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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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(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.

American Supermodel

Supermodel Marisa Miller; the 'bomb shell' that set the fashion world alight by being hotter than hot , not seen since Cindy, Tyra , Gisele and Heidi.

After working with world famous photographer Mario Testino for fashion magazines like Vogue, her career took to the heavens, literally.

After 5 high profile years of working with countless top designers and photographers around the world, she became an Angel for Victoria's Secret since 2007 and never looked back since.

The comet wouldn't stop for Marisa then went on to join legendary luminaries like Christie, Elle, Tyra and Heidi, to grace the cover of the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and to record-setting numbers, no less.

This blazer fired it up even more when she ranked #1 on Maxim magazine's 2008 "Hot 100" list as well as topping FHM's global 2010 "Sexiest Women in the World" poll.

Not only that, Marisa is also the first and only girl in the history of FHM's famous annual poll to Debut at #1.

In 2009, she was chosen as the Fantasy Angel (previous years' luminaries include Tyra Banks, Gisele Bundchen , Heidi Klum and Selita Ebanks) wearing the multi-million dollar Fantasy Angel Bra. (See above)

Her accomplishments have led to her being dubbed the "return of the great American supermodel."

Indeed, the last great American supermodel was Tyra Banks

, in today's world fuelled by supermodels from Britain (Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss) , Germany (Heidi Klum), Czech (Karolina Kurkova) and of course , the all-conquering Brazilians (Gisele Bundchen, Adriana Lima, Alexandra Ambrosio, Isabel Goulart, Anna-Beatrice Barros and Isabeli Fontana et el)

And c'mon, she's clearly the successor to Heidi in the VS line up . Who also happens to be all American like Tyra.

Perfect. Like her.

Q .. strut on American Pie !!!

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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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.

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.

Excuse me, are you that Top model?

Any one who's ever dabbled in modelling before and who isn't caucasian ( note, I am not here to start a racial backlash or anything ok? C'mon! Mr O is Mr President now ya know?) , will know that the fashion industry has a general bias towards the Arian faces and pretty much leave out cold the black/ethnic looks.

So it's little wonder that some of the new black-and-beautiful models out there are , even with 'all the potential in the world' (quoting Tyra), still need a leg-up .

Well, the best way to attempt being the next Iman, Naomi Campbell and Tyra Banks is to at least start by having names that sound like theirs.

Their name-sakes are so glaringly emulative that I need no even bother mentioning who their childhood heros were.

Observe: Top model Niomie Lenoir


Observe: Supermodel Selita Ebanks



Observe: Top model Chanel Iman




So what's in a name?

Judging from the success of these new girls-on-the-runway-block, lots.


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(Almost) The neXt Tyra Banks

My new favourite model-of-the-moment. But is Ebanks the next Banks?


She became the second black model in history to become a Victoria's Secret Angel.

She had the arduous task of filling the big stilettos of uber Supermodel Tyra Banks.

Few believed she could.

But since then, she's been going from strength to strength.

She was in the headlines for being the first fiancee of, the now-husband-to Mariah Carey, Nick Canon. (a.k.a A**hole playeur)

She went on to become the Angel selected to wear the crown jewel of the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show , the annual Fantasy Angel Bra , which is made of millions of diamonds and costs even more. (Above; in the 2008 show)

She's become more stunning than ever . And even though there's still a long way to go before she's really the next Tyra Banks (that waits to be seen) ,

she's definitely one of the most high profile black Supermodels of the NEXT generation.

Yes, there are the new black models like Chanel Iman, Niomie Lenoir and the likes out there.

But few have come along and matched the media-darling hype that the Naomi Campbells, Tyra Banks, Oluchis, Alek Weks and Wasames of yore could achieve.


Q...... Indeed a resounding , yes, remember her name . Supermodel Selita Ebanks.

Posing for Dominance

Who's the Baddest B*tch on the Runway?

Supermodel Tyra Banks

Supermodel Naomi Campbell

Tyra is The First Lady of the Talkshow circuit. She's the excecutive producer, head judge and host of America's Next Top Model. She's known for her fierce poses and runway strut. She's a media mogul so her influence in pop culture and the media is tremendous. She's done every designer and every magazine out there. She was Queen of Victoria's Secret.

Naomi is name dropped in pop culture as the uber model of Supermodels. She has reigned supreme on the runway like non other. Her diva-tude, fierce strut and bold antics are unmatched. She is a goddess in the fashion world and a she-devil beyond it. She , too, has done every designer and every magazine out there. She was Queen of Vogue.

Both are hallowed in the ranks of Fashion's royalty.

One's been on Time Magazine's Most influential People list multiple times.

One's been in the headlines for anger-management issues multiple times.

So who's the Almighty Model of our time?

You decide.

Q... oh, Gisele and Heidi, you're the wrong color. ^^

His Fashionista

Jimmy James.

Like a circus. Only with style.

" Jean Paul, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan's fashion line.... Mr. Ford I can't afford... Naomi Campbell's such a b*tch!"

LMAO. Nice.

Camp Circus indeed. ^^

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Bezz Legz in the Biz

Who has the best legs in Show Biz? ")

Victoria, the goddess of legs. Here she ain't even posing and she's already amazing.
Supermodel Tyra Banks, was booked for 25 shows in the first week she was in Paris back then when she was just 17. A record in the industry. See why?

Britney,the dance princess stomps on stage like no other.

Supermodel Heidi does a Basic Instinct, like Sharon Stone, but only better.

Kylie Minogue, petite but her legs go on forever. That's her body language.

Supermodel Naomi, the fiercest strut in the business. Period.

Supermodel Alek proves its all in the genes. Bone structure is everything.

Mariah 's hem lines go as high as her notes and perfectly show's off her highly insured pair of heavenly pillars.

Gisele, the supermodel of supermodels (Tyra and Heidi, please sit down...) , need I say more?


Personally, though, I love singer and fashion icon Victoria Beckhams' !!!!!

This girl's got the gams

I tell ya.

Since her Posh days, we all knew she had it.

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Au revoir YSL

A recent advert featuring a male model (top) intimately emulating an iconic ad which YSL ,himself, did years ago (bottom, w specs).


You know that times are changing when more and more of the World's Fashion greats like Isabella Blow, Shu Uemura and of course, more recently , Mr YSL, himself, pass on.

Christian Dior, Coco Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent .... these are titanic names synonymous with everything high fashion and culturally pivotal.

People who know very little about fashion or who are more into trends (or are simply frumps), will be thinking what is all the big deal about a 'certain Yves Saint Laurent' , passing.

Two Words : 'Haute Couture'

He was known to be a creative genius bar none and also helped launched the careers of some of the biggest black supermodels in the business such as the late Katoucha (who also recently died in a tragic unsolved murder case), Naomi Campbell , whom gave her her first Italian Vogue cover and Tyra Banks, whom was given one of her first big breaks during her early days in Europe.

Well, if you've got the French President Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy and his ex-supermodel wife Carla Bruni, personally attending his wake, you should at least know for sure, that YSL was someone ... BIG.

Very Big. Very Influential.

He will be missed.

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... THE passing of yet another Legend.

Bedazzled

Supermodel Naomi.

Miss Campbell, her name itself conjures, at once, an image of ethereal perfection with her smoldering beauty, panther-esque sleekness and fierce strut as well as the epitome of being beautiful on the outside but not the inside.

Last, she was the face of Swarovski.

Behold and Bedazzled.


Bling-ed to perfection. As if she wasn't already.

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Catwalks on Fire

With US$33 million the previous year and US$35 million last year, Gisele has indeed sealed herself as the highest earning Model in fashion history.

Heidi bagged US$14 million last year and US$9 million the previous.

Kate Top-shopped her way to US$ 9million last year and the previous.

Gisele, Tyra and Heidi have been the Top 3 earners in the modelling world since the late 90's on. Nearly one and a half decade later, they still on top...

Other names who've made it constantly into the Top 5 include Adriana Lima, Kate Moss, Karolina Kurkova and Alexandra Ambrosio.

And notably, for over 2 decades, Naomi Campbell has been in the Top earners list. (No amount of handphone-throwing can de-throne this strut queen.)


Adriana (Top) Alessandra (bottom) : Picture I mean... :P

Karolina has every reason to smile for the last five years...

Tyra; The humble Supermodel

Tyra would pretty much rank at the top next to Gisele if she didn't keep telling the whole wide world that she has 'quit' modelling .

What's with her ANTM and all it's international spin-offs, The Tyra Show and her recent mega contract with Warner Pictures. Not to mention her still constant slew of magazine covers and spreads. She's a model-media-Mogul, indeed.

I mean, c'mon Tyra, you're a Uber Supermodel and we all know that!

Humble. :o)


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HOT Chocolate

Black is V-Beautiful.

.... NO. ^^

BLACK IS GORGEOUS !!!!

Of course I could rave about the expected Supermodels like Tyra , Naomi, Alek ,Iman, Donayale, Beverly, Grace, Waris, Katoucha, Kimora, Selita and Oluchi. Or their male counterparts like Tyson and Djimon.

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But I just wanna rave about deep and luscious EBONY skin, perfect bone structures and shining personality.

Check these Goddesses out. :)

Gimme HOT CHOCOLATE ... anytime. ^^

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Sistas doin it for Themselves

Probably 2 of the biggest rival-models in the Fashion business; Tyra Banks and Naomi Campbell.

Two very powerful Black women who've blazed the field with their gorgeous looks and stunning presense on the runways.

Locked in what seemed like an eternal battle to out shine (in model speak, out-pout and out-pose) each other.

'Who's gonna be on the cover of the next magazine?", "Who's going to front that next ad-campaign?" ,"Who's doing which runway show?" ,"Who's the new muse of whom?"

The biatching never seemed to reach a halt.

Fast foward a decade and things are beginning to look a little different now.

Still names chained to each other not unlike Whitney and Mariah, for instance, but these days, these uber-models are as far off each other's high-heeled tracks as Heaven and Earth.

Miss Banks is a model-mogul now, building a media empire of epic proportions not since Ellen meets Oprah. With a multi-million dollar movie-production contact with Warner Pictures, executive producer of America's Next Top Model (and all its international spin-offs) and her hotter -than-hot talk show, Tyra is so influential these days.

'What Tyra wants, Tyra gets.'

On the other hand, Miss Campbell is doing none the better.
She's still one of the premier models out there, working the runway like only she can. But she hasn't diversified.

No matter the strut-queen that she is, it's still a fact that as she pushes the big 4-0, she faces massive competition from fresher faces in an industry obsessed with youth and its vibrance.

Doesn't help if you're forever in the news for handphone projectiles (she could win Gold if it were to be included in this year's Olympics; just sayin.).
Or if you've got someone else beaten up yet again. And hand cuffed . And could be walking out of jail wearing yet another D & G outfit.

While Tyra is busy telling women all over the world how to be positive role models to their families and societies, Naomi only exempifies the 'Beautiful on the outside but ugly on the inside' age-old notion; the party-sex-and-drugs rockstar lifestyle.

Indeed, they were so similar then. Yet are totally different today.

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