A supermodelo Alessandra Ambrósio - uma das Angels da Victoria's Secret - esteve no Brasil recentemente para uma campanha de uma marca de jeans.

A top fotografou ao lado do modelo Álvaro Jacomossi a nova campanha da Chopper Jeans, que possui fábrica na cidade natal de Alessandra, Erechim, no Rio Grande do Sul.

As fotos foram feitas em São Paulo, no Hotel Caesar Park e no Teatro Centro da Terra.

QUE FASE!
Com 26 anos, Alessandra Ambrósio está no auge da carreira. Tornou-se a 'angel' número um da Victoria's Secret, posto de que já foi de Gisele Bündchen, e está entre as cinco modelos mais bem pagas do mundo, segundo a revista "Forbes.

Para mostrar que a popularidade da top vai muito além da mundo da moda, a "Rolling Stone" vai colocar a brasileira em sua capa da edição de janeiro.

>>> Translated by Gabi of Official Forum>>>

Super model Alessandra Ambrosio - one of the Victoria's Secret's angels -came to Brasil a few weeks ago to shoot a jeans campaign. The shoot was with the model Alvaro Jacomossi in the new campaign from the brand Chopper Jeans, which has its the factory in Alessandra's hometown, Erechim - RS!
The pictures were taken in São Paulo, at the Caesar Park Hotel and in the Centro da Terra theater.

WHAT A FACE!

At 26-years old, Alessandra Ambrósio is at the top in her career. She became the number one angel for Victoria's Secret now that Gisele is no longer with Victoria’s Secret, and now she's in the top 5 richest models in the world by the Forbes magazine! To show that her popularity goes beyond the fashion world, "Rolling Stone" magazine will put the Brazilian beauty on the cover from the January edition.
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No wonder the "winners"--always a suspect term when it comes to TV reality shows--on "America's Next Top Model" are all but doomed for obscurity.

Current top models aren't exactly wowing the nation.

Heidi Klum, Alessandra Ambrosio, Selita Ebanks, Izabel Goulart, Miranda Kerr, Karolina Kurkova, Adriana Lima and Melissa Miller strutted around in their undergarments the other night on CBS' "The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show," and the nation at large sighed.

The annual program-length ad for the PJs and skivvies chain also featured the reunited Spice Girls, will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas and Klum's hubby, Seal. Roughly 7.5 million people tuned in Tuesday.

That's about 700,000 viewers more than ogled last year's "Secret" infomercial-- and more than "Top Model" itself averages--but it looks dangerously thin next to the 14.6 million CBS viewers who earlier Tuesday caught the latest airing of the much-beloved 1964 Rankin/Bass chestnut, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."

That's right. Rudolph and Clarice, Hermey the Misfit Elf and Yukon Cornelius, Sam the Snowman and the Abominable Snowman attracted 7.1 million more people than the supermodels. The "Secret" fashion show got outpranced by the flying caribou with the surgically unenhanced honker.

You might even say "Rudolph" glows. And Heidi, Alessandra, Izabel, Selita and the rest of the undie models, for all their charms, barely cast a shadow.

It's a biological given that sex sells.

What doesn't sell so well is selling.

Six years removed from the first of these "Secret" exercises-- the debut 2001 edition drew about 12 million viewers--the would-be audience knows the pitch down cold and is starting to say bye-bye to buy buy. A wardrobe malfunction might spice things up. Trotting out the Spice Girls won't.

CBS even tried to hype the "Secret" show on an episode of its sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" eight nights earlier, having characters attend the "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show" after-party. The sitcom drew 400,000 more viewers than the actual "Secret" special, but about 600,000 fewer viewers than its season average.

The best sales jobs are subtle. Maybe you noticed the Sanyo Sprint phone and Ford truck that figured prominently on NBC's "Heroes" the other night, as noted by iTVX, an outfit that tracks these things. Maybe not.

Next best are practically blunt instruments, like the recent "30 Rock" that shilled for Verizon Wireless until Tina Fey turned to the camera and asked, "Can we have our money now?"

With TV networks desperate to wring every last dime out of programming and advertisers wary of viewers skipping or ignoring the old-style commercials that have propped up U.S. television for the past 60 years or so, there is increasing reliance on branded product integration in shows, upsetting some in the creative community and more than a few in the audience.

"Would we have wanted our memories of 'Casablanca' to include [Humphrey] Bogart saying to Ingrid Bergman as they say goodbye: 'You're part of his life, the thing that keeps him going. Now get on that plane and enjoy United's nonstop, three-class service to Paris with seats that recline to a full 180 degrees,' " the Other Phil Rosenthal, the one who created "Everybody Loves Raymond," complained to a House committee earlier this year, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

There has been talk that the Federal Communications Commission might vote this month to open an inquiry on whether there is enough disclosure when marketers pay to get their wares and branding messages integrated into programs, as well as a discussion of whether new rules are needed.

After all, it doesn't do much good to stick disclaimers on the end credits of programs if the end credits are barely visible, as has become custom in recent years. But no one wants the disclaimers to be too disruptive.

The bottom line is plugs--adequately labeled or not--won't bring in bucks if the programming around them isn't interesting enough to hold viewers' attention through the sales spiel.

Fail to entertain, and not even Heidi Klum can make it attractive.
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5 December, 2007
Source: Hollyscoop
Kate Hudson and Alessandra Ambrosio Go White for the Holidays

It's winter and the stars are bundling up in style. Last night Kate Hudson and Alessandra Ambrosio hit the Gramercy Park hotel for the Dolce & Gabanna fragrance launch party.

The snow flakes were both wearing short white fur coats. We must admit it’s a great choice unlike the typical dark fall colors. The only thing were hoping, is that the jackets were faux fur.
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5 December, 2007
Source: Celebrity Watch
Celebrity Watch: Victoria's Secret Model Alessandra Ambrosio at Dolce & Gabbana party

Alessandra Ambrosio attended the Dolce & Gabbana party at the Grammercy Park Hotel in New York Tuesday, December 4, night. The event was held to mark the brand's latest boutique on Madison Avenue and the launch of its new men's fragrance campaign.

The 26-year-old Brazilian supermodel looked 'angelic' in a white strapless mini dress with a silver sequined banded waist showing a lot of her well toned legs. An exquisite white knit wool jacket with fur added to her allure even if it didn't keep her very warm.

Ambrosio shares a New York City apartment with her lawyer sister Aline. She was recently spotted on a date with an unidentified male.
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Is there a better early Christmas present than the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show? Some of the world's most beloved beauties strut their oh-so-hot stuff downtown the catwalk, scantily clad in bras, panties and other strange articles of clothing that offer a sneak peek at their most treasured assets. This was the first time in a long time that Gisele Bundchen wasn't involved in the show (it has been suggested that she pulled out of her contract with the company for allegedly not getting paid enough). But there was still plenty of eye candy to indulge in, including the likes of Alessandra Ambrosio, Izabel Goulart, Miranda Kerr, Adriana Lima, Heidi Klum, Karolina Kurkova, Marisa Miller, and Selita Ebanks. But, the question on everyone's mind is: Who's the hottest angel?
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5 December, 2007
Source: TMZ
Alessandra's Guy Tries to Keep His Victoria's Secret

If your girlfriend was Victoria's Secret hyper-hottie Alessandra Ambrosio, how would you react if some dude came up and wanted his picture with your girl?

Probably a lot like this guy -- her current paramour, whose name we didn't catch -- who tried to pry Ale away from an eager fan as they slid out of Butter and into a waiting cab.

Still, her fella was magnanimous enough to let the fan have a little piece of Ambrosio ... at least photographically.
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4 December, 2007
Source: Inside Bay Area
Have yourself a stylish little Christmas

BEFORE YOU get bombarded with holiday-driven articles on shopping and style, I decided to put in my yearly Yuletide two cents on the world of Christmastime fashions — in my own special way.

The first thing that comes to mind when the words "Christmas fashions" are uttered is a pleasantly plump man in a red suit who squeezes through your chimney and leaves gifts under your Christmas tree. This isn't exactly haute couture.

There are things that define style for the season. Red and green makes up the color palette, scarves drape around our necks with Yuletide flair and joyous novelty sweaters crafted out of puff paint and glitter adorn the backs of elementary school teachers across the nation.

Beyond that, there aren't any Christmas fashion icons whom we can adore — until now. Here is a list of some favorite style moments that have Christmas sewn between the seams.

The burlesque lamp in "A Christmas Story"

Besides young Ralphie's quest for a Red Ryder BB Gun, the star of this movie is, by far, the memorable lamp fashioned out of a mannequin leg clad in fishnet stockings. The "fra-gee-lay" piece of kitsch not only caused a stir in the Parker household, but it also gave Ralphie a lesson in female anatomy.

It's tacky. It's vulgar. It's stylish. It's Christmas. I love it.

'Tis the season to show some skin.

Nothing says "Merry Christmas" like a bunch of scantily clad jingle belles.

More often than not, the annual "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show" (it's on tonight!) has top models prancing down the runway in barely-there lingerie that has been trimmed with Christmas flair.

Last year, models were snow bunnies. The year before, models Gisele Bundchen and Alessandra Ambrosio wore bra and panties that looked like something Mr. and Mrs. Claus' naughty granddaughters would wear.

In the movie "Mean Girls," the plastic A-listers (played by Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert and Amanda Seyfried) performed "Jingle Bell Rock" in short red vinyl skirts and busty tops. Two things were missing to complete this skanky — I mean — Santa look: clear heels and a pole.

The Cosby sweater

There is no way around it. The holiday season isn't complete unless someone in your family wears the infamous "Cosby" sweater.

The primary characteristics that define a Cosby sweater are: It is knit, has an exaggerated geometric print and features loud, obnoxious colors. Whether it is large or small scale, the print can come in many forms, but it has to be pleasantly unappealing.

If you need a point of reference, watch Cliff Huxtable in any episode of — you guessed it — "The Cosby Show."

The "chillest" guy of the season.

The ubiquitous snowman has to be the beacon of style when it comes to the winter season. He (or she) proves that less is more.

The snowman demonstrates that all you need to stay stylish during Christmas is a scarf (preferably a chunky wool cable knit), a top hat, a corn cob pipe and a carrot for a nose.

The woman behind the jolly man.

Let's face it, Santa Claus has no time to think of style. He's so busy checking his list (sometimes even twice) that he is unable to design or even shop for his own clothes, let alone have the creative know-how to create such an iconic look.

This is where Mrs. Claus comes in.

Don't get me wrong, I love Santa. He has given me some great gifts, but I am sure that he is anything but a dapper man. This may be a snap judgment, but sometimes I have to question his work ethic.

First off, he has a bunch of elves make his toys in a North Pole sweatshop. Second, he forces a group of reindeer (with a self-conscious red-nosed creature leading the way) to tug around his sled in the wee hours of Christmas Eve — but this has nothing to do with his sense of style, so we will let all this slide.

The boots, the wide belt (those are so hot right now), the patent leather boots (probably Ferragamo) and the signature hat — I don't think Santa thought of that all on his own. I think we all have Mrs. Claus to thank for that signature outfit.
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They may be big name A-listers in America, but Victoria's Secret models Karolina Kurkova and Alessandra Ambrosio, and even Jessica Simpson are merely women of the night -- in Russia!

In the naughty section of the Moscow Times are ads for escorts, complete with photos -- of these three stars! According to the ad, Kurkova's working name is Kristina, Ambrosio's is Masha and both are available 24 hours a day. Hot damn! If it's really Jessica, that would explain why her name is Lena; it has only two syllables -- something she'd be able to remember.
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26 November, 2007
Source: EntertainmentWeekly.com
Hanging with (funny) supermodels on the 'How I Met Your Mother' set
by Leah Greenblatt

You know how people always say that celebrities seem smaller in person, and disappointingly normal? This does not apply to Heidi Klum (pictured, left). Or any other Victoria's Secret model, for that matter. Set your self-esteem lasers to sad, lady readers, because they are, indeed, as lithe of limb, as sparkly of lip, and as shiny of hair as any teenage boy's PG-13 dream. Also, they can be funny. On purpose. I learned all this and more on the Los Angeles set of How I Met Your Mother, as the cast and crew filmed their November 26 episode with several special guest stars. I also got my very own script (whee!), and director's chair (with the makeup artist's name on it! But still exciting!), from which to watch them tape the elaborate Victoria's Secret fashion show after-party that caps the episode. But let's allow star Neil Patrick Harris (pictured, center), who plays Barney, the show's lovably psychotic lady's man, fill you in on the plot:

"Last season," he explains to EW, "we did a whole long riff on how everyone lost their virginity, and the understanding was that Barney would have lost his in an incredibly awesome way, with four chicks when he was, like, 12 or something. But it turns out it was actually with his mother's 57-year-old, Menthol-smoking friend Rhonda, and he was 23.

"This was granola Barney," he elaborates, "very young and wide-eyed and working in a coffee shop, and he worked with this girl and she dumped him. So his brother helps him get laid by Rhonda. Then it turns out that his brother told her to claim that he rocked her world, which kind of catapulted Barney into becoming the Lothario that he thinks he is. So when he finds out about his brother, it throws everything off-kilter at the most inopportune time-a Victoria's Secret show."

Shameless ratings ploy? Probably, and a blatant network cross-promotion as well (CBS will also air the real upcoming VS runway show Dec. 4), but—surprise!—the girls sail through multiple takes like pros, trying out different line variations and managing to somehow come off both sexy and demure in towering stilettos and tiny wisps of dresses that wouldn't cover a dinner plate, let alone a grown woman. Almost across the board, the girls don't know much about the show. "We travel too much," says Brazilian Alessandra Ambrosio, whipping back her long, chocolatey mane. "It is only programs on airplanes, you know?" And even Klum admits between takes that Dora the Explorer is pretty much the only thing (other than Project Runway, we presume) that gets regular play in her toddler-filled house. Still, they all throw themselves into it. VS Angel and Sports Illustrated swimsuit star Marisa Miller, admits, "It's so cool just to watch and learn how they do it, and to get a chance to go beyond still pictures and actually be speaking lines. I'm going to make my whole family watch this, for sure."

The (mostly) first-time actresses should be proud, says Harris. "I was pleasantly surprised. Some of them had never spoken a scripted line before. I expected they would come in robotic, but they seemed to be enjoying themselves. Heidi was great—boy, she ad-libbed all over the place. She convinces me to go back and confront Rhonda, in order to reclaim my mojo." Indeed, Klum, in a torrent of inscrutable German, makes the onlookers (there is no studio audience on HIMYM) and party extras laugh into their prop cocktails take after take. Barney, of course, having lost all his game, merely manages to make a spectacular fool of himself (boobie jokes galore) in front of the girls, until Heidi takes pity on him and guides him back to safety, a sort of Supermodel Yoda.

Also along for the ride? Buddies Ted (Josh Radnor, pictured, right) and Marshall (Jason Segel)—there mostly to unsuccessfully run interference on Barney's spectacular flame-out with model after model. "It's not the worst job in the world," Segel says with a smile, "Working with these women." Indeed, with the show's female regulars off-set for the day, he snack-cheats on TV wife Lily (Alyson Hannigan), sneaking off with Aussie model Miranda Kerr to craft services to grab some onion dip and delicious little crispy potato chips. "It makes your breath kind of funky," Kerr confides, "but it's so good!" Fortunately (or maybe not so much for the male cast members), there are no kissing scenes in this week's script—and fortunately for me, they leave me some dip. Two thumbs up, CBS catering!

At the end of the day, the models begin to droop (they're basically doing what the other actors have done all day, but in five-inch heels and with constant hair and makeup touch-ups), and the party extras talk quietly amongst themselves. Klum, still flawless in a sparkly metallic sheath, playfully demands that Segel bring her something sweet from the snack bar, now juggling cell phone calls and interviews by various visiting entertainment programs on the show's bar set, while Ambrosio rushes off to catch a 6 p.m. flight, and Harris types intently into his laptop at a desk on the living room set. "I have to say," he grins, "it was incredibly bizarre and sad to have to be that much of a tool in front of the most gorgeous women in the world all day long. But we have a pretty good group here, don't you think?"
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25 November, 2007
Source: Winnipeg Sun
Doogie Hits Mother-lode
by Bill Harris

Doogie, you crazy kid.

What have you got yourself into now?

Well, the former Doogie Howser, M.D. -- namely, 34-year-old actor Neil Patrick Harris -- will find himself in the company of a bevy of Victoria's Secret models tomorrow night on a new episode of How I Met Your Mother (CBS, E!).

Now, Doogie would have been too young to really appreciate this.

And in real life, Harris is gay, which obviously would negate the impact.

But as for Barney Stinson, who is Harris' character on How I Met Your Mother, this truly is a wet dream come true.

Or is it?

The episode is titled The Yips, and it has nothing to do with a golf game gone bad. As it turns out, infamous ladies-man Barney loses his sexual mojo just after receiving his invitation to an exclusive Victoria's Secret party.

Models making cameos tomorrow night include Heidi Klum, Marisa Miller, Miranda Kerr, Adriana Lima, Selita Ebanks and Alessandra Ambrosio. Sheesh, Barney ... bad timing!

Harris, conversely, has enjoyed some pretty good timing throughout his acting career.

While eyebrows were raised when he accepted what initially appeared to be only a bit part when How I Met Your Mother debuted in the fall of 2005, the affable Harris subsequently has received an Emmy Award nomination for his portrayal of Barney.

"Growing up in the business from my early days, people sort of looked and pointed and acknowledged that I was this little kid actor," Harris said. "But now that I'm grown up, people come up to me and actually talk about specifics of the show, their favourite episode. They ask things like, 'When are you getting slapped again?' "

That's a reference to a second-season episode titled Slap Bet. Needless to say, Barney lost.

"So that makes me feel like people not only are enjoying the show, but they actually are watching it," Harris said.

Harris formally came out of the closet late last year, and if there were any concerns that it would impact his character's status as a chick magnet, they quickly were dispelled. Harris simply is an extremely likable and effective comic actor, and when he's playing Barney, you have no trouble believing he is Barney.

Harris admitted he did not think the character of Barney was going to end up stealing How I Met Your Mother -- and we mean stealing in a good way.

"From the pilot, Barney got straight-razor-shaved and went laser-tagging and smoked cigars and he was very boisterous and outgoing, with catchphrases all over the place," Harris said. "So I think he was kind of the Fonzie guy in the pilot."

Fonzie, of course, stole Happy Days, too.

"But I love it," Harris added. "It's great. A supporting role on this gives you a life. You're not working every day and every scene all the time and feeling beat up about it.

"We have a really nice work schedule, the workload is evenly distributed, and the comedy makes me laugh out loud. What better job is there than that?"

Well, as far as we're concerned, there's no job that can't be made better by Victoria's Secret models.
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This model is Alessandra Ambrosio, a Brazilian actress who has curls pinned up on the sides to give a perfect demonstration of how the pros set in those ever popular vertical curls.   While we are not able to apply these without help usually, it's comforting to know that curling irons help to give a similar look.   Your vertically applied curls can be pinned to cool as well when the iron is removed.   Note the big curl on top which will give lift and fullness in this area.
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18 November, 2007
Source: The Electric Newspaper
XMAS COMES EARLY IN VICTORIA'S SECRET SHOW

The annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show was held yesterday at Los Angeles' Kodak Theatre, bringing with it some holiday cheer for men who've been both naughty and nice.

The wintry holiday theme of the US$10 million ($14.5m) runway spectacle ensured that German supermodel Heidi Klum stole the show dressed up as a gigantic snowflake.

Other Victoria's Secret 'Angels' were also looking sinful.

Adriana Lima was togged out as a sexy Santarina, Selita Ebanks wore a Christmas tree cloak and Karolina Kurkova portrayed a dove with over-the-top wings.

Others were seductively sheathed in glittery baubles, shiny bows and red-and-white North Pole garb, while 20 models were turned into decorations on a 6m-tall Christmas tree for the grand finale.

All of which makes these Victoria's Secret spokesmodels' recent claims that they suffer from fat and ugly days just like the rest of us rather difficult to believe.

'I have a lot of ugly days and bad moments - we don't just roll out of bed and look like this. We aren't machines or dolls,' Czech knockout Kurkova told Foxnews.com as the lingerie label's luscious ladies received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame earlier this week.

'But when I feel like this, it is important for me to exercise and feel strong. I try to eat well and I don't diet - if I feel like chocolate then, I will have some chocolate.'

Her fellow 'Angel' Ebanks from

the Cayman Islands, however, prefers hibernation.

She groaned: 'Ugly and fat days are the worst, especially when you know you have to (take your clothes off).

'I have some pretty bad days when I wish I could crawl back into bed, but I'm so grateful for my job that I just get on with it.'

Brazilian beauty Izabel Goulart added: 'Who doesn't have ugly days? I definitely do sometimes. But you just have to keep up a good energy and good mood to get through it.'

Goulart also insists she and her bosom buddies have brains that are bigger than their bustline.

'We aren't just girls who pose in lingerie - we can interact with people and we are very intelligent.

'We are pretty but we have great personalities, this brand really allows everybody to see that side of us.'

But when it comes to bringing sexy back, Project Runway star Klum prefers to be candid about the fact that she also needs help.

'Of course, I have ugly days, but that's why I have so many makeup people and people to do our hair and give us clothes,' she admitted. 'We could never look like this on our own.'

Brazilian bombshell Alessandra Ambrosio added: 'I have so many days when my hair is not good or my skin is bad or I have a little belly. But thankfully... We have a lot of assistance.'

However, fellow Brazilian Lima feels she is picture-perfect every day - an attitude that all women should embrace.

She retorted: 'What is an ugly day? Please name it. I am just always happy and grateful for my amazing job and my healthy family. I am never ugly.'
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16 November, 2007
Source: The Superficial
12th Annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

We’ve seen them get off a plane. We’ve seen them get a Hollywood star. Now, we get to see them in their most useful and awesome form: wearing lingerie. Scope out the 50 billion pics below of the 12th Annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood last night. The show won’t be aired until December 4th, so consider this an early Christmas gift. I’m kind of like Santa Claus, if he was the end result of Superman knocking up Jessica Biel after a night of binge drinking and gambling. I really should write holiday specials for children.
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16 November, 2007
Source: Los Angeles Times
Spice Girls heat up Victoria Secret's show

The reunion of the Spice Girls was definitely the highlight of last night's Victoria Secret Lingerie Fashion Show at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

If you don't count a runway littered with gorgeous half-naked models like Heidi Klum, Alessandra Ambrosio and Karolina Kurkova wearing thongs, corsets, thigh-high stockings, peacock-, pheasant-, goose- and turkey-feather wings, crystal-covered bras, and teetering on stiletto boots and red-soled Christian Louboutin platform heels.

Scary, Sporty, Ginger, Baby and Posh wore WWII-inspired outfits ('40s-style pencil skirts, padded shoulder jackets and blouses with jaunty triangle field caps) for their first song, "Stop." And their enthusiastic performance proved they're still packing plenty of Girl Power.

Compared to today's pole danceresque choreography, the Spicettes' dance moves felt a bit dated. Even though they were light-years ahead of Britney Spears' somnambulistic VMA comeback, their moves looked a little Backstreet Boys-ish. Maybe they should spring for a new choreographer. That up-down shoulders shrug is so last decade, and there were times when they reminded me more of the Andrews Sisters. "And for our next number, 'The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B!' "

After a montage of clips showing highlights of their former career -- their arrival in the U.S., kissing Prince Charles, appearing at Cannes -- the girls did a second song that certainly brought the upbeat mood to a grinding halt. Wearing Roberto Cavalli gowns, they sang "Friendship Never Ends" while standing like statues in prolonged fashion model poses. Yawn. Hey, Spicettes! The Angels are up there to pose provocatively, not you! You're supposed to dance!

The best news of the night? Victoria Beckham smiled! And for the first time in years, she looked like she was having a jolly good time. So was the audience, which included Stacey Keibler, Ryan Seacrest, Jeremy Piven, Lauren Conrad, Hayden Panettiere, Eva Longoria, Rebecca De Mornay, Dean Cain, Steve Bing sitting with Brad Grey, and stylist Jessica Paster.

Will I. Am, filling in for Kayne West, who canceled because of his mother's death, appropriately sang his hit, "I Got It From My Mother." Although considering that West's mother died a day after reportedly undergoing liposuction, the lyrics -- "Where you'd get that body, baby? I got it from my mother" -- might not have been the best choice.

Seal, wearing a sparkly silver suit, sang a song off his new album that he wrote for Heidi (on their wedding day). Later in the show, Heidi joined him in a duet of sorts that also appears on the new album. I'd been told the reason Heidi didn't talk to reporters on the line was because she "couldn't talk." But she seemed to whisper along with Seal pretty convincingly. And then they kissed. Awwww.

This was also Klum's big comeback. She'd not walked the VS runway for quite some time because she was busy having babies. And after two kids, she certainly held her own up there, next to the amazingly lithe younger generation of Victoria's Secret Angels.

If you just can't wait until Dec 4 to see the VS show on CBS, here's a preview of the models, the singers and the wild sexy lingerie fashions in the Red Carpet Rewind Gallery.
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14 November, 2007
Source: The Superficial
Victoria's Secret Angels get a Hollywood star

Victoria’s Secret Angels Heidi Klum, Alessandra Ambrosio and others posed in front of the Kodak Theater on Hollywood in honor of Victoria’s Secret 25th Anniversary yesterday. Oh, so that’s why they were all on that plane. Here I thought it was for something awesome. Like naked pudding gymnastics. Or naked ninja pudding fights. Or maybe even something as sweet as naked tank wars – in pudding.
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14 November, 2007
Source: Splash News
Hollywood Boulevard Gets A Whole Lot Sexier

The Victoria’s Secret models (Heidi Klum, Marissa Miller, Alessandra Ambrosio, Karolina Kurkova, Adriana Lima, Izabel Goulart, Selita Ebanks and few others) took over historic Hollywood Boulevard today to receive and honorary star on the Walk Of Fame.

If you can’t get enough of these chicks, they are having a huge fashion show tomorrow at the Kodak Theatre, which I’m sure is going to be packed with dudes who either don’t have jobs or called out of work sick (which might be me. Shh!).
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14 November, 2007
Source: Pop Sugar
Gold Stars All Around for The Angels

The Victoria's Secret Angels ditched their pink aviator jackets and went for some shiny gold starred ones to celebrate their honorary star on the Walk of Fame yesterday afternoon before going on a shopping spree at (where else) Victoria's Secret. The girls — Heidi Klum, Karolina Kurkova, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Izabel Goulart, and Selita Ebanks — reveled in their blindingly pink and gold setting just days before taking to the catwalk in the newest and greatest underwear VS has to offer. If Angel veteran Heidi Klum is getting sick of going through the motions, you wouldn't know it by her excitement about posing with a loaf of bread. Literally. Fab, Bella and I are getting excited to head down to LA for Thursday's big show so definitely stay tuned for all the fun!

Images include Heidi Klum, Karolina Kurkova, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Izabel Goulart, Selita Ebanks.
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14 November, 2007
Source: Gone Hollywood
Victoria’s Secret Models Get a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Nearly 30 Victoria’s Secret models, including Heidi Klum, Karolina Kurkova, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Izabel Goulart, Selita Ebanks, Marisa Miller and Miranda Kerr, posed next to their brand-new honorary star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Tuesday.

In case you didn’t know:

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, which is embedded with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars featuring the names of not only human celebrities but fictional characters honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for their contributions to the entertainment industry. The Walk of Fame is maintained by the self-financing Hollywood Historic Trust. The first star, awarded on February 9, 1960, went to Joanne Woodward.
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14 November, 2007
Source: Javno (Croatia)
Good angels go to heaven, Victoria`s Secret angels go everywhere.

Everyone is familiar with lovely angels who stroll down the catwalk, wearing seductive Victoria`s Secret lingerie. Extravagant fashion shows, most current world top models are some of this fashion home`s marketing moves.

“Good angels go to heaven, Victoria´s Secret angels go everywhere”. This is how Victoria`s Secret set out from New York to Los Angeles in order to do a fashion show at the Hollywood Kodaktheatre, this Thursday, which will feature a performance by the Spice Girls.

Angels as a marketing move

After Victoria`s Secret founder Roy Raymond sold the company to The Limited in 1982, it was turned into the largest billion dollar brand that manufatures romantic and sensual feminine lingerie. Victoria`s Secret put wings on its model in 1999, thus creating a group of the most current supermodels called Victoria`s Secret Angels, who are also spokespersons of the brand. They have annual multi-million dollar contracts: Adriana Lima, Selita Ebanks, Alessandra Ambrosio, Izabel Goulart, Karolina Kurkova and Heidi Klum.

- I wore wings with sequins, dangerous wings… This year they gave me little cute, angel wings – they are very comfortable. It is a bit difficult to walk, but we have to suffer for beauty, don`t you think so? I don`t mind suffering for wings as beautiful as these – Czech beauty Delish Karolina told Entertainment Tonight.
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14 November, 2007
Source: The New Zealand Herald
Top underwear models touch down in LA

Some of the world's top models have arrived in LA in preparation for this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

27 supermodels including Heidi Klum, Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Selita Ebanks, Miranda Kerr, Marisa Miller and Izabel Goulart have flown to LA before their appearance in the US lingerie retailer's annual televised fashion show. The group also made an appearance at Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

The newly re-formed Spice Girls are performing two songs during this year's event, possibly scantily clad in the brand's underwear.

We're going to be performing one of our old songs and one of our new songs, Headlines, and it's going to be very beautiful," Mel C told E! television network.

"We're hoping to get ourselves into some Victoria's Secret underwear for the show."

The Spice Girls have signed an exclusive deal with Victoria's Secret to sell their greatest hits album exclusively through the lingerie chain.
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13 November, 2007
Source: Mainichi Daily News
Victoria's Secret angels on Walk of Fame

Victoria's Secret models, from left, Marisa Miller, Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Selita Ebanks, Heidi Klum, Miranda Kerr, Karolina Kurkova, and Izabel Goulart pose for photographers after the Hollywood Historic Trust presented the Victoria Secret Angels with the "Award of Excellence" star on the Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007.
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13 November, 2007
Source: Hollyscoop.com
Beauty Tips from Victoria's Secret Angels

We all know the Victoria’s Secret Angels are gorgeous and a “Perfect 10”. When we caught up with models Heidi Klum, Alessandra Ambrosio,Izabel Goulart and Selita Ebanks in Los Angeles, we wanted to learn their secrets.

Check out the beauty tips from the hottest girls in the business. Make sure to check them out when they hit the catwalk for their annual fashion show which will be broadcasted on CBS on Tuesday December 4th at 10pmPST/EST
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13 November, 2007
Source: Hollyscoop.com
Victoria's Secret Models Take Over LA

The Angels have landed! Yesterday, Hollyscoop greeted 27 Victoria’s Secret models at the Los Angeles Flight Path Museum when the girls landed from their Virgin American flight from New York City.

This week will be an intense one for Heidi Klum, Karolina Kurkova, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Izabel Goulart and Selita Ebanks, who start off their trip by receiving a star on the walk of fame. Later this week the girls will be working on their much anticipated annual fashion show which will showcase the 'Spice Girls' performing along with Seal. Kanye West was scheduled to appear on the show, however due to his recent loss there is no official word if he will take the stage.

The show will be broadcasted on CBS on Tuesday, December 4th at 10pmPST/EST, until than we will bring you guys all the secrets. Check out our interviews with all the girls if you want more log on to beauty.hollyscoop.com to get their real beauty secrets.
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13 November, 2007
Source: Brisbane Times
Lingerie models turn up heat in LA

The world's most beautiful, scantily-clad lingerie models - including Aussie superstar Miranda Kerr - have commenced their invasion of Los Angeles for this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

Nearly 30 models, including Kerr, Heidi Klum, Karolina Karolina Kurkova, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Izabel Goulart, Selita Ebanks and Marisa Miller have arrived in Los Angeles on a special Virgin America flight.

The much-anticipated Victoria's Secret fashion show will be held later this week at the iconic Kodak Theatre.

Tomorrow, the models will take part in a special event on Hollywood Boulevard, where they will receive their own star on the footpath in front of the Kodak Theatre.
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12 November, 2007
Source: Gaysocialites.com
The Victoria Secret angels arrive in Los Angeles

The Victoria's Secret models have landed in L.A.  Selita Ebanks, Adriana Lima, Izabel Goulart, Heidi Klum and Alessandra Ambrosio flew in from New York on Monday to start prepping for the show.

The Spice Girls are scheduled to perform on Wednesday night for the taping of the Victoria's Secret fashion show.  This will be the Spice Girls' first performance together since reuniting, but this how doesn't air until December 4th, and the girls kick off their world tour two days earlier in Vancouver.

This is going to be one great show!!!
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9 November , 2007
Source: 24ur.com
Super Noge

Brazilska supermanekenka Alessandra Ambrosio zna prepričati s svojimi aduti. Dolge noge pa rada poudari še z ekstremno kratkimi krilci.

<<<Translated from Slovene by forum member: minnie>>>
Brasilian supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio can convince us with her assets. She also likes to show off her long legs with extremely short skirts.
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6 November, 2007
Source: Hot Hot Celebrities
Alessandra Ambrosio is hot

Alessandra Ambrosio is one of the hottest Brazilian supermodels to hit the catwalk. She is attached to Victoria’s Secret Angels. She has contracts with Next and Armani A/X. Alessandra is not only a pretty face.

Alessandra shows her big heart by donating her time to charity. She is the National Ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. She stands at number 6 in the list of the “Top 99 Most Desirable Women for 2007”. This list is constantly being compiled and maintained by AskMen.com.

On the social level, Alessandra is friendly with Gisele Bundchen and Adriana Lima. She has a sister, Aline, and shares a NYC apartment with her. She is firmly in touch with her roots and grateful for them. Alessandra looks like a good role model.
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31 October, 2007
Source: Imagetoob.com and The Superficial
Alessandra Ambrosio at Roberto Cavalli Halloween Party

http://www.alessandracentral.com/candidgallery/Halloween2007.html
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The Brazilian magazine "VIP" published today a list about the 100 sexiest women in 2007.

Fergie got the 28th position - what is pretty good, if we consider that the list is 70 % about Brazilian girls and there are only 4 non-Brazilian artists before Fergie´s name. Check some of the winners:

1- Juliana Paes
2- Camila Pitanga
3- Sandy
4- Ivete Sangalo
5- Gisele Bundchen
6- Cláudia Leitte
7- Íris Stefanelli
8- Grazielli Massafera
9- Aline Moraes
10- Natália Guimarães
11- Alessandra Ambrósio
12- Ana Paula Arósio
13- Adriana Lima
14- Anahi (RBD)
15- Ana Hickmann
16- Ellen Roche
17- Fani Pacheco
18- Alessandra Negrini
19- Dulce Maria (RBD)
20- Flávia Viana
21- Angelina Jolie
22- Beyoncé Knowles
23- Daniella Sarahyba
24- Tânia Oliveira
25- Karine Dal Toé
26- Bruna Tavares
27- Dani Bananinha
28- FERGIE
29- Shakira
30- Fernanda Lima
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25 October, 2007
Source: Celebs Around Town
Alessandra Ambrosio @ VH1's New Reality Show 'The Shot'

Alessandra Ambrosio @ VH1 to Celebrate another New Reality Show 'The Shot' in New York City ..
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22 October, 2007
Source: E! Online
An A-List Kegger in Bev Hills

You know the opening scene from Legally Blonde that makes you wish you were in a sorority? That’s exactly what this white and hot-pink mansion looks like. Except instead of college students, the honorary chair is Victoria’s Secret Angel Miranda Kerr, and she’s invited Hollywood’s trendiest partygoers to her Beverly Hills sorority house. Welcome to Victoria's Secret's Phi Beta Pink Social.

When I enter the mansion (adorned with large Grecian columns), I’m handed a plastic cup. This will allow me access to the keg and the beer-pong table out back, where guests like model Lydia Hearst are already playing with hot-pink Ping-Pong balls. Of course, if I lose my cup I can always channel my E! cohort Ben Lyons and start funneling or doing keg-stands. But after all my frat parties in college, I think I’m over that scene. 

I prefer to partake in the other activities available: roasting marshmallows in minibonfires, chowing down on burgers fresh off the grill, playing pool on a hot-pink table and personalizing hoodies—one of the night's most popular doings. I told you this wasn't your normal kegger—especially since many of the guests, like Danity Kane’s Aubrey O'Day and newly Afroed Rumer Willis, never made it through college.

“I never really got a college experience,” Lauren "L.C." Conrad tells me. “I’ve gone to frat parties with my guy friends, but nobody’s throwing up here, so it’s a lot better.” Audrina Patridge agrees, adding she loves the pink theme (what girl wouldn’t?). She lets slip that another Malibu beach party is coming up on the next episode of The Hills—and then takes off to get her drink on.

Meanwhile, David Hasselhoff stampedes through the party with actress Lori Kelly, frantically searches for a water bottle at the bar and then takes off in a whirlwind. The Hoff is sure in a hurry, but at least he’s drinking water! Much calmer is Matthew Perry. But apparently he isn't in the best of moods. I try to talk to one of the only college graduates at the party about how the scene compares to his Canadian academic years, but he’d rather stay low-key. “Can I say no?” he asks me, trying to avoid any questions. I reluctantly nod my head. “Then no.” F for Politeness 101!

Lacey Chabert is much happier to share her memories. “I learned about body glitter when I was 13,” she tells me as we check out Pink apparel in the garage out front. “I still love it!” She’s decided to cover up tonight, but the Mean Girls star still sparkles as she rummages through the sweats, tees and hoodies in the gifting lounge. But nobody shines brighter than model Alessandra Ambrosio, who steals fellow Angel Miranda’s spotlight the minute she flies inside in her belted, white shirt-dress to take pictures with Paris Hilton and other guests. If this were truly a sorority, I’d want her as my big sister. 

Too bad this isn't a university reality. If schools had models and socialites that looked like this running around campus, every kid in America would probably be in college.
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16 October, 2007
Source: Miami Herald

Victoria's Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio stopped traffic on Friday (12 October) -- literally. The leggy Brazilian was crossing Collins Avenue en route to Atrium boutique against the light when a fleet of cars filled with men slowed to stop, ultimately clearing a path for Ambrosio. Says one witness, ''I've never seen anything like it.'' Once inside the store, she bought two hats, an Emamo bikini and a pair of Rock & Republic shorts.
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13 October, 2007
Source: Miami Herald

Brazilian supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio was at Skybar's Redroom on Thursday (11 October) night. According to spies, ''She danced up a storm and took pictures with everyone.'' The stunner was sporting a white tank top and shorts with her hair thrown up in a ponytail. Service was understandably spotty that night. ''The staff were gaga over her,'' says our spy. ''I heard one guy bragging to a friend that she actually spoke to him.'' How nice!
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8 October, 2007
Source: AM New York
From uppercuts to haircuts (The Big Career Switch: From boxer to hairstylist)
by Palma Kolansky

Patrick Melivlle is a former boxer who decided to become a hairstylist.

Who Pulled It Off: Patrick Melville, 49

What He Does: He owns the Patrick Melville Salon in Rockefeller Center. (www.patrickmelvillesalon.com).

What He Used To Do: Melville was a champion amateur boxer in his native England.

Why He Switched: "I grew up boxing in Manchester and won national titles. I knew I couldn't be a boxer forever, so I did a hairdressing apprenticeship and got licensed. I became a full-time stylist when I realized I wasn't going to be a world champion."

How He Did It: "I was still working with my hands, and I became as passionate about beauty as I'd been about boxing. I moved to London and started moving up in the salon world. Today, New York's creative energy brings out my best."

What A Salon Owner Does: "I'm very hands-on and spend a lot of time with each client. Some are models and celebs, some are fashionable New York women. I also work on photo shoots, commercials and runway shows. As the boss of my salon, I supervise 26 employees, budgeting, marketing and future expansion."

Who Does This Job Best? "Styling is more than technique. You must have an artistic gift, because hair is like a blank canvas. You need to really listen and observe to understand what makes a woman look and feel beautiful. Then you can customize your work for her. Stylists who own salons should be good managers and businesspeople."

How's The Dough? "A stylist who develops an avid following does very well. The more clients, the more money. It gets really good when you open a salon that takes off."

What About Perks? "I travel first class all over the world for jobs. I'm always meeting people, and the beauty industry is very sophisticated and exciting. I am never bored."

What Else You Should Know: "I got into hairdressing to meet girls, and now I style the Victoria's Secret Angels. Pretty good for a teenage boxer from Manchester."
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7 October, 2007
Source: Istoe Gente
Top Sexy

Quem já viu a mineira Ana Beatriz Barros e a gaúcha Alessandra Ambrósio não entende o porquê de tanto paparico por Lindsay Lohan ou Paris Hilton. Será mesmo que os porres da inglesa ou a calcinha à mostra da americana são mais atraentes do que as curvas do anjo da Victoria’s Secret Alessandra ou os lábios carnudos de Ana Beatriz? As fotos respondem. Elas são a personificação em carne e osso da expressão arrasa-quarteirão.

Alessandra Ambrósio, 26 anos, MODELO
• Com a saída de Gisele Bündchen da Victoria’s Secret, assumiu o posto de angel nº1 da grife de lingerie, que tem apenas cinco modelos nessa categoria
• Passa as férias de agosto surfando, sempre em Bali, mas costuma dar rasantes na praia de Jurerê Internacional, onde tem uma casa

<<<Translated to English by Brazilian*Gabi of Official Forum>>>
Who already saw the brazilians Ana Beatriz Barros and Alessandra Ambrosio cannot understand why Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton has so much attention . Would be the drinks of the english girl or the panties of the american girl hotter than the curves of the Victoria's Secret's angel Alessandra or Ana Beatriz's lips ? This pictures has the answer . They are the kind of girls that can stop the traffic .

Alessandra Ambrósio , 26 years old  , MODEL !
•After Gisele Bundchen left Victoria's secret she became now the angel leader , the brand has only 5 models being an angel.
• She spend her vacations surfing ,always in Bali , but she also likes to go to Jurere Internacional  where she has a house.
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2 October, 2007
Source: forbes.com
How to be a Supermodel
by Kiri Blakeley

Imagine: One day, you're a gangly 14-year-old girl scarfing a Big Mac at McDonald's. The next, you are the highest-paid model in the world, stalking the runways of New York, Paris and Milan, Italy; yours is the face of everything from Dolce and Gabbana to Victoria's Secret to Apple computers; you're dating mega-hunks like actor Leonardo DiCaprio and quarterback Tom Brady. It happened to supermodel Gisele Bundchen.

Didn't it?

Yes and no. There were many, many steps in between burger and hunks. And even for the most beautiful, the most outgoing, perfect young woman, the odds are far better at the lottery counter. But still, every year, some women do make it. It isn't impossible. So how does a pretty teen girl go from nobody to supermodel?

A handful, like Kate Moss, take the express route. She was a 14-year-old in JFK Airport when she was first spied by an agent for London's Storm Model Management. Others, like Victoria's Secret angel Adriana Lima and Australian sensation Gemma Ward, accompanied a friend to a modeling contest, only to end up being the discovery.

"It's the girl who never thought she could who gets discovered. The prettiest girl in school doesn't always make the best model," says Ivan Bart, a top agent with IMG Models, which reps Bundchen, Heidi Klum and Kate Moss.

But for most others, the slog up the ladder follows a routine path. Girls send photos into a local or national modeling agency (only a Polaroid is needed) or show up for an open casting call. Agencies generally hold them once a week. Victoria's Secret's Alessandra Ambrosio took a modeling class in her hometown of Erechim, Brazil, then urged her mother to move with her to São Paolo, where she was scouted by a local agency. Soon she won a modeling contest sponsored by Elite, one of New York's biggest agencies.

Modeling conventions, where local agencies can introduce promising models to bigger agents, are another possibility. Model Amy Wesson, Maybelline face Jessica White and former male model Ashton Kutcher were discovered at the International Modeling and Talent Association convention, held twice a year in New York and Los Angeles.

Once a girl is signed with a big agency (in New York, where the biggest are located, this would include IMG, Elite, Next, Women and DNA), she is sent on what is called "go-sees"--castings for photographers, editorials and runway shows.

During Fashion Weeks in New York, Paris and Milan (held in spring and fall), a model can be sent on as many as a dozen go-sees a day for six weeks. It's this grueling and low-paying internship process that determines whether a model can burst out of the anonymous pack.

Getting cast in an important designer's show, like that of Marc Jacobs or Prada, can instantly launch a career. Not getting cast at all can mean a one-way ticket back home. Depending on her experience, a model is usually paid $250 to $1,200 an hour for runway work. But a beginner model takes home little or nothing. Everything from cabs to airfare to the agency's 10% fees (20% if the girl is still signed with a local agency) is deducted from her salary, and many designers don't pay at all.

"I have no idea how much I make," says newcomer Edythe Hughes, 17, a teen scouted in a Columbus, Ohio, mall two years ago. This season, she strutted the runways in New York for Vera Wang, Rebecca Taylor and Jill Stuart.

Hughes is advanced $150 a week for expenses and probably won't see much more than that. But she doesn't mind: "Before this, I was working as a librarian, making $8 an hour." Last season, Hughes worked as an "exclusive" model for Calvin Klein and banked $9,500 for one show (and 15 hours' prep time). Of that, she thinks she netted about $5,000, but she isn't sure. With luck, Hughes will get a better grip on her finances this year. She's hired an accountant.

Runway may not pay, but it can pay off. It's here that a model can be scouted by the star makers of the industry--editors, photographers, cosmetic company executives. It's here that front-row fixture Anna Wintour might take notice of a girl and put her in the pages of Vogue. The new face of Estée Lauder, Hilary Rhoda, was spotted at a New York fashion show by Balenciaga's lead designer, Nicolas Guesquiere, who then brought the unknown catwalker to the attention of his friend Aerin Lauder, Estée's granddaughter and the company's creative director.

Rhoda, a 20-year-old from Chevy Chase, Md., joins a long line of faces who became ubiquitous on billboards, commercials and beauty counters the world over, thanks to the cosmetic giant. Karen Graham was its first contract model, and she lasted 15 years (this before retouching). In the 1990s, the brand made Paulina Porizkova one of the most famous faces on the planet. It also launched the modeling career of Elizabeth Hurley, who, at the time, was known primarily for being Hugh Grant's girlfriend. Next came supermodels Carolyn Murphy and Liya Kibede (who is being phased out this year).

Contract models for larger cosmetic brands are generally paid $300,000 to $2 million a year, depending on exclusivity and the amount of days the model is expected to work. Murphy, who models for other brands, earned an estimated $5 million last year. Rhoda raked in $2 million.

Estée Lauder's models are chosen by its top four executives, including Aerin Lauder. Candidates are brought in for a photo shoot and put in mock-up ads. They interview with the executives, who want to make sure the girls are well spoken and can handle store and media appearances. Group President John Dempsey claims that, when it comes to making a final decision, there's never dissension in the ranks: "Everybody's eyes go to one girl."

Rhoda, says Dempsey, was chosen for her healthy all-American look and her maturity: "She has the presence of someone five or six years older." The models are required to be a "positive role model" and have a "morals clause" in their contracts. No wonder the brand tends to eschew Hollywood starlets. The face of its new fragrance, Private Collection, is 37-year-old Aerin Lauder herself.

At Victoria's Secret, which has made superstars out of dozens of models, including Gisele Bundchen, Adriana Lima, Heidi Klum, Tyra Banks and Alessandra Ambrosio, executives don't have to rely on personal preference to pick their next faces. They can measure a girl's potential in cold hard cash.

"Some girls sell incredibly well," says Chief Marketing Officer Edward Razek. Computers track each photograph in every catalog. Not surprisingly, girls who move merchandise end up moving up the corporate ladder to supermodeldom.

As for girls like Edythe Hughes, only time will tell if she'll end up a supermodel or back in Ohio. Keeping her hopes high, but not too high, she says her goal would be to work with a photographer like Steven Meisel or become a popular editorial model like Gemma Ward. "There's not too many Tyra's anymore," she says.
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2 October, 2007
Source: Vanity Fair online
Remembrance of Thongs Past: Victoria's Secret packages instantly recognizable sex appeal.
by Leslie Bennetts

Their arms draped over one another's writhing bodies, the supermodels shimmy and shift in time with the music, moving as one despite a dozen impossibly attenuated legs. Except for stiletto heels, long black gloves, and several million dollars' worth of diamonds, all six women are entirely naked.

Although none of the models are wearing a Victoria's Secret product, the resulting photographs are instantly recognizable. Other companies may simply peddle lingerie, but Victoria's Secret has long since mastered the art of merchandising a certain kind of sex appeal that is more identifiable than any underwear. "We are selling sexy, sensual, sophisticated, and forever young," says Sharen Jester Turney, the C.E.O. of Victoria's Secret, whose sales topped $5 billion in 2006.

This year climaxes with the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, an annual extravaganza starring the sleek bodies of Heidi Klum and Karolina Kurkova. Televised by CBS on December 4, the show will again feature such traditions as a million-dollar bra (last year's was all diamonds) and the grand finale's infamous Angel wings, which have been made of everything from feathers to gold lamé (this year's design is a secret).

Even more noteworthy than its success is the fact that Victoria's Secret has racked up all those sales in the U.S. alone, where it has more than a thousand stores and 6.7 million catalogue customers. But with competition increasing and profit margins deflating, the company is now poised to expand abroad, beginning with a test of its beauty products in La Senza's international stores, a recent acquisition by Limited Brands, Victoria's Secret's parent company.

More potent than any armed invaders, the supermodels will take on the global economy, inspiring consumer demand for bras and thongs as surely as they embody other kinds of desire. "It's not a matter of 'if,'" says Jester Turney. "It's a matter of 'when.'"
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27 September, 2007
Source: New York Daily News
The bra turns 100 years old - with no signs of sagging

A hundred years after the term 'brassiere' was coined, women like Victoria's Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio are keeping it sexy.

The 100th birthday of the bra has arrived.

Though women (and a few good men) have been wrapping up their ta-tas since ancient Greece, it wasn't until 1907 that Vogue magazine first used the word brassiere.

In the 100 years that followed, the bra has been through hills and valleys. Here's our time line of the development of the lingerie we love.

1907 The term "brassiere," from a French word used to denote a soldier's arm guard or shield, is used to describe the undergarmet in Vogue magazine.

1911 The word enters the Oxford English Dictionary.

1914 The first brassiere patent is awarded to New York socialite Mary Phelps Jacob. She quickly loses interest and sells the patent to the Warner Brothers Corset Company in Bridgeport, Conn., for $1,500. In the years that follow, Warner will pull in around $15 million.

1925 Maidenform, founded by Russian immigrant Ida Rosenthal and dressmaker pal Enid Bisset, opens its first plant in Bayonne, N.J. Rosenthal is often credited with having invented cup sizes - though some attribute that bright idea to her husband, William.

1937 Lana Turner's form-fitting attire in "They Won't Forget" reveals that bra technology has increased lift and pointy, separate positioning - and earns her the nickname the "Sweater Girl." "This change came about at a time when no one was wearing such tight clothes," says Rebecca Apsan, owner of New York lingerie shop La Petite Coquette and author of "The Lingerie Handbook." "Naturally, she appealed to men."

1946 The first ever bikini hits the Paris catwalk, designed by French engineer Louis Réard and fashion designer Jacques Heim. Some say they named the suit after the Bikini atoll, a nuclear weapons test site in the Marshall Islands, thinking that it would cause quite an explosion. They were right.

1965 Controversial designer Rudi Gernreich - inventor of 1964's "topless bathing suit" - turns his attention to the bra. He comes up with the "no bra" bra, made of see-through stretch netting. It is a retail hit, playing to the flat, boyish silhouette of the 1960s. Pointy is out!

1968 A protest of the 1968 Miss America Pageant gives rise to the legend of feminist bra burning. Though women at the Atlantic City protest filled a "freedom trash can" with bras, girdles, high heels, makeup and hairspray, it was not set alight because no fire permit could be obtained. Misworded reports - such as one from hapless New York Post journalist Lindsay van Gelder - spread like the fire that might have been.

1970 Feminist author Germaine Greer becomes a household name with her best seller "The Female Eunuch." According to Greer, "Bras are a ludicrous invention, but if you make bralessness a rule, you're just subjecting yourself to yet another repression." Despite the clarifying second half of her statement, Greer is linked to the myth of bra-burning as a symbol of radical feminism.

1977 Lisa Lindahl, a 28-year-old grad student at the University of Vermont, sews an athletic bra out of two jock straps and takes it for a test jog with fit friend Hinda Miller. The sports bra is born.

1977 Victoria's Secret is founded in San Francisco after Stanford MBA Roy Raymond realizes men might be more comfortable shopping for their girlfriends via catalogue.

1990 Jean Paul Gaultier designs a golden, pointy cone bra for Madonna to wear on her Blond Ambition concert tour. "The design itself is brilliant," says Apsan, "but Madonna made it famous. She took shapewear out of the bedroom and onto the streets of America."

1991 Wonderbra, though first trademarked in 1935, is reintroduced to a huge resurgence. By 1994, the bra's "Hello Boys" ad campaign featuring Eva Herzigova gazing down at her bosom, gives the line a huge profile.

2004 During a now infamous half-time Super Bowl performance with Justin Timberlake, Janet Jackson experiences a "wardrobe malfunction" and reveals that she is not wearing a bra. She does, however, show 100 million Americans the bra's distant cousin, the nipple shield.

2007 In the moments before her disastrous "comeback" performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears reportedly ditches her costume for a black, sparkly bra and panty set. We're quite sure this is one brassiere you won't be seeing in Vogue.
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27 September, 2007
Source: OK Magazine
Meet the World's Luckiest Plane

Models Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Karolina Kurkova, Miranda Kerr, Selita Ebanks and Izabel Goulart make a symbolic gesture to celebrate Victoria's Secret's alliance with Virgin America.

In a match made in heaven (at least a heaven where gorgeous angels wear revealing lingerie), Victoria's Secret has announced that Virgin America will be the official "Airline of the Angels," for the 2007 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

So what exactly does this mean to you, the average flyer? Nothing. But for a select few (who will hopefully bring many, many cameras), Virgin and Victoria will be hosting the first-ever supermodel in-flight pajama party this November.
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26 September, 2007
Source: PR News wire
Virgin America Named the Official 'Airline of the Angels' for the 2007 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

SAN FRANCISCO -- Virgin America, the next generation airline today announced that it will partner with Victoria's Secret as the official "Airline of the Angels" for the 2007 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. On Nov. 12, one of Virgin America's brand new airplanes will be named in honor of Victoria's Secret and will fly 27 Victoria's Secret supermodels from New York to Los Angeles for the lingerie giant's annual fashion show.

This is a partnership made in heaven: some of the most beautiful women in the world flying one of the sexiest planes in the skies," said Charles Ogilvie, Director of Inflight Entertainment and Partnerships at Virgin America. "We can't wait for the supermodels to practice for their runway show in the aisles under our mood-lighting, chat with each other via our instant message system, grab a drink from the mini-bar or watch one of our 25 movies on demand inflight."

After touching down in Los Angeles on Nov. 12, the Victoria's Secret Angels will name their own Virgin America plane and officially kick off this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show with a press conference on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport. The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show will tape at the Kodak Theater on Nov. 15 and will be broadcast Tuesday, Dec. 4 (10:00 PM ET/PT), on the CBS television network.

As the official "Airline of the Angels," Virgin America and Victoria's Secret will also host the first ever in-flight supermodel PJ party on a Virgin America flight from New York to Los Angeles this November. Lucky guests will get to fly in style with the Victoria's Secret supermodels and check out the latest VS PJ fashions at 35,000 feet. The in-flight PJ party will be one of three exclusive PJ parties hosted by Victoria's Secret this holiday season.

"We are very excited about our partnership with Virgin America for this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show," said Victoria's Secret spokesperson Monica Mitro. "What better way to kick off the sexiest show on Earth than with the sexiest flight on Earth?"

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070926/CLW041 )
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20 September, 2007
Source: Daily Record
Film Crew Turn Edinburgh Into Winter Wonderland For Latest Installment Of Supermodel Alessandra's Tv Advert

Edinburgh's famous Royal Mile was turned into a Christmas wonderland yesterday.

But winter hadn't arrived early - the snow and festive lights made up the set of fashion chain Next's new TV advert.

Brazilian model Alessandra Ambrosio and Jennifer Aniston's recent squeeze, Paul Sculfor, were filming a movie-style commercial to be shown in December.

It features the couple cavorting through a snowy Edinburgh dressed in a selection of Next party outfits. Filming took place on the cobbles of the Royal Mile outside renowned restaurant The Witchery.

The mini-film features fated lovers Ale and Paul, played by the glamorous pair.

The first installment of the ad sees them meet in London.

The follow-up, being filmed yesterday, tells the story of their first date in Edinburgh at Christmas time - so, naturally, some fake snow and fairy lights were required.

Alessandra is the face of Next and is becoming something of a star on British high streets.

The 26-year-old made her name as a model for lingerie company Victoria's Secret.

Paul, a 36-year-old former builder from Essex, hit the headlines recently for dating Brad Pitt's ex-wife.

A Next spokesman said the pair's chemistry was similar to that of the couple in the Gold Blend adverts.

He said: "Not since the romance between coffee-drinking Sharon and Tony blossomed on to the small screen in a Gold Blend coffee advert has the art of turning a TV commercial into a mini-movie worked so well."

He promised this was an advert with "high production values and a film quality that is more than a simple ad campaign".

He added: "It's a story - a movie cut up into 60 and 30-second pieces that will entertain as well as convey the brand message." Alessandra's character, Ale, is a party planner who keeps catching the eye of a mystery hunk, played by Paul, at a bash in London.

That "will they, won't they" section of the advert was filmed in England in July.

Yesterday saw them film the conclusion to it in Scotland.

The spokesman said: "In the best soap opera tradition, the first episode, set in London, ends with a 'what happens next' cliffhanger scenario.

"We don't want to give too much away - Next's next installment will follow Ale north of the Border for a festive first date."

He added: "Ale is a character that embodies the spirit of Next with whom customers can relate to and identify with.

Alessandra, who is also the face of Armani, has been described by retired supermodel Tyra Banks as "the future of the modelling world".

However, she is also involved in charity work, being an ambassador for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
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20 September, 2007
Source: Scotsman.com
Snow falls on Royal Mile as advert filmed

Fake snow and a Christmas tree decorated the outside of a Royal Mile pub today as TV cameras rolled for the filming of a new UK-wide Next advert. Actors breezed in and out the Whiski bar as they showed off the clothing store's winter party dresses. The commercial will be the second in a series that depicts a blossoming romance between Ale, played by South American supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio, and Paul Sculfor, the real-life boyfriend of Jennifer Aniston. They have been filming in the Capital all week, with the couple pictured laughing and joking while walking along the cobbled streets of the Royal Mile. It follows the airing on Friday of the first installment of the series, during which the couple met in London. The Edinburgh Christmas scenes show them on their first proper date together. It's hoped their chemistry will remind people of the Gold Blend coffee adverts. A spokesman said: "It's a story, cut up into two pieces that will entertain as well as convey the brand image."
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14 September, 2007
Source: The Sun (UK)
Jen's Ex Finds Love in TV Ad

14 September, 2007
Source: Eastern Daily Press
A First TV Ad ... whatever Next?

The launch of a new M&S telly advert, whether it's Myleene modelling a sexy bikini, Shirley Bassey falling out of a tight frock or a food porn number, has the nation in great anticipation.

Now Next has decided to create its own mini Hollywood movie with its first ever telly advert. Starring sexy Alessandra Ambrosio and Paul Sculfor - the Essex model who's recently had a close encounter with Jennifer Anniston - it is reminiscent of those mega successful Nescafé adverts of the 1980s starring Sharon and Tony as the will they, won't they duo.

It has its very first airing tonight at 7.15pm, in the Emmerdale break, so tune in to see what all the fuss is about - and have a good look at the company's new season clothes.

Next, I remember, was very exciting when it hit the high street 25 years ago. As a teenager, I loved all those 80s clothes - the leggings, the wrap coats, the puff ball skirts, the shoulder pads - and Next had them all.

And throughout my career, Next has always been there, picking up designer trends, making them accessible to all and simply keeping the clothes coming.

Even now, when organizing a fashion shoot, I know I can always pop into Next to pick up a few great pieces that will add a little something to a picture.

People like the easy, unfussy styles that you can simply put on and forget about - and the company hasn't really budged from this philosophy.

What they get right is that young fashion types like the vaguely grown- up feel, while us more mature shoppers don't feel like mutton dressed as lamb, so everyone is smiling. Take a trip into the main Norwich store and you really will see all ages, shapes and sizes - the maternity collection looks very good this year - flitting around.

The Directory was just as exciting - the first really decent, stylish book, with page after page of attractive people in modern clothes! Quite revolutionary back in 1988 when catalogue shopping was a fusty world. It meant, obviously, that even if you lived up a mountain in Wales, you could get your hands on well priced and highly wearable clothes in just 48 hours.

Next performs consistently well because it doesn't challenge or push any boundaries. I've always thought that it does that American casual look very well - there are countless variations on the trousers and top look and they seem to do just about all of them. You don't have to try too hard with their collections as everything mixes and matches together quite happily. Many of the pieces are very yummy mummy in concept. And their work wear is another blessing. Again, not too challenging, but reasonably priced and fairly classic so you can get a good couple of seasons out of them!

People drool over the children's clothes which just about hit the right note - vaguely fashionable without being too grown-up, or, at worse, tarty for little girls.

And then, of course, came Next interiors so you could really surround yourself with the whole easy living concept. Some critics don't like this identikit way of living. That not only will people wear the same clothes but exist with the same furniture, kitchen accessories and more.

They have been very good at getting across their own brand, with plenty of logos on many of their pieces, and people do enjoy buying into the whole lifestyle thing. And that is perhaps where their success really lies. They are good at self- promotion - the logo-loving 80s gave way to solid green credentials in the caring sharing 90s and now the company realize the importance of snazzy telly commercials.
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13 September, 2007
Source: Marketing Week
Next airs first national TV ad

Next, the high street retailer, is airing its first national television advertising this week. The ad is the first in a series that follows the growing relationship between a party organiser and her client and is intended to have the same impact as the iconic Gold Blend ads featuring Sharon and Tony.

The ad is entitled Ale's Party and features South American supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio (pictured) as a young women starting a career in media and organising an event for her client Paul Sculfor, the male model.

The first execution will air during Friday's Emmerdale ad break on ITV and be followed up with a Christmas ad after their first date in Edinburgh.

The ad has been created in-house with media planning and buying by Mediaedge:cia. Chief executive Simon Wolfson came up with the concept after watching the film The Devil Wears Prada.

The ads show Ale going through a range of outfits throughout the day including outdoor wear, home wear and evening wear as she sets up the party, to the KT Tunstall track "Suddenly I see". The ad also features 100 extras, all employed by the home shopping and high street retailer.
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8 September, 2007
Source: GALLERY

Over the weekend Alessandra attended the Prada New York Epicenter Party. Also in attendance were: Ashley Olsen, Michelle Trachtenberg, Anouck Lepere, Antonio Sabato Jr., Joshua Jackson and Gemma Ward. There was a performance by The Hours.
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Entourage - HBO to Announce Season 3, Part 2
21 August, 2007
Source: tvshowsondvd.com

This is the DVD release of Entourage with Alessandra. Alessandra was in the first episode of Part 2 (the 13th episode of season three) - titled "Less Than 30"
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Elite Model Attitude Eau de Perfume
21 August, 2007
Source: viecouture.com

When we hear the word Elite Model, our minds go to gorgeous girls such as Alessandra Ambrosio, Mini Anden, Marisa Miller, Adriana Lima, Claudia Schiffer and so on and so on. Yup, Elite is known to be one of the most famous modeling agency around the world. First established in Paris in 1971 and it just keeps on growing. Now, they’re ready to keep all the girls pretty and of course, scented with their latest creation of Elite Model Attitude perfume. This tiny 6 ml bottle is certainly a collector’s item. Curious what it smells like? well, imagine a perfect blend of blackcurrant, pea, lily of the valley and rose. Sounds good? I bet. Get closer to your favorite model with this US$4.50 sweet!
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13 August, 2007
Source: E! Online
Victoria's Secret back on CBS

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Coming in December
10 August, 2007
Source: Movieweb

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show will be broadcast Tuesday, Dec. 4 (10:00 PM ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. Victoria's Secret President and CEO Sharen Turney and supermodels Karolina Kurkova and Selita Ebanks announced plans for the new special to press immediately following the ringing of the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange. Top models appearing in The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show will include Heidi Klum, Adriana Lima, Karolina Kurkova and Selita Ebanks. Hamish Hamilton is the director.
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Victoria's Secret Chief Expects Athletic Wear to Be Growth Area
10 August, 2007
Source: Wall Street Journal

Though the supermodels in its commercials don't seem to do anything more strenuous than sitting around and looking glamorous, the chief executive of the Victoria's Secret brand said yoga pants, sports bras and other athletic clothes could soon become a major portion of the lingerie retailer's business.

Victoria's Secret is putting athletic wear in 30 of its stores this fall to test the potential of sports gear, said Sharen Jester Turney, president and chief executive of the chain, a $5 billion division of Limited Brands Inc., based in Columbus, Ohio. In two weeks, the retailer also will open a free-standing store in Columbus to sell athletic clothes.

Early customer response to the gear has been "extremely positive," Ms. Turney said. "Many of our customers have said, 'I've been waiting for you to do sport wear that is sexier'" than other athletic brands, which tend to look less feminine, she said.

In a phone interview from New York, where Ms. Turney rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Limited's listing, the CEO said athletic wear eventually could produce as many sales as Victoria's Secret's Pink brand, a line of lingerie and sleepwear aimed at college students and young adults. Pink is expected to post about $900 million in sales this year.

Now that Limited has disposed of its apparel chains, Express and Limited Stores, the retailer can pour resources into its two remaining large brands, Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works, Ms. Turney said. Victoria's Secret has embarked on a major expansion plan that will nearly double the size of its average store; more than 80% of its locations will be remodeled over the next five years. For the holidays, Victoria's Secret is adding accessories, such as cosmetics bags, luggage and handbags, which it hopes shoppers will buy as gifts.

Victoria's Secret also plans to grow internationally, with the help of Canadian lingerie retailer La Senza, which Limited now owns. La Senza has stores in roughly three dozen countries, operating under franchise agreements outside Canada. The CEO said it's too soon to say where Victoria's Secret will expand abroad, but the brand's beauty products will be stocked in some of La Senza's Canadian stores this fall, as a test.

But Victoria's Secret is pushing for growth at a time when shoppers are pulling back. Yesterday, Limited said its July same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, declined 3% for the entire company and 4% at Victoria's Secret.

Ms. Turney said consumer confidence is weak, given "the economic situation right now, gas prices, the war in Iraq, the mortgage situation." She said Victoria's Secret has planned "very conservatively" for the fall, keeping its inventory down and focusing its marketing on a few key areas. In addition, she said, the brand has fixed mistakes from the spring season, when some of its new products and marketing confused customers, who weren't always sure what made the new bras different from older models.

She added that she is watching competitors such as J.C. Penney Co. and Abercrombie & Fitch Co., which are making a greater push into the lingerie business. "People are definitely ramping up, but competition is not something new to Victoria's Secret," Ms. Turney said. "The best defense against competition is to stay focused and be assertive about what we do best."
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Gergé Watches at Les Deux: celebrities attend Ian Ziering, Andrew Keegan
31 July, 2007
Source: Product-Reviews.net

The red carpet was rolled out for Gergé Watches as they presented “Classic Forever”
This was a night that celebrates classic styling of the Gergé time pieces as well as the showcase of the Classic Cars.

The Classic forever event pulled in sponsors like BC Ethic and celebrities like Ian Ziering, Andrew Keegan and Victoria’s Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio.

The party went on until it was closing time as it always does at Les Deux.
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Gergé Watches Take Hollywood By Storm
30 July, 2007
Source: Hollyscoop

Last Thursday, at LA Hot Spot Les Deux, the red carpet was rolled out for Gergé Watches as they presented “Classic Forever” – a night celebrating classic styling of the Gergé time pieces as well as the showcase of Classic Cars.

The event, which pulled in sponsors like BC Ethic, brought in celebrities like Ian Ziering, Andrew Keegan, Victoria's Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio, George Gray and the legendary George Barris. The party also served as the launch of TV host Courtney Hansen’s new book, “The Garage Girl’s Guide to Everything You Need To Know About Your Car.”

The event benefited 'The Painted Turtle', where money was donated to the charity on behalf of every celebrity that brought their classic car for the showcase. Also donated to the charity was a Gergé Watch in the name of Kiefer Sutherland, who was gracious enough to come and show his support during the very exciting Emmy nomination announcement week.

Others at the event included “The Hills’” star Brody Jenner, Jeff Bozz, Blu Cantrell, the Olly Girls and the cast of “Sunset Tan”, Ian Ziering, Clifton Collins Jr., comedian Ben Glieb, and numerous others.

The party went on strong until closing as it always does at Les Deux.
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Bundchen struts to the top of Forbes' richest models list
19 July, 2007
Source: USA Today

Bundchen, 26, parted ways with Victoria's Secret in May and will see her lucrative contract with the lingerie brand expire at the end of the year.

Still, she boasts "more contracts than any other model on the planet," Forbes.com said, and has appeared in campaigns for high-end brands including Apple, Dolce & Gabbana and Roberto Cavalli.

Moss, who recently launched a clothing line at British fashion retailer Topshop, ranks second with $9 million. The 33-year-old fashion icon is the new face of fashion label Stella McCartney and Italian sportswear company Belstaff.

Klum, 34, placed third with $8 million. She is a Victoria's Secret spokesmodel and host of Bravo's Project Runway.

Two more Victoria's Secret beauties — Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio — rounded out the top five with $6 million each.

They were followed by Carolyn Murphy ($5 million); Natalia Vodianova ($4.5 million); Karolina Kurkova and Daria Werbowy (both $3.5 million); Gemma Ward ($3 million); Liya Kebede ($2.5 million); Hilary Rhoda and Shalom Harlow (both $2 million); and Doutzen Kroes and Jessica Stam (both $1.5 million).

In ranking these catwalkers, Forbes.com said editors also factored in a model's "relevancy" — determined by recent campaigns, fashion magazine covers and opinions of those in the fashion industry — where necessary. The list was posted Monday on the website.
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Gisele Bundchen: The World's Richest Supermodel
19 July, 2007
Source: Cleveland Leader

Topping Forbes magazine's list of the top 15 richest supermodels is none other than the Brazilian-born Gisele Bundchen. According to the magazine, Gisele takes home $33 million per year, which puts her at a higher salary than the Yankee's Alex Rodriguez (he has a 10 year, $250 million contract). All of the models on Forbes list take in $1.5 million or more.

Coming up second on the list is British-born Kate Moss, who earns $9 million a year from her various contracts. In the third, fourth, and fifth places on the list are Victoria's Secret models Heidi Klum, Adriana Lima, and Alessandra Ambrosio, who each earn between $6 to $8 million per year.

While runway shows get models some exposure, they don't really help them bring in big money. The pay is not that great, at around $250 an hour. The big money is earned by scoring large ad campaigns and contracts, and that is how most of the ladies on this list have made their millions.

Gisele Bundchen stars in almost 20 campaigns a year, licenses her name to a Brazilian shoe company, and was the lead model for Victoria's Secret, who pays her $5 million a year.
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Bundchen tops models' rich list
19 July, 2007
Source: nzherald.com.nz

Leonardo DiCaprio's former girlfriend, Gisele Bundchen (right), who made US$33 million ($41.6 million) last year, is on top of Forbes' annual list of the world's 15 top-earning models.

She made more than three times as much as the number two model, Kate Moss, with US$9 million. Heidi Klum (US$8 million), Adriana Lima (US$6 million) and Alessandra Ambrosio (US$6 million) round out the top five.
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