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 Suicide Suspected 
 in Death of 
 Model Daul Kim 


20-year-old South Korean beauty had popular blog, video diary

12 hours, 4 minutes ago
(Newser) - Police officially suspect suicide in the death of top South Korean model Daul Kim, who was discovered hanged in her Paris apartment yesterday. Kim’s boyfriend found the 20-year-old Fashion Week regular, the AP reports, and sources tell New York she committed suicide. Also a popular video diarist and blogger... More »

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suicide • death • Paris • model • fashion model • Daul Kim • Daul Kim suicide • Daul Kim death

model behavior

 Walk the 
 Runway 
 Like a Pro 

America's Next Top Model's Miss J teaches a reporter a thing or two

Nov 12, 09 12:07 PM CST
(Newser) - J. Alexander—otherwise known as Miss J, the 6’4" drag-dressing America’s Next Top Model judge—has been coaching models on how to rock the runway for almost 20 years. Cathy Horyn of the New York Times takes a lesson and offers a few tips:
  • Develop your own
... More »

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entertainment • runway • model • America's Next Top Model • Jay-ZTV • runway model • models • fashion model

interview

Plus-Size Model: Anorexia Felt Like 'the Flu Times 10'

Crystal Renn recalls battle back to good health

Oct 26, 09 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - In her teens, Crystal Renn punished herself relentlessly in pursuit of her dream of becoming a model. After years of self-inflicted hell, the 5-foot-9, 165-pound Renn has found success by being herself—she is now the world's highest-paid plus-size model. Time chats with her:
  • On her introduction to modeling:
... More »

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anorexia • eating disorder • model • interview • eating disorders • Jay-ZTV • Crystal Renn • plus-size • fashion model

She Got Fired
for Being 
Too Fat 

Model from altered ad says Ralph Lauren called her 'overweight'

Oct 14, 09 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Feminists, grab your pitchforks. Filippa Hamilton, the model who appeared in a Ralph Lauren ad so ridiculously photoshopped that her waist looked smaller than her head, now says the fashion label fired her for being too fat. “They said I was overweight and I couldn’t fit in their... More »

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women • model • Ralph Lauren • Photoshop • body image • Filippa Hamilton

 French Vogue 
 'Black Face' 
 Sparks Row 

October edition triggers debate on racism

Oct 14, 09 2:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Dutch model painted black from face to toe in French Vogue has triggered angry charges of racism. The photos of model Lara Stone, taken by US photographer Steven Klein, are part of the magazine's October issue honoring models and photo shoots through history. What French Vogue and the photographer... More »

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fashion • racism • model • Vogue • black • photographers • blackface • French Vogue • Lara Stone • Steven Klein

Airbrushed Pics May Get French Health Warning

Lawmakers look to require label on digitally altered photos

Sep 22, 09 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amid the uproar over fashion photos whose models are airbrushed to teeny-tiny perfection, French politicians are proposing a law that would require any such photos to include a health warning, Reuters reports. Digitally altered ads, press photos, campaign art, packaging, and art photography would have to include “Photograph retouched... More »

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fashion • France • photography • model • photograph • digital retouching • Jay-ZTV

 Sean Penn Finds New Galpal, 25 

Model Jessica White replaces soon-to-be-ex Robin Wright Penn

Sep 16, 09 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sean Penn wasted no time finding a new galpal in the wake of his split from Robin Wright Penn—and she’s just half his age and a swimsuit model to boot. The actor, 49, has been spotted around New York City with Jessica White, 25, and “they are... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • model • Sean Penn • Robin Wright Penn • Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue • celebrity divorces • Jessica White

 Glamour Goes 
 Plus-Size, 
 Nude Again 

Six full-figured models will join beloved Lizzi Miller in the buff

Sep 1, 09 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Inspired by the outpouring of enthusiasm (and press, no doubt) over the appearance of plus-size model Lizzi Miller—pooch and all—in its September issue, Glamour will feature a bevy of nude plus-size models in a November spread, insiders tell the New York Post. Miller will be back,... More »

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entertainment • weight • model • body image • Glamour magazine • fashion industry • women's issues • models • Lizzi Miller

 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

 'Real' Model: I 
 Didn't Like the Pic 

But even though it's
'not the most flattering,' it is 'real'

Aug 24, 09 11:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world is still in love with Lizzi Miller, the plus-size model recently featured on Glamour’s page 194—but Miller herself wasn’t a fan of the belly-baring photograph when she first saw it. The 5’11”, 180-pound Miller tells Today, “I’m just like every... More »

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model • Glamour magazine • fashion industry • Lizzi Miller

(Newser) - Murdered model Jasmine Fiore exchanged several text messages with an ex-boyfriend in the hours before her death, the Telegraph reports. The ex, Robert Hasman, received a message after her murder reading simply, "Suck it." A video obtained by TMZ shows Hasman and Fiore vacationing in Los Cabos, Mexico,... More »

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murder • model • Jasmine Fiore • Ryan Alexander Jenkins • Ryan Jenkins

Police ID'd
Slain Model by
Breast Implants

Fiore's body was mutilated by killer; suspect still at large

Aug 22, 09 8:01 AM CDT
(AP) - The remains of a former model whose killing has set off an international manhunt for a reality TV star were so badly mutilated that investigators had to use the serial numbers on her breast implants to identify her. Previous reports have suggested that the killer of Jasmine Fiore removed her... More »

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reality TV • murder • breast implants • model • fugitive • Jasmine Fiore • Ryan Jenkins

 Jagger's Kid Goes Topless 

Georgia, 17, launches modeling career

Jul 24, 09 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Another Jagger kid is stripping down in public, despite dad's displeasure. First Mick’s daughter Elizabeth bared her breasts at London’s 2004 Fashion Week, and now her 17-year-old sister is following suit. Georgia goes topless in an ad for Hudson Jeans, her first major modeling gig, that will appear... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • model • Mick Jagger • Jerry Hall • topless • Georgia Jagger

(Newser) - Recession be damned, desire for the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro far outstrips supply—and some dealers are even charging a premium for the sporty new ride, USA Today reports. “Our current production schedule can’t meet the demand,” a General Motors spokesman said. But “that supply-demand tension is... More »

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General Motors • recession • model • Chevrolet • auto industry • supply and demand • cars • automobile • Camaro • Ford Mustang

 'Size Nazi' 
 Designers 
 Lash Back 
 at Vogue 

It's not all our fault, they say

Jun 14, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Designers have lashed back at a Vogue editor who accuses them of forcing ultra-thin models on magazine covers by sending "minuscule" photo-shoot clothes no normal woman can wear. British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman complained in a letter to top designers that the clothing is so tiny magazines are forced... More »

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fashion • anorexia • model • Vogue • fashion designer • Role Models • skinny jeans

(Newser) - Naked photographers, orders to strip for no reason and sex assaults are a troubling part of the modeling business and involve some of the top names in fashion, according to a new documentary by a popular model. "Every girl I have talked to has a story," model Sara... More »

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fashion • sexual harassment • runway • model • photographers • fashion industry • sex assault


 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

Gentlemen, Start Your Bidding on Bruni Nudie

Nude shot from first lady's modeling days up for auction next week

May 27, 09 6:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - A nude photo of France's first lady is expected to be the subject of fierce bidding at a Berlin auction next week, the Daily Mail reports. The photo, one of just 10 numbered copies was taken by photographer Pamela Hanson in 1994 at the height of Carla Bruni's modeling career,... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • model • nude photo • Carla Bruni



 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

 Bubba Still 
 a Hit With 
 the Ladies 

Chats up models at Vienna fashion show before heading out to party

May 19, 09 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Clinton may be a former president, but he's still a current hit with the ladies. Bubba had a whirlwind weekend in Vienna, reports the New York Post, chatting up models at the LIFEbeat fashion show before hitting the Life Ball AIDS benefit with the likes of Pamela Anderson and... More »

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Bill Clinton • Eva Longoria • model • Vienna • Pamela Anderson

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