November 20, 2009
● The end of the world won’t be coming in 2012; it’s happening September 2011, when Oprah goes off the air. [WSJ]
● Mariah Carey’s demand to be surrounded by 20 white kittens and 100 white doves for the Westfield Christmas Lighting ceremony was denied, although she will be chauffeured in a Rolls Royce and escorted by 80 security guards. [DailyMail]
● Pamela Anderson finally had "the talk" with her kids. No, not the sex talk, the "your father and I made a sex tape" talk, telling her sons that: “Mommy and Daddy were massively in love, we videotaped everything and you’re probably going hear about [it] at school.” [RadarOnline]


One look at any of today's many reality TV shows that revolve around the modeling industry (Make Me a Supermodel, Model.Live, and America's Next Top Model included), and it's clear making it as the next big face in the fashion industry is no easy feat. But pressure doesn't rest solely on the shoulders of the models -- it lies on their parents as well. "Parents are inextricably linked to the talent and have a huge effect" on their child's success in the industry, Ford Models' creative director Matthew Hunt
What makes a supermodel? According to Naomi Campbell, "Models need to earn their stripes -- I just think the term [supermodels] is used a little too loosely." Campbell, who's lucky enough to have arguably earned the title,