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Helena Rubinstein founded a business empire that made her one of the richest women in the world, but her beginnings were very humble. Born in Poland, the eldest of eight daughters,听she left听the country,听aged听24 to avoid a marriage her parents were keen to impose on her. She arrived in Australia with just a parasol, 12 jars of mother鈥檚 face cream and an inexhaustible supply of chutzpah. So just how did she manage to build an empire from such modest beginnings?听 Michele Fitoussi is the author of her biography 'Helena Rubinstein, The Woman who Invented Beauty'

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You might not know her name, but Karen Mok is one of the most successful Asian recording artists of all time, having released 15 multi-platinum albums, and as an actress she has starred in over 40 films. Now she鈥檚 releasing her first English language album 鈥� a jazz album and featuring her on the traditional Chinese instrument, the guzheng. Karen joins Aasmah and performs live in听the studio.听

Karen Mok鈥檚 new album Somewhere I Belong is out on March 11 from Universal Records

On Monday the second reading of the Children and Families Bill will take place. Part of that Bill contains government proposals to reform the child protection system. The All Party Parliamentary Group set up to investigate these changes has produced a report suggesting that the plans do not go far enough to remedy the acute problems of a system creaking under the strain of its workload. Meg Munn MP, and Chair of this APPG discuss their concerns. We also hear from 20 year old, Amy O'Donohoe, who was in care from the age of 14, and Debbie Jones,听President of the Association of Directors of Children's Services.听

Mia Wasikowska听was the top grossing actress of 2010. Aged just 23, she has played the lead in films, such as Alice in Wonderland and Jane Eyre. She also starred alongside Julianne Moore and Annette Bening in the Kids Are Alright. In her latest film, the psychological thriller Stoker, Mia again in the lead role听plays a rather glum teenager who becomes infatuated by her strange uncle. Her mother is played by Nicole Kidman. Mia joins Aasmah to discuss.

Stoker is on general release from Friday

Making a will can be one of the most emotionally charged moments of your life and it鈥檚 important that you get it right. This week a judge likened a bitter high profile battle over a family will to the infamous lawsuit in Charles Dickens鈥檚 鈥淏leak House鈥�. The two sides involved in the case spent more on lawyers than the 拢200,000 inheritance at stake. So how common are disputes over wills and how do you avoid them?听 Asamah speaks to Nicola Plant, a Partner with lawyers, Pemberton Greenish, specialising in wills and trusts.

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