Mary Portas On 19 June 2009, in a ceremony at Galashiels, Heriot-Watt University awarded Portas a Doctorate of Letters in recognition of her career and her contribution to the advancement of marketing and brand communications within the retail sector In December 2009, Portas opened her first permanent 'Living & Giving Shop' in support of charity Save the Children. There are now 16 shops open across London and Edinburgh. She was also named as the charity's Global Retail Ambassador. In 2011, Portas moved from BBC to Channel 4. Her first series for the channel was "Mary Portas: Secret Shopper" which aired in January
Beauty Queen (TV series) final episode scored a 12.6% rating. Beauty Queen (TV series) Beauty Queen is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Joel Lamangan, it stars Iza Calzado, Katrina Halili and Maggie Wilson. It premiered on October 18, 2010 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing "Endless Love" and worldwide on October 20, 2010 on GMA Pinoy TV. The series concluded on February 4, 2011 with a total of 80 episodes. It was replaced by "I Heart You, Pare!" in its timeslot. According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila People/Individual television ratings, the pilot episode of "Beauty Queen"