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Zhang Zilin (simplified Chinese: 张梓琳; pinyin: Zhāng Zǐlín) is the Miss World 2007 title holder, representing the People’s Republic of China as Miss China World 2007. She is the first Miss World of East Asian origin.
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Birth Name
Davina Lucy Pascale McCall
Height
5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
Spouse
Matthew Robertson (29 June 2000 - present) 3 children
Andrew Leggett (1997 - ?) (divorced)
Trivia
Gave birth to first child, daughter Holly Willow Robertson, who weighed 8lb 12oz and was born at home in Chiswick, London. [22 September 2001]
Voted the 95th worst Briton in Channel Four’s poll of the 100 Worst Britons. [11 May 2003]
Gave birth to second child, daughter Tilly, weighing 9lb 11oz. [23 September 2003]
Gave birth to daughter Tilly 1 day after her daughter Holly’s 2nd birthday
Was a former waitress at the Moulin Rouge in Paris during the 1980s after leaving school at 16.
Was once a dancer for superstar Kylie Minogue
Gave birth to her 3d child, Chester, 14th September 2006. He weighed 10 lbs, 2 oz.
A fan of the music of Kate Bush.
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Birth Name
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Nickname
Shaki
Height
4′ 11¾” (1.52 m)
Mini Biography
Grammy-winning Latina rock singer Shakira was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, on February 2, 1977. Her father is a Lebanese immigrant and her mother a native of Colombia. Shakira began her musical career at age 12 and quickly captured fans throughout Latin America. Singing in Spanish, she is often called the “Latin Alanis Morissette” due to her hard sounds. She won the 2001 Best Latin pop Grammy for her “MTV Unplugged” album.
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Birth Name
Natalie Hershlag
Nickname
Nat
Height
5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
Mini Biography
Natalie Portman was born on June 9th, 1981 in Jerusalem, Israel, as the only child of a doctor father (from Israel) and an artist mother (from Cincinnati, Ohio), who also acts as Natalie’s agent. She left Israel for Washington, DC, when she was still very young. After a few more moves, her family finally settled in New York, where she still lives to this day. She graduated with honors, and her academic achievements allowed her to attend Harvard.
She was discovered by an agent in a pizza parlor at the age of 11. She was pushed towards a career in modeling but she decided that she would rather pursue a career in acting. She was featured in many live performances, but she made her powerful film debut in the movie Léon (1994) (aka “The Professional”). Following this role Natalie won roles in such films as Heat (1995), Beautiful Girls (1996), and Mars Attacks! (1996).
It wasn’t until 1999 that Natalie received worldwide fame as Queen Amidala in the highly anticipated US$431 million-grossing prequel Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). Afterwards, she starred in two critically acclaimed comedy dramas, Anywhere But Here (1999), Where the Heart Is (2000), and Closer (2004/I), for which she received an Oscar nomination.
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Birth Name
Mena Adrienne Suvari
Nickname
Bean
Height
5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
Mini Biography
Mena Adrienne Suvari was born on 13 February 1979, in Newport, Rhode Island. Her father was Ando Suvari, a psychiatrist; and her mother Candice, a nurse. Mena’s first name comes from her British Aunt named after the Mena Hotel (at the base of the pyramids in Egypt); her last name is Estonian. Mena has 3 older brothers. Mena started modeling at age 12, and her acting career began when she did a Rice-a-Roni commercial at age 13. She was also a Wilhelmina model for a few years. Mena attended middle school at the Ashley Hall all-girls school in Charleston, South Carolina, and graduated from Providence High School in Burbank, California.
Mena was a natural for movies: she is petite (5′ 4″), has blue eyes, and her natural hair color is blonde. Mena’s breakout role was as a choir girl in the teen comedy American Pie (1999). This was followed by her great performance in American Beauty (1999), which she won a SAG award for outstanding performance by a cast, and a BAFTA award nomination.
Mena married Robert Brinkmann, a cinematographer, on March 4, 2000.
Mena’s hobbies include: jewelry making, photography, mountain biking, and hiking. Her fans look forward to her new movies, in what promises to be a long and successful career.
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Taťána Kuchařová (born in 1988 in Trnava, Czechoslovakia, recent Slovakia) won the title of Miss World 2006. In doing so, she became the first woman from the Czech Republic to win the title at the final event of the Miss World competition, held on September 30, 2006, in Warsaw, Poland.
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Birth Name
Janet Damita Jo Jackson
Nickname
Dunk
J
Height
5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
Mini Biography
Janet Damita Jo Jackson was born on May 16, 1966 in Gary, Indiana, living in a lower class home with several brothers and sisters. Janet was the youngest. After her birth, her brothers formed a band later called The Jackson 5. She lived at home with her sisters, while her brothers, and dad, Joe Jackson, lived an extravagant life in Los Angeles. She later moved in with them while her brothers were making a name for themselves, and signed a deal with Motown. Janet was in the shadow but later also made a name for herself.
As she was touring, and making appearances with her brothers, and the rest of the family, she co-starred with the rest of them in “The Jacksons”. In 1977, she got the part of Penny Gordon on “Good Times”. That showed her acting abilities early on. She also made a few memorable appearances on the hit TV show “Diff’rent Strokes” as Charlene Dupree. Soon afterwards came her role on “Fame”.
She married boyfriend James Debarge, but they divorced just months later. She signed with A&M Records, and recorded her first solo album titled “Janet Jackson”. The album did poorly on the music charts. Two years later she recorded “Dream Street” which turned out to be another disaster. A year later she signed on Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis to record a third album, this time called “Control”. It was a hit, selling 5 million copies in the U.S. alone, spawning six hits, and the #1 “When I Think of You”. Afterwards, she fired her father, her manager to truly gain control.
Janet was determined to make this happen again. She then recorded “Rhythm Nation 1814″. This time it sold 9 million copies in the U.S. - a bigger hit than “Control”! She happened to fall in love with a dancer named René Elizondo, Jr. from one of her sister’s, LaToya Jackson’s music video and later secretly married him in March of 1991. That same year she got a star on the Hollywood walk of fame! Janet went to work on her fifth album simply called “Janet.”. It was her biggest hit to date selling over 10 million copies in the U.S. alone and includes her biggest hit single to date, “That’s The Way Love Goes”. Two years later she released a Greatest Hits album “Design of a Decade” which included two new hits “Runaway”, and “Twenty-Foreplay”. Her seventh album “The Velvet Rope” clarified her pop culture status.
In the mist of the release of The Velvet Rope, she divorced Rene Elizendo, which is when it emerged they had been secretly married for eight years. Janet recorded her eighth album “All For You”. Another hit. She was honored by MTV as an MTV Icon. In 2004, Janet went to work on her next album “Damita Jo” - it was another hit.
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Date of Birth
24 October 1958, London, England, UK
Spouse
Mike Smith (1989 - present)
Trivia
Mike Smith and Sarah Greene were seriously injured on 10 September 1988 when the helicopter that Mike Smith was piloting crashed in Gloucestershire. Mike Smith broke his back and an ankle; Sarah Greene broke both legs and an arm. Both made full recoveries. They became engaged soon after the accident and were married the following year. Mike Smith was cleared of blame after an investigation by the Civil Aviation Authority.
Sarah and Mike met during the first London Marathon in 1981. Sarah was working for Blue Peter and Mike was a Radio broadcaster.
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Date of Birth
29 June 1980, Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Trivia
Opera singer, who was the biggest-selling classical star in the UK in 2004
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Birth Name
Celine Marie Claudette Dion
Height
5′ 7½” (1.71 m)
Mini Biography
Hailing from the small town of Charlemagne, Québec, Céline Dion has become one of the all-time greatest singers. Céline was born in 1968, the youngest of 14 children. Early in childhood, she sang with her siblings in a small club owned by her parents. From these early experiences, Céline gained the know-how to performing live. At the age of 12, Dion composed a song in her native French and sent it to a record company, where it garnered the attention of René Angélil, a respected manager. Angélil believed in Céline so much that he actually mortgaged his house in order to finance her debut album. Already very popular and successful internationally, Céline burst onto the U.S. stage when she recorded the theme song to Disney’s hit Beauty and the Beast (1991). The song garnered a Grammy and an Oscar, and from this point Céline has brought forth hit after hit. Her ‘Falling Into You’ album, released in 1996, became the best-selling album of that year, selling more than 25 million copies worldwide. In 1999, Dion took a hiatus in order to begin a family. She returned to the spotlight in 2002, releasing yet another hit album. Starting in 2003, Céline began a three-year commitment to perform in an arena built for her in Las Vegas.
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