December 1st is World AIDS Day.

HIV/AIDS has been a global epidemic for more than 27 years. Most of today's youth have never known a world without it. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published national HIV incidence (new infections) that showed much higher numbers than previous estimates. The time is now. Together, we can prevent the spread of this pandemic – through awareness, care, prevention, education and research.

“HIV/AIDS has now become a pandemic that has literally put the world at risk, affecting diverse populations in different ways”. –Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA Director

On December 1st, individuals and organizations will recognize World AIDS Day. This year’s theme is leadership – from all sectors, including government, but also leaders among individuals and families, communities, non-profits and other organizations. The question is not should you participate, but how can you?

Links that educate:

AIDS.gov

Find an HIV testing center near you.

Learn the link between drug abuse and the spread of HIV.

More Winning Shots From Top Model Cycle 11 Winner McKey...

I especially like McKey's CoverGirl shot. It's pretty, but with an edge.

McKey is Cycle 11's America's Next Top Model!

"I'm so proud of myself right now," McKey declared, after embracing host Tyra Banks and lifting her off the ground. 

A girl who grew up as a tomboy, McKey, 19, of Lake Forest, Ill. ended up as top model after an ability to bend her body literally backwards for great pictures. As the winner of Top Model Cycle 11, McKey wins a contract with Elite model management, a spread and cover for Seventeen magazine, and a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl.

Finally! The Top 3 from Top Model Cycle 11...

Analeigh Tipton



McKey Sullivan


Samantha Potter
So who do you think will emerge as "America's Next Top Model" from Cycle 11?

Marjorie Eliminated From Top Model...

Elina Eliminated from Top Model...

Sheena Eliminated from Top Model...

I guess Sheena's "hoochiness" finally did her in.

Top Model Episode 10 Preview...

Episode 1o of America's Next Top Model airs tonight at 8/7 Central on The CW.

Top Model Pre-Interview: Joslyn

Joslyn was eliminated last night, I really wanted her to go far because she's from Louisiana like me. Oh well.

Top Model to Launch a Spinoff Show...

The CW is spinning off its hit reality series "America's Next Top Model." The network has ordered a pilot for "Operation Fabulous," starring "Top Model" regulars Jay Manuel and J. Alexander and executive produced by "Top Model" chiefs Tyra Banks and Ken Mok.

On "Fabulous," "Jay and J," as Manuel and Alexander are called on "Top Model," will travel the country giving women makeovers. In various towns, the duo will select five participants and give them "Top Model"-style overhauls -- how to dress, wear their hair and makeup and bring out their confidence with the support of family, friends and their community.

The project, from Kristina Productions, Mok's 10x10 Entertainment and Banks' Bankable Productions, seeks to capitalize on a fan-favorite "Model" segment, when contestants are given head-to-toe high-fashion makeovers supervised by Alexander. Manuel and Alexander have been with "Model" since the series' debut on UPN in 2003. Manuel is the creative director of show's photo shoots; Alexander is a runway expert who has been a judge for the past few seasons.

"Model" airs twice a year on the CW. Although ratings have ebbed in recent years, the reality show remains the network's highest-rated series. "Fabulous" would mark the third fashion-themed reality series on CW from Banks and Mok, who also exec produce the network's series "Stylista," slated to debut Oct. 22, which features contestants vying for an editorial position at Elle magazine.[Source]

Lauren Brie 7th Girl Eliminated from Cycle 11...

Lauren Brie, a 20-year-old student from Charlottesville, VA, became the seventh contestant eliminated from America's Next Top Model's eleventh season during last night's broadcast of The CW reality series. "It sucks when someone takes a blow at your personality," Lauren Brie said following her elimination. "I know that all my friends back at home know that I'm a fun, great person. I just don't have that outgoing personality like a lot of the girls here do. I mean, the drive isn't there anymore, and being in this competition is pretty stressful. I just, I don't know, kinda gave up." Below is a tribute of Lauren Brie.

Clark Eliminated from Top Model...

Top Model's Bianca Tells Her Side of the Story...

America's Next Top Model contestant Bianca Golden is speaking out for the first time about her July 29 airport scuffle with Hairspray star Nikki Blonsky.

On the October 8 episode of The Tyra Banks Show, she says she and her family were in Turks and Caicos to visit their grandfather who "was dying."

When they arrived at the airport, "Nikki Blonsky ... was very rude to my aunt," Bianca says.

"My aunt had two babies in her arms, and she told my aunt, 'You can leave. You can go away,'" Bianca recalls. "I was really upset by that because my aunt and I are close."

When Bianca spoke up, Nikki turned to her and said, "'You need to mind your business. You don't know what’s going on.' She went off," the model says. "There was a lot of words exchanged. I got really defensive."

Golden's mother, Elaine, then intervened, telling them both to calm down.

That's when Blonsky's father, Carl, approached her, Golden says.

"Before my mom could walk away from us, her father ... punched my mom," Bianca tells Banks. "He knocked her out. He hit my mom with such force she stumbled back, and when she stumbled back, the whole family got up and attacked my mom."

Bianca said Nikki then kicked her mother in the crotch.

"That's when my mom fell ... completely," Bianca says. "Both the families were arguing. It was like a scene out of a movie. Airport security finally came and separated everybody."

All the while, Bianca claims the Blonsky family were spewing racial epithets at them. "Her father and mother started saying, ‘They got rabies, they got rabies!'" says Bianca.

Bianca says her mother confided in her on the way to the hospital.

"She said to me, 'Bianca, if anything happens to me, I need you to take care of your brother and sister,'" Bianca says. "To hear that from your mom... I was freaking out."

After suffering a broken nose, fractured skull and internal bleeding, Bianca says her mother is now in therapy.

Says the model, "She walk now and she’s back."

Nikki and her dad are due in court Dec. 1, where she will answer to charges of common assault and actual bodily harm.

Carl is facing a count of inflicting grievous bodily harm.

So Long Hannah & Isis...

Hannah was a surprise eliminee after the blindfolded runway challenge.

Isis was the latest eliminee at the judges panel.

Top Model Cycle 11 Episode 5 Preview...

Top Model Cycle 11 Makeover Episode..

Cycle 11's First Two Eliminees...

Sharaun (below) was Cycle 11's first eliminee and she was not happy about it! She displayed such raw emotion when she found out she was going home. She literally dropped to the floor and started hollering and crying. Ok.. maybe I'm exaggerating a little, but not much.

Cycle 11's second eliminee was Nikeysha (below). I haven't seen the 2nd episode yet (I'll watch it a little later..) but Nikeysha got a little combative with the judges on the premiere episode, and she was in the bottom 2, so I don't know if that had anything to do with her getting eliminated on the 2nd show. Anyhoo, those are the two who have gotten their walking papers so far.

Click here to watch Cycle 11's premiere episode (in 9 parts) if you missed it.

Top Model Winners, Carridee and Jaslene Spotted Out...

Caridee English and Jaslene Gonzalez attended 1407 Broadway Celebrates 58 Successful Years In The Fashion District at 1407 Broadway & 38th Street on September 10, 2008 in New York City.

[WATCH] The Top Model Cycle 11 Premiere..

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Top Model Sneak Peak: The Glaminator 11.0

I didn't ask about this before on the previous clip, but WTH is up with Jay Manuel's hair?? That mess is NOT cute.

Isis Photo Shoot from Cycle 10 + Interview..

Isis Cycle 11 Pre-Interview...

Top Model Nik Spotted Out..

Top Model Nik Pace attends the Coca-Cola new aluminum bottle launch at The Yard at the Soho Grand on August 21, 2008 in New York City.  Not feeling that dress too much though Nik.  She's a nice enough girl though, I met her a few years ago in New York.  We both attended the opening night of the Hip Hop museum in Harlem.

Flashback: Bianca, Jael and Anchal on "Tyra"..

Bianca talks about her "tough love" with Heather during her season. Seeing everything that she's currently going through, she may want to tone some of that "tough love" back a little.

Audition For Top Model Cycle 12...

Open Calls
Check back periodically for updates on casting in your area. Many more calls are coming soon!


Seattle
Tuesday, August 12 (too late for this one, sorry..)
11:00am-3:00pm
Doubletree Guest Suites Seattle Airport/Southcenter
16500 Southcenter Parkway
Seattle, WA 98188

New York
Saturday, August 16
10:00am-3:00pm
The Park Central New York
870 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
* Casting Director will be in attendance

Houston
Saturday, August 23
10:00am-3:00pm
Visible Changes at Memorial City Mall
303 Memorial City
Houston, Texas 77024
* Casting Director will be in attendance

Tampa
Saturday, August 30
10:00am-3:00pm
The Westin Tampa Harbour Island
725 South Harbour Island Blvd
Tampa, FL 33602
* Casting Director will be in attendance

Chicago
Saturday, September 6
10:00am-3:00pm
Location TBD
* Casting Director will be in attendance

Kansas City
Tuesday, September 9
10:00am-3:00pm
Location TBD

Los Angeles
Saturday, September 13
10:00am-3:00pm
Location TBD
* Casting Director will be in attendance
Visit the CW website for eligibility requirements and to download the application.

Spotted Out: Jaslene & Jade...

Jaslene (Cycle 8) and Jade (Cycle 6) were spotted out at MTV's Tr3s Fashionista Show at MTV Studios Times Square on July 25, 2008 in NYC.


They both walked the runway too.

Top Model Cycle 11 Girls Revealed...

Name: JOSLYN
Age: 23
Hometown: Lucky, Louisiana (currently Shreveport, Louisiana)
Occupation: StudentShe's from Louisiana like me, so I'm pulling for her!

Name: SHEENA
Age: 21
Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii (currently Harlem, New York)
Occupation: Hostess/Go-Go Dancer

Name: SHARAUN
Age: 18
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Occupation: Student

Name: SAMANTHA
Age: 18
Hometown: Woodland Hills, California
Occupation: Student Athlete

Name: NIKEYSHA
Age: 19
Hometown: Bronx, New York
Occupation: Student

Name: McKEY
Age: 19
Hometown: Lake Forest, Illinois
Occupation: Student

Name: MARJORIE
Age: 19
Hometown: Marseilles, France (currently San Francisco, California)
Occupation: Student

Name: LAUREN BRIE
Age: 20
Hometown: Charlottesville, Virginia (currently Radford, Virginia)
Occupation: Student

Name: ISISThe first ever transgendered contestant
Age: 22
Hometown: Prince George’s County, Maryland (currently New York, New York)
Occupation: Program Assistant at a non profit organization.Click here to see video of Isis working the runway. [C+D]

Name: HANNAH
Age: 19
Hometown: Fairbanks, Alaska
Occupation: Student

Name: ELINA
Age: 19
Hometown: Berdichieve, Ukraine (currently Seattle, Washington)
Occupation: Currently unemployed

Name: CLARK
Age: 19
Hometown: Pawleys Island, South Carolina (currently Columbia, South Carolina)
Occupation: Student

Name: BRITTANY
Age: 19
Hometown: Henderson, Nevada
Occupation: Customer Service

Name: ANALEIGH
Age: 19
Hometown: Sacramento, CA (currently Los Angeles, California)
Occupation: Student
The new cycle starts September 3rd!
via LiveJournal

Top Model Bianca's Combative Side Revisited..

Everyone knows by now the drama that unfolded with Top Model Bianca (Cycle 9) and "Hairspray " actress Nikki Blonsky.  If you don't have a clue as to what I'm talking about, click here to catch up, then come back to watch footage of Bianca being combative and confrontational on the show during her season.  She was gonna roll up on somebody sooner or later judging by the way she deals with people.

Top Model Winners...

Below is a video montage of Top Model's Winners, Cycle's 1-8. Well the video "projects" Jaslene to be the winner of Cycle 8 and they were absolutely right.  A listing of winners from Cycles 1-10 below the vid.

Cycle 1 Winner - Adrienne CurryCycle 2 Winner - Yoanna HouseCycle 3 winner - Eva PigfordCycle 4 Winner - Naima MoraCycle 5 Winner - Nicole LinkletterCycle 6 Winner - Danielle EvansCycle 7 Winner - Caridee EnglishCycle 8 Winner - Jaslene GonzalesCycle 9 Winner - Saleisha StowersCycle 10 Winner - Whitney Thompson

Top Model Toccara Spotted Out...

Toccara Jones (from Cycle 3) was spotted out looking great at the 12th Annual American Black Film Festival's World Premiere of "Love for Sale" at the Mann Theater on August 8, 2008 in Los Angeles.

Top Model Cycle 11 Promo Pic..

Cycle 11 kicks off on September 3.

Cycle 10 Winner is Whitney + Cycle 10 Info [LINK]

Whitney was the winner of Top Model Cycle 10.  The model they wanted to label "plus-sized".  Give me a break.  

Get information on the entire season (Cycle 10) here.

Tyra's "Top Model" Message To Hillary Clinton...

Funny, funny stuff...

Cycle 10 Promo Pic...

Just FYI. Visit www.cwtv.com for a preview.

Cycle 9 Winner is Saleisha + Cycle 9 Info [LINK]

Saleisha was the winner of Top Model Cycle 9.  I hated that ridiculous hair that they did on her.

Get information on the entire season (Cycle 9) here.

Woo-Hoo! Yay!

I cannot express how excited I am that Top Model Cycle 8 is done!!! I swear, I need a vacation now.. a quick getaway even. I'm easy. But hey! Not like that!

Anyways check this Family Guy/Top Model clip I found on Youtube. I thought it was pretty funny.


I love Family Guy.

My Interview with Cycle 8 Winner, Jaslene...

Jaslene Gonzalez of Chicago managed to beat out all of the other girls from Top Model Cycle 8 to take the coveted title, plus a one year contract from Elite Model Management, a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl, and a cover and six-page spread in Seventeen magazine.

Read the rest of this interview over at Hip Candy!