Mindy Kaling's Blond Hair: Rihanna Inspired the New Hair Color

The talk of the party was Mindy Kaling's new blonder hair, and I went directly to the source to get the scoop! "I can't tell if fans will be like, 'Is she Caucasian now? We didn't sign up for this!'" she joked to me. So what was the inspiration behind the change in color? "I have a photo of Rihanna that I saw where she had dark hair, but it was kind of blond, and I was like, 'I want to look like that!' So I said, 'What the hell?! This is why you have your own show, right? You can have blond hair!'"

Now, I know many of you are wondering whether Mindy will keep the lighter looks, but Mindy herself hasn't quite made up her mind. "Well, I just got it done today, so we'll see..."

As for what's coming up on The Mindy Project (I mean, I'm loving this Stanford story line, but how long can Mindy realistically be away from the practice?), I'll have lots more with Mindy coming shortly!

Also at the party, Hannah Simone showed off her Studio 189 NYC vegan leather clutch, thanks to friend and Studio 189 cofounder Rosario Dawson.

Becki Newton (of Ugly Betty fame) stars in the new Fox comedy Weird Loners and had a room full of journalists in stitches when she shared the story of how she met her husband, actor Chris Diamantopoulos: "We met on the New York City subway, and he invited me to his play." Well, she tried to play it cool, but she eventually went and found herself sitting front-row center and then next day brought him a lasagna. So much for playing it cool, right? But the rest, as they say, is history.