Who was an inspiration for characters in The Beautiful People, and was "New York's leading It girl" in 2001?
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The Beautiful People (professional wrestling) The Beautiful People was a stable of professional wrestlers in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). The stable has counted Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, Cute Kip, Madison Rayne and Lacey Von Erich as members throughout its several incarnations. The team are known for their narcissistic gimmick, and holding the TNA Knockouts Championship and the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship simultaneously. Their characters were portrayed as arrogant blonde Barbie dolls, whose main goal as a team was to "cleanse" the TNA roster "one ugly person at a time", based on the belief that their physical attractiveness was greater than that of others in the company, however various incarnations have portrayed them as faces. Original members Angelina Love and Velvet Sky came up with the characters, inspired by Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie.
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Paris Hilton Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American businesswoman, socialite, television and media personality, model, actress, singer, and DJ. She is the great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, the founder of Hilton Hotels. Born in New York City and raised there and in Beverly Hills, California, Hilton began her modeling career as a teenager when she signed with New York-based modelling development agency Trump Model Management. Her lifestyle and rumored short-lived relationships made her a feature of entertainment news and tabloid magazines, and Hilton was proclaimed "New York's leading It girl" in 2001. In 2003, a sex tape with Hilton and her then-boyfriend Rick Salomon, later released as "1 Night in Paris", was leaked to the public. Released only three weeks before the premiere of the reality television series "The Simple Life", in which she starred alongside her long-time friend Nicole Richie, the sex tape became a media sensation.
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True Beauty (season 1) True Beauty (season 1) is the first season of the ABC reality television series "True Beauty". The contestants are competing to see who is the most beautiful. However, they think they are only being tested on "outer beauty". The show is hosted by three judges: Nolé Marin, Cheryl Tiegs, and Vanessa Minnillo who judge the contestants on their "inner beauty". The contestants are competing for $100,000 and to be "featured in "People" magazine's 100 most beautiful people issue." The series, produced by Tyra Banks and Ashton Kutcher, premiered on ABC on January 5, 2009.
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Carol Channing Carol Elaine Channing (born January 31, 1921) is an American actress, singer, dancer and comedian. Notable for starring in Broadway and film musicals, her characters typically radiate a fervent expressiveness and an easily identifiable voice, whether singing or for comedic effect. Carol Channing also studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City.
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Evolution (Ayumi Hamasaki song) "Evolution" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist and lyricist Ayumi Hamasaki, released on January 31, 2001 as the second single from her fourth studio album "I Am..." (2002). Influenced by the September 11 attacks in New York City and Washington D.C. in North America, Hamasaki sought a new inspiration for her then-forthcoming album; instead of writing songs about confusion, loneliness and love like her previous efforts, she was encouraged to engage in more peaceful and worldly themes. This resulted in several songs on "I Am...", including "Evolution".
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Elisabeth C. Draper Elisabeth C. Draper (1900-1993) was a prominent interior decorator in New York City. Mrs. Draper was one of the grande dames of decorating in an era when a professionally decorated home was a mark of privilege. She became known for comfortable rooms that mixed antiques with contemporary furnishings.
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Sheryl Lee Ralph Sheryl Lee Ralph (born December 30, 1956) is an American actress, singer, and activist. She made her screen debut in the 1977 comedy film "A Piece of the Action", before landing her breakthrough role as Deena Jones in the Broadway musical "Dreamgirls" (1981), for which she received Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical.
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Good People (play) Good People is a 2011 play by David Lindsay-Abaire. The world premiere was staged by the Manhattan Theatre Club in New York City. The production was nominated for two 2011 Tony Awards – Best Play and Best Leading Actress in a Play (Frances McDormand), with the latter winning.
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Cheryl B Cheryl Burke (September 19, 1972 – June 18, 2011), known professionally as Cheryl B, was an American journalist, spoken word poet, performance artist and playwright, associated with the East Village arts scene in New York City. She is best known for her autobiographical book "My Awesome Place: The Autobiography of Cheryl B", which was published posthumously and was co-winner, with John Irving's novel "In One Person", of the 2013 Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Literature.
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Millicent Huxtable Millicent "Millie" McFadden ("née" Huxtable) is a fictional character on the CW television series "One Tree Hill", portrayed by Lisa Goldstein. Originally from New York City, Millie was introduced as the personal assistant to Brooke Davis, founder of Clothes Over Bros. When Brooke moved back to Tree Hill, she followed her and helped run the Tree Hill store.
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Melissa Sgambelluri Melissa Sgambelluri (born 1983 in New York) is an American actress, dancer,and singer, most famous for her appearances on "American Idol" Season 6 as the "fountain girl". She was raised in the Capital District and now lives in New York City. Melissa has appeared on "Saturday Night Live" and currently working on her EP.
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Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress, producer, and businesswoman. She is the daughter of Greek-born actor John Aniston and American actress Nancy Dow. Aniston gained worldwide recognition for portraying Rachel Green on the television sitcom "Friends" (1994–2004), a role which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. The character was widely popular during the airing of the series and was later recognized as one of the 100 greatest female characters in United States television.
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Manic Pixie Dream Girl Manic Pixie Dream Girl (MPDG) is a stock character type in films. Film critic Nathan Rabin, who coined the term after observing Kirsten Dunst's character in "Elizabethtown" (2005), describes the MPDG as "that bubbly, shallow cinematic creature that exists solely in the fevered imaginations of sensitive writer-directors to teach broodingly soulful young men to embrace life and its infinite mysteries and adventures." MPDGs are said to help their men without pursuing their own happiness, and such characters never grow up; thus, their men never grow up.
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C. Z. Guest Lucy Douglas "C. Z." Guest ("née" Cochrane; February 19, 1920 - November 8, 2003) was an American stage actress, author, columnist, horsewoman, fashion designer, and socialite who achieved a degree of fame as a fashion icon. She was frequently seen wearing elegant designs by famous designers like Mainbocher. Her unfussy, clean-cut style was seen as typically American, and she was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1959.
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Dorothy Dean Dorothy Dean (December 22, 1932 – February 13, 1987) was an African American socialite, connected to Andy Warhol's The Factory—for which she appeared in the films "Batman Dracula" (1964), "Space" (1965), "My Hustler" (1965), "Afternoon" (1965), and "Chelsea Girls" (1966)—and Max's Kansas City, where she worked as door person. She also appeared in the documentary film "Superartist" (1967) about Warhol and his films.
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Irene Molloy Irene Molloy (born 1978 as Irene Theresa Molloy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She is best known for her main role as Hunter Fallow/Becky Johnson in The WB's short-lived but critically acclaimed comedy series "Grosse Pointe" from 2000 to 2001. She has also starred in Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals, television series and movies. Molloy was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical and received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical.
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Nona Gaye Nona Marvisa Gaye (born September 4, 1974) is an American singer, former fashion model, and actress. The daughter of late soul music legend Marvin Gaye and granddaughter of jazz great Slim Gaillard, she began her career as a vocalist in the early 1990s. As an actress, she is best known for her portrayal of Zee in the 2003 science fiction films, "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions".
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Sample People Sample People is a 2000 Australian film, directed by Clinton Smith. It is about the entanglements of twelve people in one weekend in Sydney.
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Beautiful People (band) Beautiful People are a British techno-dance group. Having been granted permission to sample any Jimi Hendrix song they wished, they released "If 60's Was 90's". Originally released in 1992 in just the UK, a similarly named album, "If 60's Were 90's", was also issued. In 1993, they released "Rilly Groovy", which reached No. 3 in the US "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Songs chart; on the back of this, "If 60's Was 90's" was re-released and peaked at No. 74 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 5 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart.
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LaChanze Rhonda LaChanze Sapp, known professionally as LaChanze (/ləʃɑnz/; born December 16, 1961) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical in 2006 for her role in "The Color Purple".
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Erica Kennedy Erica Kennedy (March 24, 1970 – c. June 13, 2012) was an American author, blogger, news correspondent, fashion journalist, and singer. Her 2004 novel "Bling", became a "New York Times" bestseller. In 2010, she was named to the list of 100 most influential African Americans, as published by "Ebony" magazine and known as the "Ebony Power 100".
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The World (nightclub) "The World" was a large nightclub in New York City, which operated from the mid-1980s until 1991 at 254 East 2nd Street, in Manhattan's East Village neighborhood. The venue, which included a secondary establishment called "The It Club," was housed in a former catering hall and theater. The World attracted a clientele that was economically, racially, and sexually diverse, and included artists, celebrities, and fashion designers, such as Keith Haring, Madonna, Brooke Shields, Prince, Stephen Sprouse, RuPaul, and Carolina Herrera, together with banjee boys and members of voguing houses