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Monday, November 29, 2010

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The Miss Hong Kong Pageant (traditional Chinese: ), or MSHK () for short, is a beauty pageant organized by the leading Hong Kong television station, Television Broadcasts (TVB).
All participants must have a valid Hong Kong identity card or must be born in Hong Kong (with a valid birth certificate). While there has been other Miss Hong Kong pageants in prior years producing notable titleholders such as Judy Dann (1951), Virginia June Lee (1953), Michele Mok (1958), Laura da Costa (1967) and Mabel Hawkett (1970), the current annual TVB pageant began in 1973. Apart from the top prize winner, first runner-up and second runner-up prizes, the pageant also has other consolation prizes that vary slightly from year to year. Many Miss Hong Kong contestants have gone on to have movie careers as it is quite typical for the top contestants to garner television contracts from TVB.
The pageant is televised into two events. First, a preliminary event is held where 12 semi-finalists are selected from a group of candidates, the number of which is usually around 20-25 (with 30 being the maximum). Then a final event is held where the 12 semi-finalists are reduced to a final 5. The second and first runner-ups and the winner are then announced. Often several contestants dropped out of the pageant before the televised preliminary, thus there would be a candidate with #30 assigned to her, but only 25 or so contestants.
Contents
* 1 Wai Yin Association
* 2 Notable winners and contestants
o 2.1 Controversial contestants
* 3 Summary of winners
* 4 Overseas contestant awards list
* 5 Miss Hong Kong showing at the International beauty stage
o 5.1 Big three pageants success
* 6 Miss Hong Kong at Miss Chinese International Pageant
* 7 See also
* 8 References
* 9 External links
Wai Yin Association
Wai Yin Association () is the official association for all official contestants (i.e., those that made it into the semi-finals). It is a registered charity. It was established in 1982 to help the citizens of Hong Kong.

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A model (from Middle French modèle), sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed for the purpose of displaying and promoting fashion clothing or other products and for advertising or promotional purposes or who poses for works of art.
Modeling is distinguished from other types of public performance, such as an acting, dancing or mime artist, although the boundary is not well defined. Appearing in a movie or a play is not considered modeling. However, models may be considered to express emotion in their photographs or video.
Types of modeling include fashion, glamor, fitness, bikini, fine art, and body-part models. Models are features in a variety of media formats including books, magazines, movies, newspapers, and TV. The models themselves can be a featured part of a movie (Looker, Tattoo), reality television show (America's Next Top Model, The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency), or music video ("Freedom! '90", "Wicked Game", "Daughters").
Contents
* 1 Social construction
* 2 Fashion models
o 2.1 General
o 2.2 Body types
o 2.3 Female body type
o 2.4 Male body type
o 2.5 Supermodels
* 3 Glamour models
* 4 Fitness models
* 5 Bikini models
* 6 Models with other objects
* 7 Artist's models
* 8 Gravure idols
* 9 Alternative models
* 10 Body-parts models
* 11 Working conditions
* 12 See also
* 13 References
Social construction
Various representations of beauty and fashion using models have caused controversy and is known to have some social impact, particularly on young people - both male and female.
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General
Fashion models on the runway.
Models may be used to display and promote clothing. Fashion modelling may involve catwalk or runway modelling or editorial modelling, covering photography for magazine spreads, ad campaigns, catalogues, print etc. The emphasis of fashion photography is on the clothes or accessories, not the model. Fashion models may be used to display or promote various types of clothing, such as lingerie, swimsuit, and bikini. Models may be used in showroom, fit modeling, fitness or sporty modelling. Some are used for petite modelling or plus-size modeling.

The first person described as a fashion model is Parisian shopgirl, Marie Vernet Worth. She was a house model in 1852, to her fashion designer husband, Charles Frederick Worth. Body types
Because clothing is needed to be modeled for all people, a variety of shapes and sizes is required in models.
Female body type
Main articles: Size zero and Female body shape
The British Association of Model Agents (AMA) says that female models should be around 34-24-34 in (86-61-86 cm) and between 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) and 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) tall.[4] The ideal measurements used to be 35.5-23.5-35.5 in (90-60-90 cm), which were the alleged measurements of Marilyn Monroe.[citation needed] However, today's fashion models tend to have measurements closer to the AMA recommended shape, although by no means do all models have these exact statistics, and fashion houses may require other sizes for their models. Although in some fashion industries, a size 00 is more ideal than a size 0.

The often thin shape of many fashion models has been criticized for warping girls' body image and encouraging eating disorders.[6] Organizers of a fashion show in Madrid in September 2006 turned away models who were judged to be underweight by medical personnel who were on hand. In February 2007, six months after her sister, Luisel Ramos - also a model - died, Uruguayan model Eliana Ramos became the third fashion model to die of malnutrition in six months. The second victim was Ana Carolina Reston. Ramos died of heart failure caused by anorexia nervosa just after stepping off the catwalk.
[edit] Male body type

The preferred average dimensions for a male model are a height of 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) to 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), a waist of 28–33 in (71.12–83.82 cm) and a chest measurement of 36–41 in (91.44–104.14 cm).[4] Male runway models have been noted as being skinny and well toned to fit the clothes, whereas editorial models cover all body types from slender to muscular.

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Saturday, November 27, 2010

American singer and songwriters

Pages in category "American singer-songwriters"
The following 196 pages are in this category, out of 1,742 total. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more).
A
* Jimmy Abegg
* Jim Abel
* Casey Abrams
* Colonel Abrams
* David Ackles
* Peter Bradley Adams
* C. C. Adcock
* Gaelle Adisson
* Todd Agnew
* Christina Aguilera
* Priscilla Ahn
* Julien Aklei
* Steve Albini
* Mary Alessi
* Cindy Alexander
* Karen Alexander (singer)
* Nadia Ali
* Johnnie Allan
* Aimee Allen
* Aimée Allen
* Dre Allen
* Kris Allen
* Russell Allen
* GG Allin
* Sheldon Allman
* Ruby Allmond
* Jenni Alpert
* Jeffrey Altergott
* Alu (musician)
* Juan Carlos Alvarado
* Dave Alvin
* AM (musician)
* User:Amberswine/Matthew Edward Hall
* Angela Ammons
* Tori Amos
* Trey Anastasio
* Soren Anders
* Eric Andersen
* Jamie Anderson (musician)
* Kevin T. Anderson
* Rusty Anderson
* Ace Andres
* Sam Andrew
* Courtney Marie Andrews
* Gregg Andrews
* Meghan Andrews
* Nels Andrews
* Christopher Andrus
* Anjani
* Griffin Anthony
* Christopher Anton
* Tiffany Apan
* Fiona Apple
* Steve Archer
* Roger Argenis
* Kenia Arias
* West Arkeen
* Maria Armoudian
* Ben Arthur (musician)
* Joseph Arthur
* Zach Ashton
* Aslyn
* Nicole Atkins
* Gene Austin
* John Austin (songwriter)
* Ben Averch
A cont.
* Chris Ayer
B
* Jon B.
* David Baerwald
* Joan Baez
* Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.
* David M. Bailey
* Stephen Baird
* Heather Baker
* Rob Balder
* Erik Balkey
* Ernest Ball
* Estil C. Ball
* Ezra Bang
* Anton Barbeau
* Sara Bareilles
* Ysaye Maria Barnwell
* Richard Barone
* Brad Barr
* Aaron Barrett
* Lauren Barrett
* Brooke Barrettsmith
* Joanie Bartels
* Bobby Barth
* Chris Bartlett (musician)
* Cory Basil
* John Bassette
* Perla Batalla
* Chris Bathgate
* David Batteau
* Skip Battin
* David Bazan
* Becca (musician)
* Beck
* Margaret Becker
* William Beckett (singer)
* Anji Bee
* B'eirth
* Anomie Belle
* Chris Bell (musician)
* Drake Bell
* Michelle Bell
* Thom Bell
* Andrew Belle
* Max Bemis
* Bob Bennett (singer-songwriter)
* Chris Bennett (musician)
* Jay Bennett
* Roger Bennett (Southern Gospel performer)
* Marc Benno
* Scott Benzel
* Rick Berlin
* David Berman (musician)
* Dan Bern
* Rod Bernard
* Robert Berry
* Nuno Bettencourt
* Alex Bevan
* Jim Bianco
* Eric Bibb
* Dave Bickler
* Big Ali
* Yummy Bingham
* George Biondo
* Andrew Bird
* Jeremiah Birnbaum
* Stephen Bishop (musician)
B cont.
* Danielle Bisutti
* Brant Bjork
* Alyse Black
* Jack Black
* Karen Black
* Jamie Blake
* Tyler Blanski
* Karl Blau
* Peter Blegvad
* Corbin Bleu
* Ron Block
* Bobby Bloom
* Kath Bloom
* Bruce G. Blowers
* Bob Blue
* David Blue (musician)
* Tim Bluhm
* Jim Boggia
* Spencer Bohren
* Gordon Bok
* Michael Bolton
* Ray Boltz
* Maya Bond
* Mickey Bones
* Mike Bones
* Tracy Bonham
* Sonny Bono
* Karla Bonoff
* Chuckii Booker
* Ryland Bouchard
* Michael Bowers
* Boyd and Wain
* Nikki Boyer
* Terence Boylan
* Benjamin Brackett
* Cory Branan
* Jay Brannan
* Harry Brannon
* M. C. Brennan
* User:Brianwheat/Brian Wheat (songwriter)
* Edie Brickell
* Bobby Bridger
* Billy Briggs
* Elton Britt
* Jaime Brockett
* Chuck Brodsky
* Holly Brook
* Jonatha Brooke
* Freddie Brooks
* Meredith Brooks
* Big Bill Broonzy
* Tom Brosseau
* Corina Brouder
* Barbara Brousal
* Fleming Brown
* Greg Brown (folk musician)
* Miranda Brown
* Nappy Brown
* Oscar Brown
* Pieta Brown
* Tim Brummett
* Don Bryant
* Nell Bryden
* Lindsey Buckingham

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This article is about the brand of dolls. For other uses, see American Girl (disambiguation).
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Molly McIntire, one of the dolls in this series (without glasses)
American Girl is a line of dolls, books, and accessories based on pre-teen girl characters that originally focused on various periods of American history from the viewpoint of girls and has now expanded to include dolls of and stories about contemporary girls. The company was founded in 1986 by Pleasant Rowland, and its products were originally purchasable by mail order only. In 1998, Pleasant Company became a subsidiary of Mattel.
Contents
* 1 Overview
* 2 American Girl Stores
* 3 American Girl Movies
* 4 Historical Characters
o 4.1 Kaya, 1764
o 4.2 Felicity Merriman, 1774
+ 4.2.1 Elizabeth Cole
o 4.3 Josefina Montoya, 1824
o 4.4 Kirsten Larson, 1854
o 4.5 Addy Walker, 1864
o 4.6 Samantha Parkington, 1904
+ 4.6.1 Nellie O'Malley
o 4.7 Rebecca Rubin, 1914
o 4.8 Kit Kittredge, 1934
+ 4.8.1 Ruthie Smithens
o 4.9 Molly McIntire, 1944
+ 4.9.1 Emily Bennett
o 4.10 Julie Albright, 1974
+ 4.10.1 Ivy Ling
* 5 My American Girl dolls
* 6 Girl of the Year dolls
o 6.1 2001: Lindsey Bergman
o 6.2 2002: Kailey Hopkins
o 6.3 2005: Marisol Luna
o 6.4 2006: Jess Akiko McConnell
o 6.5 2007: Nicki Fleming
o 6.6 2008: Mia St. Clair
o 6.7 2009: Chrissa Maxwell
o 6.8 2010: Lanie Holland
* 7 Bitty Baby and Bitty Twins
* 8 Innerstar University
* 9 Retired Product Lines
* 10 Reaction
o 10.1 Controversies
o 10.2 Addy
o 10.3 Girls, Inc.
o 10.4 Girl Of The Year 2005: Marisol
o 10.5 Labor Issues
o 10.6 Gwen Thompson and Homelessness
* 11 External links
* 12 References
Overview
In 1984, educator, writer, and entrepreneur Pleasant T. Rowland was looking for dolls to give her nieces for Christmas. She found baby dolls (which emphasize mothering) and teenage or adult dolls (which emphasize future aspirations of an older age), but no dolls that realistically represented girls in an nine-to-twelve age range. This experience was coupled with a visit to Colonial Williamsburg, a place which Rowland felt personified the accessibility of living history and which inspired her to create a line of historical character dolls and books.
In 1986 the first Pleasant Company catalogs debuted character dolls Samantha Parkington, Kirsten Larson, and Molly McIntire. Offered for sale with these dolls were the first three stories of each character's eventual six-book series, period outfits and accessories, and storage options. The dolls were designed by Götz, a German doll-maker. Since then, the company has added to and expanded its historical character line as well as ceasing production of some older characters. The company has also branched out into numerous other product lines, among them the American Girl magazine, myriad fiction and non-fiction publications, a line of contemporary 18-inch 'American Girl of Today' dolls, and the 'Bitty Baby' and 'Bitty Twins' collections. Pleasant Company was sold to Mattel, Inc. in 1997, and the name of the company subsequently changed to American Girl.
American Girl Stores
American Girl Place in The Grove at Farmers Market in Los Angeles, California
American Girl Place is a store that sells American Girl dolls, clothes, and accessories. The flagship and first store debuted in Chicago followed by stores in New York and Los Angeles. A number of boutiques followed which are smaller than the main stores; they feature rotating stock and some have casual restaurants. There are six smaller stores to date in North Point Mall in Alpharetta, Georgia; Galleria Dallas Mall in Dallas, Texas; at the Natick Collection in Natick, Massachusetts; at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota; in the Vistas section of the Park Meadows Mall in Lone Tree,Colorado, and most recently in September 2010 at Oak Park Mall in Overland Park, Kansas (a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri). [2] A tenth store is planned for summer 2011 at Tysons Corner Center in Tysons Corner, Virginia (Washington DC region).
American Girl Movies
Main article: American Girl films
In 2004, American Girl teamed with Red Om production company and Julia Roberts to create the first American Girl direct-to-video movie, Samantha: An American Girl Holiday. The film spawned a franchise that was followed by Felicity: An American Girl Adventure (2005), Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front (2006), along with the 2008 theatrically released film Kit Kittredge: An American Girl. In 2009, HBO premiered on An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong. Julie: An American Girl Musical was announced as a 2012 theatrical release.
Historical Characters