The TV cameras were told to ignore her and Austria's rich and powerful sought to avoid her.

THE TV cameras were told to ignore her, and Austria’s rich and powerful sought to avoid her. But amid all the bling on Thursday night at the Vienna Opera Ball, most eyes were still on one particular jewel — Ruby.

Marilyn Manson's ex-wife Dita Von Teese is set to accompany European entrepreneur Richard Lugner to Austria's glitzy annual Opera Ball.

Hundreds of frenzied fans welcomed Paris Hilton as she made an appearance at a Vienna shopping centre.