- Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell (born May 22 1970) is an English supermodel, actress, singer, businesswoman, and author. - Kate White
Kate White is the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine and writes the opening section for the magazine every month entitled "Behind the Scenes at Cosmopolitan." She is the author of the best-selling "Bailey Weggins" mystery novels, for which she has received critical acclaim. In addition she has published three non-fiction books, "9 Secrets of Women Who Get Everything They Want", and "Why Good Girls Don't Get Ahead But Gutsy Girls Do". - Helen Gurley Brown
Helen Gurley Brown (b. February 18, 1922 in Green Forest, Arkansas), is an author, publisher, and businesswoman. She was editor-in-chief of "Cosmopolitan" magazine for 32 years. Brown's father died in an accident when she was young, and her sister was a polio victim. She was raised in Little Rock, Arkansas. From 1939 to 1941 she attended Texas State College for Women and Woodbury Business College. After a stint in the mailroom at the William Morris Agency, … - Angie Harmon
Angela Michelle Harmon Sehorn (born August 10, 1972) is an American fashion model and television/film actress. She became a well-known model in the 1990s and developed a career as a television star after roles on "Baywatch Nights" and "Law & Order". - Zanjoe Marudo
Zanjoe Acuesta Marudo (born: July 23, 1982) is a Filipino actor, model, and former housemate of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition. He was one of the Big Four with Bianca Gonzalez, John Prats and the big winner Keanna Reeves. He came from a middle income family from Tanauan, Batangas and his dad is a chef in New Jersey. His mom is a housewife and lives in the Philippines. He has 5 siblings and he is the third. His two younger siblings are in the USA. - David Brown
David Brown (born July 28, 1916) is an American movie producer. Born in New York City, he is best known as the producing partner of Richard D. Zanuck. They were jointly awarded The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1990 for their achievements in producing. Among their films were two of Steven Spielberg's early films, "The Sugarland Express" (1974) and "Jaws" (1975), … - Jon Whitcomb
Jon Whitcomb (1906-1988) was an American illustrator. He was well-known for his pictures of glamorous young women. He was born in Weatherford, Oklahoma and grew up in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He attended Ohio Wesleyan University and graduated from Ohio State University with a major in English. Whitcomb started drawing illustrations for student publications while a student at Ohio State, and worked summers painting posters for a theater in Cleveland, Ohio. - Al Parker
Al Parker (1906-1985) was an American artist and illustrator, called the "Dean of Illustrators". His display of talent as a teenager led his grandfather, who was a Mississippi River Pilot, to pay for Al's first year in Washington University's School of Fine Arts in St. Louis, Missouri in 1922. He also played in a jazz band to earn money for tuition. - Francesco Scavullo
Francesco Scavullo was a prominent American fashion photographer best known for his work on the covers of Cosmopolitan Magazine and his celebrity portraits. Scavullo was born in Staten Island, New York but when he was six, his family moved to Manhattan, where his father had purchased an upscale supper club. Although Scavullo's father had wanted his son to follow him into the family business, the young Scavullo had other plans, displaying an early interest in fashion. - Harrison Fisher
Harrison Fisher "The Father of a Thousand Girls", was an American commercial artist. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City but spent most of his youth in San Francisco until he turned 21 years old. He then moved back to New York where he began his highly successful career as a magazine illustrator. His illustrations appeared on the cover of "Cosmopolitan" magazine from the early 1900s through 1934. Harrison Fisher never married, but his secretary, Kate Clemens, … - Robert Fawcett
Robert Fawcett (1903-1967) trained as a fine artist, but achieved fame as an illustrator. He was born in England, and grew up in Canada and later in New York. His father, an amateur artist, encouraged Robert's interest in art. While in Canada, he was apprenticed to an engraver. He attended the Slade School of Art in London, then returned to the United States to pursue a career in fine arts, although he had to work as a commercial artist to support himself. - John Brisben Walker
John Brisben Walker (1847-1931) was a United States magazine publisher and automobile entrepreneur, in later years a resident of Jefferson County, Colorado. In 1889 he purchased "Cosmopolitan Magazine", leading it to marked growth before selling it to William Randolph Hearst in 1905. The 1905 sale price has been variously reported as $400,000 and $1,000,000. He was a co-founder of the Locomobile company and led it through its early successes. - Natasha Henstridge
Natasha Henstridge was born August 15, 1974, in Springdale, Newfoundland, Canada, to a housewife mother and a biker/contractor father. After growing up in a trailer park in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, Natasha took off to Paris at the age of 14 to pursue a modeling career. - Tracey Cox
Tracey Cox is a non fiction author who specializes in books on dating, sex and relationships. She is the author of many best selling titles. In television, she appears from time to time on the Jo Whiley show on BBC Radio 1, on a feature called 'Ask The Experts'. Her television career has included co-presenting programmes like "Would Like To Meet" on BBC2 and "The Sex Inspectors" for Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. - Fernanda Tavares
Fernanda Tavares is a Brazilian supermodel. Tavares was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, and she was appearing in local shows at the age of nine, and at just 13 she won the "Elite Look of the Year." A year later she was invited by agents to go to São Paulo to pursue a modeling career. In 1998, at the age of 17, she was already appearing on the covers of fashion magazines - "L'Officiel Paris", … - Bonnie Fuller
Bonnie Fuller was the editor of "Flare" magazine, YM magazine, the first American edition of "Marie Claire" magazine, "Cosmopolitan" magazine, "Glamour" magazine (beginning in 1998), and "Us Weekly". Her tenure at these publications was marked by a change in content towards a more sensationalistic sensibility, resulting in the desired increase in circulation. Always known throughout her industry as a tough boss, … - Bebe Buell
Bebe Buell (born Beverle Lorence Buell on July 14, 1953, in Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American model and singer, but is also well known for dating and marrying a long series of rock musicians. Her mother, Dorothea, sent her pictures to the Ford modeling agency, and received notice that the agency was interested after only three days. She began modeling professionally at the age of seventeen, and moved to New York City. - Muckraker
A muckraker is an American English term for one who investigates and exposes issues of corruption that violate widely held values, such as political corruption, corporate crime, child labor, conditions in slums and prisons, unsanitary conditions in food processing plants (such as meat), fraudulent claims by manufacturers of patent medicines, labor racketeering, and similar topics. In British English however the term is applied to sensationalist scandal-mongering journalist, … - Sam Baker
Sam Baker was until December 2006 the editor in chief of "Cosmopolitan" in the UK. She is now editor of "Red", owned by Hachette, and a sister magazine to "Elle". Baker was born in Hampshire, and studied politics at Birmingham University. She went on to work as a writer and editor for numerous British women's magazines, including "Red", "New Woman", "Chat", and "Take a Break". - Brooklyn Decker
Brooklyn Decker (born 1987 in Kettering, Ohio) is an American fashion model. While a child, Decker and her family moved to Middletown, Ohio, for around a year. Decker was discovered in a shopping mall in Charlotte, North Carolina, while a teenager and has gone on to model campaigns and catalogs for the Gap, Victoria's Secret and J. C. Penney. She had worked for a period as a model in Australia. - Gia Carangi
Gia Marie Carangi was an American fashion model during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Carangi, who was of Italian, Welsh and Irish ancestry, was widely considered the first "Supermodel". Cindy Crawford, who also appeared on the covers of several fashion publications during Gia's time, was later referred to as "Baby Gia", due to her resemblance to Gia. Carangi was also the first to present unusual poses, facial expressions and gestures. - Alek Wek
Alek Wek (born April 16 1977) is a Sudanese supermodel who appeared on the catwalks at the age of 18 in 1995. She is from the Dinka ethnic group in the Sudan, but her family fled to Britain to escape the civil war between the Muslim North and the Christian South of the Sudan. She also designs a range of designer handbags called "Wek 1933", which are available throughout selected Selfridges department stores. The year refers to the year her father was born. - Fabiana Tambosi
Fabiana Tambosi is a Brazilian fashion model. She has appeared on the covers of both UK and Italian editions of "Cosmopolitan" magazine and in her native Brazil has been the covergirl for "Elle", "Vogue" and "Nova Beleza" magazines. Tambosi currently lives in New York City with fellow Brazilian models Aline Nakashima and Michelle Alves. - Yasmeen Ghauri
Yasmeen Ghauri (born March 23, 1971 in Montreal, Canada) is a Canadian supermodel. Her modeling career began at the age of 17, after she had made an appointment at a Montreal modeling agency. Her father is a Muslim cleric from Pakistan, and her mother is German. Yasmeen served as a longtime model for Victoria's Secret and was admired as a great runway model. Yasmeen was reportedly discovered in 1989 while working in a McDonalds. - Atoosa Rubenstein
Atoosa Rubenstein (born Atoosa Behnegar in Tehran, Iran in 1972) was the editor-in-chief of "Seventeen" magazine. She was also the founding editor of "CosmoGIRL!". She is currently the founder of Big Momma Productions, Inc. and "Atoosa.com". - Julia Allison
Julia Allison is an American journalist. She is an editor-at-large for "Star" and a columnist for "Time Out New York". She is a former contributor to a weekly social column entitled "The Dating Life" which appeared in "AM New York", a daily newspaper with a 325,000 circulation among Manhattanites. Allison is originally from Wilmette, a northern suburb of Chicago. - Daniela Peštová
Daniela Peštová is a Czech supermodel. She was born in Teplice, Czechoslovakia, and was discovered by the Madison Modeling Agency's Dominique Caffin. She had plans to attend college but after winning a modelling contest she moved to Paris to sign with Madison Modeling Agency. She later on moved to New York and from there her career took off. She has appeared on the covers of "GQ", "Marie Claire", "Cosmopolitan", "Glamour" and "ELLE". - Shana Zadrick
Shana Zadrick, an American fashion model, was born Shana Lee Phipps on March 20, 1972 in Grand Junction, Colorado. She's a 5' 9 1/2" beauty, whose exotic looks and features made her "the" perfect mysterious model. She's been a favorite of the great Steven Meisel, who shot many editorials of her for Vogue Italia, as well as many other photographers. Shana began modeling in her late teens and had modeled for only four months when discovered by Guess? executive, Paul Marciano. - Harold von Schmidt
Harold von Schmidt (1893-1982) was an American illustrator who specialized in magazine interior illustrations. Born in Alameda, California in 1893, he was orphaned at the age of five. After a year in an orphanage, he went to live with his grandfather, who had been a "forty-niner". As a youth von Schmidt worked as a cowhand and a construction worker. In 1920 and 1924 he was on the United States Olympic Rugby team. - Brenda Schad
Brenda Schad is an American model. Schad has also appeared in WonderBra advertisements. She has appeared on the cover of "Cosmopolitan UK", "Vogue", "ELLE", and "GQ UK" magazines. She was approached to become a model when she was 14 years old while trying on a swimsuit at a store in Japan. Schad also appeared in the movies "Head over Heels" and "D.R.E.A.M. Team". Schad briefly attending college majoring in political science. - Audrey Quock
Audrey Quock (born 1977 in New York, New York) is an Asian American model and actress. Quock is perhaps most famous for being a swimsuit model for "Sports Illustrated". In addition, she has also modeled for "Elle" magazine and "Cosmopolitan". She has also had roles in the movies "Rush Hour 2", "Autumn in New York", and "After the Sunset". Quock has also served as a judge for the 2003 Miss Universe pageant. - Ben Stahl
Ben Stahl (1910-1987) was an American artist, illustrator and author. He showed precocious talent, winning a scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago at age twelve. His artwork appeared in the International Watercolor Show at the Art Institute when he was sixteen. He later taught at the Art Institute, as well as at the American Academy of Art, the Art Students League of New York, Brooklyn's Pratt Institute and at various universities. - Charles Edward Russell
Charles Edward Russell (25 September 1860 - 23 April 1941) was an American journalist, author, and activist. he was born in Davenport, Iowa, and died in Washington, DC. His father was a newspaper editor at the Davenport Gazette, and a noted abolitionist. He attended St. Johnsbury academy, Vermont, for his high school education. He wrote a number of books of biography and social comment. - Megan McCafferty
Megan McCafferty (born February 3, 1973) is a contemporary U.S. author most known for her series of books about Jessica Darling, a witty teenage heroine. These books are often classified as chick lit for young adults. McCafferty hails from New Jersey, and attended the University of Richmond before transferring to Columbia University to earn a bachelor's degree in English. After graduation, McCafferty worked in magazine publishing as an editor for "Cosmopolitan", … - Gene Shalit
Gene Shalit (born March 25, 1932 in New York City) is the film and book critic on NBC's "The Today Show". He is known for his frequent use of puns, his oversized handlebar moustache, and for wearing colorful bowties. He is known to have had a rocky relationship with former Today Show co-host Bryant Gumbel. He has been involved in reviewing the arts since 1967. He has written for publications including "Look Magazine", … - Connie Hamzy
Connie Hamzy (born 1953) of Little Rock, Arkansas is one of the most prolific groupies of all time. She is mentioned in Grand Funk Railroad's song "We're an American Band" ("Sweet, sweet Connie, doin' her act/ She had the whole show and that's a natural fact.") She is widely acknowledged to have given oral sex to many members of many bands that have traveled through Little Rock. Her groupie escapades were detailed in a Cosmopolitan (magazine) profile in 1974, … - Elaine Irwin Mellencamp
Elaine Irwin Mellencamp is a former supermodel, and currently works as a spokeswoman for Almay Cosmetics. She is married to rock star John "Cougar" Mellencamp. Both reside in Bloomington, Indiana, in the United States, and she continues to work as a fashion model. Elaine was born in 1970 in Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania. At 16, she left home to pursue a modeling career. After her photo appeared in "Seventeen" in 1985, … - Julian Hawthorne
Julian Hawthorne (June 22, 1846-1934) followed in the footsteps of his father, the famous novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne and became a prolific American author and journalist. He wrote numerous poems, novels, short stories, mystery/detective fiction, essays, travel books, biographies and histories. As a journalist he reported on the Indian Famine for "Cosmopolitian" magazine, and the Spanish-American War for the New York Journal. - Brenda Costa
Brenda Costa is a Brazilian fashion model and former swimmer. She is 177 cm (5 feet 9.5 inches) tall. Her model career started when she was 16 years old, after she was discovered in the Ipanema neighborhood by Agência Mega. She was born deaf. Brenda Costa is placed 23 in the Models.com Top 25 Sexiest Models. She was on the cover of the April 2004 French edition of ELLE magazine. - Kimberly Quinn
Kimberly Quinn (born 1961 as Kimberly Solomon, also formerly known as Kimberly Fortier) is an American journalist, commentator, and magazine publisher. Latterly the publisher of British conservative news magazine "The Spectator", the controversy surrounding her affair with British Labour Home Secretary David Blunkett led to his December 2004 resignation.
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