America’s Top 10 Sexiest CEOs
May 6, 2009 by Stephen S Alison · Leave a Comment
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America’s Top 10 Sexiest CEOs - Playboy.com has just announced its list of America’s 10 sexiest CEOs in its new online Forum section (www.playboy.com/sexiestceos).
Playboy is one of the most recognized and popular consumer brands in the world. The company publishes Playboy magazine in the United States and abroad and is mostly famous for photos of celebrities who pose naked for Playboy club members.
Playboy Forum, an iconic Playboy magazine feature for decades, now brings Playboy.com readers the immediacy of daily engagement with Playboy writers, making the Playboy Forum a one-stop shop for men who want to know what’s going on, socially, politically and culturally.
The website’s picks for America’s sexiest CEO was inspired by recent reports that the Fortune 500 now includes more women CEOs than ever before. To celebrate that historic achievement, Playboy.com searched the country for beautiful women leading companies large and small…
Here is their choice of America’s Top 10 Sexiest CEOs:
#1 Claire Chamber - Age: 29 - CEO of: Journelle, a lingerie retail company
#2 Kerry Knee - Age: 38 - CEO of: Flirty Girl Fitness, a fitness lifestyle company
#3 Julie Smolyansky - Age: 33 - CEO of: Lifeway Foods; makers of kefir and other specialty dairy products
#4 Teresa Phillips - Age: 42 - CEO of: Graspr, a how-to video site
#5 Alyssa Rapp Age: 30 - CEO of: Bottlenotes, a wine shopping/recommendation site
#6 Candida Royalle Age: 58 - CEO of: Femme Productions, an adult film company
#7 Rashmi Sinha Age: “I’m in my late 30s.” - CEO of: SlideShare, a presentation sharing website
#8 Alicia Morga Age: 37 - CEO of: Consorte Media, a digital marketing company
#9 Sharen Turney Age: 51 - CEO of: Victoria’s Secret Megabrand, a lingerie retail chain
#10 Tina Wells Age: 29 - CEO of: Buzz Marketing Group, a market research firm
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Enjoy!
Michelle Obama Official Portrait Released
February 28, 2009 by Stephen S Alison · Leave a Comment
Michelle Obama Official Portrait Released - The White House has released the official portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama.
It was taken in the Blue Room of the White House by photographer Joyce N. Boghosian. Obama wears a sleeveless dress, which has become something of a signature style. The black dress was designed by Michael Kors.
Here are some extracts from the official website (http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/michelle_obama/):
A product of Chicago public schools, Michelle studied sociology and African-American studies at Princeton University. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1988, she joined the Chicago law firm Sidley & Austin, where she later met the man who would become the love of her life.
After a few years, Michelle decided her true calling lay in encouraging people to serve their communities and their neighbors. She served as assistant commissioner of planning and development in Chicago’s City Hall before becoming the founding executive director of the Chicago chapter of Public Allies, an AmeriCorps program that prepares youth for public service.
In 1996, Michelle joined the University of Chicago with a vision of bringing campus and community together. As associate dean of student services, she developed the university’s first community service program, and under her leadership as vice president of community and external affairs for the University of Chicago Medical Center, volunteerism skyrocketed.
As First Lady, Michelle Obama looks forward to continuing her work on the issues close to her heart — supporting military families, helping working women balance career and family, and encouraging national service.
Michelle and Barack Obama have two daughters: Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7. Like their mother, the girls were born on the South Side of Chicago.
Do Bikinis Make Men Sexist?
February 18, 2009 by Stephen S Alison · Leave a Comment
Women dance as part of a bikini contest in Cancún, Mexico (Photograph by Jodi Cobb/NGS) Do Bikinis Make Men Sexist? - Sexy women in bikinis really do inspire some men to see them as objects, according to a new study of male behavior.
I have just read an interesting article in the National Geographic News entitled “Bikinis Make Men See Women as Objects”. The study claims that men see bikini-clad babes as … sex objects and that half-naked pinups lead men to objectify women.
And apparently, Brain scans reveal that when heterosexual men are shown pictures of scantily clad women, the region of the brain associated with tool use lights up. That study has also spawned headlines like “Bikinis Make Men See Women as Objects” and others of the “See, Men Really Are Disgusting Pigs!” variety.
Researchers performed brain scans on 21 heterosexual men and found that such sexy images light up the part of their brains associated with tools or other things that “you manipulate with your hands” (like, boobs!). Lead researcher Susan Fiske of Princeton University said:
“it’s as if they immediately thought to act on theses bodies” and observed, “They’re reacting to these women as if they’re not fully human.”
Men were also more likely to associate images of sexualized women with first-person action verbs such as “I push, I grasp, I handle,” researchers said in February 2009.
Interesting? Then read the click on Do Bikinis Make Men Sexist? to read the full article…
http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/02/18/sex_objects/
Michelle Obama on Vogue Cover
February 12, 2009 by Stephen S Alison · Leave a Comment
Michelle Obama on Vogue Cover - Michelle Obama, America’s First Lady, is appearing on the cover of the March issue of Vogue magazine. She is only the second First Lady in history to do that. Hillary Rodham Clinton was the first, having been featured on the cover of Vogue in December 1998. Read more
Berlin Fashion Week
January 28, 2009 by Stephen S Alison · Leave a Comment
Model Julia Stegner is the face of Mercedes-Benz at Mercedes-Benz Berlin Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2009. In the photograph above Julie is posed with the Mercedes-Benz CLS 350 CGI Grand Edition and wearing a dress by Anne Valerie Hash.
Twice a year, Berlin transforms into a national and international fashion metropolis. The next Berlin Fashion Week will take place from today, January 28 to February 1, 2009.
As part of the Berlin Fashion Week (BFW), buyers, fashion experts and media reps descend on the capital to catch fashion shows, attend awards ceremonies and get all the latest information at industry-related trade fairs. They are also invited to visit innovative exhibitions and other fashion-related events.
The highlight of the 2009 BFW will be the shows involved in the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin taking place in the historical heart of the city on Bebelplatz. Other BFW staples include the PREMIUM fashion fair, which takes place in a former postal freight train station called THE STATION in Berlin-Kreuzberg, the projektGALERIE Showrooms on Torstrasse and the Showroom Mile in Berlin-Mitte, which is open to the general public.
Stay tuned for more info as the show progresses.
Michelle Obama’s Inauguration Outfit
January 21, 2009 by Stephen S Alison · Leave a Comment
Michelle Obama’s Inauguration Outfit Gathers Mixed Reviews…
The fashion choices of Michelle Obama, America’s new first lady continue to remain under the scanner. A red-and-black dress worn by her at Barack Obama’s victory speech in November 2008 drew adverse remarks from many fashion experts. Now her Inauguration outfits managed to both win and loose admiration simultaneously.
Mrs Obama’s choice of outfit underscored her reputation as a fashion individual with a strong sense of personal style. She chose a pale gold dress, matched with a coat made of Swiss wool lace, lined with French silk - a scintillating, pale-gold embossed coat with a matching shift dress which featured a sparkling geometric, diamanté neckline, and cardigan, by one of her favourite designers, Cuban-American designer Isabel Toledo.
She accessorised the ensemble with leather gloves and a pair of British luxury brand, Jimmy Choo shoes, the ‘Glacier’ patent leather pumps in a striking shade of green.
For her first night as First Lady, Michelle Obama chose a one-shouldered, draped white chiffon ball gown created by Jason Wu, a 26-year-old Taipei-born designer.
LA Fashion Week
December 28, 2008 by Stephen S Alison · Leave a Comment
Lana Fuchs Attracts Attention During LA Fashion Week - Lana Fuchs, the Russian-born designer, launched her Spring 2009 line in the Main Tent at the Mercedes-Benz 7th Annual Fashion Week in Los Angeles. Splashed with exuberant colors and handmade embellishments, Fuchs debut collection titled, Rhapsody In Bloom featured a romantic bouquet of ultra feminine shapes juxtaposed with bold prints and floral notes. Read more
Khloe Kardashian Gets Naked for PETA
December 14, 2008 by Stephen S Alison · Leave a Comment
Animal rights group PETA got Khloe Kardashian the 24-year-old younger sister of celebrity Kim Kardashian to strip for their “Get Naked” campaign that raises awareness and eyebrows over the issue of cruelty to animals in the fur industry.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), with more than 2.0 million members and supporters, is the largest animal rights organization in the world.
PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms, in laboratories, in the clothing trade, and in the entertainment industry. They also work on a variety of other issues, including the cruel killing of beavers, birds and other “pests,” and the abuse of backyard dogs.
Khloe Kardashian Gets “Naked” for PETA - The younger sister of celebrity Kim bares it all for Peta. Khloe Kardashian showed the world that sister Kim isn’t the only one who can appear naked for the public eye, by bearing it all for a cause, reports both Fox news and People.com.
Animal rights group PETA got the 24-year-old to strip for their “Get Naked” campaign that raises awareness and eyebrows over the issue of cruelty to animals in the fur industry.
According to Fox, her family was with her in Los Angeles on Wednesday as she happily unveiled her billboard that read, “Fur? I’d Rather Go Naked.”
At the unveiling, the actress also had a little confession to make to the crowd. “Everyone in the family wears fur except me,” she admitted. Khloe is not happy about her family’s addiction to fur and confided to E! Online at the unveiling, “Kim wore fur last night.”
Her little sis is trying to change that though with tough love. Khloe said she gave Kim a hard time over her choice in apparel, adding, “I told her you cannot wear fur”.
Interesting? You can click on Khloe Kardashian Gets Naked for PETA to read the full story.
Celebrity Endorsement
September 10, 2008 by Stephen S Alison · 5 Comments
The greatest brander in the entertainment industry today is Jennifer Lopez. She’s gone from being a hottie singer-actress to being a household name.
Almost every business has a trading name but only a minority of those businesses however, have what could be classed as a ‘brand’, a ‘brand name’ or ‘celeb brand’. Branding is a word commonly referred to by advertisers and marketing people, but what does it actually mean? Read more
The World’s Most Powerful Women
September 8, 2008 by Stephen S Alison · Leave a Comment
The Worlds Most Powerful Women - Forbes.com has recently published an article entitled “The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women”.
These women top a far-flung list that comprises 54 businesswomen and 23 politicians, with the rest being media execs and personalities and nonprofit leaders. A third are newcomers to the rankings; this reflects not only new top positions for women, such as Starcom MediaVest’s Laura Desmond (No. 55) and Enterprise’s Pamela Nicholson (No. 93), but also the increasingly global reach of this list, with more women from outside the US rising to worldwide prominence. Read more
