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Bomb Scare
Sparks Melee
at Top Model
Auditions

Mar 15, 2009 5:06 AM CDT

Bomb Scare Sparks Melee at Top Model Auditions

Mob stampedes; 2 hospitalized, 3 jailed for inciting a riot

(Newser) - A smoking car mistaken for a bomb sparked a high-heeled stampede among thousands of women awaiting Manhattan auditions for America's Next Top Model yesterday, reports the New York Daily News. Six were injured and three jailed for inciting a riot. "The girls were running like it was 9/11 Part...

Bundchen Weds Brady

Feb 27, 2009 2:28 AM CST

Bundchen Weds Brady

Quarterback, supermodel say "I do" in intimate California ceremony

(Newser) - Gisele Bundchen said "I do" to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in an intimate ceremony at a Santa Monica church yesterday, Us Magazine reports. The Brazilian supermodel, who had repeatedly denied that she and Brady were even engaged, wore a gown from Dolce & Gabbana—which supplied matching collars for...

Moss Not Preggo, Just Bustier

GLOSSIES

Feb 17, 2009 10:36 AM CST

Moss Not Preggo, Just Bustier

Model denies rumors, rejoices over boobs

(Newser) - Kate Moss isn’t pregnant, she’s just grown boobs, she tells New York magazine. “I’ve just started wearing bras. It’s a miracle. I am a woman now!” says the model, who can finally fill a B-cup. “Even my friends are phoning me up and...

Madge-Jesus Fling
Is—Get This—
a Sham: Pals

Feb 16, 2009 8:24 AM CST

Madge-Jesus Fling Is—Get This— a Sham: Pals

Pop star just using model for publicity

(Newser) - How did Madonna score a Brazilian model less than half her age? His parents cried “kidnapping,” but pals claim the whole thing is a well-played publicity stunt typical of the Material Pentagenarian, the Mirror reports. “Taking Jesus to Kaballah is a masterstroke as she always historically introduces...

Madonna's the Same Age as Boy Toy's Granny

Feb 15, 2009 7:08 PM CST

Madonna's the Same Age as Boy Toy's Granny

Parents worry pop star kidnapped son to NY

(Newser) - Madonna is the same age as her latest lover’s grandmother, the New York Post reports. Brazilian model Jesus Pinto da Luz met Madge at a photo shoot, before spending the Christmas holidays with the 50-year-old pop star in the Maldives. The 22-year-old's family thinks Madonna has kidnapped him to...

'Obama Effect' Gives Black Models a Boost

Feb 14, 2009 6:06 AM CST

'Obama Effect' Gives Black Models a Boost

Models see shift away from whites-only runways

(Newser) - The figurative—and sometimes real—"Whites Only" signs in the fashion world are starting to come down in the wake of Barack Obama's election win, male models tell the New York Times. Fashion shows in the US and Europe are starting to more closely resemble the real world's diversity,...

Bar Refaeli
Scores
SI Cover

Feb 10, 2009 9:44 AM CST

Bar Refaeli Scores SI Cover

DiCaprio squeeze 'ecstatic' over nod

(Newser) - The much-ballyhooed cover spot of this year's Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue goes to Bar Refaeli, the 23-year-old Israeli flame of Leonardo DiCaprio. “I am ecstatic! I'm in heaven right now,” Refaeli told People minutes after she got the news. Getting the cover “was my dream,”...

French Model, 50, Rocks Runway in Gaultier Show

Jan 29, 2009 3:16 AM CST

French Model, 50, Rocks Runway in Gaultier Show

Iconic '80s supermodel makes one-off return for couture week

(Newser) - French supermodel Inès de Fressange stole the show as Jean Paul Gaultier showed off his couture collection in Paris yesterday, AFP reports. The 50-year-old Fressange, an iconic model of the '80s but long absent from the catwalk, drew applause from the crowd as she appeared in a body-hugging black...

SnorgTees
Girl Says
It's All in
the Smile

INTERVIEW

Jan 27, 2009 6:15 PM CST

SnorgTees Girl Says It's All in the Smile

'Genuine smile' behind sales success, her popularity, Auburn student says

(Newser) - Alice Fraasa—better known as the SnorgTees girl—rejects the label of professional model even though her image hawking the shirts is ubiquitous on high-traffic websites. The Auburn senior tells BrandFreak she does the gig for fun and because she gets all the free T-shirts—with slogans such as "...

Amputated Brazilian
Model Dies

UPDATED

Jan 24, 2009 2:25 AM CST

Amputated Brazilian Model Dies

Miss World finalist lost hands and feet after septicemia infection

(Newser) - A top Brazilian model who underwent the amputation of her hands and feet in an attempt to save her from a life-threatening infection died early this morning, CNN reports. Marianna Bridi di Costa was hospitalized in early January for septicemia triggered by a urinary tract infection. Doctors originally believed Bridi...

Model Sues Google Over 'Skank' Diss

Jan 6, 2009 7:56 AM CST

Model Sues Google Over 'Skank' Diss

Vogue star demands company reveal identity of blogger/insult-slinger

(Newser) - A Vogue model is suing to force Google to unmask a blogger responsible for a slew of catty comments about her. The blog, on a Google-owned site, labels Liskula Cohen "psychotic" and a "skanky" superstar. "We think we have a case," her lawyer told the New ...

Brady, Gisele Get Engaged

Dec 26, 2008 11:11 AM CST

Brady, Gisele Get Engaged

NFL star nervous in proposing to supermodel aboard private jet

(Newser) - Tom Brady popped the question to girlfriend Gisele Bündchen on Christmas Eve, and the Brazilian model accepted, TMZ reports. The sidelined New England Patriots quarterback reportedly proposed aboard a private jet from New Jersey to Boston. Also on board were Bündchen’s parents and four dozen white roses....

They're Naked, and Not Going to Take It Anymore

Dec 16, 2008 8:29 AM CST

They're Naked, and Not Going to Take It Anymore

Paris' nude life models strike—in the buff—to demand better pay

(Newser) - Paris is notorious for constant protests by striking workers, but yesterday the French capital witnessed an uncommon work action: dozens of nude life models who braved freezing temperatures—naked—to demand a pay increase. As the Guardian reports, the models took to the street and re-created Delacroix's Liberty Leading ...

Bettie Page:
A Triumph
of Sexual
Spirit

appreciation

Dec 13, 2008 9:33 AM CST

Bettie Page: A Triumph of Sexual Spirit

Biographer hails late model's refusal to let the spotlight tarnish her sexuality

(Newser) - Bettie Page suffered more than her share of troubles, but the late pinup star never succumbed to victimhood, biographer Karen Essex writes in the Huffington Post. Essex tracked down the model in 1991 expecting the born-again Christian to denounce the men who "hijacked her beauty and sensuality for their...

Pin-Up Pioneer
Bettie Page
Dead at 85

Dec 12, 2008 1:45 AM CST

Pin-Up Pioneer Bettie Page Dead at 85

'50s sensation helped set the stage for sexual revolution

(Newser) - Pin-up queen Bettie Page died yesterday from a heart attack she suffered earlier this month, the Los Angeles Times reports. She was 85. The secretary-turned-model shot to fame in the 1950s through thousands of saucy photographs, many of which featured her nude or in bondage gear. Page, credited with helping...

Bettie Page
in Coma After
Heart Attack

Dec 6, 2008 4:28 AM CST

Bettie Page in Coma After Heart Attack

Pinup legend critically ill in Los Angeles hospital

(Newser) - Bettie Page is in intensive care after suffering a heart attack, the AP reports. The '50s pinup queen is critically ill in a Los Angeles-area hospital, her agent said. According to a family friend, Page, 85, is in a coma. "I would not deny that," said her agent,...

Geek Squad's Models Missed Risks—and AIG Paid Price

ANALYSIS

Nov 3, 2008 12:06 PM CST

Geek Squad's Models Missed Risks—and AIG Paid Price

Insurance giant's dependence on computer predictions made situation far worse

(Newser) - “All I can say is beware of geeks bearing formulas,” Warren Buffett once said. AIG didn’t heed his advice. The huge insurer bet tens of billions on credit-default swaps, guided by imperfect risk-assessment models created by a moonlighting finance professor, the Wall Street Journal reports. AIG knew...

Bush's Niece: Obama 'Seems Like a Strong Leader'

Oct 14, 2008 11:28 AM CDT

Bush's Niece: Obama 'Seems Like a Strong Leader'

Model Lauren Bush might lean a little left

(Newser) - Lauren Bush, the president's fashion model niece, thinks Barack Obama "seems like a strong leader," the New York Post reports. And that's not the only sign that the 24-year-old wants a little distance from her famous fam. She's dubbed her upcoming clothing line Lauren Pierce—borrowing her grandmother's...

Playboy Woos
Posers Who
Lost Shirt
on Wall St.

Oct 2, 2008 11:16 AM CDT

Playboy Woos Posers Who Lost Shirt on Wall St.

Magazine seeks to make best of bad news with 'Women of Wall Street' special

(Newser) - The bear market could create some new bunnies, Reuters reports, with Playboy seeking females from the financial world to pose for an upcoming "Women of Wall Street feature. The magazine—which ran "Women of Enron" and "Women of WorldCom" specials after those companies folded—says it is...

Skip the Cocktail (and Hangover), Get a Promotion

Sep 16, 2008 4:34 PM CDT

Skip the Cocktail (and Hangover), Get a Promotion

Fashion insiders stay sober for the sake of their careers

(Newser) - Fashion-industry parties are known for being boozy, but some insiders are staying sober to help give their careers an edge, Page Six magazine reports. "Sobriety has made me productive—to a deranged degree," says Barneys' creative director, who quit drinking 20 years ago. Maybe the teetotalers are on...