f you thought Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian looked like their sister Kim, think again. We've found someone who bears an even stronger resemblance to the reality star -- but apparently even sexier.
Meet Georgia Salpa. She's a Greek-Irish model living in the England and she is most famous for her appearance on the UK's "Celebrity Big Brother." Oh, and for being really good-looking.
Salpa ranked #5 on FHM's all-important 100 Sexiest Women In The World list in 2012. Her FHM pictures are predictably sexy, featuring the classic laying-on-the-bed pose and the see-my-sexy-armpit pose.
But we weren't noticing anything beyond how identical she looks to Kim Kardashian. We're not exaggerating -- with the hair color, the deep tan, the oval face, the pillowy lips... these two look like long-lost twins, non?
There's just one difference: while Georgia ranked #5 on the latest FHM Sexiest Women list... Kim Kardashian was ranked #65. Oof.
Everyone, we'd like to introduce you to Kim Kardashian's (arguably) sexier twin. Do you see the resemblance?
It's hard to imagine the fashion world without Tyra Banks. We would have never seen her signature runway walk, been obsessed with "America's Next Top Model" or learned how to smize.
But that could have been the sad reality according to Tyra, who penned an open letter to "models around the world," mothers of models and women everywhere struggling with body image issues.
"If I was just starting to model at age 17 in 2012, I could not have had the career that I did. I would’ve been considered too heavy. In my time, the average model’s size was a four or six. Today you are expected to be a size zero. When I started out, I didn’t know such a size even existed," Tyra writes in her letter posted on The Daily Beast.
In the letter, Tyra talks about her tales of working with unhealthy looking models who often prescribed to the motto “there’s no such thing as being too thin, as long as you don’t pass out" and taking late-night calls to console girls that are literally starving themselves to fit into sample size clothing.
But thanks to the major announcement that all 19 editors of Vogue have vowed not to work with models under the age of 16 or who appear to have an eating disorder, progress is being made.
"This calls for a toast over some barbecue and burgers!" Tyra writes. She goes on to say: "Vogue is stepping up, doing the right thing, and protecting that girl. Perhaps that girl is you!"
The letter is written in the wake of tons of news surrounding ideals of beauty and how they are marketed.There's been a crackdown on thinspo websites and a 13-year-old taking up the charge against airbrushing in Seventeen magazine.
The model-turned-mogul also opens up in the letter about being banned by a list of designers once she started developing the voluptuous body she flaunts so fabulously. But being the smart gal that she is -- even before graduating from Harvard -- Tyra and her mom devised a plan (over pizza, of course) how to turn her "curves into a curveball."
As most 18-year-olds are preparing to head off to college, Justin Bieber is raking in $55 million a year, collects seriously fancy cars and just bought his first multimillion dollar home in Calabasas, Calif. For all intents and purposes Bieber lives a very adult life, but 18-year-old boys are not known for their maturity.
For months the singer has been talking about growing with his fans, creating good music and becoming a "mature" artist, but as GQ recently found out, Bieber behaves just like most kids his age, he's just not allowed to show it.
So when GQ set out to make a man out of Bieber, proposing a number of "insane ideas" that might make for a good profile, his people preemptively shot down their prime directive, which was to get the kid good and drunk.
Neither Bieber nor his handlers were interested in GQ's "manly ideas" and later when they finally were able to get face time with the pop star (in what apparently was the first time that Bieber had ever been left alone with a reporter), he said he really wasn't a fan of alcohol.
"For me, it's just like, I like to be in control of myself. I mean, I've had a beer, like, before.... But I never get out of control," he told GQ.
Wanting to be in control makes sense, since Bieber has a lot of trust issues.
"I mean, I keep my guard up a lot, because you know, you can't trust anyone in this business," Bieber said. "That's what's sad. You can't trust anybody. I learned the hard way."
No one can dispute that Bieber's image is carefully controlled -- he's charming, a prankster, charitable and most of all a nonthreatening personality who makes mothers happy that their teenage daughters are crushing on him. It's hard to get a sense of who Justin Bieber really is. But then, as GQ describes, his brand-new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van, tricked out by West Coast Customs arrives and the first peek of Bieber emerges.
Gathering around his new toy, Bieber seems "euphoric" and so excited that he pledges his loyalty to West Coast Customs and dismisses its rival, Platinum Motorsport. "F*** Platinum," he said. "Platinum can suck a dick, man. West Coast all day."
Bieber really is all about loyalty. When he overhears one of his business advisers trashing his pal Kim Kardashian, Bieber pipes up. "You guys are so mean, bro ... People say she doesn't do anything; she actually does do stuff ... she works hard," he says defending Kardashian, with whom he tweets and has collaborated on a photo shoot.
Chuck Brown, the legendary "Godfather of Go-Go," has died, according to Washington City Paper and other media reports.
The local D.C. musical giant, born in Gaston, N.C., and known for his group's 1979 chart-topping hit "Bustin' Loose," was 75.
Earlier this month, Brown's family revealed that he had pneumonia. He had canceled a planned performance at the newly reopened Howard Theatre in April due to health concerns.
According to the Associated Press, Brown died at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore.
From The Washington Post's obituary:
Known as the “Godfather of Go-Go,” the performer, singer, guitarist and songwriter developed his commanding brand of funk in the mid-1970s to compete with the dominance of disco.
Like a DJ blending records, Mr. Brown used nonstop percussion to stitch songs together and keep the crowd on the dance floor, resulting in marathon performances that went deep into the night. Mr. Brown said the style got its name because “the music just goes and goes.”
As NPR reported, "the name Chuck Brown might not mean a whole lot to people outside the Washington, D.C., area. That would be their loss."
No one in D.C. can really explain why go-go hasn't traveled beyond the city's environs — we love it here, it's all over our commercial R&B and hip-hop radio stations and, at least when I was in high school, a go-go in a school's gym was the most packed party of the weekend. Chuck Brown is a local hero. A few days after he played our offices, Brown and his whole band played at the Redskins' stadium for the halftime show.
The news of Brown's death circulated around the nation's capital Wednesday afternoon, prompting tributes.
District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray said in a statement:
"Go-go is D.C.'s very own unique contribution to the world of pop music, and Chuck Brown was regarded as Go-go's creator and, arguably, its most legendary artist,” Mayor Gray said. "Today is a very sad day for music lovers the world over, but especially in the District of Columbia. Without Chuck Brown, the world –- and our city –- will be a different place. What a loss!
I am thankful that I had so many opportunities to witness Chuck's singular talent in person, and I enjoyed each performance immensely. My heart, my thoughts and my prayers go out to his family."
In the June issue of GQ, 18-year-old Justin Bieber admits occasionally drinking alcohol, despite being underage. "For me, it's just like, I like to be in control of myself. I mean, I've had a beer, like, before. . . But I never get out of control."
A large part of that decision stems from not wanting to disappoint his fans -- or his tight-knit team. Scooter Braun, Bieber's manager, says the "Boyfriend" singer "knows that I hold him to a high standard. He doesn't want to blow it."
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Explains Bieber: "I mean, I keep my guard up a lot, because you know, you can't trust anyone in this business. That's what's sad. You can't trust anybody. I learned the hard way."
The Canadian pop star -- who tells GQ he's "never made a bad song" -- also defends reality star and longtime pal Kim Kardashian, 31, after a member of his entourage says the "bitch should never wear white in public again."
"You guys are so mean, bro," Bieber tells his tour manager Allison Kaye. "People say she doesn't do anything; she actually does do stuff. She works hard."
This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Justin Bieber, 18: "I've Had a Beer"
The previews for the upcoming film "Snow White and the Huntsman" show a world that's much darker than Disney's 1937 animated classic "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." There's no sign of singing dwarfs, and especially no prim princess wearing a sweet little frock. This Snow White gallops on horses while wearing armor, and if she has to wear a dress, it's going to be dark. So as director Rupert Sanders explains, one young actress, known for her slightly rebellious attitude, was a perfect fit for the role: "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart. "[This Snow White's] not a damsel in distress relying on the handsome prince to save her," Sanders reveals to Elle in a new interview with Stewart, 22. "She's someone who bonds the men together to reclaim the kingdom. And Kristen was exactly what she personified: tough, independent, resilient."
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Stewart, who's also fiercely private, particularly about her romantic relationship with "Twilight" co-star Robert Pattinson, has been acting for more than a decade. Audiences first took notice of her in 2002's "The Panic Room," where she played Jodie Foster's daughter. And while she's pretty open about her dislike of the fame that comes along with her profession, she still really loves her craft. "Laurence Olivier was asked, 'Actors, what's the impulse? Why?' And he was just like, 'Look at me, look at me, look at me, look at me....' That was his answer. But at the same time it's like, 'Nooo, don't look at me. Look at some version that I'm going to present to you. Let me control it.'"
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The image Stewart chooses to present in the Elle photo shoot, which was done by Tom Munro, is that of both a glam Hollywood siren (think Angelina) and a dapper leading man. She posed in designs from high-fashion brands like Gucci, Prabal Gurung, Balenciaga, and Tom Ford. However, one of her accessories was noticeably missing. It was the gold ring she's been spotted wearing on her index finger that's rumored to be from R.Pattz. "Everyone wants to know," she says of the ring. "Everyone knows already — it's ridiculous."
At one time it seemed that "American Idol" Season 11's arguably two most technically proficient singers, Joshua Ledet and Jessica Sanchez, were destined to make it to the finale. But based on this Wednesday's crucial top three performance show, only half of that prediction is about to come true.
While Joshua unsurprisingly delivered the standout vocal performance of Wednesday night with his fiery Mary J. Blige cover, the usually flawless Jessica rather surprisingly stumbled on all three of her songs, and she even received some tough criticism from her biggest fan on the judging panel, Randy Jackson. (He dismissed her final performance of the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There" with "I liked it, but I didn't love it," and griped that she really never had a "moment moment.") It's possible that this was because of her sore throat, or because of some song choices that were unfortunately out of her control. But whatever the reason, this development of course cleared the way for the already unstoppable Phillip Phillips, who, granted, received some really harsh comments for his second song--but memorably closed the night with what Randy actually said was the best Phillip performance yet.
[PHOTOS: "Idol" Season 11 performances]
Phillip's seemingly in-the-bag advancement to next week's finale, and Jessica's probable third-place defeat, will likely reinvigorate debate over whether female contestants are doomed on "Idol" and whether anyone other than a "WGWG" (white guy with guitar) will ever win this show again--a debate in which I've heartily partaken, many times. But let's put the conspiracy-theorizing aside for a second: The simple fact of the matter is, Jessica, as talented as she may be, just was n0t at her best this week, when it counted most. However, regardless of what happens, she should still be proud that she went further than any other Judges' Save recipient in "Idol" history...and if Jimmy Iovine makes good on his earlier promises, she'll probably land a record deal anyway. She certainly deserves one.
And as for that whole WGWG thing? Well, Joshua Ledet should not be counted out just yet. Even if "Idol" remains a man's, man's, man's world...we still don't know which man will win Season 11.
So Wednesday, each contestant sang three songs: one picked by the judges, one of their own choosing, and one selected by in-house mentor Iovine. And here's how everyone, including Jessica, did...
Kendra Wilkinson has always been open about her body, but it seems like lately, her assets are giving her trouble.
"I think my right butt cheek is bigger than my left butt cheek," the Kendra star tweeted Tuesday to her 1.8 million Twitter followers.
"Oh and my right boob is sooo much bigger than my left boob. I'm so off. Lolol," she added in another tweet.
But despite her willingness to bare it all, the 26-year-old (who is married to NFL free agent Hank Baskett, with whom she shares 2-year-old son Hank Jr.) admits that there have been certain moments where her modest, more conservative side takes over.
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"To tell you the truth, whenever I used to pose for Playboy I used to get so, so scared and I used to cover up and I'd be like 'hurry up!'" the former Girls Next Door star said in an interview with news.com.au in October. "I was very proud, but at the same time I never got used to being naked. I never did and I will never do it again."
Have you ever been sent a text message with a link? Be careful! Identity Theft Expert and Consultant Robert Siciliano says it could be an ID theft scam known as “smishing.”
The term “smishing” refers to winning a fake prize. A link often appears in the body of an email or phone text telling you to “click here” for your prize. If you click on the infected link, it downloads malware, which compromises your device.
If you click on the infected link, the downloaded software allows a “bad guy” to remotely control your phone -- from anywhere in the world. That scammer can even use your phone to access your banking information and even monitor ambient sounds around you.
How do you avoid “smishing”? Robert says:
1) Protect your cell phone and computer with anti-malware products, such as McAfee
2) Avoid clicking on links you are not familiar with.
On “Anderson,” Robert shares the top 10 identity theft scams to watch out for. Along with “smishing” another top scam is disguised phone calls.
A “bad guy” will use your social networking page, such as Facebook, to retrieve personal information from you before placing a call to a victim’s family member or friend, asking for money.
Robert also reveals that a thief can easily change a caller ID. Just because the caller ID says it’s your friend, it doesn’t mean it is.
How do you avoid the disguised phone call scam? Robert recommends turning on privacy settings on your Facebook account.
Robert urges you to never trust a caller ID -- thieves can easily change their numbers to make it seem like a friend or family number. Never reveal personal information on your Facebook page.
“Skimming” is a credit and debit card scam in which crooks tamper with debit-card processing equipment at the point of sale -- inserting a tiny device into the store equipment that enables them to read the magnetic strip as it is swiped.
Tami Nealy, Senior Director of Corporate Communications at LifeLock, says the best way to avoid skimming is to be vigilant at the gas station pump, or wherever you use your debit card. Look for anything out of place. Any wires exposed? Tape evident? Hardware loose?
