People

By Michele Orecklin

BUT WILL IT LAST?

Last week LISA MARIE PRESLEY, 32, got engaged to JOHN OSZAJCA, 25

PROS:

They are both working on new albums, giving them at least one thing in common

Any of his eccentricities will pale in comparison to second husband Michael Jackson's

CONS:

Elvis would not have approved of Oszajca's first single, Bisexual Chick

He runs a high risk of being known as Mr. Presley, since he is virtually unknown and his name is unpronounceable

BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY

News that wafer-thin model Naomi Campbell would not be at New York's fashion week may have disappointed some designers, but it proved wholly irrelevant to those who staged last week's Lane Bryant lingerie show--a plus-size production where no model under a size 14 was even a candidate. Among those casing the runway was former Guess? mannequin ANNA NICOLE SMITH. The show, which was loaded onto Lane Bryant's website the following night, registered 50,000 hits within 24 hours. Though close to half of American women wear a size 12 or above, this was the first-ever lingerie show aimed at women who have never had to consider stuffing their bras.

WHAT WOULD AIR SUPPLY FETCH?

We all know that money can't buy love, class or happiness, but you'd think it would have some influence over aging Scandinavian pop stars. Sadly, it is not so. The former band mates of ABBA, the globe-conquering Swedish quartet whose voices soared and members intermarried in the 1970s, have refused a $1 billion offer to reunite for a 100-concert tour. "It's a hell of a lot of money to say no to," said ABBA alum Benny Andersson, "but we decided it wasn't for us." The overture came from a U.S.-British consortium that prefers to remain anonymous. Though ABBA disbanded in 1983, its popularity stubbornly soldiers on; sales of ABBA Gold remain strong, and Mamma Mia, a musical based on the band's songs, is currently playing to packed houses in London. Speculating on the band's endurance, former member Bjorn Ulvaeus said, "We have never made a comeback...I think there's a message in that."

FOX FIRESTORM

While the head that wears the crown may lie uneasy, the head that wears the pelt risks public condemnation. Last week SOPHIE RHYS-JONES, who married Britain's Prince Edward only last summer, saw her honeymoon with the British people come to an abrupt halt when she was photographed in a fox-fur hat during a business trip to St. Moritz. Rhys-Jones claims the unanticipated Swiss chill prompted her spontaneous purchase. But at a time when the British government is embroiled in a debate over banning fox hunts, the move did not sit well. One newspaper suggested she is beginning to resemble the scorned Sarah Ferguson more than the saintly Princess Diana. Rhys-Jones apologized for her "error in judgment." In the future, perhaps, she should stick to tiaras.