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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
posted by Chi-Chi at 2/11/2009 | Permalink
CHRISTINA MILIAN AND MARIAH LOVES MELODY EHSANI DESIGNS.
Christina Milian appeared on the April/May 2009 cover of KING magazine in Melody Ehsani round geometric earrings. The men's magazine nicknamed Christina as "Ms. Milli" for its 50th issue.



Photo: KING


Mariah Carey also had on Melody Ehsani designs for her "My Love" music video shoot with her husband Nick Cannon and The Dream. MC wore a custom made "MIMI" necklace with Pink Leopard Swarovski Bamboo. Fansite MARIAH DAILY was on the scene with the photos.





Photos: Mariah Daily

Labels: Christina Milian, Mariah Carey, Music Hoopla, Newsstand Snapshots, Nick Cannon, The Dream

 
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posted by Chi-Chi at 2/11/2009 | Permalink
NEWSSTAND: MADONNA & JESUS FOR W
In better-late-than-never-news, Madonna alongside her rumored boyfriend Jesus Luz pose for W magazine which was shot on location in Brazil. According to Jenna, Madonna wore a fitted strapless DVB (#8 the Orthez) dress. Snapped by Steven Klein, these nearly naked (NSFW) photos in more ways than one confirm Madonna and Jesus' relationship.







Photos: W/Elle


One thing for certain is that Madonna knows how to hold the public's attention. Why does he have a tattoo of HIS name on HIS back??? Next up for Madonna is her upcoming Sticky & Sweet Tour and The Oscars.

Labels: Madonna, Newsstand Snapshots, Romance Hoopla

 
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posted by Chi-Chi at 2/11/2009 | Permalink
HALLE, GABE AND TARAJI AT MR. C HOW + HALLE'S ESSENCE COVER
Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson joined couple Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry for dinner at Mr. Chow restaurant in Beverly Hills last night.





Photos: SPLASH via Gossip Girls


Halle opened up about her relationship with Calvin Klein model Gabriel who she has a 9-month-old daugher Nahla with to Essence magazine (March 2009/ Hollywood Special Edition).



On dating a White man: “I tried Black men. I tried,” she wails in a mock southern accent. “I married two Black men. You know I tried.” She laughs again before making clear that “I don’t hold all Black males responsible because of the two bad eggs I got. I even dated Black men after my last divorce, but this is just where I found love.”

On her longevity in Hollywood: “Setbacks energize me. They make me realize that I have more work to do.”



On being a mom: “I thought I knew love before, but I never knew anything like this.”

On going bald for a role: “I am shaving it off,” she says. “I know. Here comes the controversy, but I have to do it for the role and it will grow back - I hope.”




Essence magazine recently announce plans to host a luncheon honoring Halle and Taraji during Oscar Week 2009. (Congrats!) Click here for details.

Labels: Halle Berry, Newsstand Snapshots, Out and About, Romance Hoopla, Taraji P. Henson

 
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posted by Chi-Chi at 2/11/2009 | Permalink
MICHELLE OBAMA COVERS VOGUE MARCH 2009

First Lady Michelle Obama can be seen on the March 2009 cover edition of VOGUE magazine in a magenta Jason Wu silk sheath dress. Vogue's editor at large Andre Leon Talley interviewed Michelle while Annie Leibovitz snapped the portraits of Mrs. Obama at the Hay-Adams Hotel and as well as The White House. FUN FACT: Michelle became the second first lady ever to be featured on the cover of the fashion bible, after Hillary!


On her Election Night Narciso Rodriguez dress: Some critics made noise about the plain black cardigan the First Lady-to-be wore on November 4 in Grant Park over her Narciso Rodriguez dress. She is unrepentant: "I'm not going to pretend that I don't care about it," Mrs. Obama says of the criticism. "But I also have to be very practical. In the end, someone will always not like what you wear—people just have different tastes. Some will think that a sweater was horrible, [but] I was cold; I needed that sweater!"


On being mom-in-chief to daughters Malia and Sasha: "I'm going to try to take them to school every morning, as much as I can," she said. "But there's also a measure of independence. And obviously there will be times I won't be able to drop them off at all. I like to be a presence in my kids' school. I want to know the teachers; I want to know the other parents."



In J. Crew salmon wool cardigan, top, and tweed skirt

In Narciso Rodriguez dress.


The March 2009 edition of Vogue featuring First Lady Michelle Obama hits newsstand this month. What do you think of the photos?

Photos: Annie Leibovitz for Vogue via MSNBC

Labels: Newsstand Snapshots, Political Hoopla

 
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Monday, February 02, 2009
posted by Chi-Chi at 2/02/2009 | Permalink
SPOTTED: BOBBI KRISTINA & ASHANTI + KEYSHIA COLE & FRANKIE'S VIBE COVER
Bobbi Kristina, the 15-year-old daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, was spotted outside LAX Airport with her famous mother. That's one mean facial expression Bobbi is giving her mom (LOL!). Rumor has that Bobby is about to be father again. (Bobby has been in long-term relationship with Alicia Etheridge.) Head on over to MrsGrapevine for the scoop.




spotted at BLACKCELEBKIDS via Bauer Griffin


Ashanti rock a lime green and black ensemble outside Midtown restaurant over the Super Bowl weekend in New York City. No signs of her sister, momanger, that baby bump and boyfriend Nelly. I do love those green and black Giuseppe Zanotti sandals...



spotted at ASHANTIHQ


Frankie joined her daughter R&B singer Keyshia Cole for the alternative cover of VIBE magazine's Style March 2009 Issue. In case you missed Keyshia's solo yet colorful VIBE cover re-visit that blog post here. Apparently Keyshia treated her mother Frankie to full-on makeover. (Aww!)


spotted

Labels: Ashanti, Celeb Offspring, Keyshia Cole, Newsstand Snapshots, Out and About, Whitney Houston

 
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
posted by Chi-Chi at 1/29/2009 | Permalink
KEYSHIA COLE COVERS VIBE STYLE ISSUE
Keyshia Cole can be seen on the Style (March 2009) issue of VIBE magazine. This particular colorful edition hits newsstands on February 17th. FYI: Keyshia has been on the cover THREE times...so far!


Photo credit: VIBE


On the flip side, Keyshia may or may not had a nose job as posted up by Necole. What do you think of this new rumor - nose job gone right or a good make-up job done right?


Photos: WIREIMAGE & GETTY

Labels: Keyshia Cole, Newsstand Snapshots, things that make me go hmm

 
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
posted by Chi-Chi at 1/22/2009 | Permalink
FERGIE FOR MAC + MADONNA'S LOUIS VUITTON CLIP
Fergie (who I did not recognize thanks to the power of PhotoShop) pose for a new purple theme AD campaign for cosmetics brand, MAC Viva Glam. (Check out her previous MAC AD over at Sxy Fashion Queen.)


spotted at Access Hollywood


Fergie by the way just married her longtime boyfriend Josh Duhamel last weekend. Us Weekly secured the first exclusive photos of their wedding. Congrats to Fergie & Josh!


Fergie & Joshn at Dakota Bar Pre-Wedding


Check out Marc Jacobs and Madonna in this behind the scenes clip for the pop singer's Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2009 AD campaign photo shoot. Check out the full AD campaign over at NYMAG. I think the photos capture Madonna's fearless style.




Photos spotted at Daily Mail UK

click HERE if you can't see the video.

Labels: Fashion Hoopla, Fergie, Madonna, Newsstand Snapshots

 
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posted by Chi-Chi at 1/22/2009 | Permalink
CHANEL IMAN COVES PAGE SIX
Standing tall in a boho-chick look, Vogue cover girl/it girl Chanel Iman appeared on cover of the January 25th newsstand edition of Page Six magazine.


Photo: PageSix


The young protégée of Tyra Banks addressed rumors of dating Ryan Leslie and working in the fashion world.


Photo: Chanel Iman's Official Myspace


On rumors she has been involved with Kanye West, rapper Tyga, and singer-producer Ryan Leslie:
“I’m young and I’m dating. But I’m not gonna say any names. There are special people in my life but nothing serious. Just having a man in general is a job! I have one job; I can’t have a second. I’m the type of girl that if I have a man, I want to be a good girl-friend and be there for them and take care of them.”


Photo: Splash


On her close relationship with Tyra Banks:
“She keeps it real. She tells it like it is. She’s really been a great mentor for me.”


Photo: Elle


On the rigors of working New York Fashion Week:
“Honestly, I try to forget Fashion Week once it’s over. I just want to go home and rest and just forget I even did it. It could drive you crazy! It’s just show after show after show, and you’re missing your family and they feel really far away. You don’t go to sleep. You work for a month. You spend all this time trying on clothes… what drives me the most crazy is people touching me all the time. That does get weird.”

On how she ended up naming her Maltese “Louis Dior”:
“I really loved working with [Dior designer] John Galliano—he’s so amazing. He actually let me name my dog Dior. I asked him! Right after I bought my puppy, I flew to Paris and John was the first designer that I saw. So I was like, ‘Hey, I don’t have a name for my puppy, so is it OK, John, if I name him Dior?’ He said, ‘It would be my honor.’ So I took a picture of me and my dog and sent it to him. He loved it.”


Photo: Italian Vogue


On her frustrations at the difficulties that models of color face in the industry:
“It’s not just black girls. It’s ethnic girls in general: Brazilian girls, Hispanic. You really don’t see a lot of Asians either. A lot of designers think that if every girl on the runway looks exactly alike, then people will come to the shows and buy the clothes because they won’t be focusing on the models….It’s not even just runway either... us ethnic girls should be getting a lot of the covers too! I would love to be on half of the campaigns these [white] girls are booking, all looking exactly alike. It’s not right. It’s not fair.”

UPDATE: Check out the behind the scenes footage taken for Chanel's Page Six magazine cover gig HERE.

Thanks Kaitlin Roach!

Labels: Chanel Iman, Newsstand Snapshots, Ryan Leslie, Tyra Banks

 
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Thursday, January 08, 2009
posted by Chi-Chi at 1/08/2009 | Permalink
MUST-READ HOOPLA: KANYE'S VIBE COVER

Kanye West - VIBE February 2009

Guess what Meagan Good and Idris Elba have in common!
Lisa Lilakoi Moon Bonet names son Nakoa-Wolf.
Lady Gaga knocks Beyonce out of Billboard top spot.
Mario's album And Then There Was Me update + modeling gig
Aubrey O'Day Said What on Danity Kane??!
Video/Photo Catch-Up on "Daddy's Girls" Season Premiere.
Diggy Simmons joins the celebrity blogging circuit!
Is Keyshia Cole Obsessed with Young Jeezy?


Photo credit: VIBE

Labels: Kanye West, Must-Read Hoopla, Newsstand Snapshots

 
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009
posted by Chi-Chi at 1/07/2009 | Permalink
BRITNEY'S IF U SEEK AMY THIRD SINGLE + BEYONCE'S NEW L'OREAL AD
Britney Spears picked "If U Seek Amy" as her third single off the new album, Circus, as reported on her official website. Although this upbeat song appeared to be a strong contender post-"Circus" & "Womanizer", I thought the Britney team would stick with the mid-tempo "Unusual You" instead. The song's title is a sneaky way of saying "F*CK ME" according to angry parents in Australia. In case you haven't heard the new single just yet, check it out...


Photo credit: Jive

click here if you can't see the video.


Check out Beyonce's new L'Oreal AD which in comparison to that one controversial print campaign is all types of good. (I wonder if that's a Dereon shirt in the second photo...)


The much-talked about AD campaign 2008

Photos: L'Oreal via Beyonce World


Good news came towards Beyonce via a Golden Globe nomination for her songwriting contribution on "Once in a Lifetime" for the Cadillac Records soundtrack. Her role as Etta James also got her double nominations for the 2009 NAACP Image Awards.

Labels: Beyonce Knowles, Britney Spears, Music Hoopla, Newsstand Snapshots

 
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Friday, January 02, 2009
posted by Chi-Chi at 1/02/2009 | Permalink
KEYSHIA COLE'S JET COVER FEATURE
Keyshia Cole appeared on the Januaruy 12th newsstand edition of JET magazine. Keyshia talked aboout her new album "A Different Me", her upgraded image and reality show, "The Way It Is."

Photo credit: JET via Brown Sista


Anyone else grabbed a copy of her new album yet? Isn't it one of her best both lyrically and production wise? I love the '80s-ish tune "Please Don't Stop" (produced by The Runners)...

click here if you can't see the video.

Labels: Keyshia Cole, Music Hoopla, Newsstand Snapshots

 
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Monday, December 29, 2008
posted by Chi-Chi at 12/29/2008 | Permalink
LANCE GROSS & EVA MARCILLE ANNOUNCE THEIR ENGAGEMENT
Longtime photogenic couple Lance Gross, 27, and Eva Marcille, 24, announced their engagement on Christmas Eve via a interview with Essence magazine. Lance, actor from "Meet The Browns" & "House of Payne", popped the question to his girlfriend Eva (of "Young & Restless"/"ANTM" fame) in front of family and friends. Lance recently told Clutch magazine that Eva's his baby who in turn supports his dreams.


Photo credit: Robert Ector & Derek Blanks

Actor Lance Gross got on bended knee and proposed to girlfriend and costar Eva Marcille in front of their families on Christmas Eve to propose.

“I knew the day I laid eyes on her because I just got that feeling,” says Gross who said he fell in love with Marcille instantly. “She took full control of my heart and is the only woman that has ever made me feel that way—that’s how I knew she was special.”

Surrounded by family and friends, Gross got on bended knee and presented Marcille with a 3.36 1895 Pave Cartier ring.

“I cried. It was totally unexpected. I’m still in shock,” says Marcille. “I could not even sleep because I was afraid that I might wake up from the most beautiful dream ever.”

The two haven’t set a wedding date but are strongly considering a summer wedding in 2010.

“To put it simply, he makes me a better me,” says Marcille.” I am now complete.” [quote: Essence]


Congrats...and here's to these two making it last! (Lance and Eva have been together since 2006.) In the meantime check out this one hot portrait the pair did with photographer Derek Blanks.


"Eva The Diva" Housewife photoshoot with D. Blanks

Labels: Eva Pigford, Lance Gross, New Couple, Newsstand Snapshots

 
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Thursday, December 25, 2008
posted by Chi-Chi at 12/25/2008 | Permalink
NEW MUSIC FROM CIARA & 50 CENT: SLOW DOWN REMIX
Taken off her upcoming Fantasy Ride mixtape, Ciara collaborated with 50 Cent (yet again) on the track, "Slow Down (Remix)." No doubt these two have great chemistry which is quite evident on the upbeat bombastic track. You already know that her alter ego Super C would nail this track when she gets to perform it live. (The beat is taken from Slim’s, “Good Lovin” featuring Fabolous & Ryan Leslie.)


Photos: Derek Blanks via AP

click here if you can't see the video.


In related news, Ciara appeared in the January 2009 edition of Women's Health magazine where she eagerly talked about her fitness tips. (Her rules left little doubt on how she secured that Wilhemina modeling contract!) Ciara also described her upcoming third album (Fantasy Ride) as a "roller coaster." Her new single, "Never Never" featuring Young Jeezy (produced by Polow Da Don) impacts on January 19th.



Scans via Sincerely Ciara


2009 may very well be Ciara's year. So do you like this new Ciara & 50 Cent tune or not?

Labels: 50 Cent, Ciara, Music Hoopla, New Music, Newsstand Snapshots

 
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