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(AP) - Two photographers have sued Tom Brady and his supermodel wife for $1 million, saying they were shot at during a party in Costa Rica. The two men, one from AFP and the other from a Costa Rican newspaper, say Gisele Bundchen's bodyguards shot at their car and just missed their... More »

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entertainment • New England Patriots • Costa Rica • paparazzi • lawsuit • Gisele Bundchen • Tom Brady • photographers • quarterback • supermodel

 Gisele Named 
 UN Goodwill 
 Ambassador 

Bundchen more than just a supermodel, has long campaigned for environmental issues

Sep 21, 09 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gisele Bundchen will have more than a baby with hubby Tom Brady to keep her busy—yesterday she was named a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme, the Boston Herald reports. “Mother Earth is our fundamental life-support system, and by becoming aware and responsible now, we... More »

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entertainment • environment • United Nations • Brazil • celebrity • Gisele Bundchen • Tom Brady • green • supermodel • eco-friendly • UN goodwill ambassador

 A Supermodel's 
 Summer Reads 

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

Aug 27, 09 1:10 PM CDT
(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... More »

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publishing • model • reading • summer • novel • book • supermodel • Paulina Porizkova

OBITUARY

Breakthrough Black Model Naomi Sims Dead at 61


Aug 3, 09 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Naomi Sims, the first black model to grace the cover of Ladies Home Journal—and arguably the first black supermodel—has died at 61, the New York Times reports. Her family says the cause was cancer. Sims burst onto the scene in the late 1960s, but chose in the ‘... More »

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African Americans • Andy Warhol • obituary • black women • supermodel • magazine cover • Jay-ZTV • designer fashion • Salvador Dali • Naomi Sims • cover girl

GLOSSIES

 Turlington 
 Models a More 
 Charitable Path 

At 40, she's earning a master's and educating the world on maternity risks

Jul 15, 09 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Christy Turlington still considers modeling her work—“It’s the only thing that pays me; everything else is school or volunteerism,” the Columbia masters candidate, often described as one of the world’s most beautiful people, tells Vogue. “My face is a dime a dozen in many... More »

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pregnancy • Columbia University • public health • celebrity • documentary • childbirth • developing countries • supermodel • Christy Turlington • Ed Burns

(Newser) - After weeks of speculation and denials—including a none-too-definitive one from husband Tom Brady—People is reporting that supermodel Gisele Bundchen is pregnant with her first child. “Gisele has been talking about it with friends,” according to a source. “She says she’s ready for a family.... More »

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New England Patriots • football • Gisele Bundchen • Tom Brady • Bridget Moynahan • quarterback • supermodel • Jack Moynahan


 The World's 
 Top-Earning 
 Models 

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

May 28, 09 11:35 AM CDT
(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)
... More »

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list • Carolyn Murphy • model • Gisele Bundchen • Kate Moss • Heidi Klum • Adriana Lima • supermodel • Jay-ZTV • Doutzen Kroes • Allesandra Ambrosio • Natalie Vodionova • Daria Webowy • Miranda Kerr



 Kate Moss 
 Takes Up 
 Writing 

Supermodel planning fictional account of young model's rise to the top

May 26, 09 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kate Moss is working on a new career for when her catwalk gigs disappear, the Sun reports. The supermodel has taken up writing, dug deep for inspiration, and is working on her first novel in tandem with rock-singer-turned-author Louise Wener. The subject? A young model's rise from obscurity to superstardom.... More »

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model • Kate Moss • book • supermodel

 Bundchen 'Definitely Pregnant' 

Supermodel tells friends she'll soon be modeling maternity wear

May 23, 09 3:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The rumors are true and Gisele Bundchen definitely has one in the oven, Radar reports. The supermodel, who married Tom Brady earlier this year, has told close friends that her first child is on the way. The Patriots quarterback has a 1-year-old son from his relationship with ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan.... More »

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pregnancy • celebrity • gossip • Gisele Bundchen • Tom Brady • supermodel • celebrity pregnancy

(Newser) - The economy is in freefall, which makes it a good time to be blond, the Times of London reports. Flip through the latest Vogue, and you’ll see page after page of blond-haired, blue-eyed beauties—a shift from the “quirky” faces sought after in recent years to... More »

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fashion • advertising • recession • model • supermodel • fashion industry • financial crisis

 GQ Books Sikh 
 'Supermodel' 

IT worker was discovered last year

Apr 3, 09 11:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - An aspiring supermodel who happens to be Sikh will appear in GQ’s Style magazine wearing a turban, the Telegraph reports. Sonny Caberwal, discovered by Kenneth Cole last year, posed in a black dinner jacket with a pink turban and in a white tuxedo with a yellow turban. Caberwal worked... More »

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fashion • turbans • Sikh • male models • supermodel

GLOSSIES

 Gisele: 
 Tom's Son 
 Feels 100% 
 Like My Own 

Bubbly Bündchen says she wants a big family

Mar 30, 09 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Days before marrying Tom Brady last month in a secret ceremony, Gisele Bündchen opened up to Vanity Fair about her relationship. "I knew right way—the first time I saw him," she says of meeting the star QB in 2006. "From the first day we met,... More »

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Vanity Fair • Brazil • Gisele Bundchen • Tom Brady • supermodel

Newlywed Gisele Dreams of Big Family With Brady

She's 'in that place' now

Mar 11, 09 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though she claims not to fit the “supermodel” label, there is one Gisele Bundchen wouldn’t mind trying on, she tells Harper’s Bazaar: mother. The 6-foot, size-4 Brazilian bombshell recently wed NFL star Tom Brady and is contemplating her next move. “I want to have a big... More »

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fashion • motherhood • Donatella Versace • Gisele Bundchen • Tom Brady • supermodel • Harper's Bazaar

GLOSSIES

 Moss Not Preggo, Just Bustier 

Model denies rumors, rejoices over boobs

Feb 17, 09 10:36 AM CST
(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... More »

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pregnancy • fashion • model • Kate Moss • supermodel • breasts

French Model, 50, Rocks Runway in Gaultier Show

Iconic '80s supermodel makes one-off return for couture week

Jan 29, 09 3:16 AM CST
(Newser) - French supermodel Inès de Fressange stole the show as Jean Paul Gaultier showed off his couture collection in Paris yesterday, AFP reports. The 50-year-old Fressange, an iconic model of the '80s but long absent from the catwalk, drew applause from the crowd as she appeared in a body-hugging black... More »

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fashion • model • Chanel • supermodel • fashion designer

 Where Is This 
 Supermodel's 
 Belly Button? 

Victoria's Secret bares a navel-less belly on the runway

Nov 23, 08 8:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Supermodel Karolina Kurkova's recent turn on the catwalk for Victoria's Secret had curious spectators wondering what happened to her belly button. The Czech stunner offered no explanation for her smooth stomach, which has only a minor indentation where her navel should be, and her agent says only that "she's... More »

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plastic surgery • cosmetic surgery • Victoria's Secret • supermodel • Karolina Kurkova • belly buttons • navel • umbilicoplasty

 Moss: 
 Fashion Biz 
 Made Me Thin 

Models blame industry practices for weight

Aug 28, 08 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Über-thin supermodel Kate Moss blames the fashion industry, not anorexia, for the "heroin chic" look she made famous in the '90s. Moss sets the record straight in Interview, saying her hectic modeling schedule contributed to her scant weight: "You go to a show, and there's no... More »

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weight loss • Kate Moss • supermodel • fashion industry • celebrity interview

Model Dies in 9-Story Fall in NYC; Suicide Suspected

Korshunova graced covers of Elle, Vogue

Jun 29, 08 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Kazakh model was found dead after falling from her ninth-floor Manhattan apartment in an apparent suicide, the New York Post reports. Twenty-year old Ruslana Korshunova had appeared on the covers of French Elle and Russian Vogue, and starred in ads for Christian Dior and Vera Wang. She had just... More »

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suicide • fashion • obituary • death • Kazakhstan • supermodel • fashion industry

Mandela to Nutty Naomi: You're Not on the List

Model citizen no longer, Campbell can't attend 90th-birthday concert

Jun 25, 08 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nelson Mandela personally barred Naomi Campbell from a London concert to celebrate his 90th birthday Friday, the Daily Mail reports, days after the supermodel was sentenced for assaulting airport police officers. The anti-apartheid hero—whom Campbell calls her "honorary grandfather"—is said to be particularly disappointed that she... More »

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celebrity • birthday • model • concert • Nelson Mandela • assault • Naomi Campbell • supermodel • Wicked Models

Glossies

 Gisele: Catwalker,
 Smooth Talker 

Model ducks and weaves through interview on the biz, love, and riches

Jun 24, 08 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - “Talking with Gisele Bundchen about eating disorders is like talking with a pro athlete about steroids,” concludes Nate Penn in GQ magazine. An apt analogy for the "reigning symbol of female perfection." “Look, I’ve never met anyone who has it,” says the diplomatic... More »

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Gisele Bundchen • Tom Brady • supermodel

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