Marylin Monroe

Birthday: June 1, 1926
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Her mother was a film-cutter at RKO who, widowed and insane, abandoned her to sequence of foster homes. She was almost smothered to death at two, nearly raped at six. At nine the LA Orphans' Home paid her a nickel a month for kitchen work while taking back a penny every Sunday for church. At sixteen she worked in an aircraft plant and married a man she called Daddy; he went into the military, she modeled, they divorced in 1946. She owned 200 books (including Tolstoy, Whitman, Milton), listened to Beethoven records, studied acting at the Actors' lab in Hollywood, and took literature courses at UCLA downtown. 20th Century Fox gave her a contract but let it lapse a year later. In 1948 Columbia gave her a six-month contract, turned her over to coach Natasha Lytess and featured her in the B movie "Ladies of the Chorus" for which she sang two numbers. Joseph Mankiewicz saw her in a small part in The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and put her in "All About Eve", because of which 20th Century re-signed her to a seven-year contract. Niagara (1953) and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) launched her as a sex symbol superstar. When she went to a supper honoring her The Seven Year Itch (1955) she arrived in a red chiffon gown borrowed from the studio (she had never owned a gown). The same year she married and divorced baseball great 'Joe Dimaggio' (their wedding night was spent in Paso Robles CA). After "Itch" she wanted serious acting to replace the sexpot image and went to New York's Actors Studio. She worked with director Lee Strasberg and also underwent psychoanalysis to learn more about herself. Critics praised her transformation in Bus Stop (1956) and the press was stunned by her marriage to playwright Arthur Miller. True to form, she had no veil to match her beige wedding dress so she dyed one in coffee; he wore one of the two suits he owned. They went to England that fall where she made "The Prince and the Showgirl" with Lawrence Olivier, fighting with him and falling further prey to alcohol and pills. Two miscarriages and gynecological surgery followed. So did an affair with Yves Montand. Work on her last picture The Misfits (1961), written for her by departing husband Miller) was interrupted by exhaustion. She was dropped from "Something's Got to Give" due to chronic lateness and drug dependency. Four months later she was found dead in her Brentwood home of a drug overdose, adjudged suicide.

Paris Hilton

Birthday: February 17, 1981
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Great-granddaughter of hotel magnate Conrad Hilton; great-niece of Conrad Hilton Jr., the first husband of Elizabeth Taylor. Announced she would live on a farm for a new fish-out-of-water "reality" show called "The Simple Life" (2003). Popularity skyrocketed after a homemade sex video between her and ex- boyfriend Rick Salomon (Shannen Doherty's estranged husband) scattered all over the internet in October of 2003. The video was made when she was 19. [2003] Has been romantically linked to actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Edward Furlong, Jamie Kennedy, Simon Rex, Australian Idol star Rob Mills, Sum 41 lead singer Deryck Whibley, producer Robert Evans, boxer Oscar De La Hoya, and nightclub owner Ingrid Casares. Measurements: 34B-25-35. Dated Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter. [December 2003-July 2004] Madame Tussaud's on 42nd Street unveiled a wax dummy of her to coincide with the release of the movie House of Wax (2005) in which she has a role. [1 May 2005] Became engaged to boyfriend Paris Latsis [May 25, 2005].

Halle Berry

Birthday: August 14, 1966
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Halle first came into the spotlight at 17 years old when she won the Miss Teen All-American Pageant, representing the state of Ohio in 1985 and a year later in 1986 when she was the first runner-up in the Miss USA Pageant. After participating in the pageant, Halle became a model. It eventually led to her first weekly TV series, 1989's "Living Dolls" (1989). In 1994, Berry gained a youthful following for her performance as sexy secretary Sharon Stone in The Flintstones (1994). She next had a highly publicized costarring role with Jessica Lange in the adoption drama Losing Isaiah (1995). In 1998, she received critical success when she starred as a street smart young woman who takes up with a struggling politician in Warren Beatty's Bulworth (1998). In 2000, she received box office success in X-Men (2000) in which she played Storm. Ranked #15 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002). She was suggessted in the Worst Actress category for her performance in the film Gothika (2003), she failed to receive a nomination however. The very next year though, she got a nomination for Worst Actress in the film Catwoman (2004).

Angelina Jolie

Birthday: June 4, 1975
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Growing up in Los Angeles, Jolie was no stranger to the film industry, being the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight. She later trained and performed at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, where she was seen in several stage productions. She worked as a professional model in London, New York and Los Angeles, and has also appeared in music videos for such artists as 'Meatloaf', Lenny Kravitz, Antonello Venditti and The Lemonheads. In addition, she has acted in five student films for the USC School of Cinema, all directed by her brother, James Haven. Niece of Chip Taylor. One of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People." [2000] Has the letter "H" tattooed on the inside of her left wrist, which is a reference to two people she is close to who have this letter in their names: her brother, James Haven, and Timothy Hutton. She got the tattoo when she was dating Timothy but since their break up she now says it's only for James. Has a tattoo of the Tennessee Williams quote, "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages." on her left forearm.

Jennifer Lopez

Birthday: July 24, 1969
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Jennifer was born on July 24, 1969 in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx. Her father, David, was a computer technician. Jennifer's parents were born in Puerto Rico, but did not meet until both came to America. Her mother's parents were Europeans who settled in Puerto Rico. She says that it was her parents' work ethic that made a difference in her life. Jennifer took singing and dancing lessons from age 5. She attended 12 years of Catholic school, including an all-girl high school. She played softball and tennis in high school and was a gymnast. After high school, she briefly worked in a law office. During this time, she continued dance classes at night. At 18, she left home because her mother was scared by her decision to pursue show business. With casting on "In Living Color" (1990) in 1990, she moved to L.A., but initially hated it. Finally her boy friend, David Cruz, moved to be with her there and she learned to accept her new environment. Her career took off from her "Living Color" stint and reached new peaks with her portrayal of slain Latino singer Selena (1997) in 1997.

Federica Fontana

Federica Fontana was born on April 30, 1977, in Monza, Italy. With her sultry looks and magnificent measurements, she began modeling in her teens, and in 1995, at the age of 18, she placed second as "Miss Buona Domenica" (Miss Good Sunday), and third as "Bellissima," or "Most Beautiful," in her native Italy.

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In 1995, Fontana kicked off her career as an Italian television personality, appearing on La sai l'ultima. More TV appearances ensued in 1997, on programs such as presentazione Ufficiale del Milan, Mai dire Gol and Volevo Salutare.

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Fontana began presenting sports programs in 1998, when she appeared on Un Anno di Sport with Valentino Rossi. During the 1999-2000 season, she cohosted Pressing Champions League with Massimo De Luca. Il Processo del Luned with Aldo Biscardi filled up much of her time during 2000 and 2001. She next appeared with Alberto Brandi on Guida al Campionato.

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In 2003, Fontana joined the cast of Ciro presenta Visitors, a comedy show, and also appeared on the third season of the musical program Bande Sonore during the summer.

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That September, she returned to Guida al Campionato. She appeared in a sexy calendar for Controcampo in 2004, and that October found her among the cast of the program Super Ciro on the Italy 1 network.

Jessica Alba

Birthday: April 28, 1981
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She made her feature film debut in 1993 in Hollywood Pictures' comedy Camp Nowhere (1994). She branched out into TV in 1994 with a recurring role in Nickelodeon's popular comedy series "The Secret World of Alex Mack" (1994). That same year she won the role of Maya in "Flipper" (1995). She spent 1995 shooting the first season's episodes in Australia. In 1996 she appeared in Venus Rising (1995) as Young Eve. In 1997 she appeared on the "The Dini Petty Show" (1989) and spoke about her role in "Flipper" and her general acting career. She began working on P.U.N.K.S. (1999), featuring Randy Quaid, in 1998. In early 1998 she appeared in "Brooklyn South" (1997), as Melissa. The same year she was in two episodes of "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) as Leanne and in two episodes of "The Love Boat: The Next Wave" (1998). She appeared in "Teen Magazine" in 1995 and various European magazines in the following several years. More importantly, she was featured in the February 1999, issue of "Vanity Fair". She also had major roles in two movies that year: Never Been Kissed (1999) and Idle Hands (1999). In 2000 she had roles in Paranoid (2000/I) and Dark Angel (2000) (TV).

Alyssa Milano

Birthday: December 19, 1972
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Alyssa Milano is the daughter of Italian-American parents Lin, a fashion designer, and Tom, a film music editor. Alyssa was born in a working class neighborhood in Brooklyn and grew up in a modest house on Staten Island. One day, her babysitter, who was an aspiring dancer, dragged Alyssa along to a an open audtion for the first national tour of Annie. But it was Alyssa, not the sitter, who beat out 1,500 other wanna be stage actresses to snag a role. So at the tender age of seven, with her mother in tow, Alyssa joined the tour as July, one of the orphans. After 18 months on the road, Alyssa, who had begun to garner a reputation as an energetic and charismatic young actress, left Annie to be featured in off-Broadway productions and television commercials. Then, in 1983 at age 10, she landed her breakthrough role on the new sitcom "Who's the Boss?" (1984) as Tony Danza's saccharine sweet daughter, Samantha Micelli, a kid whose native Brooklyn accent rivaled her TV dad's. In order for Alyssa to accept the gig, the Milano family had to uproot and move 3,000 miles to Hollywood.

Francesca Piccinini

Birthday: January 10, 1979

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Wherever the women's volleyball team of Italy play, Francesca Piccinini easily becomes the crowd favorite. Wearing jersey no. 12 for the Italian Blue Girls, she exudes an innocent-looking beauty. On the court, she plays a no-nonsense volleyball bringing problems to the defense of the other team.

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Though she still needs improvement and consistency in her game, Francesca Piccinini definitely has the qualities of making it big in the professional volleyball circuit. Favorite Italian volleyball.

Aida Yespica

Birthday: July 15, 1982
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Aída María Yéspica Jaime is a Venezuelan beauty queen born on July 15, 1982 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.

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Aida Yespica's career began in the Venezuelan famous national pageant Miss Venezuela in 2002. As Miss Amazonia, she represented the state of Amazonas. The winner was Mariangel Ruiz but Yespica became a big favorite among the press. Her measurements 90-60-90 despite her average height (1.73m or 5'8") made her capture the attention of the press.

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Aida Yespica Jaime moved to Milan, Italy to start her modeling career back in 2003. She has become a big star in the Italian entertainment business and has graced the covers of multiple magazines including GQ and Maxim. Aida appears regularly in Fashion TV and RAI doing photoshoots, fashion comercials or as a presenter.
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Aida Yespica, has modelled for Nissan, Braun, Ras and has catwalked for Ferre and the Pearl.

Abi Titmuss

Birthday: September 8, 1976

Birthplace: Ruskington, Lincolnshire, England
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Born on September 8, 1976, Abi Titmuss is living proof that sex sells, as her sexual escapades have given rise to her career as an English glamour girl. Abi pushed her way into stardom when a sex tape involving her boyfriend John Leslie (a famous English television host) and another woman became public. Although the publication of the tape effectively ended her nursing career, it could've stopped there. But Abi parlayed her exposure into an acting career of sorts.

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To date, Abi has appeared in a number of British reality TV shows, from 2004's Hell's Kitchen to 2005's Celebrity Love Island. She also made recurring appearances on the talk show Richard & Judy and has served as a presenter on British awards. But the sign that you've really made it in the UK is when you make it onto the cover of almost every tabloid, a feat Abi has accomplished.

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It's all good for Abi though, who makes ample use of the tabloids to promote her "bad girl" image. To that end, Abi has recently published an erotic novel called Ten Fantasies. However, there are limits; according to Abi, her teacher mom is not allowed to read the book.

Geri Halliwell

Birthday: August 6, 1972
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Announces that she is leaving the Spice Girls, citing differences with the other band members. Winner of the 1997 MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video, "Wannabe". Winner of the 1997 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Group, Spice Girls. Pinched Prince Charles' bum. Friend of singer George Michael, guested in his house for a few months after leaving the 'Spice Girls'. Has two tattoos: One of a panther on the small of her back, and another of a star in between her shoulder blades. Her hero is Margaret Thatcher. Written an auto-biography titled "If Only..." in which she dedicated to her late father. Banned for driving for six weeks and ordered to pay a $580 fine and $50 court costs for driving twice the speed limit in Watford, England. She's half Spanish (mother) and quarter English and Swedish (father). She is the great grand daughter of the 1930s Mayor of Cordoba in Spain. On her mother's side: Grandmother was a prison guard and grandfather was a prisoner. On her father's side: Grandmother was English and had a brief encounter with a Swedish merchant seaman, who turned out to be married and returned shortly after to his wife in Sweden. Has a half brother Paul, a half sister Karen, a brother Max and a sister Natalie, all of whom are older than Geri. Her half sister Karen helped make the infamous Union Jack dress Geri wore to the 1997 Brit Awards. Her dad was 50 when she was born. Mother became a Jehovah's Witness when Geri was very young, which meant Geri didn't get to celebrate birthdays or Christmas. Attended Callowland Infant School and Watford Grammar School for Girls. Auditioned for a part in Tank Girl (1995), where she met future band mate Victoria Beckham (nee Adams). Was a hostess on the Turkish game show "Let's Make A Deal". Among her many pre-stardom odd jobs was a stint as a cage go-go dancer in a Majorca disco, where she danced largely for rent money so she could stay in Majorca. Measurements: 36C-24-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine). In September 1999 Sotheby's auction house in London featured her extravagant stage costumes, music awards, and personal belongings during her previous incarnation as "Ginger Spice". The items were part of a two day celebrity auction with proceeds going to a children's cancer charity. Her famed Union Jack mini-dress she wore at 1997 Brit Awards fetched the most pounds a whopping $69,340 in American dollars, which she hand delivered to the Vegas Hard Rock Hotel. Is a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations. Gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Bluebell Madonna Halliwell, on May 14th, 2006 at London's Portland Hospital. The father of the baby is her ex-boyfriend Sacha Gervasi. Announced that she has named her daughter Bluebell Madonna Halliwell.

Ainett Stephens

Former Miss Venezuela Ainett Stephens (AKA Ainette Stephens) and host of the Italian version of Big Brother (Grande Fratello) wearing a variety of sexy outfits and lingerie including an orange thong bikini with hard nipples and jiggling breasts. At one point Ainett's left breast accidentally pops out of the bikini and she has to put it back in.