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Jasmine Munting is not at all like her unfortunate surname would suggest. In fact, she’s 5ft 9in and gorgeous; with long limbs, flawless skin and a really cool individual style. She has enough modelling potential for fashion bible Vogue magazine to dub her a ‘face to watch’, and the last lucky people to receive this fantastic praise were mega-stars Lily Cole and Agyness Deyn.

Jasmine Munting/Frida

As well as her striking good looks, Jasmine’s own modelling agency, Select Model Management, has praised her down-to-earth attitude, good sense of humour and quirky personal style.

At only 17, Jasmine (who goes by the name Frida when modelling) has already featured in campaigns for the likes of Topshop, Levi, and YSL. More to come, we expect…

As excitement builds over the cinema release of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland next month, the spotlight is also on newcomer Mia Wasikowska in the central and title role. As exotic as her surname may sound, Mia is actually from Canberra in Australia, and she’s tipped to be the next big thing.

Mia was a relative unknown in Hollywood until Burton singled her out to play the wide-eyed Alice in his weird and wacky but completely amazing-looking new film. After performing alongside Hollywood heavyweights Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter, Mia is also set to play Jane Eyre in a big screen adaptation of the Charlotte Brontë classic.

Mia is attracted to strong female roles, so expect big things from her in the future.

After earning her fame and her fortune as a child star with the outrageously successful Harry Potter movies, precocious Emma Watson has grown up into a successful model as well. It seems like there’s nothing she can’t do at the moment, especially as she was recently named one of Hollywood’s highest paid actresses. Also, those who thought she was just another annoyingly talented child star will definitely be surprised by the latest Burberry ad campaign she stars in.

Emma suits the Burberry brand surprisingly well, freshening things up with her youthful appearance. She poses with male models of about her own age, and the stern, sexy poses and confident pouts are arresting to say the least.

Definitely one to look out for, if there’s any industry left that she hasn’t conquered.

After the latest issue of Vanity Fair featured the nine young Hollywood starlets to watch, a list which included the likes of Kristen Stewart, Carey Mulligan and Evan Rachel Wood, I remembered how much I loved Amanda Seyfried in ‘Mamma Mia!’

For me, Amanda is the pick of the bunch (although I do quite like Mulligan and Stewart), and this is because of her interesting role choices after the all-singing, all-dancing smash hit. After predicatble roles in a couple of contemporary fairy tale films, she played second fiddle to a vampish Megan Fox in ‘Jennifer’s Body’, but still managed cause a stir due to a lesbian kiss scene.

The most interesting film to watch out for, however, is her risqué role in the upcoming arty sex thriller ‘Chloe’ alongside Julianne Moore and Liam Neeson.

Why should you love Amanda Seyfried? She takes chances, is drop-dead gorgeous and has the most crystal-clear singing voice I’ve heard in a long time.

The new name on the music scene is Ke$ha, who shot to fame after performing the vocals on Flo Rida’s track ‘Right Round’ and releasing the annoyingly catchy ‘Tik Tok’, but is she really one to watch or just incredibly irritating?

Apart from her obvious problem with spelling, Ke$ha (I hate having to write her stylised name like that) has some other annoying qualities. She appears permanently hungover, seems fairly dependent on auto-tune technology on her album ‘Animal’, and generally comes off as a bit of a brat.

That said, she does have some redeeming qualities. A Lady Gaga-esque attitude to trendsetting fashion and outrageous style makes her a little more interesting, and I could not get pop single ‘Tik Tok’ out of my head for ages. She hasn’t got a bad voice either, if you ignore the grating ‘Valley girl’ accent.

My verdict: undecided.

As part of the Sunday Telegraph’s ‘Books Life’ supplement in this weekend’s paper, the newspaper has releases a list of the top fiction authors to look out for in 2010. They all made it on to the list for having either a distinctive new voice, or will cause controversy and a blaze of literary discussion.

The Top 10 according to the Telegraph (and the novels to look out for!)

1. Jonathan Dee – The Privileges
2. Jaspreet Singh – Chef
3. Simon Lelic – Rupture
4. Alex Preston – This Bleeding City
5. Frederik Reiken – Day for Night
6. Laila Lalami – Secret Son
7. Manu Joseph – Serious Men
8. Philip Wilding – Cross Country Murder Song
9. Anna Lawrence Pietroni – Ruby’s Spoon
10. Max Schaefer – Children of the Sun

The spectacularly popular ‘Twilight’ franchise has catapulted many virtual unknown actors such as Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner to instant fame, but it is the female star of the Twilight films, Kristen Stewart, who has been nominated for the ‘Rising Star’ award at the BAFTA’s.

As well as Twilight, Kristen has also been great in Panic Room, The Messengers, and especially in Adventureland. She has a kooky sense of fashion and a very laid-back, anti-Hollywood attitude, as well as being a convincing actress with a compelling on-screen presence.

You’ll have to wait until February 21st however to see if Kristen, who will be competing against newcomer Carey Mulligan, Jesse Eisenberg, Nicholas Hoult, and Tahar Rahim, will win the BAFTA.

He may be massive over in his homeland of Australia, and many people have heard of him over here, but he’s only just starting to break through into the mainstream UK comedy circuit. Popular TV channel E4 recently aired his live show ‘So F**king Rock Live’, a show which Minchin describes as comedy cabaret show. It is quite rude, (so maybe not a family show!) but it is also quite unusual, and Minchin’s quirky personality and surprisingly adaptable voice is incredibly enjoyable.

Think the Australian Bill Bailey, but a little weirder and much more stripped down. One thing’s for sure, Tim Minchin is set to do big things in 2010.

The BBC have recently released a list of bands and artists to keep an eye on in 2010, and featuring prominently in this who’s who is rising star Ellie Goulding. Ellie is a 22-year-old from Herefordshire, who was discovered performing in a talent show in Kington, her home town.

Although she began her music career as a rather traditional singer-songwriter, she is now creating what has been called ‘folktronica’ by innovatively combining acoustic guitar with electronica and ultra-modern dance beats.

As well as making the BBC’s Sound of 2010 list, Ellie has also received acclaim from critics, DJ’s and top music store HMV, who labelled her ‘one to watch’.

The new series of Dancing on Ice started last weekend with just the girls performing, and it seems many people have already picked out a potential winner. Hayley Tammaden, who you may know from her role as Delilah Dingle on Emmerdale, put on a brilliant show last Sunday and proved herself by far the best dancer.

Bookies are currently touting her as one of the four favourites to win the show, the rest being the boys who have yet to perform. Personally, I thought she was a bit too over-the-top and the subtle performance by the surprisingly talented Daniella Westbrook was much better. Let’s just see what the boys have to offer first!