Former stripper Diane Hampton is putting on some clothes for her new job – judicial robes.

Hampton, 39, who won a six-year term as a municipal judge in Henderson, Nev., admitted during her campaign that she once worked at a Las Vegas topless club.

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God works in mysterious ways. Rosalie Lawson was about to crunch down on a sour-cream-and-onion potato chip when she looked at it and, she claims, saw the face of Jesus.

“I showed it to my husband, Jerry, and he was pretty amazed, too,” said Lawson, 55, of St Petersburg, Fla. “It’s sitting in a jar in the kitchen while we decide. We may sell it – I’m not really sure.”

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Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant says he gets in the mood to rock – by ironing.

“I’ve never really been one for diva demands. I find ironing helps get me in the mood before I perform. I always have an ironing board in my room,” said Plant, 56.

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A sheep was spared the slaughterhouse after a daring James Baaah-nd style escape from a Welsh farm.

Myfanwy ran to a lake and swam 100 feet to a small island where she survived on daffodils for six weeks before a pet sanctuary rescued and adopted her.

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A lingerie company is offering to fly big-breasted girls to Hong Kong to model a new bra series, because, according to company officials, women there don’t measure up.

Triumph International is looking for applicants 18 to 30 with 38D or DD busts. But, the company adds, “Breasts can’t be droopy or lopsided.”

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Politicians in Kyrgyzstan must now sweat to prove they’re fit to serve – by undergoing a punishing Soviet-style boot camp.

“[They] have to do running, jumping and weight-lifting tests before they take office,” said an official in the former Soviet republic.

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Russia has banned a bikini competition from the yearly army beauty parade.

“Why should our lady officers get undressed?” huffed Maj. Gen. Nikolai Burbyga, chairman of the judging panel. “Let’s keep that a military secret.”