Tennis' Serena Williams headlines Tampax ads

USA Today

Procter & Gamble is featuring tennis star Serena Williams in a lighthearted ad campaign for its Tampax brand that begins just weeks after her U.S. Open outburst.

The Cincinnati-based consumer-products maker announced Monday that Williams will take on Tampax's "Mother Nature" character in print advertising in October magazines. P&G officials say Williams represents the energy, independence and strength of women they want to celebrate.

The campaign was in the works before Williams' tirade this month against a lineswoman at the U.S. Open, which brought a $10,000 fine for unsportsmanlike conduct

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A toilet in the shape of Madonna's bra

Sydney Morning Herald

The Kiwi capital is set to build a toilet block the shape of Madonna's infamous pointy bra to jazz up its waterfront.

The designer unisex dunnies, costing $NZ400,000 ($A324,096) are supposed to resemble a crayfish but the Wellington public say it looks more like a pair of pointy breasts or fallopian tubes.

"Oh my God. It looks like something Madonna would have worn in the past ... It is just ugly," one local told the Dominion Post newspaper when shown the designs.

A poll found most Wellingtonians actually preferred bog-standard toilets and didn't support the fancy loos at all.

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