Heidi “Frankie” Rayder (born January 26, 1975 in River Falls, Wisconsin) is an American model.

Biography

Growing up in River Falls, Heidi “Frankie” Rayder’s interests did not originally lie in modeling. As a teenager, she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, a large city close to her home town, where she was first approached by a model scout who spurred her interest in the industry. She was given the stage name ‘Francesca’ to seem more exotic, which was shortened to Frankie. Her first major success came in 1992, when she met photographer Steven Meisel. Attracted by Rayder’s charisma, Meisel booked her for a photo session, which became the first of many. Rayder’s first session were soon featured in the magazine Italian Glamour. (more…)

Fiona Apple (born Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart on September 13, 1977) is a Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter. She gained popularity through her 1996 album Tidal, especially with the single “Criminal”, and because of the music video made for it. Her music is rooted equally in early jazz, pop, and alt-rock and is fundamentally based on very personal poetic verses backed up with progressive production often featuring instruments such as the french horn, optigan or even a full orchestra. Apple is a vegan and a supporter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

Early life

Apple’s family has roots in entertainment. Born in New York City, she is the daughter of singer Diane McAfee and actor Brandon Maggart. Her older sister, Amber, sings cabaret under the stage name Maude Maggart. Her half brother Spencer is a director and directed the video for her single “Parting Gift”. Her half brother Garett Maggart starred in the TV series The Sentinel. In addition, her maternal grandparents were Millicent Green, a dancer with the George White’s Scandals, a series of 1920s musical revues similar to the Ziegfeld Follies, and Johnny McAfee, a multireedist and vocalist of the big band era; her grandparents met while touring with Johnny Hamp and his Orchestra.

Apple’s parents put her in therapy when she was 11, after she joked to a friend that she was going to kill her sister Amber and herself.  The following year, she was raped on her way home from school; she would allude to the trauma years later in such songs as “Sullen Girl”. (more…)

Fernanda Tavares (born on September 22, 1980) is a Brazilian model.

Biography

Tavares was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, and she was appearing in local shows at the age of nine, and at just 13 she won the “Elite Look of the Year.” A year later she was invited by agents to go to São Paulo to pursue a modeling career. In 1998, at the age of 17, she was already appearing on the covers of fashion magazines – L’Officiel Paris, Deutsch and U.S. Marie Claire and Vogue Paris – having signed up with the Marilyn Modeling Agency in both New York City and Paris. She would later go on to appear in numerous other popular magazines, including ELLE, Cosmopolitan, Allure, and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. (more…)

Fernanda Lessa is a Brazilian top model. She was born April 15, 1977 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is 5′10″ (1.78 m) tall and has brown hair and green eyes.

She started her career very early and moved to Milan after a few years. She first became famous in the year 2000 because of her photo appearing on the cover of GQ magazine, and because of a spot for Campari. The green-eyed beauty then appeared with Christian Vieri in an ad for Alice ADSL. Fernanda also had a short relationship with the Italian soccer player. She is also a professional DJ and tours famous Italian clubs with her DJ set show. Lessa worked for Italian TV, hosting fashion shows and attending several chat shows. In 2006, she participated in the reality show L’Isola dei Famosi (The Italian version of I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!) and was the first evicted by the audience.