Meet The World's Most Expensive Photo

The 1981 self-portrait taken by celebrated photographer Cindy Sherman was sold at a Christie's auction Wednesday. The sale surpassed Christie's estimates of $1.5-2 million ringing in at a final price of $3,890,500. That's not only a record for the photographer, but also the "highest price ever realized for a photograph," says Daniel Kunitz, editor in chief of Modern Painters.

The buyer, according to Art Info, was New York dealer Philippe Segalot, a former head of contemporary art for Christie's, now a private adviser to some of the world's richest art collectors.

So what's so special about a photo of a girl on a tile floor? And what drives that unimaginable price?

David Ross, former director of the Whitney and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, says that mainly, it's a function of two people wanting the same thing:

"What matters to most of those collectors is winning. When art becomes a competitive sport," Ross says on the phone, "all it takes to win is the guts and the money to go further than anyone else, and then, voila, you win. And winning feels really good."

Then what's so special about Cindy Sherman? Is she dead? No. Has she stopped making art? No. Is this a landmark event — considering the feminist underpinnings of her work, or the fact that she's a woman? Not really.

"We're living in a world of funny money," says Ross. "And money is not really a measure of anything anymore because ... it's thrown around in such unpredictable ways." Ross, a friend of Sherman's, remembers when she was selling photos for $500 a pop. He says he's really happy for her, but that in the world of art auctions, generalizations are dangerous. That record could be broken again next week.

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2Face Graces Y! Magazine As A Legend

Tu Baba on a stunning cover that magnificently conveys the legendary status of Innocent "2face" Idibia as well as the confident future that this edition of Y! Magazine captures.

Oh! That's a legend right there whose music has reigned for long.

According to the Y! Magazine team, "2face speaks about the past 15 years of his music career; why the many risks he has taken have paid off, what he plans for the future; and why he thinks he has made it through the long haul. He also speaks about his new confidence in publicly speaking about his children, his thoughts about the women in his life from Vien Tetsola to Annie Macaulay, and the greatest lessons that life has taught him."

Just Like the American Legend: Abraham Lincoln

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Rihanna 'Warned For Touching Lapdancers At Stringfellows Strip Club'

Rihanna leaving Stringfellows in London gave the middle finger to paparazzi as she left the notorious London venue on Wednesday night (October 12).


Rihanna was told off by bouncers for touching the dancers during a visit to Stringfellows strip club earlier this week, it's been reported.

The singer, who was visiting with her ex-boyfriend Matt Kemp,  ignored repeated warnings from the door staff, according to The Sun.

"Rihanna couldn't resist paying for a dance and loved watching the girls in action. Bouncers weren't happy as she was repeatedly touching them, ignoring all warnings," a source said.

"At one point she thrust her head between the legs of one of the dancers."

Meanwhile, Rihanna, who is in London as part of her UK tour, has also spoken this week about her former boyfriend Chris Brown, who assaulted the singer in 2009.

Brown was sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to do community service after admitting attacking the star.

In an interview with Esquire, Rihanna said she had put Brown's attack behind her and that hating her former boyfriend was "taking up too much of my time".

"It's incredible to see how he pulled out the way he did. Even when the world seemed like it was against him, you know? I'm a fan of his stuff. I've always been a fan," she said.

Rihanna appears on the front cover of the new issue of the American magazine.

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Photo Speak: 'Miss Poland' Emerges Miss Bikini International 2011

(Check The Pictures Out!) Miss Poland Agnieszka Miszkiewicz is the 2011 Miss Bikini International crowned winner at the 36th Miss Bikini International which took place in Qingdao, Shandong Province, east of China on September 28, 2011.

The 18-year-old Polish beauty, stands 5'8" with vital statistics (cm) of 88-58-88 and a fashion model in her country. She bested the 69 sexy and beautiful bodies from different countries around the world and also bagged the award for 'Miss Body Beautiful'.

Here's the list of winners:

2011 Miss Bikini International - Miss Poland Agnieszka Bozena Miszkiewicz

1st Runner Up - Peru, Marie Giselle Vilma Patron

2nd Runner Up - Uzbekistan, Ekaterina Polyakova

See Pics!!!

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