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PARIS HILTON

2007-07-15T23:45:00.000-07:00

Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American celebutante, a businesswoman, model, actress and recording artist.

She is an heiress to a share of both the Hilton Hotel fortune and the real estate fortune of her father Richard Hilton.

Hilton rose to fame around 2001, when her reputation as a 19-year-old socialite spilled out into the national scene from New York's tabloids.The media fascination with her led to her role in the successful Fox reality series The Simple Life, which has aired for five seasons so far.

As an actress, she has appeared in several minor roles, most notably in the horror film House of Wax (2005). In 2006 she released her debut self-titled album Paris. Hilton has since garnered notoriety as a result of several legal incidents, the repercussions of which have caused Hilton to serve time in a correctional institution in 2007.

Hilton began modeling as a child, appearing first in charity events. At 19, she signed with Donald Trump's modeling agency, T Management.Hilton has worked with modeling agencies such as Ford Models in New York, Models 1 Agency in London, Nous Model Management in Los Angeles, and Premier Model Management in London. She has appeared in numerous advertising campaigns, including Iceberg Vodka, GUESS, Tommy Hilfiger, Christian Dior, and Marciano. In 2001, Hilton began to develop a reputation as a 19-year-old socialite, being identified as "New York's leading It Girl" whose fame was beginning to "extend beyond the New York tabloids".

While Hilton has been quoted as saying that she is the "iconic blonde of the decade"' and comparing herself to Princess Diana and Marilyn Monroe (a claim she later denied in the May 2007 issue of Harper's Bazaar), she will reportedly appear in the 2007 Guinness World Records as the world's "Most Overrated Celebrity". In a poll conducted by the Associated Press and AOL, Hilton was voted the second "Worst Celebrity Role Model of 2006", behind Britney Spears.Critics have alleged that Hilton epitomizes the title of famous for being famous; echoing that sentiment, the Associated Press conducted what they called an experiment in late February 2007, trying not to report on Hilton for a whole week.

On May 11, 2007, a statue by Daniel Edwards entitled Paris Hilton Autopsy was revealed at Capla Kesting Fine Art in New York. Hilton is depicted by a clay model as dead, naked, and with her legs spread. The sculpture is aimed at stopping young women from drinking and driving.

CATHERINE BELL

2007-07-15T23:21:00.000-07:00

Catherine Lisa Bell (born August 14, 1968 in London, England) is a British-born Iranian-American actress best known as being David James Elliott's co-star as fiancee and best friend Lt. Colonel Sarah MacKenzie of the hit television show JAG from 1995 to 2005.

Bell has attested to attaining the Scientology state of Clear."She has supported Scientology's Hollywood Education and Literacy Project In December 2005, Bell helped promote the gala opening of Scientology's controversial "Psychiatry: An Industry of Death" Museum.

In February 2006, Bell appeared in a Scientology music video called "United". The film includes cameo performances by Isaac Hayes (Soul Legend ), Erika Christensen (Traffic, Upside of Anger), Jenna Elfman (Dharma and Greg, Keeping the Faith) and Lynsey Bartilson (Grounded for Life) and promotes human rights with a rap song. Fox News reporter Roger Friedman said of the video, Bell and other celebrities were "all sort of nodding in a trance and clapping".

CARMEN ELECTRA

2007-07-15T23:20:00.000-07:00

Tara Leigh Patrick (born April 20, 1972), professionally known as Carmen Electra, is an American glamour model, television personality, dancer, singer and actress.

Tara was born in Sharonville, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, to Patricia, a vocalist, and Harry Patrick, an entertainer and guitarist; her mother died of a brain tumor in 1998. She had an older sister, Debbie, who died from a heart attack, also in 1998.Tara attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati and graduated Princeton High School in Sharonville.

In 2005, she joined the voice cast of the animated series Tripping the Rift, replacing Gina Gershon as the voice of the sexy android "Six". In late 2006, Carmen began to be featured in commercials by Taco Bell.

Electra is the current spokesmodel for Ritz Camera Centers, appearing in their television and print ads with CEO David Ritz. She is featured in some video spoofs of Lonelygirl15 that are advertising Epic Movie.

She is a playable character in the video game Def Jam: Fight for New York and is one of the celebrity challenges in the video game, ESPN NFL 2K5, along with Steve-O, Jamie Kennedy, and others.

AVRIL LAVIGNE

2007-07-15T23:17:00.000-07:00

Avril Ramona Lavigne Whibley(born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian rock singer and musician. She has sold over twenty-six million albums worldwide. In 2006, Canadian Business Magazine ranked her the seventh most powerful Canadian in Hollywood.

Although her parents are of Quebecois origin,she does not speak Frenchand her birth surname is usually pronounced in an anglicized way as . Avril is French for "April", while la vigne means "the vine" or "the vineyard".

Lavigne's debut album, Let Go, was released in 2002. Her second and third albums, Under My Skin (2004) and The Best Damn Thing (2007), respectively, reached number one on the U.S. Billboard 200. Lavigne has scored three number one songs worldwide to date and a total of nine top ten hits, including "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi", "I'm with You", "My Happy Ending", "Nobody's Home", "Keep Holding On", and "Girlfriend".

Lavigne has been involved in a number of charities, such as Make Some Noise, Amnesty International, Camp Will-a-Way, Music Clearing Minefields, U.S. Campaign for Burma, Make-a-Wish Foundation and War Child. She has also appeared in ALDO ads with YouthAIDS to raise money to educate people worldwide about HIV/AIDS. ALDO sells tags featuring the phrases "HEAR", "SEE", and "SPEAK" and limited edition tote bags that are now being sold at ALDO stores and online, to help fund YouthAIDS HIV-prevention initiatives around the world.

Lavigne worked with Reverb, a non-profit environmental organization, for her 2005 east coast tour.

TANUSHREE DUTTA

2007-07-15T23:14:00.000-07:00

Tanushree Dutta (born 19 March 1985) is an Indian film

actress and model. She won the Femina Miss India title

in 2004.

Tanushree Dutta was born and raised in Jamshedpur,

Jharkhand state (then Bihar), and did her graduation in

communications in Pune, Maharashtra. She is Bengali.

She won the Femina Miss India title in 2004, and

placed among the top ten in the Miss Universe 2004

pageant held in Quito, Ecuador.

She debuted in Bollywood in 2005. She worked on two

films simultaneously Chocolate and Aashiq Banaya

Apne. Chocolate was intended to be her debut film,

however its release was preceded by Aashiq Banaya

Apne.

CHARMI

2007-07-15T23:13:00.001-07:00

CHARMI (BORN 8TH OF OCTOBER) SHE IS ONE OF THE HAPPENING HEROINES DOWN SOUTH IN THE TELUGU FILMDOM.

AFTER HER STARTER MOVIES FAILING TO DO WELL IN THE BLOCKBUSTER SECTION IN TAMIL MOVIES. SHE MOVED TO THE TELUGU MOVIES....THE OPENING WAS NOT THAT GRAND AS SHE EXPECTED...BUT THE BUBBLY ARTIST HAS SHOWN UP WHAT SHE HAS NOW...AND SHE IS THE LEADING ARTIST THAT DIRECTOR'S ARE QUEUEING UP FOR...HER CAREER SAW GREAT HEIGHTS DURING THE YEAR 2004-05..

AMISHA PATEL

2007-07-15T23:06:00.000-07:00

Amisha Patel (born June 9, 1977, also known as Ameesha Patel) is a Bollywood actress and model from Maharashtra, India.

Amisha Patel is the daughter of Amit Patel and Asha Patel, sister of Ashmit Patel and the granddaughter of the famous Indian lawyer Rajni Patel.

After completing her schooling Amisha went to study to the US; she graduated from Tufts University, Massachusetts U.S. Then she worked for a finance company and did occasional modeling. She went back to India where she joined Satyadev Dubey's theatre group and began acting in plays; she did so only after getting permission from her conservative parents.

She entered films through family connections. Producer Rakesh Roshan was planning a film to introduce his son, Hrithik, to Bollywood; he was looking for another Bollywood newcomer to play the heroine. The Patel and Roshan families are friends, and Amisha won the heroine's role in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000) during a joint family dinner.

This film made her a star overnight. She appeared next in the surprise success, Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. These two successes were followed by a series of films that flopped at the box-office.

Amisha has signed several interesting projects that include Priyadarshan’s Bhool Bhulaiya & Kunal Kohli’s next project, which stars Saif Ali Khan & Rani Mukerji.

PENELOPE CRUZ

2007-07-15T22:54:00.000-07:00

Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born April 28, 1974, in Madrid, Spain), better known as Penélope Cruz, is a Golden Globe- and Academy Award-nominated Spanish actress. Originally a dancer, she soon moved into Spanish television, and since then she has appeared in a string of films, in Spanish, English, French and Italian.

Cruz was born in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, Spain. Her parents are Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sánchez, a hairdresser.As a toddler, she was already a compulsive performer, re-enacting TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to focus her energies on dance. After studying classical ballet for nine years at Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her training under a series of prominent dancers. At 15, however, she heeded her true calling when she bested more than 300 other girls at a talent agency audition. She received three years of Spanish Ballet training with Ángela Garrido. She also had jazz dance training with Raúl Caballero and she studied at Cristina Rota (mother of Juan Diego Botto) school in Madrid. She speaks Spanish, English, French, and Italian fluently.

In 2006, Cruz received highly favourable reviews for her performance in Pedro Almodóvar's Volver. She won a Best Actress ensemble award at the Cannes Film Festival and has been nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and BAFTA Award. She is the first Spanish Actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role.

On 7 July 2007 Cruz will be presenting at Live Earth.

JULIA ROBERTS

2007-07-08T03:03:00.001-07:00

Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress and former fashion model. She shot to fame during the early 1990s after starring in the romantic comedy, Pretty Woman, opposite Richard Gere. Since then, Roberts has become the highest-paid actress in the world, topping the Hollywood Reporter's annual power list of top-earning female stars for four consecutive years (2002-2005). Her career includes films such as Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, and Ocean's Eleven, which have collectively earned box office receipts well over $2 billion. She won the Best Actress Academy Award in 2001 for her critically praised turn as the title character in Erin Brockovich after two previous nominations during the 1990s. For her fame and wholesome image, she is often referred to as "America's Sweetheart". An unprecedented $25 million was paid to Roberts for her role in 2003's Mona Lisa Smile. As of 2007, Roberts' net worth was estimated around US$140,000,000. She was also the first actress to appear on the cover of Vogue and the first woman to land on the cover of GQ. She has been named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" a record-setting eleven times, tied with Halle Berry. In 2001 Ladies Home Journal ranked her as the 11th most powerful woman in America beating out then national security advisor Condoleezza Rice and first lady Laura Bush.

LINDSAY DEE LOHAN

2007-07-08T03:00:00.000-07:00

Lindsay Dee Lohan(born July 2, 1986) is an American actress and pop music singer. Lohan started in show business as a child fashion model for magazine ads and television commercials. At age ten, she began her acting career in a soap opera; at eleven, she made her motion picture debut by playing both twins in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap. Lohan's breakout role as a leading actress came six years later with 2004's Mean Girls, which shone the media spotlight on her professional and personal lives—including her nightlife and her parents' marital and legal struggles.

As an adult, Lohan began to take on more varied roles and projects, including Robert Altman's final film, A Prairie Home Companion. While filming Herbie: Fully Loaded in 2004, Lohan launched her career in music, recording and releasing her first studio album, Speak; her second album, A Little More Personal (Raw), was released in 2005.

Lohan was portrayed as a "party girl" who frequented clubs with Nicole Richie and Paris and Nicky Hilton, among others ("people [say], 'Oh, she goes out and she parties,'" Lohan said. "No, we are just going out and having fun."), while accidental exposures to paparazzi brought repeated rumors of breast enhancement ("they're real though," she asserted).Lohan later lampooned the various rumors on Saturday Night Live.

Lohan was voted #10 on the list of "100 Sexiest Women" by readers of FHM. Maxim placed her at #3 on its 2006 Hot 100 list.

In 2007, Lohan placed at #1 on the Maxim "Hot 100".Her entry on the list can be seen here

SHILPA SHETTY

2007-07-08T02:57:00.001-07:00

Shilpa Shetty (born 8 June 1975 in Mangalore, India) is a four-time Filmfare Award-nominated Indian film actress and model. Since making her debut in the film Baazigar (1993), she has appeared in nearly 50 films and made her first lead role in 1994's Aag. She currently resides at the centre of the Hindi-language film industry in Mumbai, India. Her younger sister Shamita Shetty is also a Bollywood film actress.

Shetty was a contestant in and the winner of Celebrity Big Brother UK. and is the first Indian celebrity included in the Celebrity version. Reportedly paid Rs.31.5m (£367,500 GBP) for her participation, she said to presenter Davina McCall, "I just want every Indian to be extremely proud that I'm in here". As for her participation, she stated: "I have zero expectations. The only thing I really hope to keep is my self-respect and my dignity." Sister Shamita told the Times of India that this "is the boldest decision Shilpa has taken hitherto." The Scotsman reported that PETA backed Shetty to win the contest and urged British viewers to vote for her.

During her time, Shetty instructed fellow housemates Carole Malone and Ken Russell in meditation, flirted with Dirk Benedictand admitted to finding him "sexy", but tempers started to fray by Day 7 as a clique formed in the house disapproving of Shilpa's presence. Following a worldwide controversy that publicised her as a target of racist bullying within the house, Shetty won the contest after gaining 63% of the public vote and described the experience as "incredible and overwhelming". She further thanked the public for "a fantastic opportunity to make my country proud".

PRIYANKA CHOPRA

2007-07-08T02:55:00.001-07:00

Priyanka Chopra born 18 July 1982 is a two-time Filmfare Award-winning Indian actress. After winning the title of Miss India World and later becoming Miss World 2000, Priyanka has become one of the most successful and popular actresses from the industry.

Priyanka studied at La Martiniere Girls' College in Lucknow, as a young girl and later came to the United States, where she was a student at Newton North High School, in Newton, Massachusetts and North Delta Senior Secondary High School in North Delta before returning to India to complete high school at Army Public School (Bareilly). She began college at Jai Hind College in Mumbai but left after winning the Miss World pageant.

In 2005, she had many releases, though most didn't do well at the box office. In 2006, Chopra starred in two of the most successful films of the year - Krrish and Don - The Chase Begins Again.Nikhil Advani's multi-starrer, Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love was Priyanka's first release in 2007. The move failed to do well at the box office. Her most recent release, Big Brother also failed to do well.

NISHA KOTHARI

2007-07-08T02:50:00.000-07:00

Nisha Kothari also known as Amoga, is a new Indian Bollywood actress and model. She also has a major in Chemistry from Delhi University She has starred in so far three movies, The Killer, with Emraan Hashmi, James, with Mohit Ahlawat, and Shiva. She is considered to be one of the upcoming stars in the film industry by famous Bollywood director Ram Gopal Varma.

Kothari was born in Kolkata, and grew up speaking English, Bengali, and Hindi. She moved to New Delhi while in 10th standard and got her degree in Chemistry at Delhi University. She then became a model and appeared in Jay Jay, a Tamil movie, as Amoga. She was debuted to Bollywood in the films and James and Sarkar (which came out first), both by Ram Gopal Varma. She then went on to do The Killer with Emraan Hashmi and the Bhatts.

SANIA MIRZA

2007-07-08T02:46:00.000-07:00

Sania Mirza (born November 15, 1986) is an Indian tennis player. She was born in Mumbai but brought up in Hyderabad. Coached by her father Imran Mirza, she began playing tennis at the age of six, turning professional in 2003. She was the highest ranked female tennis player ever from India, with career high rankings of number 31 in singles and 24 in doubles. She is now ranked 46th in singles and 38th in doubles as of June 21st, 2007.

Hackles have been raised in some Islamist quarters supposedly due to her attire not being conformant to Islamic Hijab. According to one report published September 8, 2005, an unnamed Islamic scholar had issued a fatwa, saying that her attire is contrary to what is permitted by Islam. A further report published the next day on this fatwa elaborated that Sania was unfazed by the comments made by Syed Yousaf Bin, the chief patron of the Ulema Board, in Hyderabad.Large numbers of Muslims clerics protested her attire, accusing her of being a "corrupting inflence on the youth"She has been widely attacked and villified in radical Islamist circles ,including a cleric named Haseeb-ul-hasan Siddiqui who said "The dress she wears on the tennis courts…leaves nothing to the imagination, She will undoubtedly be a corrupting influence.". Radical Islamist groups such as Jamiat-ulema-e-Hind allegedly threatened to disrupt her tennis matches, following which the Calcutta police had to heighten security measures to protect her.

MALLIKA SHEARWAT

2007-07-07T08:22:00.000-07:00

Mallika Sherawat born October 24, 1971 was named as Reema Lamba in Rohtak, Haryana, India is a popular Indian actress and model. Today, she is considered the sex symbol of India.
She worked as an air hostess prior to entering films and it was around this time that she married a pilot, Karan Singh Gill. They are now divorced.
Her latest project is a 11-minute role in Himesh Reshammiya's Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story, which has been called a "vampish role".[4] Mallika herself has protested, saying that it is a negative role but not a vamp role.
With Aap Ka Suroor she has become the most expensive "Item Girl", as she charged Rs. 1.5 crore for her role in the movie. However, she has insisted on a "no kissing" clause in her contract for the film. Mallika Sherawat has been voted as one of Asia's 100 most beautiful people by the Hong Kong based fashion and beauty magazine, Cover.

RIYA SEN

2007-07-07T08:17:00.000-07:00

Riya Sen born Riya Dev Varma in Kolkata, India on January 24, 1981 is an Indian film actress and model. She is often regarded as a sex symbol.
Though the depiction of kissing on screen was considered inappropriate in India, Riya has regularly shared on-screen kisses with her co-stars Shortly before the release of her film Silsiilay in which she starred with boyfriend Ashmit Patel, a clip was circulated through Multimedia Messaging Services and the Internet, that showed the two in intimate situations. This was one of a number of such scandals that erupted where celebrities were caught in compromising situations using cameraphones.Shortly after this incident, the couple split up. The actress has however denied that it was her in the MMS clip.
She is trained in Kathak and kickboxing.During the filming of Shaadi No. 1, she was hit by a motorbike, and supposedly had a near death experience.

SUSHMITA SEN

2007-07-07T08:15:00.000-07:00

Sushmita Sen was born on November 19, 1975 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. She is a well-known Bollywood actress and was India's first Miss Universe in 1994.
After her reign as Miss Universe, Sushmita became an actress. Her first movie, Dastak in 1996, where she played the victim of a stalker, didn't do well at the box office. Her subsequent movie Ratchagan in Tamil, was a huge hit. However, it was two years later that her appearance as Rupali in David Dhawan's movie Biwi No.1 won her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in 1999. The same year, she was also nominated for her role in Sirf Tum in the same category, making her an obvious choice for winner.
So far, her biggest hit has been the 2004 movie Main Hoon Na, in which she starred as Shah Rukh Khan's love interest. Later on, she played a lawyer in Main Aisa Hi Hoon opposite Ajay Devgan. In 2005, she also starred in a remake of Cactus Flower, called Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya: Sen played the lead opposite Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif and essayed the role of Ingrid Bergman. Her most recent movies include Karma, Confessions and Holi (2006) opposite Naomi Campbell, Ram Gopal Varma Ke Sholay (2006) and the recently announced Dulha Mil Gaya (2006) opposite Shahrukh Khan.

KAREENA KAPOOR

2007-07-07T08:07:00.000-07:00

Kareena Kapoor ( born 21 September 1980) nicknamed "Bebo" is a four-time Filmfare Award-winning Indian popular actress who appears in Bollywood movies. Since her debut in the 2000 film, Refugee, she has acted in nearly 30 films, majority of them bringing her critical success rather than commercial success. Despite this fact, she has emerged today as one of the top and most versatile actresses from the industry. As of 2007, her total box office impact is worth well over Rs. 4 billion.
In 2005, Kareena was in the news when onlookers with mobile phone cameras filmed her kissing her boyfriend Shahid Kapoor and released it to the news.
Kareena is currently dating actor Shahid Kapoor, the son of veteran actor Pankaj Kapoor.
Gossip columnists have linked her to a number of her co-stars, but she has strongly denied all these rumors.

ANNA KOURNIKOVA

2007-07-07T08:03:00.000-07:00

Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova born June 7, 1981 is a retired Russian professional tennis player and model. Although she never won a major singles tournament, she became one of the best known tennis players worldwide. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name one of the most common search strings on Google.
She was born in Moscow, Soviet Union to Alla and Sergei Kournikov; her family later migrated to the United States. Presently, she resides in Miami, Florida.
Kournikova's major-league tennis career has been curtailed for the past several years, and possibly ended, by serious back and spinal problems. She has had some success at the singles game, but her specialty has been doubles, where she has at times been the world's No.1 doubles player. With Martina Hingis as her partner, she won Grand Slam titles in Australia in 1999 and 2002.
Kournikova's playing style fits the profile for a doubles player, and is complemented by her height. She has been compared to such players as Pam Shriver and Peter Fleming.

ANUKSHA

2007-07-07T07:52:00.000-07:00

She is a hot new lady down south after the succesful run of her debut film , she has been having severe break through.....later wen her item number from stalin hit the screens...she was back again and this time with a bang..she did a tamil movie raendu with madhavan and is taughted to do a movie with director gautham after his completion of the present project.

KAMNA JETHMALANI

2007-07-07T07:31:00.000-07:00

Kamna Jethmalani is an Indian actress. She is daughter of noted politician Lakshmi Jethlamani. She debuted with Telugu film Premikulu. Though that film flopped, her second film Ranam was a big hit. Her only Tamil film to date is Idhaya Thirudan with Jayam Ravi. She did an item number in the film Sainikudu.

Ans the latest grapevine is tat she is doin two films in tamil...one against a jeevan named machakaran tat is dated to release soon

SAMIKSHA

2007-07-07T07:25:00.000-07:00

Samiksha is an upcoming Telugu and Tamil actress.
Her first film 143 in Telugu was an average grosser.
Her first film in Tamil Arinthum Ariyamalum was a great
hit in Tamil where she starred opposite Navdeep and
Arya. Her latest release Mercury Pookal opposite
Srikanth and Meera Jasmine is going well in the
Box-office. Her film with Shaam, Manathodu
Mazhaikalam, is set to be released. She also has
Thirumagan in the pipelines again with Meera Jasmine
and S.J. Suryah She is also in a Show "Zaara" which is
recently playing on the channel Sahara One.

NAMITHA

2007-07-07T06:46:00.000-07:00

Namitha Kapoor is a popular Tamil actress. She started out by participating in the Femina Miss India. She was born on May 10, 1981 in Surat, India. She has acted in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi films. Although she started out in Telugu movies, she became famous after the Tamil film Engal Anna opposite Vijayakanth. She starred in the song "Arjuna Arjuna" along with Sarath Kumar, which ended up as a big hit. Being quite voluptuous, she's constantly cast in almost all her films, entirely for skin show.
Born and raised in Gujarat, Namitha is another actress in the long list of heroines that made it in Telugu and Tamil movies. Her father is a businessman and her mother is a housewife. She became popular in the Tamil film Engal Anna with Vijayakanth. A Miss India contest brought Namitha to the Telugu film industry. After entering Tollywood, she immediately grabbed the attention of Telugu film lovers with Sontham and acted in Gemini as Bhairavi though the films didn’t fare well in the box office. Namitha appeared in an English film named Maya directed by Eric Manning. She has also Tamil and Malayalam films to her Credit.
After entering the Tamil film industry, she put on some weight, which around 2005, she claimed she lost by eating healthily at Subway. As of now, shes back to her voluptuous best.
She is the only daughter in her family. Namitha kapoor loves White and Black colors. White roses are her favorite flowers. Namitha swims and plays Badminton in her free time. Interestingly she used to coach swimming for kids.

SHAKIRA

2007-07-07T06:40:00.001-07:00

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2, 1977),
known simply as Shakira , is a Colombian singer,
songwriter, instrumentalist, record producer, dancer and
occasional actress who has been a major figure in the
pop music scene of Latin America since the
mid-1990s. In 2001, she broke through into the
English-speaking market with the release of her first
album in that language, Laundry Service, which has
sold over fifteen million copies worldwide. A two-time
Grammy Award-winning and eight-time Latin Grammy
Award-winning artist, Shakira is the highest-selling
Colombian artist of all time, having sold around fifty
million albums worldwide or more.She is also the only
artist from South America to reach the number-one
spot on the Billboard Hot 100, the Australian ARIA
chart, the United World Chart and the UK Singles Chart.
Shakira is also known for her intelligence, reportedly
having an IQ of 140.
According to the United World Chart, Shakira is as of
2007 the fourth most successful artist so far from the
2000s.
According to an article published on December 10,
2006 on The Boston Globe, Shakira is to provide three
songs for the soundtrack of the film adaptation of the
Gabriel García Márquez novel Love in the Time of
Cholera, which is due out around late 2007

PREITY ZINTA

2007-07-07T06:27:00.000-07:00

Preity Zinta born 31 January 1975 is an award-winning popular Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies. She is among the most successful actresses in the industry,and is regarded as one of the biggest names in India. Balancing commercial successes with critically acclaimed performances she has established herself as one of the most prominent leading actresses of Hindi cinema. Zinta is placed on the top in the list of the biggest actresses of this generation.
Born in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, she hails from a family of Rohru in Shimla District.Zinta initially planned to do an English honours but later decided to pursue psychology. Zinta also attended Bombay University. After earning a degree in criminal psychology at the St. Bedes College, Zinta began her career as a model and appeared in several commercials.
Her father, Durganand Zinta was an officer in the Indian Army. Durganand Zinta died when Preity was 13, in a car accident which also involved her mother, Nilprabha Zinta. Her mother broke many bones in the accident, including her spine. Her mother was bedridden for two years because of this incident. Zinta has two brothers, Deepankar Zinta and Manish Zinta, a year older and a year younger, respectively. Deepankar is a commissioned officer in the Indian Army, while Manish is settled in Los Angeles

SALONI

2007-07-07T02:54:00.000-07:00

SALONI -born 19 sept.....is an new comer in tamil industry with the movie casting opposite ramesh of githan fame....she is a well sought of actress after her two direct hits in malayalam....a girl next image has led to her excellence....

MARIA SHARAPOVA

2007-07-06T21:54:00.000-07:00

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. She is currently the second ranked player in the world. At the end of 2006, she was the world's highest-paid female athlete.[3]
Sharapova has won two Grand Slam singles titles. She is the reigning U.S. Open champion, having defeated Justine Henin in the final of the 2006 U.S. Open. Two years earlier, she defeated Serena Williams in the final at Wimbledon

TRISHA KRISHNAN

2007-07-06T10:44:00.000-07:00

Trisha Krishnan born on 4th May 1983 as Trisha Krishnamurthy in Chennai, Tamil Nadu .An actress in the Tamil and Telugu film industry. She rose to fame with her roles in Saamy and Ghilli.
Born to Krishnan and Uma Krishnan, in Palakkad, the Tamil Iyengar actress got her early education from Church Park School and pursued her higher education in Ethiraj College, Chennai. Later, she modelled and won Miss Salem in 1999, Miss Chennai in 1999 and Miss India Miss Beautiful Smile in 2001. In school, she participated in several cultural activities, sports and school band. Trisha is said to be a good ballet dancer. She studied in the same school as former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalitha.

GENELIA D'SOUZA

2007-07-06T10:41:00.000-07:00

Genelia D'Souza (Born 5 August 1987 in England) is a young actress in India. She has acted over a dozen films in South Indian cinema.
After being born in England, Genelia studied at Apostolic Carmel High School in Bandra, Mumbai. After school, she joined the St. Andrews College, Bandra to pursue a Bachelor's Degree. Mumbai-based Genelia starred in the big budgeted Boys by top director Shankar. She starred opposite fellow débutante Siddharth. The film was a box-office hit and launched her career.
She left Kollywood for a while to concentrate on the Tollywood industry, starring in other successful films including, Satyam, Masti, Samba and Sye. She followed it up with a pairing with popular actress Shriya in Subhash Chandra Bose. She returned to the Tamil industry with the hit, Sachein with Vijay. Her film, Happy opposite Allu Arjun was a hit. Her most recent film, Bommarillu, with Siddharth Narayan, is a super hit. Chennai Kadhal, her Tamil project did average business. She was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai. She has also been a part of many TV ad campaigns, the most famous ones being for Fair and Lovely, Cricket World Cup 2003 with Kris Shrikanth and Parker pens with Amitabh Bachchan.

ASIN THOTTUMKAL

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Asin Thottumkal (born on October 26, 1985) is an Indian film actress. She is the daughter of Joseph Thottumkal and belongs to the kerala christian family Thottumkal.She began her career acting in minor roles as a supporting artist in the Malayalam cinema industry, while also attending an acting studio, to follow her dream to act. After her debut in the Malayalam film industry, she acted in Telugu language films in which Asin gained Indian cinema's attention in 2003 by playing the role of Vasantha in Shivamani 9848022338 , her first major hit. The Tamil language film, Ghajini, is her first blockbuster, and since then she has acted in over twenty Indian films, with her main intention being Tamil language ventures. However in early 2007, She however, like many other actors has had a rich upbringing into the industry, with her father, Joseph Thottumkal being a noted businessman, while her mother, Seline Thottumkal, is a doctor.
Her next movie for release Dasavatharam opposite Kamal Haasan and it will be dubbed in 8 languages including Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Marathi and Hindi.More recently, Asin has signed up to be a part of two Hindi language films.

SINDHU THULANI

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SINDHU THULANI (born on july 19,1984) is an actress down south...Making hay in Kollywood now is Sindhu Thulani.
The actress who is ready for glamour is not just playing heroine in a lot of movies but is also dancing in item numbers.
Now, the actress is cast opposite Vishal for a movie to be directed by Lingusamy. This is the latter's first film after his Ji with Ajith and Bhemma with Vikram.
It's a two heroine subject and Tejashree has been assigned to play the other one.
Making fast buck in the industry is Sindhu Thulani.

BHUMIKA CHAWLA

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Bhumika Chawla , born 21 August 1978, is an Indian Bollywood actress. Her birth name is Rachna and is affectionately called 'Guddiya'.
Bhumika was born in Delhi and completed her schooling there. She moved to Mumbai in 1997 and started her career with ad films and Hindi music video albums. Her first feature film (Yuvakudu) in Telugu with Sumanth was released in 2000. Her second film Khushi (2001) with Pawan Kalyan was a super hit in Telugu. She has so far done eleven films in Telugu and three in Tamil. She is 5'3" and has already attracted the Hindi film industry (Bollywood) through her work in Tere Naam (2003).
She has recently acted in Sillunu Oru Kaadhal In Tamil.

HANISKA MOTWANI

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Hansika Motwani , born August 9, 1991, in Mangaluru, India is an Indian actress and a former child artiste.Born in Mangalore, India, Hansika is currently completing her 12th class in Podar International School. Although Hansika knows a number of languages, she mainly speaks Tulu and Hindi.
Hansika was supposed to make her cinematic debut as a child artiste in a film entitled Yahoo which also starred Juhi Chawla and Govinda, an offer she received from Chawla who recommended her to the director after noticing her acting capabilities. Unfortunately, the film was severely delayed and was shelved, permanently. Thanks again to Juhi, Hansika went on to do a Hyundai Santro ad with Shahrukh Khan. Soon after this, Hansika was bagged with offers, notedly from prominent Indian filmmaker Rakesh Roshan for a brief role in Koi... Mil Gaya, which also starred Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta. She has also done several ad films for brands like Samsung Electronics, Bournvita and Pepsi.

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MARIA SHARAPOVA

YANA GUPTA

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Yana Gupta (born Jana Synková, on April 23, 1979 at Brno, height 5'8" - 1.73 m) is an Indian model-actress of Czech-origin currently working in India. She was married to Indian painter Satyakam Gupta, although they formally separated on 18th May 2005. Yana Gupta is presently dating Bollywood actor Aftab Shivdasani. She has appeared on numerous magazine covers, including ELLE, Cosmopolitan, Femina, and now on Maxim. Gupta modeled for the premier Kingfisher's calendar and has performed dance numbers in three films including the remix of babuji zara dheere chalo.
Before her career in Bollywood, she modeled for international clients like Calvin Klein and Victoria's Secret. She drew much attention in Europe.
Gupta made her big screen debut in the Bollywood movie "Dum" for the song 'Babuji' which made her famous for cameo item numbers. Her recent appearances have been in Tamil film cameo item numbers. They are:
Film Manmadhan - Song thathai thathai and Film Anniyan - Song Remo Telugu film Gharshana - Song "Aadathanamaa"
Now she is planning to launch her own music album, and she will write, compose the music and sing the songs. All the songs will be in English, and she won't be accepting any other offers until she is done with this project.
Yana recently signed up with a leading mobile and PC games company Indiagames as brand ambassador and will be featured in several interesting games and applications related to fitness, puzzles etc.

NAYANTARA

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Diana Kurien (born November 18, 1984 (1984-11-18) (age 22) in Kerala, India), popularly known as Nayantara , is a south Indian actress and has acted in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam movies.She was born as a Christian in Tiruvalla, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala. She was chosen by director Satyan Anthikkad and cast opposite Jayaram in Mansinakkare. Later she played a ghost who falls in love with hero Mohanlal in Fazil's Vismayathumbathu. She played opposite Sarath Kumar in Ayya. She acted with Rajnikanth in Chandramukhi.And the latest is she has played the item lady in the magnum opus SIVAJI staring against Superstar Rajnikanth

SHREYA SARAN

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Shriya Saran (born on September 11, 1982) is an Indian film actress. She began her career acting in Telugu language films in the Telugu cinema industry, while also attending an acting studio, to follow her dream to act. After her debut in 2001 with Ishtam, she gained Indian cinema's attention in 2002 by playing the role of Bhanu in Santhosham, her first major hit. She reached superstardom by enacting the role of Anjali in the Telugu language film, Nuvve Nuvve, her first blockbuster, and since then she has acted in over twenty Indian films. She has recently switched her main intention of Indian regional films from Telugu to Tamil language ventures. Her most prestigious projects to date are Chiranjeevi's Tagore and Rajinikanth's Sivaji: The Boss.
She however, like many other actresses has had a rich upbringing into the industry, with her father, Pushpendra Saran being a senior executive in BHEL, while her mother, Neeraja Saran, taught chemistry at Delhi Public School, Haridwar and later Mathura Road, Delhi. Shriya performs predominantly in leading heroine roles in high-budget and major studio films, ranging from romantic comedies and drama to science fiction and action thrillers. Her most popular films include Tagore (2003), Santhosham (2002), Nenunnanu (2003), Mazhai (2005), and Sivaji: The Boss (2007).

AYESHA TAKIA

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Ayesha Takia (born April 10, 1986 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian actress.Ayesha Takia was born and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She comes from a mixed family. Her father is Gujarati, and her mother is half British and half Maharashtrian. She has said in interviews that she grew up speaking English at home and had to learn Hindi and Telugu for her film roles.According to Ayesha, she has been a model since she was four years old. She appeared in the famous I'm a Complan Boy! I'm a Complan Girl! campaign alongside Shahid Kapoor and also in a music video, Falguni Pathak's Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye, when she was only fifteen. She then appeared in the video, Shake It Daddy, which brought her to the attention of the movie industry, and a few film offers followed.
She signed a contract for Socha Na Tha, then for Taarzan: The Wonder Car. However, delays in making Socha Na Tha meant that Taarzan released first and was therefore her "debut" film
She won the Filmfare Best Debut Award in 2004 for her performance in Taarzan.
She has appeared in a number of films that have done poorly at the box office. However, she has been highly praised for her work in the 2006 Dor, a smaller budget film in which she plays the role of a young widowed Rajasthani woman living in a traditional joint family. She went on to win a Zee Cine Critics Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film Dor. Also in 2006, Ayesha Takia was amongst the top 10 on the listing of India's 50 most desirable women alive, a poll conducted by Zoom, an Indian TV channel.

JYOTHIKA

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Jyotika is the No1 actress in the Tamil film industry now and she is the heart throb of all her fans. Jyotika is a beautiful young actress making impression in Kollywood. Jyotika, who made herself busy, has a mass of Tamil films like June R, Jillendru Oru Kaadhal, and also a film named Vetaiyadu Vilaiyadu where she is pairing with Kamal. Among the Tamil actress Jyotika is ranked as the highest payer for a film. Jyotika is not only the current numero uno in Kollywood. At present she is having Telugu Films in hand which keeps her challenging and active all throughout her time. Her Telugu film with Chiranjeevi called Tagore was a superhit. Another film with Nagarjuna called Mars also did well in the box office. Jyotika Fits for perfect role and she hopes to succeed in all the aspects of her existence in future.

KATRINA KAIF

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Katrina Kaif (born July 16, 1983) is a model and Bollywood actress.
One of eight siblings,she was born to a Kashmiri father and English mother. She was brought up in Hawaii, and started modeling by accident at the age of 14, when she was approached for a jewelery campaign. After that she continued modeling in London.
Filmmaker Kaizad Gustad discovered Katrina in London and gave her a part in his film Boom. It wasn't long before the acting bug bit Katrina who decided to take it up full time and move permanently to Mumbai. With her attractive features, Katrina was offered a number of modeling assignments. However, filmmakers were at first hesitant to sign her because of her linguistic shortcomings, such as her inability to speak Hindi. Films that did feature her usually had her voice dubbed over by a native speaker of the film's language. This changed with the film, Namastey London, in which she dubbed her own lines.

LARA DUTTA

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Lara Dutta, (born April 16, 1978) is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and the 2000 Miss Universe.Dutta was born on April 16, 1978, in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to father Wing Commander L.K. Dutta (retired) and mother Jennifer Dutta. Her family also includes her 2 older sisters, one of whom serves in the Indian Airforce. Famed composer and DJ Nitin Sawhney is their cousin.[1] The Dutta family moved to Bangalore in 1981 where she completed high school from Frank Anthony Public School. Lara graduated in economics with a minor in communications from Bombay University. She was crowned Miss Universe in 2000 which led to her appointment as a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador in 2001.She made her film debut in 2003 with the film Andaaz which was a box office success and won her a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. She then appeared in a number of films, some of which failed at the box office and some of which were successful. Her box office hits include Masti (2004), Kaal (2005),No Entry (2005) and Dosti: Friends Forever (2005).

MANDIRA BEDI

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Mandira Bedi , is an Indian Bollywood actress, who shot to international fame first as television star in the soap Shanti and then as a television presenter during the 2003 Cricket World Cup and also in 2007 Cricket World Cup. Although she doesn't quite contribute to the cricket talk shows in sense of knowledge, she does contribute to the X-factor leading to increased TRPs of the show. Bedi created a stir in Bangladesh over her unwarranted criticism of the Bangladeshi Cricket Team following their win against India in the World Cup 2007 group stages. She also reportedly loves wearing off-shoulder tops. She recently posed for the magazine Maxim. She was born (April 15, 1972) and brought up in Bombay and is married to an Indian movie director Raj Kaushal on February 14, 1999, and lives in Bandra, Mumbai. She received national acclaim through her debut television serial Shanti (1995).
She was in the middle of a controversy recently when she was spotted wearing a tatto on her back. This infuriarated the Sikh community. She has reportedly apologised to the SGPC.
She was also one of the presenters in the Indian television show, Fame Gurukul which ended on 20 October 2005. Mandira Bedi replaced R. Madhavan as the Anchor of Deal Ya No Deal.
Among her notable films are Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995) and Manmadhan (2004) Tamil film.She was also one of the main villains in the hit Indian drama Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, in which she played Mandira in the old days.
Another controversy has hit Mandira Bedi with her wearing of a saree in which the Indian flag was at the bottom of the cloth near her feet causing outrage among Indian nationalists. A complaint has been filed against Mandira Bedi for anchoring the program Extraaa Innings, telecast live all over India by Sony Max, within public view, wearing a saree using the Indian national flag as a portion of her costume worn below her waist, thus showing utter disrespect, affront and indignity to the Indian national flag. In the complaint filed through Advocate S.K.Premraj it is alleged that Mandira Bedi has committed offence punishable under Section 2 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 as amended by the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 2003 and the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 2005. The pioneer fashion designer Satya Paul also has been arrayed as an accused in the said case.
She studied at the Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai.

SNEHA

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Sneha is a leading actress in South Indian film industry. She debuted in Virumbugiren with Prasanth. Some of her major films include Autograph, King and Pammal K Sambandham with Kamal Hassen. Sneha is the one of the few actresses in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam movies who refuses to take up glamourous roles, as she believes that her 'homely roles' are appreciated by all South Indian audience. She acted in several Tamil and Telugu movies. She also acted in two Malayalam and Kannada movies.
She started her acting career in the Malayalam film industry and not in Tamil, but in a different name (she was known as Manasi).
Notable acheivement in the recent past is tat she won the Kalaimamani Award on 25th February 2006 for Best Actress 2005 .

ILLENA

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ILLENA is one of the happening heroines in telugu film industry fighting for the top slot along with trisha..as a newcomer just a 3 yr old this girl is making heads turn ...Illeana is really going great guns. She has become busy after scintillating debut in YVS Chowdharyâ€™s Devadasu. She is now rage among the youth. Now, she is cast opposite NTR in Krishnavamsiâ€™s next. She has officially signed on the film on April 20, 2006.
Illeanaâ€™s Pokiri where she has paired with Mahesh Babu. She looks even sexier in the film. Now, her call sheets dairy is full. Meanwhile, she also worked in Munna opposite Prabhas and in Jadoo opposite Ravi Krishna.

AISHWARYA RAI

2007-07-06T09:26:00.000-07:00

Aishwarya Rai (born November 1, 1973), is a three-time Filmfare Award-winning Indian actress. She was Miss World in 1994 and has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and English films. Rai is married to Indian actor Abhishek Bachchan and is daughter-in-law to Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan.
Aishwarya Rai was born in Mangalore, in the South Indian state of Karnataka, to Krishnaraj Rai, a marine engineer, and Vrinda Rai, a writer. Her ancestors are from the Bunt community of Mangalore. Her family later relocated to Mumbai (Bombay). Rai has one elder brother, Aditya Rai who is a film producer.
Her most recent film, Provoked, based on the book "Circle of Light" where she portrays a real life character, was released on 6 April, 2007 in India and the UK. The film did well commercially in the UK It was critically acclaimed all over the world. At the end of April 2007 her first American film, The Last Legion, was released in Russia and the Netherlands. The film is expected to open in North American theaters in August 2007.
Recently, it has also been announced that Rai will be featured in 8 episodes of the US TV series, Heroes. She will be playing the role of Dr. Mohinder Suresh’s elder sister, Shanti Suresh, who has super-powers of her own.

CAMERON DIAZ

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Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress and former fashion model. She is perhaps best known for her roles in blockbuster movies such as The Mask, There's Something About Mary, My Best Friend's Wedding, Charlie's Angels, Shrek, Gangs of New York, The Sweetest Thing, and In Her Shoes. Diaz was the second of four actresses (the others being Julia Roberts, Angelina Jolie, and Reese Witherspoon) to join the coveted "$20 Million Club" after receiving this salary for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.
Diaz was born in San Diego, California to Emilio Diaz, who worked as a foreman for an oil company, and Billie (née Early), an import-export agent.[1] Diaz's father is a second-generation Cuban-American[2] and her mother has Native American, English and German ancestry.[3][4][5] Diaz attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School at the same time as rapper Snoop Dogg. During her school days, she was called Skeletor by her classmates because she was so thin..

HILARY DUFF

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Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and spokesperson. She has an older sister, Haylie Duff, who is also an actress/singer.
After gaining fame for her starring role on the television show Lizzie McGuire, Duff went on to have a film career, and her most commercially successful pictures include Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003), and A Cinderella Story (2004). She reportedly earned $15 million in 2005. Duff has expanded her repertoire into pop music, with three RIAA certified-platinum albums and over 13 million albums sold worldwide,and she has launched a clothing line (Stuff by Hilary Duff) and an exclusive perfume with Elizabeth Arden.
Her upcoming films include the 2007 action thriller War, Inc. and animated comedy Foodfight!. Duff's latest studio album, Dignity, was released in April 2007.

HERMOINE GRANGER

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Hermione Jane Granger is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The character is portrayed by Emma Watson in the Harry Potter film series.
Hermione is a Gryffindor student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and is Harry Potter's and Ron Weasley's best friend. She shows considerable academic prowess when compared to her close friends and classmates.
Hermione has brown eyes, bushy brown hair and, in the beginning, rather large front teeth. Many at the school have ridiculed her looks, including, on one occasion, her teacher Severus Snape, Pansy Parkinson an ugly Slytherin girl, and, more subtly in her fourth year, Rita Skeeter, who described her as "a plain but ambitious girl". However, in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Hermione attracts the eye of Quidditch star Viktor Krum, and, when she shows up at the Yule Ball with her hair straightened, her posture improved, and wearing floaty periwinkle-coloured dress robes, Harry thought she looked 'pretty'. Hermione also had her teeth shrunk to a normal size by Madam Pomfrey in Goblet of Fire. This was after being hit in the teeth with a hex by Draco Malfoy, which caused them to grow far past her collar. When Madam Pomfrey was fixing them, Hermione simply let her "carry on a bit" until her teeth were smaller than they originally were. It was stated that she did this though her parents wanted her to "continue on with my braces".

ANGELINA JOLIE

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Angelina Jolie (born June 4, 1975) is an American film actress, a former fashion model, and a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. She is often cited by popular media as one of the world's most beautiful women[1] and her off-screen life is widely reported. She has received three Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and an Academy Award.
After appearing as a child alongside her father Jon Voight in the 1982 film Lookin' to Get Out, Jolie's acting career began in earnest a decade later with the low budget production Cyborg 2 (1993) and she played her first leading role in a major film in Hackers (1995). She appeared in the critically acclaimed biographical films George Wallace (1997) and Gia (1998), and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Girl, Interrupted (1999). She achieved international fame as a result of her portrayal of videogame heroine Lara Croft in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), and since then has established herself as one of the best known and highest paid actresses in Hollywood. She had her biggest commercial success with the action-comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005).[2]
Divorced from actors Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton, Jolie currently lives with actor Brad Pitt, in a relationship that has attracted worldwide media attention.[3] Jolie and Pitt have three adopted children, Maddox, Pax and Zahara, and a biological child, Shiloh. Jolie has promoted humanitarian causes throughout the world, and is noted for her work with refugees through UNHCR.

BRITNEY SPEARS

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Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American pop singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, author.
She is best known for her studio albums, music videos, and songs such as "...Baby One More Time", "Oops!...I Did It Again", "I'm a Slave 4 U" and "Toxic". In the early 2000s, Spears' success as a singer led her way to high-profile advertising deals and endorsements, as well as forays into other forms of media, including film and reality television. Her third and fourth albums, Britney and In the Zone, were released during this era. In 2004, she married back-up dancer and aspiring rap artist Kevin Federline, and the following year she gave birth to their first son, Sean Preston. Their second son, Jayden James, was born in 2006. Spears filed for divorce from Federline on November 7, 2006 citing irreconcilable differences.[1]
Spears has sold over seventy-six million records worldwide and is the highest selling female artist of the 21st century according to Time magazine.[2] The RIAA ranks her as the eighth best-selling female artist in American music history, having sold thirty-one million albums in the U.S.[3]