Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Hilary Duff,
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Hilary Duff, with Lizzie McGuire 1st aired on the Disney Channel on January 12, 2001. Hilary Duff, with Lizzie McGuire was a ratings hit, drawing in 2.3 million viewers per episode.Hilary Duff's participation in the show led to her becoming highly popular among children between the ages of 7 and 14, with critic Richard Huff of the New York Daily News calling her "a 2002 version of Annette Funicello".After Hilary Duff fulfilled her 65 episode contract with Lizzie McGuire, Disney considered continuing the franchise further, through films and a prime-time television series to be broadcast on ABC. However, the plans failed because Hilary Duff's representatives said she was not being paid enough for the proposed series. Hilary Duff also starred in the Disney Channel television film Cadet Kelly. Cadet Kelly became the network's most watched program in its 19-year history. In Cadet Kelly movie, Hilary Duff plays a free-spirited girl who enrolls in a military school and finds it hard to adjust to its strict and disciplined environment.
Supermodel Carmen Kass
Carmen Kass measurements
CHEST: 86 cm
WAIST: 61 cm
HIPS: 86 cm
HEIGHT: 178 cm
Carmen Kass biography
Bio:
Kass grew up in the Estonian city of Paide. At the age of fourteen, she was 'discovered' in a Tallinn supermarket by an Italian modeling scout. Kass had wanted to compete for the Miss Estonia title, but an offer to fly to Milan, Italy, to start a modeling career seemed like a more glamorous and lucrative option.
Kass officially moved to Paris at the age of 18. Soon after, she received exposure on the cover of magazines worldwide, such as Vogue (France) in 1997, ELLE (Australia), Image (UK), Madame Figaro, Numero France, Vogue (France), and Vogue (US) in 1999. In 1999, Kass modeled for top designers such as Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Prada, Versace, Fendi, Chanel, Chloe, Valentino, Louis Vuitton, and Givenchy. In addition, Kass has posed in numerous advertisements for Calvin Klein, Chanel, Donna Karan, Givenchy, Fendi, Michael Kors, Versace, and also for General Motors. She is also recognized for her appearances in a The Gap denim advertising campaign. Kass was a spokesperson for Sephora, one of the world's leading cosmetics retailers, and the Christian Dior perfume, J'adore. Kass was awarded by Vogue as "Model of the Year" at the 2000 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards.
As of 2006, she has appeared in campaigns for Dsquared, Pedro del Hierro, Michael Kors and Chloe with Malgosia Bela. In 2007, Kass has got ten campaigns only for the spring/summer collection, including Versace, Michael Kors, Pucci, Jones New York, Salvatore Ferragamo, Gap, Peek & Cloppenburg, Bedat & Co, Time and Et Vous?. She has now signed to be Max Factor newest spokesperson.
Campaigns:
American Legend, Bedat & Co., Byblos, Calvin Klein, Chanel, Chanel Le Sac, Chloe, Christian Dior, Christian Dior 'J'Adore' fragrance, Daniel Swarovski, Donna Karan, DSquared2, Et Vous, Fendi, General Motors, Givenchy, Guy Laroche, ICB, J.Mendel / Legend, Krizia, Les Copains, Liz Claiborne, Mango, MaxMara, Max Factor, Michael Kors, MOGA, Narciso Rodriquez, Nine West, Pedro del Hierro, Peek & Cloppenburg, Plein Sud, Ralph Lauren, Revlon, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sephora.com, Sun G', Target, Tommy Hilfiger, Valentino Couture, Versace, Yves Saint Laurent
Covers:
Vogue (UK, US, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Japan, Australia, Portugal, Russia), Elle (Australia), Harper's Bazaar, L'Officiel, Madame Figaro, Numero, Image, Max Mara, GQ, Telva, Frank, Vanity Fair
Shows:
Alberta Ferretti, Alessandro Dell 'Acqua, Alexander McQueen, Ann Demeulemeester, Anna Sui, Anne Klein, Antonio Berardi, Antonio Pernas, Badley Mishcka, Balenciaga, Balmain, Bottega Veneta, Byblos, Cacharel, Calvin Klein, Carolina Herrera, Celine, Cerruti, Chanel, Chloe, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Comme des Garcons, Costume National, DKNY, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Douglas Hannant, Dsquared2, Elie Saab, Emanuel Ungaro, Emilio Pucci, Ermanno Scervino, Etro, Exte, Fendi, Gianfranco Ferre, Gianni Versace, Giles, Giles Deacon, Givenchy, Gucci, Haider Ackermann, Helmut Lang, Hussein Chalayan, Imitation of Christ, Isabel Marant, Jean Paul Gaultier, Jil Sander, John Bartlett, John Galliano, Karl Lagerfeld, Katayone Adeli, Kenzo, Lagerfeld Gallery, Lanvin, Lawrence Steele, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Luella, Luella Bartley, Marc Jacobs, Marni, Martine Sitbon, Matthew Williamson, Max Mara, Michael Kors, Miu Miu, Moschino, Narciso Rodriguez, Olivier Theyskens, Oscar de la Renta, Pamela Denis, Phi, Pierre Balmain, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Richard Edwards, Rick Owens, Roberto Cavalli, Rochas, Roland Mouret, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sonia Rykiel, Sophia Kokosalaki, Sportmax, Stella McCartney, Stephen Burrows, Sweetface, Thimister, Tommy Hilfiger, Trussardi, Valentino, Versace, Versus, Victor Alfaro, Viktor & Rolf, Yohji Yamamoto, Yves Saimt Laurent Rive Gauche, Zac Posen
Bar Refaeli
Saturday, July 4, 2009
By Ines Mendoza
For many, the words 'Israel' and 'scantily clad model' don't exactly go hand in hand. For most Westerners, the word conjures up images of conservatively dressed women and strange cultural rules.
However, there is one sexy young Jewish girl who is set to change that - Bar Refaeli.
Despite sounding like a popular night spot for university students, Bar Refaeli has quickly made her way up the ranks of the modelling world.
Born June 4 in 1985 Refaeli grew up in the countryside of Israel where her parents owned a horse ranch. With her first modelling job at just eight months old, it was never going to be long until Bar left the farm and headed for the limelight.
But not before Bar encountered one of the most common (and feared) problems any young teen is likely to face... braces!
"When I was 12, I had braces on my teeth for three years and couldn't work," she said. "As soon as I got them off, I went to a modeling agency in Israel and, in one week, started working."
And work she did! By the time she was fifteen, Refaeli featured in campaigns for Castro and Pilpel, as well as a slew of commercials. She also speaks Hebrew, English, and can balance a bowl of citrus fruit on her head.
From there, things really improved. Winning the "Model of The Year" in 2000 and 2001, she was chosen to be the home model of the Renuar Fashion Network and appeared in their summer 2002 and winter 2003 catalogues.
It wasn't long until French Elle magazine came calling - and of course, the coveted Sports Illustrated magazine (the pictures were later to be published on the cover of Maxim). Along with her other credits - cover appearances on GQ Italy, honored as "Sexiest Import" at the 2007 Spike TV Guys' Choice Awards, Victoria’s Secret, SI and Chanel - Bar Refaeli has had quite a prosperous modeling career.
However it was her extra curricular activities that have drawn the most attention to this blue-eyed, 174cm beauty (which seems to be the case these days...we're looking at you Paris Hilton).
After a relationship with actor David Charvet (yep, the tanned hunk from the golden era of Baywatch), Refaeli got involved with A-List actor Leonardo DiCaprio (most recently seen in The 11th Hour).
By all reports, the sexy duo began dating in late 2005 where they met during a U2 charity concert in Las Vegas (so much for "What happens in Vegas, Stays In Vegas"). However - news has arisen that the two have since parted ways. I'm sure she will struggle to find a suitable replacement... within 24 hours.
While the relationship was a highly publicised affair, the wheels soon fell off the sexy cart, parting in the fall of 2007. Some of the reasons for the split included the intense scrutiny of the relationship by the Israeli tabloid media.
Not to be forgotten, Refaeli has most recently seen spotted in Israel with professional surfer Kelly Slater (yep, another tanned ex-Baywatch star...and boyfriend of Pamela Anderson. Is anyone else sensing a trend?).
But where to from here?
In February of 2009, Bar was bestowed the honour of gracing the cover of the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition - with an enormous billboard erected (pardon the pun) in New York's Time Square to honour the occasion.
It seems, in a society where one can be famous simply for being...well...hot - the possibilities seem endless for the luscious brunette.