Paula Abdul’s Idol blunder, Nikki Blonsky’s airport brawl, Miss USA’s tumble – it’s all the “oops!” and blunders we just can’t forget.
Ryan Phillippe gets an unusual request from Jay Leno
LET’S FACE IT
While promoting his Iraq war film Stop-Loss, Ryan Phillippe got an unusual request from Tonight Show host Jay Leno: “Can you give me your ‘gayest look?’” “Wow,” Phillippe replied. “That is so something I don’t want to do.” Leno later apologized, admitting, “It was a dumb thing to say.”
Paula Abdul finds Jason Castro forgetable
SOUR NOTE
American Idol’s top 5 contestant Jason Castro had performed the first of two songs during a Neil Diamond-themed episode in April when Paula Abdul told him, “The second song, I felt like your usual charm was missing for me. It kind of left me a little empty and the two songs made me feel like you’re not fighting hard enough to get into the top four.” Oops! Later, she called the gaffe “an honest mistake.”
Lindsay Lohan battles the booze on New Years Eve
JUST A SIP
So much for that New Year’s resolution! Just two months out of rehab, Lindsay Lohan was caught sipping from a bottle of champagne while ringing in 2008 in Capri, Italy. “The good news,” her lawyer stated at the time, “is that Lindsay stopped herself, called her sponsor, and got herself back on track.”
Nikki Blonsky's airport brawl
VACATION NIGHTMARE
A vacation in paradise turned ugly when the family of Nikki Blonsky was involved in a brawl with the family of Top Model contestant Bianca Golden at a Turks and Caicos airport. “Things got out of hand in an argument over seats in the departure lounge,” a police source stated in August. Charges were filed and Golden’s mother ended up in the hospital while Blonsky’s father ended up in jail.
Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus forget the seatbelts
BUCKLE UP
“We got caught up in the moment of filming, and we made a mistake and forgot to buckle our seatbelts,” Billy Ray Cyrus said in a statement, following the February release of the hit 3-D movie Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour, in which he and daughter Miley Cyrus were seen riding in a Range Rover without their seatbelts fastened.
John Edwards, politician gone wrong
COMING CLEAN
After denying he had an extramarital relationship, former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards confirmed in August that he had an affair with a 44-year-old woman who had worked for his campaign. “I made a very serious mistake, a mistake that I am responsible for and no one else,” the senator said in a statement. “I told [my wife] Elizabeth about the mistake, asked her for her forgiveness, [and] asked God for his forgiveness.”
Sharon Stone gets a healthy dose of bad karma
BAD KARMA?
Asked on the red carpet in Cannes about the earthquake in China that killed 80,000 people, Sharon Stone said she was “not happy with the way the Chinese are treating the Tibetans” and wondered, “Is that Karma, when you’re not nice that the bad things happen to you?” The actress later admitted, “I misspoke. I could not be more regretful of that mistake.” Still, she wasn’t invited to the country’s Shanghai International Film Festival, which she had attended in 2007.
David Duchovny's sex addiction gone wrong
GOING PUBLIC
“I have voluntarily entered a facility for the treatment of sex addiction,” David Duchovny admitted in a statement in August. The actor was released from rehab in October, but also released a statement saying he and his wife Téa Leoni had separated months before.
Amy Winehouse caught smoking crack on tape
CAUGHT ON TAPE
“Rehab” singer Amy Winehouse was seen smoking what The Sun claimed was a crack pipe in footage posted on the U.K. paper’s Web site in January. Police questioned the singer, but Winehouse was not arrested and no charges were filed. She was, however, initially denied a U.S. visa. It was later issued – just not in time for her to pick up her trophies in person at the Grammy Awards.
Bai Ling has worst Valentine's Day ever
WORST VALENTINE’S EVER
On Feb. 13, Bai Ling was arrested at Los Angeles International airport for allegedly shoplifting $16 worth of celebrity magazines and batteries from a terminal convenience store. Her excuse? Valentine’s Day blues. It was an “emotionally crazy” day, she said later, blaming a “huge problem of breaking up [before] Valentine’s Day.”
THE C-WORD
It was a mistake that went viral in seconds: While discussing The Vagina Monologues with playwright Eve Ensler and Meredith Vieira on the Today show, Jane Fonda said the “c-word” on live television. “It was a slip and obviously she apologizes, and so do we,” host Vieira said after a newsbreak. “We would do nothing to offend the audience. So please accept that apology.”
Miss Teen Louisiana Lindsey Evans is busted for skipping a restaurant tab and pot possession
DINE-AND-DASH Miss Teen Louisiana Lindsey Evans didn’t only tarnish her crown, but she also lost it after getting arrested for skipping out on a $46 bill at Posados Cafe in Bossier City, La., in October. Police were summoned to the restaurant and found a purse, which contained the 18-year-old’s driver’s license and what officials suspected was marijuana.
Naomi Campbell beats down the police at the airport
AIR RAGE
She strikes again: After a disturbance aboard a British Airways plane, police officers were called to escort supermodel Naomi Campbell off the aircraft. “She threw a few things around the cabin and then spat at the cops.” Campbell pleaded guilty to four charges and was sentenced to work 200 hours of community service and to pay a $4,500 fine in June.
Tatum O'Neal gets busted for cocaine
CLOSE CALL
“I made a giant, horrible mistake that I regret and feel really ashamed and embarrassed about,” Tatum O’Neal stated after police arrested the Oscar winner for allegedly purchasing two bags of cocaine from a dealer near her Manhattan home. “I got close to relapsing,” she later told Oprah Winffrey. “It was close enough. Too close for comfort.”
**Honorable mention goes to Miley Cyrus and her digital camera.
If you’re like us, you grew up with a deep appreciation of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue and Victoria’s Secret catalogs, though it had nothing to do with a love for swimsuits or lingerie.
This, of course, was during the 80s and 90s — widely considered the “Supermodel Era.” That meant the models in those publications, as well as on the covers of Vogue, Cosmopolitan and a host of other magazines were all household names, not just the unattainable goals of teenage boys everywhere.
We did a little research to find out what those supermodels are up to now, and not surprisingly, it brought back waves of bittersweet post-pubescent nostalgia. After checking out the photos below, you’ll know what we mean.
Christie Brinkley - The ultimate sun-kissed California blond, Christie reigned as America’s sweetheart during the early 80s.
Christie’s recent tabloid divorce from fourth husband Peter Cook proves that just because a woman has her pick of men doesn’t mean she is good at picking men.
Iman - The quint-lingual (that means five) daughter of a Somali diplomat was legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent’s “dream woman.”
Iman has been married to David Bowie since 1992, and currently hosts “Project Runway Canada.”
Cindy Crawford - With her trademark mole and early embrace of “tasteful” nudity, the former high school valedictorian stood out even in the era of the supermodel.
These days Cindy does former supermodel stuff like charity work and being photographed with other famous people as she sunbathes in St. Tropez.
Christy Turlington - Her flawless skin made her the perfect pitchwoman for Maybelline’s “Maybe She’s Born With It Maybe It’s Maybelline” ad campaign, and helped her become one of highest paid supermodels of all time.
Turlington is married to director-actor Ed Burns, and in 2006 she signed a multi-year deal to return to Maybelline. She also has no problem posing in the buff, as evidenced by her work for PETA.
Carol Alt - Labeled “the face” for her piercing blue eyes and pouty lips, appeared on over 500 magazine covers before abandoning the fashion industry for an acting career that never quite took off.
Alt has found success as a nutritional guru — her two cookbooks promoting the virtues of the “raw diet” became national best sellers. She’s also gone toe-to-toe with Trump on “The Apprentice.”
Paulina Porizkova - This Czechoslovakian stunner gave the world a preview of the bevy of beauties that would eventually emerge from post-Communist Eastern Europe, and then gave hope to not-traditionally-handsome men everywhere when she married gangly Cars front man Rick Ocasek.
Paulina has been doing the reality TV circuit lately, with appearances on “Dancing With The Stars” and “America’s Next Top Model.”
Janice Dickinson - The self-proclaimed “World’s First Supermodel” also claims to have slept with leading men Sylvester Stallone, Warren Betty, Jack Nicholson and Bruce Willis, as well as rock legend Mick Jagger, during her 80s heyday.
Dickinson and her special brand of crazy has gotten more out of the reality television format than any other former supermodel thanks to Oxygen’s “Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency.”
Grace Jones - During the 80s, the androgynous model had a successful singing career and displayed disturbingly superhuman strength in the movies “Conan the Destroyer” and “A View to a Kill.”
Jones has a new album coming out later this year, although, sadly, she no longer sports her once-signature flat top.
Claudia Schiffer - A fashion insider once said that Guess Jean girl Schiffer “looks better in jeans than any other model has looked in Chanel.”
After making long-time beau David Copperfield disappear, Schiffer married a film producer, had a couple kids and enjoys horseback riding, painting, playing tennis and skiing.
Jerry Hall - The one-time roommate of Grace Jones used her 6-foot frame and long blond hair to end up on the cover of every fashion magazine and nab common law hubbie Mick Jagger.
After having four kids with Jagger, the couple split in 1999. Hall is currently working as a pitchwoman for Levitra, an erectile dysfunction drug. No joke.
Elle Macpherson - In 1986, the Aussie sensation had men all over the world learning the proper way to say g’day after she landed on the front of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Edition for the first of her record five covers.
Macpherson dabbles in acting — she had a cameo on “Friends”– and has just signed up to be the global brand spokeswoman for cosmetics manufacturer Revlon.
Kathy Ireland - Ireland appeared 13 times in Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Edition, including three covers, and was known for having mesmerizing green eyes befitting of her surname.
Ireland has been so successful selling clothes, furniture and skin care products through her company Kathy Ireland Worldwide, that Forbes Magazine called her “the prototype for the model turned mogul.”
Brooke Shields - At 14, Shields was the youngest model ever to appear on the cover of Vogue. But it was probably her controversial nude film scenes and her provocative advertisements for Calvin Klein that made her one of the most recognizable faces in the world by the age of 16.
Lately Shields has been guest starring on TV shows and forgiving Tom Cruise for making insensitive comments about her.
Naomi Campbell - With her distinctive catwalk strut and exotic Chinese/Jamaican looks, Campbell was a fashion powerhouse well into the 90s.
Campbell’s charity work in Africa and on behalf of the victims of Katrina tends to get overshadowed by her nasty habit of assaulting underlings with cell phones and other PDAs.
Carrie Otis - In 1990, Otis was thrust into the spotlight amidst rumors she shot an unsimulated sex scene with then-boyfriend Mickey Rourke during filming of the movie “Wild Orchid.”
Otis has overcome anorexia and heroin addiction and now works as a plus-size model.
Linda Evangelista - Evangelista was famous for constantly switching up her hair style, and for coining the supermodel maxim, “We don’t wake up for less than 10,000 dollars a day.”
Linda, who had her first child in 2006, still pops up on the modeling scene from time to time — presumably for at least 10,000 dollars a day.
LIKE A VIRGIN — Madonna popped out of a wedding cake in a crucifix and puffy white gown to sing her hit at her first appearance on the MTV Video Music Awards in 1984. The album went on to become No. 1 in the U.S. and sell over 7 million copies.
PAPA DON’T PREACH ABORTION CONTROVERSY — After singing lyrics, “I’ve made up my mind/I’m keeping my baby,” in 1986, abortion-rights groups praised her (while anti-abortion supporters were up in arms). Madonna called it a “message song that everyone is going to take the wrong way.”
POPE AGAINST MADONNA — In 1987, Pope John Paul II urged Catholics not to see her “Who’s That Girl?” concert in Turin, Italy. The church later boycotted her 1990 Blonde Ambition tour.
LIKE A PRAYER — Madonna’s 1989 music video featured the singer kissing a black saint and dancing in front of burning crosses. Pepsi cancelled her $5 million endorsement deal (signed just two months earlier) after religious groups expressed outrage. Madonna kept the money.
JUSTIFY MY LOVE — Madonna simulated sex with a woman in this 1990 video, which was banned from MTV. “I think the video is romantic and loving and has humor in it,” she later told the New York Times. Lenny Kravitz - currently in Paris with the wife of Madonna’s “friend” A-Rod - co-wrote and produced the tune.
DATING MICHAEL JACKSON — The king of pop and the Material Girl hooked up for a few dates, including the 1991 Oscars.
SEX, the book — Released by Madonna (who portrayed herself as a character named Mistress Dita) a day after her 1992 album Erotica, the book is packed with pornographic images and features Naomi Campbell, Vanilla Ice and Isabella Rossellini.
MADONNA ON DAVID LETTERMAN — The singer used the F-word 13 times in her 1994 appearance on the Late Show - causing the show to become the most censored in TV history at the time. The duo made up at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards.
MADONNA VS. MARIAH — In 1995, Madonna said, “If I were Mariah Carey, I’d kill myself,” and further attacked the singer by calling her “too mainstream.” In 1996, Carey snapped back that she “hasn’t really paid attention to Madonna since I was in like 7th or 8th grade when - when she used to be popular.” Their 2008 albums were released just two weeks apart.
EVITA — The archbishop of Buenos Aires protested Madonna’s role as Eva Peron in 1995 - but the singer turned actress went on to win a Golden Globe for Best Actress, and an Oscar for Best Song with “You Must Love Me.”
HINDU BODY ART — Madonna drew ire from the World Vaishnava Association after wearing a Hindi mark and body art during her “Ray of Light” performance at the 1998 MTV VMAs. “She didn’t want to insult anyone,” her rep later said.
KISSING BRITNEY — After sharing a kiss with Spears at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, Madonna had to explain to her daughter that she “was the mommy pop star… [passing] on [her] energy…to the baby pop star.”
AMERICAN LIFE ANTI-GEORGE W. BUSH MESSAGES — In this 2003 video, Madonna throws hand grenades (one is caught by President Bush) between flashing images of war. “I am not anti-Bush,” she later said in a statement. “I am not pro-Iraq. I am pro-peace.”
PERFORMING ON A CROSS — Madonna “crucified” herself on a giant cross during her 2006 tour. “[Putting myself on a cross] is no different than a person wearing a cross or ‘taking up the cross’ as it says in the Bible,” she said later. “I believe in my heart that if Jesus were alive he would be doing the same thing.”
LIFE WITH MY SISTER MADONNA — The cover of the new, nasty, unauthorized, warts and all biography on Madonna, written by her estranged brother, has just been revealed.
Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday dinner was last night and the event was filled with celebrities who were lucky enough to be invited.
Mandela became the oldest elected President of South Africa when he took office at the age of 77 in 1994. He decided not to stand for a second term as President, and instead retired in 1999, to be succeeded by Thabo Mbeki.
Other guests at Mandela’s birthday dinner included Pierce Bronson, Neil Diamond, Forrest Whitaker, Will Smith, Bill Clinton and Annie Lennox. What an interesting, yet diverse group of people.
What others said:
Dlisted says, “Naomi showed up with her new boyfriend, Marcus Elias. New boyfriend did a good job of hiding the bruises on his face because you know Naomi beats his ass.”
Naomi Campbell has received 200 hours of community service after pleading guilty to assault and disorderly conduct.
Naomi admitted to kicking and spitting at police officers after flying into an uncontrollable rage on board an aircraft, while waiting to take off from Heathrow airport.
The 38-year-old screamed abuse at the captain of a British Airways flight after being told one of her bags had gone missing during the luggage problems at the newly-opened Terminal 5 in April.
Naomi ordered the captain to get off the plane and look for her suitcase, holding up the flight bound for Los Angeles for almost an hour.
When cabin crew eventually called police to remove her, she refused to get off the plane and accused them of targeting her because she was black.
The model pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting a police officer, one count of disorderly conduct likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress and using threatening, abusive words or behavior to cabin crew.
Wow, I hope this was a costume party. Here’s Naomi Campbell showing her leopard-print ass at British socialitie Davinia Taylor’s 30th birthday party at The Colour Rooms.
What the hell is she wearing here? Is that a leopard-print bodysuit with leather thong undies? And those hair ties from the ’90s are awesome in those pigtails.
Following in the grand tradition of Costa Rica’s Noelia, Mexico’s Galilea Montijo, and Colombia’s Johanna Cardona, we have Karen Dejo, another Latin celebrity hottie involved in a sex tape scandal. Dejo is a 23-year-old Peruvian beauty who stars in the series “Bellas y Ambiciosas.”
VideoChismes reports, “A video showing the Peruvian actress for the series making love with a male actor has already surfaced on the internet.”
A Spanish language site, Dr. Monique, reports, in a post called “Video erotico de Karen Dejo en Bellas y Ambiciosas” that,
No hay diario más amarillista y cínico que El Chino, creo que por eso es uno de mis favoritos. Larga vida a la prensa chicha del Perú (y por favor, que vuelva el Confidencial).
-Por cortesía de El Chino, tu diario.
Cuelgan escenas de Karen Dejo en internet
Demostrando su total falta de respeto hacia lo que es un trabajo artístico y dándole a este una connotación distinta, un grupo de inescrupulosos sujetos ha decidido colgar “gratis” en internet un video de la actriz Karen Dejo protagonizando una candente escena de amor junto con un corpulento actor en una playa, con el cual se prodiga tórridas caricias.
Karen DejoSegún pudimos descubrir gracias a un admirador de la citada actriz que se apersonó hasta nuestra redacción para poner en nuestro conocimiento la existencia de este hecho, las imágenes han sido puestas en la página web Badongo.com, en la cual se pueden subir y descargar videos en forma gratuita.
A fin de demostrar la existencia de estas tomas, es que explicamos que para llegar hasta la referida escena hay que entrar a una serie de páginas previas e inscribirse vía e-mail, apreciándose así la totalidad del video que ha sido colocado por un tal jordi_peru.
“Esa página muestra a Karen en una escena erótica de muy alto voltaje y como soy un admirador me parece que no debe hacerse eso. Si ella participó allí, no era para que gente aprovechada lo cuelgue en internet y se beneficie. Además, es una excelente actriz cómica y su imagen no debe ser utilizada así”, arguyó el indignado admirador.
El link que permite acceder a esta candente escena es:
http://www.badongo.com/file/4216138
la cual ha sido descargada hasta el momento por 1731 usuarios, según demuestra el siguiente recuadro (información brindada por el diario El Chino):
Según indica dicha página, la escena formaría parte de una producción extranjera titulada “Bellas y Ambiciosas” (fue transmitida en España en señal abierta), en la que Dejo participó hace algún tiempo y en donde aceptó hacer estas ardientes escenas como parte del argumento.
Las tomas son solo eróticas, no agresivas, realizadas con mucho gusto y cuidado, pero al colgarla en esta página se pretende darle un matiz diferente, toda vez que su “descarga” colinda con lo prohibido.
Alertamos a la artista para que tome las acciones que estime convenientes y exhorte a las autoridades especialistas en este tipo de actividades informáticas a averiguar quiénes están detrás de la utilización gratuita de sus imágenes en internet, a fin de que dicha página sea intervenida.
-Por cortesía de Peru.com, tu portal.
Publican en internet imágenes eróticas de Karen Dejo
(Peru.com, 26/09/07) El día de hoy, Karen Dejo se mostró sorprendida al saber que un diario local (El Chino) reprodujo las imágenes que un cibernauta publicó en internet y que pertenecen a su participación en la miniserie de corte erótico Bellas y Ambiciosas.
“¿Qué? ¿Otra vez? ¡No puede ser! Es la segunda vez que lo publican en ese pasquín; siempre venden el lado negativo de las personas. ¡Claro! ¡Estamos en el Perú! Pero cuando salen imágenes de Naomi Campbell o Britney Spears nadie dice nada”, sostuvo alterada la guapa modelo.
“Aquí todo es malo, en cambio en el extranjero valoran tu trabajo. Ese diario de porquería (El Chino) siempre utiliza mi imagen para vender”, añadió.
El representante de Karen Dejo también mostró su incomodidad por lo sucedido y comentó que no es la primera vez que se difunden estas imágenes. “Ese material lo han pirateado, se suponía que no iba a difundirse en el Perú”, finalizó.
To those who, like myself, don’t speak Spanish, here’s a rough translation from BabelFish:
There is no amarillista newspaper and cynical than the Chinese, I believe that for that reason he is one of my favorites. Long life to the press chicha of the Peru (and please, that returns the Confidential one). - By courtesy of the Chinese, your newspaper. They hang scenes of Karen Dejo in Internet Demonstrating its total lack of respect towards which it is an artistic work and giving a this different connotation, a group of inescrupulous subjects has decided to hang “free” in Internet a video of the actress Karen Dejo carrying out a burning scene of love along with corpulento actor in a beach, with which it extends torrid caresses. Karen DejoSegún we could discover thanks to an admirer of the mentioned actress who appeared itself until our writing to put in our knowledge the existence of this fact, the images have been put in the page Web Badongo.com, in which videos can be raised and be unloaded free. In order to demonstrate the existence of these takings, it is that we explained that to arrive until the referred scene it is necessary to enter a series of previous pages and to register via email, being appraised therefore the totality of the video that has been placed by so jordi_peru. “That page shows Karen in a erótica scene of very high voltage and as I am an admirer seems to me that that does not have to become. If she participated there, she was not so that taken advantage of people hang it in Internet and she benefits. In addition, she is an excellent humorous actress and its image does not have to be used thus “, argued the indignant admirer. The Link that allows to accede to this burning scene is: http://www.badongo.com/file/4216138 which has been unloaded until the moment by 1731 users, according to it demonstrates the following box (information offered by the newspaper the Chinese): Filename: Bellas_y_Ambiciosas_Karen_Dejo-Playa.vob Filesize: 52MB Downloads: 1731 Description: Karen Dejo. Direct Link: http://www.badongo.com/file/4216138 According to it indicates this page, the scene would comprise of a titled foreign production “Beautiful and Ambitious” (it was transmitted in Spain in open signal), in which I have been leaving participated for some time and in where accepted to make these ardent scenes like part of the argument. The takings are single eróticas, nonaggressive, made with much taste and care, but when hanging it in this page it is tried to give him to a different shade, every time his “copretty unloading” with the prohibited thing. We alerted to the artist so that it takes the actions that it considers advisable and it exhorts to the specialistic authorities in this type of computer science activities to find out who are behind the gratuitous use of their images in Internet, in order that this page is taken part. - By courtesy of Peru.com, your vestibule. They today publish in Internet eróticas images of Karen Dejo (Peru.com, 26/09/07), Karen Dejo was surprised the knowledge that a local newspaper (the Chinese) reproduced the images that a cybernauts published in Internet and which they belong to his participation in the Beautiful and Ambitious miniseries of erótico cut. “What? Again? It cannot be! It is the second time that publishes in that pasquín; they always sell the negative side of the people. Clear! We are in Peru! But when they leave images Naomi Campbell or Britney Spears nobody says nothing “, it maintained altered the handsome model. “Here everything is bad, however abroad they value your work. That newspaper of nastiness (the Chinese) always uses my image to sell “, added. The representative of Karen Dejo also showed his incomodidad by the happened thing and commented that it is not the first time that spreads these images. “That material has pirateado it, assumed that it was not going to spread in Peru”, it finalized.
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“I’ve never been on the cover of British Vogue and I’ve asked a million times and they’ve always refused me. They’ll put the same white model for half the year — I swear like six times, but wouldn’t put me on once in my own country. But I still want my British Vogue cover!”
But Wikipedia has a different story. They say Naomi is the first black model to have graced the cover of British Vogue, which she has been on 7 times.
What is she thinking? Girl is crazy. Gorgeous, but crazy.
It seems Liv Tyler is not feeling the love from her neighbors, accusing them of dumping their trash outside her home. Liv has been cited for garbage violations, but she says it’s not her fault.
“Other people come and put their garbage in front of my house,” Contactmusic quotes her as saying. “I keep getting these fines, and it’s not my trash, and there’s nothing you can do. Can you imagine what would happen if I went down to the court to fight $100.”
Maybe she should enlist the help of Naomi Campbell - I hear she has some experience in trash collection.
With celebrities-turned-fashion designers currently basking in the pop culture spotlight, let’s visit the model-turned-actor’s.
Despite some high profile flops (Cindy Crawford in ‘Fair Game‘, anyone?), there seems to be an endless supply of leggy lovelies dreaming of snagging an Oscar.
LILY COLE
One look at this flame-haired, porcelain-skinned catwalker, and it’s clear that she was destined to play Alice in Wonderland. But given his recent predilection for teenage girls, we can’t help wondering about the wisdom of signing up for the role under the direction of cultural provocateur Marilyn Manson. Still, Cole already has one film project under her belt, playing a schoolgirl in the upcoming St. Trinian’s, co-starring Rupert Everett and Colin Firth and based on a popular British cartoonist’s anarchic vision of boarding school life. And if she can survive the cutthroat fashion world, an aging shock rocker should be, well, child’s play.
EFFORT: B+ TALENT: TO BE DECIDED
GEMMA WARD
The credit for this in-demand model’s role in the upcoming horror movie The Strangers, starring fellow sometimes mannequin, Liv Tyler, is a stroke of pure irony (unwittingly, if we know Hollywood). The face that launched a hundred fashion spreads is listed simply as “Masked Stranger,” although we can’t imagine that the director will be able to keep this wide-eyed lovely under wraps entirely.
EFFORT: N/A TALENT: TO BE DECIDED
GISELE BUNDCHEN
Behind-the-scenes fashion folk have raved about the down-to-earth sense of humor of this arguably most super of supermodels for years, so it’s no surprise that her most memorable film role to date (we’ll forget Taxi, as we hope she has) was as an acid-tongued fashion assistant in the tongue-in-chic blockbuster The Devil Wears Prada. EFFORT: B- TALENT: C+
We have to give credit to anyone who has held her own against Mark Wahlberg AND a hairy ape (Warren did both in Tim Burton’s widely-panned Planet of the Apes remake). Still, the former synchronized swimmer has largely fallen off the radar in recent years, except as a pillow-lipped fantasy figure in the minds of devoted male fans.
EFFORT: C TALENT: C+
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY
That killer smile, that killer car. Brinkley zoomed into every adolescent boy’s dreams thanks to a high profile cameo as “the girl in the Ferrari” in the comedy classic National Lampoon’s Vacation, but these days she’s more likely to be found tooling around her beloved Hamptons—and holding her head up in the aftermath of a nasty divorce—than appearing at a theater near you. EFFORT: C TALENT: C
REBECCA ROMIJN
Hate her or love her, it appears that Rebecca Romijn, actress, is here to stay. Fusing her smoldering swimsuit model physique with a goofy girl next door charm, the former Mrs. Full House has emerged with a full-fledged second career that’s fast outstripping (pun intended) her Victoria’s Secret heyday.
EFFORT: A+ TALENT: B-
CLAUDIA SCHIFFER
She spoofed herself in Zoolander and took on a bit more of a stretch in filmmaker James Toback’s controversial exploration of race relations, Black and White, but at the end of the day this Teutonic supermodel’s most absorbing role is playing mom to children, Caspar and Clementine.
EFFORT: C- TALENT: B
MILLA JOVOVICH
This sharp-cheekboned Slavic stunner has carved out a niche for herself on the other side of the catwalk, as half of the design team behind hipster label Jovovich-Hawk, but she’s played a pretty convincing alien in her day (in former flame’s Luc Besson’s fantastical The Fifth Element), and she’s set to return to the silver screen this fall as the star of the latest installment of the horror-sci-fi series Resident Evil.
EFFORT: A TALENT: C-
CINDY CRAWFORD
Internationally recognized as one of the original core supermodels, Cindy Crawford seemed to have been “marked” for commercial success. Just not in the film/television category. She started off strong with the George Michael “Freedom 90″ video, and the hot Pepsi commercials in the mid-’90s, but when she tried her hand at film (the forgettable Fair Game), her star quickly fizzled out.
EFFORT: B TALENT: D
ELLE MACPHERSON
This eternal amazon’s lingerie empire is now her central focus, but back in the late ‘90s “The Body” made a genuine stab at movie stardom, showing up in such diverse films as the sophisticated sex-drenched comedy Sirens, opposite Hugh Grant, and the bloated big budget flop Batman and Robin.
EFFORT: C+ TALENT: B+
NAOMI CAMPBELL
Her frenzy-inducing public service stint was more entertaining than anything we’ve seen in theaters in years, so here’s hoping that this tempestuous fashion icon harnesses even an iota of her naturally dramatic mojo for her rumored upcoming movie project.
EFFORT: A TALENT: TBD
And… the ONLY MALE…
ASHTON KUTCHER, Yes… he was first a model!
No exploration of the model-turned-actor phenomenon would be complete without Demi Moore’s favorite accessory. Despite attempts at scaling the dramatic A-list, former Calvin Klein model Kutcher is still best known for playing dim-witted Kelso on the long-running sitcom That ‘70s Show and for playing practical jokes on fellow celebrities on his reality show Punk’d. Oh, and of course for being, like, the best stepdad EVER!
EFFORT: B TALENT: B
The supermodel was hauled away “ranting and screaming” from the First Class Lounge of Terminal 5.
“I’ve never been on the cover of British Vogue and I’ve asked a million times and they’ve always refused me. They’ll put the same white model for half the year — I swear like six times, but wouldn’t put me on once in my own country. But I still want my British Vogue cover!”
