Forget the Oscars red carpet - Michelle Obama gives the A-list a run for their money in dazzling gown at Governors' Dinner

The photos only offered us a glimpse. But it was all we needed in order to know that Michelle Obama wore something special to the Governors' Dinner at the White House last night.

Forget the Oscars red carpet, the First Lady's asymmetric gown gave the A-list a serious run for their money.

The pale, cream-coloured gown had a crystal-embellished bodice in a design of leaves and flowers, and a chiffon bow at the shoulder.

  Readers of the Mrs O blog, which tracks the First Lady's every outfit, hailed it 'stunning', 'beautiful' and 'gorgeous', despite the limited photo coverage.
Mrs Obama and her husband were hosting the black tie dinner as part of the National Governors Association winter meeting

 It saw the President promise the nation's governors that they have a strong partner in the White House.

Mr Obama said he and the governors wouldn't always agree on every issue but he looked forward to greater collaboration going forward.

He offered a toast to the governors for their outstanding work and 'to the spouses who put up with us'.

The high-calorie menu at the event, however, has sparked criticism as it appears to be at odds with the First Lady's efforts to promote healthy eating.

Among the dishes served were a ribeye steak, creamed spinach, crab mac and cheese, and a pear tart with ice cream for dessert, according to White House Dossier.

It posed a stark contrast with the proposed menu for elementary schools, which comprises of a modest chicken and mozzarella salad served with a choice of low-fat dressings, a soft pretzel, a selection of fresh vegetables, a banana, and 1.5oz skimmed chocolate milk.

 The site, which believes the White House 'epically failed to practice what its first lady preaches' by serving such a lavish menu last night, estimates that guests would have each consumed around 2,250 calories.

The figure, which is a conservative guess, exceeds the recommended daily intake for a woman, which is 2,000 calories, and almost matches the 2,500 calories for a man.

Irina Shayk puts Sports Illustrated behind her with high fashion shoot for Harper's Bazaar

 Irina Shayk may have been replaced by Kate Upton as Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit edition beauty, but the Russian supermodel shows she is still a very able cover girl on the March edition of Harper's Bazaar Arabia.

 Dressed in a stunning, pale mint-green, floor-length Dior gown which matches the 26-year-old's piercing eyes, Irina bares her leg right up to the thigh.

It is a pose worthy of Angelina Jolie at last night's Oscars - although Irina manages to look a lot more natural.

 Within the magazine, Irina shows off even more of her stunning figure in a triptych of photos of the model wearing a green and white Seventies-style Prada swimsuit.

 While another high fashion photo showing Irina in the pose of the moment - with her arms in the air - gives a glimpse of a black, white and silver Chanel number.

The photos were all shot by Pavel Havlicek.

 Irina is a favourite with Harper's Bazaar. She did a fashion spread in the Spanish edition of the magazine in November 2010.

 In February 2011 the model covered Harper's Bazaar Mexico, wearing a Victoria Beckham dress.

 Ms Shayk is also famous for her work with Intimissimi - the lingerie firm who discovered the model - and with Armani Exchange.

It is supposedly through her work with Armani that she met Portuguese football player Ronaldo, also 26, who she has been dating since early 2010.

In February last year Irina and Ronaldo were reported to be engaged after he apparently jetted from Spain to New York to propose to the Russian beauty on Valentine's Day.

This year, speaking to the NY Post, Irina dished out some advice for women celebrating Valentine's Day.

 The confident model said:  'You just have to be yourself to flirt and be beautiful and sexy. You don’t need to have long legs and big lips and beautiful hair and makeup. Just be a normal person.'

 That's easy for her to say!

 Real Madrid star Ronaldp is already father to a baby boy. He became a father on June 17 when a mystery woman gave birth to Cristiano Ronaldo Jr.

 His mother Dolores is helping raise the baby between Madrid and Portugal. The identity of the baby's mother has never been revealed.

Katy Perry smoulders in bejewelled bra for sexy photoshoot

 It's been said that looking good is the best revenge, and Katy Perry is living proof of that statement.

Though her ex-husband has just stepped out with his new girlfriend just two months after they announced their divorce, he might be regretting his decision yet.

The pop star is virtually unrecognisable yet absolutely stunning in a sexy new photo shoot for the March issue of Interview magazine.

 Who's that girl? Crystal Renn is unrecognisable on cover of W magazine

Crystal Renn is a bit of a style chameleon - her dress sense fluctuates almost as much as her weight - but you can usually count on dark smouldering eyes and black clothes.

So even those used to seeing the former plus-size model in her various guises will struggle to recognise her latest incarnation.

On the cover of March's issue of W Korea, Renn sports a short yellow bob, bright green eye-shadow and dark pink lips.

Ready for the big time: Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence speaks about scoring the role of a lifetime as she wows in a glamorous new photo shoot.

 Her star is on the rise, so it's no wonder that Jennifer Lawrence feels like she's about to move to another planet.

The 21-year-old actress is about to skyrocket to fame as Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games' leading lady.

She certainly looks the part of a star as Glamour magazine's April cover girl.

 Lawrence, who was nominated for an Oscar in 2010 for Winter's Bone, realises that this part is the one which will bring her to a Kristen Stewart level of fame.

She tells the magazine: 'I feel like I am in the eye of the hurricane right now. It's daunting.

'I feel like I got a ticket to another planet and I'm moving there and there's no turning back, and I don't know if I'm going to like that other planet or have friends there. It's just scary.'

She also confides that she had an on-set snafu involving Josh Hutcherson, who plays one of her two onscreen love interests, Peeta Mellark.

Madonna, 53, is an (old) Girl Gone Wild as she strips to her bra on cover of new single

 It would appear that Madonna is trying to send a message with her new single.

The 53-year-old pop star very nearly exposes herself on the cover of Girl Gone Wild, the second single off her forthcoming studio album MDNA.

The barely-there outfit is to be expected of a woman who repeatedly sings about sex in songs like Like A Virgin, Justify My Love and Erotica.

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