Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson’s daughter Dakota is set for fame on the catwalk, because the 18-year-old has just been signed to a top modeling agency.

She is now represented by IMG Models and she has already landed her first job on the cover of Vogue.

Dakota isn’t letting her early success get in the way of school, though. She says, “I’m very excited about all of this. But I have to go back to California and finish my final year of high school.”

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Antonio Banderas is in mourning following the death of his father, Jose Dominguez Prieto. He passed away in Spain on February 2nd after a long battle with an unspecified illness. The former police officer was 87-years-old.

Banderas’ wife, Melanie Griffith and their 11-year-old daughter Stella flew to Europe from L.A. to join Antonio at his father’s funeral in Marbella on Sunday.

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MY EYES, MY EYES!!!

It’s no secret that actress Melanie Griffith has fought a long battle to preserve her movie star looks – and it’s a battle being waged on two fronts – the face and the body.

The painfully thin actress was seen out shopping wearing a pair of white bermuda shorts, which exposed the severely wrinkled and sagging skin around her knee area.

The 49-year old is rumoured to have undergone a new bout of cosmetic surgery, however, she seems to have concentrated on her face, and neglected the rest of her body.

Her extremely baggy skin around the knee area could be a result of years of yo-yo dieting, which has contibuted to the premature loss of elasticity in the actress’ skin.

A few more pounds on her frame could make all the difference to her scrawny look, and in turn help her achieve the youthful look she is after.

Her husband Antonio Banderas insists that he wants her to grow old naturally, wrinkles and all.

But whether Melanie Griffith listens to his opinion is another matter.

At the weekend premiere for the movie Shrek the Third in Hollywood, the 49-year-old actress provoked speculation that she has undergone a new bout of cosmetic surgery.

Her skin was taut across the forehead and cheekbones, while her full lips appeared to have the makings of the notorious “trout pout”.

Banderas, still a heart-throb at 46, has been married to her for 11 years.

Previous husbands include actor Steven Bauer and Miami Vice star Don Johnson (twice).

The Spanish-born star of films including The Mask of Zorro has said: “Hollywood stars are not supposed to be perfection. I don’t believe in perfection. I think it is a mistake.

“I said to her, ‘I want to see you growing old and I will grow old with you too, and I don’t care”. I like her the way she is. Wrinkles are beautiful.”

Harley Street surgeon Apostolos Gaitanis, however, is in little doubt that she has had recent surgery.

He said: “It is possible that her youthful looks are down to genes, but I would say that in this case it is unlikely.”

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