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Award-Winning Mexican-American Music Star Killed In Plane Crash

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MEXICO CITY - Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera died Sunday in a plane crash in northern Mexico, reports BBC News.

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Jenni's father, Pedro Rivera, confirmed the death of the Latin music and reality TV star as well as the deaths of every member on board. According to CNN, Rivera was traveling with her publicist, her lawyer, a family friend and two pilots.

According to the AP, the plane left Monterrey around 3:30 A.M., after a concert that Jenni had given. The U.S.-registered Learjet 25 was headed to Toluca, near Mexico City, says the Los Angeles Times.



Born in Long Beach, California, in 1969 in a family with strong musical background, Rivera rose to fame as the interpreter of traditional Mexican music, norteno and banda.

Known as "la Diva de la banda," she is reported to have sold more 15 million records throughout her career. She was also a judge in the popular television program La Voz, Mexico's version of The Voice.

"She was the Diana Ross of Mexican music," Gustavo Lopez from Universal Music Latin Entertainment, which includes Rivera's music label, said the Los Angeles Times.

Rivera recently won two Billboard music awards, including favorite Mexican music female artist. She also was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award in 2002, 2008 and 2011.

In October, Rivera appeared in the People en Espanol's 25 most powerful women list.

Fans and Latin stars expressed their grief on social networks.

So sad!! Praying for Jenni Rivera's children and family and the passengers families. Que dios los bendigan!! Descansen en paz...

— Jennifer Lopez (@JLo) December 10, 2012

Esto es triste. Un poco en shock. Mucha paz para su familia. RT @elnuevodia: Desaparece avión en q viajaba Jenni Rivera end.pr/U6TMch

— Ricky Martin (@ricky_martin) December 9, 2012

(This is sad. I'm in a bit of shock. Much peace for her family. )

My heart breaks for the loss of Jenni Rivera & everyone on the plane. My prayers go out to her family. We lost a legend today.

— Eva Longoria (@EvaLongoria) December 10, 2012

I highly respected #JenniRivera 4 being a gr8 performer but more then tht being real & gr8 example 4 us all que dios la bendiga &may she RIP

— Pitbull (@Pitbull) December 9, 2012

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How The Sari Conquered The World

The prestigious Design Museum in London – named European Museum of the Year in 2018 – is currently staging a landmark exhibition, The Offbeat Sari, all about this item of dress and the clamour of attention it is enjoying.

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London Calling: How does India look from afar? Looming world power or dysfunctional democracy? And what’s happening in Britain, and the West, that India needs to know about and perhaps learn from? This fortnightly column helps forge the connections so essential in our globalising world.

The curry has conquered the world; the sari less so. It is, in concept, the most simple of garments: a single piece of unstitched fabric. In execution, it’s really tricky to wear for those who don’t have the knack. All those pleats – the tucking in – and then the blouse and petticoat which are part of the ensemble. Quite a palaver.

When Western women wear a sari – often as a perhaps misguided token of cultural respect – you often wish they had stuck to a trouser suit. And in its heartland, the sari is nothing like as ubiquitous as it once was. Among young urban Indian women, as far as I can make out, the sari is saved for high days and holidays.

Yet the elegance and versatility of the sari, as well as its timeless quality, have caught the attention of fashion gurus and designers, desi and otherwise. The prestigious Design Museum in London – named European Museum of the Year in 2018 – is currently staging a landmark exhibition, The Offbeat Sari, all about this item of dress and the clamour of attention it is enjoying.

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