Hugh Hefner, founder of Playboy magazine recently celebrated his 86th birthday. To mark the occasion, the mogul hosted his annual Casablanca Night party at the Playboy Mansion where he was the guest of honor.

International super model Bar Refaeli has been named the fresh face of the 2012 Piaget Rose Collection, which will launch this spring.

The Nika Awards took place in Moscow on April 8 and director Andrei Smirnov’s “Zhila-Byla Odna Baba” was named Best Russian Movie.

PPR Group and House of Balenciaga are collaborating to sponsor a museum exhibition called “Cristóbal Balenciaga, Collectionneur de Modes” that will display Balenciaga’s heritage, the designer’s life story and historical clothing items.

Bathroom equipment manufacturer Inta has announced their plans to create a Diamond Jubilee special edition faucet in honor of Queen Elizabeth II’s 60th year on the British throne.

Hansel Emory Tookes II will be hosting President Obama at his home in Palm Beach County on Tuesday during a $10,000-a-plate luncheon. Well-known within the Democratic National Committee, Tookes serves on several board of directors and is friends with numerous influential individuals.

An unidentified businessman from Hong Kong has just purchased a rare golden fish for $38,000. During a Fishery Ghat market near Chittagong port in Bangladesh, the businessman won a bidding war between at least 500 other traders.

Ferragamo’s Fifth Avenue flagship property was boarded up last night in preparation for the re-opening today at 10 a.m. The two-story boutique underwent a 13-week renovation to provide a “proper setting” for the brand’s full line of ready-to-wear clothing.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide have just announced that it will open its first dual-branded ski resort complex adjacent to the Slopes of Changbai Mountains in China this summer. The Westin Changbaishan Resort and Sheraton Changbaishan Resort will be located directly next to one of China’s main ski areas and near the Yingfu Expressway and Changbaishan Airport.