Bulgarian model in a top fashion show at Paris Fashion Week

The supermodel from Visages fashion agency Tanya Ilieva took part in the unique fashion shows of the designers Alexis Mabille, Georges Hobeika and Dany Atrache at Paris Fashion Week, (January 24 - 28, 2010).

Special guests of the exclusive fashion show of the designer Alexis Mabille was the editor-in-chief of the fashion bible VOGUE Anna Wintour, Dita von Teese etc.

Julia Jurevich will walk on the stage side by side with models of Victoria's Secret

Julia Jurevich came to Geneva to present Bulgaria at the Eco Chic forum – a world fashion exhibition. 48 fashion designers will take part in this forum. Among them will be the famous designers Rick Owens and Diane von Furstenberg.

Forum producers invited Julia because they were impressed by her photossesion where she has presented a special dress made by Evgeni Petkov. The last one is the only Bulgarian representative at this exhibition.

The Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo models for Armani

The Real Madrid footballer has replaced David Beckham as the face and body of the Italian brand.

Never the modest type, Ronaldo appears to have embraced his new modelling career with gusto, striking a series of moody poses and showing off a six-pack which would make Becks green with envy.

The 24-year-old reportedly maintains his chiseled abs by performing 3,000 sit-ups a day.

Mick Jagger's daughter will be the new advertising face of Versace

The daughter of the Rolling Stones's singer Mick Jagger, Georgia May Jagger, will be the new advertising face of Versace.

17-year-old model will be the face of the advertising campaign for spring-summer of Versace. The photos of this campaign are work of photographer Mario Thestino.

Georgia is the daughter of Mick Jagger from his marriage to model-Jerry Hall.

Bar Raffaeli – the best model of 2009

The Israeli model Bar Raffaeli was chosen as the best model in the past year.

With 449 votes given "for" the Israeli top model, she grabbed the title best model in 2009.

In 2008 the crown best model wore the Russian model Natalia Vodyanova.

This year's second place in the rankings, arranged on the Internet, is the Australian Miranda Kerr with 419 votes.

Bulgarian miss-es of 2009

Beauty contests are becoming more and more popular as they are always accompanied by a lot of glamour, beauty and emotions. They give a chance to many young girls to show their beauty and talent and start they modeling career.

With the presentation of magnificent evening gowns and the round in bathing suits, those contests are very attractive for the spectators and they gain a big popularity. A lot of them turn in a grandiose show. An unforgettable spectacle was the contest miss Varna 2009, organized by VIP fashion group agency.

Eva Mendes remains a face of Calvin Klein

The american actress Eva Mendes and Irish model Jamie Dornan will be the faces of the new Calvin Klein campaign for Spring / Summer 2010.

The re-election of Eva and Jamie is due to the great success that they had in the last campaign Fall / Winter 2009.

Steven Klein will be again a photographer in the photos.

Top Models have been nominated for Woman of the Year

The supermodels of "Visage" Stanimira Koleva and Christiana Vucheva , proved as one of the most talented and successful Bulgarian models outside the country, grabbed nominations for "Woman of the Year” for 2009 in one of the main categories of the competition - "Fashion-faces".

As winners of the "Visages Models 2000", Stanimira Koleva gets the chance to work with the best world fashion agencies and to become one of the leading models in Europe and America.
Christiana's star rises on the Elite model look - Bulgaria 2007 competition where she won the right to represent our country in the world finals in Prague.

Canadian Beauty Exposes Life in Ramzan Kadyrov’s Chechnya

As reality television begins to dominate the airwaves, fashion fiends, young professionals and hip urbanites around the globe are hungry for an uncensored look at today's hottest celebrities, the places they've gone and the people they've seen.

Fashion model Chrystal Callahan is feeding the media frenzy by giving them all that and more with the release of a limited edition coffee table book titled "Diary of a Fashion Model in Chechnya."

Toronto-born Callahan has been in the public eye for years - first as one of the world's most beautiful women among the faces of Vogue magazine, and, more recently, as a television presenter on Chechnya’s state-run "Grozny TV" after an invitation from Minister of Press and Information Shamsail Saraliev.

The supermodel Helena Christensen shows images of climate changes

The supermodel Helena Christensen urged world leaders to take action to combat climate changes.

When opening an exhibition of her works, Christensen said that the conference on climate changes in December provides a real opportunity to change course in the world.

She recently visited Peru with the charity "Oxfam" to see firsthand the effects of global warming. The resulting documentary photography of the visit reflects the reality of everyday life of the Peruvian province.

Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson has become a face of Dolce & Gabbana

After the actress Scarlett Johansson has become a face of brands such as Revlon and Avon, the Hollywood star was hired for the Christmas campaign of the Italians Dolce & Gabbana, which will be presented the third line of perfume "L'eau The One".

In the advertising "The one trilogy", which began in September, the actress presented two other product - "Rose The One" and "The One".

Miss Bulgaria 2009 Antonia Petrova went to Miss World 2009

At the beginning of the year, with a magnificent ceremony on the stage of Rainbow Plaza, Antonia Petrova was chosen as the most beautiful Bulgarian woman for 2009.

Antonia is 25 years old from the town of Pernik. Speaks fluent English and Russian and has two higher educations in the field of international economic relations.

On December 12, Antonia will be able to demonstrate her intelligence and ravishing charm in the world's biggest beauty competition Miss World '09.

The best models of Bulgaria 2009 were chosen

The prestigious title was given to Blagovest Anev top model of ЕS line Models and Svetoslav Manolov from the city of Sandanski.
The best models of Bulgaria 2009 Women became Nina Angelova from Yoanna Art agency and Diana Ivancheva from Expose models.

Bulgaria will be hosting the 22-nd edition of the world contest for professional models Best Model of the World 2009 and has the right to present two models on 11 December 2009 in the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, hall 3.

Julia Jurevich, Miss Bulgaria 2007, will present our country at the world fashion exhibition in Geneva

During the new photo session Julia was dressed in amazing knitted bridal dress. It is designed by Evgeni Petkov, who will present Bulgaria at the Eco Chic forum – a world fashion exhibition, which will be held in Geneva. 43 fashion designers will take part in this forum. Among them will be the famous designers Rick Owens and Diane von Furstenberg.

Evgeni Petkov's models are inspired by Bulgarian folklore. The dress, which he will present, was specially made by 100% natural fabrics. The knitting dress is unique because it was made by natural wool with linen lining. It is arranged with Eco-cotton tracery from Germany.

Claudia Schiffer no longer wants to do catwalk modelling

The supermodel is giving up appearing on the runway and wants to concentrate on other aspects of modelling.

The mother-of-two said: "I'm finished with the runway. I won't miss it. I am still modelling and enjoy that a lot but no more runways."

Claudia added she gets more enjoyment from watching fashion shows as a spectator rather than taking part.

The 39-year-old beauty told Britain's Telegraph newspaper: "I can sit on the side and view the outfits and see all the details and that suits me fine. It's very enjoyable. I like my viewpoint."

Popular fashion photographer made photos of Bulgarian model Diana Ivancheva

One of the most popular names in fashion photography in Italy, France, UK and USA - the Turkish photographer JAMTUL made photos of the model from fashion agency Expose Model - Diana Ivancheva, who is the new face on the cover of the October issue of MAXIM magazine.

JAMTUL is an artistic name and the real name of the photographer is a mystery. However that does not stop him from working for many fashion giants like GQ, ESQUIRE, MAX, VOGUE, MARIE CLAIRE, ELLE, COSMOPOLITAN and to work with the most famous models and celebrities all over the world, and also to be a photographer of the year three consequent years in Turkey.

Bulgarian model opened a fashion show during London Fashion Week

The model of fashion agency Visages Hristiana Vucheva took part in London Fashion Week. The 18-year old beauty was selected to open the fashion show of the Korean designer Eun Jeong.

Hristiana also fell in the selection of the world approved designer Caroline Charles. The extravagant coiffeur Charlie le Mindu, whose clients are may pop icons, like Lady Gaga and magazines like Vouge and Marie Claire, was also charmed by the model.

Hristiana has also worked for ICE models (Milan) and her photos appeared in the Italian edition Mia magazine. She has walked in the defiles of Ermanno Scervino, Escada, VJC, La Perla and many others

The beautiful Daria Komarkova To Sign With Verbmodels

Verbmodels will be Komarkova's new mother agency and will manage her international career.

"Daria is definitely an amazing girl, not to mention that she's so smart and knows quite a lot about fashion, and I'm so much looking forward to start working with her. We couldn't be more proud of our agency when she is a part of it", said MATAN UZIEL (24), Senior Booker in Verb whom also heading Warmhome Media Group, an international advertising corporation that is about to go public soon.

Claudia Schiffer undressed in front of "Tank" Magazine

Germany’s top model Claudia Schiffer posing in Half-naked photosession for the "Tank" magazine. Although approaching 40 years, Claudia proves that has not lost any bit of its luster of supermodel.

One of the photos she posed naked from the waist up, wearing jeans in a low waist, reviving memories of 20 years ago when he was a person of the brand Guess. On the other Germanic beauty stare provocatively at the camera only in underwear and necklace brand Van Cleef and Arpels.

Claudia Schiffer will never have plastic surgery

The German supermodel can't understand why some people decide to go under the knife as she would be worried about the impact it might have on her health.

She said: "I would never have plastic surgery, as I'd be worried about the long-term effects. Ageing is part of life and I think everyone must accept that looks will change."

To ensure she looks as good as possible, Claudia, 39, tries to eat healthily.

Gisele Bundchen will teach her husband how to model

American football star Tom Brady, who married the Brazilian beauty in February, doesn't feel comfortable posing for photo shoots and hopes Gisele will boost his confidence in front of the camera.

He said: "When I am out on the football field I have so much confidence in what I am doing. With photo shoots, I don't know what I am doing. I'm at the whim of the photographer and the crew.

" I should probably ask her for some help. She does tell me to have fun and to approach it in the third person, almost like acting. She makes it look so easy."

Naomi Campbell believes the recession has stopped black models getting work

The outspoken supermodel claims advertising executives are shying away from using ethnic minority models in their campaigns because they "don't dare" risk losing sales.

She told Britain's Sunday Telegraph newspaper: "This year, we have gone back all the way that we had advanced. I don't see any black woman, or of any other race, in big advertising campaigns."

Evdokia Georgieva will present Bulgaria on the "Mini King and Queen" International children's festival

Evdokia Georgieva is 11 years old from Burgas. She will present Bulgaria on the "Mini King and Queen" World 2009 International children's festival, which will take place from 24 to 26 August. The official days of the event are 27 and 28 of August at "Lukoil House" - Burgas.

Evdokia is the newest girl at "Triumph Models" Fashion agency, she enrolled only 3 months ago. And this is her second participation in such competition.

"Miss Bulgaria Universe" 2009 Elitsa Lyubenova left for Bahamian islands

The green eyed beauty from Dve Mogili left some days ago for the Bahamian islands, to present our country in the 58th issue of the world competition "Miss Universe" 2009.

The 19-year-old Elitsa who won 2nd place of "Miss Bulgaria" 2009 is a graduate of the NSFA "Philip Kutev" in Kotel.

She is training professionally national dances and during her free time is drawing and swimming.

Elle Macpherson is "grateful" to be nicknamed 'The Body'

The supermodel-turned-designer insists the tag she was given in honour of her curvy figure has helped her get ahead with her business ventures.

She said: "'The Body' is my brand, it's been a wonderful gift. I've used that moniker to my advantage and I'm incredibly grateful for the people who still perpetuate it."

The Australian beauty also credited her nationality for giving her the characteristics needed to succeed with her underwear line.

Stella McCartney has begged Lindsay Lohan to stop wearing leather

The British designer - who refuses to use animal hides in her designs - is determined to persuade the 23-year-old actress to ditch any clothes containing animal skins.

A source told Britain's Daily Mail newspaper: "Stella is concerned that Lindsay is going overboard with her use of leather.

"Lindsay wears a lot of Stella's designs and she doesn't want to be associated with such a high-profile star who insists on wearing animal products.'

Scarlett Johansson's first advert campaign for Mango has been released

The Hollywood beauty sizzles in a series of sultry images for the Spanish retailer's Autumn/Winter 09 collection.

In one shot, Scarlett is seen posing provocatively with tousled bobbed blonde hair and a bee-sting pout as she drapes herself over a leather coach wearing an 80s-inspired grey micro mini-dress, leopard print coat and towering heels.

In a black and white picture, the 24-year-old star smoulders in skinny jeans and a vest as she leans against a wall, propping one studded high heeled foot on a chair.

Audrey Tautou is more interested in Coco Chanel's past than her style

The French actress - who plays the legendary French designer in new film 'Coco Avant Chanel' - is fascinated by Coco's life and loved being able to portray her on the big screen.

She said: "I've always loved Chanel's style but I was more interested in her character than the fashion. Her life is so rich, and her personality so unusual, that the story of her life is far greater than simply being a story of fashion. And I wanted to discover what lay behind the facade."

Kylie Minogue hates being too thin

The petite singer - who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 - has put on weight since undergoing chemotherapy treatment and believes her looks have improved because of it.

She explained: "It was hard to deal with. I still deal with it. I've got fat ankles hidden under these boots.

"But I think my body in many ways is better for having weight on it. When I look back at some pictures, especially before I was diagnosed, I just think, 'That's too thin, that doesn't look good. That doesn't look right.' "

Supermodel Karen Mulder has been arrested for making "threatening" phone calls to a plastic surgeon

The 39-year-old star was questioned at a Paris police station after calling the medic and reportedly demanding for a previous operation to be reversed.

A detective said: "She was screaming and shouting about the operation and became extremely threatening. There were repeated calls to the female surgeon who was extremely scared. The suspect is being interviewed."

Karen was arrested at about 10am yesterday (30.06.09) and taken to a station in the fashion district of the French capital city.

Pregnant Adriana Lima never thought she would become a mother

The Brazilian supermodel - who is expecting her first child with basketball star husband Marko Jaric this winter - can't believe how her life has turned out as she used to worry she would never settle down.

She said: "I never saw myself being married and having a child. Not because I did not want to. But it's tough to find somebody."

Adriana met the sportsman at a Los Angeles party in 2006 and says the event changed her life.

Bar Refaeli has become the new face for Garnier Fructis

The supermodel has signed a deal to be the spokeswoman for the Triple Nutrition Hair Care and Anti-Humidity hairsprays, which will be released at the end of this month.

Bar - who has appeared in previous campaigns for Garnier - said: "I like Garnier and have been using their products for several years. Their products and ingredients fit my lifestyle perfectly - helping me keep my hair strong, healthy and shiny. It's such an honour to be the spokesmodel for Garnier Fructis' new launches, the Triple Nutrition Hair Care collection and the Anti-Humidity Hairsprays."

Heidi Klum is being turned into a Barbie doll

The German supermodel - who is pregnant with her fourth child - will be immortalised in plastic as part of Barbie's Blonde Ambition Collection, which celebrates iconic blondes in fashion and entertainment.

When asked what she wanted her fashion doll to look like, Heidi said: "You guys just have to hold onto your horses a little while longer and then maybe then you'll know and see." Heidi - who was given the keys to Barbie's Malibu Dream House and Car at the iconic doll's 50th Anniversary celebrations last month - is not the first celebrity to have her own doll.

Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer and Eva Herzigova naked in a commercial

A picture with Naomi, Cladia and Eva is cool and the commercial campaign will cause a furore. The three fashion icons postured naked on a simple photo for Dolce an Gabbana's scent "Anthology".

The great topmodels are still on top. The beautiful star trio from the 80's and 90's still looks magnificent without any wrinkle.

Eva Mendes in the new Calvin Klein's commercial

The actress Eva Mendes shows her perfect forms for new Calvin Clain's underwear campaign autumn 2009.

She poses in scanty wear and the photos caused a great excitement in Internet. Except in underwear she posed in jeans with the fashion model Jamie Dornan. Mendes is a fashion face of the American brand scent "Secret Obsession".

Claudia Schiffer is to front a campaign for Alberta Ferretti's first perfume

The 38-year-old German supermodel has already posed for adverts for the as yet unnamed scent, which will be launched this autumn.

Claudia confirmed: "It's an honour to be chosen as the face of the Alberta Ferretti fragrance. Alberta and I have worked together for many years and it's wonderful to be able to collaborate on this exciting project together. Alberta's designs always embody femininity and elegance which are reflected in this fragrance."

The scent is being produced by Elizabeth Arden Inc., and the campaign was shot by photographers Mert and Marcus.

Orlin Pavlov entered the role of a bold corsair for a photo session

Orlin Pavlov entered the role of a refined gentleman in a stylish photo session for a furniture company.

The sparkling sea water, the beautiful smile and the light tones partner the young singer in the reconstitution of fairy summer mood. In some of the photos Orlin poses as sexy bold corsair.

He had exotic adventure on the sea coast, managed by the photographer Ognian Geshev

Orlin Pavlov is chosen for the photos, because he best describes the elegant, modern and sexy young man, who is suitable for presenting the mood of the fashion furniture and accessories.

Heidi Klum was thrilled to get a 140-page Vogue special

he German edition of the fashion bible devoted the massive section to the country's most famous supermodel when she guest edited the latest issue.

She said: "I grew up reading German Vogue and was really excited when they came to me with the idea for the 'Heidi by Vogue' issue. It was a thrill working with the team of photographers, hair stylists, makeup artists and editors. We shot the entire issue in one week - it was a group effort!"

Diane Kruger quit modelling because it was "really boring"

The 'Inglourious Basterds' beauty gave up the fashion industry and tried her hand at acting because she found posing for photographs dull. She said: "Modelling got really boring. It wasn't fulfilling for me, coming from ballet. I wanted to do something else, I just felt that this wasn't my love."

Diane, who is dating actor Joshua Jackson, admits she has to regularly "push" and "challenge" herself to stop her work life becoming monotonous.

Scarlett Johansson is the face of Mango

The 24-year-old actress will appear in the Spanish retailer's Autumn/Winter 09 advertising campaigns, taking over from her 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' co-star Penelope Cruz who has worked with the firm for four seasons.

Mango said: "Scarlett has an extraordinary personality - fun, young. She's Mango's ideal urban woman, independent and cosmopolitan."

Although the launch date of the campaign is yet to be announced, it has already been shot by photographer Mario Sorrenti in Los Angeles.

Adriana Lima is pregnant

The Victoria's Secret model and her husband, basketball star Marko Jaric, have confirmed they will welcome their first baby into the world this winter.

Their spokesperson said: "Adriana and Marko are overjoyed that they are expecting their first child together and are excited to share the happy news and start their family together."

The couple - who married in a small civil ceremony in Wyoming on Valentine's day (14.02.09) after meeting in 2006 - are currently planning a big summer celebration of their marriage in either Adriana's native Brazil or her spouse's home country of Serbia.

Cindy Crawford has become the face of a budget beauty brand

The supermodel - who has previously worked cosmetics giants Revlon and Maybelline - signed up to promote shop chain SPAR's Beauty Kiss toiletry range and has posed in a series of raunchy shots.

The 43-year-old beauty looks sensational in the pictures, wearing a cutaway black swimsuit.

Cindy has previously said thinks she looks "pretty good" naked for a mother-of-two and is happy with the way her body has aged

Kylie Minogue is very proud to be the face of Tous

The 40-year-old singer is delighted to have the opportunity to work with the Spanish jewelery brand, not least because she is allowed to borrow some pieces.

She said: "I love jewelery and it's wonderful to be able to have my pick of all these gorgeous designs. The pieces are fun, stylish and completely affordable. I'm totally proud to represent something beautiful and Spanish."

Kate Moss has ordered six outfits from Poltock and Walsh`s new collection

The 35-year-old model is a huge fan of the design duo - who launched their label in 2006 after meeting at London's Kingston university - and has already secured a number of pieces from their Autumn/Winter 09 range.

Designers Fiamma Poltock and Katie Walsh confirmed: "Kate is one of the biggest style icons worldwide and we're sure gets bombarded with clothing from designers around the world, so for her to come directly to us and make such a great selection is really a huge honour."

The pair added they could hardly believe their eyes when they saw Kate wearing one of their Spring/Summer 08 pieces.

AnnG with new image

This season Bulgarian singer AnnG, Miss Fitness World 2006 , surprises with her new style image.

She changes the blond hair colour with dark one.

Be a pleasure to her new photo session!

Winona Ryder hasn`t had surgery - she just eats salad

The 'Stay Cool' actress, 37, has amazed fans with her line-free face but her make-up artist insists her youthful looks are all natural.

Kim Collea said: "She hasn't aged and let me tell you, she has had absolutely nothing done.

"She is a very healthy eater, and I think that is a big part of it. It sounds boring, but the girl eats a lot of salads. And you know those giant Big Gulps cups that most people fill with soda? She's got hers filled with water."

Claudia Schiffer was terrified her career was over when she first got pregnant

The German supermodel - who has six-year-old son Caspar and four-year-old daughter Clementine with husband Matthew Vaughn - took a break from modelling after discovering she was expecting, but worried she would find it hard to return to work.

She said: "People forget that when you're pregnant you can't work, so you've sort of gone. When I started modelling again, someone said to me, 'Oh I thought you'd given up.' But it's not like other jobs where you can just continue.

Pregnant Heidi Klum is obsessed with black maternity clothes

The model has asked Christian Siriano - who won the fourth season of 'Project Runway', the fashion TV show she presents - to make her a variety of pieces in the dark hue.

Christian explained: "She's all about black. We made her some pieces from my Fierce Mama Maternity line and she wanted everything in black. I think she's trying to cover it a little this time. She's getting older and wants to be more sophisticated, not casual. She's trying to keep it a little quiet."

Diana Ivancheva will participate in the longest fashion show on water - the International festival for Haute Couture THE SOPOT FASHION DAYS 2009 in Poland

On 30 April the new star of EXPOSE MODEL Diana Ivancheva announced at a press conference that she will participate in the longest fashion show on water, which will be held on a 511 meter quay in Poland on 2 May.

At the beginning of April she triumphed in the contest TOP MODEL OF THE WORLD in Berlin and was a second runner-up of the winner from Brazil Débora Moura Lyra.

At THE SOPOT FASHION DAYS 2009 their new haute couture collections will present designers from Paris, London, Milan and Warsaw, among which collections of BGN, Vitali V, Saverio Palatellaand Maciej Zien.

Bar Refaeli has launched the "perfect" bikini

The Israeli model - who is dating actor Leonardo DiCaprio - says she has spent her life hunting for the perfect piece of beachwear and believes she has finally found it by creating a $120 swimsuit with surfwear brand Hurley.

Fronting the advertising campaign for her 'Perfect Little Black Bikini', the 23-year-old beauty said: "Anyone who knows me knows that I am obsessed with finding the perfect little black bikini, and always searching for a timeless, sexy suit with the best fit. I have never been able to find the perfect bikini, until now.