Women,Fashion and Her Life

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NAME: Pamela Anderson Lee NATIONALITY: Canadian HEIGHT: 5'7" MEASUREMENTS: 36-22-34 WEIGHT: 105 lbs HAIR: Brown EYES: Hazel BORN: 4:08 am, July 1st 1967 in Ladysmith, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. (She won $100. for being the first baby to be born on Canada Day.)

DISCOVERED: Pamela was discovered at a British Columbia Lions football game in the summer of 1989. Dressed in a Labatt's Beer T-shirt, her image was transmitted on the stadium's wide screen. The fans cheered the beautiful girl, and she was brought down to the 50-yard line and introduced to the appreciative crowd. One of her friends was a representitive for Labatt's beer breweries. As a result, she was signed to a commercial contract with Labatt's and became the company's "Blue Zone" girl. As the "Blue Girl", Pamela's posters were plastered all over walls in bars and resturants Canada-wide. The campaign was so popular that other commercials and advertising assignments for Pamela soon followed.

A gentleman by the name of Ken Honey, a freelance photographer based out of Vancouver took a few pictures of Pamela and after convincing Pamela, he sent them in to Playboy on Pamela's behalf. Playboy liked what they saw and in October of 1989, Pamela moved to Los Angeles, California to do a cover for the October (1989) issue.

With the success and recognition she garnered from posing naked, Pamela soon moved to Los Angeles where she spent two seasons in the top-ten ABC Television hit series Home Improvement as Lisa, the Tool Time Girl. It was on Home Improvement that she captured the attention and affection of viewing audiences nationwide.

AGENCY: William Morris Agency-Beverly Hills

INCOME: Millions

RÉSUMÉ: Starred in television shows Baywatch and VIP (both huge successes). Appeared on Home Improvement numerous times. Has appeared on the cover of Playboy more than a handful of times (more than anyone in the magazine's history!)

KNOWN FOR: Her enormous fake breasts (that she loves to show off), her many nude photos and videos, and her role as C.J. Parker on Baywatch.

HOME: Los Angeles and Vancouver.

SWEETIE: She dated some of Hollywood's most eligible bachelors, including Dean "Superman" Cain and Sylvester Stallone.

On New Year's Eve in 1994, Pamela was attending a party in New York where she met Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee. (He came right up to her and licked her face!) They talked off and on and after he begged her several times for her phone number, she finally gave in and let him have it. Tommy called Pamela over and over again for the next few weeks trying to arrange a date and in the first week of Febuary 1995, he succeeded only to be cancelled on at the last moment. He wasn't about to give up on Pamela though, she'd been called away to Cancun, Mexico to do a photo shoot for her sun-tan lotion line and Tommy, determined to win over Pamela at any cost, followed her. In 1995, after four days of courting and endless parties, the two were married on a beach. The groom wore swimming trunks, the bride a white thong bikini. They are one of the most notorious couples in show business because they keep splitting up and getting back together. Pamela has also charged Tommy with physical abuse and child abuse numerous times. Pamela two sons with Tommy: Brandon-born 6/6/96 & Dylan-born 29/12/97.

Pamela and Supermodel Marcus Schenkenberg dated after Pamela and Tommy broke up in May 2000. Since then she has told the public that she got hepatitis from Tommy Lee and she has dated rapper Kid Rock (who is also Pamela Anderson's ex.)

TATTOOS: Barb wire around her bicep, 'TOMMY'S' on her wedding ring finger.

OTHER: Pamela's father Barry is a furnace repairman. Her mother Carol is a waitress. Pamela Anderson's ambition as listed in her high school yearbook is: "To be a California beach bum."

Harbour and The Beauty Loop. Was guest host of MTV's House of Style.

KNOWN FOR: Her innocent* looks and curvacious body. (* see "OTHER" section.)

TATTOOS: She has tattoos of fairies on her back.

HOME: New York City's East Village.

SWEETIE: When she was 20 she broke up with her model boyfriend to date rock star Kid Rock.

OTHER: James has both of her nipples and her tongue pierced with silver bars. James has been quite public in magazines about the fact that she was addicted to heroin from age fourteen to nineteen. She was turned on to heroin on her first modeling job at age fourteen (she dropped out of school at age 14 to pursue modeling). James went to rehab at age nineteen. Her mother, Nancy, is a former beauty queen.

NAME: Gisele Bundchen NATIONALITY: Brazilian

HEIGHT: 5'10" MEASUREMENTS: 34-24-34 (on her comp card) 36-24-35 (according to Cosmo, March 2000). HAIR: Brown EYES: Blue BORN: 1980 in Horizontina, Brazil.

DISCOVERED: At age 14 while eating a Big Mac with fellow classmates on a school trip. She later entered the Elite model competition and came fourth.

AGENCY: New York-Elite

INCOME: $5 million US in 1999 and $8 million in 2000. In 2000, for runway shows, Gisele commanded between $7,000. and $15,000. (paid by Tommy Hilfiger to make two turns on his catwalk) per hour. In 2003, the gorgeous Brazilian made $10 million. Gisele has a contract with Victoria's Secret that will make her $30 million between 2004 and 2008. Her current runway rate is $50,000-a-time - putting her at No.76 in the list of the world's biggest earners.

RÉSUMÉ: Has appeared on most of the major magazines covers in the past year. Models in ads for Ralph Lauren, Celine, Christian Dior, Michael Kors, Zara, Dolce & Gabbana, Bulgari, etc.

KNOWN FOR: Being the biggest, newest supermodel. Nicknamed "The Body".

HOME: She lives in Los Angeles with Leonardo DiCaprio, has a loft in Manhattan's celeb-studded TriBeCa neighbourhood and a country house near Woodstock, NY.

TATTOOS: A star on the inside of her left wrist. She got it after her first night in New York, when she couldn't find a star in the sky to help her pray.

SWEETIE: In late 1999 to early 2000 Gisele split with long-term love, model Scott Barnhill, for fellow countryman (and multi-billionaire) Joao Paulo Diniz. She has since moved on and has been dating Leonardo DiCaprio for several years. She has said that she will not marry Leo until he stops partying and going to strip clubs so often.

OTHER: Gisele has five sisters: Raquel, Graziela, Gabriela, Patricia (twin) and Rafaela. Gisele was awarded 'Model of the Year' by VHI and Vogue. Gisele is quoted as saying "You know, I'm a normal person is a business that's not so normal." She has a belly-button ring and is rumoured to have breast implants.

NAME: Claudia Schiffer NATIONALITY: German HEIGHT: 5'11"

MEASUREMENTS: 36C-24-35 WEIGHT: 128 lbs HAIR: Blonde EYES: Blue BORN: August 25, 1970 at 12:10 pm in Düsseldorf, West Germany but grew up in Rheinberg, Germany with her parents and five siblings.

DISCOVERED: She was at a nightclub in Düsseldorf, Germany celebrating a friends birthday in October 1987 (when she was 17) and an agent from Metropolitan spotted her. Her first Cosmo cover was December 1989.

AGENCY: New York-Metropolitan, Paris-Metropolitan, UK-Elite Premier.

INCOME: Made approx. $9 million in 2000. Her estimated worth in 2000 is $36 million. $30,000 per fashion show.

RÉSUMÉ: Had 4 year Revlon contract worth $6 million where she had to work 30 days each year for Revlon. She is currently the spokesmodel for L'Oreal. Models for Versace, Victoria's Secret, Chanel, Fanta, and Guess. Has her own calender and biography (written by her) entitled 'Memories'. She has appeared on more than 400 magazine covers (a record) including Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and almost every fashion magazine. L'Oreal spokesmodel. Has a Barbie doll, made to her likeness, for sale. Appears in the movie Black and White where she has the only scripted part in the movie.

HOME: Her main home is London although she has a pastel coloured duplex in Monaco and an apartment in New York City.

KNOWN FOR: Her blonde goddess looks have been compared with Barbie. Opened the 'Fashion Café' in New York as a joint venture with Elle Macpherson, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington.

SWEETIE: Was engaged to Las Vegas Magician David Copperfield (the tenth most rich entertainer in the world) for six years. David gave her a $4.5 million five-carat gold, oval-cut, diamond engagement ring after dating her for seven months. She's currently engaged (since Feb 2000) to British art dealer (and former Elle MacPhereson fiancé and night club promoter) Tim Jeffries, 37.

FAV. ACTIVITY: Painting, reading and going to the movies or a Broadway show.

FAV. SPORTS: Tennis, horseback riding, skiing and dancing.

OTHER: She is very natural and drinks a lot of water but won't touch alcohol. She posed nude with Sylvester Stallone for Gianni Versace's china collection ad's. She refused $250,000 to appear in a German yogurt commercial because they wanted her to get yogurt on her nose. Naomi Campbell ended up getting the job. Her ears aren't pierced. She receives more than 3000 fan letters each week. She recently announced that she would no longer be doing any live (runway) modeling.

NAME: Laetitia Casta NATIONALITY: French HEIGHT: 5'7" MEASUREMENTS: 35C-24-35 HAIR: Brown with light brown streaks EYES: Blue BORN: May 11, 1978 in Pont-Audemer, Normandy, France. Grew up in Corsica. AGENCY: Paris-Madison

INCOME: Her estimated worth in 2000 is $5.3 million.

DISCOVERED: In Laetitia's own words "In August of 1993, when I was fifteen, I was playing with my little sister, Marie-Ange, on the beach at San Ambrogio in Corsica. A photographer named Frederic Creceaux, who was also on vacation there, noticed me and suggested to a friend from the Madison Models Agency in Paris, who was there with him, that they talk to my father about doing a test with me." Laetitia says, "I thought, 'Are they honest or are they weird?' Of course, he was suspicious, but when he found out they were for real, he took me to see them in Paris three weeks later so we could do some test photos. I was a bit nervous, but I guess it turned out okay. The rest, as they say, is history!"

RÉSUMÉ: Models for Givenchy, Victoria's Secret, Chanel, Ralph Lauren, Pantene, L'Oreal, Yves Saint Laurent and Guess. Laetitia her own calendar and is a Sports Illustrated model. She has appeared on all of the major magazine covers. She recently released her own photo book simply entitled Laetitia Casta. Stars in the French film called The Blue Bicycle.

HOME: She has apartments in New York City, London and Paris.

KNOWN FOR: Her often scantily-clad, curvacious figure.

OTHER: She had her own credit card at age 15. She doesn't smoke, drink or go out late so that she stays in shape and looks good for castings.

FRANCE'S NATIONAL SYMBOL: Laetitia was chosen by 16,000 mayors of France to be the new "Marianne", France's national symbol of virtue and beauty. Bare-breasted busts (statues) of Laetitia now appear in town halls across France. Laetitia's official public response after receiving the honor: "Chouette quoi [Like, neat!]" She then proceeded to move from Paris to London to avoid slightly higher taxes (she doesn't seem to understand why France is upset.)

Do you want to improve the quality of your life? Do you want to look and feel better than you have in years – maybe better than you ever have before? Do you want to protect yourself from disease and injury? And do you want to live a longer, more vital life?

I’m confident that you answered YES! to each of those questions, just as the hundreds of individuals I’ve counseled, coached, and trained in my career as a Certified Personal Fitness Trainer and Rehabilitation Specialist.

I’m now going to reveal to you the 16 essential strategies that have enabled my clients to achieve the health and fitness goals they always wanted!

16 Essential Weight Loss and Fitness Strategies

1. In the beginning, your fitness program should not be overly aggressive. One of the biggest problems people encounter when starting a fitness program is rapidly depleted motivation after only a few weeks due to an overly ambitious fitness program. Attempting to do too much too fast is worse than doing nothing at all! Because then you feel like exercise is too hard and it’s just not for you.

Start out slow, maybe just shooting for 1 or 2 workouts a week. Once you have successfully added that to your normal routine, then attempt to slowly add to your fitness program. Plus, most people don’t need to exercise more than 3-4 times a week. That doesn’t mean you can’t exercise more; it’s just not necessary.

2. Always have a detailed plan! In order to reach your health and fitness goals, you must have a road map to follow. I can’t stress this enough. If you are unsure of how to put together a fitness plan, or if you’re uncertain of the effectiveness of the one you have, I highly recommend you consult a professional fitness trainer. With a well thought out plan you are much more likely to be successful!

3. Set realistic, attainable goals. You must have tangible, quantifiable, short and long-term goals so you can measure and assess your progress. Too many people have totally unrealistic expectations of what to expect from an exercise and nutrition program. The best way for you to understand what is realistic and attainable is to talk with a fitness professional – not to buy into the “hype” of infomercials and diet and fitness products that are blatantly misleading.

4. Keep a journal! This is one of the most important things you can do. If you’re not tracking what you’re doing, how will you know what worked? There are quite a few great exercise and nutrition logs I’ve come across. You should keep track of all your exercise and also each day’s food intake.

There’s a company called NutraBiotics that makes a great 90-day journal that can be used to track strength training, cardiovascular exercise, and daily nutrition. If you would like more information on this journal, please feel free to call me at 240-731-3724.

5. You must be accountable! Set exercise appointments with yourself if you’re not working with a personal fitness trainer. Use your appointment book to set aside times for exercise, just like you do for meetings or events. Don’t let things get in the way. Nothing is more important than your health! If you don’t have your health you can’t effectively do anything. I often have mothers tell me that they can’t find time to exercise because they have to take care of their children. I have 4 daughters myself, and a baby on the way, so I know exactly how hard it is. Whatever your situation is, making the commitment to exercise and your health IS possible, and very important. Plus, it sets a great example for the children!

6. Remember the benefits of exercise. Being physically fit affects every aspect of your life: you sleep better, eat better, love better, overcome stress better, work better, communicate better, and live better! Remember how good it feels to finish a workout, and how great it feels to meet your goals!

7. Exercise safely and correctly. So much time is wasted doing, at best, unproductive exercise, or at worst, dangerous exercise. Educate yourself on how to exercise correctly. The best way to do that is to hire a personal fitness trainer. It could be for just a few sessions to learn the basics, or it could be for a few months to learn everything. It’s completely up to you. But statistics prove that those who understand how to exercise correctly get better, faster results. And that’s what you want, right?

8. Enjoy your exercise! For example, if you hate doing strength training, try to find ways to make it more enjoyable. Circuit training might be a more fun and exciting way to fit this important part of fitness into your program. The key is you should enjoy it, and if you don’t you need to look for other exercises or activities to replace whatever it is you don’t enjoy.

If you don’t enjoy it, how do you expect to stick with it?

9. Make time to stretch! It has so much benefit and takes very little time. So many people suffer from various aches and pains of which most can be eliminated by basic stretches! Try to spend at least 5 minutes after each workout stretching. For more information on stretching and how it eliminates aches and pains, please call 240-731-3724 to request a FREE copy of my special report “No More Back Pain”.

10. Don’t think you need to exercise 5 days a week! I touched on this earlier. Many people feel they’re getting fat because they’re not exercising. Totally not the case! Exercise is not the answer! It’s all in your eating habits. However, exercise can aid in burning body fat, plus there are numerous health benefits. Think of exercise as a bonus.

How many people do you know who exercise 3-5 times per week, but still fail to meet their weight loss and fitness goals? I’ve met hundreds!

First look at your eating habits, such as: when you eat, what you eat, how much you eat, where you eat, and how often you eat.

11. Never skip breakfast, or any meal! If you want to maximize your fitness or fat-loss efforts you’ve got to eat breakfast! So many people skip breakfast, and it’s the worst thing you could ever do when it comes to fat-loss. Skipping meals throws your blood sugar all out of whack and it sets you up to store your next meal as fat, almost guaranteed!

12. Eat fat to lose fat. Healthy fats are necessary to your body for numerous reasons: regulating hormonal production, improving immune function, lowering total cholesterol, and providing the basics for healthy hair, nails, and skin.

The key is to eat the right types of fats. The “good’ fats are monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats like olive oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil, and avocados, to name a few. The “bad” fats are partially hydrogenated oils, and trans fats. Most processed foods contain large amounts of these bad fats. For more information on the different types of fats, please call 240-731-3724 to request a FREE copy of my Healthy Eating Guidelines.

13. Drink plenty of fresh, clean water. Yes, I know that you have probably heard this one over and over again. But there’s a reason for that – it’s that important! The recommended daily intake of water is 8 glasses, or 64 oz. You should even be drinking even more if you are active or exercise regularly.

And no, soda, juice, coffee, and tea DON’T count! Nearly every chemical process place in your body, takes place in water! Proper blood flow and digestion are both affected by how much water you drink, and poor blood flow and digestion can be linked to numerous health conditions.

14. Stabilize your blood sugar! If you want to burn fat and prevent your body from putting it back on, you must stabilize your blood sugar. In order to do this you need to eat small, balanced meals or snacks every 2-3 hours.

Fasting, skipping meals, and overly restrictive diets will enable you to lose weight – in the short run. The weight you lose is primarily water weight and muscle tissue, and in the long run has opposite effect of what you want. When you restrict your diet, your body instinctively thinks it’s being starved and shifts into a protective mode by slowing down the metabolism and storing nearly all calories as body fat. Plus, losing muscle tissue is the last thing you want to do. Muscle burns calories, even while you sleep. You should be focused on increasing, or at least maintaining muscle tissue.

15. Focus on increasing muscle tissue. As I mentioned previously, muscle burns calories, so if you want to increase your metabolism, you have to increase your muscle. The best way to do that is with progressive strength training. That doesn’t mean you have to join a gym, buy expensive fitness equipment, or follow some bodybuilding workout program; it simply means you need to challenge your muscles! You can do that at home in just 15-20 minutes, 2-3 times a week.

16. Get the help of an expert! Obviously, meeting your health and fitness goals is important to you, so why not eliminate the guesswork and start seeing the results you have always wanted? With the help of a qualified professional you can!

If your car breaks down, where do you take it? Mechanic, right? How about if you have a cavity? Dentist. So why is it that so many people attempt to solve their health and fitness problems without consulting an expert? I don’t know exactly, but I encourage you to make the investment in yourself- in your life- by hiring a professional to educate you and help you meet your goals.

So there you have it. The 16 essential strategies for an effective weight loss and fitness program that will have you looking and feeling great!