As one of the world’s most beloved celebrity personalities, Oprah Winfrey is arguably the most influential woman in modern pop culture and possibly the world.  With today’s news that the 25th season of her TV talk-show will be her last, this media maven is certainly ending her run on a high note.  The show has become the highest-rated talk show format program in history.  However, with two magazines, a wildly popular book club, Oprah.com, an XM Satellite Radio show and her upcoming OWN (Oprah Winfrey Newtork) TV channel, it’s clear that her position as the queen of media is as strong as ever.

On the cover of the December 2009 issue of Oprah’s O magazine, she is pictured posing with her good friend and fellow talk show host, Ellen DeGeneres.  In the picture, Oprah wears a bold Hera diamond ring from designer jewelry house H.Stern.  The ring is crafted in 18k noble gold and displays over four carats of pave set champagne diamonds in an elegant leaf design.  This is a perfect style for fall and winter with an autumn color palette and dazzling sparkle.

The Hera jewelry collection has been one of H.Stern’s most popular of late with a slew of high-profile celebrities choosing to don these designs at red carpet events.  It’s fitting that such a monumental personality like Oprah would choose to wear jewelry from H.Stern as the brand is also a testament to enduring fashion.  With a history that stretches back over half a century and countless awards, H.Stern is a paragon of excellence in the designer jewelry world with a style that is totally unique to the brand.

The WJA (Women’s Jewelry Association) is an organization that has been working to empower women in the timepiece and jewelry industry for over 25 years.  With 13 regional chapters and their headquarters in Chicago, the WJA is actively helping countless women to achieve their professional goals.  Each year, the organization holds an awards event honoring excellence in a variety of aspects of jewelry from design to retail and beyond.  This year’s event was held at Pier 60 in New York.

The awards bring out the best and brightest members of the jewelry industry and this year was no exception.  Among the attendees were Gurhan Orhan and Fiona Tilley.  The elegant couple posed for pictures looking relaxed and happy.  Others in attendance included Ivanka Trump, David and Sybil Yurman, and Diane von Furstenberg who was presented with the WJA Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award.

Event coverage is featured in the November 2009 issue of Gotham magazine with pictures of Mr. Gurhan and many others.

Some people know him as Lawrence Zeiger – but the rest of the world knows his as Larry King – the tough talking host of the CNN late night show “Larry King Live”.

Larry always seems to have the “interview du jour” and his dance card is usually filled with names like Putin, Oprah, Clapton, Ahmadinejad, Obama, Trump and Dog the Bounty Hunter….Just to name a few..

Larry King was born in 1933 in Brooklyn and was raised in Florida where he spent most of his formative years. He cut his teeth in radio in the early 50’s since broadcast TV did not quite have the popularity as it does today.

Remember – this was back in a world where your TV set received 4 channels – and you liked it…. AND if you wanted to change the channel – you would get up off the couch and turn the dial to one of the other 3 channels (sometimes with a pair of pliers) .. Needless to stay Larry stayed in radio for a while.

Since the 50’s – Larry has had  successful careers in radio as well as cable tv receiving even more awards (+10) that he has had marriages (8).

So what does the host one of the most popular shows on CNN wear when he steps out on the town? A Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso!

As younger sister to Jessica Simpson, Ashlee Simpson had the potential to be forever overshadowed by her mega-star sibling. However, the petite beauty has so far released 2 successful #1 albums along with having consistent acting roles in film and TV.  Her marriage to emo-pop king Pete Wentz has resulted in both further fame and a son named Bonx Mowgli Simpson-Wentz.

Despite a series of performance blunders including a botched lip-synch incident on MTV and a poorly received half-time show at the 2005 Orange Bowl, Simpson has persevered as a singer and actress. As a testament to her strength, Cosmopolitan magazine chose Ashlee to be the cover model for their February 2005 issue calling her the “Fun Fearless Female of the Year.”  It’s fitting then to see Simpson in the December 2009 issue of Women’s Health magazine boldy modeling an H.Stern DVF “Power” ring.

The striking ring is a Diane von Furstenberg design produced by H.Stern which is crafted as a symbol of empowerment.  Displaying a massive rock crystal gemstone in warm 18k yellow gold, this gorgeous ring is the perfect complement to Ashlee’s measured confidence and grace.