Angela Lindvall, is an American actress and supermodel known for her distinctive walk.
She has appeared on the cover of several magazines such as ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Numero, Vogue, I-D and W. She is a Victoria's Secret model, most recently appearing in the every fashion show since 2001, and has also appeared in the Fendi, Calvin Klein, Christian Dior, Tommy Hilfiger, Jil Sander, Chanel, and H&M campaigns. She is also frequently featured in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
She is also an ardent environmentalist and vegetarian and is the founder and president of the Collage Foundation, an organization promoting sustainability and environmentally conscious choices among young people. She was named Best Dressed Environmentalist in 2004 and 2005 by the Sustainable Style Foundation.
As an actress, she has appeared in CQ (2001) and Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005). She can also be seen in the DKNY promotional films New York Stories (2003) and DKNY Road Stories (2004).
Lindvall is married to professional diver William Edwards. They have two sons, William Dakota, born in 2002, and another son, Sebastian, who was born in May 2005.
On August 2, 2006, Angela's sister Audrey Lindvall, an IMG model, died. Audrey was struck by a truck in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, while out on a bicycle ride with a friend.
Angela is currently the face of Spanish high-street store Zara, and features in their Spring/Summer '07 Campaign.
Angela will appear in the upcoming 2008 horror film Pearblossom along side Scout Taylor-Compton.
Birth name: Angela Lindvall
Date of birth: January 14, 1979 Place of birth: Midwest City, Oklahoma Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Hair color: light brown
Eye color: blue
Measurements: 34-24-34 (86-62-89cm)
Shoe size: 10 (US)
Angela Yang - nicknamed Angela Baby – is one of the most popular of Hong Kong’s new “modelebrity” scene. The 20-year old model got her start at 14, and went full time in 2007. Becoming Hong Kong’s new generation ‘goddess’ through the use of her sweet smile and huge eyes, Angelababy has been working non-stop on print media, commercials, fashion shows and sponsorship deals across Hong Kong and Taiwan. Ever since becoming popular from a photo shoot with Janice Man, her original price of HK$1,000 has risen alongside the temperature of men across Hong Kong. She now charges $30,000 to appear at shopping mall shows (originally $10,000) but is still considered a great bargain.
Angela Yang Biography
Birth name: 楊穎 (Yang Wing)
Date of Birth: 28th February, 1989
Birthplace: Shanghai, China
Height: 168cm
Weight: 47kg
Chest: 32"
Waist: 23"
Hip: 34"
Country: Hong Kong
Address: Kowloon City
Occupation: student (S5), part-time model, artist
Language: Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Model company [2004] : Talent Bang
Model company [2006] : Lookmodels HK
Interest: Dancing, Singing, Kung Fu, Sports, Video Game
Idol: 林志穎 (Jimmy Lin), 陳冠希 (Edison Chen), 周杰倫 (Jay Chou)
Asuka Hinoi is a Japanese singer and leader of the J-Pop group Hinoi Team (HINOIチーム, hinoi chīmu).
Asuka's musical career began in 2002 when she was chosen with two other girls, Hikaru Koyama and Miho Hiroshige to form the group LOVE & PEACE. Their song, Drifter became the theme for the movie 'Dodge Go! Go! and the three girls even had minor roles in the movie. LOVE & PEACE, however, only released that one single.
In 2003, Asuka and Hikaru, along with Yuho Fujiwara, attempted to create a group again under Vison Factory's management. The girls were models for mezzopiano and nicola, but their debut never occurred.
Later in 2003, Tomoko Kawase, better known as Tommy february6, had seen potential in Asuka and had produced her first solo single, ♥Wanna be your girlfriend♥, under the Sonic Groove label, a sub-label of avex trax. The song was used as the ending theme for the drama Ashita Tenki ni Naare. The single only had made it to position 60 on the Oricon charts, but did give Asuka much needed exposure. Five months later, her second single Tatta Hitori no Kimi (たったひとりの君, You as Only One Person), was written by the famous songwriter behind SPEED, Hiromasa Ijichi. Her second single had given her much more exposure as she performed on musical shows like Music Station, Pop Jam, and HEY!HEY!HEY!. This single did not do as well as her first on the charts, as it only reached position number 79 on the Oricon charts.
On December 4th, 2004 it was announced that Asuka would be leader of a group called Hinoi Team. Auditions had been held at the dance and vocal school, Caless, where Asuka and Hikaru had previously studied singing and dance. Originally the other members consisted of Hikaru, Keika Matsuoka, and Mizuki Inoue, but it was decided that Rina Takenaka would be in the group instead of Mizuki.
Hinoi Team's debut was set for February 5, 2005, but ended up being pushed back until May 18. Their first single, IKE IKE, was the start of Hinoi Team's rising popularity.
The group continued to release singles through 2007, two of which, NIGHT OF FIRE and STICKY TRICKY & BANG, featured comedian/wrestler Koriki Choshu. After the release of the Hinoi Team's sixth single, Dancin' & Dreamin', it appears that the group is no longer together, as there has been no group work for almost a year.
In the spring of 2007, Asuka released a new solo single, Asu e no Hikari (明日への光, Light toward Tomorrow). The title track was the ending theme for the anime Seto no Hanayome (瀬戸の花嫁, A Bride in Seto). She has not released any singles since then, but has continued to model for some fashion magazines. However, she contributed a song, Suiren (睡蓮, Water Lily), to the compilation album Flower Festival: Vision Factory Presents, released in March 2008.
* Name: 樋井明日香 (Hinoi Asuka)
* Birthday: January 8, 1991
* Birthplace: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
* Height: 160 cm (5'3")
* Blood type: B
* Hobbies: Writing song lyrics, composing music
* Favorite color: Black, red
* Favorite food: Umeboshi, tomatoes
Boa Kwon commonly known by her stage name BoA, is a Korean singer, active in both South Korea and Japan. Born and raised in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, BoA was discovered by SM Entertainment talent agents when she accompanied her older brother to a talent search. In 2000, after two years of training, she released ID; Peace B, her debut Korean album, under SM Entertainment. Two years later, she released her debut Japanese album, Listen to My Heart, under the Avex label. In 2008, under SM Entertainment USA, a subdivision of SM Entertainment, BoA debuted in the United States with the single "Eat You Up".
Influenced by hip-hop and R&B singers as Nelly and Janet Jackson, many of BoA's songs fall into those genres. The writing and composition of her songs are handled mostly by her staff, for which BoA has drawn some criticism. However, BoA began composing on her own with her Japanese debut album Listen to My Heart, in which she co-wrote the song "Nothing's Gonna Change".
BoA's multilingual skills (she speaks Japanese and conversational English along with her native Korean and has recorded songs in Mandarin Chinese) have contributed to her commercial success in South Korea and Japan and her popularity throughout Asia. She is one of only two non-Japanese Asians who have had million-selling albums in Japan and is one of only two artists to have first six consecutive number-one studio albums on the Oricon charts.
Birth name: 권보아 (Kwon Boa)
Born: November 5, 1986 (1986-11-05) (age 22)
Origin: Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Occupations: Singer-songwriter, composer, dancer, model, voice actress
Years active: 2000–present
Label(s): SM Entertainment; Avex Trax
Birth name: Charlotte Collard
Nationality: Belgian
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'11" ; 180cm
Measurements: (US) 33-24-36 ; (EU) 84-60-91
Dress Size: (US) 4 ; (EU) 34
Shoe Size: (US) 8 ; (EU) 40
Agencies: De Boekers; Francina; Mega Model Agency - Germany; Premier Model Management
Ford Models - New York; New Models - Belgium; XS Model Management
Advertisements: Burberry, Donaldson, Liu Jo
Magazine Covers: Italy: 'D'; 'Grazia'; UK: 'Traveller' - November 2005
Diane Kruger (born Diane Heidkrüger on July 15, 1976), sometimes known as Diane Heidkrueger, is a German actress and former fashion model.
Kruger was born in Hildesheim, Germany, and she started her career as a dancer in London when she was still young, but after an injury she changed her mind and went to Paris to become a model. She won Elite's 1992 "Look of the Year" at the age of 15. Kruger soon became interested in acting and landed some small appearances. She then changed her last name for use with English-speaking audiences, to ease her move to a Hollywood career. Kruger made her onscreen debut in 2002 opposite Dennis Hopper and Christopher Lambert in The Piano Player. She played Françoise in 2003's Michel Vaillant and Lisa in Wicker Park (2004), alongside Josh Hartnett. Her most notable role to date is her portrayal of Helen in Wolfgang Petersen's epic Troy. In 2004, she starred with Nicholas Cage in the popular film National Treasure, going on to appear in movies such as Joyeux Noël (2005) and Copying Beethoven (2006). Kruger married French actor Guillaume Canet on September 1, 2001. They have since filed for divorce. She is going to return for National Treasure 2, playing the role of Abigail Chase. The movie will be released in 2007 or 2008.
Estella Dawn Warren is a Canadian actress, former fashion model, and a former synchronized swimmer.
Warren was born in Peterborough, Ontario, the daughter of Esther, an elementary school principal, and Don Warren, a used car dealer. As a synchronized swimmer, she represented Canada at the World Aquatic Championships. She moved to Toronto at the age of twelve to train with the national synchronized swimming team, and after becoming the senior national champion at seventeen, Warren had the chance to move on to the 1996 Summer Olympics. She is a three-time Canadian national champion, and the solo bronze medallist at the 1995 Junior World Championships.
During a high school fashion show, a talent agent was present who spotted her, took a Polaroid picture of her and sent it to a New York City agency, which triggered the start of her modelling career.
Warren stands 5'9" tall (1.75 metres), with measurements of 36-24-34 (bust-waist-hips). She has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Snoecks 2000, Vogue, Vanity Fair, two television commercials for Chanel No. 5 perfume and was named Maxim Magazine's Hottest Woman in 2000.
Estella has also done major campaigns for the likes of Andrew Marc, Perry Ellis, Nine West, Byblos, Dana B. and Karan, Manuel Canovas beachwear, Cartier, Volvo, De Beers, Naf Naf and Cacharel, as well as having appeared in television advertisements for Samsung.
In 2000 Warren was the host of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2000. Damon Wayans was the co-host. She has also appeared in the Victoria's Secret Catologue.
Warren has been in numerous movies, including 2001's Driven (with Sylvester Stallone) and Planet of the Apes, 2003's Kangaroo Jack and the critically acclaimed The Cooler in the same year.
Her acting abilities have been showcased on the small screen, too. She appeared in That '70s Show in 2003; in Law & Order, and in its spin-off SVU, both in 2005. She also appeared in Ghost Whisperer, in an episode entitled, "On the Wings of a Dove", where she portrayed Alexis ("Lexi") Fogerty, which aired on November 11, 2005. In 2006, Warren was featured in the video for INXS' song Afterglow. Estella was also featured in the Blank and Jones music video for their song Beyond Time.
She was ranked as #61 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement and was the November 2007 entry in Stuff magazine's 2006-2007 pin up calendar.
Birth name: Estella Warren
Date of birth: December 23, 1978 Place of birth: Peterborough, Ontario Height: 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Measurements: 34-24-34
One of the most popular gravure idols in Japan, Fumina Hara has released dozens of photobooks and Idol DVDs. She also has been in several movies and television shows and released two singles. Fumina also played Sailor Moon from 1998 - 1999 in the Sailor Moon musicals or Sera Myu.
Japanese Idol Fumina Hara Biography
* Name: Hara Fumina (原史奈)
* Nicknames: Shiina, Fumina, Fumina-chan
* Date of Birth: 1981.05.22
* Blood Type: O
* Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
* Height: 166 cm (5'5")
* 3-Size: 84-58-84 (33"-23"-33")
* Hobbies / Special Skill: Long-Distance Swimming, Skiing, Tanshiki Tennis, Unicycle, Ball-Riding, Soccer / Baseball Commentating, Collecting Perfume, Weight Training
Harumi Nemoto is a Japanese gravure (bikini) idol from Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Japanese Model Harumi Nemoto Biography
Birth name: 根本はるみ (Nemoto Harumi)
Birthdate: July 28, 1980
Birth location: Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Measurements: 103(I)-60-88(cm), 40½-23½-34½(inch)
Height: 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in
Eye colour: Brown
Hair colour: Black
Blood Group: A
Ethnicity: Japanese
Krupa has appeared on various magazine covers including FHM, Personal, Inside Sport, Stuff, Steppin Out, Teeze, Maxim, and most notably the July 2005 issue of Playboy, in which she was named the Sexiest Swimsuit Model in the World. Maxim named her #61 in its 2006 Hot 100 list. She was also voted German Maxim's Model of the Year 2004/2005.
She was a "Juggy Dancer" on The Man Show for a brief period of time. While she stated it was fun, she admitted that it was a waste of time.
She enjoys playing poker and is currently the official spokesperson for Titan Poker, an online poker room.
Krupa also did a nude photoshoot for animal rights group PETA. The advertisements all have "I would rather go naked than wear fur" as a motto. Krupa has been quoted as saying, “[T]here is nothing sexy about wearing something that is so obviously tied to senseless pain and killing.”
Birth name: Joanna Krupa
Date of birth: April 23, 1979
Place of birth: Warsaw, Poland
Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Kate Hudson is an American film actress. She came to prominence in 2001 after bringing in several awards and nominations for her role in Almost Famous, and has since established herself as a Hollywood lead actress, starring in several films, including How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Skeleton Key, You, Me and Dupree, Fool's Gold, Raising Helen, My Best Friend's Girl, and Bride Wars.
Kate Hudson was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Academy Award-winning actress Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson, an actor, comedian, and musician. Kate Hudson's parents divorced eighteen months after her birth; she and her brother, actor Oliver Hudson, were raised in Colorado by her mother and her mother's long-time boyfriend, actor Kurt Russell. Kate Hudson has stated that her biological father "doesn't know me from a hole in the wall", and that she considers Kurt Russell to be her father. Hudson has described her mother as "the woman that I've learned the most from, and who I look up to, who has conducted her life in a way that I can look up to". She has three half-siblings, Emily and Zachary Hudson, from her biological father's subsequent marriage to actress Cindy Williams, and Wyatt, from her mother's relationship with Kurt Russell. Kate Hudson is of English, Italian, and Hungarian Jewish descent, and was raised in her maternal grandmother's Jewish religion; her family also practiced Buddhism. Hudson graduated from Crossroads, a performing school in Santa Monica, in 1997. She was accepted to New YorkUniversity, but chose to pursue an acting career instead of an undergraduate degree.
Career
Kate Hudson's breakthrough was as Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous (2000), for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She had previously appeared in the lesser-known films Gossip, a teenage drama, and 200 Cigarettes, a New Year's-set comedy with a large cast of actors. Regarding her early career and success, Hudson has noted that she is a "hard worker", and did not want to be associated with her well-known parents, wishing to avoid the perception that she "rode on somebody's coattails".
In 2002 Kate Hudson starred in the remake of the historical romance The Four Feathers, a film which was not well received by critics or audiences. Her next film, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, a romantic comedy, became a big success at the box office, grossing over $100 million after its February 2003 release. Hudson subsequently appeared in several romantic comedies, including Alex and Emma and Raising Helen; the films met with varying degrees of success.
Hudson headlined a thriller called The Skeleton Key in 2005. The film, which had a production budget of $43 million, enjoyed box office success, grossing over $91.9 million worldwide ($47.9 million in North America). Her later film, a comedy titled You, Me and Dupree and co-starring Owen Wilson and Matt Dillon, grossed $21.5 million on its opening weekend of July 14, 2006.
In 2007 Hudson directed the short film Cutlass, one of Glamour magazine's "Reel Moments" based on readers' personal essays. Cutlass co-stars Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Virginia Madsen, Chevy Chase and Kristen Stewart.
In 2008, she appeared in Fool's Gold, a romantic comedy released on February 8th, and her second film to co-star Matthew McConaughey. She had been certified in scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef for the movie's underwater scenes. Her latest film, another romantic comedy, titled My Best Friend's Girl, was released in September.
Hudson will next appear in the musical film Nine alongside Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench. The film, directed by Rob Marshall, will be released in the fall of 2009.
Birth name: Kate Garry Hudson Born: April 19, 1979 Origin: Los Angeles, California, United States Occupation: Actress
Years active: 1996–present
Spouse: Chris Robinson (2000-2007) (divorced)
Kimberly Alexis Bledel is an American actress and former fashion model. She is known for her role in the television series Gilmore Girls and for the films Tuck Everlasting, Sin City, and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. She goes by her first name, "Kimberly", with family and friends, but is known professionally as Alexis Bledel.
Birth name: Kimberly Alexis Bledel
Born: September 16, 1981
Birth place: Houston, Texas
Occupation: Model (1996–1999), Actress (2000–)
Years active: 1996 - present
Kimberly Kay Smith (born March 3, 1983 in Odessa, Texas) is an American actress/fashion model. She has appeared in the film, Catwoman along side Halle Berry, and has modeled for Victoria's Secret and Guess?.
Smith, a graduate of Permian High School, got her big break into modeling when she accompanied a friend to a Model Search of America contest. She was changed from a spectator to a competitor by the head of the contest, and soon after signed with Clipse Management of Dallas. Her face and figure have been featured for Victoria's Secret, Mac and Jac, Abercrombie & Fitch, Harper's Bazaar, and Andrew Marc. Her big break came in the form of two of Paul Marciano's Guess? campaigns in 2000.
Smith has also appeared in several music videos, including *NSYNC's Bye Bye Bye and It's Gonna Be Me, and Aerosmith's Girls of Summer. She entered the movie business in 2002 with a cameo in Van Wilder as comely coed Casey, and followed with a small role in 2004's Catwoman as model Drina. As of 2005, she is playing a part in the upcoming film The 9th Passenger[1], currently in post-production.
Smith revealed in the July 2005 issue of Maxim Magazine that she was a Republican voter. The July issue was dedicated to American troops serving overseas and featured Kim posing with militaria including dog tags and a camouflage hat; the article and pictures are featured in the Girls of Maxim Gallery. The publication named her #91 in its 2006 Hot 100 List.
It was announced recently that Kim will be the new face of the Italian swimsuit designer Parah and an official spokesperson for the Italian watchmaker Breil in 2006.
Leah Dizon is a television talent, model, Gravure idol, singer, actress, and TV personality in Japan, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, US. Her ethnicities include Chinese, Filipino and French. In 2006, she moved to Tokyo, Japan after signing with a Japanese talent agency and made her singing debut under Victor Entertainment with a download exclusive song, "Fever", a cover of Kylie Minogue's hit song.
After graduating from high school, Dizon moved to Los Angeles and began her modeling career. While attending college as a film major, Dizon landed a phone company advertisement and posed for the cover features of various import-car magazines. This garnered her much attention and a fanbase overseas, predominantly in East Asia. One year after her pictures were posted up on the internet, she had over 2,000,000 hits from search engines. Following the advice of her fans, Dizon sent a demo tape with photographs of herself to a talent agency in Japan and in April 2006. After being offered a contract she moved to Tokyo. In October 2006, she released her first photobook titled Petite Amie (Girlfriend in French), which was ranked as the third best-selling photobook of 2006 and 2007.
On February 14, 2007, she released her first physical single, Softly under the Victor Entertainment label. It peaked at number #7 in the Oricon Weekly Chart. On the same day, she also released her second photobook titled Hello! Leah, which was ranked as the second best-selling photobook of 2007.
On May 30, 2007, Dizon released her second single Koi Shiyō (恋しよう♪, Koi Shiyō?), which also peaked at #7 on the Oricon Weekly Chart. The title track is described as a 'grooving, up-tempo dance song' and the single features 2 B-sides: Could you be that one? and Aishiteru～ Love Story (アイシテル～ Love Story, Aishiteru～ Love Story?). The title track, Koi Shiyō was used in a Lotte TV ad while Could you be that one? was used in a PlayStation 3 Ninja Gaiden Sigma TV ad, with Dizon starring in both commercials.
Her third single entitled L・O・V・E U was released on August 8, 2007. Leah released her debut album "Destiny Line" on September 12, 2007. The CD+DVD Edition contains 14 tracks, 10 of which were penned by Leah herself the single PVs as well as a special album PV "Again and Again". The CD Only Edition contains the digitally-released remix of Koi Shiyō, called Koi Shiyō♪ (yasutaka nakata-capsule mix).
Leah Dizon's third photobook titled Heaven, was released October 5, 2007. It includes a DVD.
Dizon released her fourth single entitled "Love Paradox" on March 26, 2008. The Title track is an American like Urban song, and the B-side "Under the same sky" is a mid-tempo ballad. The same day, she also released her fourth photobook, "Pure Leah."
On April 18 it was announced that Leah's song, Under the Same Sky, will be used as the theme song for the Japanese drama, Tokyo Prom Queen. Leah will also make a guest appearance on the show as Naomi, the prom queen from the previous year.
Her fifth single, Vanilla was released on June 25, 2008. Her second album, Communication!!!, was released August 20, 2008.
In October 2008, Leah held a press conference confirming her marriage to a Japanese stylist. She confirmed that she was 4 months pregnant at the time of the announcement and her baby is due sometime next Spring. Leah said she hopes to make a comeback after the birth of her baby.
Dizon's first concert DVD, LIVE Communication!!! was released on December 10, 2008. The DVD features live performances of songs from both her albums.
Birth name: Leah Donna Dizon
Also known as: リア・ディゾン (Ria Dizon)
Born: September 24, 1986
Origin: Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Genre: J-pop
Occupation: Model, singer
Years active: 2006–present
Label: Victor Entertainment
