STAR SPOTTING AT T4

We had an amazing time at T4's Stars of 2009 yesterday where Elite took over the Rimmel Catwalk Stage to launch the very first UK casting for Elite Model Look 2010. Our team of scouts braved the rain to check out the queue at Earl's Court and then race their 10 best finds to our backstage area for the fastest of catwalk classes before the girls were thrown into the spotlight to strut their stuff....

After all 10 girls had walked for the judges our winner was the gorgeous 16 year old Lottie O'Donoughue from Bromley, who impressed us so much that we're putting her straight into our EML final next summer. With 7 whole months to prepare we can't wait to see what she can do...

The stunning Rochelle Wiseman of girl group the Saturdays made time before her apperance on the main stage to add a sprinkling of celebrity sparkle to the judging panel... here she is with our EML UK 09 winner Nyasha Matonhodze, who's looking every inch the supermodel herself!

With our presenters - Hollyoaks' Matt & Darren, plus Paloma Faith, Ke$ha, Example and Rochelle's bandmate Frankie joining us backstage, it was one crowded green room.... EML 09 world finalist Emily Smith made sure she got the shots though - here she is meeting Edith Bowman, who was also presenting on our stage

THE NEW BRIT PACK

EML UK 2009 - SUCCESS STORIES

We can hardly believe we're already starting castings for EML UK 2010! With our scouts hitting west London's T4 Stars event over the weekend, it's a good time to look back at the little gems we unearthed during the 2009 contest. As well as our world finalists Nyasha, Beth and Emily, we're now representing four other great girls who wowed us at the UK Final back in August... say hello to Elite's new Brit Pack!

HANNAH HARDY, 19 - SCOUTED IN TOPSHOP

RACHEL MARSTON, 16 - SCOUTED AT THE TRAFFORD CENTRE

SAMARA, 17 - SCOUTED AT EML CASTING IN LONDON

HELEN, 16 - SCOUTED AT A BUS STOP IN ESSEX

PLASTIQUE FANTASTIQUE!

Georgie Wass for Plastique shot by Simon Emmett

What a month it’s been for amazing editorials! One of our favourites, Georgie Wass shows us how it’s done in the current issue of Plastique magazine. Smouldering makeup, huge hair and an array of fierce poses help transform our fresh faced girl from Australia into one hell of a Rock Star. We cant wait for Georgie to come back to London and with new material like this, who knows what direction her career is going to take!

BARBORA'S NEW LOOK

Hot off the Burberry catwalk, Barbora Dvorakova continues to do us proud in this striking shoot for Amica Magazine shot by Mark Pillai.

It’s hard to believe this is the same girl we saw in Teen Vogue only last month and if this is a taste of what’s to come we cant wait to see more!

Jackie Chan Praises Jaden Smith in 'The Karate Kid'

Not just contented being Will Smith's son, 11 year old Jaden Smith is carving out a name for himself after snagging the lead role in the updated version of the 1984 cult hit movie The Karate Kid. Yes, he will be taking the role that Ralph Macchio went famous for. And, Jackie Chan will play as his mentor in the film.

The 55 year old veteran martial arts superstar was actually impressed with Jaden's dedication and perseverance during the filming. Jackie revealed the young Smith was an eager student not only on set, but when learning about the entire filmmaking process because "he took the training very seriously.... Jaden had a lot of respect for me as his teacher, even off the set. He is as professional as many adult actors who have been in the business for years." The movie takes place in many locations, including the Great Wall of China, where Jackie and the film's fight coordinator Master Wu had the opportunity to share valuable lessons to Jaden. In his interview in People, Jaden shared that he "trained every day for four months with Master Wu. We did a lot of stretching, and Jackie taught me to ask, 'My left or camera left?' That helped.'"

Jaden Smith changed a lot because of the new learned lessons, according to 'Rush Hour' actor Jackie Chan. He added that Will Smith, Jaden's dad, informed him about the things that changed about Jaden: "When he takes his shoes off, he doesn't throw them in the corner, but puts them away neatly!" Well, learning karate really needs discipline and Jaden's out to achieve that!

Megan Fox Buys 1966 Mustang Fastback in eBay for Brian Austin Green

Megan Fox is really foxy when it comes to great deals. The Transformers hot chick just bought a 1966 Mustang Fastback in eBay for her boyfriend Brian Austin Green. The 23 year old actress just happened to surf the auction site when she saw classic red 1966 Mustang Fastback at a reasonable price, although the car needed a lot of repairs.

Megan Fox is so happy with the deal as the car was in good condition and beautiful. She also shared that her mother used to prohibit her from learning how to drive until she was 18 because she used to sneak out of the house most of the time! However, that did not stop Megan from loving cars so much. In an interview with Jay Leno, she admonished: "I used to steal my mom's car all the time when I was like 14 and 15 right before I got my license." Well, look right now, you can drive all you want. Her mom's car was a teal Kia and now you're getting a iconic 1966 Mustang Fastback. Hope you refurbish it much and get it on the street fast.

What's hot!

We are so excited as Wags 'n Whiskers are in print! We have been featured in Papercraft Essentials Magazine Issue 49.... What's hot! I am so happy too as they showed my gift bag featuring our Furry Friends :-) Yay us!!!

Challenge 3 Winner - Renata!!!

Congratulations Renata!!! Your card is so beautiful and I love the colours and your pretty colouring. Your flowers with button centers look fab too! Please email me nichola.fairbairn@googlemail.com with your address details.

Here are your random numbers:

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Juniper Rose for Donna Karan Jewelry

Every fashionista should be eying for Juniper Rose's creations for Donna Karan jewelry. Juniper Rose created some of the most must-have accessories for this season. Her designs will make you look tough and chic at the same time. I can associate Kristen Stewart's current fashion style with these leathers and crystals.

The Necklace costs $895 and Cuff is $595 at Donna Karan New York. Know more about these accessories from Net-a-porter's interview with Juniper Rose.

Hugh Jackman Takes Lead in Robot Film 'Real Steel'

Leaving behind his Wolverine costume, Hugh Jackman is now all set to portray a pivotal role in an upcoming film salvo Real Steel. The 41 year old Australian actor will play a down-in-his-luck boxing promoter where he encounters a life-changing fate on finding a discarded robot he will train to become a boxing star . The film plot will be based on a short story penned by Richard Matheson.

This will be the first offering of the newly re-organized DreamWorks Pictures, where Steven Spielberg and film impresario Stacy Snider are in collaboration, after the film outfit moved away from Paramount in 2008. Film director Shawn Levy described that Real Steel "is a rousing sports movie about a former boxer who can no longer do the only job he's good at, and one particular robot that may be his return to grace." The budget for this film was pegged at $80 million. DreamWorks is said to be very keen on their maiden project with Hugh Jackman and the production will be kicking off in June 2010.

T4 STARS OF 2009

Excitement is building around the Elite agency as we get ready to join forces with T4’s Stars of 2009 at London’s Earls Court this Sunday. Our expert scouts will be stationed throughout the venue, on the lookout for the faces of the future. Our ten favourite finds of the day will get the amazing opportunity to strut their stuff down the Rimmel Catwalk. The winner of the final ‘walk off’ gets a ticket straight to the UK semi-final of the world famous Elite Model Look Competition 2010 where Cindy Crawford and Gisele Bundchen took their first steps into the modelling world.

All this on top of performances by the likes of JLS, Alexandra Burke, Tinchy Stryder and The Saturdays?! If you haven’t got tickets what were you thinking!?
As well as the usual Elite London team, we shall be joined by our stars of EML 2009;  Emily Smith, Beth Leader and Nyasha Matonhodze who will be sharing their tips and experiences with the next generation of Elite Model Look hopefuls.

Elite Model Look world finalist Emily Smith

Hopefully see you there... we will be the fabulous ones in elite t-shirts!

Agent Provocateur New Comic Book Features Venus Fly Trap and More!

The second comic book of Agent Provocateur are out in the market. If you have seen some of the super heroines in the first comic book, you'll meet other super heroines in the second one. Venus Flytrap, Miss Pony Tail and The Red Baroness wear their Agent Provocateur's lingerie outfits in reality.






Source: Fashionising.com

Challenge 4 - Traditional Christmas Colours

If you are one of our US friends or visitors we hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving! Thank you to everyone who played along with us last week. I will be back very soon to announce the winner.

For our challenge this week our talented designer Jeanette is asking you to create a Christmas card/project in traditional colours. We have some stunning samples from our team below to inspire you.

The only rule... you must use a Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamp as your main image to be entered into the prize drawing.

If you don't have any Wags 'n Whiskers, then it's time to get them in your hands!! Go shopping here.

Once again, one lovely participant will win a Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamp of your choice. If you already own the whole first release, you will get to choose from the next release (which will be available December 11th).

Jeanette

Karen

Sharon

Jacqui

Inge

Tina

Kristine

Chris

Feel free to leave comments on this post but to be entered into the prize draw you must link you card using Mr Linky!

GORGEOUS GABRIELA

Gabriela Iliescu for net-a-porter.com shot by Sarah Griggs

Client favourite Gabriela Iliescu shows us how to update our Winter wardrobe in this fashion forward shoot for net-a-porter.com.

Sadly it will take a little more than a gorgeous jacket to get us looking as hot as Gabriela, but with some fantastic styling tips from net-a-porter we can certainly try!

Rachel Uchitel - Mistress in Tiger Woods Affair?

The Tiger Woods cheating wife saga has continued to branch out. Now, it seems the third party involved is a woman named Rachel Uchitel. Mediatakeout says that they got this scoop from National Enquirer. However, with more digging on who Rachel Uchitel is, it seems we figured that this rumor is somewhat unreliable and too schmaltzy if true. Major drama if this is confirmed.

Rachel Uchitel (the woman in white blazer) is the same woman that actor David Boreanaz has allegedly cheated his wife on while she was pregnant. If the Tiger Woods affair with Rachel Uchitel is true, then are they sharing the same mistress? Eew... For where ever these rumours about the Tiger Woods affair are heading, then let's just pretend it's not true for now. Unless more reliable sources will spill the beans on it, we're still not buying the National Enquirer's scoop.

Tiger Woods Affair - Is Tiger Cheating on Wife Elin Nordegren

Tiger Woods has been known to have a solid relationship with his 29 year old wife Elin Nordegren. The couple has two children Sam and Charlie. However, recent reports convey that there's a Tiger Woods affair going and he and his wife are allegedly in the brink of divorce. No credible source yet has emerged but it seems so many people are looking into the Tiger Woods affair in search engines.

Tiger Woods wife has not yet spoken on the issue, as well as the golf superstar. Last November 21, the couple together with their kids were seen in Stanford University as Tiger Woods was inducted in the university's Athletic Hall of Fame. In fact, he was booed in the said event. Was this because of the Tiger Woods affair? Here's the controversial video of Tiger Woods being booed at his own university:

Michelle Obama Offensive Image - First Lady Portrayed as Chimpanzee

There's an intense brouhaha now that refers to Michelle Obama offensive image found in the search engines. We've searched for the offensive image now but it seems it has now been removed. The image below, as you can see, represents the First Lady photoshopped into looking like a chimpanzee. This was posted by a blogspot blog titled "Hot Girls" and the site has also deleted the controversial image because people are now up in arms because of the "offensive" photos.

In fact, Google received a complaint in their help forums last week that prompted an employee to delete this offensive photo. Allegedly, the Michelle Obama offensive image is now up again with an explanation saying that “Sometimes Google search results from the Internet can include disturbing content, even from innocuous queries. We assure you that the views expressed by such sites are not in any way endorsed by Google." If you want to see the site that initiated this you can find it HERE.

Prince William Going Bald (PHOTOS)

Prince William used to be the hottest bachelor around. That was about five years ago, but now it seems age is not gracefully coinciding with his looks. Last Saturday (November 21), he was snapped by paparazzi as Prince William leaves Raffles Nightclub in London after spending some gracious time with his friends. Look closely at the photos below to see whether you'll still find Prince William hot like the old days.

Is this too much testosterone or Prince William is now getting what his genes are really made out for? We hope his girlfriend Kate Middleton would not mind his going bald. Looks like having no hair will be his luck over time. Or he can take hair implants to make him look gorgeous for everyone. Whatever! Prince William is just 27 years old and having this kind of hair makes him look like his 20 years older. Get implants, please?

Shauna Sand-Chace Crawford Romance?

Former Playboy model and Lorenzo Lamas ex-wife Shauna Sand sort of revealed that she and Gossip Girl hunk Chace Crawford became lovers when he was still 18. That was in 2003, when Chace was still a college freshman and Shauna said they met at a college party in Malibu. In an interview with Star Magazine, Shauna stated that: "He was so incredibly beautiful - I immediately fell in love with him!" Although there's a 14 years age gap between them, Shauna revealed Chace didn't mind dating her: "I even gave him a key to my apartment."

Shauna Sand has even the chutzpah to reveal about the intimacies that happened between her and Chace Crawford. The 28 year old mother of three daughters shared that she and Chace often had you-know-what. To support Shauna's intimate revelations, a close friend the Gossip Girl hottie testified: "Chace told me, 'Shauna was the first girl I ever had s*x with! She blew my mind, and I'll never forget it!'" If this true, ...Eeew, Chace! The two continued to date on and off for a year before breaking up. Chace Crawford was unavailable to comment on this yet because he's busy shooting for Gossip Girl and training for his upcoming film, Footloose.

Penelope Cruz Wedding Set on December

For the longest time, Penelope Cruz has been evading questions regarding her engagement to actor Javier Bardem. Now, it seems that the couple have already decided on their wedding plans this December because Penelope Cruz has been sighted shopping for a wedding gown in the House of Balenciaga. In Touch Weekly initiated the wedding speculation by interviewing a close friend of Penelope who informed that the pair may walk down the aisle "over the holidays." No exact date has been released though.

The source further said that the 35 year old Spanish actress has a very conservative Catholic family and they are the ones pushing for them to get married already: "Javier would like to take things slowly, but Penelope wants to make her parents happy". Since both Penelope and Javier are from Spain, they insisted on having a Spanish designer for them, No exact details for the wedding has been released to the press but we wish the couple all the best for their wedding.

KATE SOMERS IN US ELLE

Shot by Horst Diekgerdes for US Elle Dec 09

Another month, another fabulous editorial for our star redhead Kate Somers who is gracing the pages of US Elle this month. In a brilliant twist on a winter fashion story, Kate makes walking in heels, IN SAND look easy. Never has knitwear on the beach looked so good!

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Donated $6.8 million to Charity

Megastar couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is so generous that all their donations last year to charity amounted to a whopping $6.8 million via their Jolie-Pitt Foundation. In the research made by The Hollywood Reporter, the Jolie-Pitt Foundation gathered $13 million in 2008 and over half of that sum was given back to good causes. They based these findings on the 2008 tax returns copy they acquired for the charity both the couple had established.

There are various charity groups that benefited from these donations. One of them is the Global Health Council, a group which tasked itself to alleviate the spread of disease globally, received $2 million from the Brad and Angelina. Brad Pitt's own Make It Right Foundation and the Human Rights Watch were each granted $1 million from the celebrity pair. All other donations include The Armed Services YMCA of the US Army, who were given $500,000, schools in Brad Pitt's hometown in Springfield, Missouri, which received $50,000, and around $1 million were donated to several development projects in Cambodia, where their eight-year-old adopted son Maddox hailed from. That's quite a stellar act from the Hollywood couple and we hope Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie continue their charitable endeavors for the less fortunate.

Mariah Carey Gets Her First Acting Award for 'Precious'

Despite Mariah Carey was rammed by critics for her acting debut in her 2001 film Glitter, she now gets her redemption that she can act in the film Precious. Aside from the top acclaims of 'Precious', the 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival has decided to give Mariah Carey a Breakthrough Performance Award. Although the top-selling diva just portrayed a supporting role in the film, Mariah's acting shines well in the film as she completely transformed herself from a glamorous music icon to a forthright social worker by playing Ms. Weiss in 'Precious.'

No, don't look down on this award because previous Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson, Marion Cotillard and Freida Pinto all got this award and their films were honored in the Academy Awards later. Mariah Carey just got back from a wacky appearance in a UK TV show GMTV, where she gamely acted out a diva-like behavior by insisting to bring her own toilet paper while in the show. Nice one, Mariah! We hope you can do more film roles if ever you snatch the best supporting actress award in the 2010 Oscars!

Cards to Share...

Hi there and hope you are having a wonderful week. I just had to pop on to show you two gorgeous cards. The first I found while surfing one of my favourite blogs: Mariska - Sending you a little smile :-) This beauty sure did put a huge smile on my face. This is just the prettiest Sweet Danni and Bella and I think you will agree that Mariska's colouring is just amazing!!! Thank you for letting me share you card Mariska!


The second card is designed by Coco - ScrapCoco. I just adore the fun and bright design and Coco's fabulous colouring of Ride 'em Ryan.


If you haven't had a chance to enter our challenge this week you still have a couple more days!

MICHAELA FOR ARMANI EXCHANGE

Michaela Hlavackova is back with a bang this season, with the Armani Exchange campaign first out of the blocks. We've been loving Tom Munro's work with Constance over the last few months (Moschino, Vogue Nippon) and aslo with Elisa Sednaoui on Love Moschino, and his sleek and sexy story is the perfect vehicle for Ms H. Great behind the scenes footage too...

TOP SECRET

The Victoria's Secret Show is always a major event, and with this season's new Angels on show, plus eye-popping acrobats, a choir, another staggering Heidi Klum post-baby appearance and the usual elaborate set (polka-dotted dog balloon, anyone?) the extravaganza was as unmissable as ever. We were thrilled to see Dorothea Barth Jorgensen making her debut at the show alongside VS regular Sessilee Lopez...

Dorothea, looking adorable 

Sessilee strikes a pose