Karina Smirnoff Goes Wedding Dress Shopping!

-- Karina Smirnoff fueling up with FRS Healthy Energy while shopping for a wedding dress in NYC.

-- Petra Nemcova enjoying the Son in Law eggs at NYC's Betel.

-- Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards sipping Diet Pepsi Skinny and TY KU Cocktails at the FitPerez Holiday Health Bash in L.A.

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-- 24's Carlos Bernard drinking Kona Deep water at the 24 Marathon event benefiting My Hope for Children in Hollywood.

-- Rachel Bilson and Minka Kelly checking out the William Rast for Target collection in L.A.?

-- Sherri Shepherd playing Santa Claus at WWE Tribute to the Troops in Ft. Hood, Texas.

-- Jay Sean picking up the Kim Kardashian fragrance tote bag at the H&M lounge at the Z100 Jingle Ball in NYC.

-- Doug Reinhardt winning the "Fight For Humanity" against nightlife maven Jeff Ader at the Somaly Mam Foundation's annual event at Cipriani Wall Street in NYC.

-- Hilary Duff relaxing with a girlfriend at the Colony Palms Hotel in Palm Springs, Calif.

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-- Justin Bieber watching Trey Songz and Usher in concert at Madison Square Garden in NYC.

-- Cory Monteith and Odette Yustman hanging out at the 2010 Hollywood Style Awards presented by MMC Events with the Palazzo Las Vegas, Klipsch and FRS Healthy Energy.

-- Lance Bass and Jersey Shore's Vinny Guadagnino eating dinner separately at MPD in NYC.

-- Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine enjoying the mini bar while staying at The James Chicago.

-- Matthew McConaughey sitting at the bar at Whiskey Blue in New Orleans with a couple friends, enjoying a few glasses of Carpe Diem Pinot Noir.

-- Vera Wang dining with Olympian Evan Lysacek at Mia in Caesars Atlantic City while in town for the Caesars Tribute: A Salute to the Golden Age of American Skating event.

-- DJ Pauly D drinking Belvedere Intense while hanging out at Greenhouse in NYC.

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-- Ramona Singer and her fellow NYC housewives dancing to daughter Avery's guest DJ appearance at her very own Winter Wonderland Sweet Sixteen, thrown by VP Events.

-- Stephen Dorff listening to DJ Equal spin at 1Oak in NYC.

-- Mark Wahlberg chatting with producer Ryan Kavanaugh during the Cinema Society party for The Fighter, hosted by JP Morgan Chase Foundation at the Top of the Standard in NYC.

--? Adrian Grenier nursing a 25-year Macallan before going on stage to help founder Scott Harrison raise over $1 million for Charity:Wall at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.

-- Sasha performing while The A-List cast celebrated celebrity photographer Mike Ruiz at the grand-opening of Industry Bar in NYC.

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Karina Smirnoff: Bristol Palin's Journey Is So "Different"

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Monday – November 22, 2010 – 5:48pm

With the Dancing With the Stars finale rapidly approaching, ousted dancing pro Karina Smirnoff, 32, thinks that all three remaining competitors -- Kyle Massey, Bristol Palin, and Jennifer Grey -- have a unique edge.

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"I love Kyle. I love his energy," the pro told UsMagazine.com at Sunday night's American Music Awards after-party at the Rolling Stone Restaurant & Lounge in Hollywood.

Also at the party: Smirnoff's former competitor Brandy as well as Katy Perry, Russell Brand, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, Ke$ha, Christina Milian, and Matthew Morrison.

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Smirnoff, however, does not think the Disney actor is the clear front-runner. "I do love Bristol and her journey because it's so different," the dancer admitted to Us.

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She then added: "And Jennifer. She's Baby. You have to love Baby."

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Karina Smirnoff Is Engaged!

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Sunday – November 07, 2010 – 8:09am

Karina Smirnoff is set to waltz her way down the aisle!

The Dancing With the Stars pro, 32, is engaged to her baseball player boyfriend Brad Penny, UsMagazine.com has confirmed.

Smirnoff (in a custom-made Marc Bouwer dress) debuted her engagement ring from Penny Saturday at the fifth anniversary party for TAO in Las Vegas. Since Penny couldn't be at the event, he sent another surprise: An EVERLon Diamond Knot necklace Smirnoff discovered after opening a TAO fortune cookie.

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The dancer -- who most recently competed on DWTS with Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino -- says Penny asked for her hand in marriage in October after she and Sorrentino performed the foxtrot.

"I was in the middle of the show and had no clue what was cooking behind my back," Smirnoff tells Us, adding that the proposal happened at what she thought was a business meeting. "The dinner meeting was set up at a restaurant in Malibu. When [my manager and I] got there, it was completely empty. She excused herself to take a call and while I was sitting there alone, Brad came in.

"I had crazy hair and black lipstick on and was just concerned about looking like the Bride of Frankenstein," she continues. "Even after Brad got down to one knee and opened the box with the ring, it still didn't register."

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The bride-to-be -- who took her romance with Penny public shortly after splitting from DWTS' Maksim Chmerkovskiy in 2009 -- says she's certain her man is The One.

"I'm the happiest I've ever been and Brad is the sole reason for that," Smirnoff tells Us.

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