Tonka Tomicic

Tonka Tomicic Petric (; born 31 May 1976) is a Chilean model and television presenter of Croatian origin.
Best known for televisions shows  on TVN and Canal 13 as Buenos Dias A Todos , Viña's International Festival and Bienvenidos. She's considered one of the most important females TV personalities of Chile.  After being a former fashion model in Chile , Tomicic become the face, and spoken celebrity  of "Almacenes Paris" a department store's since 2005 and Garnier's Chilean ambassador  since 2007,  her parents are Croatian immigrants to Chile.
Early life.
She was born on May 31, 1976 in Santiago, Chile. her parents are Antonio Tomičić, and Marija Petrić, both Croatians immigrants to Chile. Tomicic grew up in the commune of La Florida, Santiago, she completed her primary and secondary education at the Colegio Argentino del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, in Providencia, In 1994 she entered the Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana to study design in visual communication, a career that she finally did not pursue.
Career.
She was discovered as a model by New Models Agency, in Chile as 14 yrs old , After the first contact, Tomičić filmed her first television commercial for the Tigre shoe company. She was crowned queen of the XXIV version of the Miss World 1995 Chilean Version pagated, and representing her country in the Miss World 1995 pageant held in South Africa. Her career as a beauty queen continued when she was crowned Virreina Sudamericana 1996 in Bolivia and Miss Atlántico Internacional 1999 in Uruguay.
In 2002 she was invited to the program "Pase lo que Pase" of TVN as a fashion commentator. She received her big break when she became one of the principal co-presenters of this program and went on to assume the co-presenter role of "Buenos dias a todos", a popular morning television show. In February 2006, Tomicic was presenter of the Viña del Mar International Music Festival, in 2007 and 2008 with Sergio Lagos. In 2009 Tomic leaves "Buenos Dias a Todos" and TVN thanks to an offer from "Canal 13" to become the presenter of the morning program "Bienvenidos" and the prime shows: "El Hormiguero" , Tonka Tanka and as host of the reality show Mundos Opuestos.
Tomicic is currently face and spoken celebrity of Almacenes Paris department store chain since 2005, as well as the Claro telecommunications company and has beene the Garnier's Chilean brand ambassador since 2007, where there is a dye called "Chocolate Tonka".
Personal life.
Since 2004 she has been in a romantic relationship with Marco Antonio López Spagui, better known as Parived. The couple were married according to the Jewish rite on April 16, 2014 in the city of Jerusalem, Israel, after Tomičić renounced Catholicism, thus embracing her partner's Judaism.


Yam Kaspers Anshel

Yam Kaspers Anshel (; born February 15, 1998) is an Israeli beauty pageant titleholder who became first runner-up in Miss Israel 2016.
She represented Israel at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant.
Personal life.
Yam was born in 1998 in Herzliya, Israel. Yam grew up living on board a boat in the Herzliya marina. She was labeled an academically gifted child, and at age 14 she became a youth horse-riding champion in Israel.
Pageantry.
On June 6, 2016 Yam Kaspers Anshel came in second-place in Miss Israel 2016 competition, after Karin Alia. As a result, she competed in Miss Universe 2016.
Yam Kaspers Anshel competed at Miss Universe 2016 but did not place.


Lucille Lambert

Lucille Lambert was Miss Hollywood and Miss California 1942. She finished fourth runner up at Miss America 1942.


Maria Lani

Maria Lani (Maria Jeleniewicz; 24 June 1895 – 1954) was an aspiring film actress and artists' model. In the late 1920s she was portrayed in paintings and sculpture by over fifty artists, including Bonnard, Chagall, Cocteau, Derain, Matisse, Rouault, and Suzanne Valadon.
Biography.
Maria Lani was born in Kolno, Poland and grew up in Częstochowa also in Poland. She went to Paris in the Spring of 1928 and proclaimed herself to be a silent film star who had worked in Berlin. Together with her husband, Maximilian Abramowicz, and her brother, Alexander, the trio claimed to be working on a film which required multiple portraits as part of the plot. She befriended Jean Cocteau who enthusiastically endorsed the project and with his encouragement, fifty-nine artists made portraits of her.
A limited edition book about Lani and the portraits was published in 1929 by Éditions des Quatre Chemins, Paris with essays by Cocteau, Mac Ramo, and Waldemar George. It included fifty-one plates of reproductions.
The film never materialized, but the portraits were exhibited as a group in Europe and the United States, and Lani and Abramowicz kept them in their possession. In 1941 they moved to New York City, where she worked at the Stage Door Canteen, a recreational center for servicemen. They returned to Paris after the war where she died in 1954 and was buried in a pauper's grave.


Matt Sosnick

Matt Sosnick is a former San Francisco-based sports agent. He attended Burlingame High School and the University of Southern California. His business partners are Paul Cobbe and Adam Karon. Their client list includes, or included at one time, Major League Baseball All-Star and 2003 Rookie of the Year Dontrelle Willis; All-Stars Josh Johnson, Jay Bruce, and Matt Moore; Ricky Nolasco; Josh Hamilton; Freddy Sanchez; Josh Willingham; and Ryan Doumit.
Sosnick addressed the 2007 national convention of the Society for American Baseball Research in addition to many other appearances and lecture series.
Sosnick was named one of "Forbes" magazine's five most influential young people in baseball in June 2008.
His close relationship with star pitcher Dontrelle Willis helped his agency grow, as did being the subject of ESPN's Jerry Crasnick's book "License to Deal". At an earlier point in his career, Willis got Sosnick's company logo tattooed onto his pitching arm as a sign of his loyalty to Sosnick Cobbe Sports. Kyle Blanks of the Rangers, Jason Pridie of the Athletics, and retired RHP Zach Simons also have the Sosnick Cobbe logo tattooed on their arm.
As of 2015, Sosnick represents more than 40 Major League players, along with Randy Messenger, Wily Mo Pena, Aaron Poreda, and Kris Johnson in Japan, as well as Eric Thames, Eric Hacker, Jim Adduci, and Merrill Kelly in Korea.
In January 2013, Sosnick was inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame along with NBA coaches Herb and Larry Brown and sportswriter Art Spander.
In October 2019, Sosnick was arrested twice at his home in deluxe Blackhawk Estates in Danville, CA, once for grabbing his wife Erica in front of their 9 year old daughter (Assault, Domestic Violence, Child Endangerment) and again days later for violation of a new Emergency Restraining Order issued by a Contra Costa CA Superior Court Judge. He also later threatened to kill himself. Erica has filed for divorce. (SF Chronicle, LA Times, TMZ Sports, The Bleacher Report, 10/19/19). All charges were dropped and Sosnick has custody of the children.
On November 8, 2019, SCK Sports partner Adam Karon announced that founding partner & licensed MLB agent Matt Sosnick is no longer affiliated with their organization (MLB Trade Rumors Newsletter & SCK Sports, 11/8/19).
External links.
(SF Chronicle, LA Times, TMZ Sports, The Bleacher Report, 10/19/19).
(MLB Trade Rumors Newsletter & SCK Sports, 11/8/19).


Robert L. Goulet

Robert Lowry Goulet is a marketing sports agent who managed the career of two-time U.S. Open Champion, Ernie Els, and was responsible for handling Ernie Els’ day-to-day business affairs on behalf of Legends Inc of South Africa. During this time, Goulet managed Els in the United States as he won the 1997 U.S. Open at the Congressional Country Club.
Goulet previously represented the marketing affairs for top professional golfers including Phil Mickelson, David Toms, Larry Mize, Corey Pavin, Bob Tway, Rocco Mediate, and Larry Nelson during his tenure as the Director of Marketing for Cornerstone Sports, Inc. from 1990-1995. Rob has been the agent for LPGA Tour golfer Kris Tschetter since 1992.
Mr. Goulet is also credited as co-creator of VH1’s successful Fairway to Heaven Invitational charitable golf event starting in 1994. Rock stars and celebrities including Bill Murray, Glenn Frey, Hootie and the Blowfish, Sheryl Crow, Alice Cooper, Bill Berry, Mike Mills of R.E.M., Tico Torres, David Bryan of Bon Jovi, get together to swing golf clubs at this cable TV-sponsored event that usually tags onto the Las Vegas Invitational in October.


Tim McGee

Timothy Dwayne Hatchett McGee (born August 7, 1964) is a retired professional American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Redskins from 1986 to 1994. Before his NFL career, he played college football at the University of Tennessee, where he set school career records for receptions, receiving yards, and touchdown receptions, and was named an All American his senior year.
Early life.
McGee attended John Hay High School in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was taught the wide receiver position by Coach Sonny Harris. During his senior year, he caught 58 passes for 1,240 yards and 8 touchdowns, and was named to the Northeast Lakes All-District team. He was a teammate of future NBA player Charles Oakley, who played defensive end on the football team.
College career.
McGee was recruited to Tennessee by fellow John Hay alumnus Anthony Hancock, who had been a star receiver at UT, and was a first-round draft pick in 1982. McGee played in an era when Tennessee garnered a reputation as "Wide Receiver U." Seven of McGee's teammates– Willie Gault, Mike Miller, Clyde Duncan, Darryal Wilson, Lenny Taylor, Eric Swanson and Joey Clinkscales– would become NFL Draft picks, with Gault and Duncan going in the first round. In spite of playing in such a stacked receiving corps, McGee caught 123 passes for 2,042 yards and 15 touchdowns during his career, all of which were school records.
Buried in the depth chart behind veterans Gault and Miller, McGee played little during the 1982 season. He quickly picked up Tennessee's offensive scheme, however, and after a strong spring practice in 1983, had worked his way into the starting rotation alongside Duncan and Taylor. He caught 19 passes for 286 yards and 2 touchdowns for the year, and returned 21 punts for 192 yards. He caught 3 passes for 70 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown, in the Vols' 37–14 loss to Auburn, and was named the team's "Offensive Player of the Game." He also caught 4 passes in Tennessee's 41–34 win over Alabama, six passes in the team's 13–10 loss to Ole Miss, and had a 78-yard touchdown catch against Vanderbilt.
McGee's break-out year came during the 1984 season, when he caught 54 passes for 809 yards and 6 touchdowns, breaking the school's single-season record of 51 receptions set by Larry Seivers in 1976, and coming just shy of Seivers' single-season record of 840 receiving yards. He caught 10 passes for 157 yards and a touchdown against Florida, and his 17-yard touchdown catch in the Vols' 28–27 win over Alabama helped ignite a late Tennessee comeback. He caught 10 passes for 190 yards and two touchdowns against Vanderbilt. He was named 2nd-team All-SEC for his efforts.
McGee was a captain of the memorable 1985 "Sugar Vols" squad, and was one of the leading returning offensive threats along with quarterback Tony Robinson (Robinson and McGee were featured on the cover of the team's 1985 Football Guide sitting in the cockpit of an airplane under the words, "Fly Tennessee"). McGee caught 5 passes for 142 yards in the opener against UCLA, and had 6 catches for 163 yards and a touchdown in the Vols' 38–20 upset of #1 Auburn. He caught 6 passes for 91 yards and scored the lone touchdown in the team's 17–10 loss to Florida. McGee had 105 receiving yards against Rutgers, 117 against Ole Miss, and 108 against Kentucky (including two touchdowns that launched a second-half rout).
McGee finished the 1985 regular season with 50 catches for 947 yards and 7 touchdowns, helping lead Tennessee to the SEC Championship. He led the SEC in receiving yards, and tied for first in number of catches. His 947 yards broke Seivers' single-season record, and his 7 touchdowns tied the school record for touchdown receptions (Austin Denney had 7 in 1966). He was a first team selection on the College Football All-America Team.
In the 1986 Sugar Bowl, McGee caught a game-leading 7 passes for 94 yards. He recovered a fumble by teammate Jeff Powell in the end zone for the team's second touchdown.
School records.
McGee's record of 123 career receptions was broken by Thomas Woods, who caught 124 passes from 1986 to 1989, and has since been surpassed numerous times, leaving McGee at 9th place on the list. His record of 2,042 career receiving yards was broken by Joey Kent, who recorded 2,814 yards from 1993 to 1996, and has since been surpassed by Marcus Nash, Peerless Price, Robert Meachem, and Cedrick Wilson, leaving McGee in 6th place. His record of 15 career touchdown catches was broken by Alvin Harper, who caught 16 touchdown passes from 1987 to 1990. McGee is now 9th on the career touchdown receptions list.
McGee's single-season record of 54 catches, set in 1984, was broken by Thomas Woods, who caught 58 passes in 1988, and has since been surpassed multiple times. His single season record of 947 receiving yards, set in 1985, was broken by Kent, who had 1,055 yards in 1995. McGee's 1985 tally is now 9th on that list. McGee's 8 career games with at least 100 receiving yards remains tied with Price for third, with only Kent (15) and Nash (11) registering more.
Professional career.
After his college career, McGee was selected in the first round of the 1986 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.
McGee was a major contributor in his eight seasons with the Bengals. In his rookie season, he led the NFL in kickoff return yards (1,007). In 1988, he caught 36 passes for 686 yards and six touchdowns, assisting the Bengals to a 12–4 record and a championship appearance in Super Bowl XXIII. In the Super Bowl, McGee caught two passes for 23 yards, including a key 18-yard reception that set up Cincinnati's first score of the game.
In 1989, McGee had his best NFL season, recording 65 receptions for 1,211 yards and eight touchdowns. He continued to play for the Bengals until 1993, when he joined the Washington Redskins for one season. After that, he returned the Bengals in 1994, and retired after the season ended.
In his nine NFL seasons McGee caught 321 passes for 5,203 yards and 28 touchdowns. He also rushed for 18 yards, returned three punts for 21 yards, and gained 1,249 yards on 58 kickoff returns.
Post playing career.
McGee became a sports agent, representing, among others, Peerless Price, Stacey Mack, and John Henderson. He founded and built Courts 4 Sports, a 53,000 square-foot sports complex in Mason, Ohio featuring several indoor basketball and multi-purpose courts and fields for both professional and amateur/youth athletes. He is currently owner-operator of Luxury Motor Sales, a wholesaler of new and used vehicles in Cincinnati.
In 2008, McGee was inducted into the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame.


Leyna Bloom

Leyna Bloom is an American actor, model, dancer, and activist. In October 2017, Bloom became the first openly transgender woman of color to appear in "Vogue India". In May 2019, her feature film debut in "Port Authority" at the Cannes Film Festival was the first time a trans woman of color was in a leading role of a movie feature at a major film festival.
Early life.
Bloom's father supported her decision to transition.
Ball culture.
Well respected in ball culture, Bloom is the New York City mother of the house of Miyake-Mugler in the mainstream scene and is known in the ballroom community as the “Polynesian Princess,” having made an international name for herself walking the category of face.
Modeling.
In 2014, Bloom appeared in a C☆NDY Magazine cover feature on prominent trans women. Bloom was not open about being transgender before that photo shoot. She decided to come out as she felt liberated sharing a major magazine cover with 13 other trans women.
As one of few openly transgender models working in the industry, in September 2017, Bloom made news for walking the runway for the Chromat label during New York Fashion Week. In October 2017, Bloom became the first openly transgender woman of color to appear in "Vogue India".
On April 9, 2018, she launched a viral campaign on Twitter to be cast as the first openly trans woman to walk in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. She gained international attention from her viral campaign advocating for the inclusion of all body types on the sexy runway. Bloom's viral campaign encouraged the news media and young women of her generation to question and challenge Victoria's Secret on their lack of inclusiveness. Because of Leyna Bloom's comments and the reaction of other models, Victoria Secret's casting direction has been criticized by professionals and fashion journalists.
Later that year, Leyna Bloom was cast as one of the faces of the H&M x Moschino by Jeremy Scott Fall/Winter 2018 international campaign shot by the legendary fashion photographer Steven Meisel. H&M, the world's biggest fashion retailer, featured Bloom in their campaign images and videos, which were displayed at thousands of stores around the world as well as launched on international billboards and TV spots and advertised in global fashion magazines and newspapers.She starred in the campaign with Gigi Hadid, Stella Maxwell, Soo Joo Park, Imaan Hammam, and Yasmin Wijnaldum. "Glamour" named Leyna Bloom as one of "6 Women Who Are Shaping the Future of Fashion” in the October 2018 issue.
In March 2019, Leyna Bloom was the only transgender woman of color to walk Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2019 at the Tommy Hilfiger x Zendaya fashion show in an all black cast.
In March 2021, it was announced that Bloom would appear as a model in the July swimsuit issue of "Sports Illustrated", making her the first openly transgender Black and Asian-American "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit issue model.
Film career.
In October 2018, Deadline Hollywood announced that newcomer Leyna Bloom will star opposite Fionn Whitehead in Danielle Lessovitz's first feature film "Port Authority", which is backed by executive producer Martin Scorsese. "Port Authority" tells a love story that begins at the New York City transportation center and dives into the kiki ballroom scene. On April 18, 2019, the 2019 Cannes Film Festival announced that "Port Authority" would compete in the "Un Certain Regard" competition. It was the first film in the festival's 72-year history to feature a trans woman of color in a leading role.


Tyler Blackburn

Tyler Jordon Blackburn (born October 12, 1986) is an American actor, singer and model. He is best known for playing Caleb Rivers on the hit Freeform series "Pretty Little Liars" and its spin-off, "Ravenswood". He currently stars as Alex Manes in The CW series "Roswell, New Mexico" (2019–present).
Early life.
Blackburn was born in Burbank, California. He has three brothers.
Blackburn has a 4 inch long scar on his left shoulder. This was caused due to the removal of a benign bone tumor at the age of 10.
Career.
Acting.
Blackburn began performing in 2004 and appeared on the series "Unfabulous" on Nickelodeon. In the following year he was a teacher in the short film "The Doers of Coming Deeds". In 2008, he made a cameo in the film "Next of Kin". In 2007, Blackburn appeared in "Cold Case" and "Rockville CA", a webseries launched by Josh Schwartz. In 2010, he appeared on "Days of Our Lives", "Gigantic", and was also in the independent film "Peach Plum Pear".
In October 2010, Blackburn was cast in a recurring role as Caleb Rivers in the television series "Pretty Little Liars". He was upgraded to series regular for the third season starting in the summer of 2012. In March 2011, he joined the cast of the NBC comedy pilot "Brave New World", which was not picked up to series.
Blackburn also starred as Pete in the six-episode web series "Wendy", a project developed by Alloy Entertainment and Macy's that was based on Peter Pan which premiered on September 15, 2011. In 2012, he starred in drama "Hiding" alongside Ana Villafañe, Jeremy Sumpter, Dean Armstrong and Dan Payne.
In May 2013, it was announced that Blackburn would star in the 2013 "Pretty Little Liars" spin-off "Ravenswood".
In March 2018, Blackburn joined the cast of The CW series "Roswell, New Mexico".
Music.
For his role in Alloy Entertainment web series "Wendy", Blackburn recorded Golden State's "Save Me" to be used as the show's theme song, which was released on August 15, 2011. He recorded "Find a Way" in 2012 for the ABC Family television show, "The Secret Life of the American Teenager", and the song played while he was starring on "Pretty Little Liars". He has recorded several songs with Novi, including "Can't Love Me" which played in the twelfth episode of "Roswell, New Mexico".
Personal life.
Blackburn publicly came out as bisexual on April 19, 2019 through an interview with "The Advocate".


Nancy Allen (actress)

Nancy Anne Allen (born June 24, 1950) is an American actress. She came to prominence for her performances in several films directed by Brian De Palma in the 1970s and early 1980s. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award nomination and three Saturn Award nominations.
The daughter of a New York City police lieutenant, Allen was raised in the Bronx, and attended the High School of Performing Arts, aspiring to have a career as a dancer. In her early twenties, she shifted her focus to acting and relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career there. Her first major role was as Chris Hargensen in Brian De Palma's film adaptation of "Carrie" (1976). Allen was subsequently cast as the lead in the Robert Zemeckis-directed comedy "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" (1978), followed by a supporting part in Steven Spielberg's "1941" (1979).
Allen married De Palma in 1979, and her subsequent portrayal of a call girl who witnesses a murder in his feature "Dressed to Kill" (1980) earned her a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. She then appeared in De Palma's neo-noir film "Blow Out" (1981), playing a woman implicated in an assassination. Allen and DePalma divorced in 1984, and she appeared in the science fiction films "Strange Invaders" (1983) and "The Philadelphia Experiment" (1984), and Abel Ferrara's television film "The Gladiator" (1986). Allen garnered mainstream fame playing Anne Lewis in Paul Verhoeven's "RoboCop" (1987), a role she reprised for the two sequels that followed. Other credits include "Poltergeist III" (1988), "Limit Up" (1990), and "Les patriotes" (1994).
Allen stepped back from acting in 2008, and became involved in cancer support after her friend, Wendie Jo Sperber, died of breast cancer. In 2010, she was named executive director of the weSPARK Cancer Support Center in Los Angeles, which was founded by Sperber.
Life and career.
1950–1972: Early life.
Nancy Anne Allen was born on June 24, 1950 in the Bronx borough of New York City, the youngest of three children of Eugene and Florence Allen. Her father was a police lieutenant in New York. Allen was raised on 196th Street in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx.
Allen was very shy as a child, so her mother enrolled her in dance classes when she was four. She attended the Academy of Mount St. Ursula in the Bronx, before the family relocated to Yonkers. Interested in modern dance, Allen attended the High School of Performing Arts for one year, where she trained for a dancing career. Allen stated that her experience studying dance "ruined it" for her as it "became all about grades...  I discovered that, while I loved to dance, it wasn't my life." She subsequently enrolled at Jose Quintano's School for Young Professionals.
1973–1986: Career beginnings.
Allen's first major film role was very small, playing Nancy, Jack Nicholson's nervous date, in "The Last Detail" (1973), directed by Hal Ashby. This inspired her to move to Los Angeles to continue her acting career. Initially, Allen struggled to find acting jobs and was told by an agent that, being 25 years old, it "was over for her." However, in November 1975, she auditioned for the role of the spoiled and popular mean girl Christine Hargensen in director Brian De Palma's horror film "Carrie" (1976) opposite Sissy Spacek, Amy Irving, and John Travolta, as the title character's chief nemesis. After a protracted casting process (in which Allen was nearly re-cast at the instruction of the producers), she was officially given the role.
Allen next appeared in the role of Pam Mitchell in Steven Spielberg's production of "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" (1978), which was director Robert Zemeckis's first feature film. She then played Donna Stratton in the Spielberg-directed comedy "1941" (1979) opposite Tim Matheson, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and John Candy.
She married director Brian De Palma on January 12, 1979, and over the next several years appeared in three of his films: She starred as Kristina in "Home Movies" (1980) with Kirk Douglas, followed by her portrayal of prostitute Liz Blake in the thriller "Dressed to Kill" (1980). For her performance, she was nominated for a Golden Globe for New Star of the Year. She next starred in her last collaboration with De Palma, the neo-noir "Blow Out" (1981), playing a woman involved in an assassination that is audibly captured by a sound engineer. In filming the "Blow Out", she had to overcome a lifelong fear of being trapped in a submerged car filling with water.
In 1983, Allen starred as supermarket tabloid reporter Betty Walker in "Strange Invaders", written by Bill Condon and co-starring Paul LeMat and Michael Lerner.
She and De Palma divorced in 1984. That same year, two of Allen's films were released, "The Buddy System" opposite Richard Dreyfuss and Susan Sarandon and "The Philadelphia Experiment" opposite Michael Paré. For her role in the latter, Allen was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actress. Allen began dating Paré after the production. She also hosted the documentary "Terror in the Aisles" (1984), which presents clips from various horror features, including "Dressed to Kill" and "Carrie". Paul Bartel's "Not for Publication" and "Sweet Revenge", an action caper about white slavery with Gina Gershon and Martin Landau, followed thereafter.
1987–1993: "RoboCop" and other projects.
Allen played police officer Anne Lewis in the science fiction/action classic "RoboCop" (1987) opposite Peter Weller in the title role. The film, which was the Hollywood debut of Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, did extremely well at the box office. Allen was nominated for another Saturn Award for Best Actress.
After the success of "RoboCop", Allen starred in Abel Ferrara's "The Gladiator" (1987) and as Patricia Wilson-Gardner in "Poltergeist III" (1988) opposite Tom Skerritt, Lara Flynn Boyle, and Heather O'Rourke, who died before production was completed. Allen reprised her role as Officer Lewis in "RoboCop 2" (1990) alongside Weller. To make her character tougher and more involved in the physical action, she studied martial arts and participated in police training. She recalled the filming of "RoboCop 2" as unpleasant, however, and later referred to director Irvin Kershner as a "miserable human being." That same year, Allen top-lined Richard Martini's "Limit Up". As commodities trader Casey Falls, Allen showcased her comedic abilities. The lighthearted romp also featured Danitra Vance and blues icon Ray Charles. In 1990, Allen also had the distinction of starring in the first-ever original film made for the Lifetime television network, the highly-rated "Memories of Murder".
She married comedian Craig Shoemaker on September 6, 1992. Allen played Officer Lewis a third time in "RoboCop 3" (1993) and was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. For her third performance as the feisty cop, she worked to soften the usually tough-as-nails demeanor of the character: "You do your job and you become more confident with yourself. Therefore, you don't have to prove yourself to anyone and basically deny your womanhood. (It's) not a dirty word. It's actually an asset. And that's what I wanted to show – to loosen her up in that way." The same year, Allen also appeared with Linda Fiorentino in "Acting on Impulse". She and Shoemaker eventually divorced in 1994.
1994–present: Later career; activism.
Allen has appeared in a number of documentaries about her most famous films, including "Dressed to Kill", "Carrie", "Blow Out", the "RoboCop" trilogy, and "Poltergeist III".
In 1994, she re-teamed with "Strange Invaders" writer Bill Condon to star as psychic Jessie Gallardo opposite Roger Moore in the movie of the week "The Man Who Wouldn't Die". She also had a supporting part in the French drama film "Les patriotes" (1994). In 1995, she starred in a Broadway production of the play "Dial M For Murder" by Frederick Knott, which had been the basis for the film of the same name. It starred John James as Tony Wendice, Nancy Allen as Margot and Roddy McDowall as Inspector Hubbard. It was run from September 26, 1995, to March 10, 1996, and directed by Edward Hastings. She starred as Linda Savage in "Quality Time" in 1997, but the film was not released until 2008 due, in part, to post-production and renamed "My Apocalypse". She and builder/contractor Randy Bailey were married in June 1998.
Allen had a small but notable role as Midge in the crime thriller "Out of Sight" (1998) starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, which was directed by Steven Soderbergh. She also played Rachel Colby in the horror film "" and Madge in the comedy-thriller "Kiss Toledo Goodbye" with Christopher Walken (both released in 1999). "Secret of the Andes", an adventure film starring David Keith and Jerry Stiller, was released in 2000.
Her television guest appearances include roles on "Touched by an Angel", "The Outer Limits", "The Commish", and "".
Allen and Bailey separated in 2005 and divorced in 2007. In 2008, she decided to shift her focus to cancer support for cancer patients and their families. She was inspired to focus her time on the subject after her friend and former co-star Wendie Jo Sperber died of breast cancer in 2005. In December 2010, Allen was named executive director of the weSPARK Cancer Support Center, which was founded by Sperber prior to her death. Of her work at weSpark, Allen said: "That is what I do. That is what my life is dedicated to. I'm there, I run it. I've created the whole program format and I fundraise. It is my life's work."


Marloes Horst

Marloes Horst is a Dutch fashion model.
Career.
Horst started her career with IMG Models before switching to Next Management in 2009. She then debuted walking for Prada and appearing in a fragrance campaign for Valentino. After having struggles in London and Paris, Horst moved to New York City. In 2010, she appeared in the Pirelli calendar photographed by Terry Richardson. She also walked for Chanel that year.
In 2014, Horst appeared as a rookie in the "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue" in which her photoshoot took place in Madagascar.
Horst has appeared in advertisements for Adidas, Calvin Klein, Diesel, H&M, Joe Fresh, Carolina Herrera, DKNY and Donna Karan, Nine West, Emporio Armani, Levi's, Stella McCartney, Ralph Lauren, Kenzo, and Tommy Hilfiger among others. Horst has been a Maybelline spokesmodel.


Rotem Sela

Rotem Sela () is an Israeli model, actress and television presenter best-known for playing Noa Hollander on the hit TV-show "Beauty and the Baker" (2013–present).
Early life.
Sela was born in Kiryat Haim, Israel, to Jewish parents. Her mother Liora ( Shaulsky) is Israeli-born and of Ashkenazi Jewish (Polish-Jewish) descent, and her father Avraham Sela is a fourth-generation Sabra. She moved with her family to the affluent city of Caesarea when Sela was 17. Her first name is a biblical desert shrub, and her surname means "rock" in Hebrew.
She was enlisted to the Israel Defense Forces, serving as a clerk for the Navy at HaKirya base.
She graduated in 2011 with a degree in law and business administration from the IDC Herzliya college, and passed the bar.
Career.
Sela has said that she prioritises having a career in Israel instead of pursuing opportunities elsewhere; “Tel Aviv cannot be replaced by any city in the world. It’s always surprising to people, but it’s really not my dream to succeed [in America,] I want to succeed here, to work here, to do Israeli work…it was important to me to stay here.”
As a model she currently fronts the "Castro" campaigns alongside Aviv Alush.
In 2013 she was cast as the female lead in "Beauty and the Baker" alongside Alush after Bar Refaeli exited the role. Sela plays Noa Hollander a privileged Ashkenazi model and heiress that falls in love with a working-class Yemenite baker Amos Dahari (Alush). The series was positively reviewed by "Haaretz" newspaper. In 2017 Amazon acquired global rights of the first two seasons of the show to stream them worldwide on Amazon Prime Video.
In 2018 she was cast as a series regular in "The Psychologist", an Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation show that follows a similar format to the Lisa Kudrow series, "Web Therapy". In the same year Sela appeared alongside Assi Cohen as a Haredi housewife in "Autonomies". "Autonomies" is a dystopian drama about an Israel divided into two entities; the Haredi Autonomy in Jerusalem and a secular State of Israel in Tel Aviv.
Personal life.
In 2010 she married Israeli businessman Ariel Rotter, with whom she has three children.
In March 2019, Sela criticized culture minister Miri Regev's reaction to Arab political parties in Israel. Sela wrote that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu then responded directly to Sela's post and brought attention to the . Sela was publicly supported by several Israeli figures, including Hollywood actress Gal Gadot, model Shlomit Malka, and Arab-Israeli newscaster Lucy Aharish.
Sela has supported LGBT rights, telling Ynet in 2015 that “I would give Nora Grinberg a torch, she’s among the first [openly] transgender people in Israel, and it’s very important that gays, lesbians and transgenders get a stage.” And when asked whether the #MeToo movement had become too extreme she replied that “The situation before the #MeToo movement was extreme, this world in which men allowed themselves to talk and behave to women in an uninhibited way. The campaign is very important, and even if at the moment it feels to some people too extreme, it is okay and eventually the middle will be found.”


Hannah Ferguson

Hannah Emily Rose Ferguson (born October 12, 1992) is an American model.
Early life.
Ferguson's parents met while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. She stated on the show "Model Squad" (2018) that her family "had financial struggles". The family went through a phase "without running water for 5 years". After graduating from high school, she won the Kim Dawson Model Search and moved to Dallas to start her career. After six months, she moved to New York City.
Career.
She has appeared in the 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 editions of the "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue". In her first appearance, she also posed in bodypaint by Joanne Gair. She has also been featured in magazines such as "GQ". Ferguson appeared in advertising for Carl's Jr. and Triumph International.
In 2017, Ferguson walked for Max Mara, Alberta Ferretti and Moschino at Milan Fashion Week and opening the 2018 Philipp Plein Resort show. In 2018, she walked for designers including Chloé, Dolce & Gabbana and Chanel. Ferguson also appeared in campaigns for Chanel Beauty and Jimmy Choo's "Fever" fragrance and was featured on the covers of "Vogue" Thailand, "Elle" (Brazil, Portugal), "Harper's Bazaar" Ukraine and "Numéro" Russia.


Topmodel Africa

Topmodel Africa is a reality TV series modelling competition run by the International Modelling School of Harare that premiered in July 2016 in Zimbabwe. The purpose of the competition is to award winners "top model" status in various categories. The overall winner for all categories is awarded the title of "Topmodel Africa". A second season was scheduled to be filmed in Rwanda in March 2020.


Iris Mittenaere

Iris Mittenaere (; born 25 January 1993) is a French model, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe 2016. She is the second Miss Universe from France after Christiane Martel, who was elected Miss Universe 1953. Mittenaere had previously been crowned Miss France 2016 and Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2015.
Early life and education.
Mittenaere was born on 25 January 1993 in Lille, to Yves Mittenaere, a middle school history and geography teacher, and Laurence Druart, a primary schoolteacher and museum guide. She has a brother, Baptiste, and a sister, Cassandre, and a younger half-sister, Manon. Her parents divorced when she was three years old.
Mittenaere attended school in Steenvoorde, where she lived with her mother. In 2011, she graduated with honors from "lycée" with a focus on science. After graduating, she moved to Lille, where she attended Lille 2 University of Health and Law, studying dentistry.
Prior to becoming Miss France, Mittenaere was in her fifth year of a dental surgery fellowship and planned on becoming a dental surgeon after graduating.
Pageantry.
Miss France 2016.
After winning the local title of Miss Flandre 2015 on May 2, 2015 in Bailleul, Mittenaere entered the Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2015 regional pageant in Orchies, which she won on September 26, 2015. Mittenaere represented Nord-Pas-de-Calais at the Miss France 2016 pageant. On 19 December 2015, she was crowned Miss France by outgoing Miss France 2015 and former Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2014 Camille Cerf in Lille. It was a back-to back for the region.
As Miss France, Iris Mittenaere promoted oral hygiene and launched an awareness campaign on oral health. She participated in oral hygiene awareness programs at French schools, declaring that "it is necessary to act at an early stage and to develop proper teeth brushing among school children".
In November 2016, Iris Mittenaere presented the Francophone Group of the Year's Award at the NRJ Music Award in Cannes.
During her reign as Miss France 2016, Iris Mittenaere traveled to China, Italy, Morocco, Germany, in the Caribbean and Ivory Coast.
Miss Universe 2016.
Mittenaere competed in Miss Universe 2016 where she succeeded Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines. She was the only European delegate to progress through the competition. Mittenaere became only the second woman from her country to win the crown after Christiane Martel won Miss Universe 1953, breaking France's 63-year title drought. Mittenaere is the first European winner since Oxana Fedorova of Russia, who was crowned Miss Universe 2002 but soon after dethroned, and the first European titleholder to complete her year as Miss Universe since Mona Grudt of Norway who won Miss Universe 1990.
In the first part of the question and answer portion, Mittenaere called for opened borders. She was asked by Harvey : "Given today's worldwide refugee crisis, do countries have an obligation to accept refugees or do they have a right to close their borders?" Mittenaere replied:
According to one of the judges, Mickey Boardman, who wrote about his experience as a Miss Universe judge in The New York Times, "it was the question-and-answer portion that put her over the top. While the other contestants didn’t seem to actually answer the question about a mistake they had made in life and what they had learned from it, she was poised and well spoken". Indeed, the top three contestants were asked the same final question by Steve Harvey: "Name something over the course of your life that you failed at, and tell us what you learned from that experience ?" and she replied:
Reign.
Iris Mittenaere was crowned with the "DIC crown" at the Miss Universe 2016 contest. As a result of a lawsuit between IMG and Diamonds International Corporation (DIC), she wore the "Diamond Nexus Crown" from March 2017 until the end of her reign.
In her capacity as Miss Universe, she served as a judge at Puteri Indonesia in Jakarta, at Miss Egypt in Cairo where she visited the Great Pyramid of Giza, at Miss Peru in Lima, at Miss Guyana held in New York City and at Miss Diva in Mumbai, then visited the Taj Mahal.
As a global ambassador, she attended diplomatic events at the Embassy of France in Cairo, the Embassy of France in Manila, the Embassy of the United States, Manila, the Consulate general of France in New York, the Consulate general of France in Alexandria and was invited to Emmanuel Macron's speech to the French expat community at the "Kaufmann Concert Hall" of 92Y in New York City. She traveled to Bali, Indonesia to shoot a commercial for C 1000, a vitamin brand available in Indonesia and attended "Farouk Systems"'s Global Conference in Cancun, Mexico.
As a charity ambassador for Smile Train, she traveled to Mexico City and Cap-Haïtien to visit cleft lip and cleft palate patients and witnessed first-hand a cleft surgery. As the newest "Madrina" of the Latino Commission on AIDS, she attended the Annual fundraising Cielo Gala to benefit the Latino Commission on Aids and was also invited to Project Sunshine's 14th Annual Benefit Celebration "Bright together" in New York City.
At New York Fashion Week, she walked the runway twice at Sherri Hill's fashion show in February and September 2017. In June 2017, she attended "Joyrich" x Snoop Dogg's Fashion show at "MADE LA 2017" in Los Angeles and was invited to the AmfAR generationCURE Solstice 2017 in New York City. In an interview with USA Today, Mittenaere talks about the secret to 'French girl style' and how it is manufactured.
In March 2017, during her week-long homecoming celebration in Paris and in her hometown of Lille, France, Iris Mittenaere was invited by the President of France, François Hollande, at the Élysée Palace and was attributed a regional award by the President of Hauts-de-France, Xavier Bertrand.
In her native country, France, she returned for a visit to walk the runway at the Jean Paul Gaultier's fashion show at Paris Fashion Week, to climb the steps of the Palais des Festivals at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and to attend the AmFAR Charity Event, "Cinema against AIDS", in Cannes.
During her reign as Miss Universe, Iris Mittenaere traveled to the Philippines, Indonesia (twice), Haiti, Cayman Islands, Ecuador, Mexico (twice), Peru, India, Egypt and numerous trips around the United States and France.
For her last walk as the reigning Miss Universe, Iris Mittenaere wore a Michael Cinco scarlet red ombré Couture gown, in full Swarovski crystals, which featured a fitted bodice and flowing train, before passing on the crown to her successor Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa as Miss Universe 2017 on 26 November 2017 at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.
From 4 to 9 December 2017, she participated to the "Miss Universe's Christmas Tour" in the Philippines, alongside her successor Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters and predecessor Pia Wurtzbach, then served as co-president of the jury with Jean-Paul Gaultier at Miss France 2018, appearing on stage with the five finalists as a part of the fashion swimsuit portion of the competition and putting an end to her international pageant career.
In December 2017, a documentary film about her Miss Universe reign, produced by Endemol Shine Group and titled "From Miss France to Miss Universe, the fabulous destiny of Iris", was broadcast on TF1 and watched by 5.4 million viewers in France. The camera crew followed Mittenaere's reign as Miss Universe, her humanitarian travel, her trips and homecoming in France, and her family's reaction to her new life.
Post-Miss Universe.
Iris Mittenaere began her television career in 2018, becoming a co-host of the French version of "Ninja Warrior". In February 2018, Iris Mittenaere presented an award at the 2018 Victoires de la Musique, wearing designer Stéphane Rolland. In September 2018, Mittenaere began competing in the ninth season of "Danse avec les stars", the French version of "Dancing with the Stars". Her professional partner on the show was Anthony Colette, and together they placed second in the season's finale on December 1, 2018. From February 2019, she is the host of the Lottery Drawings and EuroMillions on TF1.
In March 2018, she was invited by the First Lady of Ivory Coast to attend the 7th Gala dinner of the "Children of Africa" Foundation, marking its 20th anniversary and the opening of a new hospital. She also participated to a Smile Train event, visiting families of cleft patients in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Iris Mittenaere partnered with French Artist Philippe Shangti to create a photographic artwork titled "I'm Iris, I'm not a princess", sold 40,000 euros in June 2018 at an Auction for proceeds to Smile Train.
On 7 November 2018, Iris Mittenaere released her first autobiography titled in French "Toujours y croire : Miss Univers, une jeune femme (pas) comme les autres" which means "Always believe in yourself: Miss Universe, a young woman (un)like any other". The book was published by HarperCollins. The book chronicles Mittenaere's origins in Northern France and her pageantry experience, in addition to beauty tutorials and advice for young women in order to build self-confidence. The same day, Mittenaere's "Toujours y croire" book tour launched, kicking off in her hometown of Lille. Other cities include Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Cannes, Dunkirk, Reims, Nantes in France, Brussels in Belgium and Geneva in Switzerland.
On February 3, 2019, Iris Mittenaere was on the judging panel of "Top Model Belgium" 2019 at Le Lido. From February 12 to 17, 2019, she was the guest star in Jean-Paul Gaultier's "Fashion Freak Show" at the Folies Bergère. She is Morgan's brand ambassador for 2019. On April 20, 2019, she was the face of "Casa Fashion show" 's 14th edition, "The future is female", in Casablanca, Morocco. From May 2019 to January 2020, she is a vedette in choreographer Kamel Ouali's "L' Oiseau Paradis" new revue at the Paradis Latin. On May 22, 2019, Iris Mittenaere climbed the steps of the Palais des Festivals at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival in a couture light pink crystallized ballgown designed by Michael Cinco. She also attended de Grisogono Host Gala Dinner, wearing a bejewelled blue one-shoulder gown, designed by Lebanese Ziad Nakad, which was adorned in gems and sequins.
In Forbes France’s Summer 2019 issue, Iris Mittenaere was interviewed and placed in France's top 5 of digital influencers on the 2019 list.


Reggie Jefferson

Reginald Jirod Jefferson (born September 25, 1968) is a former designated hitter who played for from 1991 to 1999 the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and the Boston Red Sox.
Playing career.
Reggie attended Lincoln High School in Tallahassee; he was a three-sport star, lettering in baseball, basketball and football.
He was traded in the winter of 1993 by Cleveland to Seattle for speedy shortstop Omar Vizquel. He also played one season in Japan for the Seibu Lions in 2000.
For the Red Sox in 1996, he hit for a batting average of .347 which would have been third highest in the league if not for falling short in at-bats needed and was given the nickname 'The Miracle' by faithful Red Sox fans. Unable to hit left-handed pitchers, he was left off the 1999 playoff roster as a result. Jefferson would never play major league baseball again.
In 680 games over nine seasons, Jefferson posted a .300 batting average (637-for-2123) with 285 runs, 131 doubles, 11 triples, 72 home runs, 300 RBI, 146 bases on balls, .349 on-base percentage and .474 slugging percentage.
Post-playing career.
Jefferson has also served as a player agent. He was the hitting coach of the Albuquerque Isotopes in 2005 and the University of South Florida in 2006.


Ruby Aldridge

Ruby Rose Aldridge (born August 26, 1991) is an American fashion model and singer. During the years of 2008 - 2012, Ruby Aldridge was the "face" of brands such as Coach, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Valentino, and Calvin Klein. During the 2011 fall fashion week, Aldridge opened four fashion shows which placed her, at that time, 7th in terms of the number of these appearances in a given fashion week. As of this date, she has walked in nearly 200 fashion shows, including for top designers such as Alberta Ferretti, Missoni, Sonia Rykiel, Valentino, Dolce & Gabbana, Marc Jacobs, and others, and has appeared on the covers of "Harper's Bazaar", "L'Express Styles", and "L'Officiel", and in major magazine spreads in "The New York Times", "Vanity Fair", and in the "Vogue" editions of several countries (e.g., Italy, the U.S., China, Russia, and Latin America). Ruby Aldridge is the daughter of former Playboy playmate Laura Lyons and artist and graphic designer Alan Aldridge, and younger sister of fashion model Lily Aldridge.
Early life.
Part Italian, Aldridge is the daughter of former Playboy playmate Laura Lyons and artist and graphic designer Alan Aldridge. She has an older sister, fashion model Lily Aldridge. She also has two brothers, photographer Franco Aldridge and artist Miles Aldridge. Her half-sister is fashion model and freelance journalist Saffron Aldridge.
Career.
Modeling.
Aldridge was discovered in 2005 when her sister, Lily Aldridge, introduced her to the fashion world. She is currently signed at NEXT Model Management, Modelwerk and agencies.
Aldridge became the face of Coach in 2008, the face of Marc by Marc Jacobs in 2010, of Valentino in 2011, and of ck one cosmetics in 2012.
During the fall fashion week in 2011, Aldridge opened 4 fashion shows, placing her 7th after Arizona Muse, Daphne Groeneveld, Karmen Pedaru, Caroline Brasch Nielsen, Alana Zimmer and Karlie Kloss in terms of the number of these appearances in a given fashion week.
Ruby Aldridge has represented the brands of Marc Jacobs, Zac Posen, Calvin Klein, Theory, Urban Outfitters, Valentino, Carolina Herrera, Nordstrom, Just Cavalli, Coach, Lacoste, and Emporio Armani.
As of this date, Aldridge has walked in nearly 200 fashion shows, including for such brands as:
Aldridge has appeared on the covers of "Harper's Bazaar", "L'Express Styles" (April 3, 2013), and "L'Officiel" (August 2013). She has also appeared in major spreads in the following magazines:
Music.
Ruby Aldridge is part of a band called Texture alongside artist Bozidar Brazda.
Television.
In 2008, she appeared in "The Young and the Restless".


Steve Crosby (music)

Steve Crosby is a British record producer, songwriter and music manager. He is best known for creating the group Steps.
Crosby started his career DJing at the age of 17 and, from there, he bought and ran a record shop. Crosby then moved into corporate entertainment and it was not long before he turned his hand to developing and managing bands. His best-known acts are pop sensation Steps. Crosby wrote songs for Steps such as "5,6,7,8". He also co-wrote Fast Food Rockers' "The Fast Food Song" with Mike Stock and Sandy Rass. Crosby also co-wrote "That Sounds Good to Me" (which was the British entry for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest) with Pete Waterman and Mike Stock, performed by Josh Dubovie. Crosby also managed Italian artist Patrizio Buanne, who had a triple platinum selling CD under his tenure.
In 2008 he joined forces again with Mike Stock to create and produce "The Go!Go!Go! Show", which has toured the UK, played in London's West End and was the featured live music entertainment at Alton Towers Resort during the 2011 season.


Kristina Pimenova

Kristina Ruslanovna Pimenova (; born 27 December 2005) is a Russian model living in the United States. She has an elder half-sister.
Life and career.
Pimenova's parents are former footballer Ruslan Pimenov and Glikeriya Shirokova, a former model. She started working as a child model before her fourth birthday, after her mother sent photographs to the agency President Kids. Pimenova has worked for brands including Armani, Benetton, Burberry, and Roberto Cavalli.
In 2014, "Women Daily" magazine called Pimenova "the most beautiful girl in the world".
In Moscow, Pimenova practiced rhythmic gymnastics, under Olga Kapranova. In 2013, she competed in a gymnastics tournament in Tatarstan organized by Alina Kabaeva, winning a gold medal in her age group.
In April 2015, she appeared on the cover of "Vogue Kids".
Later in 2015, Pimenova moved to California with her mother. A documentary about Pimenova aired on RTL Television in October 2016.
Acting.
Pimenova played a post-production part as a singing child in the Italian fantasy film "". In an interview for "Posh Kids Magazine", she expressed her wish to become a professional actress and film director. She was subsequently cast for the role of Dasha in Michael S. Ojeda's horror thriller "The Russian Bride", co-starring with Corbin Bernsen and Oksana Orlan.
Criticism.
When Pimenova's mother managed her social media accounts, there was some criticism of the content as an example of sexualisation of an under-age model. The mother disagreed, maintaining that all the photos were perfectly innocent and "you must think like a pedophile in order to see something sexual in these pictures".


Laura Bailey (model)

Laura Bailey (born Laura Emily Birks; 6 August 1972) is an English model and writer. Born in Oxford, she has modelled campaigns for Guess jeans, L'Oreal, Jaguar, Jaeger, Marks and Spencer, Bella Freud, Radley and Temperley London. Bailey also works as a writer and has written for "Vogue", "Harper's Bazaar", "Vanity Fair", "Glamour", "The Independent", "The Daily Telegraph" and "The Sunday Times". She is a Cultural Ambassador for the British Fashion Council and an Ambassador for Oxfam. In September 2011, Bailey was announced as a contributing editor to British "Vogue". She also writes a blog for Vogue.co.uk.
Laura is Creative Director of jewellery concept label Loquet London that was launched in June 2013 alongside her friend and founder of the label Sheherazade Goldsmith.
Laura has also produced and starred in a number of short films for fashion labels including Bella Freud, Solange Azagury-Partridge, Trager Delaney, and Shrimps.
She went to Wheatley Park School near Oxford, and later studied English at the University of Southampton, receiving first-class honours.
She lives in London and has two children with her partner Eric Fellner: a son Luc and a daughter Lola Tiger. She is the daughter of the late Oxford University academic Peter Birks.


Mark Steinberg

Mark Steinberg is a sports agent who has been representing top golfers since 1992. He is a partner at Excel Sports Management. where he heads the professional golf division. Established in 2002, Excel Sports Management is a full-service sports management and marketing agency representing top athletes in professional basketball, baseball and golf. On June 6, 2011, Tiger Woods announced he would be going to Excel with Steinberg. Since that announcement, Steinberg has continued to build his division, including signing three-time PGA Tour winner Matt Kuchar and Danielle Kang.
Previously, he led the global golf division of the large corporate sports agency IMG. While there, Steinberg shaped the careers of many golfers, including Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker and Annika Sörenstam. Steinberg has represented Tiger Woods since 1998. As the agent for Tiger Woods, Steinberg has been described as "the de facto chief executive of (Tiger's) golf and endorsement empire" and among the "three or four most powerful people in golf". Steinberg has described Mr. Woods as "one of my best friends". Steinberg parted with IMG in May 2011.
Steinberg sits on the following boards; Tiger Woods Foundation Board of Governors, Annika Sörenstam Foundation Board and Cleveland Sports Commission.
Education and background.
Steinberg is from Peoria, Illinois and attended University of Illinois as an undergraduate where he was a member of the Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity. He earned a spot on the Illinois basketball team as a walk-on and played for Illinois in the Final Four of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in 1989. He attended law school at University of Illinois College of Law.
Career history.
While in law school Steinberg interned at IMG and he joined IMG as an employee in 1992. He started out working in team sports and golf. In 1993 he signed the popular golfers Michelle McGann and Karrie Webb. The following year, he recruited Annika Sörenstam to IMG. Sörenstam won the U.S. Women's Open in 1995 which lifted both Sörenstam and Steinberg into a new level of prominence. In 1998, Tiger Woods retained Steinberg as his agent, at that time Steinberg was just 30 years old.
Activities as sports agent.
As the sports agent for Tiger Woods, Steinberg is involved in many activities relating to his client including advising his client on managing his public image, his schedule and his finances. As his agent Steinberg had negotiated endorsement deals worth "hundreds of millions of dollars". In November, 2009, when Woods was involved in an early morning car accident at his home in Florida, Steinberg was involved in managing the media access to his client during the ensuing media frenzy.
Legal issues.
On June 2, 2012, Steinberg was stopped by police officers at a sobriety checkpoint on Saw Mill River Road at 10:43 p.m., in Ardsley, a suburb about 15 miles north of New York City. Officers administered a field sobriety check on him after smelling alcohol, according to Sgt. David Fisher of the Ardsley Police Department. Police said that Steinberg had a blood alcohol content of .19 percent, more than twice the legal limit in New York State. Steinberg was charged with DWI, as well as Aggravated DWI for blowing greater than .18 percent on the Breathalyzer test. He was booked and held for a couple of hours until he was released to a third party later that night. His license was eventually revoked as a result of the incident.


Isabella Melo

Isabella Melo Assis Costa (born April 18, 1993) is a Brazilian model.
Early life.
Melo was born on April 18, 1993 at Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Melo started modeling early at 15, when she was already taking the first steps in national catwalks. In 2012, Melo performed in the New York Fashion Week, London, Milan and Paris with 53 fashion shows for brands like Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana and Lacoste. She was the October 2012 "Vogue Girl" in Korea.
Career.
Melo has worked for brands such as Givenchy, John Galliano, Emporio Armani, Giorgio Armani, Just Cavalli, Kenzo, Oscar de la Renta and Vivienne Westwood. Melo works modeling with several agencies as Ford Models Brasil, Premier Model Management, Mega Models and Women Management.


Next Top Model (Romanian season 2)

The second season of "Next Top Model by Cătălin Botezatu" premiered on September 15, 2011.
All judging panel members were present for season two, with the exception of photographer Gabriel Hennessey. In contrast to the previous season, the number of contestants was increased from 12 to 16.
The winner of the competition was 14-year-old Laura Giurcanu from Bucharest.
The international destinations this season were Reykjavík, Istanbul, and Tunis.
Episodes.
Episode 1.
"First aired September 15, 2011
The judges welcome aspiring models to castings held all over Romania. The final fifteen are selected, and a surprise contestant (Sandra) is re-introduced to the competition despite not having made the final cut.
Episode 2.
"First aired September 22, 2011
The models receive their makeovers. Gina and Laura throw a fit when they become displeased with their new looks. Later, the girls receive training on all things top model. This includes walking on an extremely narrow platform where the contestants must practice balance for the upcoming runway challenge.
At the runway challenge, the girls walk in a fashion show wearing dresses designed by Mihai Albu. Mădălina Barbu (runner-up of the first season) was there to encourage them. The next day, the models take part in their very first photo shoot. The goal is to display their new looks. Iasmina is driven to the hospital that same day when she becomes ill. However, she does show up for the shoot despite her condition. Most girls do extremely well, with the exception of Miruna, Flori, Gina, Sandra and Iasmina - who struggle during their session.
At elimination, the girls are evaluated on their overall performance during the week. Sandra's photo receives heavy criticism, as does Miruna's and Iasmina's. Mădălina becomes faint at panel, is quickly carried away for medical attention. Ultimately, Flori, Miruna and Iasmina land in the bottom three. Flori is given another chance, resulting in the elimination of the former two.
Episode 3.
"First aired September 29, 2011"
Episode 4.
"First aired October 6, 2011"
Episode 5.
"First aired October 13, 2011"
Episode 6.
"First aired October 20, 2011"
Episode 7.
"First aired October 27, 2011"
Episode 8.
"First aired November 3, 2011"
Episode 9.
"First aired November 10, 2011"
Episode 10.
"First aired November 17, 2011"
Episode 11.
"First aired November 24, 2011"
Episode 12.
"First aired December 1, 2011"
Episode 13.
"First aired December 8, 2011"
Episode 14.
"First aired December 15, 2011"
Episode 15.
"First aired December 22, 2011"


John Colquhoun (footballer)

John Mark Colquhoun (born 14 July 1963) is a Scottish footballer who played for Stirling Albion, Celtic, Hearts, Sunderland, Millwall and St Johnstone.
Playing history.
A slightly-built but very pacy striker, Colquhoun was a popular and prolific goalscorer for his hometown club Stirling Albion. He was signed by Celtic in 1983. He moved to Edinburgh club Hearts in 1985. Colquhoun helped the club achieve its best performances in many years, only losing the 1985–86 Scottish Premier Division on goal difference thanks to a last day defeat at Dundee. He earned 2 international caps for Scotland, against Saudi Arabia and Malta, in 1988.
Colquhoun played for Millwall and Sunderland in the early 1990s. He returned to Hearts in 1993. He scored the Hearts goal in the 1996 Scottish Cup Final, a 5-1 defeat by Rangers. Colquhoun spent a month with Scottish First Division side St Johnstone in 1997 and helped them win promotion. He retired at the end of the 1996–97 season, having played in over 450 league games and scored well over 100 league goals.
After playing football.
Colquhoun was active in the players' union in Scotland during his playing career. After retiring from football, he was elected rector of the University of Edinburgh and served as a member of sportscotland, the sports funding body for Scotland. He is now a football agent. He was also a regular guest on STV's "Scotsport".


Dakota North (comics)

Dakota North is a fictional character that has appeared in various comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Originally the star of her own short-lived series and later a part of the supporting casts of "Cage" (1992), "Daredevil" (1998), and "Captain Marvel" (2012), the character exists in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe.
Publication history.
Dakota North first appeared in her own bi-monthly series, "Dakota North" #1–5 (June 1986 – February 1987). She was created by writer Martha Thomases and artist Tony Salmons, neither of whom had much experience with regular comics series. The series was canceled after five issues, although the explanations for the cancellation are murky.
The character subsequently appears in "Web of Spider-Man" (1985) #37, "Power Pack" (1984) #46, "Marvel Super-Heroes" (1990) #3, "Cage" (1992) #1–4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 19–20, "Black Panther" (1998) #31–33, "New Avengers" (2005) #29, "Daredevil" (1998) #82–86, 87–88, 92–94, 97, 99, 101–102, 105–115, 117–119, 500–504, 508–512, "Daredevil Annual" (2007) #1, "Captain Marvel" (2012) #11, 13–14, "Avengers Assemble" (2012) #17, and "Daredevil" (2011) #30"."
Dakota North received an entry in "The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89" #5 (1989), "Marvel Legacy: The 1980s Handbook" Vol 1. #1 (2006), and "The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z" Vol.1 #8 (2009). She was also listed in the Punisher section of the appendix in "Marvel Encyclopedia: Marvel Knights" (2004).
A new Dakota North series written by C. B. Cebulski and penciled by Lauren McCubbin was purported to be published in 2006. A promo image by McCubbin was released, but the series never materialized.
Fictional character biography.
Dakota North is the daughter of ex-CIA agent Samuel James "S.J." North and his wife Caroline. Dakota North and her newborn brother Ricky were raised by their father after their mother died in an apparently accidental car explosion; however, SJ frequently hired others to watch the children when his agency work called him away. After a successful child modeling stint, during which she appeared on several magazine covers, Dakota decided at a young age to become a private detective. SJ disapproved, wanting her to pursue a safer career, but the headstrong Dakota chose her own path, causing ongoing discord between them. After serving a three-year apprenticeship with Holt Investigations and its successor, she opened her own agency specializing in high-paying fashion industry cases, using her model connections to her advantage. She funneled an early finder's fee into the company and soon owned small branches in New York, Rome, Tokyo and Paris. Though Dakota owned the agencies, Robert "Mad Dog" Morales ran the New York branch (headquartered in a lower Manhattan townhouse). Yvon Berse ran the Paris branch, and other unidentified executives looked after the rest.
Business executive Cleo Vanderlip, an old rival of SJ North from decades earlier, sought to crash the stock value of her employer, the high-tech corporation Rycom, so she could take it over. She arranged for them to purchase and heavily invest in Luke Jacobson Fashion, planning to ruin the company by killing Luke. Making herself Merchandising vice president, she blackmailed Luke's love-struck Assistant, Anna Stasio, into assisting her. Wanting to destroy SJ by slaying Dakota too, Cleo had thug Scott "Otto" Shanks vandalize Jacobson's workplace, then suggested that Luke hire Dakota for protection. Vanderlip then instructed Shanks to kill both, but North saved Jacobson, killing Shanks in the process.
Dakota's then 12-year-old brother Ricky came to stay with her and promptly became involved in case when their father's old friend Major George C. "Coop" Cooper left a nerve-gas-filled pen with the boy. Seeking the gas, Vanderlip assigned desperate young model Daisy Kane to befriend Ricky. Unknown to Dakota, the pair traveled to Europe while she protected Coop from Russian thugs hunting down the nerve gas. Dakota trailed Ricky to Paris, where she evaded a Vanderlip-sponsored assassination attempt in the Musée National d'Art Moderne, housed in the Centre Georges Pompidou, and then lost him when he took a train for Venice but disembarked in Switzerland. Aided by police detective Amos Culhane, who had a shameless crush on Dakota and frequently tried to win her affections, Dakota reunited with Ricky outside Grindelwald, Switzerland, but the trio was captured by Sheik Ibn Bheik, an ally of Vanderlip's who used his private soldiers and his trained falcon to hold Dakota and her allies captive. They eventually escaped and the nerve gas was released in the sheik's castle, killing all present.
Dakota was later hired to investigate the "Slasher," a serial killer who targeted fashion models, slashing their faces and cutting their throats. The case was complicated by Harvey Finklestein, who sought to prove himself a hero and win over model Elyse Nolan by protecting her from a hired fake "Slasher." Despite the diversion, Dakota exposed a deranged Elyse as the real Slasher and captured her with Spider-Man's assistance before Elyse could claim her next intended victim, Mary Jane Watson.
When young Jack Power showed up on Dakota's office doorstep wanting to clear the name of his favorite author, Jessie Wilcox Jones, Dakota took the case for fun. Jones had been accused of creating a fake national treasure hunt, but her former employee Jerome Horwitz had stolen the money. Dakota quickly deduced the truth, cooperating with the Punisher in the process, but was unable to prove anything. Eventually Horwitz confessed, apparently of his own accord but actually frightened into it by Jack Power and his sister Katie, both (unknown to Dakota) members of the child super-hero group Power Pack.
While out shopping, Dakota witnessed the Wasp battling the shape-changing Kingsize; when Kingsize, in snake form, caught the heroine in his jaws, Dakota shot him, freeing the Wasp, who then defeated Kingsize. Kingsize had claimed to be an Inhuman giant so, assuming that turned out to be true, Wasp called the Fantastic Four for help returning him to his people and keeping him out of the Vault.
The Chicago Spectator newspaper hired Dakota's company to provide a full background on super-mercenary Luke Cage, the former Power Man, whom the paper wanted to feature for sales purposes. During her investigation, Dakota learned that Cage's father, James Lucas, still lived, though Cage believed him dead. Dakota did not add this information to Cage's paper file, fearing villains could use it against the hero if they learned of it. After briefing the paper's affiliates including Analisa Medina, Jeryn Hogarth, Mickey Hamilton, and Mr. Drewston, Dakota met Cage, who agreed to work for the paper on specific cases. Dakota briefed Cage on his first assignment, criminal businessman Elio Angelopoulos III, and she was later hired to run the paper's security.
When the assassin and enforcer Hardcore stole Cage's file from Dakota's office, she was relieved she had kept Lucas' information out of the file, unaware that Hardcore had bugged her office and heard her speak about it. Hardcore later sent the Untouchables (Kickback, Nitro, and Tombstone) after Dakota; when a guard was killed in the battle, Dakota felt responsible. She asked Cage to help her take them down, but he refused due to lack of cash, so she called in the Punisher. Learning the criminals were seeking information on is father, Cage angrily confronted Dakota, but backed off when she threatened to shoot him in the crotch. After promising Cage the information if he aided her against the Untouchables, Dakota was kidnapped by Kickback, who delivered her to Hardcore. After she was Tasered while trying to escape, Kickback, having developed feelings for Dakota, tried freeing her, but Hardcore stopped him, then interrogated her about Cage's father. Cage and Punisher rescued Dakota, but Kickback was killed while the other villains escaped.
When Cage later went missing, Dakota initiated a search for his father in New York, killing an assassin sent after her. She finally tracked James Lucas to Arizona, but Cage had been kidnapped by Hardcore and Cruz Bushmaster. Dakota joined forces with Mickey and Iron Fist to save him. Dakota continued to help Cage find his father and they followed a lead by the Tinkerer that led them into battle with the Assassin Nation. Dakota and Cage aided Tinkerer's son, the Agent (Rick Mason), against them and ultimately saved Cage's father. Shortly after this, Dakota did research for Cage when he was hired to retrieve a mystic item. She ended up on the receiving end of a beating by Cage when he was possessed by Bogeyman, but ultimately helped Cage resist the Bogeyman's control. Dakota was the only one aware that Cage survived when driving out the Bogeyman for good and helped Cage stay undercover as long as the authorities were after him.
Months later, the Black Panther's cousin, M'Koni, hired Dakota to investigate her husband, Wheeler, who proved to be in the drug-induced thrall of the insane and deadly Wakandan Malice (Nakia). Black Panther hired Dakota to watch his love, Monica Lynne, who was Malice's next target. Malice sent several drug-controlled men after Monica, but Dakota protected her and returned her to the Wakandan Consulate, where Malice nearly killed Dakota with a garrote before Black Panther saved her.
Later, when blind attorney Matt Murdock was imprisoned on suspicion of being Daredevil, his law partners Franklin "Foggy" Nelson and Becky Blake hired Dakota at the recommendation of Jessica Jones to provide security and do investigative work for the firm. While visiting Murdock with Foggy, the pair were ambushed; restrained during the attack, Dakota watched in horror as Foggy was stabbed repeatedly and seeming died en route to the hospital. Dakota began working with reporter Ben Urich to track down those behind the attack and used her contacts to learn a new Daredevil was on the streets, later learning it was Iron Fist (Danny Rand), who had been duped by corrupt attorney Alton Lennox in a complex plot against Murdock. Murdock soon escaped from jail, and with Dakota's help he tracked Lennox to Europe where the plot's mastermind, Vanessa Fisk, was exposed. Murdock returned to New York, the charges against him dropped, and Foggy's "death" was revealed to have been faked to place him in Witness Protection. In time, Murdock confided in Dakota that he truly was Daredevil, and she began aiding him regularly through several crises, including tracing the sudden insanity of Murdock's wife, Milla Donovan, to Daredevil's mind-altering foe Mr. Fear (Larry Cranston). At Murdock's request, Dakota reluctantly worked with parolee Carlos LaMuerto, the former Black Tarantula, but LaMuerto soon quit. Murdock grew more irritable and desperate when Milla was put into a mental institution after being released from jail, but Dakota continued working for Matt, putting him in his place when necessary. Dakota drove Murdock to visit Milla over the following weeks, and took him out for a drink when he learned he was not allowed to see Milla while she received treatment.
Luke Cage sought Murdock's help in clearing "Big" Ben Donovan of a false murder charge. Dakota began investigating the case, convincing Murdock to join her and fight his depression. When Dakota got close to the truth, she was assaulted by a man she later identified as FBI agent Moss. After she attacked Moss with a baseball bat, daring him to come after her again, she was shocked to see her estranged father at her apartment, warning her off the case. More determined than ever, Dakota learned Donovan had a son who had been threatened, but Moss shot her before she could report to Murdock. Dakota was rushed into surgery while Matt cleared up the case with SJ's help, exposing mobster Eric Slaughter for the set-up, exonerating Donovan, and seeing Moss arrested. After having Iron Fist accelerate her healing, Murdock trained with Dakota back at his townhouse, leading to a brief romantic tryst, which Murdock almost immediately regretted as he considered it a betrayal of his wife. Dakota tried staying professional, but an unidentified investigator had photographed the affair for Milla's parents, who were fighting for legal custody of Milla. Ashamed of the damage she had inadvertently caused, Dakota subsequently avoided Murdock.
Dakota was later stripped of her private investigator's license as part of the Kingpin's plot to frame the H.A.M.M.E.R. director Norman Osborn for going after Daredevil's friends to manipulate Matt Murdock to take further action against Osborn as well as further criminalizing his actions with The Hand. Using a compromising photograph, Dakota and Foggy forced the judge who had both of their professional licenses revoked to learn the Kingpin was behind their recent problems, leading her to decide that they need to locate Murdock at once.
Some time later, Carol Danvers developed a brain lesion that worsened every time she used her powers to fly. To help her remain healthy and mobile, her friend Wendy Kawasaki modified one of Captain America's old Sky-Cycles and Carol hired Dakota to teach her how to fly it. Dakota additionally helped Carol track down the new Deathbird and, along with her other friends and the Avengers, supported Carol in her pursuit to identify and beat her enemy Yon-Rogg (going by the new name Magnitron).
Powers and abilities.
An above average athlete, Dakota North is skilled in several forms of hand-to-hand combat, and is an excellent markswoman. She speaks passable French, Japanese and Italian, and is familiar with other, unspecified, languages. She is also proficient in driving high-end cars and motorcycles.
Supporting characters.
Hugo "Guy" Beaumontain -- Friend of Dakota North's father, S.J., Guy was part of the resistance and they fought the Germans together.
Yvon Berse -- Managed the Paris office of Dakota North Investigations.
Sheik Ibn Bheik – Has a falcon named Brutus.
Maj. George C. Cooper
Detective Amos Culhane – Has a cat named Furillo.
Diana Glenn
Studs Grey –
Luke Jacobson
Jean
Daisy Kane
Kirsch
Ricky North
Samuel James "S.J." North
Robert "Mad Dog" Morales
Pettishford
Otto Shanks
Anna Stasio
Timas
Cleo Vanderlip
Collected editions.
A trade paperback collecting early Dakota North material was released on June 26, 2018.


Olivia Schneider

Olivia Schneider is a fictional character on German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe" ("Forbidden Love") portrayed by actress and singer Kristina Dörfer from 29 December 2006 to 24 September 2009.
Character's background.
Olivia is the niece of Charlie Schneider (Gabriele Metzger) and Lars Schneider (Herbert Ulrich). She comes from a small town to Düsseldorf and has the dream to become rich and famous. To obtain a job in the 'Lahnstein Holding', she charms her way in by claiming to be the girlfriend of Constantin von Lahnstein (Milan Marcus). Constantin's brother Ansgar (Wolfram Grandezka) gives her the job of the assistant. Constantin then asks her a favor for not telling his brother that he and Olivia never actually were a couple. He wants Olivia to get between and break up Andi Fritzsche (Dominic Saleh-Zaki), the new boyfriend of Lisa Brandner (Lilli Hollunder), who is Constantin's ex and who he is still in love with. Olivia agrees and makes it look like that she and Andi had sex in the elevator. When they get caught by Lisa, Olivia held her promise to Constantin. Olivia has a very complicated relationship with her aunt Charlie. Charlie could never stand her niece and knows about her little schemes. But Charlie is scared of Olivia when she comes back to Düsseldorf, because she knows a secret from her past that could destroy the relationship with her brother Lars forever. Olivia blackmails her aunt and her plan works. To hurt Charlie, she sleeps with Charlie's fiancé Bernd von Beyenbach (Ron Holzschuh), who didn't know Olivia was Charlie's niece. Olivia tells Charlie about her night with Bernd and that he was only after Charlie's money anyway. Charlie ends the relationship with Bernd and is heartbroken. Meanwhile, Andi tries to prove that he never slept with Olivia and sees his chance, when he finds out about Charlie's complicated relationship with Olivia. Charlie agrees to help Andi to discover Olivia's scheme against him and Lisa, but is once again blackmailed by her niece, when she and Andi found avedence. Charlie has no other choice and destroys everything, much to Andi's detriment.
Olivia wants to make career and begins an affair with Ansgar to have the right man on her side to do so. At this time, Ansgar is married to Nathalie (Jenny Winkler), but hasn't any problem to be seen with Olivia as his mistress. While her affair with Ansgar, Olivia begins to fall for Andi and tries to improve herself for him. But eventually, she starts her little games again and makes Andi believe that she dates a biker. Andi and Olivia get closer and sleep together, but Olivia doesn't want to lose her status and the money she gets from Ansgar. When he has enough of the affair with her, Olivia claims to be pregnant with his child. With that lie, Olivia tries to get more money out of him for an abortion, but Ansgar has other plans. He wants Olivia to give birth to the child and give it to him with relinquishment of her maternal rights. Olivia's plan gets completely out of control, when Andi thinks she is pregnant with his child and wants to be there for her. She begins to fall in love with the idea of a family with Andi and goes on with her lies. When the truth comes out, she not only loses Ansgar's money, she loses Andi too, who eventually leaves town.
After that, Olivia can finally make peace with her aunt Charlie, when her cousin Oliver Sabel (Jo Weil) returns to town. She begins to work as a waitress in Charlie's bistro, but soon sees that she wants more in her life. Olivia gets a job as assistant in the model agency of Tanja von Anstetten (Miriam Lahnstein). Charlie and Oliver try to warn her, but nobody can stop her. She soon needs to see for herself how unpredictable Tanja is, when she uses Olivia as a drug dealer for Sarah Hofmann (Sina-Valeska Jung), one of her models. But Olivia stays with Tanja and hopes that she might get her big chance one day and work as a model herself. Later on in the show, she discovers Oliver's secret relationship with Christian after a drunken night at their apartment and crashing into Christian's bed and discovers the two naked under the covers together asleep. She appears surprised, but soon swears to secrecy on the account they owe her a favor in exchange, using their secret as leverage for future blackmail. This proves true when she decides to use the boxing club as well as Christian himself for a modeling shoot, much to his and Gregor's annoyance since he had to impress a big time coach in a short while. At first Christian refuses, but when she threatens to expose his true sexuality to Gregor, who does not know about Christian being gay, he begrudgingly accepts.
Olivia's dream comes true after she proves herself several times to Tanja and gets a deal. But from the beginning Olivia seems to be a hard model to work with. At two photo shootings she presents herself as a diva and gets almost fired until she learns how to be in that job. Olivia gets another problem, when she becomes the new face of a fashion label and even takes nude photos of herself, claiming all the big stars do it. The photographer of these photos tries to blackmail her. Afraid of being fired she wants to pay him, but Oliver realizes the problems of his cousin and helps her out together with Sebastian von Lahnstein (Joscha Kiefer).
After this, Sebastian and Olivia get closer and become even something like good friends. Sebastian, who comes out of a complicated relationship with Lydia Brandner (Theresa Underberg), finds his laugh again, when he is with Olivia. She gets more and more interested in him and after the name was the first thing that was attractive to her, Olivia finds herself falling for Sebastian. But Sebastian's good behavior has a reason - another reason than a friendship. He betted with Elisabeth von Lahnstein (Martina Servatius) about Olivia's image. While Elisabeth doesn't believe that Olivia will ever be good enough for the higher class, Sebastian tries to teach her. Even hurt when she finds out about the bet, Olivia agrees to help Sebastian win it.
In her last episodes of the series, Olivia owes several people money, but refuses to take a job as a waitress again and soon finds herself on the streets, nowhere to go since no one wants her around, including Oliver. Wanting to look for a Hollywood-like job, she comes across an ad in the paper for people who wish to become Hollywood stars. However, she finds out that she needs to make a hands down $2,000 payment as an investment. She reaches out to Oliver to loan her the money, but he bluntly refuses to. After failing to convince other people as well to loan her the cash, she steals the money from Oliver and what he made at NoLimits that night and takes off with the money. She then goes for her audition, singing a song, and seems to make an impression on the man running the project and gives him the money. He promises to make her a star and she goes to NoLimits to tell everyone of her supposed success. Oliver is furious at her for stealing from him, telling her that she took more than 2 grande from him. Olivia says she'll pay him "when she becomes a star" and how she found an agent to do so, even though everyone insists that the whole thing was likely a scam, which she refuses to consider.
Olivia then makes her exit after she continues to claim to Oliver and Christian that she is going to become a big star in Hollywood. After she gives a movie-like performance, she walks out of the NoLimits with her suitcases behind her in hand. Thinking she is on her way to something bigger, she overlooks a foundation ditch and falls right into it and is knocked unconscious. A truck then proceeds to dump a large load of cement on top of her, filling the hole completely, leaving the viewers to assume that Olivia was buried alive. Later, as part of another story line Olli jokingly says he would send her an invitation to an upcoming event but can't because she has never given him her address in L.A. This is the last time the character is mentioned in the programme.


Anne St. Marie

Anne St. Marie (1926–1986) was an American fashion model, also known as Anne Sainte-Marie, and one of the leading models of the 1950s.
She was born in Los Angeles County on June 16, 1926.
St. Marie was married to the photographer Tom Palumbo until her death in 1986 from lung cancer.
St. Marie was involved in the making of "Puzzle of a Downfall Child" (1970) in which Faye Dunaway played a character in the film who had been inspired by St. Marie's life.


Harrison Gaines

Harrison Burwell Gaines (born April 27, 1989) is an American former basketball player who is most notably the founder and chief executive officer of sports agency SLASH Sports & Entertainment. A native of Victorville, California, Gaines was a standout point guard at Serrano High School. He played college basketball with Penn before transferring to UC Riverside for his final two seasons. He later attended Thomas Jefferson School of Law.
Early life.
Gaines was born to Harry and Stephanie Gaines on April 27, 1989 and grew up in Victorville, California. From a young age, he became interested in basketball, watching game tape of Michael Jordan at age three. In his childhood, his mother introduced him to acting and modeling, and he played a minor role in the 1999 film "" as a young Jordan.
High school career.
Gaines attended Serrano High School in Phelan, California, where he played four years of varsity basketball as a point guard under head coach Mike Browning. He became his team's leading scorer only as a freshman. For his sophomore year, Gaines was promoted to team captain, a position he held until graduating. During the season, he averaged 23.6 points and 5.2 assists per game, among the top in Southern California, and he featured in the "Los Angeles Times" column for his accomplishments.
Prior to his junior year, Gaines was rated the second-best point guard in the region. He recorded 18 points and 6 assists in a win over Sultana High School on January 11, 2006. During the season, he broke the school record for most career points, finishing with 2,086 points by the end of his high school years. On January 17, 2007, as a senior, Gaines scored 30 points and grabbed 7 rebounds to defeat Hesperia High School. In his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons, he was named Mojave River League most valuable player, "Daily Press" Athlete of the Year, and first-team All-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). He led Serrano to three straight league titles and a combined 48–9 record in his final two years. Gaines also saw success academically, leaving high school with a 3.7 grade point average (GPA).
College career.
Rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of high school, Gaines committed to play for the Penn Quakers on October 10, 2006. By the summer of 2007, he had enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania. On November 20, 2007, Gaines recorded a season-high 12 assists to go with 9 points in a win over The Citadel. He scored a season-best 19 points twice in games against Cornell on February 9, 2008 and March 7. In his freshman season, Gaines averaged 6.7 points, 3.6 assists, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.7 steals per game, leading the Ivy League in assist-to-turnover ratio and earning Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors on two occasions.
In his second-year debut for the Quakers, the point guard posted 10 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists in a loss to North Carolina. On February 27, 2009 against Yale, Gaines had a career-high 24 points, shooting 10-of-15 from the field. As a sophomore, he averaged 9.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 0.4 steals per game. He finished second on the team in points and 14th in the Ivy League. In March 2009, Gaines announced plans to transfer from Penn, later expressing dissatisfaction because they moved him to the shooting guard position. He stated, "I need to attend a school where I have confidence in the basketball team's leaders."
Gaines began playing for the UC Riverside Highlanders starting in the 2010–11 season, after redshirting one year. However, his playing time decreased upon the arrival of Santa Clara transfer Robert Smith. He made his UC Riverside debut on November 12, 2010 against UNLV, scoring 5 points in 20 minutes. After playing only 15 games in his junior season, he was averaging 2.3 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 0.7 assists in 7.8 minutes per game.
As a senior for the Highlanders, in 13.3 minutes per game, Gaines averaged 3.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.3 assists. He notched a career-high with his new team on November 27, 2011, contributing 13 points against Washington State.
Sports management.
Shortly after leaving college, Gaines founded the sports agency SLASH Sports & Entertainment and became the agent to former NBA player Jamaal Franklin. In April 2017, it was announced that he would be a part of the representation team for Lonzo Ball, who was projected to be a top pick at the 2017 NBA draft. He began working with Ball with a company created by the client's father LaVar Ball called Ball Sports Group. Gaines had met the Ball family while attending Thomas Jefferson School of Law and was specifically picked for the job by LaVar. After the news was released, he headlined in stories by ESPN and "Sports Illustrated". On December 7, LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball, brothers to Lonzo, also signed with Gaines, choosing to forgo college. In the following weeks, after LiAngelo and LaMelo signed with the Lithuanian team Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas, Gaines featured in a piece for "The New York Times". Gaines also became an important member for Lonzo and his family during a family situation relating to Alan Foster, a former friend of his and a co-founder of the Big Baller Brand that was reportedly stealing money from the business and family. He was then encouraged to take on more of an active role for Lonzo and his family in the upcoming future.


Elizabeth Pipko

Elizabeth Pipko (born June 26, 1995) is an American author, model and political operative.
Modeling.
Pipko was signed to Wihemina Models at age 17.
In 2018, she appeared in the "Perfectly Imperfect" campaign for Vizcaya Swimwear, an anti-photoshop campaign promoting positive body image.
She has appeared in Maxim, DT, Esquire, and L’officiel
In the early stages of her career she was often compared to Emily Ratajkowski, with many noting their similar appearances.
She has said that her political work and views are what cut her career short, though she made an appearance in a spread in QP magazine in 2019. When asked what it meant to her to be modelling again, she said “This is about showing young girls that they can do anything they want to do. From modeling to politics and everything in between."
Author.
In the summer of 2020, it was reported by Page Six and Fox News that Pipko would be releasing a new book titled Finding My Place on August 25th, 2020. She has said that her aim with this book is to “heal our country.”
Pipko self published two books of poetry as a teenager. The second book, About You, was named on a list of "best books to read before you sleep" by Thrive Global.
Political.
In 2016, Pipko worked for the Donald J Trump For President campaign headquarters in the Trump Tower in New York City where she met her now-husband.
At the start of 2019, Pipko was announced as the primary spokesperson of the newly formed group Jexodus (an apparent portmanteau of "Jewish" and "Exodus").
On March 21, 2019, Pipko parted ways with Jexodus, and transformed the idea into a formal organization by founding "The Exodus Movement" and incorporating it as a tax exempt organization. In August 2019, Pipko announced a super PAC branch had been added to the organization.
She told OK! magazine "When I got thrown into the political world, I knew the only way for me to both survive and thrive would be to create something meaningful. So I put my efforts into fighting for the Jewish people an against anti-Semitism.
She has regularly spoken out about Antisemitism and her goals of fighting hatred of any kind.
On fighting injustices in our country, Pipko told Fox News, "It's very easy to find problems going on right now in our society. No one's going to deny that things are upside down. I'm fighting anti-Semitism every single day. I still get swastikas sent to my direct messages once a week. I think when supporting America, in my eyes, it's more patriotic of me to stand against those things because I know America doesn't stand for that," she said.
Personal.
Pipko grew up a competitive figure skater, competing nationally until the age of fifteen when an ankle injury took her out of the sport.
Pipko is a first generation American and the granddaughter of Soviet-born American artist Marc Klionsky.
Pipko attended Rabbi Arthur Schneier's Park East Day School.
On December 26, 2018, Pipko married Darren Centinello in West Palm Beach, Florida at the Mar-A-Lago Club. At the time, Centinello was working on re-election campaign for U.S. President Donald Trump. She worked on Trump's 2016 campaign for president.


Amanda Jones (Miss USA)

Amanda Clara Jones (born October 28, 1950) is an American actress, former model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 1973 and then represented the United States at Miss Universe 1973 where she placed 1st Runner-up.
Jones was crowned Miss Illinois USA 1973 and later represented Illinois in the Miss USA 1973 pageant held in New York City. She won the Miss USA title and was crowned by outgoing titleholder Tanya Wilson. Her prize money included a $7,500 cash prize and a $7,500 appearance contract. She was the third of four delegates from Illinois to win the Miss USA title. She wore a custom designed white chiffon dress designed by Alyce Hamm of Alyce Designs. The year following her win she crowned fellow Illinois' titleholder Karen Morrison as the new Miss USA, only the second time that a state had won consecutive titles.
In July, Jones competed in the Miss Universe 1973 pageant in Athens, Greece where she placed 1st runner-up to Margarita Moran of the Philippines.
Jones was an aspiring local commercial model, and only applied for the Miss Illinois USA pageant at the behest of her modelling agent. Despite her attempts to get out of this pageant Jones not only competed but won. She again was reluctant to compete in the Miss USA pageant which she won. Jones took on her responsibilities on her terms. Unlike previous titleholders, Jones was an outspoken supporter of Women's Lib and had marched in peace rallies. She declared she was pro-choice on abortion and against the Vietnam War.
She appears under a pseudonym in Studs Terkel's 1980 book "American Dreams: Lost & Found" where she recalled
Jones studied at the University of Colorado but dropped out in 1971 to pursue an acting career.


Tami Williams

Shaekagale Shanicece "Tami" Williams is a Jamaican fashion model.
Career.
Williams was discovered at age 11. She has appeared in advertisements for Valentino, Dolce & Gabbana, Calvin Klein, Topshop, Balmain, and Gucci. She debuted as a semi-exclusive for Alexander Wang. She has walked the runway for Chanel, Marc Jacobs, Alberta Ferretti, Gucci, Valentino, Maison Margiela, Calvin Klein, Balmain, Lanvin, Emilio Pucci, Roberto Cavalli, Hermès, and Dolce & Gabbana.
Williams was once ranked as a "Top 50" model by models.com


Oleksandr Pavlovych Yakovenko

Oleksandr Pavlovych Yakovenko (; born 23 June 1987) is a Ukrainian retired footballer who played as a left winger.
Club career.
He played for FC Metalist Kharkiv, and SK Lierse in the past. In the January Transfer window for the 2007-2008 season, he was loaned out to Anderlecht and made an immediate impact constantly being selected as a starter as well as scoring goals in the domestic league and the UEFA Cup. The following summer Anderlecht signed him on a four-year full-time contract.
After being loaned out for two seasons to Westerlo, Iakovenko chose to be loaned out to Oud-Heverlee Leuven in 2012.
In 2015 he joined ACF Fiorentina. In January 2014 he was loaned to Malaga CF.
Dynamo Kyiv.
On 2 February 2016, Yakovenko signed a contract with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv until the end of the 2015/16 season with the option to extend it, signing as a free agent after terminating his contract with his former club Fiorentina. On the 30th of May it was announced that Dynamo had freed Yakovenko instead of signing a new contract. Whilst in Dynamo, he played in the 1/8 of the UEFA Champions League, who got knocked out 1-3 on aggregate against Manchester City, and won the Ukrainian Premier League which was also his first club title that he won as a player. He was released at the end of the 2015/16 season
Retirement.
After failing to sign for the New York Red Bulls, Yakovenko retired at the age of 29.
Personal life.
He is the older son of the former Ukrainian footballer and current coach Pavlo Yakovenko. His younger brother Yuriy Yakovenko is also footballer.