All 70 models taking part in the five-day event which gets under way Monday were weighed and the three were found to have a body mass index (BMI) of less than 18, the online edition of daily El Pais reported.

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In view of increasing awareness of preserving nature and saving the earth, more people are going organic. Distinctive in the market, organic jewelry has great potential in the jewelry market though current jewelry trend is still largely dominated by jewelry made with non-organic materials i.e. gold, silver, plastic, clay just to name a few.

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Cuff and bangle bracelets and cocktail rings “are also must-haves for the season,” reports David Hacker, vice president of trend and color for Kohl’s. However, he says via e-mail that “necklaces continue to be the top jewelry item, with pendants being most important.”

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Well-known diamond jewellery brand Scintilla Monaco was awarded the prize for the best Rayana design at the first Diamond Jewellery Competition organised by De Beers Group Marketing for the Middle East. The winning paroure was designed by Maria Nachawi, a talented 23-year-old designer who is part of the creative team of Scintilla Monaco.

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It’s 2 a.m., and you’re on your way — for the fourth time — down that well-worn path in the hall to you-know-where. But on this trip, you are waylaid by a cramp in your calf so crippling that you think you’re trapped in some monster nightmare. You try rubbing the muscle, but it feels as tight as a steel cable.

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Introducing the amazing new Ten Commandments Diamond®. A diamond for today that will stand apart while appealing to the person that wishes to hold the Words of the Almighty close to their hearts. The Ten Commandments Diamond® is a single diamond, hand cut and polished into the shape of the recognizable tablets.

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Well-heeled Chinese women are questioning the old maxim that diamonds are a girl’s best friend as their jewellery collections expand along with their bank balances. While diamonds are definitely still a must-have in the jewellery boxes of wealthy women in China; rubies, sapphires and other colored gems are becoming popular too.

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Researchers using computer analysis have traced the origin of the famed Hope Diamond, concluding that it was cut from a larger stone that was once part of the crown jewels of France.

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There’s no doubt that the most amazing things are created by nature. But things created by people are often of the equal beauty. For example these are Swarovski crystals. Daniel Swarowski was born in 1862 in the North of Austro-Hungarian Empire in Bohemia Mountains - the land famous by well-known glass.

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When diamonds come out of the ground, they have a frosty skin on them. This is because diamonds were formed deep in the earth and brought to the surface by volcanic action. Once they are on the surface, they frequently tumble around in rivers or on the ground. All of this activity beats up the diamond quite a bit and leaves a course surface that looks a lot like a frosted window pane.

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