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YouthAIDS
YouthAIDS is an international nongovernmental, nonprofit education, funding, and health initiative of Population Services International (PSI) that provides humanitarian assistance and brings global awareness to the proliferation of HIV/AIDS. The organization is based in Washington, D.C., and reaches out to 600 million youth (ages 15–24) in over 60 countries through the delivery of information, products, and social services. Methods used to address issues include film, television, and radio; celebrity spokespersons; pop culture initiatives; theatrical productions; music; and sports. Actress and humanitarian Ashley Judd serves the organization as their Global Ambassador. Population Services International and YouthAIDS partners with nongovernmental organizations and corporate entities throughout the world to develop HIV/AIDS training and awareness programs, along with opportunities for humanitarian service on global scale. Each year, YouthAIDS honors individuals that have provided e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Roberts (YouthAIDS)
Kate Roberts is a Great Britain, British human rights advocate and humanitarian. She works on a global scale to develop programs and services which target malaria, child survival, HIV/AIDS, gender equality, reproductive health, and non-communicable disease. She is best known as the founder of YouthAIDS and Five & Alive, subsidiaries of Population Services International (PSI), where she serves as vice president of corporate marketing and communications. Early career Roberts is originally from Southport, Merseyside in the United Kingdom, where she graduated from Southport College with a City and Guilds of London Institute, City and Guilds in Hotel and Catering Management. She started her career with the hotel group, Relais & Chateaux, Relais et Chateau. She speaks five languages including Russian language, Russian, Dutch language, Dutch, and Romanian language, Romanian. She is also an accomplished contemporary artist and interior designer. In the early 1990s, Roberts moved to Moscow, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Lucas
Joshua Lucas Easy Dent Maurer (born June 20, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in various films, including '' American Psycho'' (2000), '' You Can Count on Me'' (2000), '' The Deep End'' (2001), '' A Beautiful Mind'' (2001), ''Sweet Home Alabama'' (2002), '' Hulk'' (2003), ''An Unfinished Life'' (2005), ''Glory Road'' (2006), ''Poseidon'' (2006), '' Life as We Know It'' (2010), ''The Lincoln Lawyer'' (2011), '' Red Dog'' (2011), '' J. Edgar'' (2011), '' The Mend'' (2014), '' Breakthrough'' (2019), ''Ford v Ferrari'' (2019), and ''The Forever Purge'' (2021). He has also appeared in television series such as '' The Firm'' (2012), ''The Mysteries of Laura'' (2014–2016), and ''Yellowstone'' (2018–2022). Early life Lucas was born Joshua Lucas Easy Dent Maurer on June 20, 1971, in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of Michele (née LeFevre), a nurse midwife, and Don Maurer, an ER doctor. Lucas grew up traveling the South with his parents, who were antinuc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd (born Ashley Tyler Ciminella; April 19, 1968) is an American actress. She grew up in a family of performing artists: she is the daughter of the late country music singer Naomi Judd and the half-sister of country music singer Wynonna Judd. Her acting career has spanned more than three decades, and she has also become heavily involved in global humanitarian efforts and political activism. Judd has starred in films that have been well received and films that have been box office successes, including: ''Ruby in Paradise'' (1993), ''Heat'' (1995), ''Smoke'' (1995), ''Norma Jean & Marilyn'' (1996), '' A Time to Kill'' (1996), '' Kiss the Girls'' (1997), ''Double Jeopardy'' (1999), '' Where the Heart Is'' (2000), ''Frida'' (2002)'', High Crimes'' (2002), '' Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood'' (2002), ''De-Lovely'' (2004), ''Twisted'' (2004), '' Bug'' (2006), ''Dolphin Tale'' (2011), ''Olympus Has Fallen'' (2013), '' Divergent'' (2014), ''Dolphin Tale 2'' (2014), '' Big S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of a Generation". Aguilera rose to stardom with her eponymous debut album, for which she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Her works, which incorporate feminism, sexuality, and domestic violence, have generated both critical praise and controversy, for which she is often cited as an influence by other artists. After appearing in television programs, Aguilera signed with RCA Records in 1998. Her debut album spawned three ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles — " Genie in a Bottle", " What a Girl Wants" and " Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" — and earned her the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Established as a bubblegum pop artist, she released her first Spanish recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosmopolitan (magazine)
''Cosmopolitan'' is an American monthly fashion and entertainment magazine for women, first published based in New York City in March 1886 as a family magazine; it was later transformed into a literary magazine and, since 1965, has become a women's magazine. ''Cosmopolitan'' is one of the best-selling magazines and is directed mainly towards a female audience. Jessica Pels is the magazine's current editor-in-chief. Formerly titled ''The Cosmopolitan'' and often referred to as ''Cosmo'', throughout the years, ''Cosmopolitan'' has adapted its style and content. Its current incarnation was originally marketed as a woman's fashion magazine with articles on home, family, and cooking. Eventually, editor-in-chief Helen Gurley Brown changed its attention to more of a women empowerment magazine. Nowadays, its content includes articles discussing relationships, sex, health, careers, self-improvement, celebrities, fashion, horoscopes, and beauty. ''Cosmopolitan'' is published by New Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elijah Wood
Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of Frodo Baggins in the ''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy (2001–2003) and '' The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' (2012). Wood made his film debut with a small part in '' Back to the Future Part II'' (1989). He went on to achieve recognition as a child actor with roles in '' Avalon'' (1990), ''Paradise'' (1991), ''Radio Flyer'' (1992), '' Forever Young'' (1992), ''The Adventures of Huck Finn'' (1993), and '' The Good Son'' (1993). As a teenager, he starred in films such as ''North'' (1994), '' The War'' (1994), '' Flipper'' (1996), ''The Ice Storm'' (1997), '' Deep Impact'' (1998), and '' The Faculty'' (1998). Following the success of ''The Lord of the Rings'', Wood has appeared in a wide range of films, including '' Spy Kids 3D: Game Over'' (2003)'', Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (2004), '' Sin City'' (2005), '' Green Street'' (2005), '' Everything Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LL Cool J
James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success, alongside fellow new school hip hop acts Beastie Boys and Run-DMC. Signed to Def Jam Recordings in 1984, LL Cool J's breakthrough came with his single "I Need a Beat" and his landmark debut album, '' Radio'' (1985). He achieved further commercial and critical success with the albums ''Bigger and Deffer'' (1987), ''Walking with a Panther'' (1989), ''Mama Said Knock You Out'' (1990), '' Mr. Smith'' (1995), and '' Phenomenon'' (1997). His twelfth album, '' Exit 13'' (2008), was his last in his long-tenured deal with Def Jam. LL Cool J has appeared in numerous films, including '' Halloween H20'', '' In Too Deep'', ''Any Given Sunday'', '' Deep Blue Sea'', '' S.W.A.T.'', ''Mindhunters'', ''Last Holiday'', and '' Edison''. He currently plays NC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penélope Cruz
Penélope Cruz Sánchez (; ; born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress. Known for her roles in films of several genres, particularly those in the Spanish language, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, four Golden Globe Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards. She is the first and only Spanish actress to be nominated for and to win an Academy Award, as well as the first to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Signed by an agent at the age of 15, Cruz made her acting debut at 16 on television, and her feature film debut the following year in ''Jamón Jamón'' (1992). Her subsequent roles included ''Belle Époque'' (1992), '' Open Your Eyes'' (1997), '' Don Juan'' (1998), '' The Hi-Lo Country'' (1999), ''The Girl of Your Dreams'' (2000), and ''Woman on Top'' (2000). She is also known for her frequent collaborations with Spanish director Pedro Almodóva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cindy Crawford
Cynthia Ann Crawford (born February 20, 1966) is an American model, actress and television personality. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was among the most popular supermodels and a ubiquitous presence on magazine covers, runways, as well as fashion campaigns. She subsequently expanded into acting and business ventures. Early life Crawford was born in DeKalb, Illinois, on February 20, 1966, the daughter of Dan Crawford and Jennifer Sue Crawford-Moluf (née Walker). She has two sisters, Chris and Danielle, and a brother, Jeffery, who died of childhood leukemia at age 3. On social media, she has stated that her family had been in the United States for generations and that her ancestry was mostly German, English, and French. She is Christian. Appearing in an episode of '' Who Do You Think You Are?'' in 2013, she discovered that her ancestors included European nobility and that she was descended from Charlemagne. In her sophomore year at high school, she received a call from a loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek Pinault ( , ; born Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez; September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela ''Teresa'' (1989–1991) as well as the romantic drama ''El Callejón de los Milagros'' (1995), for which she received an Ariel Award nomination. She soon established herself in Hollywood with appearances in films such as ''Desperado'' (1995), ''From Dusk till Dawn'' (1996), ''Wild Wild West'' (1999), and ''Dogma'' (1999). Hayek's portrayal of painter Frida Kahlo in the biographical film ''Frida'' (2002), which she also produced, made her the first Mexican actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and additionally earned her Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and British Academy Film Award nominations. In subsequent years, Hayek focused more on producing while starring in the action-centered pictures ''Once Upon a Time in Mexico'' (2003), ''After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Lindbergh
Peter Lindbergh (born Peter Brodbeck; 23 November 1944 – 3 September 2019) was a German fashion photographer and film director. He had studied arts in Berlin and Krefeld, and exhibited his works before graduation. In 1971, he turned to photography and worked for the ''Stern'' magazine. In fashion photography, he portrayed models Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Tatjana Patitz, Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington together for the January 1990 British Vogue cover, beginning an era of supermodels. He photographed the Pirelli Calendar three times (1996, 2002, 2017), made several films, and created covers for music including Tina Turner's '' Foreign Affair'', Sheryl Crow's '' The Globe Sessions'' and Beyoncé's '' I Am... Sasha Fierce''. His work has been presented at international exhibitions. Lindbergh preferred black & white photography, and noted in 2014: "This should be the responsibility of photographers today to free women, and finally everyone, from the terror of you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ALDO Group
The ALDO Group branded as ALDO, is a Canadian multinational corporation retailer that owns and operates a worldwide chain of shoe and accessories stores. The company was founded by Aldo Bensadoun in Montreal, Quebec, in 1972, where its corporate headquarters based in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent, Quebec remain today. It has grown to become a worldwide corporation, with nearly 3,000 stores across 100 countries, under three retail banners: ALDO, Call It Spring/Spring and GLOBO. Stores in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., and Ireland are owned by the Group, while international stores are franchised. The company once operated the now closed or rebranded banners Little Burgundy (which it sold to Genesco), Simard & Voyer, Christian Shoes, Access, Pegabo, Transit, Stoneridge, Locale, Feetfirst and FIRST (which was the American version of Feetfirst). History ALDO shoes were founded in Canada in 1972 as a footwear concession within Le Chateau. The original group included stores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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