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How does Gwyneth Paltrow keep succeeding? You tell us, please How does Gwyneth Paltrow keep succeeding? You tell us, please
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Gwyneth Paltrow was just named the world's most beautiful woman by People magazine. This annual "award" is generally far less contentious than the magazine's Sexiest Man Alive counterpart – last year's winners were Beyoncé ("Duh.") and Channing Tatum ("not Ryan Gosling?") respectively.Gwyneth Paltrow was just named the world's most beautiful woman by People magazine. This annual "award" is generally far less contentious than the magazine's Sexiest Man Alive counterpart – last year's winners were Beyoncé ("Duh.") and Channing Tatum ("not Ryan Gosling?") respectively.
People has clearly decided to up the controversy by this year picking Paltrow – a cultural firebrand due to her tendency to recommend $450,000 "must have" wardrobe items to her newsletter readers and her $300-a-day cookbook recipes. But this entire open thread is probably best introduced with a lineup of recent quotes from the actress about the actress:People has clearly decided to up the controversy by this year picking Paltrow – a cultural firebrand due to her tendency to recommend $450,000 "must have" wardrobe items to her newsletter readers and her $300-a-day cookbook recipes. But this entire open thread is probably best introduced with a lineup of recent quotes from the actress about the actress:

"Leonardo DiCaprio would tell me how dirty meat is. Now I haven't eaten red meat in 20 years."

"Leonardo DiCaprio would tell me how dirty meat is. Now I haven't eaten red meat in 20 years."
"You know, this isn't so bad for 40, right?' And [my friend] goes: 'It's not so bad for a 22-year-old stripper!'""You know, this isn't so bad for 40, right?' And [my friend] goes: 'It's not so bad for a 22-year-old stripper!'"
"It's what makes life interesting: finding the balance between cigarettes and tofu."
"It's what makes life interesting: finding the balance between cigarettes and tofu."
"I'd rather smoke crack than eat cheese from a can."
"I'd rather smoke crack than eat cheese from a can."
So today's big questions are:So today's big questions are:
Why do magazines give out awards like this? And is Paltrow secretly a genius? Because we kind of think she might be.Why do magazines give out awards like this? And is Paltrow secretly a genius? Because we kind of think she might be.
@guardianus No but her manager totally is.@guardianus No but her manager totally is.
Answer below:Answer below:
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