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Emmitt Smith Wins Dancing with the Stars

It was a partisan crowd that cheered former NFL great Emmitt Smith onto victory at the Dancing with the Stars finale on Wednesday night in Los Angeles.

While Smith and fellow celebrity finalist Mario Lopez received identical scores on Tuesday night's show, it was Smith's fan base that voted him and professional dance partner Cheryl Burke onto victory.

Smith, 37, beat out the former Saved by the Bell star in the third season of the popular ballroom dance show.

"I am so proud of this trophy and I am proud to share it with Cheryl," Smith told PEOPLE while gold-colored confetti fell from above. "We worked our tails off."

"Emmitt embodied what this competition is all about," season 3 contestant Shanna Moakler said. "He deserved to win. Absolutely."
"I don't think you could go wrong with either of these guys," former contestant Jerry Springer said. "They both had identical scores so it was who had the more compelling story and Emmitt's was the great American story. You saw his growth throughout the process and that's the great American story. That's the magic of this show."

Runners up Lopez, 33, and partner Karina Smirnoff couldn't hide their disappointment about coming in second place. Tears streamed down Smirnoff's face as she reluctantly talked to reporters and the usually jovial Lopez tried to console her.

"Apparently world-class dancing wasn't enough. That wasn't the criteria it was based on," a dejected Lopez told PEOPLE. "I don't really care about the trophy. I just wanted to win for Karina. She is honestly the best dancer in the world. No disrespect to the other girls on this show, but they don't hold a candle to her."

Smith, Burke, Lopez and Smirnoff will be in New York City on Thursday for a Ronald McDonald House charity event. Then, Smith will reunite with his family at their Dallas home.

"This is going to be a great Thanksgiving this year," Smith's wife, Pat, said. "He is one happy man and I'm so proud of him.".

One of the highlights of the night, aside from Smith's win, was the return of the entire season 3 cast. Receiving the biggest ovations were Jerry Springer and Sara Evans. Evans withdrew from the competition after filing for divorce from political consultant Craig Schleske, her husband of 13 years.

Evans is not allowed to do any press because of a gag order imposed by the judge presiding over her divorce. But her return to the show was well-received, dancer Louis Van Amstel tells PEOPLE.

"She was very relaxed, very happy to be here. Her kids are here and they are having a lot of fun. Her son Avery was doing some moves on the dance floor during rehearsals yesterday." Van Amstel said.

The DWTS tour kicks off Dec. 19 in San Diego. Burke will re-team with her fellow champion from season 2, Drew Lachey, for the 38-city jaunt. Smirnoff, meanwhile, will team up with season-3 contestant Harry Hamlin.

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Chris Robinson Files For Divorce from Kate Hudson

Chris Robinson has filed for divorce from Kate Hudson in Los Angeles, three months after their separation, PEOPLE has learned.

Robinson is requesting joint legal and physical custody of their son, Ryder, 2, and is not seeking spousal support, according to court documents.

The couple separated on Aug. 14 amid rumors that Hudson was romantically involved with her You, Me and Dupree costar Owen Wilson. The actress is currently in Australia shooting Fool's Gold.

Hudson, 27, and Robinson, 39, were married on New Year's Eve in 2000, only a few months after they met. After their wedding, Kate took a year off from acting to give their marriage a solid foundation.

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Sophia Loren on The Pirelli Calendar 2007

Sophia still sensational at 72


Screen legend Sophia Loren is to grace the cover of the world famous Pirelli calendar at the ripe old age of 72.

The Italian beauty, who still has a figure women half her age would yearn for, will pose in a slinky see through black dress for the calendar, which this year has Jennifer Lopez on the front.

Although she will not be naked the picture will leave very little to the imagination and has been described as very "tasteful with a pair of drop diamond earrings."

Loren has had dozens of offers to pose naked in a film career stretching 50 years but has always turned them down although she accepted the Pirelli offer because of its legendary reputation.

The Pirelli calendar has been going for more than 40 years and is a limited edition publication given to special VIPs only - Prince Andrew is a regular recipient.

This year's 2006, calendar apart from featuring Jennifer Lopez also has cocaine scandal British model Kate Moss, for July and August.

Other 'month's in the 2006 calendar are illustrated by Giselle Bundchen, Guinevere Van Seenus and Karen Elson.

In a break from tradition next year's 2007 calendar will not feature so called supermodels but a more refined set of stars apart from Loren they are Hilary Swank, Penelope Cruz, Naomi Watts and little known French actress Lou Doillon.

Yesterday's news that Loren would pose for Pirelli sparked massive interest in Italy especially as it was initially reported that she would bare all but this was denied by both Pirelli and her press agent, Enrico Lucherini. Speaking in Rome Mr Lucherini said: "Sophia is in the Pirelli calendar but she is certainly not nude.

"In the Sixties she had hundreds of offers to pose nude but she turned them all down but she still looks fantastic now.

"She will be 72 next birthday and she still has a figure that would be the envy of women half her age but she would never pose naked."

He would not release the pic of Loren that will be in the calendar, but did issue one taken from the same photoshoot - but showing her only lying on a bed with a sheet pulled up to her neck.

Loren's decision to appear in the Pirelli calendar was met with derision by another Italian screen icon of the Sixties, Claudia Cardinale.

She said:"Everyone is free to do what they want but I would never do it. "

Loren's decision, a few months before her 72nd birthday in September, is set to spark mixed emotions among her fans, with some struck by eager anticipation and others fearing she may dent her stately reputation.

However as she herself once said: "You have to be born a sex symbol. You don't become one. If you're born with it, you'll have it even when you're 100 years old."

Speaking of her decision to pose for the Pirelli calendar Loren said: "You have to be decisive when you want to do something you want and something that you have maybe wanted to do for some time."

Loren's pictures for the 2007 Pirelli calendar were taken in California last week by photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.

Last night Loren was quoted on the website of Italian daily Corriere Della Sera saying of the photo shoot:"I emjoyed myself posing as if I was a little girl again." A Pirelli spokesman in Milan said: "I can confirm that Sophia Loren has posed for the 2007 Pirelli calendar.

"The pictures were shot last week on location in America and she looks fantastic - you wouldn't think she is nearly 72 years old."

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Tom & Katie's Wedding Photo

Holmes wore an off-the-shoulder Armani gown with a train in ivory silk cadis adorned in Valenciennes lace and Swarovski beaded crystal embroidery. Holmes also had an ivory tulle floor-length veil and ivory silk shoes. Armani, which outfitted the entire wedding, supplied Katie's bouquet of calla lilies, as well as a champagne evening gown, which she wore at the reception.

Cruise wore a navy blue Armani tuxedo

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Jaeger didn't hear the call to become a nun until earlier this year, when it came in a dream. "I was getting a tour of a monastery. My tour director was Catherine of Siena, who mission was to help the sick, the poor and the suffering. She admits that she kept her plans a secret. "My biggest concern was the foundation," confesses Jaeger, who raises the funds for programs that cost $4.3 million a year.

The first person she told was supermodel Cindy Crawford, a supporter and personal friend. "Becoming a nun is pretty radical," says Crawford, but "she can't deny who she's supposed to be."

"When people ask if I miss tennis," says Jaeger, "my answer has always been, 'No regrets. God wanted me to do something else, and it happened to be helping children with cancer. I love what I do."

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Grudge Stars Behr, Strickland Marry

Actors Jason Behr and KaDee Strickland, who starred together in The Grudge, were married on Nov. 10 in Ojai, Calif., their rep confirms to PEOPLE.

The couple met on the set of the 2004 film, which was shot in Japan, and have been together ever since.

Strickland, 30, made her film debut in The Sixth Sense in 1999. Her other credits include Girl, Interrupted, Something's Gotta Give and Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid.

Behr, 32, has appeared in a slew of TV series. His longest-running role was on Roswell, which aired for three seasons. Up next for the actor are roles in the feature films Senseless and The Tattooist, which are both due out in 2007.