Intimidated Supermodel

Tyra Banks for Alexander McQueen



Tyra Banks used to feel 'intimidated' by fashion designers. The supermodel-turned-businesswoman admitted although she enjoyed a successful career as a model before developing her own business empire, she felt like a 'little teenage girl' around designers such as Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld.

She said: 'I'm not the high-fashion girl inside. So I was walking in the runways of Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent and Dior and all the other top designers of the world and the Vogues and the Bazaars and all that globally, but I always still felt intimidated, which is interesting.

'Karl Lagerfeld is dressing me, Yves Saint Laurent is like smoothing my hem or something, and I felt like a little teenage girl and these amazing designers were around me and they were like these Greek gods.'

The 'America's Next Top Model' presenter and producer - who recently launched her own online magazine Type F - also revealed that fellow model Cindy Crawford, who was always in control of her surroundings, inspired her to immerse herself in the business side of the industry. Recalling the moment she witnessed Cindy's power for herself, she told NYmag.com: 'She had all these people around her and she looked so in control.

'She was hosting MTV's 'House of Style', and I was just like, 'Wooooaaaahhhh. She's not waiting for a phone to ring and for a designer to hire her, and I know she has a Revlon contract, and I hear that she has an office at Revlon.' ' 'Like to me her having an office in the Revlon building was like, 'I want an office in a building like that.' '

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Maple Story

Naomi Campbell thinks she should do more exercise.

The 40-year-old supermodel admits she doesn't work out as much as she would like to but believes having a healthy mind keeps her fit.

However, one exercise Naomi is fan of is swimming and has been doing a lot of it since moving to Russia to be with her Russian real estate entrepreneur boyfriend Vladislav Doronin.

She said: 'Actually, I don't work out as much as I should, but I do believe that it's a healthy mind as well as a healthy body that keeps me fit, sound and calm.'

While she doesn't exercise as much as she would like, Naomi recently revealed she undergoes an extreme detox three times a year in a bid to maintain her stunning figure.

The supermodel admitted she has just Maple syrup, cayenne pepper and lemon juice in a cocktail form for days on end and credited it with her being able to stay in shape.

She said: 'I try to do this three times a year. The most I've ever done it for is 18 days. So I started on Sunday. This is the sixth day. 'It's good just to clean out your body once in a while.'

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2 Fast 2 Fierce!

For Elle magazine

Devon Aoki is pregnant.

The 28-year-old Supermodel is expecting her first child with financier fiance James Bailey and the pair are thrilled at the prospect of becoming parents.

Her representative said: 'Devon and James are extremely happy. They became engaged over the summer, and she has just found out she is pregnant.'

Devon - who is the heiress to a large fortune as her father (Olympic wrestler Rocky Aoki died in 2008) founded the Benihana chain of restaurants - began modelling at aged 13 and took over from Naomi Campbell as the face of Versace when she was 16.

She then ventured into acting appearing in films such as 'Sin City' and '2 Fast 2 Furious'.

When she first burst onto the modelling scene, she was touted as the new Kate Moss and while she has never achieved the same success, Devon has huge admiration for the 36-year-old beauty. (Gotta be kidding. Aoki has modelLed for the fashion houses Lancôme, Chanel, Versace, despite her relatively short height for a runway model. Aoki has done ad campaigns for Chanel Ready-to-Wear, Chanel Couture by Karl Lagerfeld, Versace by Steven Meisel, YSL by Juergen Teller, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Hugo Boss, Moschino, Ungaro, Fendi, Junko Shimada by Bettina Kimenda, Baby Phat by Kimora Lee Simmons, Lancome, Tiffanys and co.)

She has previously said: 'I have a lot of love for her. I hate all the bad publicity she has had over the past year, because she is a wonderful person - she is a true icon.'~ MSN

Q .... I'll have Devon over Kate . anytime !!! Gorgeous.

(Red) Birds of the Same Feathers... ...

...Flock Together

Where did the rest of Naomi Bird's feathers gone to?

Oh. Victoria Bird took them for a day out.

Naomi Campbell relies on Victoria Beckham to get her out of a style rut.

The supermodel is great friends with the singer-turned-fashion designer and when she can't find anything to wear, she rings Victoria up and one of her creations is sent over.

She told the Daily Mirror newspaper:

'Victoria is amazing, a real sister. When I'm stuck in a rut, she's always at the other end of the phone to send a pair of jeans.
'They work wonders on the legs. I love her designs. I'm always in them. I've worked with Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen and so many great designers. So I'm proud Victoria is up there too.'

While she sometimes admits to being stuck in a style rut, Naomi was given the Special Recognition Award at the British Fashion Awards on Tuesday (07.12.10) and says she felt honoured with the accolade, which celebrated her 25 years in the industry.

She said:

'Sorry I just got all teary, it's just overwhelming to be recognised in your own country, it's a huge privilege and it makes me feel very proud to be British. Women of colour are now far better represented - we still have a long way to go, but I'm very proud.'

...and conveniently forget what fellow black Supermodel Tyra Banks did States-side.

Q ... the horrors of Fashion royalty.

This Eye Candy is a Swan

The lastest general of Victoria's Secret Angels have some way to go before they match the trailblazers of yesteryears like Tyra, Heidi, Gisele, Adriana and Karolina. But finally, this new supermodel is really something.

There were the Alexandria Ambrosio, Marisa Miller , Miranda Kerr , Doutzen .

Then there is her, South African, Candice Swanepoel.

Wow.

Q..... she's gonna be bombshell huge.

Her Wings are still going Strong

Supermodel Marisa Miller.

Eveyone thought it was a mad cap move to leave Victoria's Secret and expect happily ever after away from fashion heaven. (Not everyone's Tyra. And ther jury is still out on Heidi) .

But yet again, Marisa proved why she was called 'The Return of the Great American Supermodel.'.

As if being spotted by world famous photographer Mario Testino ( the other girl ever spotted by him was Kate Moss, getit?) , her record 7 consecutive appearances on Sports Illustrated, her being the only model ever to top both FHM and Maxim's list of 'Hottest women' , her (now former) big contract with Victoria's Secret and the honour of wearing the Fantasy Angel bra weren't news enough, she's in the record books again for her upcoming appearance on the cover of the February issue of Shape magazine.

This makes it her 8th cover, the most for any model in the 30-year history of the magazine.

Looks like there is life after decending from fashion heaven.

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A Web of Fashion

Tyra Banks is understandably one of the most successful and iconic Supermodels of all time , for a reason.

The immaculate gorgeousness that she is. Those curves. That pretty head. Those eyes. The X-factor . The poise.

Only she could pull off a mask made entirely from simple netting , self-made no less, at the 90th Aniversary Vogue party . ( The party theme was 'Eyes Wide Shut' where all the famous guests came in their interpretation of masks.)

Matching her black bejewelled Roberto Cavali gown; she was a vision.

Indeed, she made headlines all over the world . With so many who diss her saying that what she wore was rubbish and cheap .

Know what? I LOVE IT .

Screw these brand-worshiping , brand-whoring self-proclaimed fashionistas.

This is why , Tyra's a massive Supermodel. She can carry off something so simple to exquisite effect.

Gorgeous and statuesque. Amazing

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This Noemie is no Naomi

Marks and Spencer supermodel Noemie Lenoir was found unconscious in the woods outside her former flame/soccer star Claude Makelele’s home in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, near Paris, after allegedly trying to commit suicide.

The beauty, depressed over her current boyfriend Carl Hirschmann being linked to a sex blackmail plot, had taken a cocktail of drink and drugs.

She reportedly called an ambulance but cancelled it minutes later.

“She was in a state of great distress and very ill,” the Sun quoted a source close to her, as saying.

French model-turned-actress Noemie Lenoir is recovering in hospital following an apparent overdose.

The 30 year old, who has enjoyed roles in films including "Rush Hour 3" and "After the Sunset", is believed to have collapsed after ingesting a cocktail of drugs and alcohol.

A man walking his dog found the model in woods outside the home of her on/off soccer star boyfriend Claude Makelele in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France on Sunday, May 9.

She was later admitted to a medical facility in Paris.

A source tells Britain's Daily Mail, "After coming to, Noemie was in a state of great distress and clearly very ill... She was rushed to a nearby hospital and treated for the effects of poisoning. She's now in a far better condition and recovering."

Not everyone's Tyra Banks. Clearly .

And the original Naomi ( Campbell would have beat the crap out of her cheatin man)

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This OC girl is Statuesque

I am in love .... ^^)

She's a total Giant German Supermodel!

All 20 metres of her graces Singapore's Tallest Mall, Orchard Central.

( Me thinks , other than this amazing girl, sadly, there is really nothing else worth a second look at OC.)

Q.. her proportions are so out-of-this world that you could walk right pass her many times over and not notice! Amazing. Try to believe.

What's Your Anthology?

What's your scent? What's your Sexy?

The New Perfume series by Dolce & Gabbana .

Q .. gotta try one for your own.

Truth from the Horse's Mouth

Queen of Talk ; Wendy Williams.



No pun intended for the flood of netizens who call her a 'Man Horse' or the likes.

Me thinks, this woman is for real.

Loud and larry and so real; she's painful .

Okay, she's had work done from top to toe ( you can have a game of guessing and listing if you want come saturday night; doesnt take a genius to do so anyway) but c'mon, she ain't shy about her works.

Truth is,
She ain't shy about looking fabulous.

She takes her talk with jest and her jests with truth.

She's a Glam Queen who knows how to ham it up where its worth.

That's what an entertainer is all about.

Or you can just take yourself too seriously and ponder your sorry boring existance.


Now that Oprah and Tyra are running their final legs for their respective talk shows while Wendy just got her's renewed past 2012 and beyond, she's set to wow people more with her brand of glam.

Q ...Admit it , she gives us what we want. Light hearted biatch talk. C'mon.

Will Tranny Banks be the New First Lady?

-She's Almost 6 feet tall.

-Big lush weaves and wigs.

-Thick dramatic eyemake up

-Huge boobies.

-Platform-heels.

-Leopard prints and cocktail dresses.

-Retro-disco studio set.

-Celebrity gossip, interviews, dissing and socialite-banter.

-Loud and bashful personality.

-Camp and drag-queen fabulous.

Yes, that's Wendy Williams for you .

And she's set to become the next big African-American talkshow hostess with burgeoning ratings since her show started in 2008.

And now that her main rivals, Tyra and Oprah are set to pull out from the scene in 2010 and 2011, respectively, and the latest news being Wendy's show is set to roll on till 2012 at least, she is here to stay and continue to bring saucy daytime talk show juice into our living rooms.

Yes, she does have her detractors calling her 'fake' ('switches' things up according to Omarosa), 'tranny' (many love to diss) and 'plastic' (more than just botox we suspect? Ahem! Breast implants? Rhinoplasty? Lipo?)

But this girl is anything but boring and that's that. (If I wanted boring stuff, I'd switch to Rachel Ray or something.)

She is not merely a 'face' producers put out there for the TV ( to compete with Tyra, we suppose?) ; for she does have her credentials like a university education, is a famous radio DJ, a best-selling author, has a long and successful marriage and mother of 1.)

So, she's certainly 'been there done that ' (she claims to have had been a drug addict for 10 years previously)and has had a successful life balancing all aspects of her life and still looking fab at a grand dame age of 45.

So there you have it.

Never mind her famous run-ins with Whitney Houston and Omarosa; she still has the goods.

All Wendy needs now is an Emmy-win or two , to seal the deal.

Q ... I need my new fix , you see?

The Angel Takes Flight Once more.

The Tyra Show will sing its swan song in the Spring of 2010.

Hey there. I want to share some news with you. This will be the last season of The Tyra Show. I've been loving having fun, coming into your living rooms, bedrooms, hair salons for the past 5 years. The thing is, The Tyra Show is not leaving because of YOU. Most times, a show leaves the air because not many people are watching. Well, you all ARE watching, in record numbers. You must know this love and support is always felt by me and it's given me the courage to take more exciting steps in my life. So I thank you for that.

~Tyra Banks



Banks made a point that her show currently aired on the CW is not being taken off air because of low viewership numbers. In fact, she noted people are watching her show "in record numbers."

Banks dropped a clue that she will be on to her "next huge steps" that will allow her to reach more women and young girls. Banks told her fans that her company Bankable is going to be launching Bankable Studios, a film production company. She also stressed that she is going with the "digital explosion" and her website Tyra.cm will become "a whole new digital Tyra.com world." Banks noted that she will stay on as the host of America's Next Top Model and True Beauty.

The show will be dearly missed.

The news comes after Oprah, announced that she would be ending her show in 2011.

Q... Looks like Wendy Williams will have the last laugh after all.

Round 2: Queens of the Talk show circuit

Wendy Williams; she and her usual freakish proportions that screams 'Man in drag wanting to look like Tyra'
Tyra Banks, ravishing as ever , as one of the world's biggest Supermodels should be.

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Talk Show Divas are such A Drag

Tyra Banks

Wendy Williams

Now that Oprah has announced that her talk show is ending 2011, who's gonna fill her very big .... shoes, that is?

Tyra Banks, the Supermodel turned Talk show host-Media Mogul seems the eminent successor with sky rocketing viewership ratings and string of Emmy-wins.

Alas, there is Wendy Williams that is surely giving Banks some sleepless nights for sure.

Wendy, the famous radio personality and best selling author turned talk show host is seeing strong ratings as well.

Well, it's not hard to see why these two are battling their weaves out.

Their similarities are almost jarring.

>Both stand at 5' 10/11" (aka 'Monster girls') .

>Both have boobs big enough to eclipse Oprah's (and the tv screen) .

>Both have weaves so thick, you could get lost in there.

>And best of all, both are so drag-queen fabulous, it's like they are long-lost brothers, sorry, sisters I mean.

The Tyra Show confronts social issues mostly on top of celebrity interviews.

The Wendy Williams Show focuses mostly on celebrity gossip and interviews.

Well, the jury is out. And the public is lapping up just fine.

For me, Miss Former Victoria's Secrets will do. And only!

Q ... hmmm maybe a compromise ... Can someone get Supermodel 'Work' Rupaul on the phone now?

Let's AD-vocate This ,shall we?

It's a Civil Rights and Empathy issue.

Because Tyra says so . ^^

The last big challenge and fight against discrimination and true equality and respect.

Q ...everyone is EQUAL. Respect All . Respect The Individual.

Supermodels DO NOT Diet. Ouch!

... For they are Perfect.

Heidi Klum doesn't rely on 'girdle machines' to look slim.

The German supermodel - who is currently pregnant and already raises three children with musician husband Seal - insists she gets back in shape after giving birth by simply eating healthily and exercising.

Asked about the time she modelled Victoria's Secret lingerie less than two months after having her son Henry, she replied: 'I've never really had any special girdle machines or anything like that. For me, it's really healthy foods, exercising, playing with the children and going to the park - normal things.

'I've never done diets. But I also do not sit on the couch with my feet up and eat one potato chip bag after the next and one burger after the other. I think you have to kind of do a little bit of everything.'

Despite refusing to embark on ridiculous weight-loss regimes, the 36-year-old model admits she is keen to drop her pregnancy pounds after delivering her new baby.

She explained: 'I never really put a lot of pressure on myself, but for me personally, I feel like it is always better to get into shape immediately. I feel like if I drag it out too long, I'm not going to do it.

'So for me it works to kind of get back into shape, afterwards, I feel great. I can put my normal clothes back on and it makes me happy, and it's worked so far.'

Q... so far Supermodels like Tyra and Gisele have all acknowledged healthy lifestyles and eating. No crazy dieting. No waif thin Kate Mosses.

Supermodel and plastic

Supermodel Karen Mulder has been arrested for making 'threatening' phone calls to a plastic surgeon.

The 39-year-old star was questioned at a Paris police station after calling the medic and reportedly demanding for a previous operation to be reversed.

A detective said: 'She was screaming and shouting about the operation and became extremely threatening. There were repeated calls to the female surgeon who was extremely scared.

The suspect is being interviewed.'Karen was arrested at about 10am yesterday (30.06.09) and taken to a station in the fashion district of the French capital city.Another police source has claimed the model had been 'stalking and making repeated violent telephone threats' to the surgeon.

The source added: 'Miss Mulder was accompanied to a police station in Paris after a complaint was made against her.'She is being interviewed by detectives and is expected to be released on bail.'Her phone records are being checked. It is not yet known if any charges will be brought.

'Karen made her name in the 80s and 90s, and was paid £10,000 for a day's work at one point.She gave up modeling in 1998 after saying she could no longer bear to be photographed.

In 2001, she claimed politicians and policemen had used her and others in her profession as sex slaves.

She also falsely alleged she had been raped by Monaco's Prince Albert.

She had depression and received treatment at a psychiatric hospital, then explained her problems were a result of an addiction to drugs when she was a model.

In 2002, she took an overdose of sleeping pills and was left in a coma.

She appeared on the catwalk in 2007 at a Christian Dior show alongside Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Stella Tennant and Helena Christensen.

Curves are En Vogue

The supermodel-turned-photographer has spoken out in support of the British Vogue magazine editor's decision to complain to the world's leading fashion brands for favouring the tiny, skeletal look.

Helena Christensen

Helena Christensen has defended Alexandra Shulman's ze-zero rant.

Helena said: 'It's about time somebody takes action. Obviously I am of the same belief. Aren't we in a business that is supposed to explore all kinds of shapes and silhouettes?'

Instead, the 40-year-old beauty believes the fashion industry needs to focus on healthy, natural body images.

She added to Britain's Independent newspaper: 'The original supermodels all had shape and photography in the past was all about the organic, sensual shape of bodies.'

Alexandra - a highly-influential fashion figure - surprised many with her recent letter which accused designers of pushing models to lose more weight from their small frames.

According to The Times newspaper, the strongly-worded letter accuses designers of supplying 'miniscule' sample garments to magazines for photoshoots, and causing them to hire extra-skinny models with 'jutting bones and no breasts or hips'.

She complained Vogue were regularly forced to retouch images to give them extra curves.

Q ..... Yeah... Return of the Curves!!!!

Tyra and Gisele.

Supermodel Vogue Editor

Supermodel Heidi Klum guest edited the latest edition of German Vogue and was delighted when the fashion publication decided to dedicate 140 pages to her.

Heidi Klum was 'thrilled' to get a 140-page Vogue special.

The German edition of the fashion bible devoted the massive section to the country's most famous supermodel when she guest edited the latest issue.

She said: 'I grew up reading German Vogue and was really excited when they came to me with the idea for the 'Heidi by Vogue' issue.

It was a thrill working with the team of photographers, hair stylists, makeup artists and editors. We shot the entire issue in one week - it was a group effort!'

The issue sees Heidi - who is married to singer Seal and currently expecting her fourth child - model a wide range of fashion styles and offer life, career and style tips, but she says she couldn't single out her favourite.

She gushed: 'I love all the stories so much that I don't favour any of them.'

The blonde beauty enjoyed the experience was so enjoyable she hopes to repeat it in future.

She added to People.com: 'I would love the opportunity to be involved in a magazine like this again. I'm always up for a challenge!'

~MSN Lifestyle

Now, you know she's become a supermodel-bar none when she's Vogue's editor-@-large!