Brenda Song

Brenda Song (born March 27, 1988) is an American actress. She began her career in show business as a child fashion model, and her early acting work included roles in the television series "Fudge" (1995) and "100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd" (1999). After many commercials and television roles in the late 1990s, Song appeared in "The Ultimate Christmas Present" (2000) and won a Young Artist Award for her performance. In 2002, she signed a contract with Disney Channel and starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie "Get a Clue" (2002). She went on to make significant contributions to the network, including starring in films such as "Stuck in the Suburbs" (2004), "" (2006), and many other productions. Song went on to portray the character of Tia on "Phil of the Future" (2004-2005), she left after getting the lead role of London Tipton in the comedy series "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" (2005–2008), and later reprised the role on the spinoff series "The Suite Life on Deck" (2008–2011).
Song made her transition into mainstream film and television from 2010, appearing in the critically acclaimed biographical drama "The Social Network" (2010). She had recurring roles in numerous television series, including the ABC political thriller "Scandal" (2012–13), and the Fox sitcom "New Girl", as well as a starring role on "Dads" (2013). In October 2014, she signed a talent holding deal with Fox and 20th Century Fox Television to star in a future television project. Song was subsequently cast in several television pilots for NBC and CBS, including the CBS medical drama series "Pure Genius" (2016–17), and went on to appear in multi-episode arcs of the action drama series "Station 19" (2018–2020). Since 2019, Song has voiced the lead role of Anne Boonchuy in the Disney Channel animated series "Amphibia" and starred as Madison Maxwell in the Hulu comedy-drama series "Dollface". She also starred in the short indie drama film "First Kiss" (2012), the romantic comedy film "Angry Angel" (2017), the psychological thriller film "Secret Obsession" (2019), and the comedy-drama film "Changeland" (2019).
Early life.
Brenda Song was born in Carmichael, California, a suburb of Sacramento, to a Thai and Hmong family. Her paternal grandparents were from the Xiong clan (熊; "Xyooj" in Hmong), but changed their last name to "Song" when the family immigrated to the United States. Her parents were born in Thailand and met as adults in Sacramento. Her father works as a school teacher and her mother is a homemaker. She has two younger brothers named Timmy and Nathan Song.
When she was six years old, Song moved with her mother to Los Angeles, California, to support her acting career; the rest of the family followed two years later. As a young girl, Song wanted to do ballet, while her younger brother wanted to take taekwondo. She said, "My mom only wanted to take us to one place," so they settled on taekwondo. Although Song cried all the way through her first class, she now holds a black belt in taekwondo. Song was named an All-American Scholar in the ninth grade. She was homeschooled and earned a high school diploma at age 16, then took courses at a community college. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2009, majoring in psychology and minoring in business.
Acting career.
1995–2002: Early work and career beginnings.
Song began in show business as a child fashion model in San Francisco after being spotted in a shopping mall by an agent from a modeling school. She began acting at the age of five or six in a Little Caesars commercial, and then a Barbie commercial. Her first film role was in the 1995 "Requiem", an AFI student short film by actress Elizabeth Sung. "She came in confident [at the auditions]. She was very focused, and it was very obvious that she loved what she was doing," said Sung. The film is about a waitress/dancer named Fong who remembers her loving brother and their bittersweet childhood in Hong Kong. The seven-year-old Song played a young version of "Fong", who is portrayed as an adult by Tamlyn Tomita. The film won a CINE Golden Eagle award. She appeared in another short film directed by Elizabeth Sung called "The White Fox".
Song appeared in two episodes of the television program "Thunder Alley", and was a regular in the children's television series "Fudge", in which she portrayed Jenny. Her theatrical film debut was in "Santa with Muscles", a 1996 independent film starring professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. After a small role in "Leave It to Beaver" (1997), she appeared in the Nickelodeon television series "100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd", where she played Sariffa Chung in thirteen episodes. After "100 Deeds", she had a number of small parts in television shows such as "7th Heaven", "Judging Amy", "ER", "Once and Again", "The Brothers García", "Popular", "Bette", "The Bernie Mac Show", "The Nightmare Room", "For the People," and "George Lopez".
Two of Song's early roles led to recognition in the Young Artist Awards. Her role in the 2000 Disney Channel Original Movie, "The Ultimate Christmas Present," won her the award for "Best Performance in a TV Movie Comedy, Supporting Young Actress". The film centers on two teenage girls, Allison Thompson (Hallee Hirsh) and Samantha Kwan (Song), who find a weather machine and make it snow in Los Angeles.
Her 2002 appearance on "The Bernie Mac Show" led to her nomination for "Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series, Guest Starring Young Actress". In the same year, she was in the 20th Century Fox family film "Like Mike", which grossed over $60 million. The film stars rapper Bow Wow as an orphan who can suddenly play NBA-level basketball. Song portrays the character Reg Stevens, a thirteen-year-old orphan. it was successful enough to spawn a sequel. Song did not participate in the sequel.
2002–2009: Breakthrough with Disney.
In 2002, Song signed a contract with Disney and appeared in the Disney Channel movie "Get a Clue". After 2002, Song continued to make guest appearances in American situation comedies such as "That's So Raven" and "One on One". She had a recurring role as Tia in the Disney Channel series "Phil of the Future", appearing in seven episodes of the series in 2004 and 2005.
In the summer of 2004, Song starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie "Stuck in the Suburbs", portraying Natasha Kwon-Schwartz. The television premiere received 3.7 million viewers. The film is about two teenage girls living in suburbia who accidentally exchange cell phones with a famous teen musician. She later said: "When "Stuck" came out it was crazy 'cause we went to Six Flags and we were there and so many kids recognized us from "Stuck in the Suburbs", I'm like wow that movie must have done really well."
In an interview with W Magazine, Song revealed three life-changing things that happened when she was 15, including an early acceptance to Harvard University that she turned down. Speaking of the time, she said, "My mom got breast cancer for the first time, I booked "Suite Life", and I was accepted into the college I'd always wanted to go to. My dad, who's a schoolteacher, sat me down and said, 'Here's the thing. You have an amazing opportunity, if acting is what you want to do. Education is the most important thing. You go to college to figure out what you want to do, but if this is what you want to do, you have an opportunity to do it."
In 2005, Song began appearing in the role of spoiled heiress London Tipton in the Disney Channel Original Series, "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody". The role was named "Paris" in an early script and alludes to Paris Hilton (London spoofing Paris, and Tipton is the name of the hotel her father owns in the show). She got the role without an audition and was surprised to find her friend Ashley Tisdale working in the show. Song says, "London is my fantasy person, I wish I could be her. I wish I had her closet."
The series is about the residents and workers at the fictional Tipton Hotel in Boston and mainly centers around the trouble-making twins, Zack and Cody Martin (Dylan and Cole Sprouse), and London Tipton (Song). The series premiered on the Disney Channel on March 18, 2005, receiving four million viewers, making it the most successful premiere for the Disney Channel in 2005. Critics often praised Song's performance in the "Suite Life" series. An April 2009 andPOP.com article stated that as London Tipton, "Song is the One to Steal the Spotlight" on the Disney Channel. It said, "if you ever watched an episode of 'The Suite Life with Zack & Cody' you should realize that show is watchable because of one character: London Tipton. Brenda plays the ditzy spoiled hotel heiress London (an allusion to Paris Hilton) and, if I could say so myself, she does quite an excellent job doing so." While commenting on Song, "MSN"'s 2009 cover story on the series stated, "Song is one of the main reasons why the "Suite Life" franchise remains one of the most successful and highly rated series in the Disney stable." In a 2009 "People" magazine article, the character was described as a "melodramatic high-seas diva."
The series eventually earned a 2007 Young Artist Award for "Best Family Television Series (comedy)", Emmy nominations for "Outstanding Children's Program" (twice) and "Outstanding Choreography", and three Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award nominations for "Favorite TV show" in 2007, 2008, and 2009. In 2006 Song earned an Asian Excellence Award nomination for "Outstanding Newcomer" for her part in the series. After her debut on the "Suite Life" series, Song became a regular on the Disney Channel, and had a voice role in Disney Channel's "" series. In 2006, Song had a voice-over role in "Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen". She later starred in an online series called "London Tipton's Yay Me!".
Song's first starring role as the title character was in the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie "", which had over 5.7 million viewers at its premiere. "Wendy Wu" was planned to be a comedy, but the directors of the film were having trouble finding a suitable actor with both the comedic presence and taekwondo ability to play the main character, originally named Kenny Lu. Lydia Cook, one of the films's directors, said, "Brenda was originally brought in to play the [supporting] monk's role. We started training with her in martial arts, and that's when we realized that she should be Kenny Lu. They quickly switched things around and offered Brenda the lead in the movie. She had the perfect combination of wit and martial arts." Song had to break a brick with her hand in a screen test before landing the title role.
According to "The New York Times", the film became a "star vehicle" for Song. The film was about an average, popular Chinese-American teenager whose life is turned upside down by a visit from a young Chinese monk (Shin Koyamada). The monk claims she is the reincarnation of a powerful female warrior and the only person who can prevent an ancient evil spirit from destroying the world. In a second story line, Wendy and most of her family struggle with keeping their culture and heritage. Song felt she could relate to the message since she knew little about her own people before making the film. She said, "I really identified with Wendy because I don't want to not know where I came from". To promote the film, she posed for the cover of "Seventeen", "Teen People", "Teen", "Seventeen" Malaysia, and several other magazines, and traveled to Malaysia, Singapore, and Costa Rica. A "Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior" sequel, starring Song and Koyamada, was announced in the end of 2007.
The film received positive reviews from critics. UltimateDisney.com called the role "a strong departure from her flaky London Tipton character in "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody"", adding that Song "shows in this movie that she no longer has to restrict herself to playing the dumb one." The site praised the film, stating, "Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior is an enjoyable little telefilm, rife with killer action sequences (for a DCOM), and a great showcase of talent in both acting and martial for Brenda Song. Aside from a few totally clichéd characters and situations, it's worth 91 minutes of your time." "Allmovie" described Song as a "charming and appealing personality, even when playing a shallow airhead".
While commending Disney for the strong Asian cast, a BellaOnline review noted that it is rare to see a female martial arts star with a black belt. Song did most of her own stunt work for the film, with guidance from Koichi Sakamoto, executive producer for the "Power Rangers" series. Song was inspired to endure the stunt training by the way her mother dealt with breast cancer in 2005. Disney Channel executive vice president Gary Marsh called the film ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer" meets "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon"" and said of Song: "She's incredibly talented, she's smart. She adds diversity to our network, and she's a real kid."
Song reprised her role as London Tipton in the "Suite Life" spin-off, "The Suite Life on Deck". The show's premiere on the Disney Channel drew 5.7 million viewers, and it became the most-watched series premiere on Canada's Family Channel. The show became the most-watched scripted series among children aged 6 to 11 and among tweens in 2008. In 2009, the show was the most-watched scripted series among children and the second most-watched scripted series among pre-teens. Disney ordered second and third seasons for the series. Song also starred as Paige in an animated television special for NBC, "Macy's Presents Little Spirit: Christmas in New York". In late 2008, Song made a special appearance at the grand opening of the RTA HealthLine in Cleveland.
In May 2009, Disney Channel's executive vice president Gary Marsh issued a press release, which stated: "with this second-season extension, the cast of 'The Suite Life' makes Disney Channel history by becoming the longest running continuous characters on our air – 138 half-hour episodes. We are thrilled for them, and for the brilliant, inspired production team that made this extraordinary run possible." According to "The Wall Street Journal", Song's participation in the series led to her becoming highly popular among children between the ages of seven and ten. Also in 2009, she starred in the telefilm "Special Delivery", a film about a bonded courier, Maxine (Lisa Edelstein) and a troubled teen, Alice (Song). The "Daily Record" called it a "likeable comedy". The Australian publication "Urban CineFilm" gave Song a positive review for her performance in the film. Song also appeared in the theatrical film "College Road Trip" with Raven-Symoné and Martin Lawrence.
2010–present: mainstream television and film work.
In 2010, Song joined the main cast of Columbia Pictures' "The Social Network" alongside Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake. Song portrayed Christy Lee, a Harvard University student who dates Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield).
In 2012, Song starred in the short film "First Kiss" along with her "Social Network" costar Joseph Mazzello. "First Kiss" was screened at numerous film festivals throughout the US and won the Best Short Film award at the Omaha Film Festival and TriMedia Film Festival. In 2012 and 2013, Song had a recurring role as Alissa in the TV show "Scandal" in the first and second seasons. In 2013, Song had a recurring role as Daisy in "New Girl".
In August 2013, Song was cast in a leading role in the Fox television series "Dads", in which Song portrayed Veronica. The show's pilot episode was criticized by Asian American watchdog groups because Song's character wore a stereotypical "sexy Asian schoolgirl" costume, which was deemed "racist" by watchdog groups. In an interview with "Entertainment Weekly", Song defended the show and denied the racism allegations. Fox refused to re-shoot the scenes which were deemed racist by watchdog groups. The show premiered September 17, 2013 but in May 2014, Fox canceled the series after only one season.
In October 2014, Song signed a talent holding deal with Fox and 20th Century Fox Television to star in a television project. In April 2015, Song was cast in a regular role in the NBC comedy pilot "Take It From Us". In November 2015, Song was cast in the show "Life in Pieces" as Bonnie. In February 2016, Song was cast in CBS pilot "Bunker Hill". Later renamed "Pure Genius", the series was picked up by CBS and is scheduled to begin airing in the 2016-2017 television season.
In March 2017, Song was cast as a series regular in the CBS pilot "Real Life". She was also cast in Seth Green's directorial debut "Changeland". In August 2017, it was announced that Song would be starring in Freeform's first original holiday movie, "Angry Angel". The film is part of the network's "Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas" series of programming, which premiered November 18, 2017.
In March 2018, it was revealed Song would join the cast of new show "Station 19" for a multi-episode arc. In December 2018, it was announced that Song would star in the Netflix psychological thriller "Secret Obsession". The film was released on July 18, 2019.
In January 2019, it was announced that Song is starring in the Hulu television series "Dollface" alongside Kat Dennings. Since June 17, 2019, she has starred in the Disney animation series "Amphibia" as Anne Boonchuy. In June 2019, she appeared in the Seth Green movie "Changeland". She also appeared as a guest star in Aly & AJ's music video for the song "Star Maps", from their 2019 EP "Sanctuary".
Music credits.
Song was part of the Disney Channel Circle of Stars, a group of performers from several different Disney Channel television series. She was featured in the recording and music video of a version of "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes", which was included on the special edition "Cinderella" platinum edition DVD and on the "DisneyMania 4" CD, released in April 2006.
In the "Suite Life" High School Musical-themed episode, Song performed "Bop To The Top" and "Really Great". "Really Great" became the theme song for the online series, "London Tipton's Yay Me!". She sang "Bling Is My Favourite Thing" on another "Suite Life" episode. In these episodes, Song purposefully sang poorly in character as London Tipton. In 2008, Ian Scott wrote and produced demo songs for her, credited to Mark Jackson Productions.
Personal life.
From 2010 to 2017, Song was in an on-and-off relationship with musician Trace Cyrus, to whom she was engaged from 2011 to 2012. In 2017, Song began dating actor Macaulay Culkin. Their son, Dakota Song Culkin, was born on April 5, 2021.
Public image and philanthropy.
In 2006, "CosmoGirl" named Song the "Queen of Disney", citing her major contributions on the Disney Channel. Song ranked ninth in Netscape's 2007 "Top 10 Pretty Petites in Entertainment", was voted one of AOL's "Top 20 Tween (and Teen) TV Stars", and was ranked #3 on "Maxim"'s Asian Hot 100 of 2008 list. Song was also ranked #45 in AIM's "Top 100 Celebs Under 25" list. "TV Guide" listed her in its 2008 list of "13 Hottest Young Stars to Watch". In 2009, Song was featured in Celebuzz's "Rising Stars" list and was described as one of "young Hollywood's most promising rising stars". In 2009, the blog Angry Asian Man named her one of the most influential Asian Americans under the age of 30.
In 2006, Song was hostess for the "A World Of Change" annual charity fashion show to benefit Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services. She also supported the 10th Annual L.A. Cancer Challenge. In 2008, Song was part of the "Power of Youth carnival", a benefit for the St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. In 2006 and 2007, she participated in the YMCA Healthy Kids Day in Chicago. She began hosting a Disney special daily segment called "Pass the Plate" in 2007, in which she helps children and their families learn more about nutrition and healthy food. The series is produced in ten countries in association with Disney Channel. Song returned for the second season of the miniseries.
In April 2008, a picture of Song was used in an ad for an escort agency in the "LA Weekly". A representative from Disney told TMZ.com, "This is an unauthorized use of Brenda Song's image and her personal attorney has issued a cease and desist to the advertiser." Song filed a libel suit seeking $100,000 in damages. Song stated, "As a role model to millions of young people, I feel I have to take a stand against this company in regard to its exploitation of my image." The settlement was announced in March 2009.
In 2005, an article "Maths Spotlight on... Brenda Song" in "Scholastic Math" included facts about Song and mathematical guidance from her. Song appeared alongside Paula Abdul and several other celebrities in a "Our Time to Vote" commercial, which aimed to encourage American citizens to vote during the 2008 presidential election. In 2009, Song participated in the "Diet Pepsi Easter Holiday House" event. She decorated an egg at the event that was sold in an online auction benefiting Feeding America.
Song was a spokesperson for Disney's environmental campaign, Disney's Friends for Change. She was featured in several commercials on the Disney Channel for the campaign. The charity's aim was to explain how children can help preserve the Earth and invited them to go to the Friends for Change website to register and pledge, offering them the chance to help choose how Disney will invest $1 million in environmental programs. In 2010, she was the celebrity endorser of the Walt Disney Company's Disney Cruise Line. In 2011, she was also the spokesperson of the clothing brand OP.


Galit Gutmann

Galit Gutman (, born September 23, 1972) is an Israeli actress, television host and fashion model.
Biography.
Galit Gutmman is married to photojournalist Ziv Koren and the mother of two daughters.
She began her modeling career after winning the title “Discovery of the Year.” She went on to become one of Israel's leading model.
She was a model for Castro, H & O, Croacker, Oberzon, and Dani Mizrahi.
Acting and television career.
Gutmann studied acting at Yoram Levinstein School of Acting and appeared in the Israeli soap opera "Ramat Aviv Gimel". In 2003 she presented the "Golden Curtain Awards" of the E! channel. From 2006 to 2008, she hosted "HaDugmaniot", the Israeli version of "America's Next Top Model".
In 2012 she hosted "Brothers for Life", a documentary that deals with children in a family with many children.


Rina Sawayama

 is a Japanese-British singer-songwriter and model based in London. In 2017, she self-released her debut extended play, "Rina." After signing to Dirty Hit in 2020, she released her debut studio album, "Sawayama" to widespread critical acclaim.
Early life.
Sawayama was born on 16 August 1990 in Niigata, Japan. Sawayama lived there until the age of five, when her family decided to move to London, England, where she was raised and currently resides. She holds an indefinite leave to remain (ILR) visa in the UK.
While studying politics, psychology and sociology at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Sawayama decided to pursue music and modelling. During her time at university, she performed in a hip-hop group called Lazy Lion with Theo Ellis from the indie rock band Wolf Alice. She graduated from the university with a degree in political science. In May 2020, Sawayama said that she was doing an online course at the University of Oxford.
Career.
2013–2017: Early career.
Sawayama began her solo career in 2013, with the single "Sleeping in Waking". In June 2015, she released a music video, directed by Arvida Byström, to her track "Tunnel Vision". In 2016, she released the single "Where U Are", with an accompanying music video co-directed by Alessandra Kurr. The single explored human interaction with digital media, with Sawayama explaining: "Online, you can present your best edited self [and] your overheating phone substitutes human warmth. Weirdest of all – you're together, but also very alone." The song has been described as "nostalgic greatness… ultra-sweet and shimmering pop", and "90s R&B pop perfection".
2017–2019: "Rina" and touring.
In March 2017, her single "Cyber Stockholm Syndrome" premiered on "The Fader". Sawayama described the genesis of the themes of the track as: "the digital world can offer vital support networks, voices of solidarity, refuge, escape. That's what 'Cyber Stockholm Syndrome' is about: pessimism, optimism, anxiety, and freedom."
In 2017, the singles "Alterlife" and "Tunnel Vision", a duet with Shamir, were released, followed by her debut EP "Rina". Sawayama was then an unsigned artist, and "Rina" was released independently; she confirmed on Twitter that she worked for two to three years to save money to release the EP. "The Guardian" deemed the EP "bracing and modern", stating that Sawayama had proven "she can shepherd pop into the future, too". "Pitchfork" ranked "Rina" in its list of best pop and R&B albums of the year. In 2018, Sawayama released the single "Valentine" on Valentine's Day. The music video for album track "Ordinary Superstar" was released in June 2018. In August 2018, Sawayama released the track "Cherry", in which she explores her sexual identity. Sawayama embarked on her Ordinary Superstar Tour across the UK, the US and Canada in late 2018. In 2019, she performed as the supporting act for Charli XCX's tour across the UK.
2020–present: "Sawayama" and the Dynasty Tour.
In 2020, after signing to Dirty Hit records, Sawayama released the singles "STFU!", a nu-metal, heavy metal, pop and avant-pop song, and "Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)", a "homage to early 2000s dance tracks", both from her then-upcoming debut album. A third single, the rock and 2000s R&B-inspired "XS", was released on 2 March. The following month, Sawayama released another single from the album titled "Chosen Family". Her debut album, "Sawayama", was released on 17 April to widespread critical acclaim. On 29 June 2020, she released a cover of the Grammy-nominated Lady Gaga song, "Dance in the Dark" (2009) as part of Spotify's "Singles" series. The song was recorded in Sawayama's home studio and is an electropop composition with production handled by Clarence Clarity, her version replacing the Europop sound of the original song with nu-metal-influenced electropop.
In late July 2020, Sawayama made a public tweet about her ineligibility to be nominated for major British music awards, such as the Mercury Prize and BRIT Awards, due to the fact that she does not hold British citizenship. The hashtag "#SawayamaIsBritish" became trending on Twitter in the UK shortly after. Sawayama's movement gained major support from Elton John online, who wrote that he was "happy to hear that the [BPI] are reviewing the rules that led to Rina Sawayama's well-deserved album being snubbed from this year's [Mercury Prize] list of nominees."
The BPI later changed the rules to allow anyone who had remained in the UK, including her, to be eligible.
On 26 October 2020, Sawayama made her television debut performing the song "XS" on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". The following month, she released a song titled "Lucid", produced by BloodPop. On 4 December 2020, a deluxe version of "Sawayama" was released.
In April 2021, Sawayama released an updated version of her song "Chosen Family", as a duet with Elton John.
Other ventures.
Modelling career.
Sawayama has been signed to Anti-Agency and Elite Model Management. In 2017, she was chosen for Versus x Versace's fall winter campaign. She has also starred in campaigns for Jourdan Dunn's "Missguided", and wrote and performed an original track titled "Play on Me" for Nicola Formichetti's MAC x Nicopanda.
Collaborations.
In 2016, Sawayama collaborated with Taiwanese visual artist, John Yuyi, on a visual series critiquing Asian, including Japanese, beauty standards. Subsequently, she was profiled in "Vogue". In the interview, Sawayama described the genesis of the idea and collaboration: "For a lot of women in Japan, these are the expectations people put on them, from anime culture, kawaii culture… that can really put women at a disadvantage, objectifying and infantilising them." Sawayama has worked with Nicola Formichetti for MAC x Nicopanda. Formichetti also directed the music video for Sawayama's track "Ordinary Superstar". The genesis of the partnership was outlined in i-D.
Artistry and public image.
Her main influences came from 1990s and 2000s musical acts such as Christina Aguilera, Lady Gaga, Avril Lavigne, Hikaru Utada, Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Evanescence, Limp Bizkit, Pink, Ringo Sheena, and Taylor Swift among others. In 2017, Sawayama was ranked in "The Guardian"s 18 for '18 list as well as "Dazed"s 100 list.
Personal life.
In August 2018, Sawayama came out during an interview with "Broadly", declaring: "I've always written songs about girls. I don't think I've ever mentioned a guy in my songs, and that's why I wanted to talk about it." She identified as both bisexual and pansexual.
In July 2020, she signed an open letter to the UK Equalities minister Liz Truss calling for a ban on all forms of LGBT+ conversion therapy.
Tours.
Headlining
Supporting


Bobbi Billard

Barbara "Bobbi" Anne Billard (born December 12, 1975) is an American model, actress, published author and former professional wrestler.
Career.
Acting career.
Billard's first commercial, "Green Bay Watch", was for Diet Dr Pepper and was shown during Super Bowl XXXV.
 She had a few small parts on TV shows like Howard Stern's "Son of the Beach" and then in cinema.
Modeling career.
Billard began modeling at the age of 12. Her first paid modeling job was at the age of 19 for Jones Performance Fuel Systems. From there, she was on the cover of "Mini-truckin' "magazine, as well as appearing in calendars for "Hot Bike" and "Street Rodder".
On the MySpace social network, she had over one and a half million "friends", making her one of the most popular people on the site.
She has appeared in "Muscular Development", "Muscle Mag" and "American Curves", as well as in two series of Benchwarmer trading cards. She made music video appearances in Blues Traveler's "Girl Inside My Head", Kottonmouth Kings' "King Klick", Yung Berg's "Sexy Lady" and Fireball's "What I Want" with Bob Sinclar.
Wrestling career.
Billard became a professional wrestler in the California-based Women of Wrestling (WOW) promotion. Using the name Summer, Billard was given the gimmick of a "Baywatch"-like lifeguard along with a tag team partner named Sandy. The duo was collectively known as The Beach Patrol.
Billard signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in December 2003 and entered their developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling. She received training from Ivory and Jacqueline. She was released after receiving an injury. In 2004 she had neck fusion surgery.
Personal life.
Billard was born in Austin, Texas and later moved to Richardson, Texas and then to Mission Viejo, California.
In July 2016, Billard was named part of a class action lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred traumatic brain injuries during their tenure and that the company concealed the risks of injury. The suit was litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE. The lawsuit was dismissed by US District Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant in September 2018.
In March 2019, Billard announced that she had explanted her breast implants after she said her body began rejecting them. She has since been concentrating her efforts around building awareness for Breast Implant Illness.


Fabiola Candosin

Fabiola Chiara Candosin Marchetti (born 1970/03/31 in Caracas, Venezuela) (die 2019/02/27 in Padua, Italy ) was a Venezuelan Civil Engineer (Universidad Santa Maria 1995, Colegio de Ingenieros de Venezuela 1995), who also participated in her country's national beauty pageant Miss Venezuela as Miss Distrito Federal, obtaining the title of "Miss World Venezuela".
She was the official representative of her country to the Miss World 1989 pageant held in Hong Kong on November 22, 1989.


Natalie Pike

Natalie Paweleck (nee Pike) (born 4 April 1983 in Edinburgh, Scotland, raised in Berwick-on-Tweed and Stockport in England) is a British model and presenter. She is a presenter for Manchester City FC.
Early life.
Pike attended Ladybrook Primary School until the age of 11, then went to Bramhall High School until the age of 16, and sat her A-levels at Aquinas Sixth Form College, in Maths, communication studies and Performing arts. Pike completed a degree in Film and Media Studies at Manchester Met University in 2004.
Career.
Natalie won the FHM High Street Honeys competition in 2004. She appeared on the front cover of FHM again in 2005 and 2007.
Pike also appeared on the cover of "Zoo" and "Nuts" magazines several times. She featured in FHM's list of the 100 Sexiest Women in 2005 (#26) and 2006 (#51).
Pike is an avid Manchester City supporter, and modelled the new kit in 2006. Since 2011 she has presented City Square, the Manchester City match day programme, interviewing players and celebrities, as well as providing analysis on games.
Pike appeared on the first season of the UK version of "Beauty and the Geek", which aired on Channel 4 and E4. She was partnered with Mathematics student Jamie Sawyer, and they were eliminated after three episodes.
She was a hostess on the ITV1 game show "The Price Is Right", presented by Joe Pasquale.
In 2006, Pike released a single with the other FHM High Street Honeys called "I Touch Myself".
In the April 2007 UK edition of FHM, it was announced that readers of the magazine had voted Pike as their favourite ever Honey, and that she would go on to the Xbox 360 Global Challenge. As part of the challenge she flew to and from Japan, Australia, Los Angeles, and Mexico within 360 hours. In each country she and four other European Honeys competed in missions based on Xbox 360 games. Pike and the UK team won the overall competition.
Pike currently co-presents a weekly football talk show on the radio station XS Manchester, called "The football social". From 3 September 2018 she also co-hosted the XS Manchester breakfast show with Steve Berry while regular co-host Sophie Sveinsson was on maternity leave.
Pike is now a director of the Stockport-based homeless charity The Wellspring.
Personal life.
On 26 December 2013, Pike escaped serious injury as her car spun off the A1 on black ice as she was driving from Scotland to Manchester, and was taken to hospital in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.


Jeneil Williams

Jeneil Williams is a Jamaican fashion model.
Career.
Williams was discovered in a model search competition in Jamaica called Caribbean Model Search, in 2005; she subsequently signed with New York Models. In 2009, she appeared in a United Colors of Benetton campaign (with models including Constance Jablonski, Liu Wen, Simon Nessman, and Tao Okamoto) which led to "Vogue" editor-in-chief Anna Wintour requesting her for a photoshoot with photographer Mario Testino. She appeared in the July 2008 "all black issue" of "Vogue Italia", featuring only black models. She has walked for Jonathan Saunders, Emanuel Ungaro, Loewe, Altuzarra, Balenciaga, Calvin Klein, Yeezy, Kenzo, Y-3, Fendi, Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano, Acne Studios, Zac Posen, Louis Vuitton, Reed Krakoff, Opening Ceremony, Lanvin, Catherine Malandrino, Carolina Herrera, L'Wren Scott, DVF. In 2010, with Gisele Bündchen and Miranda Kerr, Williams appeared in a triple cover series for i-D magazine. She has also modeled for Topshop, L'Oréal, Tom Ford Beauty, Nike, Inc., H&M, Gap, Inc., Coca-Cola, Jean Paul Gaultier, Jimmy Choo, Sephora, and Balenciaga.
Personal life.
Williams is expecting her first child, a daughter, in 2020. During her pregnancy she modelled for Nike's first maternity line. Her child was born in autumn 2020.


Carol Lynley

Carol Lynley (born Carole Ann Jones; February 13, 1942 – September 3, 2019) was an American actress and child model known for her roles in the films "Blue Denim" (1959) and "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972).
Lynley was born Carole Ann Jones in Manhattan, to an Irish father and New Englander mother. She began her career as a child model before taking up acting. She won the Theatre World Award as "one of the most promising personalities for 1956-57" for her performance in "The Potting Shed". She started her film career in 1958 with the Disney film "The Light in the Forest" followed by "Holiday for Lovers" (1959) and "Blue Denim" (1959). In 1959, Lynley was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female for the film "The Light in the Forest". In 1960 she was again nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female for the film "Blue Denim".
Early life.
Lynley was born Carole Ann Jones in Manhattan, the daughter of Frances (née Felch) and Cyril Jones. Her father was Irish and her mother, a native of New England, was of English, Scottish, Welsh, and German ancestry. She studied dance in her childhood. Lynley's parents divorced when she was a child, and her mother worked as a waitress until Lynley's income from modelling was enough to sustain the family.
Child artist.
She had first appeared on a local television show and at the age of 14 she was signed as a child model. She then appeared on live TV shows, the "Goodyear Television Playhouse", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "Danger Route".
She began her career as a child model under the name Carolyn Lee. She appeared on the April 22, 1957, cover of "Life" identified as "Carol Lynley, 15, Busy Career Girl." at age 15. When she started acting, she discovered that child actress Carolyn Lee (born Carolyn Copp, 1935) had already registered the name in the Actors' Equity union. She modified it by using the final syllable of Carolyn and fusing it with Lee to make Lynley.
In her teenage years Lynley appeared in several Clairol and Pepsodent advertisements that were publicized across the country.
In 1955, she made her first stage appearance in Moss Hart's Broadway stage hit, "Anniversary Waltz". At the age of 15, she played the role of Dame Sybil Thorndyke's granddaughter in the Broadway play "The Potting Shed".
Early on, Lynley distinguished herself on both the Broadway stage and in Hollywood screen versions of the controversial drama "Blue Denim" (1959), in which the teenaged characters played by Lynley and co-star Brandon deWilde had to deal with an unwanted pregnancy and (then-illegal) abortion. She won the Theatre World Award as "one of the most promising personalities for 1956-57" for her performance in Blue Denim. This recognition helped her get a seven-year contract with 20th Century Fox.
Film career.
She started her film career in 1958 with the Disney's film "The Light in the Forest" followed by "Holiday for Lovers" (1959). In 1959, Lynley was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female. In 1960 she was again nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female for the film "Blue Denim".
She acted in 20th Century Fox, productions, "Holiday for Lovers", "Blue Denim" (film), "Hound-Dog Man", "Return to Peyton Place" and "The Stripper" (1963). "The Stripper" was based on the play "A Loss of Roses" written by William Inge.
Lynley appeared in many films, often portraying the blonde-girl-next-door gone bad. Lynley is best known for her film roles in "Return to Peyton Place", sex comedy "Under the Yum Yum Tree", thriller "Bunny Lake Is Missing", "The Pleasure Seekers", drama "The Cardinal", and "The Poseidon Adventure", in which she lip synced the Oscar-winning song "The Morning After" (although her singing voice was dubbed by studio singer Renee Armand).
"The Hollywood Reporter" reported that she was on the peak of her career in the year 1965. Lynley posed nude at age 22 for the March 1965 edition of "Playboy" magazine (pp. 108–115). She played the role of the mother of a kidnapped child in the thriller "Bunny Lake Is Missing" (1965). Lynley took the role of the blonde bombshell Jean Harlow in the biopic titled "Harlow" (1965).
She appeared in the pilot television movies for "" and "Fantasy Island". Her many other series appearances include "The Big Valley", "Mannix", "It Takes a Thief", "Night Gallery", "The Invaders", "Kojak", "Hawaii Five-O", "Hart to Hart", and "Charlie's Angels". Lynley appeared in the fourth season of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." in the two-part episode "The Prince of Darkness Affair".
The decline in her career started in the late 1960s and '70s. She did smaller roles, guest appearances and appeared in low-budget productions like "The Maltese Bippy", "Norwood", "The Four Deuces", "The Washington Affair" and "Bad Georgia Road". In 1992, she acted in a low-budget thriller "Spirits", as a nun. She acted in "Flypaper" (1997) followed by the low-budget film "Drowning on Dry Land" (1999). Many of the low-budget movies she acted in during the later part of her career were direct-to-video.
In 2000, in an interview with the "San Francisco Chronicle", Lynley discussed the difficulty faced by middle-aged actresses in finding roles. She predicted she'd have a comeback in old age, stating, "I don't mean to sound conceited, but I am a very talented actress, and I have my head screwed on right." And she added "I'm not going to drug clinics, I look good, and I've got all my marbles. So I really believe I'll be back."
In 2006, she appeared in a 30-minute film, "Vic", co-written and directed by Sage Stallone, the son of Sylvester Stallone.
Personal life.
In 1960, she married publicist Michael Selsman. The marriage produced one child, Jill Selsman (a director of short films), and ended in divorce in 1964.
Lynley had an 18-year intermittent affair with English broadcaster and writer David Frost.
Death.
Lynley died aged 77 of a heart attack on September 3, 2019, at her home in Pacific Palisades, California.


Alicia Liu

Alicia Liu () was born in Taoyuan County (now Taoyuan City), Taiwan on 12 June 1986. She is a Taiwanese model and television personality, sometimes known by the nickname Xiao Ai.
Liu was assigned male at birth, but underwent sex reassignment surgery at the age of 18. She became popular following a number of appearances on a parody television programme, but was outed in January 2010 by a former schoolmate who posted her graduation photo online. In response, Liu held a press conference where she stated that she was happy being a woman and that the past was not important, but only confirmed that she was a transsexual when interviewed by the "China Times" a week later. Supported by family, colleagues and her agency, Liu said: "To go public with my sex change was more of a help for me than hindrance, and it had not affected my life".


Mama Cax

Cacsmy Brutus (November 20, 1989 – December 16, 2019), known as Mama Cax, was an American-Haitian model and disabled rights activist. With her prosthetic right leg, Cax was a proudly unconventional figure in modern fashion modeling.
Early life.
Cacsmy Brutus was born in Brooklyn, New York City, on November 20, 1989. She grew up in Haiti, and at age 14, she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma and lung cancer—doctors gave her three weeks to live. Two years later, she received a hip replacement which failed, leading to the amputation of her right leg. She later said that it took several years to regain her confidence and that she hid her prosthetic leg for several years.
She earned a bachelor's and master's degrees in International Relations.
At age 18, Cax learned to play wheelchair basketball.
Modeling.
On September 15, 2016, Cax was invited to the White House to participate in a fashion show put on by Barack and Michelle Obama. At that time, she was working in the office of the Mayor of New York City while finishing her studies.
In 2017, Cax appeared in her first commercial advertisement, and soon signed with the modeling agency JAG Models in New York. Among her appearances, she walked the runway in shows for Chromat and Rihanna's Fenty Beauty. Her later commercial work included ad campaigns for Tommy Hilfiger and Sephora.
She walked at New York Fashion Week in 2018, parading in a swimsuit designed by Becca McCharen, who seeks to change the "standards of beauty". That year, she made the cover of "Teen Vogue" with Jillian Mercado and Chelsea Werner.
In 2019, Cax became the face of Olay brand for their sunscreen marketing campaign. In October 2019, Cax announced she would be participating in the New York Marathon in a wheelchair.
Death.
While in England in December 2019, Cax was admitted to Royal London Hospital, suffering from severe abdominal pains and blood clots in the lung; she died in the hospital on December 16, 2019.


Loiza Lamers

Loiza Lamers (born 9 January 1995) is a Dutch model and businesswoman, best known for being the winner of the eighth cycle of "Holland's Next Top Model", and the world's first transgender winner of the global "Top Model" TV-franchise.
Early life.
Lamers, a Gelderland native, was born in Driel in 1995. Lamers expressed her gender nonconformity early in life, beginning her gender transition early in her childhood. At the age of 10, Lamers was featured in a 2005 documentary by Charlotte Hoogakker titled "Van Lucas naar Luus" (From Lucas to Luus), which focused on her transition. Lamers underwent Sex reassignment surgery at the age of 18, two years before her appearance on the Dutch adaptation of "Top Model".
"Holland's Next Top Model".
Lamers worked as a hairdresser prior to auditioning for the eighth season of "Holland's Next Top Model" in early 2015. She was ultimately chosen as one of the final thirteen contestants. Producers of the show were unaware of her status as a trans woman until she disclosed the information after rumors circulated on the internet.
On 26 October 2015 Lamers was voted the winner of the competition by the Dutch public in the show's live finale. Her prizes included a modelling contract valued at €50,000, which she rejected.
In 2019 Lamers was guest jury member in the twelfth season of "Holland's Next Top Model".
January 2020, Lamers was confirmed to be one of the contestants on "Let's Dance Germany 2020"
she was eliminated in week 7 after having done Paso Doble to "Rhythm Is a Dancer", and been part of "Team Gonzalez" for the group dance to "Vogue" and "Push the Feeling On".
In 2021, she appeared in the television show "De Verraders".


Glenn McCuen

Glenn McCuen (born February 3, 1991) is an American actor, model and former gymnast, best known for his supporting role as Bodie in the 2010 family film "Marmaduke", and for his starring role as the narcissistic surfer, Aloe on the Nickelodeon teen sitcom, "Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures".
Early life.
Glenn McCuen was born on February 3, 1991 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to parents Glenn McCuen and Kathy Authement-McCuen. Raised in Houma, Louisiana with his older sister, Courtney, McCuen attended Lisa Park Elementary and was active in karate until the age of 8, when he decided to follow in his older sister's footsteps and began taking gymnastics. McCuen showed a talent for gymnastics and trained at Jennings Gymnastics in Schriever, Louisiana until, at the age of 10, the family sold everything they owned and made the move to Plano, Texas, so that he could train at the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (WOGA).
Career.
Gymnast.
In 2001, at the age of 10, McCuen began his WOGA training in Plano, Texas. Balancing his schoolwork and training seven hours a day in the gym under the tutelage of gymnastics coach Sergei Pakanich, McCuen quickly moved up the ranks, placing 8th in the country at the U.S. National Gymnastics Championships in the 14-15 division in 2007, and winning the Texas State Gymnastics Competition in 2008. McCuen told journalist Dave Walker of The Times-Picayune of his aspirations as a gymnast - "I had a dream. I wanted to go the Olympics and get a gold medal." However, in the fall of 2008, at the age of 17, McCuen suffered a serious back injury that forced him to take a year off from his training, effectively putting an end to his dreams of Olympic gold.
Actor and model.
In 2005, at the age of 14, McCuen began his acting career when a talent scout contacted the gym where he was training looking for a boy who could do a flip for a lightsaber toy commercial. He auditioned for the commercial and got the part, and it was then that he discovered he had a passion for acting and modeling. In the subsequent years, McCuen modeled for famed photographer Bruce Weber and appeared in advertorial campaigns for Abercrombie Kids, Dillard's, JCPenney, and Neiman Marcus, among others.
In 2006, McCuen began attending Cathryn Sullivan's Acting for Film school in Lewisville, Texas, and in 2008, after an injury that put an end to his Olympic training, decided to explore the possibilities of a full-time career in entertainment. McCuen graduated early from Plano High School and just one week before his 18th birthday, moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. In early 2009, he was introduced to a talent agent at a party, and within a week, he had representation. That same year, McCuen began studying acting at the Michael Woolson Studio, and in 2010, began studying acting at the Ivana Chubbuck Studio.
McCuen landed his first film role in the 2010 independent movie "A Bag of Hammers", and was next cast as Bodie, the heart-throb surfer opposite Caroline Sunshine in the 2010 motion picture "Marmaduke". After first filming a pilot for Nickelodeon, McCuen next auditioned for a role on the Nickelodeon series "Big Time Rush". Although he didn’t get the part, he was asked back a few days later to read for another new Nickelodeon series, the tween-targeted kids comedy, "Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures". McCuen landed the role and in July 2011, the series premiered on Nickelodeon. On the show, McCuen plays John "Aloe" Aloysius, an egotistical teenage "golden boy" surfer who serves as the antagonist to the titular duo, played by Taylor Gray and Dillon Lane respectively.
Personal life.
McCuen currently lives in Los Angeles, but says he still considers Louisiana home and enjoys going back to visit family who still reside there. His hobbies include martial arts, wrestling, surfing and dancing, as well as playing guitar and piano. He has also expressed an interest in a career off-screen and has been quoted as saying - "I love multitasking. I love writing. I love directing. I feel like I have a vision for it. I know exactly where things should go and how people should move. I’m definitely going to pursue directing when the time comes."
McCuen also devotes his time to various charities including "Let Them Play" which is dedicated to providing underprivileged children the opportunity to play organized sports, and "First Star" which is dedicated to improving the lives of child victims of abuse and neglect.


Constance Jablonski

Constance Jablonski (born 17 April 1991) is a French model. In 2006, she entered the French Elite Model Look Contest. As of 2010, she became one of the newer faces of Estée Lauder alongside Liu Wen and Joan Smalls.
Early life.
Constance Jablonski was born in Lille, France. Her father is a dermatologist, and his parents immigrated from Poland to Northern France after World War II. Jablonski's mother is French, and a pharmacist. She has an older brother named François-Xavier. Prior to becoming a model, she wanted to be a tennis player and was a keen competitive player for nine years. Jablonski also considered becoming a plastic surgeon, and was set to start schooling after she graduated high school.
Career.
She got her start in the modelling industry in the French Elite Model Look Contest of 2006. Jablonski made her catwalk debut in September 2008 at the fashion weeks in New York, Milan and Paris. She has walked the runways of New York, Paris, Milan and London, both in the Ready-to-wear and Haute Couture seasons. Jablonski has walked for Shiatzy Chen, Donna Karan, Dior, Gucci, Burberry, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Balmain, Balenciaga, Zac Posen, Sonia Rykiel and Elie Saab, among many others. In November 2010, she walked in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show for the first time.
She has appeared in advertising campaigns for brands such as Alberta Ferretti, Cesare Paciotti, D&G, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Hermes, Nine West, Majestic Filatures, Max Mara, Barneys, Topshop, Tse, H&M, Bally, GAP, Moschino, United Colors of Benetton, Estee Lauder, and Y-3. In April 2010, it was announced that Jablonski and Chinese model Liu Wen would join the roster of faces of the cosmetics company Estée Lauder.
Jablonski has appeared on the covers of "Russh", Chinese, German, Portuguese, Greek, Spanish and Russian "Vogue", French "Revue de Modes", Russian "Harper's Bazaar", and Italian "Amica". She has appeared in editorials for French, Japanese, German, Chinese, British, Russian, Italian, American, Teen, Greek, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese "Vogue", Italian "Marie Claire", "Allure", "Harper's Bazaar", "Russh", "Vanity Fair", American and Korean "W", "Interview", "V", "i-D", French and Japanese "Numéro".
She was ranked 11th on the "Top 50 Models Women" List by "models.com". As of January 2016, she is listed both in "Industry Icons" and "The Money Girls" rankings by "models.com".


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Achok Majak

Achok Majak is an American fashion model.
Early life.
Majak was born in Santa Barbara, California. She is of South Sudanese descent.
Career.
Majak has appeared in campaigns for Tiffany & Co., (along with models Vittoria Ceretti, Julia Nobis, and Georgina Grenville) Gucci, Revlon, Marc Jacobs, and Balenciaga. She has walked the runway for brands such as Gucci, Marc Jacobs, Max Mara, Zac Posen, Acne Studios, Miu Miu, Vionnet, Rick Owens, Emilio Pucci, and Belstaff. She has appeared in editorials for Elle, i-D, Vogue Italia, WSJ, CR Fashion Book, and Love.
In 2020, Majak made her feature film debut as an actress in the horror film "Antebellum" (2020).


Victorine Meurent

Victorine-Louise Meurent (also Meurant) (February 18, 1844 – March 17, 1927) was a French painter and a model for painters.
Although she is best known as the favourite model of Édouard Manet, she was also an artist in her own right who regularly exhibited at the prestigious Paris Salon. In 1876, her paintings were selected for inclusion at the Salon's juried exhibition, when Manet's work was not.
Biography.
Born in Paris to a family of artisans (her father was a patinator of bronzes, while her mother was a milliner), Meurent started modeling at the age of sixteen in the studio of Thomas Couture and may also have studied art at his women's atelier. Meurent first modeled for Manet in 1862, for his painting "The Street Singer". Manet was first drawn to Meurent when he saw her in the street, carrying her guitar. She was particularly noticeable for her petite stature, which earned her the nickname "La Crevette (The Shrimp)", and for her red hair, which is depicted as very bright in Manet's watercolor copy of "Olympia". As well as playing the guitar, Meurent also played the violin, gave lessons in the two instruments, and sang in café-concerts.
Meurent's name remains forever associated with Manet's masterpieces of 1863, "Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe" ("The Luncheon on the Grass") and "Olympia", which include nude portrayals of her. At that time she also modeled for Edgar Degas and the Belgian painter Alfred Stevens, both close friends of Manet. Her relationship with Stevens is said to have been particularly close.
Manet continued to use Meurent as a model until the early 1870s, when she began taking art classes and they became estranged, as she was drawn to the more academic style of painting that Manet opposed. The last Manet painting in which Meurent appears is "Gare Saint-Lazare" (not to be confused with Monet's painting of the same name), painted in 1873, which is often referred to as "The Railway". The painting is considered the best example of Manet's use of contemporary subject matter.
In 1875, Meurent began studying with the portraitist . The following year, Meurent first submitted work of her own at the Salon and was accepted. Manet's own submissions were rejected by the jury that year. "Bourgeoise de Nuremberg au XVIe siècle", Meurent's entry at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1879, was hung in the same room as the entry by Manet. Work by Meurent also was included in the 1885 and 1904 exhibitions. In all, Meurent exhibited in the Salon six times. She also continued to support herself by modelling through the 1880s for Norbert Goeneutte, an artist best known for his etchings, and for Toulouse-Lautrec, who took to introducing her as "Olympia".
Meurent was inducted into the Société des Artistes Français in 1903, with the support of Charles Hermann-Leon and Tony Robert-Fleury, the Société's founder. By 1906 Meurent had left Paris for the suburb of Colombes, where she lived with a woman named Marie Dufour for the remainder of her life. The two appear to have shared ownership of their house. In her eighties she continued to refer to herself as an artist, as recorded in a census from that time.
Meurent died on March 17, 1927.
After the death of Dufour in 1930, the contents of the house were liquidated; in the late twentieth century, elderly neighbours recalled the last contents of the house, including a violin and its case, being burnt on a bonfire.
Paintings.
A painting by Meurent, "Le Jour des Rameaux" or "Palm Sunday" was recovered in 2004 and now hangs in the Colombes History Museum.
In fiction.
Victorine Meurent's life has inspired two historical novels, and she appears as a character in several others.
The Irish writer George Moore included Meurent as a character in his semi-fictional autobiography, "Memoirs of My Dead Life" (1906). She appears as a middle-aged woman, living in a lesbian relationship with a famous courtesan.
Meurent is the protagonist of both "Mademoiselle Victorine: a Novel" (2007) by Debra Finerman and "A Woman With No Clothes On" (2008) by V R Main and is a character in Christopher Moore's novel "Sacré Bleu" (2012).
She is also a character in the film "Intimate Lives: The Women of Manet", aka "Manet in Love" (1998) and is played by Shelley Phillips.
Another novel depicting Meurent and her relationship with Manet is "Paris Red" by Maureen Gibbon (2015).
Most recently, the novel "Victorine" about Meurent and her journey to becoming a painter was published. (Drema Drudge 2020.)


Dewi Driegen

Dewi Driegen (born 15 September 1982 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands), is a Dutch model. Her mother is a quarter Indonesian.
Driegen was discovered at the age of thirteen by an Elite Model Management Amsterdam modeling scout but decided to stay in school. After her 18th birthday though, she began modeling in Paris and Milan in shows such as Valentino and Versace.
Driegen's first campaign was for the Fall 2002 Balenciaga collection and has continued to do advertisements for Armani Exchange, Gucci, New York & Company, Versus, Barneys and numerous others. She has also appeared on the covers of Russian "Vogue" in December 2002, UK's "Vogue" and "i-D" in March 2003 amongst others. She first appeared in "Vogue Paris" in October 2003. She has also appeared on the Victoria's Secret televised fashion show in 2002 and 2003. In 2004, she was photographed by Nick Knight for the Pirelli Calendar.
Other runway credits of hers include Alberta Ferretti, Alexander McQueen, Chanel, Christian Lacroix, Christian Dior, D&G, Emanuel Ungaro, Elie Saab, Emilio Pucci, John Galliano, Givenchy, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Miu Miu, Ralph Lauren, and Roberto Cavalli.


Allie DeBerry

Alexandria Danielle DeBerry (born October 26, 1994) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her roles in "A.N.T. Farm" as Paisley Houndstooth, "Shake It Up" as Destiny, "Lazer Team" as Mindy and "True Jackson, VP" as Cammy.
Early life.
DeBerry was born on October 26, 1994, in the Kingwood neighborhood of Houston, Texas, the youngest of three children of Tom and Cindy DeBerry. She attended public school at Woodland Hills Elementary, Kingwood Middle School, and Kingwood Park High School. She is of English and Czech descent.
Acting career.
DeBerry's acting career officially began in 2001 where she played a flower girl in the TV film "The Way She Moves". Also that year (2001) she guest starred as Brittany in "It's a Miracle". In 2003, DeBerry landed a guest role in television series "I'm with Her" as young Alex. DeBerry had her first theatrical film in 2007 in "Love and Mary" as Sara Pedersen. The following year she continued her television career and booked the series "What's the Word?" which she was featured in two episodes. In 2009, DeBerry became more noticed for her guest role in the TV show "True Jackson, VP", portraying the role of Cammy, a friend of Pinky played by Jennette McCurdy.
DeBerry was then featured on Disney Channel as she guest starred in "Shake It Up"; her role was Destiny (Flynn's crush) in the episode "Hook It Up". For 31 episodes, DeBerry appeared as Paisley Houndstooth on Disney Channel's comedy series "A.N.T. Farm". DeBerry took on the female lead of Mindy in Rooster Teeth's first feature-length film "Lazer Team".
DeBerry starred in "Mamaboy" as Lisa Weld, daughter of Reverend Weld (Stephen Tobolowsky).
Personal life.
DeBerry married San Francisco Giants baseball player Tyler Beede in November 2017.


Danielle Sharp

Danielle Kristie Sharp (born 21 August 1991) is an English model, actress and video games streamer.
Early life.
Danielle Sharp was born in Grimsby, then moved to Ulceby with her family. She attended Matthew Humberstone School and Baysgarth School in Barton-upon-Humber and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fashion Brand Management from the University of Central Lancashire in Preston in September 2013.
Career.
While still at university, she was named sexiest student in Britain by "Loaded" magazine (November 2011 issue). She became a staple of lads mags in Britain in 2012 and 2013, appearing repeatedly in "Front", "Nuts" (whose readers voted her sixth among "Nuts"' 100 Sexiest Babes (30 Nov issue)) and "FHM" (where she was voted number 100 on the FHM 100 Sexiest of 2015).
With the rise of social media her following grew to around 210,000 on Instagram and 50,000 on Twitter becoming known for her views on animal welfare, action against global warming, support of various charities and video game live streaming.
Acting.
She began acting in 2014, studying drama at ICAT and became an active member of
The Actors Centre in London where she encountered the Meisner technique, which she went on to study at The Impulse Company and graduated in 2016.
She appeared alongside David Walliams in the music video for "Don't Even Try" by Bryan Adams in the same year.


Jonathan Brandis

Jonathan Gregory Brandis (April 13, 1976 – November 12, 2003) was an American actor. Beginning his career as a child model, Brandis moved on to acting in commercials and subsequently won television and film roles. Brandis made his acting debut in 1982 as Kevin Buchanan on the soap opera "One Life to Live". In 1990, he portrayed Bill Denbrough in Stephen King's supernatural horror miniseries "It". Also in 1990, he starred as Bastian Bux in "". In 1993, at the age of 17, he was cast in the role of Lucas Wolenczak, a teen prodigy on the NBC series "seaQuest DSV". The character was popular among teenage viewers, and Brandis regularly appeared in teen magazines. Brandis committed suicide in 2003 following a period of heavy drinking and career setbacks.
Early life.
Jonathan Brandis was born in Danbury, Connecticut, the only child of Mary, a teacher and personal manager, and Gregory Brandis, a food distributor and firefighter. At the age of two, he began his career as a child model for Buster Brown shoes. At the age of four, Brandis began acting in television commercials. He attended San Fernando Valley Professional School, graduating in 1993.
Career.
At the age of six, Brandis won the role of Kevin Buchanan on the soap opera "One Life to Live". He moved to Los Angeles with his family at age nine and made guest appearances on shows such as "Blossom"; "L.A. Law"; "Who's the Boss?"; "Murder, She Wrote"; "The Wonder Years"; "Full House" and "Kate & Allie".
At the age of 14, Brandis was cast in his first starring role as Bastian Bux in "". The same year, Brandis played the young "Stuttering Bill" Denbrough in the 1990 miniseries "Stephen King's It", alongside Tim Curry, based on the epic horror novel of the same name. Brandis' performance in the film was lauded by critics and audiences. Brandis then appeared in "Sidekicks", costarring with Chuck Norris, and in "Ladybugs", with actor/comedian Rodney Dangerfield.
Around the age of 17, Brandis landed one of his best-known roles, as scientific prodigy Lucas Wolenczak in Steven Spielberg's futuristic science fiction series "seaQuest DSV". The role propelled him into teen idol status. At the height of his popularity, Brandis received approximately 4,000 fan letters a week and had to be escorted onto the set of "seaQuest DSV" by three studio security guards because of the many female fans present. He voiced Mozenrath, an evil young sorcerer and necromancer, in Disney's animated series "Aladdin".
After "seaQuest DSV" was canceled in 1996, Brandis appeared in the television film "Her Last Chance", starring Kellie Martin. His next role was in the television film "Born Free: A New Adventure". Shot in South Africa, the film also starred Chris Noth as Brandis's character's father. He continued his career in supporting roles in "Outside Providence" (1999), and "Ride with the Devil" (1999). In 2000, he costarred in "Bad Girls from Valley High", which, because of distribution problems, was not released until 2005. Brandis had a small role in "Hart's War" (2002). The following year, he was cast in "111 Gramercy Park", a pilot that was not picked up by the network. He made his final onscreen appearance in action drama "Puerto Vallarta Squeeze", starring Harvey Keitel and Scott Glenn. That film was also released posthumously.
In addition to acting, Brandis directed several independent films such as "The Slainesville Boys" , "Jimmy, Get The F#%@ Out Of My House" and "Mr. Quinn" and authored screenplays.
Personal life.
From 1995 to 1998, Brandis dated actress and singer Tatyana Ali. The then-couple appeared in an article in "People" magazine in July 1995.
Death.
On November 11, 2003, Brandis was found hanged in the hallway of his Los Angeles apartment. He was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and died the following day of injuries sustained from the hanging. He was 27 years old.
Brandis did not leave a suicide note. After his death, friends reported that he was depressed about his waning career and was reportedly disappointed when his appearance in the 2002 war drama "Hart's War", a role he hoped would revive his career, was significantly reduced in the film's final cut. Brandis began drinking heavily and said that he intended to kill himself.


Gina Janssen

Gina Janssen (born 1953) is a German former film actress and glamour model. During the 1970s she starred in a number of sex comedies and also worked with Spanish director Jesús Franco.


Matt Hannaford

Matt Hannaford is the Executive Vice President and MLBPA certified sports agent at MVP Sports Group where he and his partner have built an agency that has negotiated over $1.7 Billion Dollars in contracts since its inception in 2010.
Career.
Hannaford grew up in Elk Grove, California, a small farming community located west of Sacramento. He played baseball at Elk Grove High School, a school that has produced more Major League Baseball Players on opening day rosters in 2019 than any other high school in the continental United States. Upon graduation, Hannaford continued his playing career at Sacramento City College before transferring to Long Beach State where he would complete a degree in Business Finance. Hannaford was approached by various players seeking advice on their playing careers, leading him to educate himself more on the agent business and to eventually retire from baseball and take a position at a sports agency while still in college. In 2002, Hannaford began working at Beverly Hills Sports Council, an agency that represented stars such as Barry Bonds, Curt Schilling, Jose Canseco, Rickey Henderson, Mike Piazza, Trevor Hoffman, Brett Saberhagen and George Brett.
MVP Sports Group.
In May 2010, Hannaford left BHSC and helped form MVP Sports Group. There he helped build this newly founded agency into one of the premier sports agencies in the business, where it remains today. Along with Lozano, Hannaford has a roster of stars under his management that include Manny Machado who signed a 10 year, $300 Million deal in February of 2019 with the San Diego Padres, 3x MVP Award Winner Albert Pujols and MVP Award Winner's Joey Votto, Josh Donaldson and Jimmy Rollins.
Hannaford also represented some of the game's most popular players prior to their retirement including Nick Swisher, Brian Wilson and Carlos Beltrán. Beyond the stars in the Major Leagues, Hannaford has been responsible for representing some of the game's best young player's including Michael Taylor, J.D. Davis, Ryne Stanek, Logan Allen, Dylan Carlson, Austin Riley Cole Winn and Jeremiah Jackson. Hannaford is also the Godfather to long time client Kurt Suzuki's son Kai.
Contracts.
Since its inception in 2010, MVP Sports Group has been one of the leading agencies in baseball, having negotiated contracts totaling $1.7 Billion. Lozano and Hannaford are responsible for 3 of the top 10 largest contracts in baseball history, including Manny Machado's 10-year, $300 million deal with the San Diego Padres, Albert Pujols' 10 year, $240 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Joey Votto's 10 year, $225 million extension with the Cincinnati Reds.


Annalise Braakensiek

Annalise Braakensiek (9 December 1972 – 6 January 2019) was an Australian model, actress, television presenter, businesswoman and campaign ambassador.
Life and career.
Braakensiek had a successful career as a model, with some acting work, for over twenty-five years. She told the "Daily Telegraph" in 2017 that she had never really wanted to be a model. She said that she had deferred her university studies, thinking she would do modelling for a year, but was still doing it 25 years later. She also worked as a jewelry and lingerie designer, and was a vegan blogger as well as creating the catering company Love Lunch. Braakensiek graced the covers and pages of magazines incudling "FHM", "Maxim" and "GQ".
Braakensiek became an ambassador for Australian mental health charity R U OK?. In 2017, she talked about her battles with depression following the deaths of people close to her, adding that at times she "couldn't get out of bed". Especially significant was the 2004 death of her father, Odd Karlsen, whom she had reconnected with in 1993 after being separated from him for some time.
Braakensiek married stockbroker Danny Goldberg in 2002. The couple separated in 2018. A friend who had known Braakensiek since the early 1990s said there was a side to her that was "just a sadness". He said that Braakensiek took her marriage breakup very hard and felt she had failed. It plunged her into a dark place.
Death.
Braakensiek was found dead in her Potts Point apartment, which she had bought in 2018, on 6 January 2019, aged 46, after friends and family had not heard from her for several days. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances.
On 16 January 2019, a memorial service for Braakensiek was held at Bondi Beach at 6 am. The service was attended by hundreds of people, including her mother, her brother and sister, her estranged husband Danny Goldberg and other family and friends.
Aftermath.
In the weeks following Braakensiek's death, her friends and family were disputing the theory that she may have committed suicide. They painted a picture of an active woman who was excited about future activities and showed no signs of depression, and friends speculate that she may have taken an accidental overdose of sleeping tablets.
Braakensiek's will was revealed in September 2019, the bulk of the estate going to friends and family. Her mother, Vera Stevens, was left the set of china Braakensiek had received from her grandmother. Her Potts Point apartment was left to her friend Malcolm Day. Her collection of crystals was left to various friends.


Charisse Melany Moll

Charisse Melany Moll (born July 27, 1985) is a beauty pageant contestant who represented Suriname in Miss World 2007 in China.


Cheryl Barrymore

Cheryl Carlisa Barrymore (née Cocklin, 22 March 1950 – 1 April 2005) was an English dancer and talent manager, most famous as the ex-wife of Michael Barrymore.
Biography.
A trained dancer, she took work in the publicity department of EMI records between shows, where she met young PR man and lifelong friend Max Clifford. After her first marriage to Greg Smith failed, Cheryl took part in several West End theatre shows, during one of which she met entertainer Michael Barrymore in 1974. They married two years later.
Wife and manager.
Cheryl and Michael married in 1976, although not until after he had paid off his mother, who threatened to reveal a previous 18-month-long gay love affair. She later claimed, without contradiction from her estranged husband, that they had had a "full" marriage, including connubial relations. With Cheryl as Michael's manager and the mastermind behind his meteoric rise, he won a 1979 edition of "New Faces". He later became a panelist on "Blankety Blank" and the warm-up man for Larry Grayson on the "Generation Game".
From there Michael rose to fame presenting ITV entertainment show "Strike It Lucky" from 1986, followed by "Kids Say the Funniest Things" and "My Kind of Music". He was voted the UK's favourite TV star several times, and became one of the highest-paid stars on TV. Cheryl later said that Michael had problems with alcohol, drugs, gambling and depression. As a result of her husband's physical assault on her at the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, California, she was placed by British police on the "at risk" register.
Split with Michael Barrymore.
At the height of his popularity, Michael Barrymore suffered increasing alcohol problems. He claimed that he had wanted to seek help, but that his wife told him: "No, you’re not (alcoholic). Don’t be stupid."
In November 1995, Michael attended the National Television Awards, where, clearly drunk, he made a rambling, incoherent speech. At an after-show party on a live late night radio show, he publicly declared he was gay and "no longer wanted to live a lie", following which he and Cheryl split up. She later claimed that Michael took the step and didn't tell her because of his talks with Princess Diana.
After several aborted reunions, they divorced in 1997 and Cheryl went on to publish the autobiography "Catch a Falling Star", which contained details of their acrimonious split. The couple became estranged, and she ceased acting on her husband's behalf as either agent or manager.
After divorce.
Cheryl went on to manage other artists, including Rebecca Loos and ex-EastEnder Danniella Westbrook, the latter of whom she urged to get help for her drug addiction, leading to Westbrook becoming temporarily clean of drugs in 2001.
Michael later wrote in his 2006 autobiography, "Awight Now: Setting the Record Straight", that Cheryl was a control freak who controlled his every movement including his clothes, and she had created the character that was "Michael Barrymore", which drove him to alcohol, drugs and gay affairs.
Death.
After her split with Michael, Cheryl's health suffered. On April 1, 2005, she died, aged 55, at St John and St Elizabeth Hospital in St John's Wood, having been diagnosed with lung cancer six weeks earlier.


Ellen Michaels

Ellen Michaels is an American model and photographer.
She was "Playboy" magazine's Playmate of the Month for the March 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker.
Michaels, who was getting a degree in elementary education at the time of her pictorial, went on to become a successful model for everything from advertising campaigns to covers of romance novels. She appears on record album covers for many artists including The Salsoul Orchestra, Eric Clapton, and Barrabás.
She also has donated much of her time to charity work with the disabled and senior citizens, and ran a volunteer program for the blind for many years.
She is currently a wildlife and nature photographer, specializing in photos of the birds, butterflies, insects and landscapes of Central Park in New York City.


Romina Lanaro

Romina Lanaro (born October 19, 1986) is an Argentine fashion model.
She was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, and began to work as model at the age of 14 when she moved to Buenos Aires. At 17 years old she moved to Paris and then to Milan where she worked for notable designers and fashion houses, such as Prada, Armani, Chloé, Emanuel Ungaro, Elie Saab, Chanel, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Gucci, Jean Paul Gaultier, Paco Rabanne, Versace and Viktor and Rolf and magazines like "Numéro", "Marie Claire", "ELLE", "Harper's Bazaar UK", "Allure" and "German and Spanish Vogue". She has appeared in many advertisement campaigns, including Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Dolce & Gabbana and Mulberry.
Personal.
On Saturday, 27 December 2008, Lanaro married model Federico Moyano in La Plata, Argentina. Their son, Máximo, was born on 22 September 2010.


Jodie Marsh

Jodie Louise Marsh (born 23 December 1978) is an English media personality, bodybuilder, columnist and model. She has appeared in many TV shows, such as "Celebrity Big Brother", "The Weakest Link", "The Kevin Bishop Show" and "Snog Marry Avoid?" She has also featured in her own reality show, "Totally Jodie Marsh".
Her autobiography, "Keeping It Real", reached the top 10 on the best-sellers list. Marsh has also been a regular columnist for several national publications.
Marsh is also known for her fitness regime and natural bodybuilding. In 2011, Marsh was fifth overall at the United Kingdom Natural Physique Association Bodybuilding Championships.
Early life.
Jodie Louise Marsh was born in Brentwood, Essex and educated at the independent Brentwood School. She has a brother, Jordan.
Television, film and voice appearances.
Marsh was working as a stripper at Stringfellows gentlemen’s club in London when she appeared in the documentary television series "Essex Wives" in 2002. This led to a number of modelling jobs. She has subsequently participated in many reality television shows, including "Trust Me - I'm A Holiday Rep", Channel 4's "The Games" and E4's "Fool Around... with Jodie Marsh" on two occasions.
Marsh won a celebrity version of "The Weakest Link" in 2006. In mid-2008 she had a cameo role in the first episode of Channel 4's Friday night comedy show "The Kevin Bishop Show".
After competing in "Celebrity Big Brother", Marsh appeared on several of the spinoff shows including: "Big Brother's Little Brother", "Big Brother's Big Mouth" and "Big Brother's EForum".
In its second UK series, Marsh showed viewers around her home on "MTV's Cribs" in 2008. Also in 2008, Marsh appeared on Channel 4's documentary "It's Me or the Dog". She was given training tips at home to deal with her six dogs – two bulldogs (Paddy and Lyla) and four chihuahuas (Bean, Baby, Teddy, and Tommy).
Marsh appeared as a contestant in Channel Five's reality show "The All Star Talent Show", hosted by Myleene Klass and Andi Peters. Following this, Marsh began presenting her own series, "Get A Life" for Living TV on 1 March 2007. It was cancelled after two episodes.
On 29 September 2010, Marsh appeared in the one-off documentary "Jodie Marsh Tattoo Apprentice" which was screened on the channel DMAX.
On 25 January 2012, Marsh appeared on Channel 5's "Bullied: My Secret Past". She spoke of the effect bullying had on her and how it has made her who she is today. She also met other victims of bullying.
In April 2013, Channel 5 broadcast the first of two shows titled "Jodie Marsh: Bullied". The show features Marsh venturing to the United States to investigate how American schools tackle bullying.
Modelling career.
Marsh also worked with – and appeared in – magazines such as "FHM", "Loaded", "Nuts" and "Zoo Weekly".
In June 2009, Marsh appeared on the cover of "Zoo Weekly" for the first time; she also appeared in a number of subsequent issues.
"Celebrity Big Brother".
In January 2006, Marsh appeared on "Celebrity Big Brother 4". On 13 January, she was the first to be voted out of the house — with 8 out of 10 possible nominations from her fellow housemates, and 42 percent of the public vote.
"Totally Jodie Marsh".
In May 2007, the website Marry Me Jodie Marsh was launched with the teaser "I'm getting married this September... Only problem is that I don't have a man!" Men were invited to submit an application for a series of open auditions for the chance to marry Marsh that September. MTV filmed the search and subsequent wedding.
The reality series documenting Marsh's search to find a husband, entitled "Totally Jodie Marsh: Who'll Take Her Up the Aisle?", premiered in July 2007. Marsh eventually chose Matt Peacock, an ex-boyfriend of fellow glamour model Jordan.
The couple married on 1 September 2007. A second ceremony at her mother’s home was shown on MTV on 2 September 2007. They decided to separate in December 2007. Marsh later admitted to "Love It" magazine in its 8 January 2008 issue that ".. the marriage was for TV. It was never for real" and "I'm not hiding the fact I did the TV show for money. Of course I did".
Bodybuilding.
At the end of January 2010, Marsh was featured on LA Muscle TV in an hour long show called "6 pack in 4 weeks". Jodie's work on the show resulted in a photo shoot for "Muscle and Fitness" magazine. In October 2011, Marsh entered the UK Natural Physique Association Bodybuilding Championships in Sheffield, where she was placed 5th overall.
Marsh appeared on "Daybreak" and "The Late Late Show" in October 2011.
Marsh's new physique resulted in photoshoots and interviews with various magazines. "OK!" magazine featured an "at home" interview on 11 October 2011. "Heat" magazine followed on 12 October 2011.
In 2012, Marsh featured in two TV shows for the DMAX network. The first, "Jodie Marsh: Bodybuilder" chronicled Marsh's attempts to compete with only weeks of training. The second show, "Jodie Marsh: Brawn in the USA", featured Jodie winning gold in the International Natural Bodybuilding Federation Bodybuilding Championships in Los Angeles in June 2012.
Marsh owns a nutritional food supplements firm called JST Nutrition.
Writing.
In 2005, Marsh published her autobiography "Keeping It Real". The hardback was released in 2005, followed by a paperback version in 2006. The hardback version reached the top 10 on the best-sellers list.
Marsh wrote a weekly column for celebrity gossip magazine "Sneak" until its closure in August 2006 and was previously "Zoo Weekly" magazine's "sexpert", advising men on sex-related issues. Her choice as an agony aunt angered some established professionals. She defended herself against these claims, stating, "I haven't exactly got a degree in psychology but I just love sex, don't I?"
Personal life.
In December 2006, Marsh announced her engagement to Brentwood DJ David Doyle, after dating for 11 days. Eschewing the traditional engagement ring, Marsh instead tattooed Doyle's full name on her hand and the couple appeared together in "OK!" magazine announcing their plan to marry in a fetish ceremony in a dungeon. The relationship ended between late December and mid-January 2007. Marsh claimed Doyle had been unfaithful. In 2008, Marsh publicly began a relationship with a female hairdresser called Nina and photographs of the two on a number of dates were published in magazines and newspapers at the time. In the November issue of the UK edition of "Star" magazine, Marsh gave a full interview about their relationship and recreated the iconic "Vanity Fair" front cover depicting Cindy Crawford shaving k.d. lang. In July 2012, Marsh started dating Kirk Norcross in a two-week relationship, posting intimate pictures on Twitter, which ended after it was claimed that she had refused sex with Norcross.
Controversies.
In 2004, Marsh sold a story to the "News of the World" claiming that she had had a sexual liaison with Chelsea F.C. midfielder Frank Lampard. Lampard denied the claims and filed a complaint with the Press Complaints Commission. The complaint was not upheld and Marsh clarified they had done everything but intercourse and four other men had been involved.


Said Abdi Haibeh

Said Abdi Haibeh is a Dutch-Somali football manager and football agent, currently managing Somalia.
Managerial career.
In December 2019, following the resignation of Bashir Hayford due to the Somali Civil War, Haibeh succeeded Hayford as manager of Somalia.
Personal life.
Haibeh also works as a football agent.


Top Model Curves

Top Model Curves is the second Scandinavian edition of "Top Model". The series sees a number of plus-size aspiring models from Denmark, Norway and Sweden. They competed against each other in a variety of challenges to determine who will win title of the next "top model" of Scandinavia along a lucrative modelling contract, and other prizes in the hope of a successful future in the modeling industry. The series was presented by Danish singer and songwriter Lina Rafn, Norwegian fashion journalist and television personality Janka Polliani, and Swedish fashion stylist Jonas Hallberg.


Micaela Orsi

Micaela Orsi (born September 9, 1993) is a Uruguayan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Uruguay 2013 and was to represent her country in the 2013 Miss Universe pageant before she withdrew.
Miss Uruguay 2012.
Camila Vezzoso has been crowned “Miss Universo Uruguay 2012″ in Chihuahua Resort in Punta del Este, Uruguay on Thursday Night, May 31, 2012.
Miss Universe 2013.
Micaela was being prepared in Colombia, in oratory, makeup, catwalk, body and facial language, and protocol and was considered a front runner, however on October 19, 2013, Orsi withdrew from the competition after her visa application was denied by the Russian Embassy and for some disagreements about her contract with the national director.


Michele Merkin

Michele Merkin (born June 25, 1975) is an American former model and television presenter.
Early life and beginnings.
Merkin was born in Santa Clara County, California, of Swedish and Russian Jewish descent as the youngest child and only daughter of four children. She attended boarding school in England. Her mother was from Sweden and had been a model for twenty years, including an appearance in the debut Victoria's Secret catalog in 1977. Merkin was a tall child, reaching by the age of 14. This helped her play basketball, but gathered her some abuse in school, where she was called nicknames such as "Giraffa" and "Manute Bol".
Merkin began modeling part-time from the age of 15, while she was in high school.
Career.
Modeling.
Merkin modeled for 15 years, living in Paris, Milan, New York and Los Angeles, appearing in such magazines as "ELLE", "Marie Claire", "Harper's Bazaar" and "Vogue", and in more than 60 commercials, most notably campaigns for Clairol and the Nintendo video game "Perfect Dark".
For "Perfect Dark", Merkin appeared as the lead video game character Joanna Dark in commercials and in-store promotions for the N64 cartridge; Merkin's hair was cut short and dyed black for the appearances.
Merkin was selected for "Maxim" magazine’s "Hot 100" list of attractive women in 2006 (at #74) and 2007 (at #56).
Television.
Beginning in June 2005, Merkin co-hosted the cable television program "Foody Call" with Rossi Morreale, a reality television show which combined cooking and romance by teaching men to seduce women with food. It was the second highest rated show on the Style Network. After the program was canceled the following year, she admitted that the premise was faulty, saying, "... most girls I know don’t really eat. The way to a woman’s heart is definitely not through her stomach."
Concurrently, Merkin was a sideline reporter on the third season of "Extreme Dodgeball" which aired starting July 2005 on the Game Show Network.
In May 2007, she hosted the television series "The Next Best Thing", which aired on American Broadcasting Company.
In March 2008, she hosted "Sand Blasters III: The Extreme Sand Sculpting Championship" on the Travel Channel.
From 2008 to 2009 she co-hosted "Party Monsters Cabo" on E!, a reality television show in which participants compete to determine who is the best party event planner.
Merkin has also hosted individual episodes of "E! News Daily", NBC's "For Love or Money", VH1's "Red Eye", "The Movie Fan Show", "The Love Report" for Studios USA, "Close-up Hollywood", "Buy TV", "Movie Watch" and "Attack of the Show!".
Personal.
Merkin is married to Ted Waitt, co-founder of Gateway, Inc. They married in 2011.


Elizabeth Hilden

Elizabeth Hilden (born November 5, 1969) is an American adult model.
Career.
She made her debut as an adult model for "Penthouse" as their Pet of the Month in June 1995 and went on to be voted "Penthouse" Pet of the Year for 1997. As a "Penthouse" Pet, she was featured in a variety of "Penthouse" publications and videos. She also worked for Suze Randall in softcore solo photosets.
She made a professional wrestling appearance in 1996 when she appeared as Hunter Hearst Helmsley's valet during the In Your House 6 event.
Other ventures.
After finishing her modeling responsibilities for "Penthouse", Hilden moved back to Missouri and started her own business. She owns a tattoo and piercing parlor called "Purgatory Tattoos" in her hometown of Independence. The business features a 35-foot school bus that was converted into a mobile tattoo shop and is taken to Sturgis, South Dakota every year for the annual motorcycle rally.
Personal life.
Hilden is a motorcycle enthusiast.


Lauren Anderson (model)

Lauren Anderson (born June 6, 1980; Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American model who was chosen as "Playboy"'s Playmate of the Month in July 2002 and has appeared in numerous "Playboy" videos. Lauren was the winner of the TV special "Who Wants to Be a Playboy Centerfold?", broadcast on Fox in May 2002. She starred in the variety production "Headlights and Tailpipes" in Las Vegas at the Stardust Resort & Casino.
Anderson appeared in the March 2008 issue of "Playboy Spain", on the cover as well as in a pictorial and an interview.
PETA Activist.
Lauren was a PETA member in 2008. On July 18, 2007 she joined other PETA models in protesting the American Meat Institute's Annual Hot Dog Day on Capitol Hill by dressing in a lettuce bikini and handing out vegetarian hot dogs.
Personal.
Anderson married baseball player Reid Brignac in 2010. They have two children together.
Television appearances.
Anderson has appeared on "The Girls Next Door", "Fear Factor", "The Howard Stern Show", and "The Two Coreys".


Jennifer and Natalie Jo Campbell


Alyssa Cruz Aguero

Alyssa Cruz Aguero (born April 16, 1988) is a Guamanian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Guam 2012 and represented her country in the 2012 Miss Universe pageant. She didn't make it to top 16 in that contest.
Miss Guam 2012.
Alyssa Cruz Aguero won the Miss Guam 2012 title at the Hyatt Regency in Tumon on Friday, August 31, 2012.


Aline Charigot

Aline Charigot (23 May 1859 – 27 June 1915) was a model for Auguste Renoir and later became his wife while continuing to model for him and then caring for him when he became disabled. She is pictured in many of his paintings over very many years, most famously in the early 1880s "Luncheon of the Boating Party" (where she is the woman on the left with the little dog), and "Blonde Bather". They had three children together, two of whom, Pierre and Jean, went on to have distinguished careers in film, and the third, Claude, became a ceramic artist. Pierre had a son Claude who became the well-known cinematographer. She predeceased her elderly husband.
Biography.
Aline Victorine Charigot was born on 23 May 1859 to a farming family who cultivated grapes in Essoyes in the department of Aube, France. When she was still a baby her father went to America and her mother moved away leaving Aline to be looked after by her aunt and uncle. She received little education. In 1874 she followed her mother to Montmartre, Paris, where she worked as a dressmaker. In about 1880 she met Auguste Renoir, when she was twenty and he nearly forty, and started modelling for him. She gave birth to their first son, Pierre, in 1885 and they married in Paris on 14 April 1890. They had two other sons, Jean born 1894 and Claude born 1901.
From 1888 the couple spent progressively more time living in Essoyes, buying a house there in 1896. In 1903 they moved to Cagnes-sur-Mer, building a new house there, "Les Collettes", between 1905 and 1909.
Pierre became a prominent stage and film actor; Jean became a famous film "auteur", actor, and author; and Claude became a ceramic artist. Pierre had a son Claude (Aline and Auguste's grandson) who became the well-known cinematographer.
After Claude's birth she developed diabetes but hid this from her husband. Pierre and Jean were drafted into the army in World War I and both were injured, Jean badly so. Aline died from a heart attack in Nice on 27 June 1915 after a hospital visit to Jean so predeceasing her elderly and disabled husband by four years. She was buried in the south of France and then her remains were moved to Essoyes to be alongside her mother.
Personality.
Charigot had a love of the arts – she played the piano and decorated her bedroom with paintings by Johan Jongkind. According to Ambroise Vollard, in 1907 she designed and managed the building of the Renoirs' new villa at Cagnes-sur-Mer. She took care of her children as they grew up and supervised their various nannies and maids, notable amongst whom was her cousin Gabrielle Renard. This became very important as Renoir's rheumatoid arthritis became severe as he aged. She was blonde and had become comfortably plump from quite a young age. Renoir's biographer, Barbara White, describes the appearance of the model in the 1881 "Blonde Bather" as "rotund" and the 1885 and 1886 portraits being of a curvaceous woman.
Modelling.
Charigot modelled for Renoir's paintings, sculptures and drawings over a long period from 1880 to 1915. She only sat for three portraits by her husband but she appeared in many of his subject paintings. In the 1880s she was Renoir's main model for the period in which he changed his manner of figure painting towards an "Ingresque" style.
After her death Renoir made a terracotta sculpture of Aline as a maquette for a monument for her grave. Because of his arthritis he supervised the sculptor Richard Guino in doing the modelling, based in his 1885 painting of her nursing their first child
(see below). The monument was never created but the work was used as a basis for a bronze bust placed by her grave.
Gallery.
This list includes Renoir's main works of or including Aline Charigot. Some paintings have been done in several similar versions – in these cases a representative one has been chosen.


Karina Buttner

Karina Rebeca Buttner Naumann (born 1983) is a Paraguayan beauty queen who won Miss Paraguay contest in 2005, so qualifying for that year's Miss Universe contest in Thailand.


Lukundo Nalungwe

Lukundo Nalungwe (born c. 1987) is a Zambian model who was crowned "Face of Africa" in February 2010, the first Zambian to receive the award. She won $50,000, a contract with O Model Africa and a trip to the New York Fashion Week. President Rupiah Banda of Zambia passed on his congratulations, saying the achievement brought "pride to Zambia".
Biography.
Nalungwe grew up in Lusaka and is currently studying for a diploma in Business Administration, saying that despite having won the Face of Africa crown she will not be halting her studies. Nalungwe works as a model, and she had applied for the Face of Africa award three times before winning on her fourth attempt.
She won the Face of Africa award in February 2010, having bested 400 other entrants. On winning the award Nalungwe commented that she was honored to have won, and that she was grateful to everyone who had helped her. She was also praised by the President of Zambia, Rupiah Banda, who said that the achievement brought "pride to Zambia".
The award was $50,000, a contract with O Model Africa and a trip to the New York Fashion Week.