People: Sep. 17, 2001

THE NEW FACE AT ESTEE LAUDER

Euro-glamorous model-actress-producer ELIZABETH HURLEY, below, at 36 can still give a blind man whiplash. But stepping aside for younger model CAROLYN MURPHY, 28, as the star for cosmetics giant Estee Lauder must have been a bit unsettling, no? "I couldn't be happier, and remain besotted with, and grateful to, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder, my surrogate American parents!" Hurley gushed. She'll remain a spokeswoman for Lauder fragrances and will try to take more time for acting. (She's got four films in the can, so one wonders how much more time she'll need.) As for Murphy, who...

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