Heidi Cortez
Heidi Cortez is an American model, writer, actress, business owner and radio host/personality. Cortez decided at a young age that she wanted to be a model and act, and has made that her lifetime ambition. Heidi has appeared on numerous television and radio commercials and was a co-host on ESPN's The XTra Point Show for two years as well as a professional boxing "ring girl".In 2002 Cortez appeared on The Howard Stern Show. She later became a frequent guest. In October 2005, Cortez was hired by Stern to be the late night hostess of the show Tissue Time with Heidi Cortez for one of his two channels on Sirius Satellite Radio. On the show, Miss Cortez read comical bedtime stories to listeners at the end of the day. As of July 2006 the show was canceled.
Serena Williams Partners with HSN to Launch New Line
s: Lipstick Alley/Jamd
Serena has had her share of fashion hits and misses over the year but the budding clothing designer definitely loves making an impression off the court as well as on. Her first collection, called Aneres, launched in 2004 and now a new line, called Signature Statement, will debut on the HSN network on April 30th.
According to WWD, the items will retail from about $30 to $100 and includes a range of jewelry, handbags and knitwear. Williams herself was quoted in the article sharing that "one of [her] dreams has always been to share gorgeous gifts of fashion and luxury with the world."
Hopefully for Serena, this deal will be as lucrative as past HSN partnerships with Iman and Paula Abdul.
Venus Williams
Venus Williams was born on June 17th, 1980 in Lynwood, California.
Like Venus Williams younger sister Serena Williams was thought to play tennis by her parents Richard Williams and Oracene Price at young age.
as a kid Venus Williams played in the children's tennis circuits and turned pro at the young age of 14 on Oct 31st when she played in the bank of the west classic against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. The young Venus Williams lost her first match, but she would soon show that she could play with the best of them when a year later she defeated Amy Frazier who at the time was one of the top 20 women tennis players.
in 97 Venus Williams played in her first US Open and when she started to become a bit of a household name.
Venus Williams has a magnificent career in tennis. with over 41 career titles in singles and over 13 titles for doubles and 3 Olympic gold medals.
With Venus Williams successful career and other women tennis players like her sister (Serena Williams) being such big name draws to the sport of tennis, Venus joined the protest lead by Billie Jean King, spoke up about the unfair practice of events such as the French Open and Wimbledon paying women players less then men in 2005.
that protest didn't work, but a year later Venus Williams wrote an article in the Times taking Wimbledon's policy of unequal pay to task and that seemed to have been the push need to get change past because (at the time British Prime Minister) Tony Blair supported Venus Williams' effort. Later in 2006 the Women's Tennis Association and UNESCO ask Venus Williams to lead the campaign for equal pay in the tennis world. The following year they got what they wanted when Wimbledon and French Open changed their policy and started to pay people equally regardless of gender.
in 2007 Venus Williams also graduated Cum Laude form the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale with a degree in Fashion Design.
That year Venus Williams started her own clothing line EleVen which is sold at Steve and Barry's.
Venus Williams also the CEO of her own interior design firm called V Starr Interiors which has designed the set for the pbs show the Tavis Smiley show and in American bid for the 2012 games Venus' V Starr Interiors did the designs for the living space for the athletes.
currently Venus Williams is dating pro golfer Hank Kuehne.
Beautiful Lingerie Model Nell McAndrew
Nell McAndrew is an English glamour model.McAndrew, affectionately referred to as a Forces Sweetheart, has visited the UK Armed Forces at bases all over the world.McAndrew has also had a successful television career, as a presenter on Racing Rivals, Born to Fight, It's a Knockout and The Big Breakfast; she has also been a contestant on the reality TV show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Celebrities under Pressure, Family Fortunes and Dancing On Ice. McAndrew released her first fitness video “Peak Energy” in 2002 which became the number one best seller. It was followed up by “Maximum Impact” in December 2003 and “Ultimate Challenge, Ultimate Results” in December 2004.McAndrew has supported charities including Breast Cancer Awareness, Help The Aged, the British Heart Foundation, DebRA, Cancer Research UK, The Lymphoma Association and SSAFA.In 2003 she was voted the Yorkshire Woman of the Year and in 2005 she won Rear of the Year.
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Liya Kebede to becomes J. Crew "exclusive"
The Ethiopian model and J. Crew creative directory Jenna Lyons have struck up a partnership that will see Kebede become the first model to be the exclusive face of a J. Crew catalog. The deal also allows J. Crew to carry a selection of Kebede's handmade children's clothing line, Lemlem (which is made in Ethiopia.) The line and the catalog will be available in April.
Source: IMG, TFS/fer19dog
Selita Ebanks in Balmain Fall 2008
I like the way the dress is presented on the runway but the look just doesn't translate well on Selita in my opinion. I could see Naomi pulling this one off so maybe it belongs on the body of a rock star or someone with a little more attitude. Do you love it or hate it?
Source: TFS/Fashiongirl_22
DSquared2 Eyewear Ad (Tyson Beckford and Linda Evangelista)
I don't usually have much to say about male models but this eye wear ad from DSquared2 really demands some special attention doesn't it?
There's been a lot written about the tendency of some in the industry to fetishize and glamourize violence against women in fashion. While it may be easier for some to write off ads that depict women fighting each other (as in DS2's clothing ads with Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista,) adding a man to the mix changes the tone abruptly.
I mean, I don't even know what to say about this one except, what was everyone involved thinking? I look at DS2's "sexy" domestic violence and wonder what the target audience is. I guess being controversial for the sake of being controversial is the low budget way of generating press in a bad economy.
Peek at Arlenis Sosa ad for Lancome
What can I say, except that she looks gorgeous and I can't wait to see the rest of the campaign. Anyone ever use Lancome products? I seem to remember trying one of their Color ID foundations a few years back but not being impressed enough to buy it.
Source: Dominican Fashion Models
Beautiful Lingerie Model Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty is a Barbadian singer, model, and former beauty queen. She also serves as the cultural ambassador for Barbados. She is the first Barbadian artist to win a Grammy Award. Rihanna is currently signed to the Def Jam Recordings label. She has attained five Billboard Hot 100 number ones thus far ("SOS", "Umbrella", "Take a Bow", "Disturbia" and T.I.'s "Live Your Life").Rihanna broke into the recording industry in 2005 with the release of her debut album, Music of the Sun, which features the hit single "Pon de Replay". Less than a year later, Rihanna released A Girl Like Me and earned her first number-one single, "SOS". In 2007, Rihanna released her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad. Along with the Reloaded edition, the album has yielded eight singles, including "Umbrella", "Don't Stop the Music", "Take a Bow" and "Disturbia".
French Revue de Modes #14 - Mia Aminata Niaria
Shiny.
ETA: More featured models from the issue. Apparently there are multiple covers, all shot by Thierry Le Gouès, including one with Arlenis Sosa that has yet to surface online. I have two of Theirry's photography books and I really admire his work but I just don't get the super shiny "slaves toiling under a hot sun" look many photographers and stylistist seem to love on dark skin. It goes way beyond dewy to my eye. I just hope that for Mia's sake there were some towels on the set floor to keep her from slipping under all that body oil.
S: TFS/ONTDfashinfags
Vogue - April 2009 - Beyonce by Mario Testino
She's no Michelle Obama but love her or hate her, Beyonce is probably the top pop star in the world right now and certainly deserves to be on Vogue's cover more than some of the recent cover subjects. Her fashion choices aren't always my favorites but she has taken a few risks here and there that I can appreciate. I also have no complaints about this photo, she looks beautiful and is working that gorgeous blue gown.
I can't even comment on Anna having back to back covers with black women. My jaw, she is on the floor.
S: Rock the Trend, TFS, Lipstick Alley
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