American Model Jenny McCarthy Biography l Profile

Jenny McCarthy Profile

Birth Name: Jennifer McCarthy
Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Sex: F
Nationality: American
Profession: actress, model




Personal details

Birth Date: November 1, 1972

Measurements:

Bust: 38 in (97 cm)
Waist: 24 in (61 cm)
Hips: 34 in (86 cm)
Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight: 120 lb (54 kg)

Education: Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School in Chicago, Illinois Southern Illinois University (majored in Psychology and Nursing, left after two years for financial reasons)

Husband/Wife: John Mallory Asher (British; director; born on January 13, 1971; engaged in January 1999; married on September 11, 1999; filed for divorce in August 2005)

Relationship: Jim Carrey (actor, writer, producer, musician; born on January 17, 1962; caught kissing in June 2006 before climbed up into limosine; split April 2010), Ray Manzella (manager; born in 1948; relationship ended in 1998)

Father: Dan McCarthy (steel company foreman, separated in 1996)

Mother: Linda McCarthy (beautician)

Sister: Amy McCarthy (born in 1977), Joanne McCarthy (born in 1975), Lynette McCarthy (born in 1971)

Son: Evan Joseph Asher (born on May 18, 2002)


Cousin: Melissa McCarthy (actress; born on August 26, 1969)

Claim to fame: MTV host for Singled Out (1995-1997)


Jenny McCarthy Biography

Jenny was born November 1, 1972, in Chicago, Illinois. She had grown up there, with three sisters, her mom who stayed home, and her father, a steel-plant foreman.

She was an all-around student, MVP of her high school football and field hockey teams while maintaining a number of relationships and still keeping up with her school work. When Jenny was nine, she dressed in country-and-western attire, and with her grandmother's gargantuan sized bra stuffed with socks, she played Dolly Parton for Halloween.

In 1992, Jenny was trying hard to finance her second year of nursing studies at Southern Illinois University. She decided to quit school and embark on a modeling career, only to be told she was too curvaceous. Little work was coming her way. Jenny delivered pictures of herself to Playboy. The editors liked what they saw and offered her $20,000 to pose for Miss October 1993. With this exposure, she won the Playmate of the Year, along with a $100,000 salary, and a bevy of promotional duties.

Jenny moved from her native Chicago to seek fame and fortune in the City of Angels. Jenny soon learned that auditions were hard to come by even for a Playmate, but her incessancy landed an interview at MTV. Fortunately, MTV's producers liked what they saw in Jenny, and she was hired to co-host Singled Out, a hyper-charged nineties version of The Dating Game and made the should-be stupid game show somehow tolerable to watch.




Jenny's snappy banter and amusing facial expressions made her an overnight success. MTV was eager to keep her as host and came up with a whooping $500,000 one year contract that promoted her to full-fledged VJ. Jenny subsequently abandoned her responsibility of hosting Singled Out in order to concentrate on creating a new MTV series, The Jenny McCarthy Show. She also developed a sitcom for NBC called Jenny.

Around that same time, Playboy wished to reinstate their relationship with Jenny McCarthy, offering her $500,000 for some more nude shots. When Jenny declined their offer, she said that wasn't the direction she was presently pursuing, and the magazine settled for reissuing old pictures again.

She appeared as a "blonde nurse" in Things To Do in Denver When You're Dead, 1995 and, later, portrayed her first substantive screen character (a neurotic movie star) in The Stupids, 1996, opposite Tom Arnold.

Jenny is married to actor John Mallory Asher, since September 11, 1999. She's an avid kick boxer and is well versed in karate.

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American Model Kim Kardashian Profile

Hot Kim Kardashian Profile & Biography

Birthday: October 21, 1980

Age: 30
Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Big Break: Starred in Sex Tape with Ray J

Kim Kardashian Biography

Kimberly Noel Kardashian was born on October 21, 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is the daughter of the late Robert Kardashian, who was best known for being OJ Simpson’s lawyer during his murder trial.

Kim’s mother is of Irish descent and her father of Armenian descent. Kim Kardashiancomes from a very large family which includes three full siblings, two half-sisters, three step-brothers and one step-sister.

Kim hit the scene in 2006 when she started stepping out with Paris Hilton. A few months later she was involved in a sex tape scandal with ex-boyfriend Ray J. The release of the sex tape is still a mystery. No one really knows who leaked the tape.

From 2000 to 2004, before Kim hit the “Hollywood scene” she was married to Damon Thomas, an R&B producer. Since Kim got involved in “Hollywood” she has been linked to Nick Lachey, Ray J, Nick Cannon, The Game, Damon Thomas and Jeremy Ferrer.

Kim co-owns the boutique Dash with her sisters and is currently starring in her own reality show called “Keeping up with the Kardashians.” She also posed nude for Playboy magazine for the December 2007 issue.

Did you know…

• Her stepfather is 1976 Olympic Games gold medalist Bruce Jenner.
• “The Hills” it boy Brody Jenner is her step-brother.
• Kardashian has denied undergoing enhancing plastic surgery.
• Her mother is her manager.

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Super Model Marisa Miller Profile l Biography

Supermodel Marisa Miller info

COUNTRY: American model

DATE OF BIRTH: August 6, 1978

PLACE OF BIRTH: Santa Cruz, California, USA

EYES: Hazel

HAIR: Blonde

Marisa Miller Measurements

CHEST: 86 cm

WAIST: 58 cm

HIPS: 88 cm

HEIGHT: 173 cm

WEIGHT: 50 kg

Marisa Miller Biography

Bio:

Born Marisa Bertetta in Santa Cruz, California, she was first "discovered" at age 16 walking through a San Francisco cafe by two Italian modeling agents. Marisa gained attention when she appeared in a 1997 issue of Perfect 10 magazine. Although she came in third behind Ashley Degenford and Monica Hansen in Perfect 10 magazine's first annual model search, she was repeatedly showcased in following issues, including the covers of the Winter 1998, Aug/Sept 1999, and Fall 2004 editions.

Atypically, Marisa was able to move from a start as a nude magazine model to high profile mainstream work after she was spotted by fashion photographer Mario Testino in Manhattan Beach, California in 2001. She soon worked with the likes of Victoria's Secret and appeared in the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue (2002–2007). In particular, she featured in the 2004 and 2005 editions' sections of body painting. Raphael Mazzucco's photograph of Marisa wearing a iPod bikini in the 2007 edition became one of the most famous photos ever published in that magazine. She's also appeared in other magazines such as Fitness, Shape, and Vogue, as well as working on campaigns for Nordstrom, J.Crew, and Tommy Hilfiger. In 2004, she served as a modeling judge in the short-lived reality television series Manhunt: The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model. In the same year she also appeared in Puddle of Mudd's music video for "Spin You Around".

In 2007, Marisa shot her first television commercial for Victoria's Secret with fellow supermodel Heidi Klum, causing quite a stir unexpectedly drawing more attention than Klum, as well as appearing in a cameo on the HBO show Entourage.

Campaigns:

Victoria's Secret, Nordstrom, J.Crew, Tommy Hilfiger, Andrew Marc, Calzedonia, Michael Stars

Covers:

Sports Illustrated, Cosmopolitan, Shape, Esquire, Self, Glow, Foam, Razor, Ocean Drive, Fitness, Amica, Marie Claire Russia

Shows:

Betsey Johnson, Michael Kors

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Chinese Model Liu Wen Biography l Profile

First Name: Liu
Last Name: Wen
Nationality: Chinese
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Date of Birth: January 27, 1988
Place of Birth: Yongzhou, Hunan province, China
Height: 5'10.5" ; 179cm
Measurements: (US) 31.5-23.5-34.5 ; (EU) 80-59.5-87.5
Dress Size: (US) 4 ; (EU) 34
Shoe Size: (US) 8 ; (EU) 38.5 ; (UK) 5.5
Mother agency: unknown

Agencies: D Management Group, Marilyn Agency - Paris, Select Model Management, Marilyn Agency - New York

Advertisements: Alexander Wang, Barney's New York, Calvin Klein 'cK One' fragrance, cK Calvin Klein, Converse by John Varvatos, DKNY, DKNY Jeans, Estee Lauder, Evian, Gap, Ne Tiger, Shanghai Tang, Tosca Blu, United Colors of Benetton, Vivienne Tam,

Magazine Covers: China: 'Cosmopolitan Bride' - 2007; 'FHM' - May 2007; 'Madame Figaro' - September 2007; 'Marie Claire' - September & December 2007; 'Vogue Beauty Guide' - January 2008; 'Elle' - March 2008; 'Belle' - March 2008; 'Cosmopolitan' - July 2008; 'Elle' - March 2009; 'Vogue' - March 2010; 'Elle' - May 2010; 'L'Officiel' - June 2010; 'Vogue' - September 2010; 'Numéro' - September 2010; 'Elle' - January 2011; 'Numéro' - March 2011

Korea: 'Harper's Bazaar' - October 2010

Portugal: 'Vogue' - November 2009

Singapore: 'L'Officiel' - May 2010; 'Elle' - December 2010

UK: 'i-D' - February 2011

Fashion Shows: Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2006 {United Bamboo}

Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2008 {Andrew Gn, Antonio Berardi, Burberry Prorsum, Chanel, C'N'C Costume National, Emmanuel Ungaro, Gaspard Yurkievich, Hermes, Hussein Chalayan, Jean Paul Gaultier, Kenzo, Laura Biagiotti, Maison Martin Margiela, Maurizio Pecoraro, Pollini by Rifat Ozbek, Roberta Scarpa, Trussardi}

Haute Couture - Autumn/Winter 2008 {Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier}

Resort 2009 {Chanel, Oscar de la Renta, Prada}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2009 {3.1 Phillip Lim, Academy of Art University, Alberta Ferretti, Alexander McQueen, Anna Sui, Argentovivo, Balengiaga, Barbara Bui, BCBG Max Azria, Cacharel, Carlos Miele, Carolina Herrera, Chloé, Costume National, Dsquared², Etro, Gap, Hermès, Isaac Mizrahi, Jason Wu, Jean Paul Gaultier, Kenzo, Louis Vuitton, L'Wren Scott, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Matthew Williamson, Moschino, Naeem Khan, Narciso Rodriguez, Nicole Miller, Obedient Sons and Daughters, Ohne Titel, Peter Som, Phi, Pollini, Preen by Thornton Bregazzi, Rad Hourani, Rag and Bone, Ralph Lauren, Reem Acra, Richard Chai, Roberta Scarpa, Roberto Cavalli, Sari Gueron, Vera Wang, Wunderkind}

Haute Couture - Spring/Summer 2009 {Alexis Mabille, Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier}

Pre-Fall 2009 {Carolina Herrera, Oscar de la Renta}

Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2009 {3.1 Phillip Lim, Academy of Art University, AF Vandevorst, Akris, Alexander McQueen, Alexander Wang, Anna Sui, Antonio Berardi, Aquascutum, Aquilano e Rimondi, Armand Basi One, Balenciaga, Barbie, BCBG Max Azria, Betty Jackson, Carolina Herrera, Chanel, Chloe, Christian Dior, Christopher Kane, Costume National, Derek Lam, Dolce & Gabbana, Dries Van Noten, Emanuel Ungaro, Emilio Pucci, Erin Fetherston, Ermanno Scervino, Giles Deacon, Gucci, Hermes, Herve Leger, Issa, J. Mendel, Jaeger, Jason Wu, Jean Paul Gaultier, Jill Stuart, Julien Macdonald, Kai Kuhne, Karl Lagerfeld, Kenzo, Lanvin, Leonard, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Marios Schwab, Marni, Max Mara, Michael Kors, Missoni, Narciso Rodriguez, Ohne Titel, Phi, Pollini, Proenza Schouler, Rad Hourani, Rag & Bone, Ralph Lauren, Richard Chai, Richard Nicoll, RM by Roland Mouret, Roberto Cavalli, Rue du Mail, Ruffian, Ter et Bantine, Topshop Unique, Twenty8Twelve, Vera Wang, Verrier, Viktor & Rolf, Vivienne Westwood Red Label, Wunderkind}

Haute Couture - Autumn/Winter 2009 {Alexis Mabille, Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier}

Resort 2010 {Chanel, Oscar de la Renta, Prada}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2010 {Akris, Alexander McQueen, Alexandr Wang, Amanda Wakeley, Anna Sui, Balenciaga, Barbara Bui, BCBG Max Azria, Benhaz Sarafpour, Betty Jackson, Bottega Veneta, Carlos Miele, Carolina Herrera, Celine, Chanel, Chloé, Christian Dior, Christopher Kane, Costello Tagliapietra, Costume National, Diane von Furstenberg, DKNY, Dries van Noten, Emanuel Ungaro, Erdem, Ermanno Scervino, Etam, Etro, Gianfranco Ferré, Gucci, Guy Laroche, Hermès, Ingrid Vlasov, Jaeger London, Jason Wu, Jill Stuart, Jonathan Saunders, Julien McDonald, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Marios Schwab, Marni, Max Azria, Michael Kors, Missoni, Miu Miu, Monarchy, Narciso Rodriguez, Nicole Farhi, Ohne Titel, Peter Pilotto, Phi, Prada, Rachel Roy, Rag & Bone, Richard Nicoll, Roberto Cavalli, Rochas, RM by Roland Mouret, Rue du Mail, Ruffian, Sonia Rykiel, Sportmax, Tadashi Shoji, Ter et Batine, Thakoon, Topshop Unique, Twenty8Twelve, Vivienne Tam, Yves Saint Laurent}

Haute Couture - Spring/Summer 2010 {Alexandre Vauthier, Chanel, Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier}

Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2010 {3.1 Phillip Lim, Akris, Alexander Wang, Altuzarra, Anna Sui, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Carolina Herrera, Cerruti, Chanel, Chloé, Christian Dior, Costume National, Derek Lam, Donna Karan, Dries Van Noten, Erin Wasson x RVCA, Fashion for Relief, Fendi, Givenchy, Guy Laroche, Jason Wu, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Lacoste, Maison Martin Margiela, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Narciso Rodriguez, Ohne Titel, Proenza Schouler, Rag & Bone, Richard Chai Love, Rick Owens, Roberto Cavalli, Rodarte, Roland Mouret, Rue Du Mail, Salvatore Ferragamo, Stella McCartney, Tadashi Shoji, Ter Et Bantine, Thakoon, Tommy Hilfiger, Vanessa Bruno, Viktor & Rolf, Yigal Azrouel, Y-3}

Haute Couture - Autumn/Winter 2010 {Chanel, Christian Dior, Christophe Lemaire, Elie Saab, Zuhair Murad}

Resort 2011 {Christian Dior, Donna Karan, Jason Wu}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2011 {3.1 Phillip Lim, Akris, Alexander Herchcovitch, Alexander Wang, Andrew Gn, Anna Sui, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Carolina Herrera, Chanel, Christian Dior, Costume National, D&G, Derek Lam, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karen, Dries van Noten, G-Star Raw, Givenchy, Hermès, Jason Wu, Kenzo, Lacoste, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Michael Kors, Missoni, Nina Ricci, Ohne Titel, Oscar de la Renta, Proenza Schouler, Rag & Bone, Ralph Lauren, Richard Chai Love, Roberto Cavalli, Rue du Mail, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sonia Rykiel, Sportmax, Stella McCartney, Tom Ford, Vera Wang, Viktor & Rolf, Yves Saint Laurent}

Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2011 {Alexander Wang, Altuzarra, Anna Sui, Burberry Prorsum, Carolina Herrera, Derek Lam, Donna Karan, J. Mendel, Jason Wu, Jonathan Saunders, Michael Kors, Moschino, Oscar de la Renta, Prabal Gurung, Preen, Proenza Schouler, Rag & Bone, Ralph Lauren, Richard Chai Love, Rodarte, Y-3}

Victoria's Secret {2009, 2010}

Notes: - Her modeling career started after she attended the New Silk Road World Model Contest in the summer of 2005.

- In 2009, Liu becomes the first Asian model to walk the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

- She appeared on the first Numéro China cover, making it the first time a premiere issue for Numéro did not feature Kate Moss on its cover.

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Top Fashion Model Gabrielle Richens of UK

Name: Gabrielle Richens

Nickname: "The Pleasure Machine"

School Nickname: "Pouty"

Date of Birth: 15th September, 1974

Age: 28

Place of Birth: Kent, England

Nationality: English (Mother: English, Father: South African)

Parent's Names: Mother: Julie Father:

Hair: Brown (Long, Straight)

Eyes: Brown

Height 175 Centimetres (5 Feet, 9 Inches)

Skin: Olive (Tanned)

Favourite Smell: Mother's Laundry

Favourite Cocktail: The Cosmopolitan: four parts cranberry juice, three parts Cointreau, two parts vodka, one part lime juice, with lots of ice and shake.

Favourite Quotes:

"Sex keeps me healthy and fit - after all it's the only exercise I get!"

"I'll give anything a go if I'm asked nicely"

"G-Strings are the best piece of lingerie ever invented"

"I love nudity. I'm always nude. When I was a little girl my mother would always have to dress me because I was quite good at taking my clothes off"

"I think that word fellatio, ha ha - we all thought it was highly gross when we read what it was. I'm never doing that, haha...But things change!"

Gabrielle left school at the age of 14 to take up a job in Spain which started her modeling career. Her pencil-thin figure as a schoolgirl made her ideal for strutting her stuff as a high-class fashion model.

She was immediately snapped up for Virgin Atlantic's teasing, and the hit commercial has sent pulses soaring as Gabrielle goes through a racy routine.

Gabrielle has become best known for performing an X-rated strip, as a "Pole Dancinng Stripper", wearing only a skimpy bikini, in theVirgin Atlantic Airlines commercial. The final shot shows her ripping off her top and throwing it over her shoulder. This is where she was given the title "The Pleasure Machine" since the commercial said "Aboard The Pleasure Machine" referring to the airline and not Gabrielle. Maybe everyone else got the wrong idea, but could you blame them?

Before arriving in Australia, Gabrielle featured in advertising campaigns which included Diesel Jeans (worldwide), the 1998 Heineken Calendar, Virgin Atlantic Airways and the Pepsi commercial featuring Janet Jackson (worldwide).

Gabrielle spent years working for top model agency Elite Premier before deciding to come to Australia for work. The trip started as a two-week modelling shoot, and within a week she met boyfriend Solomon Haumono. The two-week stay ending up becoming a two year stay.

In early to mid 1998, Gabrielle had to return to England leaving Australia to be back with her parents. At this time her boyfriend, Solomon Haumono, received a $AUS200,000 contract with the Canterbury Football Rubgy League Club.

On Sunday June 7 1998, Solomon went AWOL and took off to England to see Gabrielle, without letting anyone know, not even his parents. After one week abroad, and facing the sack from the Caterbury Leauges Club, Gabrielle and Solomon returned with the help of Solomon's best friend, Anthony Mundine.

After returning to Australia, Gabrielle has scored a number of interviews and modeling shoots including The Star, Ray Martin, "The Footy Show", CLEO Magazine, RALPH Magazine, The Midday Show with Kerri-Ann, New Idea and Inside Sport Magazine.

Gabrielle's success continues to grow, with another RALPH Magazinespread, as well as Australian Playboy, where she is on the cover of the 20th Anniversary Edition. Gabrielle has split up with her boyfriend Solomon, who placed Gabrielle in the spot light with their relationship. But it is clear she doesn't need him to be successful.

After posing for Playboy, Gabrielle was quoted saying

"It's one of the honours of my life to be asked to pose for Playboy."
"It's somthing that I have always wanted to do. You guys [Playboy] asking me was just like - you know those moments when you just wanted to feel so happy, doing something you badly want to be doing? Thats how I felt. It just felt really, really nice."
"I just totally enjoyed the shoot; everyone was wonderful. I love doing shoots when I have input into what I'm doing. After 10 years of modelling...you never get a say; it was really nice"
"I love the shots...and I never like my pictures, ever, ever. I've always loved the glamour side of modelling. I've always found doing fashion just so boring. I've always loved Playboy and I've always thought I'd love to do it."
"I didn't just do it as a career move - I just think that it is such a great mag; it's something that goes down in history"

I have had the pleasure to meet Gabrielle and talk to her at2DayFM's radio show with Ugly Phil, and have learnt that Gabrielle is currently in acting school, and is hoping to pursue this career further.

Gabrielle has succeeded in her hopes for acting, and can now be seen on Channel Ten's "Total Sports" on Sunday afternoons. She did audition for Channel Seven's "Wheel Of Fortune" but did not get it as she has posed for Playboy and she was not considered for "Family Viewing"

After a break without Solomon Haumono, Gabrielle has now gone back together with the Balmain football player.

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Top Fashion Models Kerri-Lee Miller of India

Top Fasion Models Kerri-Lee Miller of India

Indian Fashion Model Kerri-Lee Miller

Every time I walk out on that ramp and I know all eyes are on me and I am dressed impeccably, it is just the most amazing rush. The most amazing feeling. It's like that moment when you are strapped in the seat of the roller coaster and you are just waiting for it to take off, nerves are on edge. But the moment you walk out and you are in view you are so calm and collected. Then it is the rush to get dressed with sometimes only having 30 seconds between outfits and it happens all over again. Then when it is all over, it is so calm and you just breathe. Love it!” Sanlam SA Fashion Week Summer and Winter 2007 and 2008, Audi Fashion Week 2008, Christian Dior Launch SA, various other big shows including Ed Hardy, Sergio, Rossi, Burberry, Chanel, YSL, Van Cleef and Arpels, De Beers and Salvatore Ferragamo all have one stunning face in common Kerri-lee Miller.When Kerri-lee started modeling at the age of 13, little did she know that the sky was the limit for her. She was scouted by the owner of Storm and her first modeling assignment was a television commercial for the launch of Sneak Magazine, England. She modeled between the ages of 13 and 17, then lost interest and picked it up part time to earn some extra money while studying.
When it got a bit out of hand, Kerri-lee gave up her studies to give it a go and she has been modeling full time for about a year and a half now. So, is there any interesting or shocking ramp experience she can remember? “Do I really want to answer this question? Ha ha, I have managed to fall down 7 stairs while doing SA Summer Fashion Week, live on FTV worldwide. Totally embarrassing!”
Kerri-lee was born in East London and lives between Cape Town and Johannesburg. She attended Junior and High School in a small town called Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape, completed her final year of high School in Johannesburg and then studied Fashion Buying and Merchandising at Lisof. “I moved to England after school for a bit over 2 years and worked as a 'sales clerk' for an automotive styling company and then worked as a 'personal assistant' for a rather famous person - I shall not mention who.”
We asked Kerri-lee about the amount of print and television work she's done in the past and trust me, for a long time we didn't get a chance to ask anything else. “Wow that's a lot of thinking. Hmmm, Editorials for SL, People, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Dossier SA, Tag, More, Glamour and Prima - UK. So many in China and Taiwan. Television commercials include Sneak Mag and B&Q UK, Million DollarPoker, Nedbank and Edgars SA, KFC, a lingerie line I can't pronounce or spell, Asus Computers TVC & Stills - Taiwan, Beijing Olympics TVC & Stills - Beijing China. Print campaigns would be - Jet, Rage, Silverstar Casino, Edgars Campaigns SA, Kappa Campaign - whole of Asia and various catalogues and campaigns shot in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Beijing and Shanghai, Press Release for G Wild Jewelry. Beyond that I really can't remember.” Having worked with so many photographers all over the world, she must be having a favorite. “Annie Leibovitz, for her amazing ability to capture the person within in all of her shots. It is just pure art.”
How would she compare the modeling scene in London, Milan, Paris and New York from that in India or South Africa? “South Africa or should I say Cape Town alone is an amazing melting pot of all sorts of work, clients range from local, German, Swedish, Swiss, British, Indian, French, Danish to Russian. And the market caters for all with a lot of editorial work, TVC both locally and internationally, massive amounts of Catalogue work to campaigns that can cover the whole of Europe. The list is never ending and the market demands healthy girls not stick thin girls. A smile is a necessity and an easy going personality is a huge help. Wow to make a comparison is almost impossible. London, Paris, Milan, New York and Tokyo, these are the fashion capital. Edgy, strong, expressive, avant-garde, fast paced - wow that is just another world. Thin is the name of the game and competition is fierce but it is where you can make or break it. There is really no way to describe it or compare it; it is just two different worlds!”

Kerri-lee has recently shot for two editorials, both for UK magazines. And after looking at the sizzling pictures that we clicked with her in South-Africa, we're sure that many would want to know where can she be found next? “I am off to Istanbul for 2 to 3 months and then I am off to Germany and London. From there, who knows?” and she flies off to reach newer heights.


BOLD & CANDID

First kiss - when, where and whom?
Ha ha, it was awful and I was 13 but that is all you are getting out of me, a lady never kisses and tells. Ha ha!

The worst pick-up line used on you?
Oh gosh! It would have to be, “Sorry gorgeous, I seem to have lost my number, could I have yours.” Guys, honestly, pick-up lines that don't work, a bit of sincerity go a hell of a lot further.

Most embarrassing thing you've done after getting drunk?
Wouldn't you love to know?

Wildest fantasy?
Hmmm, well that is rather naughty!

Life without sex or life without modeling?
Easy one, life without modeling, how the hell do you live without sex, if I wanted to deal with that, I would have just become a nun!

Your feature that rates high on oomphometer?
I think it is always the eyes not only on me but on every woman; you will be amazed at the amount of sensuality they exude!

A bedroom trick that works wonders without a fail?
You would have to ask my boyfriend that one!

As a teenager, you never wanted your parents to know?
That I smoked! Beyond that my family is extremely open minded. There is nothing I couldn't tell them and nothing that would shock them too much.

Dark & handsome / fair & charming/ suave and sophisticated/ a grungy rockstar?
Hmmn! that is hard because I am a bit of a sucker for grungy rock stars but not in the Pete Doherty way but rather the Jared Leto way. But in saying that, my mom warned me against those boys! So I would then have to say Dark and Handsome but with edgy style!



First thing you notice in a guy?
Physically, his height first, then his eyes and then his lips. But most important to me is someone with an easy going personality but with ambition and drive and then the sense of humor! Nothing is better than a man that can make me laugh.

What do you think men want?
For women to stop asking about his emotions, what he is thinking, his ex's and a woman without too much drama.

Name an over-rated international model - male & female?
This is a tricky one, I really don't like Agnes Deyn and there just isn't anything special about her to me although I do understand why she is famous. Then all the male models those are far too skinny and look like prepubescent females. I am not a big fan of that look at all. Bring back the era of sexy muscular healthy men with great smiles!

Milan fashion week or a Bollywood movie?
Depends on which shows I would be doing in fashion week and how popular the Bollywood movie would be but the Bollywood movie sounds fun. I would love to give acting a try just once!

Nude scene in Hollywood's biggest venture Yes or No?
Only if it were done tastefully.

Controversy sells. What's controversial about you?
I speak my mind, I am not afraid of much, I will try almost anything once just to know what it's like, I am not your average model. Pravin Talan can tell you from experience - my personality is just too big for that. Controversy is over rated.



Making Of The Cover : By Pravin Talan
They say about South Africa - one world one country! That even India is - as it has got almost everything that one can see in the world. But if they were to say the same thing only about Cape Town - I would completely agree with it. I have been shooting around the world but never been to a place before that's got such a range of locations within an hour of the main city. I could have shot for the cover of the magazine anywhere, in any corner. And thankfully Kerri is a fabulous model - the pictures just can't go wrong. Great body, great looks and a great attitude!
No wonder Atul decided to put her on the cover. Just check out her body of work from across the many nations she has modeled in.
We had decided to shoot at the beach side but still I had earlier crossed this particular location and loved the rock formation. But being too close to the city, I wasn't too sure how feasible it was to do a shoot there, but my friend Niel assured it was fine.
Kerri has a great sense of style and on having met her twice earlier on different occasions, I dropped the idea of hiring a stylist for the shoot and asked her to carry a short dress in red and a bikini. Shanaz had done astonishing make-up - the blue eyes just stood out and I just couldn't wait to start clicking.
Finally when we reached the spot, the sea had changed dramatically. The waves would rise as high as twenty feet and it looked awfully scary to get anywhere close to them. Though Kerri was an absolute sport insisting up on shooting there but I can take risk with my bones but not with the model. We kept on moving from spot to spot till we found a platform sort of thing. And eventually we were forced to shift again after a couple of shots in the lovely red outfit she was wearing. The sea was just too wild that day.

It was a fantastic experience to shoot with such a great model. I still remember when we took the first shot. The white waves dancing around her appeared to me like lava of melting snow and as she sat on her knees gazing at a distant sea - she appeared to me as one of the most exotic girls I had ever shot with. As I gazed at her through my lens for her face close ups, I realized that her piercing blue eyes can cut through any defenses you might hold against such body - beautiful. The camera loves her and you love her.
Most waves got gentle by the time they reached her, the force broken by rock formation, yet few were furious enough to toss her around bruising her body and cutting the knees. But she just didn't want to move away. I had to practically drag her away to another spot. If I say that water was cold - don't trust me as the water was much more than that - it was freezing cold! She didn't complain once and I could see what goes in to the making of a great model - the level of commitment and the madness required for shooting extra-ordinary pictures.


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