Angela Merkel is the most powerful woman in the world in the annual Forbes’ 100 list for the fifth year in a row.

Hundreds gather in Glasgow for a vigil, hours after Alexander Pacteau was charged with the murder of Cork student Karen Buckley, University Hospital Galway to open more beds to deal with overcrowding and Ronan O’Gara tips Leinster to beat Toulon. Some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com this evening.

Gisele Bundchen bid adieu to the catwalk, strutting her stuff at an emotionally charged show in Sao Paulo that she said will be her last stroll down a runway in a 20-year career that has made her a fashion legend.

Gisele Bundchen bid adieu to the catwalk, strutting her stuff at an emotionally charged show in Sao Paulo.

A man has been arrested in connection with the death of Karen Buckley; Alexander Pacteau avoided jail over £6k forged bank notes; and Irish workers are among the world’s elite in terms of tech skills. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Toni Garrn have "officially split".

Being hands-free is just one of the benefits of seeing to your little one’s needs, when ‘wearing’ baby in a sling. But caution is also needed, says Arlene Harris.

EVERY parent knows the feeling of dread when faced with trying to negotiate a stroller around the tables and chairs in a restaurant or up and down the stairs at a train station.

Gisele Bundchen is the world's highest-paid model for the eighth year in a row.

FOOTBALL isn’t the only focus of Rio right now. Famed for their toned curves, some of Victoria’s Secret top supermodels hail from Brazil.

WHEN Kerry Katona proudly displayed her ‘mummy tummy’ last month, little did we know that the mother of five was about to launch a new fitness DVD.

The most booked models on the Fashion Week circuit had the waist circumference of a seven-year-old child (22 inches). Annmarie O’Connor explores the unwelcome return of the size zero debate.

Emilia Clarke has been voted the world's most desirable woman.

GAPPY teeth, prominent birth mark, asymmetric features, funny hair?

The former 'X Factor' USA winner, who has announced she's pregnant with her first child after marrying Brandon Blackstock, has spoken about her struggle to find love.

Kildare woman Margaret McDonald, who supplied outfits to Kate Middleton at her firm, has been announced as head of design at Victoria’s Secret as the US lingerie company eyes up global expansion, reports Kyran FitzGerald.

After two years as a runner-up, Oprah Winfrey has been named the most powerful celebrity by Forbes, heading the six women and four men who make up the top 10.

Leonardo DiCaprio believes his career is the reason he has been unlucky in love.

THIS week in Paris models are pounding the catwalks in next season’s clothes.

Leonardo DiCaprio is dating Margot Robbie.

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen and her husband, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, have announced the birth of their second child.

From cutting-edge fashion to celebrity style, Vogue’s innovative covers are enduring snaphots of our culture. A new book compiles the very best.

Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly dumped Erin Heatherton because he didn't want to settle down.

Gisele Bundchen is the new face of New York jeweller David Yurman.

Want a bum just like the top Brazilian models? Ruby Warrington gets the lowdown from Leandro Carvalho, the go-to butt trainer in New York.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z have made it to the top of the Forbes list of the world's highest paid celebrity couples, with Beyoncé the bigger earner.

Jay-Z and Beyoncé Knowles have topped Forbes magazine’s world’s highest paid celebrity couples list for 2012 — and Beyoncé is the bigger earner.

Posh will have to wait for the Olympics and Crouchy’s omission has kept Abbey Clancy at home. So, asks Larry Ryan, where will frisky TV directors point the cameras during injury stoppages this month?

It’s known as one of the most glamorous red carpets of the year, with movie stars, models, and even the occasional athlete putting on their most fashion-forward outfits for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala.

AVOID dodgy celebrity diets, eat fewer calories, make better choices and move a bit more.

Oprah Winfrey has been named the highest earning woman in Hollywood for the second year in a row.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Blake Lively are considering moving in together.

IT’S OFFICIAL: we’re out of love with self-tanners with developing time, endless prep, maintenance and that tell-tale stinky, stale biscuit odour.

Gisele Bundchen has been named the world’s top earning model for the seventh year.

Portraying a modern Venus with flowing tresses and a golden mini dress, supermodel Gisele Bundchen blew kisses to thousand of roaring fans as the featured performer of the Carnival samba club Vila Isabel.

Gisele Bundchen finds motherhood “wonderful”.

SUPERMODEL Gisele Bundchen has said she is “not here to judge” after causing controversy by telling an interviewer mothers should be forced to breastfeed for the first six months of their baby’s life.

Leonardo DiCaprio is reportedly planning to propose to girlfriend Bar Refaeli.

Gisele Bundchen is the world's highest earning model for a second year running.

Gisele Bundchen has "changed" since having her first child.

Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen said she gave birth to her son in a bathtub and that it didn’t hurt a bit.

Gisele Bundchen is reportedly planning to give up "most" of her modelling work.

Gisele Bundchen has reportedly given birth to a baby boy.

Gisele Bundchen doesn’t want to know the sex of her unborn child.