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Editor's Dollypicks: My Absolute Favourite Woman of all Time

There are loads of woman who amaze me. But there's only one who absolutely kicks lady ass and always rocks my world.

I know, I know, you absolutely can't contain your excitement. Clue: She once said "Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything."

I'll put you out of your misery after the jump!

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Women on Top

Dollymix cover stars: Ivy Bean

ivybean.jpgWe haven't had a cover star for a while, but I think this makes up for lost time. Meet Ivy Bean.


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Dollymix Cover Stars

Dollymix Cover Star: Lauren Laverne

Lauren_Laverne.jpgMagazine cover stars are so... *samey*- always the latest beauty with a film or fragrance to promote, or simply the next skeletal blonde queuing up to tearfully reassure the world about her weight issues. If Dollymix were a real paper magazine, we'd pick much more exciting ladies to adorn our covers. This week: Lauren Laverne

Ah, Lauren, how I love you. Famous at the tender age of 17 thanks to her band, Kenickie, Lauren has been on our screens since 1995, gracing us with her intelligence, wit and Sunderland accent while all those identikit popstrels sat and giggled mindlessly. She's the perfect middle-brow presenter, who manages to cover subjects on the Culture Show intelligently, without excluding anyone, and she's never more than 30 seconds from cracking a gag. Plus, she's never afraid to say what she thinks, recently criticising the radio industry for its sexist attitudes:

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Dollymix Cover Stars

Dollymix Cover Star: Julia Davis

julia_davis.jpgMagazine cover stars are so... *samey*- always the latest beauty with a film or fragrance to promote, or simply the next skeletal blonde queuing up to tearfully reassure the world about her weight issues. If Dollymix were a real paper magazine, we'd pick much more exciting ladies to adorn our covers. We probably wouldn't sell very well (mass appeal is key when it comes to the printed press), but we'd be happy (and maybe a bit poor).

This week, Julia Davis is our Dollymix Cover Star. Not only has she got one of those Emma Thompson faces that allows her to be plain or beautiful on demand (and often downright ugly if the role requires), but she's clearly a comedy writing genius and a hugely versatile actor. I'd probably try to convince her to dress up as Jill from her supreme, self-penned sitcom, Nighty Night, and would get her to pull one of those strangely alluring sneers she's so good at.

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