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Feb 21 2012 03:30 PM ET
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Kristi Yamaguchi Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Olympic Gold

Keara, Kristy and Emma at Rockefeller Center – Courtesy Kristi Yamaguchi

Can it really be 20 years since Kristi Yamaguchi won an Olympic gold medal in women’s figure skating?

“I know!” the ever-youthful looking Yamaguchi, now 40, tells PEOPLE with a laugh.

“It’s hard to believe, but 1992 in Albertville was a big deal because not only was it the Olympics, but that’s where my husband (Bret Hedican, who played for the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team) and I met.”

The couple married in July 2000 and have two daughters: Keara Kiyomi, 8, and Emma Yoshiko, 6.

Since becoming the first Asian-American to win gold in the ladies single category on Feb. 21, 1992, Yamaguchi has gone on to become a fitness advocate, a Dancing with the Stars champion and children’s author.
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Feb 21 2012 02:00 PM ET
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Cindy Crawford: I Wasn’t a Stage Mom at Kaia’s Versace Shoot

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Modeling had always been a family affair for Cindy Crawford and her daughter Kaia Jordan — until Donatella Versace came calling!

“Her PR person called me. I think Donatella thought it would be fun because I had worked with Versace so much in the 80s and 90s,” Crawford, 46, tells Front Row Daily of her daughter’s recent photo shoot as the face of Young Versace.

“[Kaia's] done little modeling things with me, but it was always with me, and this was just her. And I really wanted her to have that experience.”

Calling the big day “sweet,” Crawford accompanied Kaia to the set, but let the 10-year-old shine in the spotlight. “I could hear and see everything, but I wanted it to be about her — not me,” she says.
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Feb 17 2012 09:00 AM ET
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Sarah Michelle Gellar: Charlotte Thinks My Job is Getting My Hair & Makeup Done

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As the star of Ringer, Sarah Michelle Gellar‘s workday often involves long hours on the set, but don’t bother explaining that to her daughter Charlotte Grace, who thinks mom’s career is far more glamorous.

“She totally knows what my job is. My job is to get my hair and makeup done,” the actress tells PEOPLE of her 2-year-old, who frequently visits her while she films the show.

“[She thinks my job is] to go in the hair and makeup trailer.”

While the little one is not allowed to watch scenes from the decidedly adult drama, Charlotte has found a home base on set, often joining costar Ioan Gruffudd‘s daughter Ella on playdates.
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Feb 09 2012 10:00 AM ET
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Hank Baskett: Wife Kendra is a ‘Super Mom’

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While he’s had plenty of practice on reality TV, Hank Baskett was nervous about making the jump to acting — until he learned his first role would involve a subject close to his heart.

“When I saw the script, I definitely thought this is going to play into my natural life,” he tells PEOPLE of playing a father and husband in the web series Super Moms, about a group of women whose superpowers help them juggle their parental responsibilities.

“To get that as your first opportunity to act, it was like training wheels.”

And lucky for Baskett, 29, he has the perfect person at home to run lines with: Kendra costar and wife, Kendra Wilkinson.
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Feb 03 2012 11:15 AM ET
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Elizabeth Banks: Why I Accepted Not Being Pregnant

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After years of unsuccessful attempts to expand her family, Elizabeth Banks finally got to experience What to Expect When You’re Expecting — at least on screen.

But off, when the actress and her husband Max Handelman eventually decided to travel down the path of gestational surrogacy, Banks kept her eyes on the prize: her son.

“It helps that other moms had said that once they had their babies, they forgot they were ever pregnant,” she says in the March issue of Women’s Health.

“So once my focus became the baby and not the pregnancy, it was a very easy decision.”
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Feb 02 2012 05:00 PM ET
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Jamie Lynn Spears: I’m Afraid of Not Being a Good Mom

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Jamie Lynn Spears may be kicking her music career into high gear, but says her number one priority is still her daughter Maddie Briann, 3½.

“These days, the only thing I’m afraid of is not being a good mom,” Spears, 20, tells Glamour in their March issue. “As long as Maddie is healthy and she loves me, the rest doesn’t matter.”

She’s been taking performance advice from her older sister, Britney, and says motherhood has helped to bridge the 10-year age gap between them.

“Maddie loves her Aunt Britney’s songs,” according to the younger Spears, who adds that her little girl often has playdates with cousins Preston and Jayden.

“She loves dancing and singing and all of that. I definitely think music is in her genes.”
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Jan 30 2012 03:45 PM ET
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J.R. Martinez Won’t Name His Daughter ‘Salami’ or ‘Apple Cider’

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J.R. Martinez and Diana Gonzalez-Jones, who are expecting their first child — a girl! — in May, have narrowed the names to two. Expect something special – but nothing absurd.

“We won’t name her Apple Cider or Salami,” the Dancing with the Stars champ, 28, vowed to PEOPLE at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards.

“It won’t be our favorite dish or our favorite getaway or favorite car or show.”

So, what’s left after that?

“It will be something really close and personal to us that feels like we’re giving something to her that is very special,” he says.
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