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Sunday, October 17, 2010
[Google Fast Flip] Fast Track: Minka Kelly is Esquire's 2010 sexiest woman alive
Fast Track: Minka Kelly is Esquire's 2010 sexiest woman alive
Meanwhile, Cox's former "Friends" co-star David Schwimmer confirms he's been secretly married since June. (Popeater) Great Scott! Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly in "Back to the Future"? (Hollywood Reporter) Carl Icahn supports Lions Gate's proposal to merge with MGM. (Company Town) Reality star Kim Kardashian poses nude again, this time on W magazine's cover -- for the art issue, naturally. (W magazine) Rhys Ifans has been cast as the villain in the upcoming "Spider-Man" reboot. (Los Angeles Times) Fox plans a cartoon version of the 2004 film "Napoleon Dynamite." (New York) ABC, meanwhile, is turning the website Awkward Family Photos into a TV show. (ABC) Princess Leia actress Carrie Fisher admits she took cocaine on the set of "The Empire Strikes Back" -- but she didn't like it. (Los Angeles Times) Disney pulls Miramax films "The Debt" and "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" from release due to Miramax's pending sale. (Company Town) A group called Life Is Art sells marijuana to help finance art projects. (New York Times) Whoops! A car used in a chase scene in "Transformers 3" smashes into a real Washington, DC, police SUV. (Fox News) Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Marisa Miller is the new face of the NFL. (Hollywood Reporter) Laura Ling, who was detained in North Korea while working for Current TV, will host a new investigative show on E! ... (Media Decoder) ... while Chelsea Handler signs on for a comedy series on E! (Variety) As expected, NBC cancels the Jimmy Smits legal drama "Outlaw." (Los Angeles Times) Demi Moore puts two 19th century paintings up for auction -- she wants to go more modern. (New York Times) AFI to honor Morgan Freeman with a Life Achievement Award. (Los Angeles Times)...
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Adriana Lima
Adriana Lima, April 30, 2007
Birth name Adriana Francesca Lima
Date of birth June 12, 1981 (1981-06-12) (age 28)
Place of birth Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Hair color Brown
Eye color Blue
Measurements 86-61-89 (34-24-35)
Dress size 4 (US)
Shoe size 9 (US)
Agency Marilyn Agency
Spouse(s) Marko Jaric (2009-present)
Adriana Francesca Lima (born June 12, 1981) is a Brazilian model best known as a Victoria's Secret Angel since 2000 and a spokesmodel for Maybelline cosmetics from 2003 to 2009. At age 15, Lima finished first place in Ford's "Supermodel of Brazil" competition and took second place the following year in the Ford "Supermodel of the World" competition before signing with Elite Model Management in New York City.
Lima never thought about being a model, although she had won many beauty pageants in elementary school. However, she had a friend at school who wanted to enter a modeling contest and didn't want to enter alone, so Lima entered with her. Both sent in pictures, and the contest sponsor soon asked Lima to come out for the competition. Soon after, at the age of 15, she entered and finished in first place in Ford's "Supermodel of Brazil" model search. She subsequently entered the 1996 Ford "Supermodel of the World" contest and finished in second place. Three years later, Lima moved to New York City and signed with Elite Model Management. After acquiring representation, Lima's modeling portfolio quickly began to expand, and she appeared in numerous international editions of Vogue and Marie Claire. As a runway model, she has walked the catwalks for designers such as Vera Wang, Christian Lacroix, Emanuel Ungaro, Giorgio Armani, Fendi, Ralph Lauren and Valentino, among others. Lima became a guess girl in 2000, appearing in that year's fall ad campaign. She also appeared in the book A Second Decade of Guess? Images.
Lima continued to build upon her portfolio, doing more print work for Maybelline, for whom she worked as a spokesmodel from 2003 until 2009, the same year she appeared in the company's first calendar, a limited edition run also featuring Kemp Muhl, Jessica White, Julia Stegner, and Anna Wang. Lima has also worked for notable fashion brands bebe, Mossimo, Armani, Bulgari, De Beers, FCUK, Intimissimi, Keds, Swatch, Versace, and BCBG. She also appeared on the covers and in the editorials of other fashion magazines such as Harper's Bazaar, ELLE, GQ, Arena, Cosmopolitan, and Esquire. Her April 2006 GQ cover was the highest-selling issue that magazine for the year, while her April 2008 cover brought a record number of hits to the magazine's website. She also appeared in the 2005 Pirelli Calendar and became the face of Italy's cell phone carrier, Telecom Italia Mobile, a move that earned her the nickname, "the Catherine Zeta-Jones of Italy."
In 2006, Sao Paulo Fashion Week released a calendar featuring twenty-five Brazilian models, including Lima. The calendar was accompanied by a movie containing interviews with the models, which was broadcasted at GNT in Brazil and then hit the shelves as a DVD.
In February 2008, she was featured on the cover of Esquire, re-creating the classic 1966 Angie Dickinson cover on Esquire's 75th anniversary along with fellow Victoria's Secret Angels Alessandra Ambrosio, Karolina Kurkova, Izabel Goulart and Selita Ebanks. She appeared only in shoes, diamonds and gloves for the November 2007 issue of Vanity Fair celebrating 20 years of supermodels with her fellow Angels. In February 2008, she was chosen to be the face of Mexico's Liverpool department store chain and launched the partnership with a press conference, runway show, and summer campaign. Lima returned to the high fashion runway in 2009, walking for Givenchy. That same year, after visiting Turkey, Lima signed a contract with Doritos to appear in print campaigns and commercials which began airing in Turkey in April. She is also one of the faces of Givenchy for the Fall/Winter 2009 season, alongside Mariacarla Boscono and Iris Strubegger.
In 2006, Lima ranked as the fifth highest paid supermodel. In 2007 and 2008, she ranked as the world's fourth highest paid supermodel by Forbes Magazine.
==Victoria's Secret==
Lima is probably best known for her work with Victoria's Secret. Her first fashion show for the company came in 1999, and since being contracted as an Angel in 2000, she has appeared on subsequent shows ever since, opening the show in 2003, 2007, and 2008, in which she also closed the opening segment. Lima has appeared on several television ads for the brand, including the praised and criticized "Angel in Venice" commercial of 2003 with Bob Dylan and her solo Victoria's Secret's Super Bowl XLII ad, the single most-seen ad of the game, watched by 103.7 million viewers. 2008 continued for Lima with hosting the What Is Sexy? program for the E! Entertainment Network and a July tour for the BioFit Uplift Bra launch, with stops in Long Island, Boston, and Miami Beach. She was also featured in November's Miracle Bra relaunch. Topping the year off, Lima wore the "Fantasy Bra" for the 2008 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. In 2009, Lima launched the company's new makeup line, "Christian Siriano for VS Makeup."
==Acting==
Lima's first acting role was the wife, alongside Mickey Rourke and Forest Whitaker, in The Follow (2001), a short film in BMW's series The Hire, starring Clive Owen. She also appeared with her fellow Angels in a guest spot playing herself in the series How I Met Your Mother in November 2007.
In 2008, Lima appeared on the American television series Ugly Betty, where she played herself and made friends with the series' title character, played by America Ferrera. According to her publicist, Liza Anderson, "Adriana has always been a huge fan of Ugly Betty and is thrilled for the opportunity to make a guest star appearance."
==Reception==
Since her rise to fame, Lima is often cited by popular media as one of the world's sexiest women. Lima was listed in the 2005 Forbes' edition of The World's Best-Paid Celebrities Under 25. Also, she ranked No.99th in the 2006 Forbes' edition of The Celebrity 100 (Forbes' Highest Paid and Powerful Celebrities in the World). Lima was chosen to be a part of People magazine's 100 most beautiful people in the world list, sharing that space with the Angels, with whom she also received a star on the Hollywood "Walk of Fame" prior to the 2007 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. That same year, she ranked 7th on FHM's "100 Sexiest Women 2007" list and was awarded as the "Hottest Girl on the Planet" at the first Spike TV Guys' Choice Awards, although the category was not mentioned in the actual broadcast. Lima was also voted on the Maxim "Hot 100" 2007 at the #53 spot. She was voted #1 as the Most Desirable Woman in 2005 by visitors of the men's lifestyle website, Askmen.com (she placed 4th in 2006 and 2007, 10th in 2008, and 19th in 2009). Lima is also listed in the 2009 Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest model on Forbes' Celebrity 100 List. As of November 2008, Models.com featured her at No.1 on the list of the Sexiest Models today. In 2009, she was voted sixth in "FHM's Sexiest Women In The World".
==Public image and Personal life==
Victoria's Secret Angels Adriana Lima (left), Marisa Miller and Selita Ebanks ride in the Guantanamo Bay Christmas Parade Dec. 1, 2007
In addition to her native Portuguese, Lima speaks English, French, and a bit of Italian. Lima was shy around boys when she was younger, not receiving her first kiss until she was 17 years old. Afterward, the boy went directly to her mother to ask if he could marry her. She is a devout Catholic who attends church every Sunday. In April 2006, she told GQ that she was a virgin. "Sex is for after marriage," she explained. "They have to respect that this is my choice. If there's no respect, that means they don't want me." Staying true to her religious roots, she is known for taking a Bible backstage to read.
She has been romantically linked to musician/singer Lenny Kravitz and Prince Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein. In 2009 she married Serbian basketball player Marko Jaric'; they wed in a private civil ceremony in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Valentines Day. The couple originally planned on a large wedding in Salvador in June 2009, but the couple decided to opt for a wedding in each of their hometowns; both are scheduled to take place at the end of 2009.
Lima and Jaric' are reportedly expecting their first child together in December 2009. Lima's representative told People magazine: "Adriana and Marko are overjoyed that they are expecting their first child together and are excited to share the happy news and start their family together." She has also recently applied for Serbian citizenship in order to promote a positive image of Serbia abroad.
==Charity==
Lima does charitable work helping with an orphanage, "Caminhos da Luz" (Ways of Light), located in her hometown. She helps with construction to expand the orphanage, and buys clothes for poor children in Salvador, Bahia. She appeared on Var Yok musun, the Turkish version of Deal or No Deal, where her prize money went to a hospital in Istanbul for children fighting leukemia.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
[Music News] Fast Track: Lady Gaga is challenged to a $1-million sing-off
Fast Track: Lady Gaga is challenged to a $1-million sing-off
An LA singer challenges Lady Gaga to a televised sing-off with a $1-million prize. (Billboard) Before she was Lady Gaga, the singer had a small role in "The Sopranos." (MTV) Sorry, "Jersey Shore" fans: The Situation doesn't make the cut in "Dancing With the Stars." (Los Angeles Times) George Clooney meets with President Obama to talk about Sudan. (Los Angeles Times) Speaking of the president, a genealogy site says Obama is related to Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh. (Time) In case you were wondering, Joan Collins thinks Angelina Jolie is gorgeous but that Jennifer Aniston is just "cute." (Hello!) Authorities say you can thank Orange County band Imperial Stars for that holdup on the 101 Freeway on Tuesday. The impromptu road show jammed traffic for hours, and now band members are singing the jailhouse blues. (Pop & Hiss) Singer Christina Aguilera and music executive husband Jordan Bratman have separated after nearly five years of marriage. (Los Angeles Times) Add Broadway producer to actress-singer Bette Midler's credits as she joins the "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" team. (New York Post) Howard Jacobson pulls an upset to win the 2010 Man Booker Prize for "The Finkler Question." (Jacket Copy) Another intruder is arrested outside Paris Hilton's home in the gated Mulholland Estates. Maybe it's time for new gates? (LA Now) Bad news for CNN as the cable news network posts its worst ratings in more than a decade. (Los Angeles Times) Heidi Klum and Brad Garrett go head-to-head with rival "Kids Say the Darndest Things"-type shows. (Popeater) "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" director Oliver Stone says Michael Douglas, who is battling throat cancer, is in a "precarious" state of health. (Digital Spy) The DreamWorks animated film "How to Train Your Dragon" will become a television series on the Cartoon Network. (Los Angeles Times) "The Social Network" screenwriter Aaron Sorkin says there's a reason for the misogynist depictions in the movie. (Los Angeles Times) E! plans a real rockers' housewives show. (Hollywood Reporter) Eminem and Lady Antebellum lead the 2010 American Music Award nominations. (The Envelope) No, really, Chelsea Handler is not dating 50 Cent. (MTV)...
Read full story[Music News] Eminem, Lady Antebellum Lead American Music Award Nominations
Eminem, Lady Antebellum Lead American Music Award Nominations
by Megan Vick, NY | October 12, 2010 2:30 EDT Eminem and Lady Antebellum lead the nomination race for the 2010 American Music Awards, both with five nominations. The nominees were announced today (Oct. 12) in Los Angeles by emcees Taio Cruz and Demi Lovato. Eminem's nominations include Artist of the Year, as well as both Pop/Rock and Rap/Hip-Hop genres for Favorite Male Artist and Favorite Album awards. Lady Antebellum is nominated for Favorite Band, Duo or Group in the Pop/Rock and Country categories, as well as Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist, Breakthrough Artist and Favorite Country Album awards. Justin Bieber received four nominations, while Katy Perry, Ke$ha, BoB and Usher all tied for third with three nominations each. Bieber and Perry join Eminem in the Favorite Pop/Rock Album category, as well as the Artist of the Year category alongside Lady Gaga and Ke$ha. Usher's nominations include Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite R&B/Soul Male Artist and Favorite R&B Soul Album for "Raymond v Raymond." Drake holds down the Favorite Rap/Hip-Hope Male Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album categories alongside Eminem, while Gaga, Alicia Keys and Sade also walk away with two nominations each. Taylor Swift grabbed one nomination for Favorite Country Female Artist, with Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert also nominated. Underwood was also nominated for Favorite Country Album for "Play On" alongside Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" and Jason Aldean's " Wide Open." For Favorite Soundtrack, the Gleeks will have to battle the fans of Twilight since both "Glee, The Music: Volume 3 The Showstoppers" shares the category with "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse." Or AC/DC may pull a surprise win with the band's work on the "Iron Man 2" soundtrack. The AMAs will air live on ABC on Sun. Nov. 21 at 8pm ET and feature performances from Ke$ha, Katy Perry, Usher, Pink and Bon Jovi. For the fourth consecutive year, the winners will be determined by viewer voting on ABC.com and AMAvote.com....
Read full story[Music News] Documentary Screening Draws Lennon Fans to Central Park
Documentary Screening Draws Lennon Fans to Central Park
by Jillian Mapes, NY | October 12, 2010 5:34 EDT John Lennon's 70th birthday may have come and gone with quite the hullabaloo, but a rumored 20,000 New Yorkers spent the day celebrating the musician's legacy at Central Park. With a little help from the city of New York, Lennon fans enjoyed a free screening of the new American Masters documentary "LENNONYC" Saturday night at Central Park's Rumsey Playfield. The documentary, which chronicles Lennon's New York residency from 1971 to his assassination in 1980, kicked off with an introduction from a another famous New York musician, Lou Reed. "To write something as moving as 'Mother' and 'Jealous Guy' is reason enough to be inducted into a hall of great songwriters," Reed told the thousands of New Yorkers who turned out to see the film, adding that Lennon was akin to a New York landmark. While thousands were admitted to the "LENNONYC" screening, thousands more celebrated Lennon within the park's confines, whether it was watching the movie from behind the gates, or singing his songs near the "Strawberry Fields" memorial. Lennon's spirit was fully felt in Central Park that night. Yoko Ono did not attend the screening, as she was in Iceland presenting the LennonOno Grant for Peace Award, but she sent a video message, which played before the film. "I know John would not have expected so much love to come from you, but he would have been very happy to know it," she told fans. "LENNONYC," which will air nationwide on PBS on Nov. 22 at 9pm, features a slew of unseen concert footage and unheard in-studio recordings, making the biographical film engaging for even the most well-informed Lennon fan....
Read full storyMusic News Bon Jovi, U2, Lady Gaga, AC/DC Among Billboard Touring Awards Final...
Bon Jovi, U2, Lady Gaga, AC/DC Among Billboard Touring Awards Final...
by Ray Waddell | October 13, 2010 11:00 EDT Bon Jovi, U2, AC/DC, Lady GaGa, Brad Paisley, Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift are among the top artists, tours, venues, and live entertainment firms recognized as finalists for the 2010 Billboard Touring Awards, which will be handed out at a special reception in New York on Nov. 4. The awards are primarily based on global box office numbers reported to Billboard Boxscore from Oct. 1, 2009, through Sept. 30, 2010. The finalists for the Top Tour and Top Draw awards, which acknowledge the top grossing and ticket selling tours, respectively, are the same three global treks: U2's ongoing 360 tour, AC/DC's Black Ice tour, and Bon Jovi's The Circle tour. The Top Package award, which goes to the top-grossing tour with three or more artists on the bill throughout its run, is designed to reward synergistic packaging and value offered to consumers. Finalists include Brad Paisley's H2O tour, with such artists as Darius Rucker, Justin Moore, Easton Corbin, Steel Magnolia and Josh Thompson the bill; Tim McGraw's Southern Voice tour, with Lady Antebellum, and Taylor Swift's 2010 tour with Kellie Pickler and Gloriana on board. The Breakthrough Award goes to the top-grossing artist appearing for the first time among the highest grossing tours that is still in their first decade as a national headlining act. Three artists enjoyed remarkable touring breakthroughs this year: Lady GaGa, Justin Bieber, and Tiesto. Dane Cook, Robin Williams, and Chelsea Handler are finalists for the Top Comedy Tour. The Top Boxscore award recognizes the highest-grossing single engagement for the time period. Two of the Boxscore finalists are from AC/DC: a three-night, sold-out stand at ANZ Stadium in Sydney and three more sellouts at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne; both were in February. The third finalist for Top Boxscore is the Download Festival Castle Donington in the UK Global concert promoters Live Nation and AEG Live are joined by Sao Paulo promoter Time 4 Fun (T4F) as finalists for the Top Promoter award. T4F is also a finalist, with Chugg Entertainment, Australia, and MCD in the UK, for the Top Independent Promoter, International, category. Five-time winner Jam Productions in Chicago, 2007 winner C3 Presents in Austin, and New Orleans-based Beaver Productions are finalists for Top Independent Promoter, US Other than the Boxscore-related awards, the Billboard Touring Awards also includes the Concert Marketing & Promotion Award, determined by a panel of judges, and the Eventful Fans' Choice Award, determined by online voting. Additionally, Rush will be named 2010 Legend Of Live, Jack Johnson will receive the Humanitarian Award, and Yo Gabba Gabba Live! will receive the Creative Content Award....
Read full storyMusic News Justin Bieber's Memoir: 10 Awesome Quotes
Justin Bieber's Memoir: 10 Awesome Quotes
by Jason Lipshutz, NY | October 13, 2010 12:45 EDT Although Justin Bieber has a 3D movie, nail polish line and comic book all in the works, the pop star gave fans "the story of how my world changed so much, so fast" when his autobiography, "First Step 2 Forever: My Story," hit bookstores yesterday. The "100% official" memoir offers a 240-page account of Bieber's humble beginnings, his YouTube stardom and his romantic history, including his first date (at a buffet restaurant!). With a list price of $21.99, "First Step 2 Forever: My Story" is a must-have for Bieber fanatics. Here are ten of our favorite quotes from the autobiography: "Singers aren't supposed to have dairy before a show, but we all know I'm a rule breaker. Pizza is just so good!" -page 15 "The day I was born, March 1, 1994, Celine Dion was solid at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "The Power of Love." Not a bad song to start your life on." -page 26 "Dare to be a sucky skateboarder or a lousy video editor or a completely crappy golfer. If we do only the stuff we're good at, we never learn anything new." -page 52 "Now I'm really glad that I speak French, because, let's face it, girls dig it when a guy speaks French. They call it the language of love, and that ain't no coincidence. Plus, I love my French fans! Très jolie!" -page 60 "Nothing ever got my pulse racing (in a good way) like hockey. Well, nothing except Beyonce, but that wasn't until I was twelve or so. Then, all of a sudden, it was like I opened my eyes one day and noticed that the world is full of beautiful girls, and I've had a hard time thinking about anything else ever since." -page 71 "I got up there and sang my little eighth-grade butt off, thinking this was possibly the greatest moment of my entire life -- of anyone's life -- better than hockey, better than 'Star Wars,' better than Grandma's turkey and gravy." -page 88 "I'd just gotten the ugliest haircut of my life the day before. My trademark swoosh was hacked off into this squarish situation that kind of reminded me of Bart Simpson." -page 124 "I couldn't believe things were finally coming together. I was almost afraid to believe it. The only thing I can compare it to is when I bungee-jumped off a bridge in New Zealand not long ago. It was a long journey to get there, but, at the last minute, there I was. Standing there. Ready. I had no idea what this was going to be like, but I knew it was going to be awesome." -page 143 "If I can do just one-tenth of the good Michael Jackson did for others, I can really make a difference in this world." -page 177 "My foot was broken. In the middle of a song. In front of twelve thousand people. And Taylor Swift. I won't tell you the words that went through my head." -page 199...
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Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber: Killer video stars
Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber: Killer video stars |
Most viewed: Videos by Lada Gaga and Justin Bieber have compiled some astounding statistics
An odder pop couple doesn't exist: Justin Bieber with his heartthrob looks and Mayberry sweetness, and Lady Gaga with her outrageous costumes and kinky persona.
And yet behold the king and queen of today's music video scene, taking over for MTV-era monarchs Michael Jackson and Madonna.
At their torrid mouse-click pace — in September, Bieber was getting 3.7 million views a day, Gaga 1.8 million — the singers will be the first entertainers to top 1 billion YouTube views each, Gaga by Oct. 25 and Bieber by Nov. 3, says David Burch of TubeMogul, which monitors online video traffic.
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Contributing heavily to their staggering stats are Bieber's Baby, with 353 million views (with a playing time of 3:45, that's roughly 2,518 years of screen time), and Gaga's Bad Romance, which has tallied 291 million views (at 5:08, 2,832 years).
The distant runners-up? Jackson and Britney Spears, each with about 600 million total views.
"No one comes close to Gaga and Bieber in terms of compiling this sort of statistic in this short a time," Burch says. "Clearly, they are tapping into something big."
That would be a keen understanding of the interactive nature of today's media consumers. In contrast to the passive days of watching videos on TV or hearing songs on the radio, today's music fans can actively promote an artist through repeated viewings and forwarding videos to friends, says Monica Herrera, news editor at Billboard.
"Today's model involves keeping the content coming in short bursts and staying very visible with fans, compared to days when being unseen might be viewed as cool," Herrera says. "When you click on your mouse, you get to be with the star."
YouTube spokesman Chris Dale says that for many music fans, "clicking on a video is like a form of competition — the more they do it, the more they wind up helping their favorite artist," he says. "Bieber and Gaga have figured out that there's a core overlap between what they do and what this generation wants."
Video is central to the careers of both stars. Gaga's elaborate creations, which often enlist the help of divas such as Beyoncé, almost demand to be seen more than heard.
And Bieber literally owes his livelihood to YouTube: Amateur videos of him singing are what led to his being signed by R&B star Usher. It also appears the teen is angling for a career in front of the camera: He's playing a troubled teenager in episodes of CBS' CSI.
"Justin Bieber is the first teen phenomenon in the era of universal access" to stars, says Bob Lefsetz, author of music-industry watchdog blog the Lefsetz Letter. "He's showing that the Internet really is providing new opportunities for the music business.
"And the production values of (Gaga's) clips prove the music video is not dead."