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TOP OF
THEIR GAME
These female athletes
gave Australians so
much to cheer about.
SPORTS STARS
68 ASH BARTY
The 23-year-old Queenslander
became the first Aussie since 1976 to
be ranked number one in the world
by the Women’s Tennis Association.
ELLE FANNING in Christian Dior
It took 450 hours for Maria Grazia Chiuri’s team to
perfect this modern take on the fashion house’s iconic
New Look—and the pay-off was très chic. “It’s my
favourite thing I’ve ever worn,” says Fanning.
STANDING
STRONG
“There are moments that define
us, and this is one of those,”
said Selma Blair (in Ralph &
Russo Couture) at the Vanity
Fair Oscars party, making her
first public appearance since
announcing her MS diagnosis.
FROM LEFT: The Testaments by
Margaret Atwood, $43, and Girl,
Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo,
$35; both at booktopia.com.au
67 STRANGER
THAN FICTION
The literary world was shocked
when a rule-defying judgement
saw Margaret Atwood and
Bernardine Evaristo named
joint winners of The Booker
Prize. No complaints here!
69 THE MATILDAS
They may not have won the
World Cup, but our national soccer
team did come back from a
0-2 deficit to beat favourites
Brazil in the group stage.
70 SALLY FITZGIBBONS
After winning the Rio Pro in June,
Fitzgibbons claimed the world
number one spot in women’s surfing.
71 HANNAH GREEN
The golfer secured her first major
title in the Women’s PGA
Championship (she’s only the third
Australian woman to win a major).
72 FUNNY LADY
“It’s really wonderful to know that
a dirty, pervy, angry, messed-up
woman can make it to the Emmys,”
said celebrated Fleabag creator
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who took
home three statues, including
for lead actress in a comedy.