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Tuesday, 28 June 2011

jennifer hawkins Australian beauty queen, model and television

Jennifer Hawkins born 22 December 1983 is an Australian beauty queen, model and television presenter best known as Miss Universe 2004 and the face of Australian department store Myer.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
o 2.1 Miss Universe
o 2.2 Television presenting
o 2.3 Other
o 2.4 Endorsements
* 3 Public image
o 3.1 Reception
o 3.2 Personal life
* 4 External links
* 5 References
Early life
Hawkins was born in Holmesville, New South Wales, Australia and currently resides in Sydney. She attended West Wallsend High School. She is one of four children, and her parents are of Australian heritage. Hawkins was a former cheerleader for the Newcastle Knights rugby league team, and the Hunter Pirates basketball team and also worked as a model. It was as a model that she was cast as Miss Australia for the Miss Universe competition. Hawkins also worked as a choreographer for a dance team that toured Australia specialising in Hip-Hop and Ballet.
Career
Miss Universe
After being selected to represent Australia in the internationally televised Miss Universe 2004, Hawkins sought advice from previous titleholder Ashlea Talbot, and learned basic Spanish prior to travelling to Ecuador.
The Miss Universe pageant was held in Quito, Ecuador on 1 June 2004. A week prior to the event, Hawkins was ranked sixth favourite to win the crown. During the final competition, Hawkins became the first Australian to make the semi-finals since Voni Delfos in 1993. She then proceeded to the top ten after competing in the evening gown competition, where she wore an unusual vintage copper gown that was designed by Bora and cost A$25,000. After the swimsuit competition, Hawkins advanced to the top five, and eventually won the Miss Universe title. The remaining top five were all delegates from the Americas and Caribbean, including Shandi Finnessey of the USA (1st runner-up), Alba Reyes of Puerto Rico (2nd runner-up), Yanina Gonzalez of Paraguay (3rd runner-up) and Danielle Jones of Trinidad and Tobago (4th runner-up). Hawkins was the first winner from Oceania since Lorraine Downes of New Zealand held the title in 1983, and the first Australian since Kerry Anne Wells in 1972.
Hawkins was crowned by outgoing titleholder Amelia Vega from the Dominican Republic, after famously being announced by host Billy Bush as the "thunder from down under". Pageant co-owner Donald Trump described Hawkins as "the most beautiful Miss Universe I have seen in many, many years"
Hawkins received an elaborate Mikimoto pearl encrusted crown, worth $250,000 as well as an extensive prize package. Hawkins was the first blonde haired woman to win the title since Angela Visser of the Netherlands in 1989.
As Miss Universe, Hawkins represented the Miss Universe Organization. Her "sister" 2004 titleholders were Shelley Hennig (Miss Teen USA, of Louisiana) and Shandi Finnessey (Miss USA, of Missouri). During her reign, Hawkins travelled to Korea, The Bahamas, Brazil, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Singapore, Indonesia, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba, India, Ecuador, Mexico, Puerto Rico, had multiple trips to Thailand, the host of Miss Universe 2005, and her home country of Australia. As part of her year-long reign as Miss Universe, she resided in New York City in a riverside apartment provided by the Miss Universe Organization. Also during her reign as Miss Universe, Hawkins stated that her wish was to continue modelling and become a television presenter.
Shortly after being crowned Miss Universe in 2004, Hawkins created news during a fashion show at Westfield Miranda, an Australian shopping centre, when she tripped on the hem of her dress, which fell to the floor. Hawkins was left scantily clad in her red g-string in front of a surprised crowd. Hawkins later apologized, laughingly adding she "wished she wore better underwear". The incident received the dubious distinction of being named "The most embarrassing moment ever shown on Australian television" by Australia's Nine Network. The "wardrobe malfunction" was widely circulated through news outlets and according to Google, caused a sharp increase in internet searches for "Jennifer Hawkins".

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heather morris dancer, and singer best known for her role

Heather Elizabeth Morris born February 1, 1987 is an American actress, dancer, and singer best known for her role as the cheerleader Brittany Pierce in the musical comedy series Glee.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
* 3 Filmography
* 4 Discography
* 5 References
* 6 External links
Early life
Morris was born in Thousand Oaks, California and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona. She began dancing at the age of one. competed at a young age in a variety of styles including jazz, tap, and contemporary. Heather is of Scottish heritage on her father's side.[citation needed] Morris's father died when she was 14 years old. "It's something that is hard for me, because I'm sad about it, but I don't dwell on it," she said during an interview workshop with students in December 2009. "I know he's in a better place, instead of suffering." After graduating high school, Morris decided to enroll in a local university but realized she was in the wrong place so she moved to L.A. instead at age 19.
Career
Morris' first significant appearance was in 2006 on So You Think You Can Dance Season 2 where she made the "green mile" but failed to make the final 20 by a vote of 3-2.
Not discouraged, Morris moved to Los Angeles and actively pursued a career in dancing. Her big break came in 2007 via Beyoncé. Morris was one of Beyoncé's backup dancers on The Beyoncé Experience world tour and, following that, worked again with Beyoncé on a mini "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" promotional tour that included 2008 performances on the American Music Awards, Saturday Night Live, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Today and MTV's Total Request Live Finale. She also danced backup for Beyoncé and Tina Turner at the 50th Grammy Awards in 2008. She later appeared in a small role in the movie Fired Up, where she met choreographer Zach Woodlee. Following that film, Woodlee brought Morris in to dance on other shows he was choreographing, including episodes of Eli Stone and Swingtown, the movie Bedtime Stories, and eventually Glee.
Morris was taking acting classes and actively pursuing an acting career when she was asked by Woodlee to teach the choreography for Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" dance to the Glee actors. At the same time, the show was looking for a third cheerleader, and Morris ended up landing the role of Brittany.[8] Initially a background character who hardly ever spoke, the role grew as writers discovered Morris had a gift for delivering one-liners. Jarrett Wieselman of the New York Post opined that Morris has "emerged as one of the funniest second bananas on TV right now" and the LA Times wrote of having a "...comedy crush on Morris, who plays the galactically dim Glee Club cheerleader Brittany".
When a promotional clip for the episode "Sectionals" indicated that Brittany Pierce and Santana Lopez had slept together, Dorothy Snarker, writing for lesbian entertainment website After Ellen, praised the pairing, referring to them by the portmanteau "Brittana". Snarker called the two her "new favorite Glee pairing", commenting that: "While Heather Morris (Brittany) and Naya Rivera (Santana) have had minimal screen time, they've made it count. Heather in particular has brought the laughs as the Cheerio least likely to get a Mensa invitation. Never mind Finn and Rachel — I'm on Team Brittana now."
Due to the positive response to her character, Morris was promoted to official series regular status during season two.She was at the center of the second episode, "Britney/Brittany", (a tribute to Britney Spears) where she made her singing debut covering Spears' "I'm a Slave 4 U" solo and dueting with Naya Rivera on "Me Against the Music". As on Glee, Morris is best friends in real life with co-star Rivera

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Monday, 27 June 2011

katharine isabelle is a Canadian actress

Katherine Isobel Murray born November 2, 1981 better known by her screen name Katharine Isabelle, is a Canadian actress, best known for her portrayal of Ginger in Ginger Snaps, and as Gibb in Freddy vs. Jason.
Contents
* 1 Biography
* 2 Filmography
o 2.1 Films
o 2.2 TV movies
o 2.3 Television
* 3 References
* 4 External links
Biography
Isabelle is the daughter of Graeme Murray who created special effects for the TV series The X Files.Isabelle's brother is actor, writer and director Joshua Murray. Isabelle broke into acting at an early age with parts in the films Cousins and Cold Front and an episode of MacGyver. Isabelle later had the lead role in Ginger Snaps. She won Best Supporting Actress in a mini-series for The Englishman's Boy in the 2008 Gemini Awards.
Filmography
Films
Year Film Role Notes
1989 Cold Front Katie McKenzie (as Katie Murray)
Cousins Chloe Hardy (as Katie Murray)
Immediate Family Birthday Girl Carrie (as Katie Murray)
1990 The Last Winter Winnie Jamieson (as Katie Murray)
1992 Knight Moves Erica Sanderson (as Katherine Isobel)
1996 Salt Water Moose Josephine "Jo" Parnell (as Katherine Isobel)
1998 Disturbing Behavior Lindsay Clark
2000 Spooky House Mona
Snow Day Marla
Ginger Snaps Ginger Fitzgerald
2001 A Shot In The Face Erin
Josie and the Pussycats Laughing Girl
Bones Tia Peet
Turning Paige Paige Fleming
2002 Insomnia Tanya Francke
Carrie Tina Blake
2003 Freddy vs. Jason Gibb Smith
Falling Angels Lou Field
On The Corner Stacey Lee
2004 Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning Ginger Fitzgerald
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed Ginger Fitzgerald
Show Me Jenna
The Last Casino Elyse
2006 Everything's Gone Green Heather
2008 Another Cinderella Story Bree
2009 Favourite People List Denise Moynahan
Rampage Beauty Staff #2
Beyond Sherwood Forest Alina
2010 Hard Ride to Hell Kerry Strain
30 Days of Night: Dark Days Stacey

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katharine mcphee american pop singer, songwriter, actress,

Katharine Hope McPhee born March 25, 1984 is an American pop singer, songwriter, actress, model, and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of the Fox reality show American Idol in 2006, eventually finishing as the runner-up.
Her self-titled debut album was released on RCA Records on January 30, 2007 and debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200; it has sold 381,000 copies to date. The album's first single, "Over It", was a Pop Top 30 hit and was certified gold in 2008.
Her second album, Unbroken, was released on Verve Forecast Records on January 5, 2010 and debuted at #27 on the Billboard 200. The album featured the single "Had It All", which peaked at #22 on the Billboard AC chart. It has sold 45,000 copies to date Her third album, the holiday-themed Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You, was released on October 12, 2010. The album debuted at #11 on the Billboard Top Holiday Albums chart while the single "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" peaked at #16 on the Billboard AC chart. The album has sold 23,000 copies to date.
McPhee has also established an acting career, for example co-starring in The House Bunny in 2008 as the hippie sorority sister Harmony, and co-starring in the upcoming NBC series Smash.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 American Idol
o 2.1 Performances and results (during voting weeks)
* 3 Music career
o 3.1 2006: Post Idol
o 3.2 2007–2008: Katharine McPhee
o 3.3 2009–2010: Unbroken
o 3.4 2010–2011: Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You
o 3.5 2011–present: New deal with Columbia Records
* 4 Discography
* 5 Acting career
o 5.1 Through 2008: Small roles, guest roles, and The House Bunny
o 5.2 2009–2010: Guest roles and The Pink House TV pilot
o 5.3 2011–present: Smash TV series and movie roles
* 6 Filmography
o 6.1 Film
o 6.2 Television
* 7 Theater
* 8 Major product endorsements
* 9 Beauty lists
* 10 Personal life
* 11 Philanthropy
* 12 Awards
o 12.1 Nominations
* 13 References
* 14 External links

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Alana De La Garza Garnier Nutritioniste cosmetics

Alana de la Garza born June 18, 1976 is an American actress. She is most famous for her role as A.D.A. Connie Rubirosa on the television series Law & Order and its short-lived spin-off, Law & Order: LA.
Contents
* 1 Biography
* 2 Personal life
* 3 Filmography
* 4 Special appearances
* 5 References
* 6 External links
Biography
De La Garza was born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio to a Mexican-American father and an Irish-American mother. She was raised in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas She is 5' 9" (1.75 m) tall.
She won the "Miss Photogenic" title in the Miss El Paso Teen USA local beauty pageant. She then became a special-needs teacher and enrolled at The University of Texas, studying physical therapy and social work. Upon graduating, she landed some small roles while living in Orlando, Florida, and soon moved to New York City. She obtained the role of Rosa Santos on the soap opera, All My Children, guest-starring roles in JAG, Charmed, Two and a Half Men, ,(2004) and Las Vegas. She starred as Maria in the short-lived television series The Mountain, in which she received high marks for her acting.
In 2005, she starred in the film Mr. Fix-It co-starring David Boreanaz. She also guest-starred as an evil Kryptonian (named "Aethyr" in promotional materials) in the fifth season premiere episode of Smallville and played the recurring role of Marisol Delko Caine on the CBS television series CSI: Miami. She has twice been featured in the "Girls of Maxim" online gallery.
In 2006, she joined the cast of NBC's Law & Order during the premiere of the seventeenth season, portraying Assistant District Attorney Connie Rubirosa. Her performance as A.D.A. Rubirosa has been widely praised by critics. In 2007, she earned a nomination for "Best Supporting Actress-Television" by the Imagen Foundation Awards. Following in 2008, she was nominated for an ALMA Award as "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Television Series." Later that year, she garnered an "Impact Award" for "Outstanding Performance in a Dramatic Television Series" by the National Hispanic Media Coalition. de la Garza played Rubirosa for the final four seasons of Law & Order, becoming the longest-serving actor in the junior A.D.A. role.
Also in 2008, she became the new face of Garnier Nutritioniste cosmetics.
In January 2011, it was reported that De La Garza would reprise her role as D.D.A, Connie Rubirosa on Law & Order: LA. On May 13, NBC announced the show had been cancelled.

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