Olivia Palermo

Biography

Born into wealth and privilege, Olivia Palermo’s mother is an interior decorator and her father is a prominent New England real-estate developer. She has attended some of the finest private schools money can buy including St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, Connecticut, and the all-female Nightingale-Bamford School on New York’s Upper East Side (one of the nation’s elite university-preparatory schools). Currently Olivia Palermo takes classes at The New School, one of New York’s most distinguished private universities.

Prior to working in PR for Diane von Furstenberg, Olivia Palermo spent a year in France, a short time in Los Angeles, and she interned at the society magazine Quest.

olivia palermo and socialite rank

Olivia Palermo’s life as a New York socialite began when she was photographed at a Sotheby’s auction in 2006. Thanks to her extraordinary beauty, her profile grew quickly. Then a mysterious website appeared entitled SocialiteRank.com that published a ruthless biweekly ranking of the young women who appeared at A-list parties and charity events. Palermo’s profile grew, along with a feeling that she was nothing more than a petty social climber who hadn’t paid her dues.

SocialiteRank.com then published an e-mail purportedly written by Olivia Palermo apologizing for her behavior and begging to be accepted by the scene’s elite. She became a laughingstock, ridiculed by the site and by her peers. However, she denied ever writing the e-mail and hired a top litigation firm with a view toward suing for libel and defamation of character.

olivia palermo joins the city

Despite a number of early denials, in September 2008, Olivia Palermo joined MTV’s reality-based series The City. Some New York social insiders claim that her decision to join the MTV show is proof positive of her poseur status, since no “genuine” Upper East Side privileged child would expose her family name to the scrutiny.

Whatever the case, Olivia Palermo is getting more national publicity than the combined New York scene, reminding us of the old Mae West line: “It’s better to be looked over than overlooked.”

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Kirsty Gallacher

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Kirsty Jane Gallacher was born on January 20, 1976, in Edinburgh, Scotland. The daughter of golf star Bernard Gallacher, she traveled with her father frequently and, even though her entire family had an interest in the sport, her career ambitions pointed elsewhere.

Early on, Kirsty Gallacher wanted to work in the fashion arena and, in order to reach that goal, she studied at the London College of Fashion. At a dinner event for her father, producers from Sky Television were there and they asked her to do a screen test for their upcoming sports channel, even though she balked at the idea of being in the world of televised sports. Nevertheless, she was hired by the station as a production assistant and later moved up to working in the editorial department.

kirsty gallacher hosts sky sports news and kirsty's home videos

After seasoning her skills in the editorial department, Kirsty Gallacher joined Sky Sports News as a presenter. Her beauty and enthusiasm on the job got her similar gigs for TV and radio shows like Kirsty and Phil and Soccer AM, as well as additional airtime from Sky One.

One of Kirsty Gallacher's new shows from Sky One came in 2000. It was called Kirsty's Home Videos, a variation on the similarly themed America's Funniest Home Videos. Based on videos that were sent in by viewers, the show quickly gained popularity and maintained a place on the network, even after new episodes were canceled. It also established Kirsty Gallacher as someone who could host other genres besides sports. In 2002, she added to her repertoire with gigs on the morning show RI:SE and the 2004 game show Simply the Best.

kirsty gallacher appears on the games and hosts gladiators

The year 2005 marked another milestone for Kirsty Gallacher -- she traded in hosting duties for contestant duties and joined the popular reality show The Games. Based on an Olympic model, the show features 10 celebrities competing against each other in a series of sports. When all was said and done, Kirsty Gallacher walked away with the gold medal and, as a result of her efforts, she was invited back for the following season as a cohost.

In 2008, Kirsty Gallacher cohosted another popular show on Sky1 -- this time it was Gladiators, a no-holds-barred battle between male and female contestants. Kirsty Gallacher cohosted the proceedings with Ian Wright, but despite popular ratings and an exciting format, she felt that the show wasn't a good match for her and quit after the conclusion of the first season. As she has too much talent to go away, Kirsty Gallacher will quickly turn up on another show and keep us smiling with her chipper demeanor and ample good looks.

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Beyonce

Biography

Born on September 4, 1981, to a loving family in Houston, Texas, Beyonce (rhymes with fiance) Giselle Knowles showed an aptitude for music before she could even talk. As a young girl, she would drown out everyone, including the choir, on Sundays at church. Every weekend, she tuned her voice by doing soulful hymns with the congregation and then moved on to opera classes, in which she was classically trained.

beyonce in destiny's child

A normal childhood was not in the books for Beyonce. At 8 years old, she met LaTavia Robertson while auditioning for a girl musical group and Matthew Knowles, Beyonce's manager and father, later paired the two with LeToya Luckett. In 1992, cousin Kelly Rowland joined the group, and they performed together on Star Search.

Small gigs and much label-shopping later, the four beauties cemented their relationship by calling themselves Destiny's Child. In 1997, "No, No, No" became their first official single, and they got off to a big start as the track went multiplatinum. The girls were instantly popular in the media and impressed all with their self-titled debut.

If critics were impressed with this new R&B group's success, they were absolutely floored when The Writing's on the Wall hit stores in 1999. DC, led by the incomparable Beyonce, had three top 10 hits within the year: "Jumpin, Jumpin," "Say My Name" and "Bills, Bills, Bills." They became one of the best-selling female groups of recent memory after this second album sold more than 9 million units worldwide. At the same time, it was announced that their single "Independent Women Part 1," off the Charlie's Angels soundtrack, had reached the largest audience ever in the recorded radio airplay -- 140.4 million pairs of ears.

beyonce's grammys

Shortly after the announcement of five Grammy nominations at the 2001 awards show and the excitement of the unbelievable record sales, LeToya and LaTavia left the group amid management struggles. Legal problems ensued, but Destiny's Child became whole again with the arrival of Michelle Williams, and, for a short stint only, backup singer Farrah Franklin. At the Grammys, DC took home two awards, Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group, both for "Say My Name."

As a trio, Destiny's Child's third album, Survivor, which debuted in the spring of 2001, garnered a whole new set of hits, like "Bootylicious" and the title track. The success of Survivor resulted in another Grammy for the group in February 2002. In fact, the American Music, MTV, Soul Train, and Image Awards all showered the group with more hardware and praise.

beyonce in austin powers

After all this success, the group's three talented "sistas" decided to try their hands at solo careers before investing their time in another Destiny's Child album. To no one's surprise, Beyonce captured the bulk of the spotlight with her sex appeal and strong vocals. Even before her first album was organized, she had a hit with Jay-Z called "Bonnie and Clyde '03" and was cracking up audiences with her big-screen debut alongside Mike Myers in Austin Powers in Goldmember

(2002). This simply prepared fans for what was to come with Dangerously In Love, released in June 2003.

In 2003, Beyonce ventured onto the big screen again in the musical/comedy The Fighting Temptations alongside Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr.

beyonce's crazy in love

Beyonce displayed a versatile style with this solo effort, creating the club hit "Baby Boy," the pop success "Crazy In Love" and the soulful "The Closer I Get To You" with Luther Vandross. Like her work in Destiny's Child, Beyonce wrote or cowrote many of the tracks and performed her heart out on award shows to get the word out to a huge audience. She has emerged as a diva, making the best videos, catchiest songs and creating the most headlines. At 2004's Grammy ceremony, Beyonce took away five awards and was the biggest winner of the night (a feat Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys and Norah Jones each accomplished in previous years). It was also during this time that Beyonce become involved with her "Crazy In Love" duet partner, Jay-Z.

In 2006, Beyonce hit the big screen again in The Pink Panther with comedic icon Steve Martin. The movie debuted at No. 1 on its opening weekend, and further solidified Beyonce as a double threat in the industry.

beyonce releases b'day

Beyonce's second solo effort, B'Day, was released in September 2006 with much success, selling 3,116,000 copies worldwide (and released on her 25th birthday). The singles "Deja Vu," "Ring the Alarm" and "Irreplaceable" all hit No. 1 on the charts, and the album was nominated for an outstanding five Grammy Awards in 2007.

Beyonce was no stranger to award nominations in 2007, however, as her role in the musical Dreamgirls (2006) garnered the star her first official nomination as an actress by none other than the prestigious Golden Globes. She was also awarded the International Artist Award at the 2007 American Music Awards.

beyonce is named no. 14 in 2008 top 99

Beyonce has gained a lot of recognition on AskMen.com. She was voted as the No. 1 Most Desirable Woman of 2007, so it's understandable why she has a high ranking on our Top 99 list of 2008. With fame, fortune and the most bootylicious booty out there, we just can't seem to get enough of Beyonce.

beyonce releases i am... sasha fierce

After touring extensively, Beyonce released her third album entitled I Am... Sasha Fierce, using her "alter-ego" (or her "stage personality" Sasha Fierce) for inspiration. The album had several number one hits. She plans on touring starting in the spring of 2009.

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Ashlan Gorse

Biography

Ashlan Gorse was born and raised in North Carolina. After graduating with a degree in broadcasting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Journalism in 2002, Ashlan Gorse moved to New York City and got into the NBC Page Program. There, she worked on a number of NBC shows, including Saturday Night Live, Today and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.   

She then landed a job as a production assistant, and later as a field producer, at Access Hollywood before joining MSNBC as a reporter on Hot List and At the Movies, the channel’s weekend entertainment shows.

ashlan gorse relocates to los angeles

In Los Angeles, Ashlan Gorse became an editor-at-large for Life & Style magazine, a position that made her a much-in-demand celebrity and pop culture commentator for shows ranging from Live with Dan Abrams to The O'Reilly Factor and CBS' The Early Show, to name a few.

ashlan gorse joins e! news

Ashlan Gorse had been serving as the host of the online E! News Now until May 2008, when she became a correspondent on E! News. In this capacity she has worked on every major awards show, including the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes, and the Grammys.

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Aishwarya Rai

Biography

Aishwarya Rai was born in Mangalore, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, on November 1, 1973. Her father, a merchant navy officer, relocated the family to Mumbai (formerly Bombay) when Aishwarya was 4 years old. She excelled at academics as a child and chose science as her area of concentration, hoping for a career in medicine (zoology being her favorite subject at the time). Instead, Ash opted for a career in architecture, and passed her college entrance interviews with flying colors.

aishwarya rai models

Aishwarya Rai entered the world of modeling when she was in the 9th grade, appearing in an ad for Camlin Industries. Initially, she modeled part-time while focusing on her studies. As more assignments started rolling in, Ash decided to take a break from architecture and concentrate on modeling.

Aishwarya Rai became well-known in India after she appeared in a Pepsi commercial. Other high-profile assignments quickly followed, including Palmolive, Casio, Philips, Sheetal Diva, and Prudent. What started off as a part-time hobby quickly grew into a full-fledged career, as more companies hired the young beauty with the magnificent blue-green (and sometimes blue-gray) eyes.

In 1991, at the age of 17, Aishwarya Rai was coaxed into entering the prestigious Ford Supermodel Contest by a friend. To her amazement, she won, and also took the Tulips Miss Super Vivacious prize, which was part of the same contest. Ash was spotted by famous photographer Steven Meisel, and was soon featured in Vogue magazine. Bollywood, the massive Indian film industry, quickly came calling, and she made her first film appearance in Mamagaru that year.

aishwarya rai wins miss world

Initially rejecting subsequent film offers, Aishwarya Rai hoped to finish her studies as an architect and be with her family. But her career plans were forever altered when she entered the Miss Femina World contest in 1994. The 20-year-old became the first runner-up, and was tipped to take the title at the upcoming Miss World pageant in Sun City, South Africa. She was crowned Miss World in 1994, was named Miss Catwalk and was selected as having the Most Photogenic Face by the pageant's judges.

Aishwarya Rai's stunning beauty, elegance and charm made her the darling of India. She became even more famous in her native country after winning the Miss World title, and was again approached by big names in India's movie industry to star in films.

aishwarya rai is the queen of bollywood

Although she had little acting experience, she won over the critics and audiences alike in 1997's Iruvar (a.k.a. The Duo). For her role as Aishi in 1997's ...Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya, Aishwarya Rai picked up India's Screen Best Female Debut award. In 1998, she took on the dual role of Madhumitha/Vaishnavi in Jeans, which also won the actress critical praise and much male

Aishwarya Rai was selected as the spokesmodel for Longines watches in 1999, and continued to appear in Indian films. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in 1999's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (Straight from the Heart).

In 2000, she starred as Meenakshi in Kandukondain Kandukondain (I Have Found It). That same year, she appeared in Mohabbatein (Love Stories) and won rave reviews for her performance as Preeti, a rape victim, in Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai. She was selected as Screen Weekly's Best Actress for 2000.
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aishwarya rai in bride and prejudice

Her acting career has largely overshadowed her modeling work. Her movie resume is incredibly impressive (we don't know how she keeps up!) In 2002, Aishwarya Rai was featured in no less than five Indian films, including 23rd March 1931: Shaheed and Shakti: The Power, where she appeared as the Dream Girl.

In 2003, Aishwa

rya Rai appeared in three films and, in 2004, she starred in four films including Bride & Prejudice. The following year, the actress was seen in two more flicks.

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warya rai is named no. 27 in 2008 top 99

2006 and 2007 proved to be busy years for Aishwarya Rai. She had roles in Umrao Jaan and Dhoom 2 in '06 and Guru, Journey Across India and The Last Legion in '07.

2007 also marked the year that the beautiful Aishwarya Rai was taken off the market, as she married fellow Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan.

Already famous in her native India, Aishwarya Rai has also gained notoriety in the U.S., and her No. 27 ranking on AskMen.com's 2008 Top 99 list is proof of that.

aishwarya rai in the pink panther 2

After working on the 2008 flicks Jodhaa Akbar and Sarkar Raj, she is slated to appear in the Hollywood comedy The Pink Panther 2, opposite Steve Martin and Emily Mortimer, in 2009. She'll also share the big-screen with her husband in the Bollywood movie Raavana.

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Julianne Hough

Biography

Julianne Hough was born July 20, 1988, in Provo, Utah to a family of dancers (all four of her grandparents were professional dancers and her parents met while ballroom dancing in Utah). She was one of five children and began dancing at the tender age of 3. By just 9 years old, she was already dancing competitively. When she was 10, Julianne Hough moved to London, England, where one of her older brothers, Derek, was already living (their parents sent them abroad in the midst of their divorce in an effort to spare them the burden of the separation). The siblings moved in with World Dance Champions Corky and Shirley Ballas, and Julianne began professionally dancing with their son Mark. Together, they became the Junior and Youth World champions while attending Italia Conti Performing Arts School. When Julianne Hough was 12, she, her brother Derek and Mark Ballas started their own music group, 2B1G (two boys, one girl). The trio aggressively studied every aspect of dance and performing seven days a week -- singing, acting, tap, jazz, ballet, gymnastics, hip-hop, samba, jive, waltz, tango, quickstep, and more. The group was featured on various British TV shows.

julianne hough on show me the money

When Julianne Hough was 15, she won the Junior Blackpool World Latin Championship and the International Latin Youth Championship, becoming the youngest dancer to win these titles. After these prestigious wins, she headed back across the pond to the U.S. and resided in Las Vegas for a year in order to attend the reputed Las Vegas Academy performing arts high school. Her first professional gig was helping in the choreography of Gwen Stefani's video for the hit song "Wind It Up." Then, she became one of the "Million Dollar Dancers" on the William Shatner-hosted game show Show Me The Money.

julianne hough on dancing with the stars

Before joining the show, Julianne Hough was one of the company dancers on the Dancing with the Stars national tour group. However, she officially joined the cast for the fourth season of the popular reality dance show and was teamed up with Olympic speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno. She was the youngest professional dancer to join the cast, and also the youngest to win: the duo took home the fourth-season championship. Julianne Hough stayed on board for the fifth season of DWTS, this time being paired up with Indy 500 racer Hélio Castroneves. Once again, Julianne Hough led them to victory as the pair won the finals, beating out Melanie Brown and Maksim Chmerkovskiy to win the mirror ball trophy. In the sixth season, Julianne Hough was teamed up with funnyman Adam Carolla. However, they were eliminated halfway through the season.

julianne hough releases self-titled debut album

Always a hopeful country singer, Julianne Hough released her debut single, "Will You Dance With Me," in May '07 on iTunes and at Wal-Mart. It hit No. 100 on the Billboard Pop 100 charts and No. 8 on the country charts. After signing with Mercury Nashville Records, her self-titled album was released, and in May 2008, Julianne Hough announced a tour with Brad Paisley. The tour also included musicians like Jewel and Chuck Wicks. Around the same time, she came in at No. 30 on Maxim's Hot 100 of 2008 list.

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Stacy Keibler

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Born October 14, 1979 in Baltimore, Maryland, Stacy Keibler naturally gravitated toward physical activity such as dance from childhood. From the age of three she was involved in ballet, tap and jazz dance, her parents making a commitment to go as far as Stacy's talents would take her.

The taste for the spotlight while dancing soon spurred an interest in modeling and acting. With her good looks, it was not hard to land modeling gigs in conservative and not-so-conservative publications as she reached adulthood.

stacy keibler in pecker

As her career continued to blossom, Stacy kept her options open by working as a physical therapist and studying Mass Communications at Towson University in Baltimore (and boasting a 3.7 GPA in the process). Before she was even 20 years old, she had landed her first big job: a cheerleader for the Baltimore Ravens football team. This led to huge exposure, including a role in the 1998 big-screen release Pecker, and gave her the confidence necessary to take another big step.

In 1999, Stacy Keibler entered and won the WCW Nitro Girl Search, instantly thrusting her into the sports entertainment world with her looks, basic acting skills and physical prowess to go on. With earlier roles that included "Skye," a member of the Nitro Girls and "Ms. Hancock," a secretary, Stacy emerged as a regular wrestling babe or "Diva." Not only did she enjoy all the extra publicity of being a star (the magazine photo shoots, interviews and star treatment), but she also landed tiny parts in 1999's Liberty Heights and 2001's Bubble Boy.

stacy keibler in the wwe

When the WCW was bought out, many thought the 5'11" blonde with legs that measure 41" would disappear, but Stacy Keibler loved the business and muscled her way onto the WWE stage. She was bigger than ever and played a prominent role in the WWE.

Stacy Keibler has even kept her relationships in house: having alleged flings with David Flair (Ric "Nature Boy" Flair's son) and currently with Andrew Martin, a.k.a. "Test." Whatever she does, we hope she maximizes her exposure so that men worldwide can fully appreciate the extent of Stacy's "talents."

Look for her on the TV drama Samurai Girl.

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Layla Kayleigh

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Layla Kayleigh was born on January 26, 1984, in South London, England. An only child, Layla was raised by her single mother, and the two often had to struggle during Layla’s early years, to the point of living in bad areas and relying on welfare. When Layla Kayleigh was only 12, her mother traveled to America in a bid to get U.S. citizenship for herself and Layla, and Layla opted to stay behind.

By the time she hit her teen years, Layla Kayleigh was already living off of her wits. She told no one that she was on her own, fearing that social services would place her in foster care. Before long, Layla was working nights, even while going to school, and she soon matured into a beautiful young woman with a tough work ethic.

layla kayleigh gets punk'd

Once she was old enough, Layla Kayleigh began to take the first steps toward making a name for herself. She started as a television personality in Britain, hosting on MTV2, before she came to America to be a halftime-show correspondent on ABC’s football broadcasts. She also began modeling and appeared in the September 2005 issue of King magazine. Meanwhile, Layla Kayleigh was hired as a correspondent for Al Gore’s Current TV network, but she was fired after she posed in Maxim magazine that December. While Layla Kayleigh felt that Current TV’s decision was hypocritical, she bore no ill will toward the channel, continuing to praise its progressive programming.

Nor did Layla Kayleigh need to feel bitter as her television career was unscathed by the Current TV incident. In 2006, she went on to host “The Feed” segment on the G4 channel’s Attack of the Show, and she was a correspondent for FOX Sports Net’s The Best Damn Sports Show Period. Layla Kayleigh also reported on entertainment and sports news for the Vegas Insider. Layla’s pop culture cachet soon rose to the point where she found herself Punk’d by Ashton Kutcher.

layla kayleigh hosts the world poker tour

In the summer of 2006, Layla Kayleigh was sent to report on and play in a charity poker tournament sponsored by Stuff magazine. Layla, a poker novice at the time, interviewed actress and World Series of Poker bracelet winner Jennifer Tilly, who taught Layla the basics. Later, Layla Kayleigh was seated next to poker legend Johnny Chan, who gave Layla some further tips that allowed her to progress to the tournament’s final table. Thanks in part to that fortuitous assignment, Layla Kayleigh was selected in early 2007 to become the hostess of the World Poker Tour’s sixth season.

layla kayleigh is named no. 33 in 2008 top 99

Layla Kayleigh continued to stay noticed in a variety of media in 2007. She appeared on the cover of the July-August issue of Gambling.com, and was featured in Bluff Magazine’s August issue. In addition to her ongoing TV hosting duties, Layla Kayleigh is also a regular on Sirius/Maxim radio’s "Covino and Rich Show" and on "The Naked Truth." And if that weren’t enough, in 2007, this L.A. resident completed work on her acting debut in the movie A Simple Promise.

In 2008, Layla Kayleigh was ranked No. 33 in AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women. No wonder... readers just can't get enough of her.

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Madeline Zima

After her birth in Connecticut, Madeline Zima's childhood took her to Pennsylvania and then to New York, where a talent agent felt she had a career in commercials and modeling. Her big break came when she was cast in the 1992 Rebecca De Mornay thriller The Hand the Rocks the Cradle. The film's success was a launching pad for young Madeline and after a role in Mr. Nanny and a guest spot on Law & Order, she was cast as the youngest of three siblings in 1993's hit TV series The Nanny. Madeline moved to L.A.Fran Drescher series, which would see her through six years of entertainment experience and even greater opportunities.

When The NannyLethal Vows opposite John Ritter and in 2000's The Sandy Bottom Orchestra, which had Madeline playing a classical violinist. Madeline spent the next seven years jumping between TV guest spots and feature films, showing up in everything from Gilmore Girls to A Cinderella StoryHilary Duff. By 2007, Madeline had blossomed into a beautiful woman and she put it to good use by landing a sexy role in Californication as an admirer of David Duchovny's writer character. Audiences have warmed to her role on the series, and we're eager to see where the exciting plotlines of Madeline's hot career will take her next. for the ended in 1999, Madeline switched her attention to TV movies, with roles in with

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Carrie Underwood

Biography

Carrie Marie Underwood was born on March 10, 1983, in Checotah, Oklahoma. The daughter of a paper mill worker and an elementary school teacher, she grew up on a cattle farm with her two older sisters, Shanna and Stephanie. Carrie began singing in her church choir when she was only 3 years old. When she was 13, she made her first studio recording, and performed in festivals in a number of states while trying to get a singing career off the ground. In spite of her passion for music, Carrie maintained a well-balanced life growing up. A big sports fan, she played softball for eight years. She was an honor student at Checotah High School, and a member of the National Honor Society. One summer, she served as a page for Oklahoma State Representative Bobby Frame. In 2001, Carrie graduated from Checotah as salutatorian.

carrie underwood on american idol
After high school, Carrie went on to Northeastern State University, where she majored in mass communications. She joined Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority and competed in beauty pageants throughout college, winning the title of Miss NSU runner-up in 2004. Not long afterward, Carrie decided to travel to St. Louis to audition for the 2005 American Idol competition. From the beginning, Carrie's country-infused style was popular with both the judges and the audience, and she was one of only three finalists in the show's history (alongside Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken) to never finish in the "bottom three."

After Carrie's performance of Heart's "Alone" in March 2005, notoriously acerbic judge Simon Cowell had nothing but praise for her: "You're not just the girl to beat, you're the person to beat. I will make a prediction: Not only will you win this competition, but you will sell more records than any other previous Idol winner!" Sure enough, on May 25th, Carrie was named the new "American Idol," beating out Southern rocker Bo Bice.

carrie underwood releases inside your heaven
As part of her American Idol win, Carrie signed a recording contract with Arista Records. In June 2005, she released a single, "Inside Your Heaven," which debuted at the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. She was the first country artist to ever debut at No. 1 on that chart, although "Inside Your Heaven," a rather schmaltzy Idol anthem, isn't a strictly country song.

More promising was the B-side, a cover of Martina McBride's "Independence Day." Life for Carrie Underwood didn't have the chance to settle down after her American Idol win. All the publicity and work on an upcoming album (planned for a November 2005 release) didn't even leave her much opportunity to celebrate. She became a spokesperson for Hershey's chocolate and Skechers shoes, adopting a hectic schedule that sent her rushing back and forth between New York, Los Angeles and Nashville -- and just about everywhere in between.

carrie underwood at the american music awards
Not only did Carrie Underwood win Favorite Female Artist in country at the 2007 American Music Awards, but her album Some Hearts also won for Favorite Album in country. She released her second album that year as well called Carnival Ride.
carrie underwood is named no. 23 in 2008 top 99
After singing on the soundtrack for the flick Enchanted, Carrie Underwood worked on tour dates with Keith Urban. She ranked No. 66 on AskMen.com's Most Desirable Women of 2007 list and No. 23 in 2008 as well.

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PARIS hILTON

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Paris Hilton was born on February 17th, 1981, to Rick and Kathy Hilton, making her the great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, founder of the Hilton hotels and source of the family fortune -- estimated at $300 million. Her grandfather, Conrad "Nicky" Hilton, Jr., also brought some notoriety to the family, as he was the first of Elizabeth Taylor's many ex-husbands. Paris' younger sister, Nicky (born in 1983), shares the throne as co-heiress of the Hilton empire.

paris hilton the model
Because she grew up in Manhattan's ritzy Waldorf-Astoria, the family's New York home, as well as other Hilton digs in Beverly Hills and the Hamptons, Paris didn't yearn for much. Even after she graduated from high school, college didn't appeal to her. So, around the year 2000, Paris decided to branch out and become famous.

She first made a name for herself as a model, and appeared in shows for designers such as Marc Bouwer and Catherine Malandrino, and she later completed an ad campaign for Iceberg, an Italian label. In addition, Paris posed for spreads in national magazines such as GQ, Vanity FairFHM, and has been profiled, along with her sister, in People magazine.

paris hilton in the tabloids
What better way to become famous than to be seen in the tabloids? Paris Hilton became the center of attention because of her relationships -- real or imagined by the paparazzi -- with some of Hollywood's hottest young stars including Leonardo DiCaprio, Terminator 2's Edward Furlong and boxer Oscar de la Hoya. Paris was linked with actor and Tommy Hilfiger model, Jason Shaw (to whom she was engaged to), Sum 41 lead singer Derek Whibley and Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys as well. She was also engaged to Greek shipping heir Paris Latsis, from in 2005.

Her partying ways also landed her in tabloids time and time again (with and without panties).

paris hilton stars in the simple life
Perhaps in an effort to clean up her image, Paris tried to make her mark and worked on more substantial projects. In 2001, she had a cameo appearance in Ben Stiller's fashion spoof, Zoolander. Other appearances included a role as a strung-out supermodel in the film short QIK2JDG, The Hillz (co-starring boyfriend Jason Shaw), Wonderland, and the big-screen adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic, The Cat in the Hat. She also starred in the FOX reality show The Simple Life with gal pal Nicole Ritchie, which featured the two Hollywood starlets living on a farm.

paris hilton on sex video
Paris Hilton grabbed headlines in late 2003 once again thanks to a sex tape that leaked out starring then-boyfriend Rick Solomon. The video, 1 Night in Paris, was released on the net and, of course, spread like wildfire.

Just months later Paris Hilton appeared in 2004's Raising Helen, starring Kate Hudson.
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paris hilton goes to jail

Paris probably received more media attention during her 22 days in jail than any other time, and the paparazzi gathered in hoards to constantly film her. She was charged in September 2006 with driving under the influence, and in June 2007, she served 22 days in Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood. Her much-publicized release finally came on June 26, 2007.

She will visit Rwanda in November 2007 as part of a post-jail promise to spread awareness on the country.

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Halle Berry

Biography

Born on August 14, 1966, in Cleveland, Ohio, Halle Maria Berry and her older sister, Heidi, were raised by their mother, Judith, a psychiatric ward nurse. Halle Berry's father walked out on the family when she was only 4 years old.

Although living in a single-parent household was somewhat tough, Halle's mom managed to move the family out of the inner-city neighborhood and into the suburbs of Cleveland. On the other hand, the neighborhood was predominantly white, and Halle and her sister were treated cruelly because of their dark skin.

halle berry in the miss usa pageant
Determined not to let the color of her skin get the best of her, Halle Berry made it a point to make friends, and her dream of becoming an actress already began to surface.

By the time Halle Berry reached high school, she was a cheerleader, an honor society member, the editor of the school paper, and class president. Not surprisingly, she was crowned her high school's prom queen. In 1983, when she was only 17 years old, Halle's then-boyfriend entered her name in the Miss Teen Ohio beauty pageant. Once again, it was no surprise that Halle Berry got to wear the crown in that competition.

Halle Berry went on to win many other high-profile competitions, including Miss Teen All-American, Miss USA (first runner-up) and Miss World. Once she was done raking in points by winning pageant after pageant, Halle continued her education at Cleveland's Cuyahoga Community College in 1986, studying broadcast journalism.

halle berry stars in jungle fever
Unfortunately, Halle Berry didn't complete her degree -- she left the program to pursue a more glamorous career in modeling and started to study acting in Chicago. Although Halle Berry auditioned for Aaron Spelling for a part in Charlie's Angels and didn't get the role, Spelling encouraged Halle to pursue her dreams of being an actress.

Halle Berry then moved to Manhattan, where she immediately landed her first TV gig in Living Dolls. Although the show was short-lived, Halle was more determined than ever to become a great actress.

Halle Berry got her first big break in 1991, when Spike Lee cast her as a crack addict in Jungle Fever, costarring Samuel L. Jackson. Halle was so determined to execute the role perfectly that she actually interviewed real addicts and stopped bathing 10 days before filming the racially charged film.

halle berry stars in boomerang
Soon after, Halle Berry reverted to television with a recurring role on the popular prime-time soap opera Knots Landing in 1991. The big screen was where Halle Berry wanted to be, though, and she soon landed another part, this time playing Damon Wayans' exotic girlfriend in the film The Last Boy Scout (1991), which also starred Bruce Willis.

In 1992, Halle landed a starring role opposite none other than the man of comedy himself, Eddie Murphy, in Boomerang. In 1993, she married Atlanta Braves right fielder David Justice. Unfortunately, the marriage was short-lived and they divorced in 1996.

halle berry stars as dorothy dandridge
Next, Halle Berry decided to take a lighter acting job and starred in the 1994 movie The Flintstones, but her riveting big-screen role as an illiterate addict who abandons her child in a garbage can in 1995's Losing Isaiah shot her star up high.

Unfortunately for Halle Berry, she missed a great opportunity when she passed up the lead role in the film Speed, which ultimately worked wonders for Sandra Bullock's career.

Other movies that Halle Berry starred in include Executive Decision (1996), Race the Sun (1996), B*A*P*S (1997), Bulworth, and Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999), for which she won a Golden Globe and an Emmy for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV movie.

halle berry stars as storm in x-men
In 2000, Halle Berry starred as Storm/Ororo Munroe in the live-action adaptation of the comic X-Men -- along with fellow mutants Rebecca Romijn and Famke Janssen.

Halle Berry also returned to modeling as a spokeperson for Revlon. And because Halle Berry was diagnosed with diabetes, she became an avid volunteer for the Juvenile Diabetes Association.

halle berry's hit and run
Unfortunately, Berry made headlines when she was charged with a hit and run in 2000. She pleaded no contest and the judge ordered her to perform 200 hours of community service. She also made news when she was allegedly paid a $500,000 bonus to reveal her breasts in a scene in 2001's hacker film, Swordfish.

In 2001, Halle Berry married soul singer Eric Benet, but the couple divorced in 2003.

halle wins an oscar for monster's ball, plays bond girl jinx
2001 wasn't all bad for Halle Berry: She received the 2002 SAG award for Best Actress in Monster's Ball and made history at the Oscars as the first black actress to receive a Best Actress Academy Award. Her Oscar triumph cemented her as an A-list actress. Her Oscar didn't mean Halle Berry was giving up action blockbusters, though, as she appeared as Bond Girl Jinx in the film Die Another Day (2002), as well as in X2 (2003), the second installment of the X-Men

halle berry is catwoman
Next, Halle appeared in the psychological thriller Gothika (2003) and in Catwoman (2004), which was panned by critics.

Later that year, Halle Berry made headlines again when her allegedly abusive ex-lover was revealed as Wesley Snipes, although Halle herself never confirmed this.

halle berry in x-men: the last stand
In 2005, Halle Berry appeared in the TV movie Their Eyes Were Watching God and lent her voice to the animated film Robots. Her projects for 2006 included the third X-Men installment, X-Men: The Final Stand, and the thriller Perfect Stranger.

Halle Berry was also named the new face of Versace. During a photoshoot for the designer, Halle Berry met her boyfriend, top model Gabriel Aubry.
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halle berry is named no. 21 in 2008 top 99

In 2007, after starring in Things We Lost in the Fire, Halle Berry confirmed reports that she was pregnant with boyfriend Gabriel Aubry's baby. Her even-more-voluptuous breasts quickly became the topic of conversation as her body beautifully blossomed with pregnancy. On March 16, 2008, Halle Berry gave birth to a little girl.

This yummy mummy also ranked No. 21 on AskMen.com's list of Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2008.

halle berry in a class act and tulia

Halle Berry's 2008 projects included A Class Act and the crime drama Tulia. Look for her in '09 in Frankie and Alice, and in 2010 in Nappily Ever After.

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Miranda Cosgrove

Biography

Miranda Cosgrove was born in Los Angeles, California. When she was three years old, she sang and danced at a restaurant called "Taste of LA." A talent agent was impressed, and signed her up for his talent agency. This led to a career in advertising soon after, as well as other roles and shows. She currently stars on Nickelodeon's iCarly and has four songs on the soundtrack by her. She began homeschooling after she finished elementary school, at Maude Price Elementary School in Downey, California, and then enrolled in an online school program which she has been doing since 2006. She is an only child. ^[2][3][4]

Career

Actress

In 2001 Cosgrove did her first acting role as a girl called Lana in the TV series Smallville, and after that had many other small roles in various television series, and appeared in a starring role as Sumemr Hathaway in the 2003 film School of Rock. But her claim to fame was when she was cast as Megan Parker in the 2004 Nickelodeon TV series Drake and Josh, which gained a massive following. In 2007 she was cast in another Nickelodeon TV series, iCarly as the main character Carly Shay, who makes her own webshow, acting alongside Jennette McCurdy, Jerry Trainor and Nathan Kress.

Singer

Cosgrove made her music debut in 2007, singing the theme song for iCarly called Leave It All to Me, which features her Drake and Josh co-star, Drake Bell. On June 10, 2008 the soundtrack to iCarly was released, including Leave It All to Me and three other songs by Cosgrove, including the next singles, the cover of Amy Diamond's song Stay My Baby, and About You Now, originally by the Sugababes, and another track called Headphones On. The sountrack debuted at #28 on the Billboard 200 and has sold over 200,000 copies. She released a new song, a cover of Christmas Wrapping, for the soundtrack to Merry Christmas, Drake and Josh.

It has also been revealed that Cosgrove is in the middle of recording her debut solo album, possibly with a collaboration with the band Boys Like Girls. Regarding her solo album, she said, "...with the iCarly soundtrack, I didn't get to write any of the songs. I just picked songs that meant a lot to me that I really liked. Now, for my own CD, I've been co-writing and getting really into it. It's still pop-rock fun music like the iCarly soundtrack, but I think it's a little more mature. They're love songs and just fun songs about hanging out with your girlfriends." The album probably going to be released in 2009 at some point.

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Katherine Heigl

Katherine Heigl

Katherine Heigl was born November 24, 1978, in Washington D.C., to parents Paul and Nancy. Raised in New Canaan, Connecticut, along with her two older brothers and older sister, Katherine Heigl's time in the spotlight began when she started modeling.

katherine heigl is a model
Once Wilhelmina, a modeling agency, got hold of photos of a then 9-year-old Katherine Heigl, it didn't take long for her to get modeling jobs. She appeared in magazine ads and a Sears catalogue, and made her television debut with a role in a Cheerios commercial.

Modeling paved the way to acting for Katherine Heigl, as it did for young actresses such as Rachael Leigh Cook and Mena Suvari. By the age of 12, she could be seen on the silver screen in the 1992 film That Night, making her feature film debut.

katherine heigl in my father the hero
After a role in Steven Soderbergh's King of the Hill, Katherine Heigl appeared as Gerard Depardieu's daughter in the 1994 remake of the French film My Father the Hero. Her role as the beautiful teen having to bear with her father's strict rules was not a stretch for the actress; apparently, she was not allowed to date until she was 16.

Venturing into the action genre, next up for Katherine Heigl was the film Under Siege 2: Dark Territory as Steven Seagal's niece.

She only pursued a full-time acting career after graduating from New Canaan High School, where she balanced acting and modeling with the hectic life of a student. With appearances in Seventeen magazine, as well as film and television roles under her belt, Katherine Heigl moved to the hub of acting to further her career.

katherine heigl in the tempest
Once in L.A., Katherine Heigl starred in independent films such as Prince Valiant, Stand-Ins (as Rita Hayworth's stand-in) and the Disney feature Wish Upon a Star. After a role in the 1998 Bride of Chucky, the latest installment of the Chucky slasher series, and the film Bug Buster, Katherine Heigl starred opposite Peter Fonda in the made-for-TV film The Tempest.

katherine heigl in roswell
Katherine Heigl started making herself comfortable on television, becoming a regular on the 1999 short-lived drama Roswell -- a former hit alien series on the WB network. She actually auditioned for the three female lead roles before winning the role of Isabel, the "alien on earth" character she portrays on the show.

While working on Roswell, Katherine Heigl made time to take on two film projects, with roles in 100 Girls and Valentine.

katherine heigl in the ringer
In the spring of 2001, Katherine Heigl appeared in NBC's TV movie Ground Zero, but it was shelved by the network for two years and eventually broadcast in 2003. Also in 2005, Katherine Heigl was cast opposite Johnny Knoxville in The Ringer, a Farrelly brothers comedy. Soon after, she was cast as Isabella Linton in the MTV modern adaptation of Emily Bront's classic novel Wuthering Heights.

katherine heigl in grey's anatomy
Katherine Heigl biggest break has come in the form of the hit series Grey's Anatomy where she can be seen every week as Dr. Isobel Stevens. With all the good press and accolades the show received, it was obvious Katherine Heigl's star was on the rise.

katherine heigl is named no. 1 in 2008 top 99

Katherine Heigl appeared in the hit comedy Knocked Up in 2007. The following year she was the lead role in another lighthearted flick, 27 Dresses. With her Grey's Anatomy stardom following her everywhere she goes, and her rising notoriety on the big screen, Katherine Heigl's booming popularity was evident when she was named No. 1 on AskMen.com's Top 99 of 2008.

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