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Brooklyn Decker Biography

Brooklyn Decker was born in 1987, in Kettering, Ohio. The daughter of medical professionals, she grew up with dreams of one day becoming a veterinarian. "That's because my parents are big animal lovers,” she explains. “We have four dogs and a cat."

Luckily for men everywhere, Brooklyn Decker’s best intentions were sidetracked during her early teens when she was discovered at a mall in Charlotte, North Carolina. Brooklyn Decker’s modeling agency promptly entered her in a number of contests and she rewarded their faith by running away with the 2003 Model of the Year award at the Connections Model and Talent Convention. Before long, Brooklyn Decker’s smiling face was popping up everywhere, including popular prom magazines. "It was so cool because everybody at school had a copy," she recalls.
Brooklyn Decker’s rising profile soon attracted the attention of national periodicals and she began posing for Teen Vogue, Seventeen, Elle Girl, Vogue, FHM, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, and Spin. In fact, Brooklyn Decker found herself to be in such high demand that she made the decision to leave Charlotte behind to head for the bright lights of New York City.

Blake Lively Biography

Some girls grow up dreaming of a career in Hollywood. Others, like Blake Lively, have to be dragged into it by their brothers. Blake’s parents were both talent agents in L.A., so she had nothing but doors open. Still, she resisted Tinseltown’s siren call. So, brother Eric went behind her back and secretly signer her up with his agent. Unbeknownst to Blake, her career path had been laid out for her.
Imagine, a young Blake Lively trying to focus on her school (she was trying to get into Stanford) while being inundating with calls from her new “agent” with auditions and interviews. Not wanting to disappoint her brother, she said yes and joined the legions of hot, blond girls lining up for roles.

Blake got her first big role by bucking the traditional audition routine. It was for Sisterhood of Traveling Pants. Poor Blake was nervous beyond belief. Instead of reading her lines, she passed her headshot to the producers and awkwardly shuffled off. Luckily for her, the character she was auditioning for was equally awkward and she won the part
Buoyed by her relative ease in winning that first major role, Blake Lively decided that maybe Stanford could wait. She was going to focus on acting. Was she blessed? Talented? Lucky to have ridiculously connected parents? Maybe a little of each, as she quickly landed the role of "Serena van der Woodsen" on the highly-anticipated teen drama Gossip Girl.

She played the bad girl gone good, and played it well. The show was a ratings disappointment, but squeaked out a second season where it began to graph upwards in both quality and viewership.

Becki Newton Biography

Born and raised in Connecticut, Becki Newton’s off-kilter childhood -- Becki was a brainy, artsy child with very little fashion sense -- ensured that her passion for acting became evident at an exceedingly early age. As such, Becki slowly but surely honed her craft by performing in a variety of local plays and musicals. Following her graduation from the University of Pennsylvania, where she earned a degree in European history, Becki moved to New York City and began to pursue an acting career in earnest. She got her start on a series of commercials.

Becki was consequently hired to host a celebrity interview show on TBS called Movie Junky, which she parlayed into a short-lived stint on the daily soap The Guiding Light. In 2004, Becki made her cinematic debut with a small but pivotal role opposite Topher Grace and Laura Linney in the drama P.S. She followed that up with a three-episode arc on the popular NBC show American Dreams, and also popped up in episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit with Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloney, and Charmed with Alyssa Milano and Rose McGowan.
Becki’s big break came in 2006, after she successfully auditioned for the role of Amanda Tanen on the ABC dramedy Ugly Betty with costars America Ferrera and Vanessa Williams. The show, which quickly emerged as one of the breakout hits of the ’06-’07 season, transformed Becki into an instant celebrity. And it wasn’t long before the up-and-coming actress found herself being recognized everywhere she went.

Becki is also featured in the drama August Rush (2007) alongside Keri Russell, Robin Williams and Terrence Howard, and will also appear in the highly anticipated second season of Ugly Betty.

Danielle Bux

Not a whole lot of information is readily available concerning Danielle Bux’s childhood and upbringing. She worked for a number of years as an air hostess for Virgin Atlantic before her modeling career took off. Danielle Bux also has a daughter Ella, 6, with another footballer, though he doesn’t quite have the heroic career that Gary Lineker has had; in fact, he spent most of his career in the lower leagues. Prior to meeting Gary Lineker, Danielle Bux was dating a rugby player -- evidently, she has a preference for athletes.

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Danielle Bux first met Gary Lineker on a blind date at an Italian restaurant in late 2007, a date that was set up by a mutual friend. The British tabloids then followed the couple as they took holiday after holiday to a variety of fantastic locales across the world. Their wedding date seems to change rather frequently, with some speculating a Christmas wedding while others claim they won’t wed until 2010.

In 2008, she was also nominated for AM's Annual Top 99 of 2009

Ellen Page Biography

Canadian thespian Ellen Page didn't grow up anywhere close to Hollywood, or even Hollywood North (Vancouver) for that matter. Her humble beginnings came in Nova Scotia, where she alternated between competing interests in tree-climbing, action figure duels, soccer, and performance. An aspiring performer since age 4, she developed her interest further by appearing in school productions like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, in which she played Charlie, and courses at her hometown's Neptune Theatre School. She would make her screen debut at 10 by playing Maggie in 1997's Pit Pony, a TV movie that would later be picked up as a TV series. In 29 episodes on the show, Page would hone her craft while also being rewarded with nominations at the Young Artist Awards and the Genie Awards.

Ellen Page continued to develop her acting reputation through intense training and impressive credits. On the training side, she moved to Toronto, where she took on a heavy drama-infused course load at Vaughan Road Academy. On the acting side, she enjoyed a recurring guest role as Treena Lahey on the Canadian TV favorite, Trailer Park Boys, before winning the female ACTRA Maritimes Award for Outstanding Performance for her work in the searing family drama Marion Bridge. The first of two Gemini Awards for Ellen Page would come via another family drama, where she played a girl coping with the loss of her mother in Mrs. Ashboro's Cat. Now a pro at playing it nice, Page would soon turn the tables on her screen type and come out stronger on the other side.

Daniela de Jesus Cosio Biography

Daniela de Jesus Cosio was born on January 11, 1986, in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Not much is know about this Mexican beauty's upbringing other than the fact that she undoubtedly came from great genes. She attended UABCS (university) in her hometown of La Paz and studied tourism. While completing her studies, she participated in the Nuestra Belleza Baja California beauty pageant and won the state crown.

As she honed her talent for modeling, she competed in the Nuestra Belleza Modelo contest, the most important beauty pageant in Mexico, which seeks to find the woman with the most modeling potential. The award is a contract with the modeling agency Esenezza Modelos, however, unfortunately for Daniela de Jesus Cosio, she was the runner-up. It didn't take long, though, for other agencies to take notice of her striking, flawless beauty, and she was quickly signed with Mega Models in Miami, Florida.

Paula Garces Biography

Paula Maria Santos Garces was born on March 20, 1974, in Medellin, Colombia. The daughter of a fisherman and a dance teacher, Paula Garces moved to New York with her family, where she began acting in her teens. Although her parents didn't work in the entertainment field, they had a direct influence on her career path. Paula Garces credits her mother with encouraging her to pursue theater, a pastime that led to professional representation from Diego Santiago, a close friend of Paula's father.

Paula Garces acted in a number of commercials, including a gig for Burger King, until 1991, when she scored a TV appearance on Law & Order and small role in the racially-charged drama Hangin' with the Homeboys. Paula Garces followed this up with roles in Life with Mikey

Kendra Wilkinson

Television personality and glamour girl Kendra Wilkinson is best known from her self-titled E! hit reality series, "Kendra." Just wrapping its third season, the show follows Kendra, NFL player husband Hank and son Hank IV through their crazy lives. Portraying life in the spotlight and the challenges of raising a toddler son and being an NFL wife, the show is a fun-filled, action-packed look into the real world of Kendra Wilkinson. She got her start on one of E! Entertainment's highest rated television shows, "The Girls Next Door," co-starring on the reality hit for five seasons, until 2009, when she closed that chapter in her life and opened a new one. That year Kendra got married, welcomed the birth of her son and, of course, debuted her show, "Kendra." At 25, she is a self-described tomboy and avid sports fan who loves watching boxing and rooting for her favorite football team, the San Diego Chargers. Since the debut of "The Girls Next Door," Kendra has appeared on the cover of numerous magazines and has enjoyed television and movie appearances. In 2007 she was part of the cast of MTV's reality series "Celebrity Rap Superstar," where she proved to be an audience favorite, finishing in second place. In August 2008, Kendra was featured in the movie "The House Bunny," along with "The Girls Next Door" co-stars Holly Madison, Bridget Marquette and Hugh Hefner, and in January 2009 she was featured on the CBS hit series "How I Met Your Mother."

Petra Nemcova

Born and raised in Karvina, in the Czech Republic, Petra Nemcova took the modeling world by storm after being discovered by a modeling scout on the streets of her native country. Petra has graced the pages and covers of magazines such as Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Shape, Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. In 2004 she suffered a broken pelvis and severe internal injuries while on vacation in Thailand during the devastating Tsunami. After her recovery, Petra created the "Happy Hearts Fund" (www.happyheartsfund.org), a charitable organization and campaign dedicated to improving children's lives through education and sustainable programs in natural disaster areas. Happy Hearts Fund, founded in 2006, has rebuilt 47 schools and kindergartens, with eight more on their way, and has presence in nine countries, including Thailand, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, Sri Lanka, Haiti, India, Chile and Hurricane Katrina-affected areas of the United States. One-hundred percent of all donations received are directed to children's programming.

Chelsea Kane

Chelsea Kane (formerly Chelsea Staub) is a versatile young actress and musician. She currently stars in the web series "The Homes" on Lockerz.com. She is also the voice of Bea in Disney Channel's animated comedy series, "Fish Hooks," the imaginative story of three tween fish navigating high school. Chelsea recently starred as Stella Malone, the longtime friend and style guru to the Lucas brothers in the Disney Channel comedy series, "JONAS." The Phoenix, Ariz., native has been acting professionally since the age of nine. She landed her first role as Young Kim in the national Broadway tour of "Showboat," and went on to star in the productions"Peter Pan," "The Wiz," "Cinderella," "Oliver," "Annie," "Titanic," "The Sound of Music," "Schoolhouse Rock," "A Christmas Carol" and "The Secret Garden," among others. Chelsea starred in the Disney Channel Original Movies "Minutemen" and "Starstruck," and guest-starred on Disney Channel's hit series "Wizards of Waverly Place," "Cracking Up," "Summerland," "Listen Up" and "The Bill Engvall Show." On the big screen, she landed her first role in the family film "Arizona Summer," and had a starring role in "Bratz."

Nick Lachey: Our Wedding Countdown Has Begun

While Nick Lachey is playing coy about his and Vanessa Minnillo's upcoming wedding – including the when, where and how it will take place – one thing he will share: It's not very far off.

"The countdown's begun," Lachey, 37, told PEOPLE Saturday at a Hollywood event for The Matt Leinart Foundation. "You know, the clock is ticking, so we're getting dangerously close. That's all I can say."

His bride-to-be said recently she likes the idea of a winter-themed wedding, but Lachey won't succumb to pressure on revealing further details.

Still, the groom does admit to a little (understandable) vanity about the big day.

Halle Berry: Gabriel and I Love Our Daughter 'More Than Life'

It appears the worst might be over for Oscar-winner Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry, who have recently been engaged in a custody battle over their daughter Nahla, 3.

"When there's a child involved, it's a relief when you can resolve things in a good way," the actress, who revealed that court proceedings have gone well without detailing the exact agreement, tells Extra.

"Our issues were never about fighting for her," Berry says of Nahla. "We both know a child needs both her parents. But what I want to say about it is sometimes, as a couple, you reach an impasse. We needed a court and a judge to help us work out some of the delicate issues, and I'm so happy we've arrived at that place – because for her sake, this is the best way. We both love her more than life."


Kate Hudson Thinks She's Having a Girl

If Kate Hudson's family are indeed secretly hoping she has a girl, they may get their wish.

"I'm just starting to pop," the actress, 31, who is pregnant with boyfriend Matthew Bellamy's child, says in an interview airing Friday on Britain's The Graham Norton Show.

"It feels like a girl, but I don't know. Ryder thinks it's a girl," she adds, referring to her 7-year-old son with ex-husband Chris Robinson.
Hudson and Bellamy, the frontman for the rock band Muse, even have a few names picked out. "But we're not telling anyone," Hudson says. "People tell you so much [when they're pregnant], it drives me nuts."

The Golden Globe-winning actress also puts to rest rumors that she and Bellamy recently got engaged. "No, no, not that I know of!" she says. "I don't like putting that sort of pressure on it, and I don't feel it necessary to get married."

She adds: "I am 31, I already have one child and have had one divorce, so it is not necessarily the golden ticket. I just want to be happy."

Of Hudson, an on-set source said pregnancy seems to agree with the actress. "Kate was so lovely and happy," says the source. "Everyone commented afterwards at how beautiful she looked pregnant. She was literally beaming."

Anne Hathaway: I Cried Daily While Shooting 'Love and Other Drugs'

"I had a bit of a roller coaster experience on this movie," she says. "I was playing a character way out of my comfort zone. All that overt sexuality is just not me."
Anne Hathaway cried every day while shooting romantic comedy-drama Love and Other Drugs.

"I had a bit of a roller coaster experience on this movie...I was playing a character way out of my comfort zone. All that overt sexuality is just not me," Hathaway -- who shot multiple sex scenes with co-star Jake Gyllenhaal -- tells Reuters.

She says the sex scenes aren't raunchy: "We didn't want to lose the film's energy in these scenes. And I think that is what resulted in the film. It's less of nudity and more of intimacy." PHOTOS: Jake and Anne at the AFI Fest.

Blake Lively to Receive CinemaCon's Breakthrough Performer of the Year Award

The "Gossip Girl" star will next be seen in theaters in "Green Lantern."
Blake Lively will receive CinemaCon's Breakthrough Performer of the Year award March 31 in Las Vegas.

CinemaCon managing director Mitch Neuhauser said, "Blake recently captivated audiences and critics around the world with her stunning turn in The Town, and Green Lantern is one of the most anticipated films of the year. We are thrilled to honor such a wonderful young talent."

Lively's screen and television credits include The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants movies, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, Accepted and Gossip Girl. She's in production on the comedy Hick, with Chloe Moretz and Eddie Redmayne.

Things That Suck The Sex Out Of Marriage

When you decide to spend the rest of your life with her, it's the farthest thing from your mind. When you pop the question, you can't imagine it, any more than she can see it coming while she's unwrapping scented lotion and thongs at her bridal shower. On the honeymoon? Definitely not an issue. But research indicates that, in quality and quantity, sex dwindles after marriage.

A highly respected University of Chicago study found that, while the frequency of intercourse decreases by over 700% between the ages of 20 and 70 among the general populace, "among the married the decline is even more striking […] Even among couples who rate their marriages as very happy and say they are still in love, frequency of intercourse declines." In another survey, 6 out of 10 couples stated that marriage had "completely ruined the excitement of having sex."

Yet another survey found that 60% of dating singles reported being sexually satisfied, compared to only 52% of married people. Also in that study, 48% of dating singles and only 36% of marrieds report having sex at least once a week.

If this dreadful prospect is true, what's sucking the sex out of marriage? And is there anything we can do to get it back?

Top 10: Holly Madison Vegas Hangouts, Starring Holly Madison

Much like frequent flyer miles, you can rack up points -- not just chips -- in Las Vegas as well, with Harrah's Total Rewards program, where the amount you gamble determines your status. Although most people reach Gold level, big gamblers can reach Platinum, Diamond and Seven Stars status. That means no more waiting for cabs at the airport ("Why would you, when you can take a complimentary limo?) and you can stop by to visit Holly Madison at Peep Show any time you like. But where else does Holly hang on the Strip, you might be asking? The beautiful Ms. Madison talked to AskMen exclusively about her top 10 Vegas hangouts.

Top 10: Modern Lingerie Models

For several generations of young men, in the pre-internet stone age, our first glance of a woman in her skivvies was through the heaven-sent lingerie catalogs that magically appeared in our mailboxes every Christmas. In the very early days, these catalogs utilized well-rendered drawings of women in their knickers, but with time a new breed of model emerged: the lingerie model. What began as under-the-counter contraband in the days when Bettie Page could be seen getting spanked by another gal while both wearing underwear has now become a prime-time TV event: The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

In honor of these catalog and runway goddesses, we present our list of the top 10 modern lingerie models.