Models Models Amanda Lear (born November 18, 1946 in Hong Kong, of a French father and Chinese mother) is a singer and was a disco queen in the 1970s. She was engaged to the lead singer of Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry. She was also the model on the cover of the Roxy Music album For Your Pleasure. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amanda Lear"
Angela Bowie, most commonly known as Angie Bowie, was born 1950 in Cyprus, Greece as Mary Angela Barnett. She is an American citizen who has been a covergirl model, actress, musician, groupie and most recently, best-selling author. She has publicly proclaimed that she is proudly and openly bisexual. ...more on Wikipedia about "Angela Bowie"
Asha Anand Gill (born July 3, 1972 in Penbury, Kent, United Kingdom) is a Malaysia-based model, television host, deejay, veejay, writer, producer, film director, and women's rights activist. Her father is Punjabi and her mother is English with some French heritage. She is considered to be a sex symbol among her fans, as they feel she's beautiful because of her unusual, Eurasian appearance. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asha Gill"
Barbara Garofalo (born August, 1992), is a Venezuelan actor, dancer and teen idol. She is currently one of Venezuela's most famous teenagers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Barbara Garofalo"
Candy Jones (born Jessica Wilcox in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on December 31 1925, died January 18 1990) was a fashion model in the 1940s and 1950s, and from 1972, a co-host of John Nebel's talk radio show (he was her second husband) on WMCA in New York City. ...more on Wikipedia about "Candy Jones"
Chae An is a model and was a member of WCW's Nitro Girls. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chae An"
Connie Garner was Miss World Fitness 2000. She is a fitness champion, fitness competitor, model, and fitness celebrity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Connie Garner"
A cover girl is a female model or entertainer whose photograph appears on the front cover of a magazine to attract attention on the shelf, usually a magazine devoted to women's interests (such as Redbook or Seventeen) or men's interests (such as Gentlemen's Quarterly, Maxim or Esquire). The term first appeared in English in 1915. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cover girl"
Damien Van Zyl (born April 26, 1978 in Kimberley, South Africa) is a male model. He was first discovered in 1998 in Milan and signed on with Why Not Models , a modeling agency. This first foray into modeling did not work out for him, so he became a photographer's assistant instead. Looking in New York for more routes into the modeling business, he ended up working in construction for a while, then at other jobs in the fashion industry. Growing tired of this work, he returned to South Africa for a year and a half. When he returned once again to the world of modeling, with his blue eyes and long, dark blond hair, he made the cover of Italian Vogue. ...more on Wikipedia about "Damien Van Zyl"
== Wong, Deborah Anne Bo Yiu (Debbie) 黃寶瑤 == ...more on Wikipedia about "Debbie Wong"
The Everywhere Girl (also known as The Stock Photo Girl) is a model, identity unknown, who frequently appears on advertising material for a multitude of companies around the world. She has been featured in Dell ads, promotional material for universities, etc. This repeated use of the same photos is an example of stock photography: a photo stock agency owns the photo set and sells exclusive or non-exclusive right to use the images. The images of the everywhere girl are owned by Getty Images, and are obviously being licensed for non-exclusive use. The photographer has been credited as Doug Menuez and the location is reported as Reed College in Portland, Oregon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Everywhere Girl"
Filippa Palmstierna Hamilton (also known as Filippa Hamilton-Palmstierna, Filippa Palmstierna, Filippa Hamilton) is an international fashion model and the official face of Ralph Lauren. ...more on Wikipedia about "Filippa Palmstierna Hamilton"
Ivy Gunter is a fashion model and author of the book On the Ragged Edge of Drop Dead Gorgeous. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ivy Gunter"
Juan Manuel Lebron (born April 22, 1947) is a well known Puerto Rican actor, model, script writer, television producer and salsa singer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Juan Manuel Lebron"
Kathrine Sørland is one of Norway's most successful models ever. She represented Norway in Miss World in 2002, reaching the super final there, and participated yet again for her mother country in 2004, this time taking part in Miss Universe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kathrine Sørland"
Leanna Scott ( stage name) is an Asian model of French and Vietnamese descent. She has done photoshoots for Budweiser, and later moved to primarily nude photography. ...more on Wikipedia about "Leanna Scott"
Melania Trump (born Melanija Knavs on May 6, 1970) is a model from Slovenia and is the wife of the prolific American business executive and real estate magnate Donald Trump, who is 24 years her senior and whom she married on January 22, 2005. ...more on Wikipedia about "Melania Trump"
A model is a person who acts as a human prop for purposes of art, fashion, advertising, pornography, etc. ...more on Wikipedia about "Model (person)"
A modelling agency is a company that finds jobs for models, usually operating on commission. ...more on Wikipedia about "Modelling agency"
Christa Päffgen ( October 16, 1938 – July 18, 1988) was a singer- songwriter, fashion model, actress and Warhol superstar, best known by her pseudonym Nico. She is best remembered for a collaboration with The Velvet Underground, in 1967. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nico"
Model and actress Ola Ray (b. 1960) is best known for co-starring alongside Michael Jackson in his short film for " Thriller" in 1983. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ola Ray"
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A pin-up girl is a model whose mass-produced pictures see wide appeal as pop culture intended for informal display (and thus will be casually pinned up on the wall). "Pin-up" may also refer to drawings, paintings and other illustrations done in emulation of these photos (see the List of pinup artists). The term was first attested to in English in 1941; however the practice is documented back at least to the 1890s. The “pin up” images could be cut out of magazines or newspapers, or be from postcard or chromo-lithographs, and so on. Such photos often appear on calendars, which are meant to be pinned up anyway. Later, posters of “pin-up girls” were mass-produced. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pin-up girl"
Plus-size model is the general term used to describe a fashion model who wears a dress size 12 or higher (in North American sizing). The term invariably refers to female models, and is most commonly encountered in the fashion world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Plus-size model"
A promotional model is a person hired to help promote something, usually through their appearance or acting. The promotional model is the consumer's frontline connection to the product or service. The model presents information to the customer in a friendly, upbeat, and professional manner with the intent to attract customers. Models must have a positive, outgoing, and energetic personality. ...more on Wikipedia about "Promotional model"
Shakira Caine, Lady Caine, born as Shakira Baksh, was born on 23rd February 1947 in Guyana. Inspired by her mother's dressmaking talents, Shakira aspired to become a fashion designer. However, she began to work in an office as a secretary, when her boss urged her to enter the Miss Guyana contest. Shakira won the place of Miss Guyana and ended up placing in third for the Miss World contest in London at a young age of 19, launching a modelling career for her. Actor Michael Caine fell in love with the beauty after seeing her on a TV commercial. He set out to find her, initially thinking she was Brazilian, but soon finding out she was not. Michael and Shakira were married on 2 January 1973, and they have a daughter Natasha. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shakira Caine"
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