Stephanie Louise Rice

Born on June 17, 1988 in Brisbane, Queensland
Stephanie Louise Rice OAM is an Australian swimmer. She currently holds the world record in the 200 m and 400 m individual medley, and won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Rice is trained by Michael Bohl from the St Peters Western Swimming Club in Brisbane. She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2009.

Stephanie Louise Rice quotes
“I'm looking forward to seeing how much faster I can go and edging myself closer to being the number one in the world.”

"Stephanie Rice: To me Michael Phelps is a huge inspiration and someone I really look up to."
-Stephanie Louise Rice

2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne
Rice was the gold medallist in the 200 metres and 400 metres individual medleys. In the 200 m she defeated Olympians Brooke Hanson and Lara Carroll to win the event in a time of 2:12.90, a personal best by 1.19 seconds.

2007 World Aquatics Championships
Rice won bronze in the 200 m and 400 m individual medleys. In the 200 m final, she recorded a time of 2:11.42, a second below the previous Australian record, behind American Katie Hoff in 2:10.13, and Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe, who claimed second place. In the 400 m final, Rice recorded a new personal best time of 4:41.19, shaving 0.54 sec off her previous best.

2007 Other events
Rice set a new personal best time of 4:40.79 in the 400 m individual medley at an Italian meet in June 2007,[citation needed] edging closer to the 4:40 barrier in the event.

At the 2007 Japanese Open Championships, Rice won silver behind Zimbabwean champion Kirsty Coventry in the 400 m individual medley. In doing so, she smashed her personal best time by 3.61 seconds, cracking the 4:40 barrier and setting a new Australian and Commonwealth record of 4:37.18.[citation needed]

Australian Olympic Trials
At the 2008 Australian Olympic trials, Rice broke the world record in both the 400 m and 200 m individual medleys. In the 400 m, she clocked 4:31.46, 1.43 seconds below American Katie Hoff's mark of 4:32.89. (Hoff retook the world record at the U.S. Olympic Trials, on 29 June 2008, with a time of 4:31.12.) In the 200 m, she clocked 2:08.92 seconds, taking almost a second off the previous record held by China's Wu Yanyan.

2008 Beijing Olympics
In Beijing, Rice won three gold medals (each in world record time) in the 200 m and 400 m individual medleys and in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay. In winning the 400m individual medley, Rice won her first Olympic medal, Australia's first gold medal of the games and its 400th Summer Olympic medal. Recording a time of 4:29.45, she reclaimed the world record from Hoff, bettering the mark by 1.67 seconds, and became the first woman to break the 4:30 mark in the event. (Kirsty Coventry also went under 4:30 in taking the silver.) Her second gold medal of the games came on 13 August in the 200 m individual medley with a new world record time of 2:08.34. Rice prevailed after being neck and neck with Coventry throughout the last 50 m, who once again followed Rice to beat the old world record. On 14 August she won her third gold medal as part of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay team. She led off the team and Australia were in second place at the end of her leg.

Photo 'scandal'
Rice made headlines in Australia when several media outlets published pictures from her Facebook page that showed Rice having fun with fellow swimmers, including Sullivan. One of the photos, from a costume party, showed Rice dressed as a policewoman in a skimpy outfit (Sullivan was dressed as a sumo wrestler). Though the photos were relatively innocent, they seemed to portray Rice as a "party girl," and Swimming Australia responded by asking her to take them down. But as internet photo scandals go, Rice's proved harmless. "It was a bit disappointing," Rice said. "But I wasn't too upset over it. I think that it was taken the wrong way, and everyone knew that the media was twisting it around."

Awards
* 2008 Telstra Australian Swimmer of the Year.
* Swimming World Magazine named her as (female) World Swimmer of the Year as well as Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year

Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold 2008 Beijing 200 m individual medley
Gold 2008 Beijing 400 m individual medley
Gold 2008 Beijing 4×200 m freestyle relay
World Championships (LC)
Bronze 2007 Melbourne 200 m individual medley
Bronze 2007 Melbourne 400 m individual medley
Commonwealth Games
Gold 2006 Melbourne 200m individual medley
Gold 2006 Melbourne 400 m individual medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze 2006 Victoria 200 m individual medley
Bronze 2006 Victoria 400 m individual medley

Birthday: 6/17/1988
Nickname: Steph, Ricey
Birthname: Stephanie Rice
Hookups: Eamon Sullivan
Hometown: Brisbane, Australia
Assets: Great body, sexy voice, awesome ass, great face and body, virgin
Vices: virgin
Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'10
Job: Swimmer
Hobbies: Swimming, partying
Country of Origin: Australia
Stroke(s): Medley, freestyle, butterfly
Club: St Peters Western Swimming Club

Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger (also known as Nicole Kea)

Born on June 29, 1978
Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger (also known as Nicole Kea) is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, model and occasional actress, best known as the lead singer for the Pussycat Dolls. She took the surname Scherzinger when she was adopted by her stepfather.

"Busta Rhymes is pretty phat, man. He is so much fun. He's so humble and he just makes you feel good. When you're around him, you feel magical."

"To me, a Pussycat Doll is fearless but also vulnerable. We're strong, but we like to play too."

"Starting to sing, and seeing like all the kids, and everybody in front of us, I was just like had this huge smile on my face. And the lights, and the people, and the energy, and the fans, and the people, "Nicole", and "Oh My Gosh Eden's Crush!" It was just like, uh, it was such a rush!"

"When I was young, I signed all of my yearbooks with, "Remember me when I am famous" I didn't know it would happen so fast. "

"Beauty has to start with the inside first. If you're happy with yourself and you take care of yourself, then you will shine on the outside."
- Nicole Scherzinger

Scherzinger appeared on the second album by Days of the New, released in 1999. She also recorded two songs with Barry Drake's F.O.B, which were released in 2001. In 2001, Scherzinger competed in the premiere season of The WB's television show Popstars, on which she earned a spot in the all-girl pop group Eden's Crush. She became one of the main vocalists for the group. The group's 2001 single "Get Over Yourself (Goodbye)" peaked at number one in sales and hit the top ten on Billboard Hot 100. They toured in support of both *NSync and Jessica Simpson. "Love This Way" was the second single chosen from the Popstars album; however, their record company, London-Sire Records, folded and the group eventually disbanded. Songwriter Kara DioGuardi contributed one track to the album, and later went on to co-write with Scherzinger for PCD, Doll Domination and Her Name Is Nicole.

In May 2003, Scherzinger joined the Pussycat Dolls burlesque troupe, who were being re-cast as recording artists. She had first seen them performing on The Late Show with David Letterman in November 2002, where Carmen Electra sang "Big Spender" from the Bob Fosse musical Sweet Charity. In 2006, Scherzinger said "It caught my eye because I’d played Velma Kelly in [Fosse's] Chicago in college." The Pussycat Dolls now have worldwide status as a popular singing group, with "Don't Cha", "Buttons", "Stickwitu" and "When I Grow Up" as Top 10 hits in the U.S.. The album PCD went double-platinum in 2006. Scherzinger sang nearly all lead vocals on the album, with Carmit Bachar and Melody Thornton also contributing.

Scherzinger is the only group member with songwriting credits on PCD; she co-wrote "I Don't Need a Man" with Kara DioGuardi and producer Rich Harrison, and co-wrote "Buttons" with producer Sean Garrett. Another collaboration with DioGuardi, "Flirt", became a B-side to "Stickwitu" and a bonus track on PCD.

In 2006, Scherzinger toured with the Pussycat Dolls for their album promotion. It was revealed in 2006 that the Dolls are salaried employees of Interscope Records, giving the label a high level of control over the group's finances and business decisions.

Scherzinger appeared on the March 2008 cover of Men's Fitness magazine. She was called the lead or "Queen Doll". As with PCD, Scherzinger is the only group member to have songwriting credits on the second Dolls' album Doll Domination.

Along with the Pussycat Dolls, Scherzinger was asked by Ron Fair to record the English version of "Jai Ho", the hit song from the film Slumdog Millionaire. The new version titled "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" was released to iTunes on February 23 2009, and elsewhere worldwide on February 24. A video accompanying the song has been shot at a Vienna train station and was released worldwide on March 13, 2009. It is believed that the new single will be performed several times in March.

Following the popularity of "Don't Cha" and the continuing rise of the Pussycat Dolls, Scherzinger recorded a series of duets or "guest appearances", predominantly with male vocalists. In 2005, she appeared on recordings by Shaggy, Vittorio Grigolo, and Will Smith. In 2006 she sang on Avant's single "Lie About Us" , and Diddy's hit "Come to Me" (which she also co-wrote). Other appearances are listed in her discography.

In 2006 she also made a "Bench Body" brand underwear commercial in the Philippines.

From 2006 until the present day Scherzinger has been working on her debut album tentatively titled Her Name Is Nicole. She recorded or wrote nearly 100 songs for the album which was supposed to be released in 2007[citation needed]. Production credits included will.i.am, Timbaland, Kara DioGuardi, Ne-Yo, and Pharrell Williams. Collaborators for the album included Macy Gray, Akon, Busta Rhymes, Timbaland and Sting. Recordings were varied including the pop song "Baby Love", the ballad "Just Say Yes" and the Hawaiian heritage-inspired "Puakenikeni". A description of the album and recording background can be found on Nicole's Facebook account.

Some of the songs from the proposed album have now been released by other artists including the Pussycat Dolls who recorded "Happily Never After", "Who's Gonna Love You" and "When I Grow Up" for Doll Domination and Christina Milian who is set to record "Punch You In Your Sleep" for her new album Elope

Solo single releases
Released between July and December 2007, singles from the proposed album were "Whatever U Like", "Baby Love", "Puakenikeni" and "Supervillain" (the latter two released via iTunes only). All of these singles were unsuccessful in the US, "Baby Love" had been moderately successful in Europe reaching top 20 in most countries. The album itself was pushed back several times throughout 2007 and 2008 and has now been shelved.

In April 2008, Scherzinger recorded a cover version of "Rio" by Duran Duran for an advertising campaign for Unilever's Caress brand of body wash. A commercial video was released, and the single was released via download only, after May 2008. In 2008, in support of Barack Obama, she was one of many musicians to contribute to a track by will.i.am called "Yes We Can". Also on September 5, 2008, Scherzinger joined an all-star cast to perform the charity song "Just Stand Up" on live TV. This is currently Scherzinger's last performance as a solo artist before embarking on the Pussycat Dolls new World Tour.

In October 2008, she promoted Clear Shampoo and Conditioner, succeeding Rain who also endorsed the same product. Both commercials were reportedly aired throughout Southeast Asia. In 2008, she also appeared with LeBron James in a sneaker commercial.

Scherzinger performed “America the Beautiful" at WWE WrestleMania XXV in Houston, TX at the Reliant Stadium on April 5, 2009.

In both her interviews and live performances, Nicole Scherzinger exudes self-confidence and a true sense of strength, all while emanating an irresistible aura of femininity. She has gone on record saying that her favorite dance move is the "booty shake," which she effortlessly pulls off at any given opportunity. Like Gwen Stefani and Britney Spears before her, Nicole Scherzinger is clearly not afraid to use her sexuality to accentuate her performances, which is why she landed at No. 70 on our 2007 Top 99 Most Desirable Women list and at No. 48 on the 2008 edition.She was ranked at number 22 on Maxim's Hot 100 in 2006 and 21 in 2007.

Random Facts
* Attended Wright State University in Ohio
* Majored in Theatre at college
* Sang back-up vocals for band, Days of the New
* Toured with Days of the New as a female background vocalist
* Formerly engaged to 311 singer, Nick Hexum
* Joined reknowned Burlesque group Pussycat Dolls under the stage name, Nicole Kea
* Performed at The Actors Theatre of Louisville
* Toured with Jessica Simpson as a member of Eden's Crush
* Performed two tracks on F.O.B.'s album, "Love Is a Woman's Game"
* Guest starred on sitcoms My Wife and Kids, Half & Half and Las Vegas
* Sings back-up vocals on Will Smith's If U Can't Dance (Slide)
* Recorded a version of UB40's Breakfast in Bed, as Nicole Kea, featured on 50 First Dates Soundtrack
* Eden's Crush opened for Nsync on their Pop Odessey Tour
* Co-wrote "Buttons" and "I Don't Need a Man" which are both featured on The Pussycat Dolls' debut album.
* Co-wrote "Flirt", a bonus track found on the re-release of PCD's debut album.
* Co-wrote "Come To Me", her duet with rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs.
* Publishes music under the BMI company "She Rights Music".

Filmography
Actress:
1. "Cane" .... Nicole (1 episode, 2007)
- Family Business (2007) TV episode .... Nicole
2. Be Cool (2005) .... Pussycat Doll
3. Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003) .... Champagne Girl
... aka Love Don't Co$t a Thing (USA: promotional title)
4. Chasing Papi (2003) .... Miss Puerto Rico
5. "Wanda at Large" .... Gorgeous Woman (1 episode)
- The Plane Trip (????) TV episode .... Gorgeous Woman
6. "Half & Half" .... Jasmine (1 episode, 2002)
- The Big in with the in Crowd Episode (2002) TV episode .... Jasmine
7. "My Wife and Kids" .... Veronica (2 episodes, 2002)
- The Kyles Go to Hawaii: Part 1 (2002) TV episode .... Veronica
- The Kyles Go to Hawaii: Part 2 (2002) TV episode .... Veronica
8. "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" .... Pop Star (1 episode, 2001)
... aka "Sabrina Goes to College" (USA: promotional title)
... aka "Sabrina" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Finally! (2001) TV episode .... Pop Star

Soundtrack:
1. The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania (2009) (TV) (performer: "America The Beautiful")
... aka The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania (USA)
... aka WWE WrestleMania XXV (USA: informal title)
... aka WrestleMania 25th Anniversary (USA: poster title)
2. "So You Think You Can Dance" (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
- The Top 18 Perform (2008) TV episode (performer: "Whatever U Like")
- Season Finale: Part 2 (2007) TV episode (performer: "Whatever U Like")
3. "Video on Trial" (1 episode, 2008)
... aka "V.O.T." (Canada: English title: short title)
- Episode #3.20 (2008) TV episode (performer: "Scream")
4. "Gossip Girl" (1 episode, 2008)
- A Thin Line Between Chuck and Nate (2008) TV episode (performer: "Happily Never After")
5. "CSI: NY" (1 episode, 2007)
- The Deep (2007) TV episode (performer: "Whatever U Like")
6. 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) (performer: "Physical")
... aka Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Germany) (USA: promotional title)
... aka Les 4 Fantastiques et le Surfer d'Argent (Canada: French title)
7. Premiya Muz-TV 2007 (2007) (TV) (writer: "Buttons", "I Don't Need A Man")
... aka Премия Муз-ТВ 2007 (Russia)
... aka The Muz-TV Music Awards 2007 (International: English title: informal title)

Birth name Nicole Elikolani Prescovia Valiente
Also known as Nicole Kea, Queen Doll
Genre(s) Pop, dance-pop, R&B
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, model, music producer
Years active 1999–present
Label(s) Polydor, A&M, Interscope
Associated acts Pussycat Dolls, Days of the New, Timbaland, Sean Combs, Keri Hilson, T.I., Will.I.Am, Sean Garrett, Will Smith, Nelly, Rihanna, Eden's Crush, Violet UK, Missy Elliott
Website www.hernameisnicole.com

Deepika Padukone (Kannada: ದೀಪಿಕಾ ಪಡುಕೋಣೆ )

Born January 5, 1986
Deepika Padukone (Kannada: ದೀಪಿಕಾ ಪಡುಕೋಣೆ )is an Indian model turned actress who appears in Bollywood movies.

Modeling
While in college, Padukone pursued a career in modeling. Over the years, she has modeled for such Indian brand names such as Liril, Dabur Lal powder, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca, and "brand ambassador" for the Jewels of India retail jewelery show.[citation needed] The cosmetics company Maybelline made her its international spokesperson.[citation needed]

At the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards she was awarded the title "Model of the Year".[citation needed] Shortly afterward, she was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006 and won two trophies at the Idea Zee Fashion Awards: "Female Model of the Year - (Commercial Assignments)" and "Fresh Face of the Year".[citation needed] Padukone was also chosen as the brand ambassador of Kingfisher Airlines and later Levi Strauss and Tissot SA.

Acting
After pursuing a successful career in modeling, Padukone branched out into acting. She started by starring in the music video for the song Naam Hai Tera from the independent pop album Aap Kaa Surroor by Himesh Reshammiya.

In 2006, Padukone made her cinematic debut in the Kannada film Aishwarya starring opposite actor Upendra. She later made a successful Bollywood debut in 2007 with Farah Khan's international hit Om Shanti Om opposite Shahrukh Khan. The film featured her portraying 1970s star Shantipriya and later as Sandhya aka Sandy, a young woman who looks exactly like Shantipriya. Her performance was well received, earning the actress a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award as well as her first Filmfare Best Actress nomination. Taran Adarsh from indiaFM noted, "Deepika has all it takes to be a top star — the personality, the looks and yes, she's supremely talented too. Standing in the same frame as SRK and getting it right is no small achievement. She comes as a whiff of fresh air!"

Padukone next appeared in Siddharth Anand's Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008) opposite Ranbir Kapoor and then the Warner Bros.-Rohan Sippy collaboration, Chandni Chowk to China, which released on January 16, 2009. As of January 2009, she is working on Imtiaz Ali's Love Aaj Kal opposite Saif Ali Khan.

What's the private Deepika like?:
"I'm a shy person. I contradict my own profession, because I'm an introvert in a very glamourous world. I'm not snobbish. I guess, I've got a lot of values from my parents. Right now, I'm nervous. This year is a turning point. It's a dream world of interviews, travelling, meeting people -- I'm loving it all. When I'm not working, I chill-out with friends or fly home to my parents in Bangalore. It calms me. Life's good at the moment. Real good."

What food do you eat?
During shoots I eat regular ghar ka khana (home made food) with dal roti sabzi raita salad and some non vegetarian. But if it’s studio food then I stick to idlis and very light food.

Breakfast - I can’t do without breakfast. I have a huge breakfast - sometimes we have non vegetarian - sometimes upma, idlis, dosa, parathas - whatever it is I eat a lot of it.

For lunch I have two rotis and some vegetable and salad and some rice and dal so that makes it a balanced diet and it covers everything. I avoid rice and non vegetarian at night.

Do you practise yoga?
Yes I have just started yoga-I do it in the evenings. I go to a school.

Filmography
Actress:
1. Kartik Calling Kartik (2009) (pre-production)
2. Love Aaj Kal (2009) (post-production) .... Meera
3. Chandni Chowk to China (2009) .... Sakhi/Suzy 'Meow Meow' 'Miss TSM'
... aka Made in China (India: English title: working title) (USA: informal alternative title)
... aka C.C.2.C. (India: English title: promotional abbreviation)
4. Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008) .... Gayatri
5. Om Shanti Om (2007) .... Shanti Priya/Sandhya aka Sandi

Soundtrack:
1. "So You Think You Can Dance" (2 episodes, 2008)
- Results Show: Winner Announced (2008) TV episode (performer: "Dhoom Taana")
- The Top 12 Perform (2008) TV episode (performer: "Dhoom Taana")

Self:
1. Billu (2009) .... Herself 'Love mera hit hit'

Awards Won
Society 'Young Achievers Award' (2004)
Kingfisher Award for 'Model of the Year' (2004, 2005)
Elle's 'Model of the Year'
F Award for 'Model of the Year' (2005, 2006)
F Award for 'Best Commercial Assignments' (2005, 2006)
Lions International Gold Award (2007) 'Best Actress Award' OSO
Star Gold Sabsey Favourite Kaun (2008) 'Best Newcomer' OSO
The Hindustan Times Cafe Awards (2007) 'Best Newcomer' OSO
Reebok Zoom Glam Awards (2008) 'Best Newcomer' OSO
Stardust Awards (2008) 'Superstar of Tomorrow' OSO Nomination
Nokia 14th Annual Star Screen Awards (2008) 'Best Newcomer' OSO
Nokia 14th Annual Star Screen Awards (2008) 'Best Jodi' (SRK) OSO
Filmfare Awards (2008) 'Best Actress' OSO Nomination
Filmfare Awards (2008) 'Best Debut' OSO
Filmfare Awards (2008) 'Face of the Year Award'
5th Annual Central European Bollywood Awards (ACEB) 'Best Newcomer' OSO
Sunsilk Apsara Producers Guild Awards (2008) 'Best Newcomer' OSO
Zee Cine Awards (2008) 'Best Debut' OSO
IFFA Awards (2008) 'Best Debut' OSO
Maxim Hot 100 (2008) 'Winner'

Astrological Sign: Capricorn
Writing Hand: Right Handed
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Languages: Hindi, English & Kannada
Personal: Spiritual and believes in prayer, does not smoke or drink. Likes to stay at home and have 'get togethers' with her friends at home playing board games!
Acting Coach: Anupam Kher in Mumbai
Fitness Consultant: Lisa John
Manager: Piya
Discovered by: Anila Anand in Bangalore
Role Model: Madhu Sapre.
Favorite Book: Little Women & 'The Kite Runner' by Khalid Hosseini
Favorite Holiday Spot: The French Riviera
Favorite Cuisine: Thai
Favorite Drink: Nimbu Panni
Favorite Perfume: Escada
Favorite Outfit: Saree
My advice to aspiring models: Don’t make modelling a profession till the time you start getting lot of work. Rather pursue it as a hobby and once you know your feet are settled opt for it full time. That’s what I did.
Height: 5' 9"
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Dark Brown
Bust: 34"
Waist: 27"
Hips: 36"
Shoes: 9 ½

Jessica Marie Alba

Born on April 28, 1981
Jessica Marie Alba is an American television and film actress. She began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in Camp Nowhere and The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994). Alba rose to prominence as the lead actress in the television series Dark Angel (2000–2002). Alba later appeared in various films including Honey (2003), Sin City (2005), Fantastic Four (2005), Into the Blue (2005), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Good Luck Chuck both in 2007.

Quotes
"I thought it was my job to give all the boys their first kiss."

"My first kiss was when I was 7, and it was scandalous because he was 10! I only did it so he would pick me on our neighborhood baseball team. And at the time, I thought it was great, but then it sucked because he didn`t even pick me! "

"What happens when the looks fade?. If I don`t establish myself as someone who can act a part rather than look the part, I will soon be finished. "

"It`s porn [Good Luck Chuck (2007)]. There were all these actresses who got conned into being completely naked. Some were strippers, probably. But every day when I was done, I ran away. I was like, "Bye". As long as they didn`t disrespect me, I could give a rat`s butt. "

"Men are much bigger divas than women. When I used to do the action scenes in "Dark Angel" (2000) I would have to play it rough. If you hit an actress accidentally, she would usually take it on the chin and say, "Don`t do that again." But with the guys, they would put ice on it, take a 20-minute break and ask for X-rays. It was unbelievable. I would tell them, "Come on, man, get over it." That`s actors for you. "

"Men`s magazines have nipples so why don`t women have a magazine where men show their penises? There`s Playgirl but not a fashion magazine like Elle. If there was a magazine like that I`d buy it. Nudity`s not a big deal to me . . . I`ve said I won`t go naked in any of my movies, because I don`t want to. But that doesn`t mean I don`t want to see other people strip off!"
- Jessica Alba

Alba expressed interest in acting since the age of five. In 1992, the 11-year-old Alba persuaded her mother to take her to an acting competition in Beverly Hills, California whose grand prize was free acting classes. Alba won the grand prize, and took her first acting lessons. An agent signed Alba nine months later. Her first appearance on film was a small role in the 1994 feature Camp Nowhere as Gail. She was originally hired for two weeks but her role turned into a two-month job in a leading role when one of the prominent actresses dropped out.

Alba appeared in two national television commercials for Nintendo and J.C. Penney as a child. She was later featured in several independent films. She branched out into television in 1994 with a recurring role as the vain Jessica in three episodes of the Nickelodeon comedy series The Secret World of Alex Mack. She then performed the role of Maya in the first two seasons of the television series Flipper. Under the tutelage of her lifeguard mother, Alba learned to swim before she could walk, and she was a PADI-certified scuba diver, skills which were put to use on the show, which was filmed in Australia.

In 1998, she appeared as Melissa Hauer in a first-season episode of the Steven Bochco crime-drama Brooklyn South, as Leanne in two episodes of Beverly Hills 90210 and as Layla in an episode of The Love Boat: The Next Wave. In 1999, she appeared in the Randy Quaid comedy feature P.U.N.K.S.. After Alba graduated from high school, she studied acting with William H. Macy and his wife, Felicity Huffman, at the Atlantic Theater Company, which was developed by Macy and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and film director, David Mamet.

Alba's most notable film roles have included an aspiring dancer-choreographer in Honey, exotic dancer Nancy Callahan in Sin City and as the classic Marvel Comics character Sue Storm, the Invisible Woman in the Fantastic Four, of which movie critic Mick LaSalle said that her performance while talking for long periods of time was on "shaky ground". She then appeared in its sequel, in Into the Blue later that year, and Good Luck Chuck a few years later. Alba went on to host the 2006 MTV Movie Awards and performed sketches spoofing the movies King Kong, Mission Impossible 3, and The Da Vinci Code.

In 2008, Alba appeared in her first horror-film role in The Eye, a remake of the Hong Kong original. In February, she hosted the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences's Science and Technical Awards. Later in the year, she starred in The Love Guru. She has signed on to star in An Invisible Sign of My Own to be released in 2009

Charity and politics
Alba's charity work includes participation with Clothes Off Our Back, Habitat for Humanity, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Project HOME, RADD, Revlon Run/Walk for Women, SOS Children Villages, Soles4Souls, and Step up. Alba endorsed Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama during the 2008 primary season.

Alba posed for a bondage-themed print advertising campaign by Declare Yourself, a campaign encouraging voter registration among youth for the 2008 United States presidential election. The ads by photographer Mark Liddell, which feature Alba wrapped in and gagged with black tape, drew national media attention. Alba said of the advertisements, "It didn't freak me out at all."

In this age of instant information, it has become standard practice to measure the popularity of a celebrity by checking how often they are searched on the web. Here's a little insider information: She's one of the most searched women on AskMen.com. Any wonder why?

Jessica Alba is smokin' hot. Whether she was kicking butt as Max on Dark Angel or kicking it to hip-hop as Honey in the movie of the same name, Jessica Alba has the body, booty and beauty to make us want to be her slaves.

Anyone with strawberry-like lips will always score well with us. There are a million and one analogies we can use to better describe her, but why bother? She was gorgeous as a dark-haired "angel," and she's even sexier with her honey-colored hair and tanned skin as a pole dancer in Sin City. It's that simple. And who can resist a gal who can poke fun at herself, as she did in Good Luck Chuck?

Alba appears frequently on the "Hot 100" section of Maxim and was voted AskMen.com's number one on their list of "99 Most Desirable Women" in 2006, as well as "Sexiest Woman in the World" by FHM in 2007. The use of her image on the cover of the March 2006 Playboy sparked a lawsuit by her, which was later dropped. Alba has won various awards for her acting, including the Choice Actress Teen Choice Award and Saturn Award for Best Actress (TV) for her acting in the series Dark Angel, though her acting has also been criticized, as she has been nominated for numerous Razzie Awards as well.

Jessica Alba Filmography
Films
1994 - Camp Nowhere - Gail
1996 - Venus Rising - Young Eve
1999 - P.U.N.K.S.
1999 - Never Been Kissed - Kirsten
1999 - Idle Hands - Molly
2000 - Paranoia - Chloe
2001 - The Sleeping Dictionary - Selima
2003 - Honey - Honey Daniels
2005 - Sin City - Nancy Callahan
2005 - Into the Blue (completed) - Sam
2005 - Fantastic Four (post-production) - Susan Storm/The Invisible Woman
2006 - Sonic (announced)

Television
2002 - "E! News daily" - herself
2002 - "Access Hollywood" - herself
2002 - "Extra" - herself
2002 - "Rosie O'Donnell Show" - herself
2002 - "Late Show" with David Letterman - herself
2002 - "Rank" - herself (episode: "25 Toughest Stars" 24 April 2002)
2003 - "Punk'd" - herself (episode # 1.3, 31 March 2003)
2003 - "Tinseltown TV" - herself
2003 - "Mad TV" - "Jessica Simpson" (episode # 9.5, 1 November 2003)
2003 - "Live in Hollywood" - herself as a guest host ( November 15, 2003)
2003 - "Rock Me Baby" - herself (episode: "The Difference Between Men and Women", 18 November 2003)
2003 - "The Sharon Osbourne Show" - herself (5 December 2003)
2004 "Last Call with Carson Daly" - herself (23 February 2004)
2004 - "The View" - herself (7 July 2004)
2004 - "Entourage" - herself (episode: "The Review", 25 July 2004)
2005 - "Late Show with David Letterman" - herself (22 March 2005)
2005 - "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" - herself (25 March 2005)
2005 - "Last Call with Carson Daly" - herself (1 April 2005)

Magazines
1995 - "Teen" - August
1999 - "Teen People" - March
1999 - "Glamour" - March
1999 - "Allure" - March
1999 - "Bikini" - March
1999 - "Detour" - May
1999 - "Latingirl"
2000 - "Stuff" - February
2000 - "Ralph" - February
2000 - "Interview" - February
2000 - "Maxim" - Hot 100 insert - May
2000 - "Mademoiselle" - June
2000 - "Maxim" - October
2000 - "Entertainment Weekly" - 12.15.00
2001 - "Glamour" - February
2001 - "Us Sky Magazine" - April 2001
2001 - "Maxim's Top 100" - May
2001 - "Celebrity Cuts" - December 2002
2002 - "Allure"- April 2002
2002 - "Cosmopolitan"- April 2002
2002 - "Bravo"- May 2002
2002 - "Cosmopolitan"- April 2002

Other
1999 - "Seventeen" on-line chat - 12.09.99
1999 - "Vagina Monologues" - 02.16.99
2002 - "Loreal Winter campaign" - 2001 / 2002
2002 - "Toy Festival" - February
2002 - "Marc Jacobs Fall Fashion Shows 2001" - February
2002 - "Got Milk?" Ad - 2002

Awards and nominations
Golden Globe Award
* Nominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama for Dark Angel (2000)

ALMA Awards
* Winner: Breakthrough Actress of the Year (2001)

Young Hollywood Awards
* Winner: Superstar of Tomorrow (2005)

Premios Juventud
* Nominated: "Actríz que se roba la pantalla" for: Awake, Good Luck Chuck, Fantastic Four and The Eye (2008)

TV Land Awards
* Nominated: Little Screen/Big Screen Star (Women) (2007)

Spike TV Guys' Choice Awards
* Winner: Hottest Jessica (2007)

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
* Winner: Best Movie Actress for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer as Susan Storm (2008)

Name Jessica Alba
Height 5' 6" (168 cm)
Eye Color Brown - Dark
Hair Color Brown - Light
Date of Birth April 28, 1981
Birthplace Pomona, CA
Star Sign Taurus
Nationality American
Occupation Actress
Category American Actress
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