Leighton Meester

Leighton Marissa Meester (born April 9, 1986) is an American actress and singer. Meester gained fame for playing the role of Blair Waldorf in the CW young-adult television series Gossip Girl. She most recently appeared in the 2010 country drama film Country Strong and the 2011 thriller The Roommate.

Meester was born in Fort Worth, Texas, the daughter of Constance (née Haas) and Douglas Meester.At the time, her mother was serving a federal prison sentence for her involvement in a drug ring that smuggled marijuana from Jamaica to the United States. She was able to give birth to Leighton in a hospital and nurse her for three months in a halfway house, before returning to prison to complete her sentence. At this time Leighton's grandmother cared for her.

Meester has maintained that her parents gave her a normal upbringing and, despite their criminal past, are good people with experience that has only made Meester more open-minded and non-judgmental, "It made me realize that you can't judge anyone—especially your parents—for what they've done in their past, because people change." Meester has joked, "Look, I could've turned out a lot worse". She has cited her mother as her style icon.

Meester grew up in Marco Island, Florida, where she participated in productions at a local playhouse. When she was 11 years old, Meester and her mother moved to New York. Meester attended the Professional Children's School and also began working as a model with Wilhelmina, booking a Ralph Lauren campaign shot by Bruce Weber and working with then photographer (now film maker) Sofia Coppola as well as many commercials including Tamagotchi toys and Clearasil. Meester made her television acting debut as a murder victim's friend on an episode of Law & Order. At 14, Meester moved to Los Angeles, California, wanting more stable work, and attended Hollywood High School and Beverly Hills High School. She then transferred to a small private school and graduated a year early.

Meester's last name is a Dutch name which means "master" or "teacher."

Keira Knightley

Keira Christina Knightley born 26 March 1985) is an English actress and model. She began her career as a child and came to international prominence in 2003 after co-starring in the films Bend It Like Beckham and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Knightley has appeared in several Hollywood films and earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role as Elizabeth Bennet in Joe Wright's 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice. Two years later she again was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, as well as the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Atonement.

In 2008, Forbes claimed Knightley to be the second highest paid actress in Hollywood, having reportedly earned $32 million in 2007, making her the only non-American on the list of highest paid actresses. (wikipedia)

Kate Middleton

Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Middleton (born 9 January 1982) is the fiancée of Prince William of Wales. Their wedding is to take place on 29 April 2011. Middleton grew up in Chapel Row at Bucklebury, Berkshire, England, and studied in Scotland at the University of St Andrews, where she met Prince William in 2001. They started a romantic relationship that continued until a break-up lasting for several months in 2007. However, they continued to be friends and rekindled their relationship later that year.

Since then, Middleton has attended many high-profile royal events. She has been admired for her fashion sense and has been placed on numerous "best dressed" lists. Once their relationship became public, Middleton received widespread media attention and there was much speculation that they would eventually marry. On 16 November 2010 the office of the Prince of Wales at Clarence House announced their engagement, with details announced one week later.

Early life and family

Middleton was born at Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. She is the eldest of three children born to Carole Elizabeth (née Goldsmith), a flight attendant, and Michael Francis Middleton, who also worked as a flight attendant prior to becoming a flight dispatcher for British Airways. Her parents married on 21 June 1980 at the Parish Church of Dorney, Buckinghamshire, and in 1987 founded Party Pieces, a successful mail order company that sells party supplies and decorations. Middleton's two siblings are a sister, Philippa Charlotte, known as "Pippa" (born 1983), and a brother, James William (born 1987). The family have complained about press harassment of Pippa and their mother since Middleton's engagement. 

Middleton's paternal family came from Leeds, West Yorkshire, and her great-grandmother Olivia was a member of the Lupton family, who were active for generations in Leeds in commercial and municipal work. Her ancestors include The Rev. Thomas Davis, a Church of England hymn-writer. Carole Middleton's maternal family, the Harrisons, were working class labourers and miners from Sunderland and County Durham. 

Middleton's parents were based in Amman, Jordan, working for British Airways from May 1984 to September 1986, where Middleton went to an English language nursery school, before returning to their home in Berkshire. After her return from Amman, Middleton was educated at St. Andrew's School in the village of Pangbourne in Berkshire, then briefly at Downe House. She continued her studies at Marlborough College, a co-educational independent boarding school in Wiltshire,  followed by the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland where she met William. She graduated with a 2:1 (Hons) in the History of Art.

Career

In November 2006 Middleton accepted a position as an accessory buyer with the clothing chain Jigsaw. In September 2007 it was reported that Middleton was planning to give up her job as an accessory buyer to become a professional photographer. It was announced that she intended to take private classes with photographer Mario Testino, who had taken several well-known photographs of Diana, Princess of Wales and her sons. Middleton and Testino apparently were introduced by Prince William. Testino later denied that Middleton was going to be working for him.

Public image and style

Middleton has been featured in several best-dressed lists and was selected by The Daily Telegraph as the "Most Promising Newcomer" in its 2006 list of style winners and losers. Tatler placed her at number 8 on its yearly listing of the top ten style icons in 2007. She was featured in People magazine's 2007 and 2010 best-dressed lists. Middleton was named as one of Richard Blackwell's ten "Fabulous Fashion Independents" of 2007. In June 2008 Style.com selected Middleton as its monthly beauty icon. In July 2008 Middleton was included in Vanity Fair's international best-dressed list.  In February 2011 Middleton was named the Top Fashion Buzzword of the 2011 season by the Global Language Monitor. (Wikipedia)

Jesinta Campbell

Jesinta placed as the 2nd runner-up at the Miss Universe 2010 pageant, only behind the eventual winner, Mexico's Ximena Navarrete, and the 1st runner-up Yendi Phillipps from Jamaica. Jesinta also won Miss Congeniality, becoming the second closest Miss Congeniality since Miss Universe 1955 Maribel Arrieta to winning Miss Universe. It was also the first time the Miss Congeniality winner places among the semi-finals since Miss Universe 1970.

Jesinta Campbell was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2010 after winning the pageant on June 17th 2010.

Jesinta is known for her down to earth charm and friendly personality. She is the quintessential Aussie beach girl growing up on the Gold Coast. Attending Aquinas College she was voted College Captain and was awarded the General Excellence Cup, senior drama award and a scholarship for Journalism at Bond University. During school Jesinta was heavily involved within the community, participating in charity events and volunteer work. She won a youth achievement award in 2008 for organising her own charity event “Walk for Water”, raising funds for a water stricken community.

After winning the runway section in a modelling competition in her final year of school, Jesinta deferred her Scholarship. Leaving home for Sydney she took the big leap into modelling at 17 years of age. Months later she was modelling in Shanghai on a two- month contract. Returning to Australia she continued to model throughout 2009. Her love for charities, public speaking and working with people sparked her interest to enter Miss Universe Australia 2010, she says “it was a great pathway for me to achieve my dreams.”

After winning Jesinta said she felt very honoured and privileged to be an ambassador for Australia. “I love my country and I am proud of being Australian. I encourage people to go after their dreams and I am living proof that if you set a goal, you can achieve it through hard work, determination and belief in yourself.”

Jesinta lives by the motto "There is no passion to be found in playing small...in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of." - Nelson Mandela. Since returning from Las Vegas Jesinta has been on a whirlwind ride, she has been travelling the country in fulfilling her official role as Miss Universe Australia. She has a number of ambassadorships. Her television career is blossoming and she is in demand for charity work, magazines shoots and appearances.

www.jesintacampbell.net

Career

Campbell recently begun a stint as an entertainment reporter for TV station in Australia and is a now a boldfaced name in entertainment news circles, and arguably more famous than she might have been had she won the crown. (wikipedia)

Name : Jesinta Campbell
Age : 18
Height : 178 cm (5'10")
Howetown: Sydney
Title(s): Miss Universe Australia 2010
Major competition(s): Miss Universe Australia 2010 (Winner)
Miss Universe 2010 (2nd Runner up)