At 23 years old, Violette Dorange is set to rewrite nautical record books on Sunday when she becomes the youngest sailor to compete in the Vendee Globe, the gruelling solo round-the-world yacht race.

The supermodel, 37, nailed office chic in a micro skirt suit teamed with fishnet tights and towering black stilettos.

Gladiator director, Ridley Scott, revealed the rather tense exchange between Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix on set of the 2000 film.

As the U.S. develops next-generation military platforms, China is advancing its own, including the Xi’an H-20 stealth bomber, which threatens Washington’s air superiority.