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Scoop: Obamas prove stingy with school auction

When Chelsea Clinton was a student at the Sidwell Friends School, the same school the Obama girls attend, the Clinton family’s involvement with the school’s annual benefit brought in big bucks. In 1996, a round of golf with Bill Clinton went for nearly six figures; another year Chelsea Clinton offered up her babysitting services to the highest bidder.

Modeling school's steep price

For a lot of girls, it's the ultimate fantasy: to be discovered and make it big as a model or actress.

S.I. swimsuit issue cover model revealed

Sports Illustrated is as secretive as it is successful with its blockbuster swimsuit issue, so Bar Refaeli found out she's cover girl of the magazine's 46th annual ode to the barely-there bikini just hours before the magazine hit the newsstands today.

Lingerie Store Stops Using Live Models

A lingerie shop has stopped using scantily clad women in its store windows after one of its models received harassing phone calls, the store's owner said.

The Vine

I Was An Art School Model

Reading journalist Lizzie Stark's recent column at a news site about Live Nude Girl: My Life As An Object, by Kathleen Rooney, I was struck by the feelings, reasonings, and perceptions around being an art school model. I was one myself.

Letterman Reveals Bar Rafaeli is 2009 SI Swimsuit Issue Cover Model!
Source: COED magazine

"As you may know, we at COED have been eagerly awaiting the announcement of the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model. But now the wait has come to an end.

Researchers at Virginia Tech Create Synthetic American Population on Supercomputer
Source: chronicle.com

On a supercomputer at Virginia Tech University a team of computer scientists is building an artificial America filled with fake people who are given real addresses and are based on actual demographics.

Metaphors for Design

My all time favorite example of the use of metaphor goes back to the middle ages; traveling bards used to present stories and poems to audiences from town to town before the advent of print.

9/11 Blueprint for Truth: The Architecture of Destruction
Source: ae911truth.net

For anyone and everyone who believes that the collapses of 1 WTC, 2 WTC and 7 WTC could only have been caused by aircraft collisions and office fires, I challenge you to go through every slide of this presentation.

Disabled Models: A UK Reality TV Hit
Source: TIME

Aspiring model Debbie van der Putten loves her body, and she isn't afraid to show it off. The 22-year old from Helmond in the Netherlands has appeared on posters throughout Europe for charity groups, worked for a German modeling agency and recently posed nude for Playboy.

A revolution - for climate model evolution
Source: News at Nature

The World Modelling Summit for Climate Prediction held there last week was itself something of a rare event – a union of the weather and climate communities, who met to discuss whether – and how – they can eventually provide climate predictions that are as useful, and as us …

The Dark and Foreboding World of My New Career

It wasn't too long ago that I was just like everyone else. Then I started selling my body to people so they could photograph it. Just a few photos here and there for minor products that you probably can't pronounce because you can't do this with your tongue (see picture right).

Step 1 Against Size 0
Source: New York Magazine

Summary: Recently-launched modeling agency in the U.K., called Quintessentially Models, doesn't sign any "size 0" girls. It's also working with the Beat, an eating-disorder charity in the U.K., to help raise awareness of eating disorders.

The Rise of Skinny Male Models
Source: The New York Times

Wasn't it just a short time ago that the industry was up in arms about skinny models? Little over a year ago, in Spain, designers were commanded to choose models based on a healthy body mass index; physicians were installed at Italian casting calls; Diane von Furstenberg, the p …

Black Models Have No Chance says agency founder
Source: The London Paper

Black models have little hope of making it big, the founders of one of the world's biggest model agencies said today.

Israeli fashion photographer leads worldwide campaign for healthier models
Source: Israel 21c

''If Israeli fashion photographer Adi Barkan has anything to say about it, Israel will soon be as famous in the international modeling world for its revolutionary commitment to health as it is for its up and coming models, Bar Refaeli and Esti Ginzburg.

Who won 'Top Model'? See the winning moment (video)
Source:

Who won 'Top Model'? It came down to Saleisha and Chantal, but only one could be the next "Top Model." » Watch the winning moment...

Geomagic Studio 10 Unveiled Today
Source: Business Wire

Includes new module that automatically extracts design intent from 3D scans of physical objects.

Vote For Kimberly In The Facebook Canadian Beauty Competition
Source: http://apps.facebook.com/canadianbeauty/candidate.

Hello Everyone...This is a great candidate for the Facebook Canadian Beauty Competition...You only have until November 15th! Hurry! Vote for Kimberly! :D

Photo Shoot With Miniature Schnauzer - Precious
Source: http://www.TerrierLover.com

What a great photo shoot with that little miniature schnauzer! She certainly is "Precious"! What a sweetheart...Great shots!

World Landmarks Generated in 3D from Vacation Photos
Source: University of Washington

More than 10 million members of the photo-sharing Web site Flickr snap pictures of their surroundings and then post those photos on the Internet.

'$25,000 per day' for Miss 'U.S. American'
Source: WorldNetDaily

The South Carolina beauty queen who suffered a geographic meltdown over "U.S. Americans" during last month's Miss Teen USA pageant can now have the last laugh, with the chance to make up to $25,000 a day as a model for Donald Trump.

12-Year old Model Fronts World Fashion Show
Source: thehotjoints.com

Blonde-haired, blue-eyed Maddison Gabriel was picked as the official ambassador of Gold Coast Fashion Week in Australia and has also worn a number of revealing outfits for the Queensland event. (SEE PICS)

International model told she is too thin to work
Source: Telegraph

An international model has been turned down by a top modelling agency for being too thin. Charlotte Carter, who is 5ft 10ins and a US "size zero", was advised by agency Models 1 to gain at stone and think about her health if she wanted to work for them.

Glamour Photography & Female Model Zed Cards
Source: Mandarich Models

Article is about developing your zed card..

Analysis: Why Iraq? Why not Sudan, Iran, NK...

Recently, when discussing the Iraq war, assuming that one of the reasons for the invasion was liberation of the Iraqi people, the following question was posed: Why Iraq? What makes Iraq so special? Why not Sudan? Why not Iran? Why not North Korea or a plethora of other countr …

Hiding The Models Double Chin - Lifestyle Photography
Source: Mandarich Models

Tips to hiding that double chin.

Female Photography & Female Model Portfolio Develpment
Source: Mandarich Models

Article is about building your portfolio.

Female Photography & Models Not Quite 6 Feet Tall
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Alternatives for not quite 6 foot tall models.

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