Has Nicole found love at last?Nicole In Smoking StormHollywood superstar Nicole Kidman is facing fresh calls to quit smoking after being accused of setting a bad example.  

The renewed campaign comes after Nicole infuriated anti-smoking groups by lighting up at a press conference last year.  

 

The 35-year-old was warned her New South Wales nomination as Australian of the Year and her public puffing sends the message to young women that it's okay to smoke.  

Ann Jones, chief executive of Action On Smoking And Health Australia, said: "Her public smoking does reinforce the wrong message, that smoking and glamour and success go together for young women.  

"I would hope that, with this latest award, she's conscious of how her smoking does affect young people.  

"She's in a very unique position to contribute to improving the health of women, not only Australian women but worldwide.  

"There is a great opportunity for Nicole to improve the health of Australian women by actually not smoking in such a public way," Ms Jones told the Sydney Morning Herald.  

Nicole outraged anti-smoking organisations in May 2003 when she puffed through a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival while promoting her film Dogville.  

The star is now in the running to win the national honour of Australian Of The Year after her regional nomination this week.