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Coco Rocha, in Case You Didn't Know, Is Also a Singer

Justin Fenner — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:08:15 PDT

Consider Coco Rocha a quadruple threat. Even if she doesn't like to call herself a supermodel, she's widely known for her prowess as a dancer and a television personality, and now she's putting her singing skills to professional use, too.

Rocha is the star of a new video touting an editorial in an upcoming issue of Hunger Magazine called "Coco + Cavalli." The two-minute clip features Rocha dancing and posing in Roberto Cavalli's Spring 2013 collection, but it also sees her singing a short song called "I Wanna," which was written specifically for this video. The vibe of the video, produced by Hunger's editor in chief, John Rankin Waddell, is decidedly more rock and roll than the Irish jig. But if Rocha has proven anything in her career, it's that she can take on any assignment and make it look easy.

Photo courtesy of Hunger Magazine.

Pro Tips: Erin Heatherton on Prepping For a Career in Fashion

Justin Fenner — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:35:12 PST

All those behind-the-scenes looks at couture ateliers, photo shoots, and runway shows aren't for naught: Erin Heatherton says they can be prime training ground for people who want to work in the industry.

"My advice to young people who want to get into the fashion industry is definitely to take advantage of all the media that's available now," she says in a video chronicling her shoot for XOXO's Spring 2013 campaign. "You can really get a closer look at the fashion industry than you ever could these days with media outlets, videos online. And it's a great way to kind of prep yourself for the fashion world."

A closer look at Heatherton at work in the video below.

Watch It Right Here: The First Full Episode of The Face

Justin Fenner — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:11:01 PST

"One photo has the power to make or break your career," Naomi Campbell says during the first episode of The Face, in which a group of 24 hopeful models is whittled down to 12 competitors. "This is the reality of our modeling business."

It's a declaration that's dramatic, but also true. Campbell's message about the cutthroat nature of the business seems to be the thrust of the episode, which was released online a week ahead of its scheduled television debut.

Campbell and her fellow coaches Karolina Kurkova and Coco Rocha meet the girls during New York Fashion Week at the Spring 2013 show of fellow reality TV star Zac Posen. The coaches then put the two dozen young women through a series of tests, including a one-shot photo shoot and a runway challenge - eliminating girls who don't pass muster along the way.

But it's not all slash and burn. After the challenges, the coaches sit down with host Nigel Barker to assemble teams they think have a chance at winning the grand prize. A look at who makes the cut in the video below.

Despite Evidence to the Contrary, Coco Rocha Does Not Consider Herself a Supermodel

Christina Perez — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:54:51 PST

She may have graced countless covers, editorials, and major campaigns, but Coco Rocha says that doesn't mean she's a supermodel.

"I cannot ever call myself a supermodel. That was an era in time - when Naomi worked - and those girls owned the industry," Rocha explained in a recent interview with Time. "Nowadays, you do one cover and if it gets a lot of hype, you're considered a supermodel."

But even if she doesn't consider herself in the same league as Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Helena Christensen, and Naomi Campbell - her cojudge in the upcoming modeling-contest TV show The Face - Rocha has definitely succeeded in building her brand the modern way. "For any model who starts today, they have to go with the flow of here and now - for me, it was embracing social media." And boy, has she. The "nonsupermodel" currently has over 462,000 Twitter followers - and counting.

For that reason - and despite her protests - we can't help but feel that Rocha is definitely a supermodel for this day and age. A look at all the gorgeous images that prove it, in the slideshow.
Photo at left: Getty

Sister Act: Which Delevingne's New Video Is Most Outrageous?

Justin Fenner — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:19:15 PST

Thank goodness Poppy and Cara Delevingne are so comfortable in front of the camera. Both sisters are the stars of new videos that might be the most provocative clips we've seen so far this year.

Poppy, the budding actress, is the protagonist in an ever-so-slightly NSFW short for Agent Provocateur called "Valentine's Night." She gets locked outside of her home in nothing but lingerie after her screeching cat sets off her car alarm. She then seductively asks a stranger for some assistance finding the poor lost feline.

Meanwhile, Cara seems to have found the cat Poppy was looking for and uses it as a prop while lip-synching Shania Twain's "That Don't Impress Me Much" in a bustier for Love magazine. She looks plenty confident, but would her occasional glances at cue cards be more endearing if she weren't wearing that black eye mask?

Should Kate Upton's Newest Commercial Be Banned?

Justin Fenner — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:26:15 PST

Though Kate Upton has modeled no shortage of skin-baring ensembles, her most controversial assignment yet seems to be the teaser for Mercedes-Benz's upcoming Super Bowl commercial.

But it's not what Upton wears in the commercial that's causing a stir, it's what she's doing. The teaser, titled "Kate Upton Washes the All-New Mercedes-Benz CLA in Slow Motion," primarily features the model flirtatiously playing with her hair, then ambling over to a group of men to inform them that they've missed a spot on the vehicle.

The Parents Television Council has complained that the ad "isn't selling cars, it's selling sexual objectification." But is the commercial really all that sexual? A look at the teaser below.

Georgia May Jagger and Terry Richardson Team Up For Rocking Campaign

Justin Fenner — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:06:54 PST

Does anyone embody the worlds of music and modeling so well as Georgia May Jagger? With her musician father, Mick Jagger, and her supermodel mom, Jerry Hall, the 20-year-old seems the perfect match for photographer Terry Richardson's newest project: a campaign for H&M's Spring Rock 'n' Roll Mansion collection.

"I think music influences fashion and has done so for generations," the younger Jagger said. "Music creates a certain mood and then people dress accordingly. I think it's all quite closely intertwined."

But the model says she's not sure yet whether she'll pursue either of her famous parents' professions for the rest of her life. "I'm still so young so it's hard for me to imagine what I might be doing in ten years time. I really like photography, so it would be great to do more in the future."

Maybe someday she'll shoot campaigns of her own. Until then, a behind-the-scenes look at her H&M ads here in the gallery.

Photo courtesy of H&M

Naomi Campbell: I'm "Never Gonna Get Away" From That Phone-Throwing Incident

Justin Fenner — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:26:21 PST

Despite championing charities the world over, Naomi Campbell says she'll never quite escape her checkered past.

In an interview featured in the February issue of Elle, Campbell - referring specifically to the 2007 case in which she pleaded guilty to throwing a phone at her personal assistant - said, "I'm never gonna get away from it. It's part of my history. I was remorseful and regretful. I've served. I did that time. And I never want to be in that position again."

But starring in Oxygen's new reality series The Face, which debuts next month, may help change how she's viewed.

"The first time I saw her cry in an elimination I thought, 'She's in this,'" said Oxygen executive Rod Aissa. "The public will see the Naomi that her friends know. That doesn't come across in a picture, but it does come across on television."

Still, the pictures of Campbell in Elle are worth a look. A selection of them here in the gallery.

Photos courtesy of Elle

Expect to See Naomi Campbell Doling Out Lots of "Tough Love" on The Face

Justin Fenner — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:00:52 PST

Naomi Campbell says she tried to give the girls she coached during the first season of Oxygen's new series The Face, which premieres on Feb. 12, a dose of what the modeling industry is really like.

"I need their morale to be up and at the same time, I'm not the kind of coach that sugar coated things for them," she said in an interview with Modelinia. "I wanted them to get a sense of the real world and what it's like, so I had to coach them with tough love, but I do love my girls."

Campbell didn't give much away when asked about what viewers can expect from the show, but she said even people who aren't interested in modeling could get something out of it.

"I'm authentic. I tell my girls about the experiences I've been through when I need to identify with them. And when I think there's something they can change I give them suggestions, but they don't always have to do what I suggest. I take them out of their comfort zone, but they trust me and that's what really touched me the most - that they trusted me and triumphed at all of the things they didn't think they would triumph in," she said. "It's not only about modeling, it's life lessons. I think many women out there will be inspired by many of the things we say, whether they want to be a model or not."

She Did It For Vogue: Karlie Kloss Explains Her Short New Haircut

Justin Fenner — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:15:05 PST

When Karlie Kloss turned up backstage at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show last month with a much shorter haircut, she told us that she did it for "a job."

This week, Vogue published a story about a newly trendy haircut known simply as the chop, which in recent months has been adopted by everyone from Arizona Muse to Olivier Theyskens. Kloss's cut was administered by the mononymous New York stylist Garren in Patrick Demarchelier's photo studio, and the magazine chronicled the model's transformation from long-haired and lovely to short-haired and almost gamine.

"I love it. I can't stop touching it . . . it makes me feel more daring," Kloss said afterward, adding that having shorter locks "actually takes the focus off your hair and puts the focus on you. I'm starting to realize that it's all about confidence."

The only drawback to the new 'do? "It's winter, and I happen to have this very long neck," Kloss noted. "I may need to invest in some really warm scarves."

Karlie Kloss photographed by Patrick Demarchelier. Photo courtesy of Vogue.