Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Heidi Klum Top Fashion Model and Supermodel

Heidi Klum is a German Top Fashion Model, Supermodel, actress, TV presenter, fashion designer, television producer and occasional singer. She is also the hostess of Project Runway and Germany's Next Topmodel, and is known for her modeling work with Victoria's Secret.
Heidi Klum has been on the cover of most of the well-known fashion magazines, including Vogue Magazine, ELLE and Marie Claire. She became widely known after appearing on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and for her work with Victoria's Secret and gained popularity as part of Thomas Zeumer's Metropolitan Models. In addition to working with world class photographers on her Sports Illustrated shoots, she was the object/subject of Joanne Gair body painting works in the several edition ranging from 1999 to 2006.
She wrote the foreword to Gair's most recent book of body paint work. She has been a spokesmodel for McDonald's, Braun, H & M, and Liz Claiborne, among others. She is currently a celebrity spokesmodel for Jordache and for Volkswagen. In addition to modeling, she has appeared in several TV shows, including Spin City, Sex and the City, Yes, Dear, and How I Met Your Mother. She had a role as an ill-tempered hair model in the movie Blow Dry, played a giantess in the movie Ella Enchanted and was cast as Ursula Andress in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers. She also had cameo appearances in The Devil Wears Prada and Perfect Stranger.
In July 2007, having earned an estimated $8 million in the previous 12 months, Klum was named by Forbes as third on the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels. In 2008, Forbes estimated her income to be $14 million, which put Klum in second place on the list, surpassing Kate Moss ($7.5 million), but still well behind Gisele Bundchen ($35 million). Klum is signed to IMG Models in New York City.
The "Model '92" competition, organized by the Petra magazine and a New York Model agency, had a grueling selection process, where thirty to forty applicants arrived to Munich, hoping to be chosen as one of the three to appear on the Saturday Show of Gottschalk. While candidates were eliminated on a weekly basis, Heidi was one of the three finalists, and made the final cut to become "Model '92."
What began as a "just for fun" contest, turned into a life-altering event for the beautiful brunette. Heidi immediately signed a contract with the Metropolitan modeling agency, for a minimum of three years.
Heidi's first modeling gigs were for the Petrol catalogue. Before heading to the other side of the Atlantic, she modeled in fashion capitals such as Paris and Milan. When she finally did move overseas, Heidi found work in Miami before making the move to the highly competitive Big Apple.
With patience and effort, the work offers started to pour in for Heidi. She appeared in many print advertisements, including: Bonne Bell (which Denise Richards also modeled for), Finesse, Gerry Weber, Givenchy's Amarige, I-N-C, and she hit it big with the Victoria's Secret campaign.
In 1992 Heidi won the contest "Model 92" and after finishing school in June 1992 she desided to pursue a career as a model. Her first modeling jobs were in Hamburg, then in Paris and Milan. A year later Heidi Klum moved to Miami and then to New York, where she has lived since October 1993.
In 1996 she established the Heidi Klum GmbH and took part in developing logo. It became her trade-mark and she secure a copyright on her name also. In 1997 Heidi Klum walked the runway for the first time. It was the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, which was one of the most press-heavy shows in the United States, and it catapulted her to more recognition from the public and to the next level as a top model. In summer she said yes to Ric Pipino and they were married till end of 2002. A year later, she became the first German cover girl of the "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue". That means 55 millions of readers, and a big international breakthrough.In 2001 he played her first small part in the comedy "BlowDry". Heidi played Jasmine, an eccentric hairdresser's model caught between rival brother hairstylists. In the autumn of 2003 she became pregnant with Flavio Briatore's child. On May 4, 2004, she gave birth to a daughter, Helene "Leni" Klum, named after Klum's grandmother. Around the same time of the birth, Heidi began a relationship with musician Seal. Klum and Seal married on May 10, 2005, on a beach in Mexico
Source : Top Fashion Models Info

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Bar Refaeli Top Fashion Model

Bar Refaeli was born on June 4, 1985, in a rural region of Israel. She was raised on a horse ranch, but her countryside origins never inhibited her imagination. She started modeling before she could even walk and talk. At eight months old, Bar was already doing commercials.
Bar Refaeli Top Fashoin Model
Refaeli began her modeling career before the age of one. By the age of fifteen she was featured in campaigns for the fashion brands Castro and Pilpel, also starring in a commercial for Milki. Refaeli won the title "Model of The Year" in a beauty contest in 2000 and 2001. She was also chosen to be the home model of Renuar fashion network and appeared in their summer 2002 and winter 2003 catalogues. She was cast for fashion production abroad, among them Dim, and appeared in the French ELLE magazine, as well as being the first Israeli model to be featured in Sports Illustrated magazine. The same picture was later published on the cover of Maxim.
Bar Refaeli Top Fashion Model
She appeared on the cover of the March 2006 issue of GQ Italy,and was in the March 2007 issue of Sports Illustrated in a swimsuit and posed with the band Aerosmith as well. Refaeli appeared in a September 2007 Paris-Match issue where she was interviewed by reporter Caroline Mangez. The six-page article had many pictures and an interview about Refaeli's life in Israel, her family and her work. She also appeared on the cover of Tatler magazine for the October 2007 issue. British men's magazine Arena named Refaeli The Best Body of 2008 in its February 2008 issue. Refaeli appears on the cover. She is the new Spring/Summer 2008 face of Accessorize and is the spokesperson for internationally renowned fashion brand - Luisa Cerano in Fall/Winter 2007 as well as Spring/Summer 2008. She has modeled for Subaru, and is the face of Accessorize and the Brazilian clothing line, Besni as well as the Italian jewelry line Marco Bicego. She is signed to Storm Model Management in London, and 1 Model Management in New York City.
Bar Refaeli Top Fashion Model
First Name: Bar Refaeli
Nationality: Israeli
Ethnicity: Israeli
Hair Color: Light brown
Eye Color: Blue
Date of Birth: June 4 1985
Place of Birth: Israel
Height: 5'8" ; 173cm
Measurements: (US) 34-24-35 ; (EU) 86.5-61-89
Dress Size: (US) 6 ; (EU) 36
Shoe Size: (US) 8 ; (EU)
Bar Refaeli Top Fashion Model
Model Agencies:
- Storm Models
- Irene Marie Management Group
- Premier Model Management
- Wiener Models
- Riccardo Gay Model Management
- Marilyn Agency
- Ford Models - New York
- City Models - Paris
- Iconic Management
- UNO
Bar Refaeli Top Fashion Model
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Bar Refaeli Top Fashion Model
Magazine Covers :

Argentina: 'Elle' - January 2007
France: 'Elle' - February 13, 2006; 'Elle' - March 27, 2006; 'Elle' - April 17, 2006; 'Elle' - July 17, 2006; 'Elle' - January 28, 2008
Germany: 'Amica' - July 2008
Italy: 'GQ' - March 2006
Latvia: 'Elle' - August 2006
Norway: 'Elle' - July 2006
Spain: 'DT' - June 2006; 'Elle' - August 2006; 'Telva' - December 2006; 'Marie Claire' - May 2007; 'Woman' - October 2007
Sweden: 'Elle' - July 2006
UK: 'Maxim' - May 2006; 'Tatler' - October 2007; 'Arena' - February 2008
Bar Refaeli Top Fashion Model
Fashion Shows:
Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2007 {Clips, Peter Hahn, Pronovias}
Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2007 {Selmark Lingerie}

Bar Refaeli Top Fashion Model

Source : Top Fashion Model Directory - Wikipedia

Supermodel Karolina Kurkova has been attacked by the Brazilian media

Supermodel Karolina Kurkova has been attacked by the Brazilian media for appearing too fat on the runway.

Karolina Kurkova Supermodel
Czech Kurkova was slated in the country for appearing in a bikini with what critics called "back fat, love handles and cellulite".

Kurkova, 24, is best known for being a Victoria's Secret Angel whose superfit physique has graced the pages of fashion magazines around the world.

But her recent appearance at the Cia Maritima show during Sao Paulo Fashion Week had fashion critics up in arms.

An article in a Brazilian paper about the leggy 5'11" Kurkova described how "shocked" the audience was when she appeared looking uncharacteristically chubby with "cellulite on her butt."

Kurkova is one of the world's highest-paid models, according to Forbes.

In addition to Victoria's Secret, she has featured in campaigns for Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta, Chanel and Balenciaga.

The fashion industry has been under fire recently for its promotion of skinny models and pledged to adopt a more healthy image for young girls who often force themselves to become thin in the battle to secure a place among the top tier.

In 2006, Brazilian model Ana Carolina Reston, 21, made headlines when she died of anorexia on the eve of a Paris photoshoot after subsisting on a diet of apples and tomatoes for several months. At 5'8", she weighed just 39.9kg.

In 2007, Uruguayan fashion model Eliana Ramos, 18, died of a heart attack believed to be related to malnutrition.

The shocking deaths prompted a public outcry and heavy criticism of the fashion industry for promoting unattainable standards of beauty.

Source : News Limited

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Karolina Kurkova plays Covergirl in G.I.Joe

VICTORIA’S Secret lingerie model Karolina Kurkova plays Covergirl in Paramount Pictures’ G.I.Joe movie but her costume couldn’t be less covergirl-ish. Promotional photos show Victoria’s Secret angel dressed in ugly grey army fatigues - just when did authenticity get a role in action fantasy with a lingerie model?
No wonder some disappointment has been expressed by the boy-bloggers and fans of G.I.Joe. Information about the movie is sketchy, with even the industry Bible of film production imdb.com still listing Brendan Fraser on its cast list - a fact which Robert Sanchez of www.iesb.net has announced is wrong, after visiting the set.
Sanchez says he was one of only six members of the media allowed to visit the Downey Studios this week - though his interviews with the cast have been embargoed. Instead he writes on his blog about the studio location - which was once used by NASA to construct different vehicles for the Apollo Space Program and for the building of the Space Shuttles Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavor.
Again with the authenticity? The script is co-written by Sydney’s Stuart Beattie, who wrote Baz Luhrman’s Australia and the three Pirates of the Caribbean screenplays. But lets get it straight, for those of us who might think that G.I.Joe is a character, G.I.Joe stands for Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity - a unit of black operatives who operate out of a headquarters called The Pit.
And the G.I.Joes go by loveable names such as Duke, Snake Eyes, and General Hawk. Apart from Robert Sanchez’s ravings about the sets, it appears that concern is that the casting of Dennis Quaid and the rubber outfits are signs that the movie will turn out a little camp. But Ray Park, who played Darth Maul in Phantom Menace, does play Snake Eyes.
Paramount released a few photos of cast in black rubber costumes a while back which met with cool to disappointed responses from online G.I.Joe fans. The latest photos were of Sienna Miller on set in her black rubber suit. There’s not a lot of compliments in the online community of potential theatre-goers - apart from the ravings of Robert Sanchez for iesb.net.
Not that Paramount will be worried about one flop next year, as Variety’s Anne Thompson reports in her blog, the studio raked in $1 billion on the back of a year of blockbusters including: Indiana Jones, Kung Fu Panda, Iron Man, and the No Country For Old Men, which won an Oscar for Best Film.

Source : models blog - fashionmodeldirectory

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Brazilian top fashion model Fernanda Motta

Fernanda Motta is a Brazilian top fashion model. She is the youngest child of a large extended family.

First Name: Fernanda
Last Name: Motta
Nationality: Brazilian
Ethnicity: Brazilian
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Date of Birth: January 1 1981
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height: 5'10" ; 178cm
Measurements: (US) 34-25-35 ; (EU) 86.5-63.5-89
Dress Size: (US) 4 ; (EU) 34
Shoe Size: (US) 7 ; (EU) 39

Fernanda was discovered on Guarapari Beach just north of Rio de Janeiro at the age of 16 by a talent scout. Since then, she has appeared in 4 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, most recently in 2007. She is also known for hosting the reality-show Brazil's Next Top Model, the brazilian version of the show created by Tyra Banks.

Model Agencies

Next Model Management - Paris
Ace Models
Mega Model Agency - Germany
Mega Models - Miami
Monica Monteiro Management

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Magazine Covers

Brazil: 'Vogue'; 'Elle' - January 2004 & June 2006; Ouse; 'Wish Report' - # 12'; 'Vogue Noivas'; 'Catarina 03'; 'Lounge'; 'Claudia'; 'Coll Magazine'
Mexico: 'Cosmopolitan'
Spain: 'Cosmopolitan' - August 2005 & February 2007
US: 'Elle' - January 2004; 'Glamour' - February 2004

Source : fashionmodeldirectory - Wikimedia

Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen finally opens up about her romance

Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen finally opens up about her romance with American football star Tom Brady and says they have a lot in common.
Contactmusic.com reports that Bundchen started dating Brady after he split with actress Bridget Monyhan, but uptill now neither of them had spoken about their relationship. She said: "I think we have a lot of things in common, and I think he is a really great person. He really genuinely doesn't have a bad bone in his body. And he is a very positive person."
Bundchen also revealed that she and Brady were brought together by a common friend. She added: "We met through a friend who knew us both for a long time. Our friend knew that we would like each other. And we did. So I guess he was right."

Source : Times Internet Limited

Supermodel Adriana Lima Engaged with Marko Jaric

Victoria's Secret catwalker Adriana Lima has officially gotten engaged to NBA hoops man Marko Jaric, starting shooting guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves, his rep confirms.

Jaric, 29, popped the question on the voluptuous brunette beauty's 27th birthday Thursday and presented her with a ring. The couple have been dating for about nine months.
"He asked, and she said yes. They are both incredibly happy and couldn't be more in love," the Serbian-born basketball star's publicist James Weir told People.

Lima, touted in the media as one of the sexiest women in the world, has previously stated her intention to wait until after marriage before having sex for the first time, despite having famously dated rocker Lenny Kravitz and Yankees MVP Derek Jeter.

Source : E! Entertainment Television