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Lisa D'Amato
Lisa Marie D'Amato (born October 22, 1980) is an American recording artist, fashion model and television personality from Los Angeles. She first came into the public eye as a participant on Cycle 5 of the television series ''America's Next Top Model'', being the eighth eliminated, and eventually went on to win Cycle 17: All Stars. Early life D'Amato was born in Los Angeles, California. Her parents divorced when she was seven, with her mother raising her as a single parent. D'Amato started modeling at the age of 12. Reality TV ''America's Next Top Model'' America's Next Top Model Cycle 5 D'Amato claims to have been dared to send in an audition tape to ''America's Next Top Model'' because her friends were obsessed with the show. After a year of persuasion, she decided to participate in the program realizing she had nothing to lose. D'Amato was the last (thirteenth) girl (edited as the second last (twelfth) girl called and followed by Ebony Taylor when aired) selected f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
America's Next Top Model, Cycle 14
America's Next Top Model's fourteenth cycle debuted on March 10, 2010, marking the eighth season on The CW. The first three seasons of America's Next Top Model, as well as seasons 10 and 12, were filmed in New York City; however, the series did not return to New York until cycle 23. The catchphrase for Cycle 14 is "Work It Out." The promo songs are "Watch Me Move" by Fefe Dobson and "Go Getta" by Stella Mwangi. The prizes for this cycle continued to be a contract with Wilhelmina Models, as well as a fashion spread and cover in '' Seventeen'' magazine, not to mention a 100,000 contract with CoverGirl Cosmetics. J. Alexander was removed from his post as a judge and replaced by ''Vogue'' editor André Leon Talley. Though Alexander was removed as judge, he remained as runway coach. The international destinations during this cycle were Auckland and Queenstown, New Zealand. This is the show's second consecutive visit to Polynesia after Maui, Hawaii, in cycle 13. The winner of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebrity Rehab
Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group due to the attention given to them by mass media. The word is also used to refer to famous individuals. A person may attain celebrity status by having great wealth, participation in sports or the entertainment industry, their position as a political figure, or even their connection to another celebrity. 'Celebrity' usually implies a favorable public image, as opposed to the neutrals 'famous' or 'notable', or the negatives 'infamous' and 'notorious'. History In his 2020 book ''Dead Famous: An Unexpected History Of Celebrity'', British historian Greg Jenner uses the definition: Although his book is subtitled "from Bronze Age to Silver Screen", and despite the fact that "Until very recently, sociologists argued that ''celebrity'' was invented just over 100 years ago, in the flickering glimmer of early Hollywood" and the suggestion that some medieval saints might qualify, Jenner asserts that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AzMarie Livingston
Ashley Marie "AzMarie" Livingston (born December 28, 1986) is an American fashion model, actress, singer and DJ who rose to fame after appearing on '' America's Next Top Model: British Invasion'' in 2012. Livingston was cast to play the role of Chicken on the Fox show ''Empire''. Early life Livingston was born Ashley Marie Livingston in California's San Fernando Valley and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. According to Livingston, the name "AzMarie" is an amalgam of her first and middle names, and she took the "Az". Livingston was raised primarily by her single mother. Her father is gay, and Livingston describes the relationship between her parents as them being "best friends". She came out to him first as a lesbian, with her father being immediately accepting because of his own orientation; her mother taking more time, with initial disappointment. Now her mother is a strong supporter of her career. Livingston says she was bullied growing up over her androgyny. As a child, she m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebonee Davis
Eboni Davis (born November 16, 1992), known professionally as Ebonee Davis, is an American model and activist. She appeared in season 18 of ''America's Next Top Model''. She gave a TED Talk on the experience of being an African-American model in the fashion industry. She is known for her Calvin Klein campaign, in which she wore her natural hair. ''America's Next Top Model'' Davis won one challenge and received one first call-out in week 5. She was also part of a non-elimination bottom four with American contestant Candace Smith, former ''Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 6'' Runner-Up Alisha White and former '' Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 5'' contestant Ashley Brown in week 3 after former '' Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 5'' Runner-Up Louise Watts decided to quit the competition. She also survived a bottom two appearance over American contestant Seymone Cohen-Fobish in week 8 and was eliminated ninth in week 10 where Alisha White who survived also decided to quit the competi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 6
The sixth cycle of ''Britain's Next Top Model'', premiered on 5 July 2010 on Sky Living. This cycle featured a completely revamped judging panel. Host Lisa Snowdon was replaced by model Elle Macpherson. The new judging panel consisted of fashion designer Julien McDonald, fashion stylist Grace Woodward, and male model Charley Speed. The prizes for this cycle included a modelling contract with Models 1, a fashion spread and cover feature in ''Company'' magazine, and a £100,000 contract with Revlon cosmetics, which included a photo shoot for the company's Colorburst Lipstick and campaigns posing as the face of Revlon's Autumn/Winter 2010 trend collection launching in the UK in November. The winner of the competition was 18-year-old Tiffany Pisani, from the island country of Malta. Pisani beat fellow contestants Alisha White and Joy Mclaren in a public vote during a live finale, a first for ''Britain's Next Top Model''. She is the first and only non-British winner. Runner-up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 5
Series 5 of ''Britain's Next Top Model'' premiered on Sky Living on 20 April 2009. The series introduced several changes to the show's format. Lisa Snowdon and Huggy Ragnarsson returned as judges, while head garment designer Louis Mariette joined the panel, replacing Gerry DeVeaux. This marked Lisa Snowdon's final season as host, with model Elle Macpherson taking over in series 6 the following year. This was the first series to include a casting episode, featuring 20 semi-finalists—the largest number of contestants since the show's inception in 2005. Seven were eliminated in the premiere, and the remaining 13 finalists moved into the ''Top Model'' house in London. The series was won by 19-year-old Mecia Simson from Plymouth. Her prizes included a contract with Models 1, a campaign for Max Factor cosmetics, and a cover and six-page editorial in '' Company Magazine''. Runner-up Sophie Sumner, along with fellow contestants Annaliese Dayes and Ashley Brown, later competed on ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Sumner
Sophie Sumner (born 15 January 1990) is an English fashion model. She is best known for winning cycle 18 of ''America's Next Top Model'' and previously the runner-up of cycle 5 of '' Britain's Next Top Model''. Early life Sumner was born and raised in Oxford. She attended school at Cherwell School, the Manor Preparatory, and Headington School, a private day and boarding school for girls. Sumner had plans to complete a degree at Teesside University, but decided to defer her studies after successfully auditioning for '' Britain's Next Top Model''. Career ''Britain's Next Top Model'' Cycle 5 Sumner was the tenth girl selected for the top thirteen on '' Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 5''. Over her stay, Sumner received three first call-outs and survived two bottom two appearances over Lisa-Ann Hillman and Annaliese Dayes. She placed as the runner-up in the finale where Mecia Simson won. Winning ''America's Next Top Model'' Cycle 18: British Invasion America's Next Top M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 4
Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 4 is the fourth cycle of ''Britain's Next Top Model''. The cycle, like the previous cycles, was aired on SkyLiving. The cycle was said to be bigger, better and bustier than ever before. The cycle was revolutionary for its time in that it featured shorter girls with heavier set frames and a larger bust. There were major changes in this cycle. The winner's prize changed and the judging panel also received a change; Icelandic reality TV star hopeful Huggy Ragnarsson and Gerry Deveaux replaced two of the former judges, Paula Hamilton and Jonathan Phang. This is the only cycle to feature a cast of 14 contestants until Cycle 6, rather than the usual 12 or 13. The international destination during this cycle was South Africa. The winner's prize was a contract with Models 1, a Max Factor Cosmetics campaign and a 6-page spread and cover of Company Magazine. The winner was 18-year-old Alex Evans from Cranleigh, Surrey, who battled against a moderately s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Britain's Next Top Model
''Britain's Next Top Model'' (or ''Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model'' 2011–13), often abbreviated as ''BNTM'', ''BINTM'', or ''Top Model'', is a British-Irish reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of ''Britain's Next Top Model'' and a chance to start their career in the modelling industry. The first "cycle" premiered on 14 September 2005 on Sky Living. The winner normally receives a modelling contract, cosmetics campaign, and a spread within a fashion magazine which also included appearing on the front cover. Other prizes which changed from cycle to cycle included a car, holiday, money, or an apartment among other things. As part of the ''Top Model'' franchise, it was based on the American television series ''America's Next Top Model''. From series 7 through 9, the show was named ''Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model'' as it had begun to include contestants from Ireland. On 28 October 2013, Sky Living confirmed that the show had been ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Invasion
The British Invasion was a cultural phenomenon of the mid-1960s, when rock and pop music acts from the United Kingdom and other aspects of British culture became popular in the United States with significant influence on the rising "counterculture" on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. British pop and rock groups such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bee Gees, Gerry and the Pacemakers, the Who, the Kinks, the Zombies, Small Faces, the Dave Clark Five, the Spencer Davis Group, the Yardbirds, Them, Manfred Mann, the Searchers, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Freddie and the Dreamers, the Hollies, Herman's Hermits, Chad and Jeremy, Peter and Gordon, the Animals, the Moody Blues, the Mindbenders, the Troggs, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Cream, Traffic, the Pretty Things, Pink Floyd, and Procol Harum, as well as solo singers such as Dusty Springfield, Cilla Black, Petula Clark, Tom Jones, Donovan, and Marianne Faithfull were at the forefront of the "invasion." Backgroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaslene Gonzalez
Jaslene Marie González (born May 29, 1986) is a Puerto Rican model, television host, and winner of Cycle 8 of ''America's Next Top Model''. Biography Gonzalez was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico and grew up in Humboldt Park, Chicago. She attended Notre Dame High School for Girls on the Northwest Side of Chicago. She was an online college admissions advisor prior to America's Next Top Model. Gonzalez had done some modeling prior to ''America's Next Top Model'', having been represented by ''Avant Garde Models''. In her CW "Close-up" interview, it was revealed that she appeared in fashion shows for local Chicago designers, including Michelle Gomez of Chicago and Alexis Arquette, as seen in local Chicago newspapers ''Extra'' and ''La Nota''. Gonzalez said in her '' Seventeen'' interview that she had been in an abusive relationship with her ex-boyfriend; the relationship ended shortly before the filming of cycle 7. ''America's Next Top Model'' America's Next Top Model Cycle 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
