Adored by millions of fans, the gorgeous women called WWE Divas have earned their places as sports entertainment icons through more than just their pretty faces and red hot figures. It takes a lot of work and guts to enter the competitive WWE family, where youth is golden. This summer, E! will take viewers into a whole new world of drama when “Total Divas” explores life beyond the ring for seven WWE Divas who must wrestle with the challenges of life in the spotlight, a grueling work and travel schedule, and the intense competition for prominence in a career that leaves little time for a personal life.
“I’m thrilled for E! and WWE to join forces and pull back the curtain on one of pop culture’s most fascinating arenas,” said Suzanne Kolb, President E! “With tens of millions of weekly fans at their disposal, these glamorous, entertaining and powerful women prove that behind the glitz of the spotlight, the locker room drama and the jockeying for position within the organization, they are all drawn to one thing: stardom.”
“We are excited to work with E! on the launch of ‘Total Divas,’ a series that will showcase the professional and personal lives of WWE’s multi-talented female performers,” said Kevin Dunn, Executive Vice President, Television Production, WWE. “There is no series on the air that can rival the charm, beauty, larger than life personalities, drama and glamour that this show will deliver.”

The series will focus on a select group of seven women from the ranks of the WWE Diva corps. Five are established Divas who are no strangers to the life, and two are newbies, girls who have entered into the Diva training program, but have yet to prove themselves worthy of the title. Throughout the series, we will see these women attempting to establish their own pecking order, as the new girls attempt to handle the jealousy and pressure that comes with working your way up the ladder for the most airtime, ring time and top celebrity status. With no two days alike and juggling their constant demands, the Divas definitely find time to celebrate their star status by traveling the world for their various charities, appearing in feature films, attending star-studded red carpets and glamorous photo shoots. Through it all, the everyday challenges of maintaining relationships with their boyfriends, as well as their families, in their over the top lifestyles start to take their toll on the girls.
Appearing in the series are the Bella Twins, Brie and Nikki, a pair of seasoned veterans who have reached superstar status in the WWE ring and earned their places in the spotlight. The duo will work harder than ever to maintain this level of excellence, whether the newbies like it or not. Naomi and Cameron are two knockouts whose dance routines have made them stars on the tour. When conflict and success collide head on between these two, will both be left standing? They don’t call them Divas for nothing! Natalya is a third-generation sports entertainment star who knows the ropes and knows them well. She’s seen lots of doors open for other Divas, but often finds herself left behind when it comes to achieving superstar status. Can she continue to soldier on as a perennial “bridesmaid”? And tagging into the ring as the newest member of the Divas is Eva Marie, a passionate, sexy, extremely competitive force that wants stardom more than anyone else. Also joining in on the action is Jo–Jo Offerman, an entertainer at heart, young and energetic who will no doubt be a charismatic force in the ring.
The show kicks off with an unprecedented look inside the most-anticipated WWE event of the year, WrestleMania®, marking the first time that any television series was granted exclusive behind-the-scenes access to WWE. Following the drama, the series heads to WWE’s flagship television program, Monday Night Raw®, with a match between the Bellas in one corner, and Naomi/Cameron (aka “The Funkadactyls”) in the other. They bring on the drama from the very start, and alliances are quickly formed on the road as the new girls choose sides. And with some WWE Superstars vying for the romantic attention of the girls, the drama comes to a boil quickly, and shows no sign of slowing down.
Total Divas is produced by WWE and Bunim-Murray Productions. Jon Murray, Gil Goldshein, Jeff Jenkins and Russell Jay are Executive Producers for Bunim-Murray Productions.

Yesterday, ESQUIRE.com shared the first look of Eric Benet’s new fashion video “MUSIC MEETS STYLE”.

To celebrate Spring and the release of his new remix of “News for You” (featuring 2 Chainz), Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Eric Benet recently stopped by the globally recognized menswear store, The Brooklyn Circus, located blocks away from Brooklyn’s historic Atlantic Avenue, to talk classic style and music with popular fashion bloggers.

In this curated fashion video, Eric reflects on how his personal style has developed and matured over the years. After growing up in Milwaukee, he moved to LA sporting a more casual, bohemian, traveler sense of style, which over time has grown into a more fitted, bespoke look, yet still accents his old-school, bohemian feel. He also relates classic style to classic music…and always says that he won’t change his music to blend in with what’s popular today and he feels the same way about fashion…you have to stay classic!

The video also features his new single, “News For You”, which is Eric’s latest hit off his new album THE ONE, and as Eric says, the song is homage to his musical inspirations Earth Wind and Fire / Frankie Beverly.

WATCH Eric Benet’s NEW Fashion Video: http://bit.ly/10s1zq1

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The fashion industry was as competitive as ever in 2012, but Project Runway judge Michael Kors stood out from the competition as the most searched designer according to Bing’s, the decision engine from Microsoft, list of Top Searched Fashion Brands of 2012. Michael Kors beat out top brands including Gucci (who took a tumble from 1 last year to number 3 this year), Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren and Chanel.
 
J.Crew and Juicy Couture proved to be forces amongst the high-end labels that made the list, taking the number 5 and 8 spots respectively.
 

THE X FACTOR heats up as the finalists, with the help of their mentors, take the stage once again. But this time, it will be up to America, as well as the judges, to decide who moves forward in the competition. And on Thursday, Nov. 8 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), after One Direction’s performances, hosts Khloé Kardashian Odom and Mario Lopez will reveal the results of America’s votes.
THE X FACTOR has assembled a talented team of today’s leading industry experts to help the contestants look and sound their best each week. The team includes fashion designer Marina Toybina, celebrity hairstylist Dean Banowetz, supervising producer and supervising choreographer Brian Friedman, world acclaimed vocal producers & song writers Savan Kotecha, Autumn Rowe, Eddie Serano, the Underdog’s Harvey Mason and Damon Thomas and recording artists Boyce Avenue. These experts work one-on-one with each act as they prepare their performances with their mentors.

Supervising Producer and Supervising Choreographer Entrepreneur, Artist and Trendsetter, Brian Friedman is one of today’s hottest Directors for today’s most popular concert tours, music videos, television shows, commercials, and films.  His Creations, Moves and Style are beyond grande, graceful, and captivating, which makes him a true living legend in the entertainment industry. Friedman has Directed and or Choreographed some of the most popular and groundbreaking music videos and performances such as Britney Spears “Toxic” and “Slave 4 U”, “My Love Is Like Wo” by Mya, “The One” by PRINCE, *NSYNCs “Dirty Pop”, and many more for such artist as Justin Bieber, Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Usher, Pink, Ne-Yo, Brittany Murphy, Christina Aguilera, Nicole Scherzinger, The Wanted, Carly Rae Jepsen, Karmin and Rihanna. Friedman has received The Industry Voice Award for Best Choreography.

Jennifer Lopez is leaving American Idol after two seasons. Lopez called into Idol host Ryan Seacrest’s radio show and confirmed the rumors about her decision not to return for American Idol’s 13th season.

The news comes just a day after Steven Tyler announced his split from the show in a press release. No official word yet on who will be replacing Lopez or Tyler, but fans can surely count on Randy Jackson be there to hold it down.

This year Chopard will celebrate its 15th anniversary of partnership with the Cannes Film Festival. To mark the occasion, Chopard will debut “Marilyn Forever”, an exhibit of 25 unpublished photos of Marilyn Monroe. The photos were taken by famed fashion photographer Milton H.Greene who regularly shot Monroe. As you may know, Monroe is the official figurehead of the 65th Cannes film festival as 2012 marks the fiftieth anniversary of her death. The never before seen prints will bring to life the starlet who was internationally recognized as a fashion icon.

To pay tribute to Monroe’s legendary love for diamonds, Chopard has commissioned a one-of-a-kind diamond necklace that will be unveiled at the festival.  The design is a cascade of heart-shaped, briolette-cut and brilliant-cut diamonds totaling over 200 carats. Additionally, the jewelry house created a matching set of earrings.

EILEEN FISHER, known for its beautiful womens clothing, is seeking applications from 100 percent women-owned businesses for its 8th Annual Business Grant Program for Woman Entrepreneurs.  The program looks for organizations that are innovative and foster environmental and economic health in their communities.  Up to five grants of $12,500 will be awarded. Grant recipients will be flown to New York City for a two-day conference with past business grant recipients and EILEEN FISHER teams in early 2013.
Designer Eileen Fisher is a long-time advocate of supporting businesses that are working to create a positive impact in the world. “I’m so inspired by the amazing ways a business, as a community of people, can make a positive difference—on a large scale and, maybe even more importantly, on a small scale,” says Fisher. “By making healthy choices, companies can be models for creating new approaches to working together on initiatives that are deeply important.”

The EILEEN FISHER Business Grant Program for Woman Entrepreneurs was launched in 2004 with a single grant of $20,000 to commemorate the company’s 20th anniversary. Since then, up to five grants have been awarded each year to 100 percent women-owned businesses that combine the principles of social consciousness, sustainability and innovation to create new businesses or invigorate existing ones. Only for-profit businesses or for-profit/ nonprofit hybrids (social enterprises) will be considered for this grant. Applications for the 2012 Women-Owned Business Program will be accepted until 11:59pm EST on May 15, 2012. For more information about the program or to submit an application, please visit eileenfisher.com/grants.

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Kris Humprhies may have profited from his own wedding but he was scammed by a crooked investor who was at his actual wedding in another episode what we like to call “another one bites the dust”.  Humphries claims that he was robbed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by Andrew C. Hicks, a man he invited to his wedding who was later discovered to have been arrested for allegedly running a $1.7 million investment scam.  Kris also learned that Hicks was a target in a federal investigation in which he’s suspected of raising money for a billion dollar hedge fund that never even existed. Officials claim 27-year-old Hicks stole $1.7 million from various investors and got Kris  for hundreds of thousands of dollars himself. Kris may have been better off having Kris Jenner managing his money. Won’t hear anything of the Kardashian family getting robbed, that’s for sure.

Officials believe Andrew lied to several investors and even said that he was a Harvard graduate when in fact, he was kicked out of the University after 3 semesters and got a D- in math. How does one get a Series 6 license with bad grades, you ask? If he even had a license, that is.  Nonetheless, Hicks was arrested in Canada on Friday and charged with wire fraud. Officials believe he was trying to flee to Switzerland according to reports from TMZ. If convicted, Hicks could face up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The Jerseys Shore‘s Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino has gotten himself into a situation, alright! His ongoing drama with Abercombie & Fitch ha gotten all the way out of hand. The Situation is suing the company for their marketing stunt earlier in which they issued a statement saying that Sorrentino was a bag look for the brand as if those almost naked teen ads weren’t?!. Nonetheless, Sorrentino is firing back at Abercrombie with own marketing stint. Although his money is now wear near as long as the retail giants, hi fan base certainly might be. This might end up being a social war between money, power and messaging.

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Last night celebs hit the red carpet for the premiere of “The Descendants” .  George Clooney’s girlfriend Stacy Keibler stepped out to support her leading man and looked absolutely stunning. The two made their relationship public at the Toronto Film Festival back in September and we bet that Clooney’s ex girlfriends are eating their hearts out.  On another note, other stars, including Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Beau Bridges and writer/director/producer Alexander Payne all came out for the premiere. The movie is about a land baron, played by Clooney, who tries to re-connect with his two daughters after his wife suffers a boating accident and hits selects theaters today.  For showing times and locations, click here.

Rebecca Taylor Spring/Summer 2012

Rebecca Taylor had a collection that women will appreciate.  Miss Taylor previewed her Spring/Summer 2012 collection at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week today, however it was her all white pieces that caught my eye.  They appeared goddess-like and flowed with every step taken by each model.  Her clothing fit without hugging, allowing for an enjoyable season and comfortable walks in NYC.