After Dinner Speakers: Elizabeth Hurley, Ted Dexter, John McWilliams

Hurley was a hit as the sexy spy Vanessa Kensington in the 1997 Mike Myers spoof Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. (Hurley played the daughter of the original Mrs. Kensington, Mimi Rogers.) Prior to that Hurley was best known for her 13-year relationship with actor Hugh Grant; the two split up in May 2000. Hurley's most famous public appearance may have been at the 1994 premiere of Grant's film Four Weddings and a Funeral, where she wore a Versace dress held together by safety pins. Other films include Passenger 57 (1992, with Wesley Snipes) and Bedazzled (2000, with Brendan Fraser). She served as the spokesmodel for Estée Lauder cosmetics for many years; in 2001 she was replaced by model Carolyn Murphy. On 4 April 2002 she gave birth to a baby boy, Damien Charles Hurley. Hurley named film producer Stephen Bing as the father; Bing at first disupted the claim, but later admitted paternity. Extra credit: Hurley and Grant co-founded the production company Simian Films in 1994.