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Sep 4, 2013 9:17 AM CDT

Turns Out Gisele Can Sing, Too

Is there nothing Bündchen can't do?

(Newser) - Not only is Gisele Bündchen married to a football star, worth about a gajillion dollars , and blessed with the superhuman ability to immediately regain her pre-baby body after childbirth, it turns out she's also a pretty good singer, Vanity Fair reports. The magazine knows this because Bündchen...

Miranda Kerr Out
at Victoria's Secret?

Apr 11, 2013 9:23 AM CDT

Miranda Kerr Out at Victoria's Secret?

She may have been fired or gotten too busy

(Newser) - Multiple reports indicate Miranda Kerr is on her way out as a Victoria's Secret angel, but the reason behind the departure isn't yet clear. Us reported yesterday that Kerr "has a difficult reputation," as one source put it, and is "not a big seller" for...

Swimsuit Maker
Apologizes
for Tan Model

May 11, 2012 12:24 PM CDT

Swimsuit Maker Apologizes for Tan Model

Sweden's H&M apologizes after taking flak

(Newser) - The tanning wars continue: Swedish retailer H&M has apologized for using a deeply bronzed model to show off a swimsuit, reports AFP . "We are sorry," said the company. "It was not our intention to show off a specific ideal or to encourage dangerous behavior, but was...

Tyra Banks
Officially a
Harvard Alum

Feb 24, 2012 3:30 PM CST

Tyra Banks Officially a Harvard Alum

She completed a 3-year program designed for CEOs and COOs

(Newser) - Harvard's alumni ranks have gotten a little more Us Weekly worthy. Supermodel/would-be finder of America's next top model Tyra Banks is now the owner of a diploma from Harvard University’s Executive Education Owner/President Manager Program. It's a mouthful, but it doesn't translate into a master'...

Cindy Crawford:
Don't Photoshop
My Mole

Feb 15, 2012 10:14 AM CST

Cindy Crawford: Don't Photoshop My Mole

Plus, daughter Kaia wants to be a model because...

(Newser) - Cindy Crawford is known for her mole, and she doesn't want it erased. In an interview with the Fashion Week magazine The Daily picked up by the Telegraph , Crawford recalls one of the worst cover campaigns in her past. "The one that makes me cringe the most is...

Jerry Hall: I Became
a Model After Taking LSD

Dec 21, 2010 9:52 AM CST

Jerry Hall: I Became a Model After Taking LSD

She looked into the mirror and thought 'Oh, my God'

(Newser) - Jerry Hall might have ended up a Texas housewife if not for a single drug experience, she tells Harper's Baazar in a lengthy interview. The 54-year-old supermodel recounts the moment she began to see her own potential: While on LSD at a high school party. "A boy gave me...

Supermodel's
Hubby Accused of
Fashion Week Rape

Sep 28, 2010 9:14 AM CDT

Supermodel's Hubby Accused of Fashion Week Rape

Shawn Mount arrested

(Newser) - Supermodel Heidi Mount’s husband is suspected of raping another model at London Fashion Week. Shawn Mount, 30, is a New York hair stylist who’s worked for Vogue and Ralph Lauren, the New York Post reports. The alleged victim, 24, claims he sexually assaulted her in a hotel room...

Make Breastfeeding
the Law: Gisele

Aug 3, 2010 5:27 AM CDT

Make Breastfeeding the Law: Gisele

Supermodel and new mom wants 'worldwide law'

(Newser) - Like a recent convert who can't help proselytizing, new mom Gisele Bundchen is touting the benefits of breastfeeding, In fact, the Brazilian supermodel wants "a worldwide law that mothers should breastfeed their babies for six months," reports the Guardian . In an interview with UK Harper's Bazaar that isn't...

Warlord Moves to Block
Campbell Testimony

Jun 1, 2010 4:31 AM CDT

Warlord Moves to Block Campbell Testimony

Taylor accused of giving model 'blood diamond'

(Newser) - Supermodels aren't often called as witnesses at war crimes tribunals, and Liberian strongman Charles Taylor's lawyers want to keep it that way. They're seeking to block Naomi Campbell from being subpoenaed to appear at Taylor's trial to testify about a "blood diamond" she allegedly received from the warlord at...

Tyra to Slam
Other Models
in Bizarre
Books

ASPIRING SCRIBES

May 12, 2010 8:36 AM CDT

Tyra to Slam Other Models in Bizarre Books

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 ...

Vogue Fawns
Over Post-Baby
Gisele Bundchen

celebrity interviews

Mar 16, 2010 12:00 PM CDT

Vogue Fawns Over Post-Baby Gisele Bundchen

She comes out looking pretty good in extensive interview

(Newser) - For the six weeks following her son’s birth, Gisele Bündchen stayed cocooned safely in her apartment, waiting out Boston’s cold weather with her baby, her mother, husband Tom Brady, her dogs—and her old figure, which she regained almost instantaneously. “I think a lot of people...

Model Doesn't Want Banker Fired for Live-TV Ogling

Feb 4, 2010 9:32 PM CST

Model Doesn't Want Banker Fired for Live-TV Ogling

'Of course I would sign' petition to save job, Miranda Kerr says

(Newser) - An Australian banker who faces firing for ogling semi-nude photos of supermodel Miranda Kerr in the background of a live TV interview is getting some big-name support: Kerr herself. “I am told there is a petition to save his job and of course I would sign it,” the...

Bar Refaeli Dodged
Draft Via Sham Marriage

SAYS ISRAELI GENERAL

Jan 14, 2010 7:21 PM CST

Bar Refaeli Dodged Draft Via Sham Marriage

General calls for boycott of products endorsed by model

(Newser) - Bar Refaeli, the Sports Illustrated cover girl and on-off girlfriend of actor Leonardo DiCaprio, dodged Israel’s compulsory military service with a sham marriage to a family friend, one of the country’s generals says in calling for a boycott of products she endorses. All Israelis must serve 2 years,...

Unairbrushed
Model? Not
Groundbreaking

BODY IMAGE WARS

Jan 4, 2010 1:54 PM CST

Unairbrushed Model? Not Groundbreaking

Jennifer Hawkins not 'brave' for showing off tiny flaws, say critics

(Newser) - Australia’s Marie Claire took the oh-so-courageous step in the fight for positive body image of featuring a naked, unretouched woman on its February cover...a woman who just so happens to be supermodel Jennifer Hawkins. The issue will benefit an eating disorder organization that defends the choice, saying the...

Model Lara Stone:
'People Still Call Me Fat'

SIZE 4 IS, Er, 'CURVY'

Dec 23, 2009 8:40 AM CST

Model Lara Stone: 'People Still Call Me Fat'

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...

Brady, Bundchen Name Baby

not greg, peter, or bobby

Dec 18, 2009 5:39 PM CST

Brady, Bundchen Name Baby

Little Benjamin only had to wait 10 days

(Newser) - The people of Brazil and New England can exhale—Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady's 10-day-old son has a name, the Boston Herald reports. They had a named picked out, but shortly before they needed it, the supermodel changed her mind, the Patriots quarterback revealed this week. And finally, the Brazilian...

Billy Joel: Daughter on the Mend After OD

Dec 6, 2009 2:39 PM CST

Billy Joel: Daughter on the Mend After OD

Alexa Ray Joel took a homeopathic drug, source says

(Newser) - Alexa Ray Joel is out of the hospital and "is going to be fine," her father, Billy Joel, said last night. The 23-year-old singer-songwriter, reportedly distraught over a recent breakup, was treated at a New York hospital after overdosing on a substance a source identifies as a homeopathic...

Inside
Tonight's
Victoria's
Secret Show

100 POUNDS OF GLITTER

Dec 1, 2009 10:39 AM CST

Inside Tonight's Victoria's Secret Show

Show features Liu Wen, the first-ever Asian Angel

(Newser) - The Victoria's Secret fashion show airs tonight, and the New York Daily News is here to tell you that—believe it or not—getting into those $3 million bras and humongous angel wings isn't as easy as it looks. "People don't realize that there are about 20 layers of...

World's Most Valuable Models

Nov 17, 2009 11:35 AM CST

World's Most Valuable Models

From Gisele, Kate, and Adriana to some you've never heard of

(Newser) - Even supermodels are making less money these days. The Daily Beast came up with a formula to determine which are the most valuable, based on everything from runway work (weighed 10%) to cover appearances (10%) to income from contracts (40%):

Gisele Bündchen: She no longer walks the runway, but

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Photogs Sue Tom, Gisele
Over Bodyguards' Gunshots

Sep 22, 2009 6:25 PM CDT

Photogs Sue Tom, Gisele Over Bodyguards' Gunshots

(Newser) - 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...