Kate Upton has been named Model of the Year for 2013. She will be presented with the honor at the 10th Annual Style Awards, which kick off the annual Fashion Week events on September 4 in New York. While winning Model of the Year (and yes, there is such an award) may have once seemed unlikely for our girl, she has undeniably earned the honor. Since the 21-year-old beauty’s first stunning Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue appearance in 2011, Kate’s career has been on a meteoric, upward trajectory. She landed on the swimsuit cover the following year and this February became the first back-to-back SI Swimsuit cover girl since Tyra Banks (1996-97). Kate Upton has also covered Vogue , joined Gisele and Kate Moss as a David Yurman model and become the consensus “It Girl” in her profession. Basically, from start to finish, and from the catwalk to print campaigns to pop culture, 2013 has been the Year of Kate. This modeling award merely proves it. It’s Upton’s world, and we’re just living in it, basking in her aura and thanking our lucky stars every time we are graced with her beautiful presence. Could be worse.
Call her brave, call her stupid… but call her a new record holder. Diana Nyad because the first person to ever swim from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage today, arriving on the shore of Key West a bit before 2 p.m. EST, 53 hours after departing from Havana. The 64-year old first attempted this trek in 1978 and three times again in 2011 and 2012. “I have three messages,” a sunburned and swollen-lipped Nyad said on the beach. “One is, we should never, ever give up. Two is, you’re never too old to chase your dream. Three is, it looks like a solitary sport, but it is a team.” Learn more about Nyad’s historic feat in the following video and join President Barack Obama (“Congratulations to @DianaNyad. Never give up on your dreams.”) in sending a congratulatory message to Nyad now. Diana Nyad Sets Swimming Record
Kim Kardashian wants to pose for Playboy or “some nude shoot” ASAP. That’s what she says (or said, whilst still pregnant) in a promo for upcoming episodes of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, regarding her big post-baby plans. “As soon as I pop this thing out,” she declares, “I want to do Playboy.” Kim Kardashian welcomed baby North West in mid-June, but the family business/reality show lags behind by a few months, so she could’ve changed her mind. If she is serious, it would be somewhat surprising, even for her. Why? She posed for Playboy in 2007 – around the time of the Kim Kardashian sex tape – but was upset, or so she says, when the mag re-ran the shots in 2010. Despite her alleged objections, Hugh Hefner’s publication re-used the photos again online, and added some previously unreleased ones for good measure. “I’m sorry I did Playboy. I was uncomfortable ,” Kim confided to Harper’s Bazaar in a 2010 interview, but her mom told her to go for it … big surprise. “They might never ask you again,” Kim recalled Kris Jenner saying back then. “Our show isn’t even on the air yet. No one knows who you are.” That was a time some people long for. On the flip side, Kim said in 2011 that posing naked was “an independence thing for me … I felt like this was one decision that only I could make.” “I think it looks great. I’ll have those pictures forever.” A bit contradictory and inconsistent, and unclear as to what’s scripted and what’s real … but that’s Kim Kardashian for you. As for a possible nude comeback: Think Kim should pose for Playboy again? Yeah, baby, YEAH!!! Eh, I guess if it’s really NSFW No! I am so freaking sick of Kim Kardashian!!! View Poll »
Let the speculation end. And the debate begin. Following weeks of rumors and fake trailers, Dakota Johnson and Charlie Hunnam have been cast as the leads in the big screen adaption of Fifty Shades of Grey . They will portray Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey, respectively. Charlie Hunnam, Dakota Johnson to Star in Fifty Shades of Grey Johnson, the daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, is a 23-year old former model who appeared in The Social Network and the Fox sitcom Ben and Kate . She reportedly beat out such major names for the role as Emma Watson and Shailene Woodley. Hunnam, meanwhile, is best known for playing Jax Teller on FX’s Sons of Anarchy and earned the gig over stars such as TVD ‘s Ian Somerhalder. Author E.L. James confirmed the news via Twitter. Now it’s time to react: Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele: Perfect! Terrible! Who?!? View Poll » Charlie Hunnam as Christian Grey: Perfect! Terrible! Who?!? View Poll »
I haven’t done a post on Emmanuelle Chriqui in what feels like forever, I guess because she’s dropped off the hottie map ever since Entourage ended. But seeing her in these bikini pictures in Miami is bringing back all sorts of fond memories for me and the Little Tuna. I guess it’s true what they say, absence does make the heart grow fonder. But I didn’t know it also made funbags grow bigger. Wow. More please. » view all 15 photos Photos: PacificCoastNews
Yuck daddy… Florida Man Arrested For Pleasing Himself Sexually In Front Of Convenience Store Via NWFDailyNews A man was arrested after witnesses say he pleased himself outside a convenience store. On Aug. 20 Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputies went to the Ritz Foodstore on Beal Parkway to investigate a report of an indecent exposure. There, they were told by two witnesses that 37-year-old John Earl Eutzy of Fort Walton Beach was standing at the south corner of the building next to the pay phones when he unzipped his pants, removed his genitals and began pleasing himself. They said he would turn toward Beal Parkway while doing this, then turn back toward the building. He changed his position several times. Both witnesses said several small children were in the area and saw Eutzy’s actions. One of the witnesses had to escort a woman and her child to their car because Eutzy had frightened the child. Deputies found Eutzy a short way down Beal Parkway. They noted he appeared to be extremely intoxicated. He was charged with lewd or lascivious exhibition, a felony. His plea date is Sept. 24. Lock ‘em up, throw away the key, bet there are plenty of boys that would like to play with him in the whoscow! Image via Okaloosa County Sheriff Office
Woman Wakes Up From Coma To Learn That She’s 4 Months Pregnant Can you imagine suffering through a horrific accident that left you in a coma with extensive injuries…and then waking up to learn that you’re pregnant? Well, one UK woman is now living that reality. via Huffington Post Last September, Gemma Holmes was driving a scooter in Hilperton, England, when she collided with a parked car. The impact reportedly caused her to fly across a busy road and slam into a lamp post. Holmes suffered horrific injuries, including severe head injuries and a broken back. In a coma, the 26-year-old was airlifted to the hospital, where doctors didn’t think she’d survive. Remarkably, about three months after the crash, Holmes awoke from the coma. Not only was she still alive, but she was told that she was almost 4 months pregnant. According to SWNS.com, Holmes suffered amnesia as a result of the accident. She couldn’t remember what had happened over the last three years, including how she had met her baby’s father. (The child’s dad has since been located, but he and Holmes have not reunited romantically.) “I was just in shock,” she said of receiving the surprising news Sounds like this woman has an interesting but blessed road ahead of her….
Kanye, time to give up those coins. Kanye Sued For Attacking Photographer At LAX Kanye beat the criminal case, but he’s about to get robbed ski-mask style. According to TMZ Kanye West left an innocent photog in crutches after a brutal assault at LAX last month — when Kanye attempted to wrestle away the pap’s camera — so says the photog himself, and now he’s filed a lawsuit against the rapper. Daniel Ramos appeared with his lawyer Gloria Allred at a news conference Wednesday, where Gloria announced the lawsuit for assault, battery, and interference with Daniel’s civil rights (in this case free speech). Daniel — who called himself a “filmmaker” — says he spent two weeks on crutches after the attack, and has been walking with a cane for some time. He says he’s still in pain. Gloria argued the attack sets a dangerous precedent for celebrity-on-photog violence, especially now that various celebs are actually celebrating unprovoked attacks on photogs. Gloria says she’s also asking the court to issue a restraining order against Kanye. Ramos is suing for unspecified damages. Kanye has to learn to not let these dudes get to him. One word: anger management. Splash News
Sad…. Mother And 3-Year-Old Daughter Simultaneously Diagnosed With Cancer A mother and her young daughter from Oregon are suffering through what has to be one of the most difficult things a family could ever go through as they were both recently diagnosed with different types of Cancer. via NBC News Summar Ruelle was in the best shape of her life when she got devastating news. The 35-year-old mother of two had just lost 60 pounds of stubborn baby weight via diet and rigorous exercise like kickboxing and running. Then in late August of last year, the Beaverton, Ore., mom discovered a mass in her left breast. A mammogram showed nothing but an ultrasound and subsequent tests told a different story: Summar had Stage IV breast cancer which had spread to her lymph nodes, spine, ribs, hips and collar bone. Careening from appointment to appointment, Summar suddenly found herself debating mastectomy, chemo and the removal of her ovaries with a clutch of strangers in white coats. But a week later, all that seemed insignificant to her. The Ruelles’ 3-year-daughter Sapphire, who’d been suffering from unexplained bruises and idiopathic fevers, had been to the doctor for some tests, as well, and the results were unthinkable. Sapphire had leukemia. “I was absolutely devastated,” says Summar, now 36. “It was like my diagnosis became nonexistent at that moment. I wanted to cancel everything – my surgery, my treatments. I wanted to forget all of that. I felt I needed to be there for her.” How horrible for this family to have to go through this! Summar also described some of what she and her daughter have suffered through so far. Shortly after both mom and daughter were diagnosed, “we were literally in surgery at the same time at two different hospitals,” says Summar. “But it was necessary. We didn’t have the luxury of time. I couldn’t waste any more time and she couldn’t have any delays. We had to both go forward.” “At one point, she didn’t think her hair was going to grow back until she was an adult,” says Summar. “She started crying and my mom explained that when she stopped her medicine, it would grow back. But that was tough for her, she asked about the hair a lot.” “Our scenario is so unique,” she says. “I haven’t found any moms in my position. There was another mother with a sick child but then the child passed away. It’s really tough.” This is just heartbreaking. Hopefully this family will stay strong and continue to stick together through this unimaginable ordeal. For more details and to read their entire story, you can click HERE .
