released on March 30, 2012. By the way, I haven&#8217;t had a chance to report on this but Salma was recently announced [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>According to <a href="http://www.thecelebritytruth.com/shrek-kung-fu-panda-madagasgar-sequels-announced/007131" target=_"blank">this report</a>, Salma will be joining Antonio Banderas to voice a charactr in <em>Puss In Boots</em> (working title), based on the popular <em>Shrek</em> character of the same name, which will be released on March 30, 2012.</p>
<p>By the way, I haven&#8217;t had a chance to report on this but Salma was recently announced to star in Adam Sandler&#8217;s newest comedy <em>Grown Ups</em> coming to theaters on March 12, 2010.</p>
<p>She&#8217;ll be joining a cast that includes Kevin James, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider and David Spade. The Columbia Pictures release is about five best friends from high school who reunite 30 years later on a Fourth of July weekend.</p>
<p>Salma would star as Sandler&#8217;s wife in the film and mother to their daughters. They are also hearing that Sandler pals Norm McDonald and Steve Buscemi are joining the cast of the project in smaller roles.</p>
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		<title>Wedding Picture!</title>
		<link>http://www.salma-hayek.net/2009/04/30/wedding-picture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is your first look at Salma Hayek and François-Henri Pinault&#8217;s second wedding in Venice, Italy. Salma Hayek looks absolutely stunning! The picture originates from the &#8220;Most Beautiful Issue&#8221; of People magazine and Entertainment Tonight, hopefully a HQ version will come soon! This time around, Hayek, 42, went all out. She wore a Balenciaga wedding [...]]]></description>
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<p>Here is your first look at Salma Hayek and François-Henri Pinault&#8217;s second wedding in Venice, Italy. Salma Hayek looks absolutely stunning! The picture originates from the &#8220;Most Beautiful Issue&#8221; of <em>People</em> magazine and <em>Entertainment Tonight</em>, hopefully a HQ version will come soon!</p>
<p>This time around, Hayek, 42, went all out. She wore a Balenciaga wedding gown by Nicholas Ghesquiere as she exchanged vows with Pinault, 46, at Venice&#8217;s opera house La Fenice. The bride, who wore her hair in a bun with a long veil, held a bouquet of orchids and stephanotis with crystals.</p>
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		<title>Salma Hayek and Husband Have Second Wedding In Italy</title>
		<link>http://www.salma-hayek.net/2009/04/25/salma-hayek-and-husband-have-second-wedding-in-italy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salma Hayek finally got her fairytale wedding. The actress and her husband, French billionaire François-Henri Pinault, tied the knot – for the second time – Saturday in a star-studded ceremony in Venice, Italy, People has confirmed. They originally got married in a civil ceremony at the 6th Arrondisement City Hall in Paris on Valentine&#8217;s Day. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/wedding.jpg" style="margin: 5px;" class="border" align="left"> Salma Hayek finally got her fairytale wedding.</p>
<p>The actress and her husband, French billionaire François-Henri Pinault, tied the knot – for the second time – Saturday in a star-studded ceremony in Venice, Italy,<em> People</em> has confirmed. They originally got married in a civil ceremony at the 6th Arrondisement City Hall in Paris on Valentine&#8217;s Day.</p>
<p>This time around, Hayek, 42, went all out. She wore a Balenciaga wedding gown by Nicholas Ghesquiere as she exchanged vows with Pinault, 46, at Venice&#8217;s opera house La Fenice. The bride, who wore her hair in a bun with a long veil, held a bouquet of orchids and stephanotis with crystals.</p>
<p>The couple&#8217;s daughter, Valentina Paloma, 19 months, was a flower girl, along with Francois-Henri&#8217;s son and daughter from his first marriage, Francois, 10 and Mathilde, 8. Valentina wore a dress by Bonpoint for the ceremony, which started around 7 p.m. At one point in the ceremony, the guests sang &#8220;Over the Rainbow.&#8221;</p>
<p><span id="more-635"></span>About 150 friends and family members were in attendance, including <a href="http://www.penelope-cruz.org" target=_"blank">Penélope Cruz</a>, Edward Norton, Woody Harrelson, Olivier Martinez, Luis Miguel, Ashley Judd, Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend, Bono, Gael García Bernal, Enrique Murciano, David Blaine, Ziyi Zhang, Anna Wintour and former French President Jacques Chirac. The wedding was a black tie affair. Guests wore black and gold masks as they arrived for the nuptials.</p>
<p><strong>A Masked Ball</strong></p>
<p>The weekend celebration kicked off Friday evening with a carnival-style masked ball at the Venice&#8217;s historic Punta Della Dogana. The structure, which is leased from the city by Pinault&#8217;s father and has undergone a $70-million renovation, will open to the public on June 6 as the Pinault Foundation Centre for Contemporary Art.</p>
<p>The couple&#8217;s guests have enjoyed the sites of Italy&#8217;s most romantic city since arriving Thursday. Woody Harrelson and wife Lucy Louie were spotted hand-in-hand taking a stroll around Piazza San Marco on Thursday.</p>
<p>Earlier this month, Hayek told <em>People</em>, &#8220;I think a wedding is about love, friends, family and fun.&#8221; And she certainly got that during the celebration surrounded by loved ones.</p>
<p>The actress and Pinault, the CEO of luxury-goods company PPR, met in spring 2006 at a gala party at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice, a white marble palace built in 1748-1772 and owned by the Pinault family. </p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20274705,00.html" target=_"blank">People</a></p>
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		<title>Site Announcement</title>
		<link>http://www.salma-hayek.net/2009/03/21/site-announcement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to let all of our loyal visitors know that this site will likely not be updated a whole lot until the end of April. I am going to be traveling and my internet access will be very minimal. But I will try and update the site as much as I can, if possible. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wanted to let all of our loyal visitors know that this site will likely not be updated a whole lot until the end of April. I am going to be traveling and my internet access will be very minimal. But I will try and update the site as much as I can, if possible. Also this regards e-mail replies and comments approval. If the hiatus will last longer than a month, I will be sure to update on it again. But rest assured, I will update as soon as I can! </p>
<p>Meanwhile, check out <a href="http://news.google.com/news?um=1&#038;ned=us&#038;hl=en&#038;q=salma+hayek" target=_"blank">here</a> for the latest news and <a href="http://www.wireimage.com/SearchResults.aspx?navtyp=SRH&#038;sfld=C&#038;logsrch=1&#038;s=salma%20hayek" target=_"blank">here</a> for the newest images.</p>
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		<title>InStyle Photoshoot</title>
		<link>http://www.salma-hayek.net/2009/03/18/instyle-photoshoot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out the absolutely amazing photoshoot of Salma Hayek in the April issue of InStyle. Wow! Easily one of my favorites ever.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Check out the absolutely <em>amazing</em> photoshoot of Salma Hayek in the April issue of <em>InStyle</em>. Wow! Easily one of my favorites ever.</p>
<p><center><a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=480"><img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/outtakes/2009/InStyle/thumb_002.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/outtakes/2009/InStyle/thumb_003.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/outtakes/2009/InStyle/thumb_004.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/outtakes/2009/InStyle/thumb_005.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/outtakes/2009/InStyle/thumb_006.jpg"></a></center></p>
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		<title>InStyle Quotables</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s your number one beauty rule? Never go to sleep without washing your face, no matter how tired you are. What has been the most surprising thing about motherhood? I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s motherhood that&#8217;s surprising or that Valentina is so surprising. I am in awe of her—she&#8217;s very magical. I feel so connected [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><strong>What&#8217;s your number one beauty rule?</strong><br />
Never go to sleep without washing your face, no matter how tired you are.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong>What has been the most surprising thing about motherhood?</strong><br />
I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s motherhood that&#8217;s surprising or that Valentina is so surprising. I am in awe of her—she&#8217;s very magical. I feel so connected to her but at the same time I discover something new about her every day.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong>If you could have any superpower, what would it be?</strong><br />
The power to make people be kind to each other. Actually, I stole that answer from a friend! </p></blockquote>
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<blockquote><strong>What is your favorite color?</strong><br />
I went through my purple phase—maybe a bit too much! I also like reds and blues. Right now, I think it&#8217;s midnight blue. </p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong>Who is the most colorful character you&#8217;ve ever played?</strong><br />
Frida [Kahlo] for sure. There was a lot of happiness and celebration in that life. Even in her paintings of tragic things there is humor, there&#8217;s always color. She was full of life. </p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong>Do you follow any style rules?</strong><br />
I follow them not because they&#8217;re a rule but because some of them make sense. Like you don&#8217;t want to wear white to a wedding. You should let the bride be the one in white.
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		<title>On the cover of In Style April 2009</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[More great news for us Salma Hayek fans &#8211; she&#8217;s gracing the cover of the April issue of In Style! We will try to get scans from the magazine as soon as possible. For now, here are a few tidbits from the interview, via JustJared.com. “Any color can look beautiful on you,” the 42-year-old actress [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.instyle.com/" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft" style="margin-right:6px;" src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/cover_instyle0903.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="151" /></a>More great news for us Salma Hayek fans &#8211; she&#8217;s gracing the cover of the April issue of In Style! We will try to get scans from the magazine as soon as possible. For now, here are a few tidbits from the interview, via <a href="http://justjared.buzznet.com/" target="_blank">JustJared.com</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>“Any color can look beautiful on you,” the 42-year-old actress says. “It’s like a relationship. You just have to embrace it and work with it… When you’re petite, what color you wear doesn’t matter so much but big prints are probably not the best idea.”</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>Of her 17-month-old daughter Valentina Paloma, Salma says, “She’s a little dictator! (laughs) She is unique, magical–definitely the most colorful person I’ve ever met. I feel so connected to her, but at the same time, we are completely different. I discover something new about her every day.”</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Salma signs on for new Adam Sandler film</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great news! According to several reliable sources, Salma Hayek will get to show off her comedy chops in the new Adam Sandler film that&#8217;s tentatively titled Lake House. JoBlo.com reports that Salma will star along with Sandler, David Spade, Rob Schnieder, Chris Rock and Kevin James in the film, which revolves around a group of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great news! According to several reliable sources, Salma Hayek will get to show off her comedy chops in the new Adam Sandler film that&#8217;s tentatively titled <em>Lake House</em>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=25563" target="_blank">JoBlo.com</a> reports that Salma will star along with Sandler, David Spade, Rob Schnieder, Chris Rock and Kevin James in the film, which revolves around a group of high school friends who reunited in their hometown. Hayek would play Sandler&#8217;s wife in the film and the site is also reporting that Norm MacDonald and Steve Buscemi have signed onto much smaller roles in the film. It was said the film would be similar to<em> The Big Chill</em>, but more comedic.</p>
<p>Sandler is co-writing the film with Fred Wolf and Dennis Dugan would direct. The site also reported the film would likely go into production this May in New England.</p>
<p>This sounds great! And I think it&#8217;s safe to say that I&#8217;m speaking for the entire <strong>Encantadora</strong>-team when I&#8217;m saying &#8220;I can&#8217;t wait&#8221;!</p>
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		<title>Salma Hayek Developing Cheap Cosmetic Line</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salma Hayek may have gotten hitched to a French billionaire but she still has her feet on the ground. This was evident with the way Salma Hayek thinks and the way she treats people. Just recently, Salma Hayek took time out to support an important man in her life&#8212;not her husband but her hairdresser. Robert [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Salma Hayek may have gotten hitched to a French billionaire but she still has her feet on the ground. This was evident with the way Salma Hayek thinks and the way she treats people. Just recently, Salma Hayek took time out to support an important man in her life&#8212;not her husband but her hairdresser. Robert Vetica, her hairdresser launched his book &#8220;Good to Great Hair&#8221; at Beso and even if she was newly wed she brought along her wedding band bling but sorry folks because the actress would not allow any questions about her new husband billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault.</p>
<p>Salma Hayek was however vocal about her new project which is her own line of cheap cosmetic line. The new cosmetic line being conceptualized by Salma Hayek is in response to the recession so expect it to have the Salma Hayek signature but with a cheap price. She said she is developing the cosmetic line with a drugstore and have been doing research for the product for three years now. Her thrust, to get the essence of the really expensive cosmetic products in such as way as to allow everyone to use it at an affordable price. She is also active in breastfeeding campaign.</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="http://www.theinsider.com/news/1774778_Salma_Hayek_developing_cheap_cosmetic_line" target=_"blank">The Insider</a></p>
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		<title>Robert Vetica Great Hair Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salma is the cover girl for her friend and stylist Robert Vetica&#8217;s new styling book, Good to Great Hair: Celebrity Hairstyling Techniques Made Simple. She also attended the launch a few days ago and pictures of that will be added soon. A copy may be purchased via Amazon.com for $16.49. All you need to create [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=479"><img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/miscellanous/book-greathair/thumb_GoodToGreatHairBook_001.jpg" style="margin: 5px;" align="left"></a> Salma is the cover girl for her friend and stylist Robert Vetica&#8217;s new styling book, <em>Good to Great Hair: Celebrity Hairstyling Techniques Made Simple</em>. She also attended the launch a few days ago and pictures of that will be added soon.</p>
<p>A copy may be purchased via <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Hair-Hairstyling-Techniques/dp/1592333575/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;s=books&#038;qid=1235951872&#038;sr=8-1" target=_"blank">Amazon.com</a> for $16.49.</p>
<blockquote><p>All you need to create your own great hair style at home! </p>
<p>Vetica preaches that professional techniques are not difficult; readers just need to know what to do and follow directions. In this ultimate hair styling book, he delivers to the reader all they need to know to create great hair at home or direct a professional stylist. He reveals insider secrets and techniques for recreating magazine and celebrity hairstyles, and how to adapt the look for the average reader’s tools and time constraints.</p>
<p>The book is divided into three parts; 1. hair treatment and care, 2. hair cutting and styling techniques and 3. how to find a look for your faces structure and personal  style. Even beginners will be able to style their hair like a pro while professional stylists can fine tune their skills with Vetica’s secrets and shortcuts. Step-by-step diagrams and photos illustrate different styles and how to work with tools of the trade such as curling irons, hair clips, and blow dryers. Before-and-after photos show readers the best hairstyles based on face shape, bone structure, type of hair, age, and personal style. Vetica peppers all of the techniques with his experience and insights gained from working with Hollywood’s top celebrities.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Vanity Fair Oscar After Party</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Salma didn&#8217;t attend The 81st Annual Academy Awards she did pop in to the Vanity Fair After Party like previously reported. There she wore a black Balenciaga dress and paired it with tights. While her hair was very Hollywood glamour in lose waves. Salma looked so beautiful at the event! At the after party [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While Salma didn&#8217;t attend The 81st Annual Academy Awards she did pop in to the <em>Vanity Fair</em> After Party like previously reported. There she wore a black Balenciaga dress and paired it with tights. While her hair was very Hollywood glamour in lose waves. Salma looked so beautiful at the event! </p>
<p>At the after party we got the first look at Salma&#8217;s wedding ring and she congratulated her good friend <a href="http://www.penelope-cruz.org/" target=_"blank">Penélope Cruz</a> who became the first Spanish actress to win an Academy Award.</p>
<p><center><a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=478"><img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/public%20appearances/2009/02%2022%20Vanity%20Fair%20Oscar%20Party/thumb_MQ_001.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/public%20appearances/2009/02%2022%20Vanity%20Fair%20Oscar%20Party/thumb_MQ_004.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/public%20appearances/2009/02%2022%20Vanity%20Fair%20Oscar%20Party/thumb_MQ_019.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/public%20appearances/2009/02%2022%20Vanity%20Fair%20Oscar%20Party/thumb_MQ_024.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/public%20appearances/2009/02%2022%20Vanity%20Fair%20Oscar%20Party/thumb_MQ_035.jpg"></a></center></p>
<p><strong>New photo albums:</strong><br />
• Public Events: <a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=478">The 81st Annual Academy Awards &#8211; Vanity Fair After Party</a></p>
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		<title>Photoshoots Part IIII</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vintage shoots update part cuatro. Check out this great shoot of Salma taken back in 1999 for Glamour magazine. Miss Hayek took part in three movies that year including some of her most memorable roles like Dogma and Wild Wild West. I personally loved Salma&#8217;s hairstyle back then, she looked so beautiful! New photo albums: [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vintage shoots update part cuatro. Check out this great shoot of Salma taken back in 1999 for <em>Glamour</em> magazine. Miss Hayek took part in three movies that year including some of her most memorable roles like <em>Dogma</em> and <em>Wild Wild West</em>. I personally loved Salma&#8217;s hairstyle back then, she looked so beautiful!</p>
<p><center><a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=477"><img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/outtakes/1999/Set013/thumb_1999_13_018.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/outtakes/1999/Set013/thumb_1999_13_021.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/outtakes/1999/Set013/thumb_1999_13_005.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/outtakes/1999/Set013/thumb_1999_13_008.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/outtakes/1999/Set013/thumb_1999_13_014.jpg"></a></center></p>
<p><strong>New photo albums:</strong><br />
• Photoshoots: <a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=477">Set 014 (1999)</a></p>
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		<title>Salma Not Attending the Oscars?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is she or isn&#8217;t she attending the Oscars? That is the question. Just yesterday I posted about Harvey Weinstein&#8217;s confidence in Salma making an appearance and today a report with L.A. hairdresser-to-the-stars (and Salma&#8217;s personal hairdresser many times) Robert Vetica said that Salma isn&#8217;t attending the ceremony; but she will be at some after parties! [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is she or isn&#8217;t she attending the Oscars? That is the question. Just yesterday I posted about Harvey Weinstein&#8217;s confidence in Salma making an appearance and today a <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/life/story.html?id=1312615" target=_"blank">report</a> with L.A. hairdresser-to-the-stars (and Salma&#8217;s personal hairdresser many times) Robert Vetica said that Salma isn&#8217;t attending the ceremony; but she will be at some after parties!</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Q: Where will you be watching the Oscars this year?</strong><br />
<strong>A:</strong> I have to do Marion again, but then I have a feeling I&#8217;m gonna be at Salma&#8217;s house. She&#8217;s not going to the ceremony, but I&#8217;m gonna get her ready for the parties afterwards, so I&#8217;ll hang out there and watch the Oscars. She&#8217;s like family to me. We grew up together.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Salma Hayek Attending Oscars?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know we&#8217;re all hoping Salma will attend this Sunday&#8217;s Oscar celebration but she has not officially been announced to or scheduled for presentation so it&#8217;s anyone&#8217;s guess at the moment. Movie studio mogul Harvey Weinstein says he&#8217;s &#8220;sure&#8221; that newlywed Salma Hayek will be at the Oscars on Sunday. &#8220;I hope so — I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know we&#8217;re all hoping Salma will attend this Sunday&#8217;s Oscar celebration but she has not officially been announced to or scheduled for presentation so it&#8217;s anyone&#8217;s guess at the moment.</p>
<p>Movie studio mogul Harvey Weinstein says he&#8217;s &#8220;sure&#8221; that newlywed Salma Hayek will be at the Oscars on Sunday. &#8220;I hope so — I&#8217;m sure,&#8221; he told <em>OK</em>.</p>
<p>Some have suggested Salma would go in support of <a href="http://www.penelope-cruz.org/">Penélope Cruz</a>, which very well could happen. Penélope recently announced in an interview she has her brother, sister, mom a best friend from Spain going with her for sure.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ll have to see on Sunday!</p>
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		<title>More on the Wedding</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[People has a little more details about Salma Hayek&#8217;s recent wedding. At her small, romantic Valentine&#8217;s Day wedding ceremony in Paris, Salma Hayek wore white, carried a bouquet of red and white roses, and said, &#8220;I Do&#8221; – in French! – to her on-and-off beau of three years, billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault, PEOPLE reveals in its [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20259649,00.html" target=_"blank">People</a> has a little more details about Salma Hayek&#8217;s recent wedding.</p>
<blockquote><p>At her small, romantic Valentine&#8217;s Day wedding ceremony in Paris, Salma Hayek wore white, carried a bouquet of red and white roses, and said, &#8220;I Do&#8221; – in French! – to her on-and-off beau of three years, billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault, PEOPLE reveals in its new issue.</p>
<p>In the Salles des Mariages in the famed City Hall of Paris&#8217;s Sixth Arrondissement, the bride shed a few tears as she said, &#8220;Oui,&#8221; before a dozen guests, including mother Diana Jimenez, her brother Sami (who also served as her witness) and 17-month-old Valentina, her daughter with Pinault.</p>
<p>&#8220;The bride was extremely beautiful,&#8221; an attendee tells <em>People</em>, &#8220;even when she was crying tears of joy. They were extremely happy.&#8221; </p>
<p><span id="more-574"></span>Introduced by Pinault&#8217;s stepmother in 2006, the couple embarked on a romance that spanned the globe.</p>
<p>In March 2007, the actress, 42, and the Paris-based mogul, 46 (who runs PPR, a luxury-goods company founded by his father and which owns such brands as Balenciaga and Gucci; his family is worth an estimated $16.9 billion) announced both their engagement and Hayek&#8217;s pregnancy.</p>
<p>But in July 2008, 10 months after their daughter Valentina&#8217;s birth, the couple abruptly called off their engagement.</p>
<p>Yet they continued spending time together with Valentina and, by last fall, after they were spotted looking cozy in L.A., vacationing in Ibiza and taking in a soccer game in France, headed for a reconciliation.</p>
<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s the sweetest guy when he&#8217;s around her,&#8221; a Hayek source says. &#8220;He&#8217;s good to her, always with her. They take the baby everywhere with him. They&#8217;re happy together, totally in love.&#8221;</p>
<p>For more on Hayek&#8217;s wedding, pick up the new issue of <em>People</em>, on newsstands Friday
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		<title>Photoshoots Part III</title>
		<link>http://www.salma-hayek.net/2009/02/17/photoshoots-part-iii/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vintage shoots update part three. Check out this stunning shoot of Salma taken back in 1997. Miss Hayek took part in four movies that year including The Hunchback and Fools Rush In. New photo albums: • Photoshoots: Set 009 (1997)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vintage shoots update part three. Check out this stunning shoot of Salma taken back in 1997. Miss Hayek took part in four movies that year including <em>The Hunchback</em> and <em>Fools Rush In</em>.</p>
<p><center><a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=476"><img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/outtakes/1997/Set009/thumb_1997_09_004.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/outtakes/1997/Set009/thumb_1997_09_007.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/outtakes/1997/Set009/thumb_1997_09_012.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/outtakes/1997/Set009/thumb_1997_09_014.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/outtakes/1997/Set009/thumb_1997_09_020.jpg"></a></center></p>
<p><strong>New photo albums:</strong><br />
• Photoshoots: <a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=476">Set 009 (1997)</a></p>
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		<title>Salma and Francois-Henri are Married!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exciting news, everyone! Salma Hayek married Francois-Henri Pinault in a civil ceremony in Paris, France, on Saturday (Valentine’s Day, February 14)! Salma and Francois met in Italy in 2006, announced their engagement and had a baby, Valentina Paloma, in September 2007. They broke off their engagement July 2008 but remained a couple. And now they&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Exciting news, everyone! <strong>Salma Hayek married Francois-Henri Pinault</strong> in a civil ceremony in Paris, France, <strong>on Saturday</strong> (Valentine’s Day, February 14)!</p>
<p>Salma and Francois met in Italy in 2006, announced their engagement and had a baby, Valentina Paloma, in September 2007. They broke off their engagement July 2008 but remained a couple. And now they&#8217;re married!</p>
<p>I&#8217;m so incredibly happy for Salma (and Francois-Henri, lucky man!). She&#8217;s one of the most admirable women in Hollywood today, and deserves every bit of happiness she can possibly have! Leave your congratulations <a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/2009/02/16/salma-and-francois-henri-is-married/#respond" target="_self">here</a>!</p>
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		<title>Photoshoots Part II</title>
		<link>http://www.salma-hayek.net/2009/02/12/photoshoots-part-ii/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have updated the gallery with some stunning older sets of Salma. New photo albums: • Photoshoots: Latest uploads]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have updated the gallery with some stunning older sets of Salma. </p>
<p><center><a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&#038;cat=56"><img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/outtakes/1998/Set011/thumb_Downtown1998_001.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/outtakes/2003/Set%20008/thumb_TownCountry2003_001.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/outtakes/2003/Set%20007/thumb_2003_07_001.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/outtakes/2003/Set%20007/thumb_2003_07_013.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/outtakes/2006/Set003/thumb_2006_03_001.jpg"></a></center></p>
<p><strong>New photo albums:</strong><br />
• Photoshoots: <a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&#038;cat=56">Latest uploads</a></p>
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		<title>Rachael Ray &#8211; February 11, 2009</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salma was apparently on The Rachael Ray Show yesterday. I found out about this one very late so I unfortunately did not get to record it. But if anyone out there can provide us with a video, please contact me. This report is via People. While I don&#8217;t have her full segment, you can view [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=472"><img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/talk%20shows/2009/2009%2002%2011%20Rachael%20Ray/thumb_001.jpg" style="margin: 5px;" align="left"></a>Salma was apparently on <em>The Rachael Ray Show</em> yesterday. I found out about this one very late so I unfortunately did not get to record it. But if anyone out there can provide us with a video, please <a href="mailto:mycah@salma-hayek.net">contact me</a>.</p>
<p>This report is via <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20258064,00.html" target=_"blank">People</a>. While I don&#8217;t have her full segment, you can view a short preview on Rachael&#8217;s <a href="http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/view/674/" target="_blank">official</a>, and <a href="http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/videos/view/43/2365/">interview snippet</a> and <a href="http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/segments/view/salma-answers-audience-questions/" target=_"blank">audience questions</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>What does Salma Hayek use for inspiration when locking lips with Alec Baldwin on 30 Rock? Her ex-fiancé and current boyfriend, Francois-Henri Pinault.</p>
<p>&#8220;I keep telling Francois, &#8216;I Imagine I was kissing you,&#8217; &#8221; Hayek, who is doing a guest stint on 30 Rock as Baldwin&#8217;s girlfriend, said on The Rachael Ray Show for a segment that airs Wednesday.</p>
<p>Hayek, 42, otherwise kept mum about Pinault – they called off their engagement in July though still remain a couple – but had plenty to say about her onscreen love interest.</p>
<p>&#8220;I have so much fun with him,&#8221; Hayek says of Baldwin. &#8220;He is just so precious, I love him.&#8221;</p>
<p><span id="more-552"></span>The actress also has her hands full with Valentina, her daughter with Pinault. At 16 months, the girl already is trilingual – she speaks English, Spanish and French – and seems to have developed a sixth sense.</p>
<p>&#8220;Last night she saw a ghost. I&#8217;m convinced,&#8221; says Hayek, &#8220;Last night she woke up and her eyes were open. And she&#8217;s looking at one specific point and she&#8217;s going, &#8216;No no no no, au revoir,&#8217; which means goodbye in French &#8230; And she&#8217;s looking at someone, but there&#8217;s no one there.</p>
<p>I was so scared, and I&#8217;m like, &#8216;Yes, au revoir, whoever you are, get out!&#8217; And then she started saying it in English: &#8216;Bye bye, bye bye!&#8217; I guess she was trying in different languages to see what nationality this ghost was to go away. It was terrifying!&#8221; </p></blockquote>
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		<title>E-Mail Reminder</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would like to remind everyone that I am not Salma Hayek or represented by her management in anyway. This is purely a fan built and run website. When you e-mail or use the contact form your messages come to me (general inquiries, donations, news alerts, etc). Please know that they in no way ever [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would like to remind everyone that I am not Salma Hayek or represented by her management in anyway. This is purely a fan built and run website. When you e-mail or use the contact form your messages come to me (general inquiries, donations, news alerts, etc). Please know that they in no way <strong>ever</strong> reach Miss Hayek. I&#8217;m sorry for the inconvenience.</p>
<p>I know the recent <em>Nightline</em> report has struck a great deal of feedback (mostly wonderful) and I&#8217;d love to pass these messages along to Salma but I&#8217;m not in the position to. You are of course welcome to leave comments and feedback on the news articles in the hopes that Salma or her reps might read it and pass it along, but I have no guarantee she ever will. If you would like to contact her, I suggest you try her last known <a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/salma/fanmail.php">fanmail</a> address! Please know there is still no guarantee you will reach her as Salma is a very busy woman, but it never huts to try!</p>
<blockquote><p>Mailing address:<br />
c/o Management 360<br />
9111 Wilshire Blvd<br />
Beverly Hills, CA 90210<br />
USA </p></blockquote>
<p>Please remember if you need to contact the site administrator (myself) for things regarding the website you are welcomed to. Anything regarding general feedback, personal letters, poems and so fourth to Miss Hayek herself are simply deleted. I also can not get you into contact regarding charity matters or projects. I&#8217;m very sorry, but I hope you understand! I&#8217;m only a fan. <img src='http://www.salma-hayek.net/news/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=':wink:' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Hayek Sets No Time Limit on Motherhood</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salma Hayek has some words of wisdom for women who are hesitant about starting a family later on in life. &#8220;When you turn 40, it&#8217;s a lost easier than 30,&#8221; the actress, 42, tells USA Today. &#8220;They lied when they said you get old when you&#8217;re 40. The best is the 40s.&#8221; Watch the video [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Salma Hayek has some words of wisdom for women who are hesitant about starting a family later on in life.</p>
<p>&#8220;When you turn 40, it&#8217;s a lost easier than 30,&#8221; the actress, 42, tells <em>USA Today</em>. &#8220;They lied when they said you get old when you&#8217;re 40. The best is the 40s.&#8221; Watch the video <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20257364,00.html" target=_"blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>Hayek, who gave birth to daughter Valentina in September 2007, says she&#8217;ll &#8220;maybe&#8221; expand her brood, adding that she won&#8217;t let her age determine whether or not she&#8217;ll have more kids.</p>
<p><span id="more-550"></span>&#8220;I had her at 41. I don&#8217;t sleep because she doesn’t sleep, but I have a lot of energy,&#8221; she says. &#8220;I don&#8217;t feel like, &#8216;Oh my God, this is too late.&#8217; &#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Helping Children in Need</strong><br />
On Thursday the actress launched the second annual Pampers/UNICEF program, a campaign aimed at eradicating tetanus in mothers and their children around the world. For her work with UNICEF, she recently traveled to Sierra Leone.</p>
<p>&#8220;We went to a hospital, which was shocking. The conditions … there was nothing to administer the vaccinations – they don&#8217;t have alcohol, clean water or electricity,&#8221; she told PEOPLE Thursday. &#8220;There was a child that was the age of Valentina that was half the size of Valentina … it is just heartbreaking.&#8221;</p>
<p>Seeing the conditions made Hayek even more grateful for her life and her daughter, she tells PEOPLE. &#8220;I appreciate everything in my life more. I want to be a part of making a difference for them,&#8221; she says. &#8220;I appreciate that my little baby is healthy. I thank God everyday that she is healthy.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Speaks About Her Ex</strong><br />
As for ex-fiancé and Valentina&#8217;s father, Francois-Henri Pinault, &#8220;[He] is the best father. I was meant to have this baby with this man,&#8221; she tells USA Today about the French billionaire. The two called off their engagement in July but remain a couple.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am so happy I didn’t settle and I waited for him,&#8221; she says. &#8220;Had I not, I don’t know what my life would be like. You always have to believe there&#8217;s a greater future and you have to recognize it when it comes.&#8221; </p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20257364,00.html" target=_"blank">People</a></p>
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		<title>Nightline &#8211; February 5, 2009</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have added the clip and screencaps from yesterday&#8217;s Nightline. Salma was shown going to Sierra Leone, Africa as part of The One Pack campaign with UNICEF and Pampers to witness first hand the effects of tetanus, and help be the solution. Salma actually breastfeeds a hungry infant born on the same day as Valentina, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have added the clip and screencaps from yesterday&#8217;s <em>Nightline</em>. Salma was shown going to Sierra Leone, Africa as part of The One Pack campaign with UNICEF and Pampers to witness first hand the effects of tetanus, and help be the solution. Salma actually breastfeeds a hungry infant born on the same day as Valentina, her daughter. She also gives the prevention shot to women and discussing the cause in an interview. The video is naturally upsetting, but it&#8217;s also very educational. As always learn more about Salma&#8217;s involvement and other charity work on the <a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/salma/causes.php#UN">supported causes page</a>.</p>
<p><center><a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=471"><img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/television%20shows/specials/2009%20Nightline/thumb_Nightline20090205_008.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/television%20shows/specials/2009%20Nightline/thumb_Nightline20090205_015.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/television%20shows/specials/2009%20Nightline/thumb_Nightline20090205_077.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/television%20shows/specials/2009%20Nightline/thumb_Nightline20090205_121.jpg"> <img src="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/albums/television%20shows/specials/2009%20Nightline/thumb_Nightline20090205_116.jpg"></a></center></p>
<p><strong>New photo albums:</strong><br />
• Television Specials: <a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=471">Nightline (February 5, 2009)</a></p>
<p><strong>New video albums:</strong><br />
• News Segments: <a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/videos/displayimage.php?album=lastup&#038;cat=0&#038;pos=0">Nightline (February 5, 2009)</a></p>
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		<title>Salma Hayek on Mothers Working Together</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch this story tonight on Nightline at 11:35 EDT When actress and producer Salma Hayek arrived in Sierra Leone in September, she was not whisked off to a movie set. She was there not as a celebrity, but as a humanitarian, to see firsthand a leading cause of death in the developing world: tetanus. Nightline [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Watch this story tonight on <em>Nightline</em> at 11:35 EDT </strong></p>
<p>When actress and producer Salma Hayek arrived in Sierra Leone in September, she was not whisked off to a movie set. </p>
<p>She was there not as a celebrity, but as a humanitarian, to see firsthand a leading cause of death in the developing world: tetanus.</p>
<p><em>Nightline</em> co-anchor Cynthia McFadden went along to document the journey.</p>
<p><span id="more-539"></span>To most people in the United States, tetanus brings to mind rusty nails and a quick trip to the doctor&#8217;s office for a shot. But in developing countries like Sierra Leone, maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) is a top cause of death among mothers and their babies.</p>
<p>Hayek said that she didn&#8217;t know what to expect from the trip.</p>
<p>&#8220;I was just open to this experience and it&#8217;s been quite an amazing one,&#8221; she said. </p>
<p>Sierra Leone has the highest infant and child death rate in the world. One in five children die before reaching their fifth birthday and tetanus is a big contributor &#8212; 21 percent of all infant deaths are related to tetanus. </p>
<p>Tetanus deaths are preventable with routine vaccinations. UNICEF has launched an initiative to eradicate the disease worldwide by 2012. In Sierra Leone the cost of immunizing one person is about 74 cents.</p>
<p>Once a woman is immunized, her children will be protected from the disease at birth, before needing immunizations of their own.</p>
<p>In 2008, Hayek became a spokeswoman for the Pampers &#8220;One Pack = One Vaccine&#8221; campaign to support UNICEF&#8217;s efforts to eliminate tetanus. For each pack of specially marked Pampers diapers sold, parent company Proctor and Gamble donates the cost of one tetanus vaccine to UNICEF. The North American campaign has generated funding for more than 45 million vaccines since the beginning of 2008.</p>
<p>&#8220;What really excited me about this was the concept of mothers from around the world working together to protect children,&#8221; said Hayek, who is the mother of a 16-month-old daughter named Valentina.</p>
<p>&#8220;The thought of somebody in Los Angeles, where I come from, purchasing the one pack of Pampers &#8230; by doing this that they were going to do anyway, they could &#8230; provide one vaccine for another mother somewhere else in the world, someone they don&#8217;t know &#8230; these anonymous women around the world coming together to protect women and to protect children was really exciting.&#8221; </p>
<p>As soon as she landed in Sierra Leone, Hayek was taken to a hospital in the country&#8217;s capital of Freetown where she saw the painful reality of tetanus. A 7-day-old baby girl named Fatima lay dying. There were no medications to give her but the serum given to horses with the disease.</p>
<p>&#8220;I was talking to this little girl and I was touching her and there was the slightest reaction, like she took a couple of breaths,&#8221; Hayek said. &#8220;And then I felt guilty to be in that room because I felt we were taking away oxygen. And as I walked out, I knew it. I felt it, the baby passed away. &#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Her mother was so young and to lose a baby within one week at the age of 19, I cannot think of a worse thing to happen to someone than to lose a baby,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>In countries like Sierra Leone, still recovering from an 11-year civil war that ended in 2002, high death rates are due to a combination of deficient health services and education. </p>
<p>Most women have not been vaccinated because of insufficient resources or a lack of information about the preventive measure.</p>
<p>These factors &#8212; together with a lack of transportation in rural areas to bring pregnant women to health clinics &#8212; cause most women in Sierra Leone to give birth at home, in unsanitary conditions that are the breeding grounds for the bacteria that cause tetanus.</p>
<p>The bacteria are spread when dirt enters the body through a cut or wound. Mothers are often infected by contaminated instruments during childbirth. It similarly spreads to their infants when traditional birth attendants cut the umbilical cord with an unsanitary knife, or, as is often the case, the umbilical cord is dressed by the traditional method of packing it with dirt, clay or cow manure.</p>
<p>Once tetanus has been contracted, the most notable symptom is stiffness of the jaw, which leads to stiffness in the throat and difficulty in swallowing.</p>
<p>In babies, that makes feeding impossible because the infant loses the ability to suck. Soon after, the other muscles become stiff and the infant experiences muscle painful spasms and contractions. Death is virtually certain. </p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s heartbreaking,&#8221; Hayek said of the situation. &#8220;As sad as it is, it makes it extra sad that there is so much that can be done and it&#8217;s not done. At the same time there is a little bit of hope in knowing there is a lot you can do.&#8221;</p>
<p>Hayek hopes her trip will show those who have participated in the campaign by purchasing Pampers that they are making a real difference on the ground in countries like Sierra Leone.</p>
<p>&#8220;I want all the people that bought the Pampers and were hoping that their contribution got to the right place and to the right people and wondered if this actually happened to know that I can testify that it did. And that I unfortunately was able to testify [to] what happens when it doesn&#8217;t get here in time.&#8221; </p>
<p>An estimated 386 million vaccines are needed to wipe out tetanus in the remaining 26 countries yet to eliminate the disease. Pampers expects to donate at least $10.8 million during the next three years and that will fund more than 200 million more tetanus vaccines, but the work has just begun.</p>
<p>&#8220;I think the needs are well identified by the government and by UNICEF &#8230; definitely more facilities. &#8230; There is a huge need for more doctors,&#8221; Hayek said. &#8220;And then you have to understand there&#8217;s no electricity. So these medications have to be put in cool places; you need to refrigerate them. So if you just get the medication, there might not be a place to store them. And if you get the refrigerator, there might not be electricity for them.&#8221; </p>
<p>Hayek&#8217;s daughter, Valentina, turned 1 before the trip and the actress spoke about the importance of breast-feeding, especially in underdeveloped countries such as Sierra Leone. In fact doctors there say that because malnutrition is so rampant they would like to see women in Sierra Leone breast-feed for two years. But such behavior is rare. The reason? Men urge their wives to quickly stop breast-feeding because of cultural mores that forbid sexual intercourse with breast-feeding women.</p>
<p>&#8220;It is the best thing you can do for your child, not only the bonding, that&#8217;s how you build the immune system, so in a country like Africa imagine how important it is for the mothers do that,&#8221; she said. &#8220;But here, there is the belief that if you are breast-feeding you cannot have a sexual life so the husbands, of course, of these women are really encouraging them to stop and this is just a taboo.&#8221;</p>
<p>Despite all the challenges in Sierra Leone, Hayek is hopeful.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a very complicated but very doable, very doable project,&#8221; she said, one that she hopes to share with her own daughter one day.</p>
<p>&#8220;When she grows up I&#8217;m going to make sure &#8230; when I continue to do this work that she comes with me and that she is in touch with all of these beautiful people and all of the different kids of people around the world and that she continues to be a generous and caring person,&#8221; Hayek said. &#8220;I think that&#8217;s the best thing I can give her as a mother.&#8221; </p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Story?id=6804291&#038;page=4" target=_"blank">ABC</a></p>
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		<title>UNICEF And Pampers Launch The Second Year Of The One Pack</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today Salma attended a press conference for the second year launching of The One Pack by UNICEF And Pampers. Salma started her partnership with the cause last year and also visited Sierra Leone back in September. Read about her trip on the previous post and learn more about her involvement on the charities page. Furthermore, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today Salma attended a press conference for the second year launching of The One Pack by UNICEF And Pampers. Salma started her partnership with the cause last year and also visited Sierra Leone back in September. Read about her trip on the <a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/2009/02/05/sierra-leone-trip-for-the-second-year-of-the-one-pack/">previous post</a> and learn more about her involvement on the <a href="http://www.salma-hayek.net/salma/causes.php#UN">charities page</a>.</p>
<p>Furthermore, ABC journalist Cynthia McFadden also traveled with Salma and has reported on the trip on her site <a href="http://www.wowowow.com/post/worst-place-earth-cynthia-mcfadden-197348?promo=news" target=_"blank">Women on the Web</a>. Saying &#8220;A good deed in a struggling world. It was an extraordinary trip, both painful and illuminating.&#8221; Her report is also airing on tonight&#8217;s <em>Nightline</em> (ABC at 11:35 PM, check your local listings). I&#8217;m going to watch and hopefully record if Salma is featured. But if I am unable to obtain the video, be sure to watch it yourself if you can.</p>
<p>I have to say, I although I became a fan of Salma as an actress first, her personality is what truly makes me adore her. Salma is one the few celebrities who seems fully genuine about the charities and organizations she supports, it&#8217;s truly admirable. Salma seems to have one of the biggest hearts!</p>
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