Karina González

Name: Karina González
Born: Aguascalientes, Mexico
Occupation: aspiring architect
Height: 5'9.5

Karina González grew up in Aguascalientes, Mexico with her cousins and grandmother. She dreams of being an architect that respects ecology. She was Miss Universe Mexico 2012, placing among the top 10 in the competition.

 

Uma Thurman

Name: Uma Thurman
From: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Occupation: actress
Height: 5'11

Uma Thurman was named after the Hindu goddess Parvati, whose alternate name, Uma, means "light" in Sanskrit. She was born in Boston to Robert Thurman, a professor, and Nena von Schlebrugge, a model. She moved frequently during her childhood, and her family lived in India for a time, where the Dalai Lama visited their home.
She was teased throughout her childhood and adolescence for being too tall and thin, and for years wore mainly baggy clothes and little makeup.
Uma signed with Click Models in 1987, and at only 15, she had already appeared on the covers of "Glamour," "Vogue USA," and "Vogue UK." The next year, she began acting, and was cast in four films in her first year.
From there, she has appeared in "Dangerous Liaisons," "Pulp Fiction," "Batman and Robin," "Les Miserables," "Kill Bill," "My Super Ex-Girlfriend," and "Bel Ami."

Cameron Diaz

InStyle Magazine 2010

Name: Cameron Diaz
From: Long Beach, California, USA
Occupation: actress
Height: 5'9

Cameron Diaz, the youngest of four siblings, was born in San Diego and raised in Long Beach, California. At age 16, she was signed with Elite as a model, and landed gigs with Calvin Klein, Seventeen Magazine, and Levi's, among others. At age 21, an agent at Elite recommended Cameron to a movie producer looking for a main actress. After being cast, she began taking acting lessons. The movie was "The Mask," one of the highest grossing films of 1994. She has since appeared in "My Best Friend's Wedding," "There's Something About Mary," "Being John Malkovich," "Charlie's Angels," "Shrek," "Vanilla Sky," "The Gangs of New York," "My Sister's Keeper," "Bad Teacher," and "What to Expect When You're Expecting."

Bianca Bai

 

Name: Bianca Bai

From: Taiwain

Occupation: actress

Height: 5'9

Bianca Bai, also known as Bianca Bai Xin Hui, is a Taiwanese model and actress. She graduated from Shih Hsin University and started her career as a model before becoming an actress. She is best known her leading role in "Shining Days," an Asian TV show.

 

Maggie Q

 

Name: Maggie Q

From: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Occupation: actress

Height: 5'6

Born Margaret Quigley, Maggie Q was born in Hawaii. Her father met her mother while stationed in Vietnam during the Vietnamese War. At age 17, she moved to Tokyo to pursue modeling. She was discovered by Jackie Chan, who saw potential for her to become an actress, and she began training in martial arts. Her first role was in the Asian TV drama "House of the Dragon." She has since appeared in the movies "Rush Hour 2," "Mission Impossible 3," and "Live Free or Die Hard," and plays the starring role in TV show "Nikita."

She is a vegetarian and Animal Rights activist.

 

Zoe Saldana

Name: Zoe Saldana
From: Passaic, New Jersey, USA / Queens, New York, New York, USA
Occupation: actress
Height: 5'7

Zoe Saldana was born to a Dominican father and Puerto Rican mother. She is fluent in both English and Spanish. Though she was born in New Jersey, she spent much of her childhood in Queens, New York, and considers it her hometown.
At age 17, she began acting in a Brooklyn theater group, and after an appearance in a production of "Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat," she was recruited by a talent agency. Her past experience with various forms of dance led her to land her first role, starring in "Center Stage." She gained further popularity in her brief but memorable role as Anamaria in "Pirates of the Caribbean." She has also appeared in "Guess Who," "Star Trek," "Avatar," and "Colombiana."

At the Star Trek premiere

photographed by Alexei Hay in Elle

 

Jessica Blier

Name: Jessica Blier
From: Miami, Florida, USA
Occupation: model
Height: 5'10
Agency: Front Model Management

What I Think
Jessica Blier is one of those Miami models that I wish I could photograph. I love her face and everything about her look. 

Mad Men meets Miami

photographed by Natasha Kertes, 2009

ANK Swimwear in Miami

Gisele Bundchen

 

Name: Gisele Bundchen
From: Tres de Maio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Occupation: model
Height: 5'11

What I Think

Am I the only person in the world that doesn't find Gisele Bundchen all that attractive? I mean, sure, she's far from ugly, and has a great body, but I've just never really thought of her as one of those beautiful models. I'm most likely in the vast minority here, though.

in Vogue Korea, photographed by Nino Munoz

 

Victoria's Secret show