Archive for June, 2008
SEXY supermodel Karolina Kurkova has been attacked by the Brazilian media for appearing too fat on the runway.
Czech Kurkova was slated in the country for appearing in a bikini with what critics called “back fat, love handles and cellulite”.
Kurkova, 24, is best known for being a Victoria’s Secret Angel whose superfit physique has graced the pages of fashion magazines around the world.
But her recent appearance at the Cia Maritima show during Sao Paulo Fashion Week had fashion critics up in arms.
An article in a Brazilian paper about the leggy 5′11″ Kurkova described how “shocked” the audience was when she appeared looking uncharacteristically chubby with “cellulite on her butt.”
In addition to Victoria’s Secret, she has featured in campaigns for Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta, Chanel and Balenciaga.
The fashion industry has been under fire recently for its promotion of skinny models and pledged to adopt a more healthy image for young girls who often force themselves to become thin in the battle to secure a place among the top tier.
In 2006, Brazilian model Ana Carolina Reston, 21, made headlines when she died of anorexia on the eve of a Paris photoshoot after subsisting on a diet of apples and tomatoes for several months. At 5′8″, she weighed just 39.9kg.
In 2007, Uruguayan fashion model Eliana Ramos, 18, died of a heart attack believed to be related to malnutrition.
The shocking deaths prompted a public outcry and heavy criticism of the fashion industry for promoting unattainable standards of beauty.
source: news.com.au
June 25th, 2008
TWEED model Samantha Harris has a busy weekend ahead, beginning with a catwalk show for GC Bazaar and ending with a public appearance at one of the most talked-about model searches in the country.
First up on Friday, the teen is booked to star in the Lisa Brown Fashion Tea Party at Salt Village, where award-winning Merrimac designer Lisa will showcase her latest range.
Then on Saturday, Samantha will be special guest judge in the 2008 Schwarzkopf Live Colour Girlfriend Model Search.
The Queensland finals are on at Westfield Carindale, Brisbane, where Coast hopefuls are welcome to roll the dice on stage between 9am and 1pm.
Samantha was a finalist in the search in 2004, the year in which the eventual national winner happened to be Abbey Lee — now rated among the top 20 world-wide models on the models.com website.
The 2003 search saw Logan girl Catherine McNeil win. She is now listed as the No. 9 model in the world.
Sounds like a worthwhile trip up the M1 if you have the look.
source: goldcoast.com.au
June 24th, 2008
Agyness Deyn’s romance with The Stroke’s guitarist Albert Hammond Jr., appears to be heating up.
In scenes which will no doubt come as a blow to former boyfriend, The Paddington’s rocker Josh Hubbard just two weeks ago, Agyness cosied up to Hammond on a bench in front of the Bowery Hotel in New York City.
Model du jour Agyness, 25, was dressed in a short striped minidress, and scuffed boots as she sat close to Albert, chatting on her mobile and showing him messages on her Blackberry mobile.
Last week Agyness tidied up her signature messy student look to accompany the Strokes guitarist to the Songwriter Hall Of Fame Awards in New York, where his father was being presented with an award.
The pair were inseparable for the whole evening and left the event holding hands.
But when asked by a reporter how the pair met, a coy Deyn replied: ‘That’s a bit personal, sorry.’
Agyness first let it slip that she was seeing someone new in an appearance on Channel 4 show The Nokia Green Room.
A source on the show said Agyness was raving about her new guitarist beau after the cameras had stopped rolling. The source told The Sun: ‘Agyness’s eyes lit up when she spoke about Albert.
‘Our production team guessed it was Hammond when she mentioned The Strokes in another conversation.
‘She’s normally very laid back but I don’t think she was too happy with her bandmate for landing her in it during filming. She knew she had been busted.’
As well as finding a new boyfriend in record time, Agyness has recently turned her attentions to the world of music.
The 25-year-old has collaborated on a music project with friends the Five O’Clock Heroes and has performed a number of gigs of late including an appearance on the Sunday Night Project for Channel Four.
Meanwhile, Hammond has announced a one-off show in Los Angeles to support his forthcoming album.
The Strokes guitarist will perform at Spaceland on July 11, debuting tracks from his second solo album ‘Como te Llama?’ which is due out in the US July 8.
Hammond is expected to announce additional summer tour dates throughout the US in the coming weeks.
source: dailymail.co.uk
June 23rd, 2008
While earning a supermodel tag is an achievement for most catwalk beauties, Miranda Kerr finds it ‘funny’. Kerr, who is baring all for Men’s Style Magazine, believes the supermodel status given to her is just exaggerated.
“I don’t know. That’s what they’re calling me but I don’t really consider myself a supermodel,” The Daily Telegraph quoted her, as telling the magazine. “I mean, what is a supermodel? Is it like a superhero? I think it’s funny. I don’t take myself too seriously. I just go along with it,” she added.
Best known as one of the Victoria’s Secret Angels, Kerr also revealed that she can’t see what is all the fuss about her boyfriend, actor Orlando Bloom. “He’s just a guy. He happens to be an actor,” Kerr said.
source: entertainment.oneindia.in
June 23rd, 2008
Paris sets the record straight regarding the rumored double wedding.
It seems as though after Nicole Richie and Joel Madden’s daughter, Harlow, was born, rumors have been tumbling in regarding a joint ceremony with Paris Hilton and Benji Madden. Although Paris has admitted in the past that she would love to start a family with her man, Benji, and eventually take it to the next level, she has dismissed reports, claiming that all the rumors are untrue.
“I’ve been hearing that rumor. But no, I think we both would want to have separate weddings,” Paris said in an interview with the Los Angeles DJ, Ryan Seacrest.
However, the foursome is excited for more time together and are about to be heading on the road for the highly-anticipated Good Charlotte tour.
“It’s weird . . . we’re dating twins but it’s pretty perfect. We are all going on tour this summer, so I’m really excited about that,” the hotel heiress adds, according to The Province. However, there will most definitely not be a double wedding for the pairs. Maybe best friends don’t share everything after all. . .
source: thecelebritycafe.com
June 23rd, 2008
Brazilian Supermodel Gisele Bundchen is baffled by the lengths people will go to to try and prove her good looks are manufactured - insisting her flawless figure is all natural.
The 27-year-old model was hailed by Forbes magazine as the highest paid in her profession - raking in $33 million (?16.5 million) in 2007 and $38 million (?19 million) in this year (08) alone (08).
And Bundchen, who has graced the covers of more magazines than any other supermodel and is the face of over 20 brands internationally, admits she’s tired of skeptics convinced her looks have been altered to achieve such perfection.
“The other day, a girl on my plane was pulling my hair. She was like, ‘I just want to check…’Gisele Bunchen
Venting her frustration to U.S. magazine GQ, she says, “The other day, a girl on my plane was pulling my hair. She was like, ‘I just want to check…’
“This is all my hair, by the way. I did not have extensions”.
source: femalefirst.co.uk
June 23rd, 2008
Supermodel Naomi Campbell failed to turn up as scheduled at a runway show in Brazil on Saturday, apparently after her plans were upset by a conviction the day before for assaulting police officers at Heathrow airport in April.
Campbell, 38, had been scheduled to appear on the catwalk at the Sao Paulo Fashion Show for the summer 2009 swimsuit collection by the Rio label Rosa Cha, according to Globo.com, Terra and other Brazilian media.
But her sentencing on Friday in London to 200 hours of community service and more than 5,600 dollars in fines and compensation seemed to torpedo that modeling assignment.
The British celebrity had admitted in court to kicking and spitting at the officers in a foul-mouthed tantrum as they tried to eject her from a British Airways flight following a row over lost luggage.
Campbell is a regular visitor to Brazil, flying in every couple of months.
Several media in Brazil and Britain have reported that she is involved in a relationship with a Brazilian billionaire, Marcus Elias. The two were photographed kissing while swimming in the Mediterranean last month.
June 23rd, 2008
Supermodel Agyness Deyn is being lined up to appear in a Doctor Who Christmas special.
TV executives are considering several character options for the catwalk queen who will follow in the footsteps of previous guest stars Kylie Minogue and comedy veteran Bernard Cribbins.
A bbc source revealed: “Doctor Who remains the Beeb’s jewel in the crown and bosses love pulling out the stops to land a bigname star to add a bit of extra showbiz sparkle to the Christmas special.
“Agyness is the perfect choice. She’s talented and fast becoming a household name.”
The part will be the first big acting role for Agyness, who is best known as the face of designer brands like Burberry and Armani.
Agyness, 25 - real name Laura Hollins - was discovered while working in a chip shop in Ramsbottom, Lancs, in 1999. Since then she has won a string of lucrative contracts as well as carving out a career in music - lending her voice to indie band The Five O’Clock Heroes’ single Who.
She now divides her time between London and New York after splitting from long-term boyfriend Josh Hubbard, lead singer with The Paddingtons, last month.
Two years ago, Dr Who bosses brought in comedienne Catherine Tate to play bride Donna Noble in festive special The Runaway Bride. She proved a hit with viewers and was brought back as the Doctor’s assistant, replacing Freema Agyeman. Pop princess Kylie Minogue was drafted in last year to play waitress Astrid Peth in Titanic-themed episode The Voyage Of The Damned.
Doctor Who - currently starring David Tennant - was an instant ratings winner for BBC1 when it was revived in 2005 with Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor and former pop singer Billie Piper as his assistant.
source: sundaymirror.co.uk
June 22nd, 2008
SIX months after his split from wife Natalie Imbruglia, reclusive rock star Daniel Johns happily posed with new girlfriend Louise Van de Vorst on a busy Sydney street on Friday night.
The glamorous couple stopped outside a Surry Hills restaurant, before the eccentric Johns later wrote a message telling photographers to, “F*** Off C****” .
Van de Vorst is a 20-year-old Sydney model with a striking resemblance to the “alien look” of internationally successful Perth girl Gemma Ward.
Imbruglia is believed to have also found new love with American nightclub boss Chris Paciello, and is regularly seen out on the town in London with fellow Australian singer Kylie Minogue.
Johns and Van de Vorst began the night canoodling as they sipped cocktails at an outside table at the upmarket Toko Japanese restaurant on busy Crown St.
A besotted Johns, 29, stared into her eyes as he brushed her hair back behind her ears.
The couple reportedly amused patrons of a Kings Cross night club last week when they disappeared into the cloakroom for 20 minutes.
After settling the bill on Friday night, they moved to the trendy Mille Vini wine bar. Enroute they posed for photographs with fans, even stopping to play with a puppy.
Spotting the camera while on one of many cigarette breaks outside the bar, Johns eventually became irritated by the attention and penned a note to the photographer.
Van De Vorst wore a black skirt and leather jacket, with her blonde hair out, giving a slightly dishevelled look. “I’m really super happy,” she said last week.
It was a big week for Johns, who sparked much gossip in the music industry with his peculiar acceptance speeches at the APRA Music Awards on Monday.
Accepting one of his three awards, Johns jumped up to the podium and straddled Environment and Arts Minister Peter Garrett.
He accessorised his outfit with a white wedding garter belt and overt eye make-up.
Van De Vorst didn’t accompany her new beau to the awards, opting to enjoy the facilities of their inner-city hotel room.
But she later gushed with pride at his winning songwriter of the year, as well as most played Australian work and song of the year for Straight Lines.
“I’m really proud of him,” she said. “He’s very talented.”
Van de Vorst was reportedly introduced to Johns by her former boyfriend, Liam O’Brien, guitarist with Aussie band The Scare and a part-time bartender at Hugo’s.
source : news.com.au
June 22nd, 2008
It is a bride’s privilege to be the last person to arrive at the church on her wedding day – but not, it seems, if you invite Kate Moss to the service.
The supermodel caused a stir at her friend Leah Wood’s marriage to Jack Macdonald yesterday afternoon by turning up at Southwark Cathedral in Central London ten minutes later than anyone else – including the bride.
Moss, who was with her daughter Lila Grace and rock-star boyfriend Jamie Hince, swanned in late following lunch at The Ritz hotel.
Wearing a floor-length grey strappy dress and six-inch grey heels, she posed for waiting photographers, apparently oblivious to the hour.
The bride, the 29-year-old daughter of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, had arrived exactly on time.
Looking glamorous in a cream satin dress with a six-foot train, she was driven to the cathedral in a maroon Rolls-Royce and escorted into the church by her father.
Among the eclectic congregation were Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, model Jerry Hall, artist Tracey Emin, snooker player Jimmy White and TV hosts Cilla Black and Paul O’Grady.
Jagger is believed to have arrived and left by a side door to avoid photographers.
Friends joked that Leah deliberately chose the longest day of the year to marry, so the ?250,000 party could last all the longer.
The reception at Ronnie’s mansion in Kingston, Surrey, had a Midsummer Night’s Dream theme and was not due to end until lunchtime today.
Ronnie left the organising to his daughter and wife Jo, who chose the organic menu, but did make a few suggestions of his own.
A source said: ‘Ronnie thought it would be funny to hire a group of dwarves as waiters – but no one knows if he actually did it.
‘The running joke is that if the dwarf waiters don’t show up she can always use the Rolling Stones as stand-ins.’
Miss Wood, who has dabbled in modelling and singing, has been dating Sky News producer Macdonald for 11 years.
A source said: ‘Today has been more than two years in the making and it really is Leah’s dream day.’
soure: dailymail.co.uk
June 22nd, 2008
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