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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Best Sports Illustrated swimsuit covers

What started as just a spread of women in bathing suits to fill space during a time of year with little sports news has turned into a seminal beachwear fashion issue that has launched the careers of several of the world's top supermodels. And this year, the most anticipated annual magazine issue is going 3-D. See our list of the hottest Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover girls.

Brooklyn Decker's 2010 SI cover

Then: This fashion model showed off a swim collection last year and is married to a top-ranked tennis player

Now: She made a very personal admission in a recent interview. The beauty is starring in a funny new film

Christie Brinkley's 1979 SI cover

Then: This cover girl spent three consecutive years on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. The "Uptown Girl" also appeared in her rocking then-husband's music video

Now: Today the former supermodel is reportedly worth millions. She appeared in a now-canceled TV show

Rachel Hunter's 1994 SI cover

Then: This model married a raspy-voiced singing legend, but they divorced in 2006. She got her acting start on a comedy about a regular guy living in Cleveland and played a hot mom in a music video.

Now: Hunter showed off her moves on a reality competition and hosted a fashion challenge program.

Cheryl Tiegs' 1979 SI cover

Then: By the time this Minnesota native was 17 she had already appeared on the cover of a major fashion magazine, but it was the 1978 image of her in a pink bikini that made her an icon.

Now: The former supermodel has since appeared on a reality show that measured contestants' inner beauty and developed her own accessory and wig line for Revlon.

Petra Nemcova's 2003 SI cover

Then: The Czech model founded a nonprofit organization that aims to improve children's lives. She was injured in a major natural disaster and her fiancé was killed.

Now: After recovering from the tragedy, the supermodel is now engaged to an English actor. She featured prominently in a music video by an indie rock group

Elle Macpherson's 1986 SI cover

Then: The Australian supermodel with a fitting nickname made the Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover a record number of times.

Now: All her hard work must have paid off because she's now the host of a spin-off reality series and reportedly enjoys a hefty bank account.

Tyra Banks' 1997 SI cover

Then: This model-turned-actress was the first African-American woman on the cover of the iconic issue, not to mention a high-end men's fashion magazine. She got her start on TV with a role on a sitcom about a street-smart teen living in Bel-Air.

Now: She's a top model on her own reality show and recently ended a daytime talk show.

Rebecca Romijn's 1999 SI cover

Then: This model-actress married and divorced Uncle Jesse and famously donned head-to-toe body paint as a shape-shifter in a comic-book franchise film series.

Now: She recently wed a former child star and played a scheming fashion executive on a now-canceled TV show.

Heidi Klum's 1998 SI cover

Then: After this German model appeared on the cover of a fashion bible and her first Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue hit the newsstands, she became widely known as one of the top supermodels.

Now: Klum cultivated a business empire as a successful TV host and was named one of the world's top-earning supermodels. The former Victoria's Secret model married a famous musician. Check out the cute photos of their kids.

Bar Refaeli's 2009 SI cover

Then: She was the first Israeli model to appear in Sports Illustrated but caused controversy when an image from the cover shoot was painted on the side of a plane.

Now: The Jewish model is perhaps best known for her on-again, off-again relationship with an Academy Award-nominated actor. She sizzles in a new lingerie ad campaign.

Beyoncé Knowles' 2007 SI cover

Then: This Grammy-winning "Dreamgirl" graced the cover of a music-themed Sports Illustrated in a bikini from a fashion label she started. When this "King of Hip-Hop" put a ring on it, the singer was solidified a member of one of Hollywood's elite power couples.

Now: The diva hopes her new scent will have women feeling "sensual". A famed director has just signed on to direct the singer-actress in a remake of a 1976 film.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Christie Brinkely on Broadway

Christie Brinkley Joining 'Chicago' On Broadway

Christie Brinkley, world-famous supermodel and actress, has been contracted to play Roxie Hart in Broadway’s latest production of the musical, Chicago.
Chicago the musical, which is set in Prohibition-era Chicago, Illinois, revolves around the wannabe-star Roxie Hart. After she murders her lover, Fred, Roxie is imprisoned. However, due to her ingenious lawyer Billy Flynn, Roxie becomes a cause celebre for the people of Chicago. Eventually, her trial is arraigned and she is set free, to become a star on the stage with fellow ex-inmate, Velma Kelly. Chicago is the sixth most popular play on Broadway, and currently in its fifteenth year of production.
Those other famous women who have played the part of Roxie Hart include Brooke Shields, Melanie Griffith, Sandy Duncan, Ashlee Simpson and Bebe Neuirth.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Stars hot and over 50

Gorgeous and over 50

Over a half-century old doesn’t mean what it used to, and these celebrities are proof that you can still have sex appeal when you hit retirement age. For them, another year older means hitting award shows and landing new movie roles.

Helen Mirren