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Kylie Minogue's Mercedes to be Auctioned for Charity

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions, Celebrity Shopping, Charity

A chic black 1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 convertible (above), which was owned by both Kylie Minogue and her sister Dannii is to be sold by Bonhams as part of the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed sale in the UK on July 2, with part of the proceeds to be donated to charity. The celebrated Australian sisters have been the car's only two owners, and it's in fabulous condition having covered just 19,000 miles from new. The pre-sale estimate is a steal at just £8,000 – £12,000. Kylie, recently declared by researchers to be "the most powerful celebrity in Britain", releases her 11th studio album, Aphrodite, in July. Dannii is a judge on hugely successful shows The X Factor and Australia's Got Talent. "We are delighted to have been appointed by the Minogue family to offer the Mercedes-Benz," says James Knight, head of Bonhams Motoring Department. "It has all the right ingredients - good colour, low mileage and a fantastic provenance. Kylie and Dannii have a tremendous and far-reaching fan base and I can see it appealing to many people who want the same experience that they both shared."

Tags: Bonhams, celebrity, Celebrity Car Auction, Danni Minogue, goodwood festival of speed, Kylie Minogue, Mercedes-Benz, UK

World's Most Extravagant Party in Dubai Will be Visible from Space

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Events

Later this month, billionaire tycoon Sol Kerzner will launch his lavish new resort in Dubai with a $25 million party featuring a fireworks display so massive it will be visible from space. The event, for the grand opening of the $1.5 billion Atlantis, The Palm, will have 2,000 guests and last four days capped by a performance by Kylie Minogue (her first in the Middle East), and is being billed as the world's most extravagant party, the London Telegraph reports.

The 1,500 room resort, located on the world's largest manmade island, the Palm Jumeirah, covers several square miles, features 16 restaurants including a branch of Nobu, and is partially bankrolled by the Dubai Royal Family. The fireworks display is being put on by the same pyrotechnics experts who produce the Olympics opening ceremony; however the Atlantis display will be ten times larger than the one in Beijing, making it visible from space.

Gallery: Dubai

Tags: Atlantis, Dubai, Fireworks, kylie minogue, KylieMinogue, Nobu, palm jumeirah, PalmJumeirah, Sol Kerzner, SolKerzner

Kylie Minogue to Launch Perfume

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

Building on her already successful music career, Australian superstar Kylie Minogue has joined up with Coty, Inc. to launch her own perfume line. No details of the scent have been disclosed yet, but a launch is planned in Australia later this year, followed by a distribution of the brand in Asia and Europe. Coty is the largest perfume maker in the world and already has scents with celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and Sarah Jessica Parker, whose perfume was internationally praised earlier this year.