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I just found a copy of W Magazine’s cover of Angelina Jolie breasfeeding one of her twins. Taken by Brad Pitt himself, the picture was as natural as the act itself — no heavy make-up, hair slightly disheveled, a tiny hand just visibly touching the top of the mother’s breast. I guess W mag intended to make the cover appear as part of a private collection of the family rather than an advertising stint. And nothing sells better than a magazine that gives a peek into the personal life of this couple.

And here’s a peek at those pictures taken by Brad Pitt. I like those with the kids. Check them out and find out if Brad has the eye for photography.

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Yes you read the title right. Exclusive pictures of the Brangelina fraternal twins is estimated to be worth $20 million. It beats older sister Shiloh’s $4.1 million value which was donated to Namibian hospitals and UNICEF. And it’s definitely way over the $6 million that the J. Lo twins got from People magazine.

Are they really worth it? Those in the publication industry believe they are. Shiloh’s cover pics for People magazine sold a whopping 2.2 million copies or 45% of average. More than the sales, it’s the invaluable prestige and publicity that the publisher gains. In this type of industry, branding and marketing is everything. As such, they do not hesitate to pay more than the annual salary of their entire staff for an exclusive first peek at an A-List celebrity baby. But it is noble that most celebrities do opt to donate proceeds to charity.

In Knox and Vivienne’s case, their picture is not worth a thousand words. Their pics are worth millions. Can’t wait to see them.

It’s official — Angelina and Brad just had their boy-girl twins. The baby boy will be named Knox Leon while the girl will be known as Vivienne Marcheline. Angelina gave birth Saturday night and is doing well according to Dr. Michel Sussman.

Knox weighed just over 5 pounds while Vivienne was at 5 pounds. Angelina gave birth through Caesarian section around 8 pm Saturday night while Brad was there during the operation at the seaside Lenval hospital in Nice, Southern France. Papparazzi were vigilantly watching hospitals in the French Riviera and missed Angelina’s earlier arrival at the hospital via helicopter.

Since the first photos of the babies are expected to fetch millions, Angelina and Brad had sold the first photos to a yet unnamed US publication with proceeds to be donated to charity. To prevent any unauthorized pictures, the hospital coated the windows of the room with a special material which will not make any type of camera to take any photos. Any picture in magazines and the internet which claims to show the couple in their room were either fake or manipulated.