Nine-year-olds Paula and Peter Imafidon are due to make history when they start attending secondary school, two years early.

“You can never rule anything out with them, the competition between the two of them makes them excel in anything they do.” – Chris Imafidon, Peter and Paula’s father

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This is not the first educational record the child prodigies have broken, they passed A/AS-level mathematics papers when they were seven, and became the youngest to pass University of Cambridge’s Advanced Mathematics paper aged just eight.

The twins’ father, Chris Imafidon, is understandably proud saying, “You can never rule anything out with them, the competition between the two of them makes them excel in anything they do.”
The Imafidon family are used to academic success. The twins eldest sister, Anne-Marie, won a scholarship to study at a US university aged just 13.

Another sister, Christina, became the youngest undergraduate student at a UK university when she was 11, and the twins tutor, sister Samantha, passed two high school equivalent maths exams aged 6.

Parents Chris and Ann emigrated from Nigeria 30 years ago. The couple attribute their children’s success to the Excellence in Education program for disadvantaged inner-city youth.

Paula and Peter, from Waltham, East London, are waiting to discover which school they will be attending, but their parents aren’t worried about them being so much younger than their classmates.

“Because they are twins they have each other so they are always able to help each other and support each other,” said Mr Imafidon modestly adding “We’re delighted with the progress they have made.”

While they’ll be busy studying for the time being, the twins have made plans for the future. Paula would like to eventually be a maths teacher, whilst Peter is less ambitious, he just wants to become Prime Minister.

Despite the family’s achievements, the Imafidons insist that there’s nothing exceptional about their children.

“Every child is a genius,” says Mr Imafidon. “Once you identify the talent of a child and put them in the environment that will nurture that talent, then the sky is the limit.”

It’s the end of an era at the Bryant Park tents. For 17 years, it’s been the official home of New York Fashion Week, and next season, the whole shebang is moving uptown to Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park. As the last Bryant Park Fashion Week kicks off today, The Post looks back on the Top 10 most unforgettable moments at the storied tents — from Sean John’s first show to the man who proposed marriage on the runway.

4. 2000 — Sean John debuts. “Diddy’s first show was massive,” Mallis says. “There were airport runway lights, and people’s jaws just dropped. All these hunky fabulous guys came out wearing light pastel and more diamonds on than you could shake a stick at — and not one guy looked gay.”

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1. 1994 — The movie “Unzipped” (which came out a year later) chronicles Isaac Mizrahi’s fall collection at the tents.“That was one of the best documentaries ever made,” says Fern Mallis, widely credited as creator of Fashion Week and senior vice president of IMG Fashion, which produces fashion weeks worldwide. “I just remember the extraordinary showmanship.”

2. 1995 — Gianni Versace opens Fashion Week. “I remember we got a lot of flak from the American designers,” says Mallis about the controversial decision to let an Italian designer kick off NYC’s most important fashion event. “We responded, ‘We are a global city.’ ” Not to mention a city with a small klepto problem — the Versace-designed seat cushions with the signature Medusa head were snapped up by every fashionista in sight.

3. 1999 — Bill Blass retires amid Hurricane Floyd. “Everyone was mortified the tents were going to blow away,” Mallis says. “It took forever to get up, and everyone was drenched. At the end, it was the longest standing ovation for a designer show. It was one of the most beautiful emotional shows ever, and it was really special. He got his appropriate send-off.”

4. 2000 — Sean John debuts. “Diddy’s first show was massive,” Mallis says. “There were airport runway lights, and people’s jaws just dropped. All these hunky fabulous guys came out wearing light pastel and more diamonds on than you could shake a stick at — and not one guy looked gay.”

5. 2001 — Tents mobilized for rescue after Sept. 11. Mallis remembers: “I stood up on a ladder with tears rolling down my face, and I said, ‘Collect your belongings, we’re under attack.’ We put up a sign that said our prayers were with the firefighters, and we turned the tents into temporary retrieval centers [for missing persons].” Fashion Week was canceled that year.

6. 2002 — The first post-9/11 shows prove triumphant. Mallis says: “The next February, Mayor Bloomberg and all the designers, over 100, stood there on the steps with an abstract Stephen Sprouse American flag in the background. It was just to say, ‘We’re the fashion industry. We’re alive. We’re back in business.’ ”

7. 2004 — A proposal ends a runway show. After Alice Roi presented her spring collection, she received the gift of a lifetime when her beau, Marc Beckman, proposed marriage at the end of the show by asking models to hold up signs. “There wasn’t a dry eye in the house,” Mallis says. “She said, ‘Yes, yes, oh my God, yes.’ ”

8. 2006 — Vera Wang pays tribute to her father. Says Fashion Wire Daily’s Renata Espinosa, “Her father died the morning she was showing, and he had always been such a huge supporter of hers.” Every seat said, “In Loving Memory of C.C. Wang.”

9. 2007 — AmEx starts selling packages to Fashion Week. “Suddenly, what had been an industry-only event was now open to their preferred members,” Espinosa says. “That was a change to: This is entertainment that you buy tickets for.”

10. 2008 — Liza Minnelli steals the show. At the Heart Truth Red Dress show, the icon surprised the audience by singing “New York, New York,” wearing a Halston original gown. “Everyone was clapping their hands and watching her parade,” Mallis remembers. “Everybody that matters was there.”

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Steve Perry will be interviewing Sean “Diddy” Combs on Anderson Coopers CNN television show AC360. Be sure to tune in tonight at 10pm eastern time. Don’t miss it.

Check out the interview after the jump…

Diddy’s first born son Justin Combs turned 16 and celebrated in NYC at M2 lounge with a ton of celebrities and he even had Young Money’s Princess Nicki Minaj by his side. WOW!!

Some wiser men have boldly speculated, it takes approximately half the length of time of a relationship for one to truly get over it. Sadly for those in the spotlight, time is not such luxury. Especially for Rihanna who was entwined in “the Chris Brown thing” according to GQ, the girl had to step out and aired her pain through very public channels. For those who caught Diane Sawyer’s interview with Rihanna back in November, a little more than half a year after the tragic debacle, hip-hop’s most sympathized princess talked through her pain and came public with what happened that night when all fall through.

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Now, with the release of her new album, many have discovered Rihanna’s sounds have changed. The princess isn’t just a good girl gone bad anymore. The good girl has matured and grown into one who knows better, or at least tried very hard to. Changing her image alongside her emotional self, Rihanna takes the same issues to GQ with a heartfelt interview and a very sexy photo shoot. Baring both body and soul, Rihanna dons little more than Balmain leather shorts and unbuttoned Charlotte Ronson catsuit, delivering a seductive, grown-up look with a freshly cropped do that has fast become another coveted Rihanna cut.

This feature comes as a timely release, as both GQ and Rihanna starts fresh for the new year. Check out the photos from the shoot and the interview which is now available for peruse online at GQ.

And really, the girl didn’t go bad, she just grew up.

Supreme gives us a look into an interview and photoshoot they did with superstar Hip-Hop mogul Sean “Puffy” Combs from their recent catalog. The feature was shot by world renowned photographer Terry Richardson with the interview itself conducted by Vashtie Kola. Although its fully in Japanese, we do get a peek into imagery which captures Puffy decked out in Supreme. Check it out!

The 2009 GQ Gentleman’s Ball was held last week in New York City’s Edison Ballroom, where the magazine honored four Gentlemen’s Fund charities and announced the winner of the 2009 “Better Man, Better World” search. On hand were Demi Moore, Chanel Iman, Emmy Rossum, Ashton Kutcher, and Sebastian Stan among others. Kid Cudi and Akon were also in attendance as they rocked the house with their performances.

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