Today in Pictures: Pacific Race, Clowning Around, Paris Fashion

Big winds, blue seas, warm water and clear skies make for ideal sailing conditions aboard the PUMA Ocean Racing boat, 1,000 miles west-northwest of Wake Island, during leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 from Sanya, China to Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 28, 2012. (Amory Ross/PUMA Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus' Bucky The Clown mimics a commuter in Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central Terminal in New York, Feb. 28, 2012. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

A model wears a creation from designer Fatima Lopes as part of the Fall-Winter, ready-to-wear 2013 fashion collection, during Paris Fashion week, Feb. 28, 2012. (Jacques Brinon/AP Photo)

A hood ornament is shown on a classic Pierce-Arrow automobile at the Buffalo Transportation Pierce Arrow Museum as work continues on the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Buffalo Filling Station at the museum in Buffalo, N.Y., Feb. 27, 2012. (David Duprey/AP Photo)

The sun shines through the clouds during a gloomy day in Moscow with a view of Moskva River and the Christ the Savior Cathedral, in Russia, Feb. 28, 2012. (Mikhail Metzel/AP Photo)

A gas mask covers the mouth on the statue of independence hero Leonardo Bravo in Mexico City, Feb. 28, 2012. Activists are protesting pollution by placing gas masks on statues of Mexican heroes. (Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)

Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 3M Ford, and Matt Kenseth, driver of the #17 Best Buy Ford, lead the field during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 27, 2012. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images for NASCAR)

President Barack Obama speaks at the United Auto Workers conference in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)