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Six-year-old millionaire: How beauty pageants and Toddlers and Tiaras reality show helped girl make a fortune

"I’m a superstar, I have my own ­jewellery line and I love being the boss. But what I love more than anything is shoes. I have over 60 pairs.” Fake tan: Isabella at a beauty pageant Like most little girls, Isabella Barrett loves dressing up, collecting teddy bears and singing along to Justin Bieber.But that’s about all she has in common with a typical kid. Because at the tender age of six, mini-mogul ­Isabella is a MILLIONAIRE who has already developed a taste for the finer things in life.Thanks to wins in beauty pageants which led to stardom on hit US TV reality show Toddlers and Tiaras, she now has own range of jewellery and has already raked in more than most of us could dream of earning in a lifetime.Instead of clamouring for trips to McDonald's or the sweet shop, Isabella likes to order filet ­mignon steak or lobster from room service in five-star hotels and her wardrobes are stuffed full of custom-made $10,000 dresses and ­designer shoes.“What’s not to like about be

North Korea crisis: Kim's former propaganda henchman reveals truth about living in the grip of evil regime

North Korea crisis: Kim's former propaganda henchman reveals truth about living in the grip of evil regime He witnessed executions over the smallest of crimes then defected after finding a South Korean magazine showing a life away from the terror Exclusive Mirror picture of workers in the grim North As a trusted henchman of the most secretive regime in the world he knew his ­actions could result in a long and painful death. North Korean Jang Jin Seong had witnessed street executions for ­insanely small crimes. He once saw a starving man shot dead for stealing a piece of wire to swap for a slice of bread. But when he stumbled across a South Korean magazine he was filled with ­wonder by its pictures of people looking happy and having fun. Risking his life, he hid it under his shirt and slipped out of his office deep within Pyongyang’s secretive propaganda unit. Within days North Korean spooks were on to him after realising the glossy mag had been stolen from the unit, where i

Michael Jackson's daughter Paris tells how dad was "incredible"

Michael Jackson's daughter Paris tells how dad was "incredible" She said he always tried to protect his children from the limelight Protected: Paris Jackson Michael Jackson’s ­daughter Paris has told how her ­“incredible” dad always tried to protect his children from the limelight.Paris said: “He wanted the best for us. He made sure we stuck to school. He was ­always looking out for us“He was protective. The masks we wore were his idea. He didn’t want anyone to see what we looked like. That way we could have what he didn’t... a normal childhood.“We loved him to death. He had a good energy where you just didn’t want to leave. And yes, he did teach me to do the moonwalk.”Paris, 15, also plans to see more of her biological ­mother Debbie Rowe, even though brother Prince, 16, wants to remain “at arm’s length”.A friend said Paris wanted to learn more about Debbie’s relationship with her father. She added: “Paris is very inquisitive and found Debbie easy to bond with.”

Barack Obama: School where US president sends his daughters at centre of sex storm

Barack Obama: School where US president sends his daughters at centre of sex storm Sordid details of an affair between a psychologist at the school and a pupil’s mother have emerged Happy family: The Obamas The school where President Barack Obama sends his daughters is at the centre of a sex storm. The Quaker-run Sidwell Friends School in Washington DC is one of America’s most exclusive, attended by many generations of presidents’ children. Obama and his wife Michelle pay more than £40,000 a year in fees for their daughters Malia, 14, and Sasha, 11. But this week sordid details of an affair between a psychologist at the famously secretive school and a pupil’s mother were laid bare in explosive court papers threatening Sidwell’s reputation. And with a list of former pupils including Bill Clinton’s daughter Chelsea, Richard Nixon’s girls Tricia and Julie and Al Gore’s son Albert, reputation is vital for Sidwell, nicknamed the Presidents’ Prep School. Scandal surrounding the case is

Margaret Thatcher is dead - now the inquest must begin on her life and influence

Margaret Thatcher is dead - now the inquest must begin on her life and influence If anyone is inclined to remind me one should not speak ill of the dead, let me remind them she had nothing good to say about us while she was alive Margaret Thatcher will not be mourned by everyone She changed everything, and for millions it was change for the worse.There was nothing like her before, and there has been nothing like her since. Thank God.Margaret Thatcher’s death is mourned by half the nation, and celebrated by the other half. Never can there have been such a divisive figure in British public life.A Great Maggie Myth has grown up in the two decades since she was forced – in tears – out of Downing Street by her own Cabinet colleagues. Those pygmies were not worthy of her, goes the script. She bestrode politics like a Boadicean colossus. What a woman! What a ruler! What a Brit! What a warrior!And it has become fashionable to offer unthinking praise at the altar of this myth.Every premie

Newcastle United star Hatem Ben Arfa accused of speeding at 110mph

Newcastle United star Hatem Ben Arfa accused of speeding at 110mph The French international was allegedly clocked at 110 mph in his Mercedes on a 70 mph stretch of a bypass on the outskirts of Newcastle French international: Toon's Hatem Ben Arfa A Premier League footballer has appeared in court accused of speeding at 110 mph. Injured Newcastle United star Hatem Ben Arfa was ordered to appear before magistrates on four driving offences. The French international was allegedly clocked at 110 mph in his Mercedes on a 70 mph stretch of the A696 Woolsington bypass on the outskirts of city in September. When police pulled him over, it is alleged that he was also found to be driving with no insurance. Five days later, on September 11 last year, the midfielder was stopped in a Volkswagen Golf, when he was again said to be driving with no insurance and vehicle incorrectly registered. He denied driving with no insurance the second time he was stopped, in Gosforth, Newcastle. But he did

Newcastle United star Hatem Ben Arfa banned from driving for speeding past police at 110mph

Newcastle United star Hatem Ben Arfa banned from driving for speeding past police at 110mph The French international was clocked at 110 mph in his Mercedes on a 70 mph stretch of a bypass on the outskirts of Newcastle Banned: Newcastle United's Hatem Ben Arfa Newcastle United player Hatem Ben Arfa was disqualified from driving today after pleading guilty to driving offences.The Frenchman was slapped with the 49-day driving ban and a £5,100 fine for racing at speeds of 110.2mph in a 70mph zone without insurance on his Mercedes.Newcastle Magistrates Court heard that the 26-year-old sped past a police car on the A696 Wolsington Bypass dual carriageway in Newcastle on Sept 6 last year.After being pulled over he was found to have no insurance.He pleaded guilty to driving without insurance and one count of speeding via an interpreter.The prosecuting solicitor said: “Just after 3.30 in the afternoon on September 6 a vehicle driven by Mr Ben Arfa overtook a police car.“The officer