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Miss Supercars’ Olympic heartbreak

A former Olympic level gymnast whose shot at glory was dashed by back fractures has taken out this year’s Miss Supercars title. Darwin’s Sophie Budack, 23, won with Gold Coaster Michaela Arnott, 22, runner-up and Brisbane’s Nicole Hall, 26, second runner up. Ms Budack, an aspiring sports journalist who prior to Miss Supercars had never modelled, said she had entered to build confidence.

All Saints star dies aged 70

The Australian showbiz community is in mourning following the death of veteran actor Judith McGrath. Ms McGrath, best known for her Logie-nominated role as Yvonne “Von” Ryan in TV medical drama, All Saints, was 70. Industry stakeholders and fans paid tribute to the late performer following a report from TV show Tonight on Sunday evening. “Her wonderfully dry wit was peerless. Vale is not enough,” wrote entertainment reporter Craig Bennett on Facebook.

Grieving for death of bodyboarder, 20

Tributes are flowing for bodyboarder Dylan Carpenter, 20, who died at Fingal Head on the weekend. The northern NSW resident lost his board in treacherous surf and tried to climb onto the rocks before he was knocked unconscious when a wave hit him.

Ex-model details life in rich man’s harem

She was a young model living a rarefied Parisian dream. Adored, desired … and over it. Jill Dodd was surrounded by socialites and A-listers and invited at high-end parties, but she was also feeling anxious and tormented. At 20, she was battling an eating disorder and the mental turmoil of an assault. And then, in 1980 at a party in Monaco, came a knight in shining armour.