The World Music Awards

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It was a great night for British music last night as our cream of the crop – including Amy Winehouse and Leona Lewis - scooped a host of gongs at the World Music Awards.

Although she wasn't there to personally pick up her trophies, Leona Lewis won Best Pop Female and Best New Act at the event, which was held in glamorous Monte Carlo.

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Coldplay, Amy Winehouse and Ringo Starr also flew the flag for Britain, picking up Best Rock Act, Best Pop Rock Female  and the Diamond Award respectively.

Ringo Starr received the Diamond Award on behalf of The Beatles for their contribution to music, and he said on stage: 'I'd like to thank my three buddies George, Paul and John.

'I had a lot of help - I couldn't have done it on my own. Peace and love.'

Other winners at the ceremony included Mariah Carey, who bagged a Lifetime Achievement Award. The star, dressed in a skintight scarlet mini, attended with her husband, Nick Cannon, who'd spent the weekend with the superstar in London while she appeared on The X Factor, before flying out to France.

It was also a successful night for Beyonce, who snapped up Best International Female, and who kick-started the show with an energetic performance of her new single.

Other celebrities who attended the bash included mum-to-be Sophie Ellis-Bextor, who looked stunning in a chartreuse dress, Alicia Keyes, who wowed in cobalt-blue, and Estelle, who also lit up the red carpet in a bright blue, one-shouldered frock.

Desperate Housewives hunk Jesse Metcalfe hosted the event, and was no doubt thrown into panic mode when co-host Denise Richards missed her flight and was left stranded in the US.

Monday 10 November 2008

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