Danielle Naylor's Blog – June 2015 Archive (24)

When Ariana Miyamoto was crowned Miss Universe Japan 2015, participants said she stole the show with a saucy strut, an infectious smile and a calm self-confidence that belied her 21 years. But it was not just her beauty and poise that catapulted her to national attention.

Miyamoto is one of only a tiny handful of “hafu,” or Japanese of mixed race, to win a major beauty pageant in a proudly homogeneous Japan. And she is the first half-black woman ever to do so. Miyamoto’s victory wins…

OK, be honest. Who else has finished an episode of Pretty Little Liars only to frantically hop on the Internet in search of one of the PLL's badass outfits? (You should all be raising your hands right now!)

Whether you're a fan of Emily's(Shay Mitchell) laid-back style, covet Hanna's (Ashley Benson) sky-high heels, or have preference for the eccentric looks of Aria (Lucy Hale), chances are you've drooled over the fashion in Rosewood -- and that's all thanks to Pretty Little Liars'…

He realized the Web player was doing something fashion sites were not; it was curating playlists of tracks, from obscure and mainstream labels, tailored to his tastes.

This idea led to the creation of Lyst, a Web site that enables its community to shop from an inventory of millions of items, follow designers and create personalized lists of brands to buy from. It already has 3 million users a month, and Morton aims to grow to around 20 million in the next five years.

“These are…

She looked at a lot of prom dresses, recording her favourites in an album, caught up in the springtime rite for high school grads.

In the end she went with a deep royal blue. Lightweight. Rectangular shape. Cardboard.

The box, not the dress — a donation collection box.

The dress never got purchased. Instead Ancaster teenager Ashley Yu wrapped up her last year of high school by launching a crowd-funding campaign called Ditching Prom for Nepal.

"I needed to end the…