With the material clinging tightly to her famous curves, this black dress looks as if it was made for Beyoncé. And indeed it was as it features in the singer’s new fashion line Deréon, which is being launched just in time for Brazil’s Valentine’s Day, on June 12.

The range includes bandage dresses and tailored blazers with embroidered detail, and is intended to make women look powerful.

The 28-year-old said: “The collection was inspired by the theme of the warrior goddess, a sexy, yet empowered woman.

“There are form-fitting silhouettes, sexy dresses and a lot of metal details to give the pieces a strong, but glamorous feel.” The line, which follows House of Deréon, is for sale exclusively at C&A stores in Brazil this week.

House of Deréon was launched by the Knowles family in 2006 as a prêt-á-porter fashion line, and followed soon after by the Deréon line, for younger women.

The gowns range in price from US$300-$500 and are on sale in US department stores, including Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom.

Deréon was the maiden name of Beyoncé’s grandmother Agnèz Deréon, whose married name Agnèz Beyincé inspired the singer’s first name.

The collection is sold with the tagline ‘Couture. Kick. Soul’ as it represents the spirits of three generations of Knowles women.

Beyoncé’s mother Tina is the ‘couture’ thanks to her design talents, the singer brings the ‘kick’, while late Agnez had the ‘soul’.

Along with House of Deréon and the Deréon fashion line, the Knowles family recently announced plans to expand their business to include home furnishings.

Tina said: “Both Beyonce and I are huge fans of home furnishings and try to stay on top of this ever-changing market. “As someone who has also realised many interior-design projects, I am so excited to expand our House of Deréon and Deréon brands in this category.

“The thought that we would have something to do in brightening up someone’s home, especially bedrooms, is truly wonderful.”

— Daily Mail

My oh Miley! Disney star in a VERY racy costume

Miley Cyrus is desperate to shed her wholesome Disney image — and she’s certainly going about it the right way.

The Hannah Montana actress took to the stage at the Rock in Rio music festival in Lisbon, Portugal, today in a very daring outfit.

The 17-year-old put on a series of raunchy moves as she strutted around in a corset-style costume.

She topped off the revealing outfit with a studded leather jacket and towering peep-toe shoe boots.

The star is promoting her new single, Can’t Be Tamed, and is clearly eager to keep up with the likes of sexy pop stars including Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Britney Spears.

It comes just weeks after a video of her ‘dirty dancing’ with 45-year-old film producer Adam Shankman surfaced on the Internet.

The clip, which was filmed when Miley was just 16, was originally posted by celebrity website TMZ.com before hitting YouTube. But it has now been removed.

— Daily Mail

‘Shut Up and Dive!’ Rihanna lounges in Tel Aviv pool

Rihanna spent Saturday touring around the holy city of Jerusalem in a very modest outfit indeed.

But less than 24 hours later, the pop star promptly let her guard down after arriving in Tel Aviv. The Rated R singer was spotted sunning herself by her hotel pool in Israel yesterday in a string bikini. The 22-year-old attracted more than a few admiring glances as she cooled off in the water with fellow hotel guests.

— Daily Mail