The Latin-pop superstar, born Shakira Mebarak Ripoll in the coastal city of Barranquilla, Colombia, Shakira, who goes by her first name only in Arabic means "woman full of grace," belies her ancestry. She is the daughter of a Colombian mother and a Lebanese father-a jeweler and writer whose Arabic background greatly influenced his daughter. Shakira's fondness for music was apparent early on, and she started winning local and national talent contests at age 10. While in school, Shakira was making her musical talent known by winning talent shows playing the guitar, and she was even kicked out of her school choir because her voice drowned out the other choir singers. Elsewhere, Shakira impressed judges at local and national competitions, who declared her winner of these contests. By 13, she had signed a record deal with Sony in Colombia, which resulted in her first album, "Magia (Magic)," a compilation of songs she wrote between the ages of 8 and 13. It was an effort that put Shakira in Colombia's musical map, and led to her being chosen to represent her country at the Fesival OTI in Spain. Because she was under the minimum age of 16, she wasn't allowed to participate. So instead, Shakira recorded a second album of original material, "Peligro (Danger)." At that point, Shakira took a break from music, graduated from high school (at age 15-really) and came back with a vengeance. The result was the phenomenally successful "Pies Descalzos," a hit-laden smash, which has sold close to four million copies worldwide. Shakira became an international sensation touring for an almost solid two years, playing her songs to sold-out audiences throughout the world. In Brazil alone, "Pies Descalzos" sold in excess of 900,000 copies, leading Shakira to record remixes in Portuguese for her Brazilian fans. She abandoned the light pop format she had been doing and declined her label's suggestion to explore more commercial avenues. Instead, she insisted on recording her very own brand of music: a blend of pop and rock that was unprecedented for a Colombian musician, much less a woman. Such a smashing hit seems impossible to surpass. But Shakira has done it with "Donde Estan los Ladrones," a collection of potential hits that further explores the realms of rock 'n' roll without losing Shakira's authenticity. Produced by über-producer Emilio Estefan -- who also became her manager -- the album is the perfect blend of gritty, thought-provoking lyrics and rock-laden tracks, while still preserving the Shakira that her original fans knew and loved. No wonder, then, that it was Shakira who was chosen among dozens of female Latin singers to grace the cover of Time Magazine in a recent article titled "Era of the Rockera". For the most exciting singer/songwriter to come out of Latin America in years, the possibilities are endless. For the millions that already buy her albums, she is already the voice of a new generation.

Patricia Arquette (born on April 8, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American film actress. Arquette is of Jewish and distant French descent. She is the daughter of the late actor Lewis Arquette, and granddaughter of the late comic Cliff Arquette. She is sister to the actors Rosanna, Alexis, Richmond and David Arquette. She is the sister-in-law of Courteney Cox Arquette, who is married to her brother David. She was married to Academy Award-winning actor Nicolas Cage from 1995 until 2001. She and fellow actor Thomas Jane are the parents of a baby girl named Harlow Olivia Calliope, born February 20, 2003. At the age of eighteen she got her start in showbiz in 1986's Pretty Smart. A year later, she gained attention for her starring role in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, often considered the best film of the Nightmare series. In 1989. Soon after, her career took off, and she has since appeared in such critically acclaimed movies as True Romance, Beyond Rangoon, Ethan Frome, Lost Highway, and Flirting with Disaster. She won a CableACE Award in 1991 for her portrayal of a deaf epileptic in Wildflower. In 1997, after her mother died of breast cancer, Patricia took the lead in the fight against the disease. She's run in the annual Race for the Cure and in 1999 was the Lee National Denim Day spokesperson. She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in 2005 for her role as the psychic Allison DuBois on NBC's Medium. Patricia Arquette in Medium

Toni Braxton was born October 7, 1968, in Severn, Maryland, the daughter of an Apostolic minister and a vocalist. Toni, her four sisters and her brother were forced to live under the strict rules of their family's faith. The naked girls of the Braxton family were not allowed to wear pants, sandals or makeup, were not allowed to have boyfriends, and the children were not allowed to listen to mainstream music. That didn't stop them from listening to music; when their parents were out, they watched Soul Train and listened to music. Toni and her siblings no longer had to sneak around to watch television once her parents joined the United Methodist Church, which had less strict rules. Watching soul greats such as Stevie Wonder and Chaka Khan eventually contributed to Toni's musical style. Doe-eyed Toni discovered her talent as a member of the church choir, which her mother encouraged her to join. Although Toni knew she wanted to pursue a singing career, she received a college education at Bowie State University. While studying teaching, Toni never gave up music. She took singing lessons to fulfill her true passion in life. Remaining true to her love for music, Toni and her sisters formed a group called the Braxtons. Signed with Arista, the Braxtons released a single entitled "The Good Life". Although the song was a commercial success, it did manage to catch the ear of Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Antonio "L.A. Reid", of LaFace Records. "The Good Life" was good enough for Toni's career, as it led to her record contract with LaFace. The aspiring singer broke into the music industry when she had the opportunity to contribute to the Boomerang soundtrack, when Anita Baker backed out because she was pregnant. Singles such as "Give U My Heart" (a duet with Babyface) and "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" both appeared on the Billboard charts. Her work on Boomerang was only an inkling of what listeners would hear from the soulful artist. Her debut album, the self-entitled Toni Braxton, was released in 1993, and spawned the hits "Another Sad Love Song", "You Mean The World To Me" and "Breathe Again". Her critically acclaimed album and Aretha Franklin/Whitney Houston style garnered her the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1993. Her follow-up album, the 1996 Secrets, equally did not disappoint. The singles "You're Makin' Me High" and "Un-Break My Heart" were huge hits, especially the latter which can probably be considered Toni's biggest international single. Toni also contributed to another soundtrack, the female bonding film Waiting to Exhale. After having won the 1997 Billboard Award for Female R&B Artist of the Year, Toni's stroke of success crashed when she filed for bankruptcy in 1998, after litigation with her record company. This did not stop Toni, who got back into the record studio to develop her third album, The Heat, released in April 2000. Although The Heat has not had the same fiery success as her previous albums, her first single, "He Wasn't Man Enough" has been on the Top Ten charts for months, and has become a staple on R&B, Pop and Adult Contemporary radio stations.

Paz Vega was born on January 2, 1976, in Seville, the Spanish town famous for Carmen and singing barbers. The slender and athletic Paz first dreamed of being a sports star and later took interest in politics. At age 15, all it took was a day at the theater to cement her ambitions; a performance of La Casa de Bernarda Alba set her sights on acting for good. At 16, Paz left school and patiently waited for the prestigious Centro Andaluz de Teatro acting school to accept her. After two years at the acting school and another two studying journalism, Paz moved to Madrid, where she sought fame. She changed her name to Paz Vega (her grandmother's last name) and worked in bars while auditioning for every acting job she could. Paz's first big jobs came on TV, where she appeared in three episodes of the Spanish series Menudo es mi padre, and in two other series, Mas que amigos and Companeros. In 1999, Paz got her first major movie role in Zapping, in which she played a hot Sex-loving vixen who snagged another woman's husband. That same year, she had a minor part in Sobrevivire (I Will Survive), which got people noticing her. Paz then returned to television with the career-making role of Laura in the series, 7 vidas. It was this role that endeared her to all of Spain. Filmmaker Mateo Gil liked Paz so much that he gave her a major part in his movie Nadie conoce a nadie (Nobody Knows Anybody, 1999). As she juggled TV and movies, she quickly learned the inner workings of the film industry. movie director Julio Medem saw her potential and asked Vega to leave her TV role to dedicate herself to his new project. His film would be provocative, steamy and sensual, so he needed just the right actress. In 2001, Lucia y el sexo (Sex and Lucia) hit theaters. It told the story, in graphic and lurid detail, of an innocent girl who slowly discovers her sexuality. Paz appeared nude, acting with her whole body in a gush of sensuality. Sex and Lucia became an international hit and won Paz a Goya, Spain's biggest movie award, for Best New Actress. With the success of Sex and Lucia, Vega was courted by the biggest names in the film industry. Spain's most important director, Pedro Almodovar, gave her a part in his award-winning film Hable con ella (Talk to Her, 2002). Soon after, she was seen in the musical romantic comedy, El otro lado de la cama (The Other Side of the Bed, 2002). After two more movies, including a rendition of Carmen in 2003, Paz started being coveted abroad. James L. Brooks, of The Simpsons and As Good as It Gets, signed her for his new directing project, a comedy called Spanglish, with Adam Sandler and Tea Leoni. This movie will no doubt raise her profile in the U.S. and she will hopefully be seen in more American movies. After Spanglish, Paz can be seen in 2005's Un angel en la oscuridad in the pipeline. Paz Vega currently lives in Madrid, Spian with husband Orson Salazar.

Jennifer Aniston was born on February 11, 1969 in Sherman Oaks, California to Nancy and John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives).Aniston, who is Greek, spent a year of her childhood living in Greece with her family but later, moved to New York when her father landed a role on the daytime drama, Love of Life. Aniston's parents separated when she was 9 years old. After the divorce, she was raised in New York City by her mother.Aniston was inspired to act after seeing the play Children of A Lesser God on Broadway. At 11, Aniston joined the Rudolf Steiner school's drama club. Aniston was, and still is, a very talented artist and at the young age of 11, one her paintings was displayed at an exhibit at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.At 15, Aniston was accepted to New York's High school For The Performing Arts. In 1987, after graduating from high school, Aniston spent a year living at home with her mom. She did not want to go to college. Instead, she worked at a burger joint called Jackson Hole in Manhattan. During those burger-pushing days, Aniston won roles in the Off-Broadway productions of For Dear Life at New York's Public Theater and Dancing On Checkers Grave. Looking for more of a challenge, Aniston moved west where she met soon-to-be friend, Matthew Perry (Chandler Bing).During 1989, Aniston was cast in a handful of television shows. In 1993, Aniston won a part in Leprechaun. In those years, Aniston made a name for herself as an actress who would take risks and graciously accept criticism of herself and her work.Then, a pilot of a show called Friends Like Us came along. Aniston was originally tested for the role of Monica, but she told the producers that she felt much more comfortable with the Rachel character and they agreed.Life wasn't all easy for Aniston though. Before getting the role of Rachel Green on Friends, Aniston was told to lose some weight and she did. She lost 30 pounds. Now, as the girl everyone wants to look like, fame has proven to be a bit daunting for Aniston. Now, her passions for things like antiquing, hiking, and travelling have been halted, for the time being. She can no longer go out into public without being stopped for autograph requests or photos and finds the worst part of her newfound celebrity status is meeting a man. However, that doesn't seem to be a problem anymore because Jennifer Aniston is currently going out with actor, Tate Donovan.

Bridget Hall was born December 12, 1977, in Springdale, Arkansas; she was later raised in Dallas, Texas. After moving to Dallas at the age of four with her brother Josh and her mother, she became enamored with the idea of modeling at a very early age. She signed her first modeling contract at the age of nine with a company called The Kim Dawson Agency in Dallas. She dropped out of school at the age of fifteen to pursue modeling full-time. Bridget continued her pursuit of modeling stardom over the next few years. In 1992, the Hazel-eyed blonde signed with the Ford Modeling Agency, which helped catapult her to the top of her domain. In fact, she was listed in Forbes magazine as one of the top ten best-paid supermodels in the world. Later she was kicked out of Ford Models President Eileen Ford's home for her excessively wild behavior. She has graced the cover of every major fashion magazine in the world; she has worked for many big companies such as IMG, Why Not and Ford. Her recent advertising work includes ads for Gucci, Ralph Lauren, Versace Couture, Valentino, Pepsi and Maybelline. She also did widely recognized work for Guess, Bill Blass, Patek Phillipe watches, Polo Sport and Christian Dior. She has become one of the most favored cover naked girls in the industry, mostly due to her striking lips, natural beauty and athletic yet feminine style. She has graced the covers of Allure US, Elle Italia three times in 1996, Elle US, Esquire Marie Claire and Glamour. In 1997, she did covers for Allure, Flare Canada, Glamour and Zest UK. 1998 was her busiest year appearing on covers for Arena UK, Cosmopolitain US, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire Duetsch, The Face UK, Frank UK, Vogue Espana, and Vogue UK. In 1999, she was seen on Marie Claire Italia and US magazines. She has been the first choice for countless designers, all of whom thoroughly enjoy working with her. She appeared in the Spring/Summer 1999 Ready to wear shows for Alexander McQueen, Antonio Berardi, Badgley Mischka, Bill Blass, Byblos, Carolina Herrera, Céline, Chanel, Chloé, Costume National, Daryl K, Donna Karan, Ellen Tracy, Fendi, Givenchy, John Bartlett, Julien Macdonald, Lanvin, Mark Eisen, Matthew Williamson, MaxMara, Michael Kors, Oscar de la Renta, Paco Rabanne, Paul Smith, Prada, Sonia Rykiel, Strenesse, Valentino, Versus, Vivienne Westwood, Vivienne Westwood - Red Label. All that, and that just covers Spring/Summer! Fall/Winter brought on Byblos, Céline, Chanel, Chloé, Christian Lacroix, Daryl K, Dries van Noten, Ellen Tracy, Eric Bergere, Givenchy, Jill Stuart, John Bartlett, Lanvin, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Mark Eisen, Michael Kors, Nicole Miller, Prada, Roberto Cavalli, Tommy Hilfiger, Valentino, Vivienne Westwood - Red Label. Hall also appeared in a 1997 movie called Scratch the Surface, starring Whitney Houston, Phoebe Cates and Brooke Shields. She has her own company called Bridget Hall Inc., and came out with her own calendar in 1996. She also appeared in the Pirelli calendar of 1999. Going back and forth between New York and Dallas, she has to juggle her schedule to find time for some of her favorite hobbies, which include playing pool, jet skiing and swimming. She is also an expert snowboarder, and spends a considerable amount of time in Vermont and Telluride, where she prefers to snowboard. A big fan of rap music, Bridget also enjoys reading, drawing and playing volleyball. Being from Dallas, she is a huge Cowboys fan, and she attends the University of Nebraska. Although she is unmarried, she had been dating actor Norman Reedus for some time a few years back. Her goals for the future are to continue her modeling career, and she would also like to try her hand at acting.

Krista Allen (born April 5, 1971 in Ventura, California) is an actress who appeared in the television shows Baywatch and Days of Our Lives and in films like Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Anger Management but she is perhaps most well-known for headlining the Emmanuelle series of soft core films. She will next appear in the Project Greenlight horror film Feast. Allen is also well known for playing a sexy virtual Reality Kings character in an episode of The X-Files and is remembered for her brief appearance as the "Elevator Girl" in the Jim Carrey comedy Liar Liar. She is sometimes credited as Krista Allen-Moritt as a result of her marriage to Justin Moritt which lasted from 1996 to 1999; they have 1 son: Jacob Nolan. An avowed bisexual, she has performed lesbian roles in a variety of films and enjoyed off-camera relationships with Jenna Jameson and Krystal Steal. She has also dated George Clooney on and off for several years. Krista majored in education at Austin Community College, Texas and then interned as a kindergarten teacher before she decided to pursue her dream of an acting career. She was also crowned Miss Texas in 1991 and has started her own T-shirt line called Sex Brand.

Nicole Richie (born on September 21, 1981) is a socialite best known for her role in The Simple Life Richie was born in Berkeley, California. Her biological father is unknown. Her mother is a woman identified only as an assistant on Lionel Richie's 1980 world tour. When Nicole was 9, Richie formally adopted her. Nicole is of Caucasian, African American, and Mexican descent. Nicole is trained in cello, violin, piano, and figure skating, and has plans to pursue a music career. She also attended the University of Arizona for two years after graduating from high school. She stated, "I went to the University of Arizona. I stopped because I went there for two years and I felt like I experienced college or whatever. I'm over it. I like Hollywood better." She made her musical debut in February 2005 with a live appearance on ABC's The View playing the piano. Her godfather is Michael Jackson. Richie and Hilton starred in the 2003 Reality Kings series The Simple Life, in which they lived for a month with a family in the rural community of Altus, Arkansas. Later seasons of the show had Richie and Hilton in a road-trip across the United States, and an East Coast trek on a Greyhound bus while performing various internships. She has also made appearances in films and Fox's Madtv. Her first major acting role was a supporting role as cheerleader Kelly Stepford in 2005 comedy Kids In America. Richie recently wrote a semi-autobiographical novel, The Truth About Diamonds. The novel is loosely based on her life, but is mostly fictional. It chronicles Chloe Parker, the adopted daughter of a singer who makes her way through all of the hottest nightclubs and parties in Hollywood and battles a drug addiction. Rumors have said that a character in the book, Simone Westlake, is based on Nicole's ex-best friend, Paris Hilton. Simone does a few things extremely similar to Hilton, such as "accidentally on purpose" losing her cell phone and letting out the phone numbers of celebrities to the general public. While former best friend Paris Hilton has the catchphrase "That's Hot", Nicole has one of her own in the same vein: "Loves It." Another current project of Richie's is an album, with no release date specified as of yet. The seven songs reported to be done so far are a mixture of rock, soul and dance. Richie is set to inherit her father's $365 million dollar fortune. She was engaged to club DJ Adam Goldstein also known as D.J. AM. Instead of a diamond ring Goldstein proposed with a sapphire ring, the stone of her birth. They announced their engagement in February 2005 after dating since 2003 and were set to marry in early 2006. On December 7th, 2005, she and Adam broke off their 9 month engagement. Since that time, Nicole has been linked with Kevin Lafreniere and with MTV's "Jackass" star Steve-O. In February of 2003, she was arrested in Malibu, California, and charged with possession of heroin. She has since been through rehab. In December of 2003, she publicly spoke out in defense of her godfather Michael Jackson following his accusations of child molestation. Following the 2003 Billboard Music Awards, the Federal Communications Commission received 80,000 complaints after Richie said, "fuck," and was not bleeped. This was the FCC complaint record, until it was broken following Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake's appearance at Super Bowl XXXVIII. She briefly dated Canadian music producer and entrepreneur Brad Salyn in 2002. On 20 April 2005, amidst media reports that their friendship was in trouble, Paris Hilton released a statement saying "It's no big secret that Nicole and I are no longer friends," and "Nicole knows what she did, and that's all I'm ever going to say about it." A circulating rumor involved a story that Nicole had shown Paris' sex tape at a party. There were also rumors of Hilton being jealous of Nicole's rising star. Richie is still friends with Paris' sister Nicky, who was to serve as a bridesmaid at Nicole's wedding until it was called off in December, 2005. Recently, Nicole has spoken out about Paris. She has said that there was never a real falling out, that she and Paris have just drifted apart and haven't been friends for about two years. Nicole has also said she doesn't see herself making up with Paris and that if they were to meet "at a mall or something, we would just not talk." In 2005 Richie appeared and co-hosted at the 19th Annual Soul Train Music Awards. Initially, because of the end of Nicole's friendship with Paris Hilton, Kimberly Stewart or not as publicly known Manhattan socialite Bethany Carkhuff were tapped to be Nicole's replacement in The Simple Life 4. Richie and fiancé Goldstein were said to be considering a Jessica Simpson-type Reality Kings show of their own. Nicole has since said that she would never agree to doing a Reality Kings show about her personal life and relationships. Fox, the network behind The Simple Life, has announced that the next year, entitled The Simple Life 4, has been canceled as the show's stars "no longer proved compatible." On November 10, 2005 on The Tonight Show she said that she and Paris Hilton will do the show but tape their segments separately. In early 2005, Nicole was ridiculed by media members who claimed that she had an eating disorder. She has lost about twenty pounds, weighing a mere ninety-seven pounds, since her rise to stardom in 2003 with The Simple Life Season 1. Nicole has been quoted as saying "I've always been really skinny. I just went through a heavier stage after rehab and during Simple Life 1. Now I have a trainer and the weight has gradually come off." On December 1st, 2005, Richie signed a deal with 20th Century Fox Television that could land her in a TV sitcom. Richie's deal could either put her into an existing show or have a new show built around her. She is rumoured to be joining the cast of The OC in it's fourth season. Richie (sometimes also credited as Ritchie) is the former face of Bongo Jeans, and the current face of Jimmy Choo. She was also signed to be the face of promotion for Green M&M's in Australia, however the candy company behind M&M's were worried that Richie's slender appearance was not right for the promotion of candy, and instead signed actress Pamela Anderson. Richie, however rose above the disappointment, and soon after landed herself the position of promotional face for Diet Dr Pepper, and has been seen promoting the soft drink in several locations.

Demi (Demetria) Moore was born on November 11th, 1962 in Roswell, New Mexico. Her real father was an unemployed gambling addict who left her mother before she was born. Her childhood was a tough one and to make matters worse she was born cross-eyed and underwent two operations to fix the problem.Demi's mother remarried Danny Guynes. Unfortunately, Guynes didn't add any stability to the family. He was frequently changing jobs, which caused the family to move over 30 times during Demi's youth. Demi grew up dealing with alcoholism, poverty, divorce, poverty and her step fathers suicide when she was 18. Perhaps her afflicted childhood fueled her ambitions for fame and fortune.At 16 Demi quite school and moved to Los Angeles where she found work as a model (modeled in Europe) and worked for a collection agency. When she was 18 she married Rock musician, Freddy Moore. The marriage lasted for 4 years.Her break into show biz was on the Daytime series "General Hospital" as Jackie Templeton. She stayed with the show long enough to get noticed in Hollywood and was cast in her first significant role as the drug addicted Jules in "St. Elmo's Fire". Her own life mirrored that of her character as Demi herself was abusing drugs, mostly cocaine, and alcohol. After director Joel Schumacher threatened to fire her from the set of "St. Elmo's Fire" Demi began to turn her life around. She attended a two week drug rehab program and returned to work. She has remained clean and sober ever since. After ending a three year engagement to fellow actor Emilio Estevez, Demi met Bruce Willis. After a highly publicized, whirl wind romance the couple were married in November of 1987. The couple stayed together for 11 years producing three daughters, Rumer, Scout and Tallulah. Bruce and Demi divorced in 1998. With persistence and a flare for publicity stunts, like appearing nude on the cover of Vanity Fair while she was pregnant, she secured her place in tinseltown.The 90's brought Moore to the forefront of the Hollywood A-List with films such as "Ghost" (1990), "Indecent Proposal" (1993), "Disclosure" (1994), "The Juror" (1995), "Striptease" (1996), and "G.I. Jane" (1997).Demi Moore is one of the few former Brat Pack members to emerge from the 80's and 90's stronger and more successful than ever before. She may have been criticized for her intense ambition, but there is no doubt that she has been prosperous in her career. She is now recognized as one of the most powerful and influential women in Hollywood and she now rakes in over 12 million dollars a picture.

She was born in 1982 to Jean Sobieski, a French painter and writer, and Elizabeth, a writer as well. Jean is somewhere in the line to the throne of the Polish crown, but he does not use his title. I guess unlike other royalty, he's quite humble. She was discovered by an agent while eating at her school cafeteria in New York City. The agent had heard about a part in the then-upcoming Brad Pitt/Tom Cruise "Interview With a Vampire," and thought that Leelee would be perfect for the role. He got Leelee to audition, but she didn't get the part; it instead went to Kirsten Dunst. Her biggest role came with "Deep Impact," the film that costarred Tea Leoni, and made a huge dent in the box naughty office. The publicity from that film brought her many other roles, including "Joan of Arc," but the film was lost in the midst of the seemingly large increase in the number of Joan of Arc films. Milla Jovovich starred in "The Messenger,' also based on Joan of Arc as well. The film did give Leelee an Emmy nomination. She also nailed down a highly coveted role in "Eyes Wide Shut," the then incredibly anticipated Stanley Kubrick film, as well as roles in the Drew Barrymore vehicle "Never Been Kissed," "The Glass House," and the teen film "Here On Earth," costarring Josh Hartnett and Chris Klein. Off the screen, Leelee is quite a well-rounded young lady. She enjoys painting and ceramics, is a writer and reader of poetry. She also is an active girl, an expert in martial arts and an avid horse rider. She shares her home in New York with Picasso, a "bright yellow Indian Ringneck parakeet." And, to top it all off, she speaks fluent French.

Cameron Diaz was sixteen when she got her big break in life. She was at a Hollywood party when she ended up speaking to, and eventually dating, a fashion photographer who landed her a modelling contract with the Elite Modelling Agency within a week of knowing her. She went to Japan with another young model (15) to further her modelling career shortly afterwards.For five years afterwards she travelled from country to country and fashion capital to fashion capital. From Paris to Morocco to Milan and even to Australia and eventually hooked up with boyfriend Carlos De La Torre whom she stayed with for five years in a Hollywood apartment.By the time she landed herself a role in the film The Mask, starring comedian Jim Carrey, she was already an accomplished actress appearing in commercials for Calvin Klein, Levi's, and Coca-Cola as well as being on magazines such as Seventeen and Mademoiselle. She was 21 and had much experience in the modelling world. However, she had begun to feel that there was more in her future than just modelling and she eventually decided to turn from modelling to acting. She initially got a small role in the movie but got bored “practising with the choreographer so that he knows the steps he gonna teach the real girl who gets the job? The director, Charles Russell, who realised what she felt, managed to convince the producers at New Line Cinema to give her the female lead role and so she launched her acting career.A month into the production of the movie she discovered the scale of the movie and got an ulcer realising the pressure set upon her according to the success of the motion picture. After this experience, and a case where she injured herself in training for the film Mortal Kombat, studios became wary of taking her on and so fate would have it that she returned to the world of big time modelling and independent films. She gained a role in the movie the Last Supper?in 1995 saying she decided to do so to gain experience working with other actors seeing as how she had little experience. In 1996 she earned roles in Feeling Minnesota and She The One along side big stars Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Aniston and in the film lead Above Water? She doesn fail to show off her model figure in most of these films and they are all worth a view. She was named N.A.T.O. female star of tomorrow in that year and now with experience in several films she has a growing following of fans.Since then she has starred in My Best Friend Wedding along side Julia Roberts, A Live Less Ordinary with Trainspotting star Ewan McGregor, and most recently There Something About Mary along side long time boyfriend, Matt Dillon. Rumour would have it the two have now broken up but reports are vague.Soon she will appear again on the big screen in the films hear And Loathing In Las Vegas?and an Any Given Sunday? Her latest film, Very Bad things, is out in the States at the moment and will be coming out soon across Europe.

Elizabeth Berkley was most recently seen on the big screen in Woody Allen's Curse of the Jade Scorpion. Prior to that, she appeared in Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday, opposite Al Pacino. Berkley recently received rave reviews in the London production of Sir Peter Halls' Lenny, for her portrayal of Honey Harlow. Berkley trained as a dancer and performed with The American Ballet Theatre and The New York City Ballet before segueing to acting. When she was still in her teens, she landed a regular role in the hit NBC series Saved by the Bell. She made her feature film debut starring in Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls. Her subsequent film credits include The First Wive's Club, starring Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton and Bette Midler, The Real Blonde, and The Last Call. She also had a recurring role on ABC's acclaimed series NYPD Blue, in addition to guest starring on numerous other television series.

Nikki Cox was born in Los Angeles on June 2, 1978. Cox first expressed an interest in show business at the tender age of four. She was discovered by a prominent dance agent while taking dance classes, which led to her professional debut, dancing in the comedy movie "Mac and Me". This early success led to dancing in popular music videos including Michael Jackson's "Moonwalker;" a Los Angeles Music Center Ballet Tour; The Joffrey Ballet; Paula Abdul's sex video "Forever Your Girl;" "The MTV Awards" and "The Arsenio Hall Show." At the age of 10, Cox won her first television role as a guest star on the comedy Mama's Family. She was a series regular on Someone Like Me and had recurring roles on the series Baywatch, Pearl, California Dreams and the daytime drama General Hospital. She was also featured on the comedy series Sister, Sister, The Nanny, Blossom, Murphy Brown and Night Court. Cox's television movie credits include The Ryan White Story and Danger Island. Her additional feature films include Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Glimmer Man and she appeared in a cameo role in The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.

Mimi Rogers (born Miriam Spickler, January 27, 1956 in Coral Gables, Florida) is an American movie actress and competitive poker player. Her breakthrough role was opposite Tom Berenger in Someone to Watch Over Me (1987). Since then, her career has largely been focused on independent films, most notably the controversial The Rapture (1991). Although she continues to do independent films, Rogers is certainly not averse to Hollywood. She has appeared in sci-fi films such as Lost in Space (1998), as well as the cult television series The X-Files (1998-99). She also appeared as the mother of Elizabeth Hurley's character in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997). Famous for her voluptuous physique, her most titillating role was in Full Body Massage (1995) in which she was fully nude for most of the film. Also notable was her nude scene at the age of 49 in Door in the Floor written by John Irving. Her father was Jewish and a Holocaust survivor, while her mother was Christian. However, Rogers has become a member of the Church of Scientology, and in fact her father is now a minister of Scientology as was her first husband, Jim Rogers. They were married from 1977 until 1980. Her second husband was actor Tom Cruise; they were married from 1987 until 1990. She introduced Cruise to Scientology. She is presently involved with producer Chris Ciaffa; they have two children, Lucy and Charles. Having played high stakes poker as a teenager, she took up competitive poker in 2003, and finished in the cash in her first major tournament at the World Poker Tour's 240 player Shooting Stars main event No-Limit Texas hold 'em tournament in San Jose, California on March 4, 2004. She is also in the board of directors of the World Poker Tour. She is currently in a new sitcom on Fox called The Loop.

Carla was born in Sarasota, Florida. She moved with her mother to Paradise, California when Carla was just five years old. During her childhood they moved many times within the state. A major modeling agency discovered Carla in San Diego and sent her to New York to begin a new career when she was 15. But she discovered that it was too much to handle for her being in New York. So she returned to LA, moving in with her aunt, Carol Merril (known from The Price is Right). She kept on with modeling and enrolling in an acting class at the suggestion of her aunt. With 16 she won her first role in the movie: Troop Beverly Hills. She appeared in Falcon Crest (playing Sydney St. James), the Wonder Years and Quantum Leap. Her first leading role in a movie Son-in-law was positively noted by the critics even so they disliked the movie. She then appeard in such movies as Michael and Snake Eyes and she had a recurring role in Spin City.

Born in her father's Datsun on the Santa Monica freeway, Dominique Adrian Swain was born on August 12, 1980. She grew up in Malibu with her parents and four siblings, living a modest lifestyle and enduring the usual teenage humiliations of crooked teeth and catty classmates at Malibu High School. Swain excelled at learning, earning straight A's and becoming Valedictorian. Then, in her sophomore year, Swain's life took a famous turn. Swain had already officially launched her Hollywood career as a stunt double; she appeared under the ice as Macaulay Culkin's younger sister in Joseph Ruben's The Good Son (1993), then almost nabbed the role of "Claudia" in Interview with the Vampire (1994). But it was in 1997, when Swain was just fourteen, that she was chosen out of 2,500 naked girls to play the title role in Adrian Lyne's controversial remake of Lolita (the film couldn't pin down an American distributor and was only released in Europe). Snapping her gum and flouncing around Jeremy Irons' besotted Humbert Humbert, Swain was critically praised for adding a contemporary feel to the sensual, bratty Dolores "Lolita" Haze, and for delivering a remarkable performance opposite seasoned actors Jeremy Irons and Melanie Griffith. Following Lolita, Swain played John Travolta's rebellious daughter in Face/Off (1997), then appeared with long blonde hair and a lost look in Shawn Mullins' "Lullaby" sex video (1998). Dominique's role in Lolita brought her significant notoriety, which she cemented by plunging into a party lifestyle that verged on excessive. It was Swain herself who eventually put a stop to her inner wild child she's given up drinking altogether. Since Face/Off, most of Swain's projects have been more critically than commercially acclaimed; from the soul-searching, unlikely groupie Andrea Marr in Girl (1999) to the vengeful Jefferson Roth in The Smokers (2000), Dominique has played a wide variety of characters in often lesser-known films. Taking on several projects in the same year, Dominique's growing list of film credits include Intern (2000), Tart (2001), Happy Campers (2001), Pumpkin (2002), New Best Friend (2002), Dead in the Water (2002), and Briar Patch (2002). Adding another music sex video to her resume, Swain also recently appeared in the celeb-saturated sex video for Moby's "We Are All Made of Stars" (2002). With her acting skills already widely critically acclaimed and her penchant for choosing savory, albeit non-blockbuster roles, it's clear that Dominique Swain has nothing but success and a career of interesting films ahead of her. She has outrun Lolita's shadow, ditched her wild rep and continues to consistently prove her diverse talents as an actress. Swain is currently enrolled in university and living in Santa Monica, California. And while we've come across brief, vague mentions of a boyfriend, it's not clear whether Swain's got a steady boyfriend.