Kate Moss Takes Up Writing

You can look smart, but still get your fill of juicy sex

(NEWSER) - Paulina Porizkova “quit school at 15 to live off of my looks,” but she’s also a lifelong bookworm, she writes for Modelinia. Because she feels “the need to constantly prove I’m not some dumb model,” she offers up her “summer reading for folks who want to seem kinda smart”:

• A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth: Not only is this 1,488-page tome full of “good ol’ sex and drama,” you’ll learn all about India’s customs, politics, and religion.

Earnings down but Bundchen still managed to rake in $25 million

(NEWSER) - The downturn didn't spare the catwalk, but the world's top-earning models are still a long way from the breadline. Forbes lists the top 10 earners over the past year.

1. Gisele Bundchen ($25 million, down $10 million from the previous year)
2. Heidi Klum ($16 million)
3. Kate Moss ($8.5 million)

Model denies rumors, rejoices over boobs

(NEWSER) - Kate Moss isn’t pregnant, she’s just grown boobs, she tells New York magazine. “I’ve just started wearing bras. It’s a miracle. I am a woman now!” says the model, who can finally fill a B-cup. “Even my friends are phoning me up and saying ‘Are you pregnant?’ And I’m like, ‘No! I just put on a couple of pounds, and they went in the right place.’” More»

Janice Dickinson may not want to read 'Modelland' books

(NEWSER) - Tyra Banks is already famous, which is probably how she managed to score a book deal for a tween series about models called “Intoxibellas” who rule over “Modelland” with their superpowers and have “edgy, sexy, exciting adventures.” Just in case the idea of a Top Model-meets-Harry Potter series doesn't pique your interest, consider this: Banks promises some of the characters are inspired by models she knows, “both nice and ‘ice.’” More»

Supermodel recalls her struggle to fit in a size 0 world

(NEWSER) - At 5’10” and a size 4, Lara Stone isn’t exactly poster girl for the obesity epidemic, yet that’s exactly what some call her, thanks to her position as one of the largest—er, curviest—supermodels out there. “What they say is ‘curvy,’ but you know they mean 'fat,' ” Stone tells Vogue . After trying, unsuccessfully, to lose weight with diet, exercise, and pills, Stone found herself in rehab last year after she turned to alcohol to cope. More»