In 1993, Playboy magazine offered McCarthy $20,000 to pose for its October issue. McCarthy became the Playmate of the Month for October 1993. Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner cites McCarthy's "wholesome Catholic girl" persona as the unique quality for which she was selected out of 10,000 applicants.[27][28] Her layout emphasized her Catholic upbringing with a schoolgirl theme. According to McCarthy, the pictorial caused an uproar in her Catholic neighborhood, and resulted in her house being pelted with eggs, her sisters being taunted at school, and McCarthy, who counted Catholic nuns among her aunts, being lectured about her future damnation by those close to her.[27] McCarthy was later made the Playmate of the Year, and was paid a $100,000 salary.[27][28] In 1994, because of her newfound public attention, McCarthy moved to Los Angeles and, for a time, hosted Hot Rocks, a Playboy TV show featuring uncensored music videos.[29]
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McCarthy has continued her work with Playboy over the years, both as a model and in other capacities. She appeared on the cover of the magazine's January 2005 issue wearing a leopard skin version of the company's iconic "bunny suit" and was featured in a pictorial shot at Elvis Presley's Graceland mansion in that same issue. She was the second woman (following Carmen Electra) and first former Playmate to become a celebrity photographer for the Playboy Cyber Club, where she photographed model Jennifer Madden.
McCarthy once modeled for Candie's, a shoe company. In one magazine ad, McCarthy posed on a toilet seat with her underwear near her ankles. Cultural scholar Collin Gifford Brooke wrote that the ad's "taboo nature" brought it attention, while noting that the ad itself helped to weaken that taboo.[51] Another Candie's ad depicted McCarthy "passing wind" in a crowded elevator.[52]
McCarthy's public presence and vocal activism on the vaccination-autism controversy, led, in 2008, to her being awarded the James Randi Educational Foundation's Pigasus Award, which is a tongue-in-cheek award granted for contributions to pseudoscience, for the "Performer Who Has Fooled the Greatest Number of People with the Least Amount of Effort". Randi stated in a video on the JREF's website that he did sympathize with the plight of McCarthy and her child, but admonished her for using her public presence in a way that may discourage parents from having their own children vaccinated.[66] In 2019 Rolling Stone magazine published a list of seventeen anti-vaccination celebrities,[67] from which according to Stuart Vyse McCarthy was one of the most active anti-vaccine celebrities.[68]
James Poniewozik, a television critic for Time magazine, criticized McCarthy's addition to the series and Walters' endorsement of McCarthy, arguing that The View is largely aimed at parents, on whom the public health system is dependent, and that the credibility that McCarthy's hiring will give her will endanger the public. Poniewozik argued that McCarthy's views, which might be brought up in discussions with the other hosts, would have the effect of framing the issue of whether vaccines cause autism as a matter of opinion, rather than a firmly refuted idea.[86]
Prince Harry may be smitten with Suits actress Meghan Markle now, but the British royal has had his share of rumored romances, flings, and girlfriends in the past. From the on-and-off again relationships to the unconfirmed flings, take a look back at the Prince's love life over the years.
The English singer and member of girl group The Saturdays admitted to briefly dating Prince Harry back in 2012. The two were spotted at a London bar together but Harry reportedly cooled things off with the singer after she was too open about their relationship with the public.
In the first series of the competition, which only cast 10 girls instead of the usual 12 or more, ANTM said the winner would receive a modeling contract with Wilhelmina Models in New York City, a photo spread in Marie Claire magazine, and a contract with Revlon cosmetics.
House began to pursue a career in modeling after she graduated high school. Following her "ANTM" win, House signed with IMG Models, appeared in a fashion spread and the cover of Jane magazine, and won a cosmetics campaign with Sephora.
House hosted "The Look for Less," a program on the Style Network, in 2005. In 2008, she hosted a reality series called "Queen Bees," which attempted to turn "mean girls" into nice members of society.
"I was not the cute girl in school," Pigford said in a speech after winning the title. "I came here the shortest and the one that had the most insecurities inside of them, and now I'm America's Next Top Model. And I get to represent all the little girls who feel the way I feel ... Watch out world, here comes Eva."
From winning the third season of "America's Next Top Model," Pigford won a CoverGirl cosmetics contract, a spread in Elle magazine, and a modeling contract with Ford Models. She later appeared on the covers of Brides Noir, Women's Health and Fitness, IONA, and Essence.
Mora's prizes for winning the season, which aired in the spring of 2005, included a modeling contract with Ford Models, a fashion spread and cover in Elle magazine, and a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics.
Since her "ANTM" win, Mora, 38, has modeled in New York Fashion Week and on the covers of multiple magazines. In addition to her modeling credits, Mora gave a TED Talk in 2013 about her difficult childhood growing up in Detroit and how her religious background as a Buddhist helped her in her modeling career and helped her become a "global citizen."
Following her win, Linkletter modeled for both the American and Singaporean issues of Elle magazine, Nylon Mexico, Women's Health and Fitness Magazine, and more. In 2006 and 2007, Linkletter also walked the runways of multiple major fashion designers' shows, including Alice and Olivia and Bebe.
Tyra Banks has since received backlash for the incident, with social-media users criticizing how she and runway coach Miss J. Alexander handled the situation. Danielle Evans also made a recent statement about the incident, saying in an Instagram video, "I want to address all of those young girls. I'm gonna take this time to build up and to speak to all of my young queens who saw that episode and were truly affected by Tyra's words ... It doesn't matter if you have a gap, stacked teeth, straight teeth, it matters not. It doesn't matter if you're black, brown, white, indifferent, other. What makes you beautiful is in here."
English was the second winner to come from North Dakota. For winning her season of "America's Next Top Model," she won a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl, a modeling contract with Elite Models, and a cover and six-page editorial spread in Seventeen magazine.
For winning the title of "America's Next Top Model," Gonzalez was awarded a contract with Elite Model Management, a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics, and a cover and spread in Seventeen magazine.
"Every little girl has a dream to be something. My family believed in my dream as much as I did. And to be here, and after working so much ... I think that shows all young women if you have that drive, keep going. The second time around, and I'm America's Next Top Model," she said.
Stowers was called out first twice during her season and landed in the bottom two twice. For winning the title of "America's Next Top Model," Stowers was awarded a contract with Elite Model Management, a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics which included a CoverGirl campaign for a new lip product, and she appeared on the cover of Seventeen magazine.
For winning the show, White received a contract with Wilhelmina Models, a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl, and a cover of Seventeen magazine. During her season, White stood out from the pack by never landing in the bottom two.
"As a leader in celebrating and promoting healthy body image, I must admit that I regrettably didn't see this clip before it was released to the public," she said in a statement to People magazine, according to a 2010 ABC News report. "But on behalf of the Top Model team, these were not the intentions, and we truly apologize for any confusion, anger, or disappointment it may have caused."
No online magazine databases held copies of Girl Gamer, nor were they available on any second-hand marketplace platforms. This meant I had to start from scratch with basic Google research. I was able to easily find out that Girl Gamer was released in the UK between 2007-2009, was published by Future PLC, and that it was packaged for free with UK pre-teen girl magazines, Bliss and Mizz.
I joined lost media Discord channels in the hopes someone may recognise the magazine, but my posts quickly slipped into the void. I also reached out to gaming preservation initiatives, Femicom and the Video Game History Foundation.
Magazines are cultural artefacts and like all artefacts, they tell stories. Girl Gamer represents an era where pre-teen girls were seen by Nintendo as valuable video game consumers, and regardless of its execution, that history deserves to be remembered.
Dr Stephanie Harkin has a PhD in Media and Communications from Swinburne University of Technology, where she researched girlhood and videogames. She teaches games culture at RMIT and has published in the journals Games and Culture and Game Studies. Twitter: @sa_harkin
In the novel series, Blair is the daughter of Harold Waldorf, a rich lawyer and Eleanor Waldorf, a wealthy heiress from an Upper East Side family. Blair's father was caught cheating on Eleanor with another man named Giles, which caused Eleanor to divorce him. Harold soon moves to France with Giles, leaving Eleanor and Blair on the Upper East Side. Blair grew up being best friends with Serena Van der Woodsen and Nate Archibald. Soon, Blair's mother meets Cyrus Rose, a rich architect. Blair can not stand Cyrus and wishes he and his son Aaron Rose would just disappear from their lives. But unfortunately for Blair, Cyrus and Eleanor get married and soon get pregnant with a little girl named Yale (Blair's choice). Blair is dating Nate Archibald in the first book until she finds out Serena slept with him, making her angry at both of them. She soon lets the anger go by book two and the three are all friends again. Later down the line, Blair gets into her dream school, Yale University, and graduates. While in college, she briefly dates Chuck Bass but it ends quickly. At the end of the series, she and Serena are at odds when they both date Nate until they both decide to let him go and move on with their lives. Blair loves shopping at Barney's, Bendel's, and Bergdorf's. She and her father both love shoes, their favorite designer is Christian Louboutin. She loves Audrey Hepburn and her favorite movies are Breakfast at Tiffany's and Roman Holiday. 2ff7e9595c