Naomi Adds Star Wattage to Scent
Thierry Mugler is turning up the star power.
Giving the 17-year-old brand an Oscar-nominated shot in the arm, Naomi Watts has signed on to be the face of the designer's Angel scent and, starting in October, will be featured in a global print campaign and "glamorous and magical" commercial shot by Dreamgirls director Bill Condon.
According to the release explaining the rationale behind the pairing, Watts was the perfect choice to front the perfume, which comes in a star-shaped bottle, because "the actress projects a personality that blends sensuality, voluptuousness and evanescence to evoke the many facets of Angel."
That, plus her "blond fragility…natural tenderness" and "emotional seductiveness," sealed the deal.
And drew attention to the fact that Watts is apparently a celestial being.
Iman vs. Heidi: Supermodel Smackdown!
Is Iman dissing Heidi Klum, or just telling it like it is?
"I'm not belittling Heidi Klum, but I have been in fashion much more than she has. Not to toot my own horn, but I have been one of the best runway girls," the Somalian supermodel and wife of David Bowie was reportedly quoted as saying.
Iman currently hosts Project Runway: Canada, and tooted, er, talked more about her qualifications, perhaps hoping to make a move south of the fashion border?
"I know clothes, and I know about working hand in hand with designersI mean, I've worked with Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs, John Galliano. Yves Saint Laurenthe created a whole collection for me. Tom Ford, Valentino. Versace. Jean-Paul Gaultier. Thierry MuglerI could go on and on."
Yes, she probably couldbut as much as we love her, we are busy. So in the meantime, check out some other fabulous supermodels in our supermodel supergallery.
Devon Aoki Biography
Devon Aoki is the frontwoman of the new fashion wave that appreciates women of various ethnicities. Born August 10th, 1982, Devon Edwenna Aoki is the daughter of Japanese Olympic wrestler and Benihana steakhouse magnate Rocky Aoki and Anglo-Bavarian jewelry designer Pamela Hilburger.
A New York native, she grew up in the swank ‘burbs of Malibu, only to move back to her hometown in her early teens. It is rumored that she was discovered at a Rancid concert in NYC, where she gate-crashed. She was 13 when her godmother introduced her to Kate Moss, who later took Aoki as her apprentice.
At 14, she moved to London with her mother, divorced from Rocky Aoki, and her siblings. There she joined Storm Model Management, which also represented her mentor Moss. Says Aoki of Kate, “It was cool because when I got to know Kate, I realized that she was not only incredibly beautiful, but smart, too.†Both women soon appeared together on the cover of Interview magazine.
Aoki spent most of her adolescence juggling modeling and school, always giving equal attention to both. Some of the high-profile designers on her resume include Chanel, Thierry Mugler, Balenciaga, Fendi, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Givenchy. She was also featured in ad campaigns for Chanel Couture by Karl Lagerfeld, Versace Atelier by Steven Meisel, and Junko Shimada by Bettina Kimenda.
In 1998, the 5′6″ model replaced Naomi Campbell? as the face of Versace, after an alleged dispute between Campbell and Donatella Versace. Her most recent modeling contract is with Lancome, where she joins the ranks of beautiful women like Mena Suvari, Elizabeth Jagger? and Uma Thurman.
Aoki just recently forayed onto the big screen, starring in two films and working on her third. 2003′s Death of a Dynasty, her first movie, was a musical-comedy about the hip-hop industry and was directed by rap mogul Damon Dash. That same year she played Suki, a speed-loving babe in 2 Fast 2 Furious, the sequel to the successful The Fast and the Furious. Not knowing how to drive, she received her first lessons from a stunt driver for the role. She will next be seen as Dominique in D.E.B.S., a spy flick slated for 2004 and co-starring Jordana Brewster.
But she won’t stop there. Aoki plans on launching her own clothing line, and has signed on to New York entrepreneur Richie Akiva’s record label, where she will cut her own album, a move no doubt inspired by her rocker ex-boyfriend Lenny Kravitz?.
Having recently joined L.A.’s ICM for representation and The Firm for management (which manages the likes of J.Lo and Adrien Brody), Devon Aoki will only get bigger, and her face will become more recognized and endeared by the public.
Devon now lives on her own, and keeps her personal life private (for the most part…). No word has leaked of boyfriends since Kravitz, but she is often seen alongside major hip-hop and Hollywood men at high-profile social functions and movie premieres.
Naomi Watts: Nicole and I ’Compare Notes’ on Pregnancy
Nicole Kidman is preparing to give birth for the first time – and luckily she has Naomi Watts to talk her through it.
“Whenever you’re pregnant, you always call on your pregnant friends and compare notes,” the 39-year-old Watts – who gave birth to son Alexander Pete last July – told Friends Monday at a press conference to discuss her new role as the face of Angel, a fragrance by designer Thierry Mugler. “It’s what happens in friendship.”
So will Kidman, 40 – who’s expecting her first child with husband Keith Urban – be a good mom?
“Of course!” said Watts. In fact, since the Oscar-winner has two adopted children, Isabella and Connor, with her ex-husband Tom Cruise, “She’s already a great mum.”
While little Alexander – whose dad is actor Liev Schreiber – didn’t put in an appearance at the event, Watts said he’s growing up fast.
“He’s turning pages in the book,” she said proudly. “He’s crawling and standing up. He can wave. I read Goodnight Moon to him every night.”