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Enrique Palacios
Enrique Palacios (born May 22, 1975, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a fashion model best known for his campaigns for Armani, Tommy Hilfiger and Dolce & Gabbana. He is also known for having had a relationship with British supermodel Naomi Campbell. Palacios began his career in 1995, when an agent from Karin Models France approached him, and proposed the idea of modeling in France. He became the face of ''Armani Code'' cologne. In 2005, along with Gabriel Aubry, Jason Shaw, Mark Vanderloo and Alex Lundqvist, he appeared in an issue of L'Uomo Vogue, photographed by Walter Chin Walter Chin is a fashion and celebrity photographer of Chinese descent who currently lives and works in New York City, U.S. Career Walter Chin was born in Jamaica to a Chinese family, and grew up there and in Canada, where he served an apprenti ..., in an article covering the most successful male models. Palacios is married to the model and actress Verónica Schneider and has two children Sarah and Dav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronica Schneider
Verónica Schneider Rodríguez (born 16 December 1978, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a model and actress. Biography Schneider was born in Caracas, Venezuela to María Elisa (sociologist) and Pablo Schneider (musician). As Miss Monagas 1997, she competed in the Miss Venezuela 1998 pageant and was Miss World Venezuela 1998. In November of that year, she went to the Seychelles to compete in the Miss World 1998 pageant, where she did not make it to the semi-finals. She also studied Computer Science at Universidad Central de Venezuela. In 2002, Schneider turned to television and signed with Venevision. The first role she got was in the telenovela ''Mambo y Canela'' where she played the part of Wanda. In 2003, she was cast in the role of Marisela Ruiz Montero in the telenovela ''Enganada''. In 2004, she went to Peru to play villain Fernanda Velacochea in the telenovela ''Besos Robados''. In 2005, she signed with RCTV and played the role of Erika Hoffman in ''Amantes'' an early 20th-cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Lundqvist
Alex Lundqvist (born 14 April 1972) is a Swedish model. Career His modelling career began in the summer of 1996, when he met photographer Bruce Weber and Sean Patterson, a Wilhelmina agent, who tracked him down after spotting his photo in an obscure publication. Immediately, Versace booked him for a worldwide campaign with Helena Christensen shot by Bruce Weber. This led to doing the Lagerfeld campaigns in Europe and Guess in the US. He has appeared in magazines such as '' GQ'', ''Playgirl'', ''Elle'', ''L'Uomo Vogue'', ''Top Model'' and was interviewed on MTV's ''House of Style'' with his best friend and fellow model Mark Vanderloo. He was chosen for the 1995 Guess campaign with Laetitia Casta and Valeria Mazza. He starred in the 2014 film ''The Limit'' as Chris and has appeared in the film ''Maki'' in 2018. He also appeared as Fergie's love interest in Fergie's music video, " Clumsy." Alex and Amber Valletta starred in Oliver Peoples' 30th anniversary campaign shot by Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1975 Births
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up. * January 2 ** The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. ** Bangladesh revolutionary leader Siraj Sikder is killed by police while in custody. ** A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. * January 5 – Tasman Bridge disaster: The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier , killing 12 people. * January 7 – OPEC agrees to raise crude oil prices by 10%. * January 10–February 9 – The flight of '' Soyuz 17'' with the crew of Georgy Grechko and Aleksei Gubarev aboard the '' Salyut 4'' space station. * January 15 – Alvor Agreem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Nacional (Caracas)
''El Nacional'' is a Venezuelan publishing company under the name C.A. Editorial El Nacional, most widely known for its ''El Nacional'' newspaper and website. It, along with ''Últimas Noticias'' and '' El Universal,'' are the most widely read and circulated daily national newspapers in the country. In 2010, it had an average of 83,000 papers distributed daily and 170,000 copies on weekends. Since the increase of censorship in Venezuela during the presidencies of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, ''El Nacional'' has been described as one of the last independent newspapers in Venezuela. ''El Nacional'' published its final print edition on 14 December 2018 (after having been cut to five print editions per week back in August), joining in the dozens of anti-government newspapers in the nation that have stopped printing due to paper and toner shortages. It became an exclusively online newspaper after the date. Contributors and owners ''El Nacional'' was founded in August 1943 in Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verónica Schneider
Verónica Schneider Rodríguez (born 16 December 1978, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a model and actress. Biography Schneider was born in Caracas, Venezuela to María Elisa (sociologist) and Pablo Schneider (musician). As Miss Monagas ) , anthem = '' Himno del Estado Monagas'' , image_map = Monagas in Venezuela.svg , map_alt = , map_caption = Location within Venezuela , pushpin_map = , pushpin_m ... 1997, she competed in the Miss Venezuela 1998 pageant and was Miss World Venezuela 1998. In November of that year, she went to the Seychelles to compete in the Miss World 1998 pageant, where she did not make it to the semi-finals. She also studied Computer Science at Universidad Central de Venezuela. In 2002, Schneider turned to television and signed with Venevision. The first role she got was in the telenovela ''Mambo y Canela'' where she played the part of Wanda. In 2003, she was cast in the role of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Chin
Walter Chin is a fashion and celebrity photographer of Chinese descent who currently lives and works in New York City, U.S. Career Walter Chin was born in Jamaica to a Chinese family, and grew up there and in Canada, where he served an apprenticeship in Toronto, Ontario. After graduating with a master's degree in photography, Chin moved to Paris, where as a professional fashion photographer, he worked mainly for French ''Elle'', before relocating to New York in 1990. His work has been published in many magazines, including '' Allure'', '' Mademoiselle'', several ''Vogue''s, ''Glamour'', '' GQ'', ''Interview'', and '' Vanity Fair''. He has also photographed advertising campaigns for designers such as Chanel, Valentino, Tommy Hilfiger, Missoni and Lancôme. In 2013 he was selected by Neiman Marcus to photograph their annual Art of Fashion Campaign that year. In 1994 Chin was listed as one of the most important people in current photography by a panel of curators, dealers, editor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Uomo Vogue
''Vogue'' is an American monthly fashion and lifestyle magazine that covers many topics, including haute couture fashion, beauty, culture, living, and runway. Based at One World Trade Center in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, ''Vogue'' began in 1892 as a weekly newspaper before becoming a monthly magazine years later. Since its founding, ''Vogue'' has featured numerous actors, musicians, models, athletes, and other prominent celebrities. The largest issue published by ''Vogue'' magazine was the September 2012 edition, containing 900 pages. The British ''Vogue'', launched in 1916, was the first international edition, while the Italian version ''Vogue Italia'' has been called the top fashion magazine in the world. As of today, there are 26 international editions. History 1892–1905: Early years Arthur Baldwin Turnure, an American businessman, founded ''Vogue'' as a weekly newspaper based in New York City, sponsored by Kristoffer Wright, with its first issue on De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Vanderloo
Mark Vanderloo (born 24 April 1968 in Waddinxveen) is a Dutch model and actor. As a model, he is known for his work with Hugo Boss. As an actor, he is the face of Commander Shepard in the ''Mass Effect'' trilogy. Vanderloo is regarded as a supermodel and achieved international success in the 1990s and 2000s. Early life Mark moved from the Netherlands to Kenya at 3 years old and spent most of his childhood there with his family. At age 22, Vanderloo attended the University of Amsterdam to study history. In 1990 at the age of 22, Vanderloo first got acquainted with modeling when he accompanied a model girlfriend to a photoshoot. The photographer liked them both together and took photos for a milk advertisement, but he had an aversion for modeling and didn't pursue it. Career In 1992, he earned extra money ($200) per night as a bartender and he signed a contract with the Wilhelmina Models agency. He did part-time modeling near his village in Holland. In 4 months he became an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracas
Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, within the Caracas Valley of the Venezuelan coastal mountain range (Cordillera de la Costa). The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2,200-meter-high (7,200 ft) mountain range, Cerro El Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains. The Metropolitan Region of Caracas has an estimated population of almost 5 million inhabitants. The center of the city is still ''Catedral'', located near Bolívar Square, though some consider the center to be Plaza Venezuela, located in the Los Caobos area. Businesses in the city include service companies, banks, and malls. Caracas has a largely service-based economy, apart from some industrial activity in its metropolitan ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Aubry
Gabriel Aubry (born August 30, 1976)Date of birth formerly given as January 4, 1976. is a Canadian Model (profession), model. Early life Born in Montreal, Quebec, to French-Canadian parents, Aubry is one of nine siblings. Modeling career He has modeled for Tommy Hilfiger, Gianni Versace, Calvin Klein, DKNY, Valentino SpA, Valentino, Trussardi, Nautica (clothing company), Nautica, Exte, Joop, Massimo Dutti and Next (clothing), Next.Gabriel Aubry biodata , mostbeautifulman.com; accessed October 28, 2015. He is signed to Wilhelmina Models in New York City, and to Beatrice Models in Milan, Italy.Model Profile of Gabriel Aubry models.com; accessed Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Campbell
Naomi Elaine Campbell (born 22 May 1970) is an English model, actress, singer, and businesswoman. She began her career at the age of 15, and established herself amongst the most recognisable and in-demand models of the past four decades. Campbell was one of six models of her generation declared :supermodels by the fashion industry and the international press. In addition to her modelling career, Campbell has embarked on other ventures, including an Contemporary R&B, R&B studio album and several acting appearances in film and television, such as the modelling-competition reality show ''The Face (TV series), The Face'' and its international offshoots. Campbell is also involved in charity work for various causes. Early life Naomi Elaine Campbell was born in Lambeth, South London to Jamaican-born dancer Valerie Morris on 22 May 1970. In accordance with her mother's wishes, Campbell has never met her father, who abandoned her mother when she was four months pregnant and went u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
