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Young, inexperienced, and too cute to make it in Hollywood?

Learn some tips from Victoria Huggins, a perky and flirtatious 16-year-old auditioneer of 2011 American Idol.

Victoria has made an impressive rendition of Gladys Knight’s “Midnight Train to Georgia”, but it was her confidence and cuteness that vowed the judges.

Steven Tyler has told her “You’re so proud” and she told him she’s been waiting for that moment all her life. Jennifer Lopez , a lover of all things beautiful, could not help but comment on her adorably cute outfit. She responded “Well, I’ve got to appeal to the boy audience, but still be a lady.” The judges broke down in laughter. Randy Jackson, with his eye for upcoming superstars, commented “At 16, she’s got every trick in the book. The most personality ever on Idol. For that alone, it’s a yes!”

Way to go, Victoria!

Nineteen year-old Megan Burgess, 2010 Miss Arkansas Teen USA who just handed her crown to her successor two weeks ago, was arrested outside her college dorm for public intoxication.

Oh dear, being a drunk nuisance is no way for a teen beauty queen to act!

According to reports, the young woman’s resident assistant at the dormitory of the University of Arkansas called the cops on Megan for being a drunk nuisance. When police found her, she was sitting in the snow outside by herself, “unstable on her feet and a danger to herself”.

Mortified over her drunk arrest, the 5′9″ beauty queen called the Miss USA Organization and said she was sorry for bringing any shame on her state. In turn, the pageant organizers were forgiving enough to announce that despite the scandal, “Megan is a sweet girl who exemplifies the values of a Miss Teen title holder” – perhaps for standing tall after the first fall.

For the late Alexander McQueen, the perfect runway look was always “bizarre”. For the Patrick Mohr, it should be “creepy”.

Inspired by Harry Potter’s antagonist Lord Voldemort, the German designer sent his models on the Berlin runway with a “creepy beauty look”. Truly avant-garde, the models presented the latest collection in plastered-over eyebrows, glued-together mouths, and an overall pasty pallor.

Think the look outshined his “bearded ladies” from last year?

“I wished for that boyish Gisele body!” “They called me bubble bath!”

Brooklyn Decker and Marissa Miller, two smoking-hot women, are the latest of the supermodels who confessed to having body image issues when they were younger. Both curvy, their early insecurities have come from being voluptuous, an obvious asset now that they have become renowned lingerie models.

Brooklyn shares “People made fun of me and called me a boy! I remember praying for boobs and a butt. Luckily, I grew into myself and got curves, but when I was first modeling, I wished for that boyish Gisele body again! When I moved to New York, I was always with other aspiring models. There were bingers and purgers, and everyone watched each other eat. It freaked me out. I did juice fasts and crazy diets and ended up gaining weight.”

Marissa’s story goes “They called me ‘bubble butt’ – but I’m over it!” She and a friend in high school “refused to do squats at volleyball practice because we didn’t want (our butts) to get any bigger.”

So how did they get over their insecurities? Healthy diet, workouts, and TIME.

A sought-after Sports Illustrated model and with a budding acting career, happily married Brooklyn Decker is now an advocate of healthy eating. “Eating is more fulfilling if you talk about what you should eat rather than what you shouldn’t. Instead of worrying about what foods might have too much fat or sugar, think, Oh, I should eat these blueberries for the antioxidants.”

Marissa Miller, top Victoria’s Secret Angel, has matured to become a role model of workouts. “Muscle starts to disappear as you age, I’ve discovered. I love my butt and want to make sure it stays where it is. I was just talking to that same friend, and we were laughing because now all we want to do is lots of squats to keep our rear ends curvy and feeling strong.”

Picture Me: A Model’s Diary is now available on DVD and on Netflix.com for on-demand streaming.

This film documentary written by former-model Sara Ziff and Ole Schell tells the unglamorous and shady side of the modeling industry, including the story of retired model Sena Cech who was forced to handjob a photographer’s assistant during a photo shoot in her teens.

Her personal advice to aspiring models in the documentary is memorable:

“Only trust yourself. People who say they’ll take care of you are the very ones who will hurt you the most. Only trust yourself. Whatever the situation is, think for yourself.”

Meanwhile, model-turned filmmaker Sara Ziff is now working to form an alliance that will advocate for models’ rights.

The androgynous trend is back with a twist – the models are not women with prepubescent boyish looks but men with waifish and fragile bodies.

The fashion industry makes way for the femiman – a person who is born a male yet is constantly mistaken for a woman.

Andrej Pejic is a 19-year old Serbian male model from Australia who has Kate Moss’ thin and fragile body and Cindy Crawford’s striking bone structure. Completed with long platinum blond hair and wide-set blue eyes, the new gender bender is described as the female doppelganger of supermodel Karolina Kurkova. He is said to be a top choice of casting agents for men’s shows. He has debuted at Jean-Paul Gaultier show last year in Paris and has already appeared in three consecutive spreads in Vogue France, Italy, and Turkey. And just last week, he has been announced as the new face of Marc Jacobs’ spring 2011 campaign. He will also appear in Jean-Paul Gaultier spring ads alongside his “twin”, Karolina Kurkova.

James Varley, 22, is another femiman with edgy, chiseled feature. Unlike Andre, he does not have a female heart. He sees himself as more of a rock dude who prefers sporting beard than wearing tights. However, he is willing to shave all of his beard to earn more money from his androgynous features and its ability to both allow the look of either man or woman.

“What’s androgyny? It’s the middle ground. It’s halfway. It’s unity, but still with individuality,” says James.

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Fashion’s New “Femiman” Trend

Is there a way to fake a good night sleep and still look bright-eyed and radiant?

Splash cold water on your face. Splashing on cold water to our sleepy face is the easiest way to refresh our complexion. According to Francesca Fusco, M.D., a New York City dermatologist, the coolness of the water helps constricts blood vessels that will give our skin a smoother and more toned look.

Lack of sleep means puffy eyes. To counter puffiness, use eye treatment that contains a mix of peptides and caffeine, which has a diuretic effect. Put it in the fridge before applying under eyes. “Coldness counters puffiness,” says Elise Brisco, O.D., an optometrist in Los Angeles. To open wide the droopy eyes, use an eyelash curler and perk up the face. To enhance the curl, apply two coats of lengthening mascara, adding a little more in the center above each eyeball for even longer-looking fringe.

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Read full article on Urbanette Magazine:
How To Look Radiant Despite Lack Of Sleep

Sad news. Isabelle Caro, the anorexic model who braved publicity to pose for anti-anorexia billboards, has died. She passed away at 28.

Isabelle is a French actress and model who has struggled with anorexia since the age of 13. She has shocked the world when she appeared naked, bones protruding and eyes bulging, to the Italian ad campaign.

During her last remaining year, she has tried to pass to a law in Parliament which says that you can’t model when you’re too skinny.