Geena Davis Biography from Who2.com: "Tall and athletic but inclined towards comedy, Geena Davis won an Oscar as best supporting actress for her 1998 film The Accidental Tourist. Davis had a short-lived career as a model before winning a role in 1982's Tootsie (as Dustin Hoffman's dressing room partner). Davis then appeared in the TV sitcom Buffalo Bill before hitting it big in Hollywood with several popular films, including The Fly (1986, with future husband Jeff Goldblum) and Beetlejuice (1988, directed by Tim Burton). Her buddy movie with Susan Sarandon, Thelma and Louise (1991, directed by Ridley Scott), was a box office smash that earned Davis another Oscar nomination. Her other film credits include A League of Their Own (1992, with Madonna and Rosie O'Donnell), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996, with Samuel L. Jackson) and Stuart Little (1999) and its 2002 sequel Stuart Little 2. Davis has also starred in television series, including The Geena Davis Show (2000, with Mimi Rogers) and Commander-in-Chief (2005, with Donald Sutherland).

Extra credit: Davis is a competitive archer who entered the 2000 Olympic Trials but failed to make the team... She has been married four times: to Richard Emmolo (1981-83), actor Jeff Goldblum (1987-90), director Renny Harlin (1993-98) and surgeon Reza Jarrahy (2001- ). Davis and Jarrahy have a daughter, Alizeh, born in 2001, and twin sons, Kian and Kaiis, born in 2004... Davis is six feet tall... Some sources list her birth year as 1957... According to the Bravo show Inside the Actors Studio, 'Davis worked as a model for the Victoria's Secret catalogue where she was spotted by [director] Sydney Pollack and cast in Tootsie'... Davis is a member of the high-IQ club Mensa, but told Sports Illustrated in 2002 that 'I haven't ever gone to any Mensa meetings.'

Davis appears with fellow model-actress Molly Sims in our loop on The Models of Victoria's Secret."

Michelle Alves Biography from Who2.com: "Tall, rangy and sometimes regal, Michelle Alves is also unusually slender, even for a supermodel. Like Ana Beatriz Barros, Gisele Bundchen and Adriana Lima, she hails from Brazil. She has appeared internationally on the covers of Vogue, Marie Claire, and Esquire, among other fashion magazines, and is a regular in ads for Valentino fashions. Alves has also appeared on the annual televised Victoria's Secret fashion show.

Alves joins classic models Jill Goodacre and Frederique in the loop The Models of Victoria's Secret."

Alessandra Ambrosio Biography from Who2.com: "A lithe brunette with a signature navel piercing, Alessandra Ambrosio was one of the many Brazilian models to hit it big internationally in the late 1990s. She began taking modelling classes at age 14, was a finalist in the Elite Look of the Year competition in 1996, and went from there to advertisements for Guess clothing (the same line which helped launch the careers of Anna Nicole Smith and Laetitia Casta). She became one of the Victoria's Secret lingerie 'angels' and has also appeared in ads for Revlon, Giorgio Armani and many other companies. She made a very brief appearance as 'Tennis Girl' in the 2007 James Bond film Casino Royale (starring Daniel Craig).

Extra credit: Ambrosio is 5' 10' tall, according to her official site... Her hometown is sometimes spelled Erexim.

Ambrosio joins fellow Brazilians Adriana Lima and Gisele Bundchen in our loop on The Models of Victoria's Secret."

Yasmeen Ghauri Biography from Who2.com: "Raven-haired and aristocratic, Yasmeen Ghauri has appeared in ad campaigns for Givenchy, Hermes, Versace and other high-end fashion houses. (In modeling circles she is known by the single name of Yasmeen.) She was a regular in Victoria's Secret catalogs in the 1990s, and also appeared in the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Ghauri's father is Pakistani and her mother German; the family emigrated from Germany to Canada shortly before Ghauri's birth.

Yasmeen appears with Laetitia Casta in our loop on The Models of Victoria's Secret... Other models from Canada include Estella Warren and Linda Evangelista."

Stephanie Seymour Biography from Who2.com: "Stephanie Seymour was a leading supermodel of the 1990s, a classical brunette of the pensive, look-of-longing school. She first appeared in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in 1988, and that same year graced the cover of Vogue magazine in a photo by Richard Avedon. Despite many other magazine covers, she is perhaps most famous for her appearances in the Victoria's Secret lingerie catalogs. Seymour dated rock star Axl Rose of the band Guns 'N Roses for several years; the two became engaged before breaking up. She married businessman Peter Brant in 1995. Seymour filed for a divorce from Brant early in 2009, in what became a much-publicized break-up.

Extra credit: Seymour's first marriage was to rock guitarist Tommy Andrews (1989-90); their son, Dylan, was born in 1991. Seymour and Brant have three children together: Peter, Jr. (born 1994), Harry (b. 1997) and Lilly Margaret (b. 2004).

Stephanie Seymour appears with Jill Goodacre and Adriana Lima in our loop on the Models of Victoria's Secret."

Elle Macpherson Biography from Who2.com: "Mixing a girl-next-door grin with an athletic Aussie body, Elle Macpherson first hit the cover of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue in 1986. The magazine made her reputation: she appeared on the issue's cover again in 1987 and 1988 and went on to became one of the most acclaimed models of the 1990s. Macpherson supplemented her modelling career with appearances in movies like Sirens (1994, with Hugh Grant) and Batman and Robin (1997, with George Clooney). She also started her own lingerie line, Elle Macpherson Intimates. She joined fellow models Claudia Schiffer, Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell as an original partner in the Fashion Cafe restaurant chain.

Extra credit: Macpherson was married to photographer Gilles Bensimon from 1985-89. She had a long relationship with financier Arpad Busson, with whom she has two children: Arpad Flynn (b. 1998) and Aurelius Cy (b. 2003)... Macpherson also appeared in group shots on the SI swimsuit issue cover in 1994 and 2006.

Elle Macpherson appears with Laetitia Casta in our loop on the Models of Victoria's Secret... She also joins Heidi Klum and Niki Taylor in our loop on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models."

Yamila Diaz-Rahi Biography from Who2.com: "Yamila Diaz-Rahi has modelled extensively in her native Argentina and also in Europe. In 1999 her career got a further boost when she appeared in the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition. In 2002 SI boosted her again, putting her on the cover of that year's swimsuit edition. She also has made several appearances in the Victoria's Secret lingerie catalog.

Extra credit: Diaz-Rahi is also known as simply Yamila Diaz... Petra Nemcova succeeded Diaz-Rahi on the Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover for 2003.

Diaz-Rahi appears with Adriana Lima in our loop on The Models of Victoria's Secret, and with Elsa Benitez in our loop on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models."

Heather Stewart-Whyte Biography from Who2.com: "Model Heather Stewart-Whyte was a top model in the late 1980s and early 1990s, known for high cheekbones that gave her an especially British look. That -- and a long, shapely body -- made her a cinch for the Victoria's Secret catalog, where she frequently appeared in the 1990s. The same attributes made her the face of several fashion and cosmetic companies and a pinup favorite on the Internet. In 1995 she married French tennis star Yannick Noah (now a reggae/rock performer) and had two children. The couple divorced in 1999 and little has been heard from Stewart-Whyte since on the fashion front. Instead, there was a bizarre 2004 incident in which her family reported her missing or kidnapped (after ten days officials found her 'alive and well' with friends in northern France) and a brief mention of her connection -- half-sister -- to Donald Douglas Stewart-Whyte, arrested in 2006 in connection to a terrorist bombing plot.

Extra credit: Stewart-Whyte was formerly married to tennis star Yannick Noah; the two were divorced in 1999.

Heather Stewart-Whyte appears with Stephanie Seymour and Yasmeen Ghauri in our loop on The Models of Victoria's Secret."

Tricia Helfer Biography from Who2.com: "Tricia Helfer played Cylon Number Six, the sexy cyborg, in both the 2003 TV miniseries Battlestar Galactica and the TV series that followed. Helfer got her start as a model, winning the 1992 Ford Supermodel of the World contest and then appearing on the covers of Cosmopolitan, Elle, Health and other magazines. She has been featured prominently in advertising for Oil of Olay and Victoria's Secret clothing. Helfer also played Farrah Fawcett in the 2004 TV movie Behind the Camera: the Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels. In Battlestar her character is responsible for the success of the cylon attack on the human planet Caprica, but goes on to become the first cylon to experience human emotions. A regular cast member, she also co-starred in the 2007 TV movie Battlestar Galactica: Razor.

Extra credit: The original Battlestar Galactica premiered in 1978; the cast included Lorne Greene and Jane Seymour.

Helfer joins fellow Canadians Estella Warren and Yasmeen Ghauri in the loop The Models of Victoria's Secret."

Estella Warren Biography from Who2.com: "Estella Warren was a hit wearing next to nothing for a series of ads for Perry Ellis fashions; later she became the key model for Chanel No. 5 perfume. Warren was a synchronized swimming champion in Canada before moving to New York in 1996 to become a fashion model. She has appeared in the Victoria's Secret catalog and in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, and is sometimes compared with fellow models Kate Moss and James King. In 2001 Warren was Sylvester Stallone's love interest in the auto racing film Driven; the same year she starred as Daena in the remake of Planet of the Apes, directed by Tim Burton and co-starring Mark Wahlberg.

Warren appears with Heidi Klum in our loop on The Models of Victoria's Secret."

Magdalena Wrobel Biography from Who2.com: "Like Eva Herzigova, Wrobel is best known as a 'Wonderbra girl.' Wrobel is a native of Gdansk, Poland; after the fall of the Iron Curtain she made her way into modelling in the West, gaining notice at a 1993 Ford Supermodel of the World contest. Later she appeared on the covers of Marie Claire, Vogue and Glamour, worked as a runway model, and posed for the Victoria's Secret catalog. She renewed her popularity when she was named as the primary model for Wonderbra advertisements. She is sometimes known by the single name 'Magdalena.'

Wrobel and Herzigova co-star in our loop on the Women of Wonderbra. Wrobel also appears with Stephanie Seymour in our loop on The Models of Victoria's Secret."

Ingrid Seynhaeve Biography from Who2.com: "Ingrid Seynhaeve won the 1991 Elite Look of the Year contest, putting her career on the fast track. She modelled for Guess clothing, Ralph Lauren, and Victoria's Secret, and appeared in the famous annual swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated magazine. In the late 1990s she signed on as a spokesperson for Nivea skin care products.

Seynhaeve appears with Heidi Klum in our loop on The Models of Victoria's Secret... Other celebrities born in Belgium include actress Audrey Hepburn, guitarist Django Reinhardt and financier Marc Rich."

Tyra Banks Biography from Who2.com: "Banks is a former model who created the popular TV reality show America's Next Top Model and hosted her own talk show, The Tyra Banks Show. Banks was a top supermodel of the 1990s, when she became the first African-American model featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Famously curvy even by supermodel standards, she was a regular on fashion magazine covers and in the Victoria's Secret catalog. Banks also dabbled in acting, with appearances in the movies Higher Learning (1995, with Jennifer Connelly) and Coyote Ugly (2000, with Piper Perabo). In the new century she shifted her focus to television. In 2003 she began producing and hosting the reality series America's Next Top Model. The show was a hit and spawned spinoffs in Germany, Holland, and many other countries. Banks also began hosting her own talk show, The Tyra Banks Show, in 2005. Banks announced her retirement from modelling the same year, saying she would focus on her television career. In 2009 she announced that The Tyra Banks Show would end its run after five seasons in March of 2010."

Helena Christensen Biography from Who2.com: "Model Helena Christiansen is probably still best known for playing the mysterious lover on the sand in the 1991 Chris Isaak music video 'Wicked Game.' Christiansen's modeling career took off in the 1990s, when she appeared on catwalks and magazine covers around the world -- a leggy, slender brunette with distant ice-blue eyes. She has made many appearances for Victoria's Secret, both in their catalog and as one of the 'angels' in their television ads."

Laetitia Casta Biography from Who2.com: "Supermodel Laetita Casta was reportedly spotted by a photographer while lying on a beach with her family at age 15. Modelling work led to a contract with Guess? clothing, and with the internet boom of the 1990s underway, Casta became one of the Web's most popular pinup girls. She also appeared in the Victoria's Secret catalog, in Sports Illustrated, and in the usual top-flight fashion magazines. Her popularity was so great in 1999 that she was chosen by a vote of French mayors as the model for new busts of Marianne, the revolutionary symbol of France who appears in sculpted form in French town halls. Casta has also more than dabbled in acting, debuting in the 1999 French comedy Astérix et Obélix contre César (Astérix and Obélix vs. Caesar, with Roberto Benigni) and starring in Les Ames fortes (Savage Souls, 1991, with John Malkovich) and Errance (2003)."

Selita Ebanks Biography from Who2.com: "Selita Ebanks is something of a rarity: a supermodel born not in Brazil or Germany but in the Cayman Islands. Ebanks grew up on Walker's Road in the capital city of George Town. She began modelling at age 17 and has since appeared in fashion magazines from Glamour and Marie Claire to Vogue and Nylon. She has also appeared in advertising campaigns for Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren and Levis Jeans. In 2005 her career took another step upwards when she was chosen to appear alongside established models like Heidi Klum and Tyra Banks in the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show television special.

Extra credit: Banks, who was retiring from modelling, symbolically passed her Victoria's Secret wings to Ebanks on a November 2005 edition of The Tyra Banks Show... According to a 2005 CBS press release for the Victoria's Secret TV special, Ebanks 'was discovered at the age of 17 at New Jersey's Six Flags Great Adventure by Women Model Management' and is 'of Caymanian, Jamaican, Irish, Indian, and African heritage.'"

Karen Mulder Biography from Who2.com: "Karen Mulder is a big blonde with Marlene Dietrich cheekbones. She's modelled around the world; in the United States she's best known for her appearances in Calvin Klein and Guess clothing ads and in the Victoria's Secret catalog. In 2001 Mulder became embroiled in controversy after she filed a rape complaint in France against Prince Albert of Monaco. She made a similar accusation during a taping of a television show, but the producers deemed her emotionally unstable and did not broadcast the interview. Later a rumor spread that Mulder had been committed to a psychiatric clinic, and in January of 2002 Mulder announced that she had been sexually abused as a child. Her father publicly blamed her troubles on drugs. Later in 2002 it was reported that she had attempted suicide from an overdose of sleeping pills.

Karen Mulder stars with Stephanie Seymour in our loop on The Models of Victoria's Secret."

Rebecca Romijn Biography from Who2.com: "Rebecca Romijn is the blonde model who starred as the sexy mutant Mystique in the X-Men series of movies. Romijn was a major model in the 1990s, perhaps being one small notch below the extra-super status of models like Claudia Schiffer or Linda Evangelista. She gained early fame for appearing in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue and Victoria's Secret catalogs. As the century turned she ventured into the movies, playing the blue-skinned superheroine Mystique in the movie X-Men (co-starring with Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry). She reprised her role in the sequels X2 (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). Romijn's other films include Femme Fatale (2002, with Antonio Banderas) and the sci-fi remake Rollerball (2002, with Chris Klein). She married actor John Stamos, former star of the TV show Full House, in 1998; they separated in 2004 and divorced in 2005. She married actor Jerry O'Connell, who appeared in the movie Stand By Me and the TV show Sliders, in 2007. Romijn starred as a television reporter in the short-lived TV series Pepper Dennis in 2006, and the next year took a regular role in the TV show Ugly Betty (starring America Ferrera)."

Ana Hickmann Biography from Who2.com: "Blue-eyed and six feet tall, Ana Hickmann followed Gisele Bundchen and Adriana Lima in the parade of Brazilian supermodels of the early 21st century. Hickmann's long legs are particularly famous. According to legend, she once was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the model with the longest legs in the world: 46 inches."

Ana Claudia Michels Biography from Who2.com: "Ana Claudia Michels is revered in Brazil as a top model and proud native daughter, much like fellow model Gisele Bundchen. Michels has appeared internationally as a runway model and in fashion magazines like Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. In America the model is most famous for her appearances in the Victoria's Secret catalogue and in ads for Calvin Klein clothing."

Gisele Bündchen Biography from Who2.com: "Gisele Bündchen appeared four times on the cover of Vogue in 1999, becoming one of the year's most celebrated models in the process. The next year Rolling Stone magazine labelled her 'The Most Beautiful Girl in the World' and she had become a superstar. Bündchen has since been featured in high-profile campaigns for Christian Dior, Guess, Victoria's Secret, Pantene, Apple computers, and dozens of other products. Forbes magazine called her the highest-paid model in the business in 2006, 2007 and 2008, and put her at the top of a list of a new breed of entrepreneur/supermodels. She began dating pro football star Tom Brady in 2007, pushing her notoriety to a whole new level. (The pair married in February of 2009 and had a son in December of that year.) Bündchen has also dabbled in acting, with roles in the films Taxi (2004, with Queen Latifah) and The Devil Wears Prada (2006, with Meryl Streep).

Extra credit: Bündchen has a twin sister, Patricia; Gisele is older by five minutes... She was allegedly discovered by talent scouts in Brazil while eating at a McDonald's restaurant in 1994... Before marrying Brady, she made headlines for her romance with actor Leonardo DiCaprio from 2001-05.

Bündchen appears with Heidi Klum in our loop on The Models of Victoria's Secret... Other Brazilian models include Ana Claudia Michels and Adriana Lima."

Veronica Varekova Biography from Who2.com: "A model since 1996, Veronica Varekova is best known for her repeat appearances in the Victoria's Secret lingerie catalog and the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. (She appeared on the cover of SI's 2004 edition.) She is also an ambassador for Nivea beauty products, and has appeared on the covers of Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and other top magazines. According to a 2001 article in Sports Illustrated, Varekova 'speaks three languages and has degrees in psychology and education.'

Extra credit: Varekova married National Hockey League star (and fellow Czech) Petr Nedved in 2004... Varekova's Sports Illustrated cover appearance was the second in a row by a Czech; Petra Nemcova was the cover girl in 2003.

Varekova joins Elle Macpherson in our loop on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models... She also appears with Adriana Lima in The Models of Victoria's Secret."

Eva Herzigova Biography from Who2.com: "Eva Herzigova succeeded Claudia Schiffer as the key model for Guess? Jeans in the early 1990s. She's better known for starring in a famous series of va-va-voom Wonderbra ads, including one with the tag line, 'Look me in the eyes.' Herzigova has also been featured in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue and the Victoria's Secret lingerie catalog. Herzigova has acted in a few films, including Guardian Angels (1998) and Just For the Time Being (2000).

Extra credit: Herzigova married Bon Jovi drummer Tico Torres in 1996.

Herzigova co-stars with Caprice Bourret in our loop on the Women of Wonderbra. She also appears with Laetitia Casta in our loop The Models of Victoria's Secret."

Daniela Pestova Biography from Who2.com: "A lanky blonde from Czechoslovakia, Daniela Pestova has gotten her greatest American exposure as a regular in the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. She has also modelled for the Victoria's Secret catalog and under contract for the cosmetics and perfume company L'Oreal.

Pestova's fellow Sports Illustrated models include Elsa Benitez, Heidi Klum, Molly Sims and Yamila Diaz.

Ms. Pestova appears with Frederique van der Wal in our loop on the Models of Victoria's Secret."

Vendela Biography from Who2.com: "A multi-talented Swede, Vendela Kirsebom joined the Ford modelling agency while still a teenager. She modelled in Europe and the United States for Revlon, Elizabeth Arden and many other products, gaining extra fame in 1993 by appearing on the cover of the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. As her fame grew she branched out into TV, guest-starring on Murphy Brown and Muppets Tonight! On film she made brief appearances in Batman and Robin (1997, as the wife of villainous Mr. Freeze, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger) and in The Parent Trap (1998, as a bridal gown model). Her 2002 book Model Mommy is a guide to nutrition and exercise for new mothers.

Extra credit: As a model, she is known simply as 'Vendela'; on-screen she is sometimes billed as Vendela Kirsebom or under her married name, Vendela Thommessen... She married Norwegian marketing consultant Olaf Thommessen in 1996; they have two daughters, Julie (b. 1998) and Hannah (b. 2000)... Vendela's mother is Norwegian, her father Swedish.

Vendela joins fellow Scandinavian Helena Christensen in the loop The Models of Victoria's Secret... She also appears with 1992 cover girl Kathy Ireland in our loop on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models."

Izabel Goulart Biography from Who2.com: "Slender, dark-haired and just a little severe, Izabel Goulart had a breakthrough year in 2005 when she made her first appearance on the popular annual Victoria's Secret Fashion TV special. (She also starred on the show in 2006 and 2007.) Goulart followed in the footsteps of a long line of Brazilian models associated with the clothing catalog, including Gisele Bundchen, Adriana Lima, Michelle Alves and Alessandra Ambrosio. She has appeared on the covers of Marie Claire, Numero, Vogue Nippon, among other fashion magazines.

Extra credit: 'The daughter of a house painter and a stay-at-home mom, Izabel is one of seven children,' according to the Victoria's Secret website. Victoria's Secret also reports that 'A model scout discovered Goulart while she was shopping for fruit in Sao Paolo, Brazil'... Some sites list her birthdate as 23 October 1984; Who2 has been unable to find a source for this date.

Goulart joins Marisa Miller and Jill Goodacre in the loop The Models of Victoria's Secret."

Carmen Kass Biography from Who2.com: "Carmen Kass was born in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia (formerly in the Soviet Union). After the fall of the USSR she began modelling in Italy as a teenager and eventually reached international stardom. Like Gisele Bundchen before her, Kass was named the VH1/Vogue model of the year (in 2000) and has posed for Victoria's Secret. She has appeared in high-profile campaigns for The Gap and Christian Dior, among other fashion lines. (One popular Dior ad featured Kass starred wading through a pool of golden water.) Kass stands 5'11' and is sometimes considered part of the 'big model' movement which followed the popularity of waiflike models such as Kate Moss and James King.

Kass appears with Daniela Pestova in our loop on The Models of Victoria's Secret."

Megan Ewing Biography from Who2.com: "Megan Ewing's youth, raven hair and hazel eyes made her a breakout model in 2001. She was in eighth grade when she made her first modelling trip to Tokyo, and within a few years she had made appearances in Harper's Bazaar, Maxim, Gear, and Elle magazines. In 2001 she became a regular model for Guess clothing, and the next year she appeared in the popular Victoria's Secret catalog.

Ewing appears with Adriana Lima in our loop on The Models of Victoria's Secret... Other Texas-born models include Jill Goodacre and Anna Nicole Smith."

Molly Sims Biography from Who2.com: "Supermodel Molly Sims was first known for her saucy TV ads for Old Navy clothing, in which she delivered the tag line 'You gotta get this look!' She then became one of the most-seen American models of the early 2000's. Sims gave up law school at Vanderbilt University to try modelling in Europe, where she made the covers of Spanish Vogue and French Cosmopolitan. In 2001 she began hosting MTV's House of Style, following in the footsteps of models Cindy Crawford and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos. She also appeared in ads for Victoria's Secret and in the 2001 and 2002 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues, sharing space with cover models Elsa Benitez and Yamila Diaz. In 2003 she joined the cast of the NBC drama Las Vegas in the role of Delinda Deline.

Extra credit: Sims is 5'10' tall... Sims posed in a 150-carat diamond bikini reportedly worth $30 million for the 2006 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.

Sims appears with Ana Claudia Michels in our loop on the Models of Victoria's Secret, and with Heidi Klum in our loop on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit models."

Aurelie Claudel Biography from Who2.com: "Aurelie Claudel's wide eyes and and long tresses are photographed sometimes for girl-next-door innocence, sometimes for wild-child weirdness. A supermodel from France -- something of a rarity -- she has appeared in Vogue, Cosmopolitan and many other magazines, as well as in the Victoria's Secret catalog. She also was featured in the 'Private Emotion' music video of singer Ricky Martin and in ads for the Calvin Klein perfume Truth.

Other Euro-models include Adriana Karembeu, Heidi Klum and Petra Nemcova.

Claudel appears with fellow French model Laetitia Casta in the loop The Models of Victoria's Secret."

Adriana Karembeu Biography from Who2.com: "Name at birth: Adriana Sklenarikova

Model Adriana Karembeu is a superstar in Europe, where she's best known for her ads for Peroni Beer and for Wonderbra. Also famous is her length: she is reportedly 6'1' tall, and her legs (at 49.5 inches/126 centimeters) once were listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest supermodel legs in the world. (Brazilian model Ana Hickmann has been listed by Guinness for the same trait.) She married the French football (soccer) player Christian Karembeu in December of 1998. Since then she has been known both by her original name of Sklenarikova and as Adriana Karembeu.

Karembeu joins Magdalena Wrobel and Caprice Bourret in our loop on The Women of Wonderbra... She also appears with Molly Sims in The Models of Victoria's Secret."

Julie Ordon Biography from Who2.com: "Wide-mouthed, pensive, and somewhat baby-faced, Julie Ordon became a familiar face to Victoria's Secret catalog readers early in the 21st century. She has appeared in ads for L'Oreal, DeBeers and many other products, especially in Europe. Off-camera she has dated actors Stephen Dorff and Mark Wahlberg.

Other models born in 1984: Karolina Kurkova, Megan Ewing and Lauren Bush."

Isabeli Fontana Biography from Who2.com: "Isabeli Fontana began appearing in the Victoria's Secret catalog in 1999 -- reportedly having led the company to breach its usual policy of hiring only models aged 21 or older. She has modelled commercially for Ralph Lauren and Valentino, among many others, and appeared on the covers of Vogue, Marie Claire and Elle. She was part of the 'Brazilian model invasion' of the late 1990s, in a group including Gisele Bundchen, Ana Claudia Michels and Adriana Lima."

Maria Ines Rivero Biography from Who2.com: "Maria Ines Rivero was 17 when she won an Elite modelling contest in her home country of Argentina. She went on to become an international model known for her glowing Latin looks. She has appeared on the covers of Marie Claire and Mirabella magazines and modelled extensively for Cover Girl cosmetics. She's also known as one of the 'angels' in the advertising campaigns for the Victoria's Secret clothing line.

Rivero appears with Adriana Lima in our loop on The Models of Victoria's Secret... Other famous Argentinians include Yamila Diaz, Eva Peron and Che Guevara."

Heidi Klum Biography from Who2.com: "Heidi Klum is one of the best-known international fashion models of the 1990s and 2000s. Already popular in America with fans of the Victoria's Secret catalog, Klum made a bigger splash when she appeared on the cover of the 1998 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. She co-starred in the movie Blow Dry (2001, with Josh Hartnett and Rachael Leigh Cook) and made regular appearances as herself on the Michael J. Fox sitcom Spin City. In 2004 she began hosting the cable TV series Project Runway, a reality show in which budding fashion designers compete with each other and are judged by a panel of experts led by Klum.

Extra credit: Klum became an American citizen in 2008... She married the British soul singer Seal (real name Sealhenry Samuel) in May of 2005.

Heidi Klum appears with Jill Goodacre and Adriana Lima in our loop on The Models of Victoria's Secret, and joins Molly Sims in the loop Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models."

Claudia Schiffer Biography from Who2.com: "Model Claudia Schiffer was one of the best-known blondes in the world for a time in the 1990s. Like Anna Nicole Smith, Schiffer got her first American exposure as a Big Blonde in glossy print ads for Guess Jeans. Unlike Smith, Schiffer parlayed her appearances into a career as a top print model. Her classic German looks and classic German business savvy made her an international star. She's made occasional film appearances, notably in Zoolander (2001, starring Ben Stiller) and Love Actually (2003, with Liam Neeson), and she served in 2006 as the public face of a national economic campaign called 'Germany -- Land of Ideas.'

Extra credit: Schiffer was the longtime girlfriend and fiancee of glam magician David Copperfield; the two broke up in 1999. She married film producer Matthew Vaughn in 2002; their son Caspar was born in 2003, and daughter Clementine was born in 2004.

Claudia Schiffer appears with Adriana Lima in our loop on The Models of Victoria's Secret... Other German models include Heidi Klum, Tatjana Patitz and Katarina Witt."

Miranda Kerr Biography from Who2.com: "Australian Miranda Kerr began her professional modeling career after winning a 1997 contest for the teen girl magazine Dolly. She was a skinny 13-year-old at the time, and her win added to the ongoing debate over what's age-appropriate in fashion; the dust-up helped boost Kerr's career and she has since modelled for designers, magazines and catalogs. A multi-racial and dimpled brunette, Kerr gained a higher profile in 2006 when she signed a deal to promote Maybelline cosmetics and was picked to model lingerie for Victoria's Secret.

Extra credit: According to Chic Management, Kerr is 5'9' tall... Some sources list her birthday as 20 February, some as 23 February... Kerr was born in Sydney but raised in the smaller town of Gunnedah, Australia... Kerr played a pretty girl in the video for the song 'Number One' by Pharrell and Kanye West.

See Kerr's fellow models in our special list of Victoria's Secret Models."

Ana Beatriz Barros Biography from Who2.com: "Known for her plush lips and sultry dark green eyes, Ana Beatriz Barros was 'discovered by a scout on a beach in Rio,' according to Sports Illustrated. She kicked off her career by placing second in the Elite modelling agency's International Look of the Year contest in 1996. She has modelled extensively for Guess? clothing (following in the footsteps of fellow Brazilians Adriana Lima and Allesandra Ambrosio) and Victoria's Secret as well as many major magazines worldwide.

Extra credit: Her sister, Patricia Barros, is also a model.

Barros joins Megan Ewing and Jill Goodacre in our loop on The Models of Victoria's Secret.

She also appears with Petra Nemcova in a related loop on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models."

Petra Nemcova Biography from Who2.com: "Nicknamed the 'Czech Chick,' Petra Nemcova graced the cover of the 2003 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. (She also appeared in the magazine's 2002 swimsuit edition.) Nemcova has been a cover model for Elle, Harper's Bazaar and other magazines, and has appeared in ads for Cartier and Victoria's Secret. She made a brief appearance in the French film Absolument fabuleux (2001, starring Marie Gillain and based loosely on the British TV show Absolutely Fabulous).

Extra credit: Nemcova suffered a broken pelvis and other injuries in the December 2004 tsunami which killed tens of thousands of people in the coastal regions of Asia and Africa. She had been vacationing in Phuket, Thailand with her boyfriend, photographer Simon Atlee. Atlee was killed in the disaster... Nemcova founded the Happy Hearts Fund to give aid to disaster-affected children in Asia... Other Czech models: Eva Herzigova, Karolina Kurkova and Daniela Pestova.

Nemcova joins Molly Sims in our loop on The Models of Victoria's Secret... She also appears with Rachel Hunter in our loop on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models."

Behati Prinsloo Biography from Who2.com: "Behati Prinsloo was 15 when she was discovered by a fashion scout while on vacation in Cape Town, South Africa in 2005. She signed with the Storm modeling agency, and before the year was out she had modeled in Paris and London and appeared in Vogue magazine in Italy. Round-faced, red-cheeked, hazel-eyed and athletic, she was young enough to pose as a lip-chewing schoolgirl and old enough to made up in the usual outlandish outfits for an appearance in Velvet magazine. She began modeling for Victoria's Secret in 2007, becoming in particular the face of the company's 'Pink' line of casual clothing.

Extra credit: Prinsloo is 5'10' tall, according to Storm Models... Another famous person born in Namibia: Shiloh Jolie-Pitt.

Prinsloo appears with fellow models Heidi Klum and Doutzen Kroes in our loop on The Models of Victoria's Secret."

Marisa Miller Biography from Who2.com: "Marisa Miller is a strawberry blonde surfer-turned-model. According to Sports Illustrated, she was discovered in 2001 by fashion photographer Mario Testino, who took pictures of her riding the waves in California. The next year she appeared in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue and has since appeared on the covers of Vogue, Fitness and Shape, among other high-profile magazines. Her athletic West Coast look was at first reminiscent of another SI model, Christie Brinkley, but Miller later opted for a more typically skinny supermodel look. She also has modelled for the ad campaigns of Tommy Hilfiger and has made frequent appearances in the Victoria's Secret lingerie catalogs. She appeared on the cover of the 2008 edition of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.

Extra credit: According to her official site, Miller is 5'8' tall and weighs 110 pounds... Miller took a spin at Daytona Speedway with Nascar driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. for a 2003 Sports Illustrated feature... Miller is no relation to singer Marissa Lee Miller or to the actress Marisa Miller who appeared in the 2002 film A Walk to Remember.

Miller joins Ana Beatriz Barros in the loop The Models of Victoria's Secret... She also appears with Heidi Klum in the loop Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models."

Bar Refaeli Biography from Who2.com: "Bar Refaeli is the Israeli supermodel who will be on the cover of the 2009 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. A dark honey blonde with a practical blue-eyed gaze, Refaeli is a rarity: a global supermodel from the Middle East. She had her first modeling job at age 8 months, according to a 2008 interview in Sports Illustrated, and began posing more seriously at age 15. By age 20 she had gone international, appearing on the covers of magazines like Elle and Cosmopolitan. She began dating actor Leonardo Dicaprio in 2006, when she was 20 and he was 31. She also has modeled for Victoria's Secret. Refaeli appeared in the 2007 and 2008 editions of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, and was chosen for the issue's cover in 2009."

Karolina Kurkova Biography from Who2.com: "Karolina Kurkova became famous in America when she appeared on the cover of Vogue in February 2001 at the tender age of 17. The daughter of a Czech basketball player, Kurkova stood out at 5' 11' with a golden-blonde head of hair. By 2002 she had become the newest 'hot' face, winning the Model of the Year at the Vogue Fashion Awards. She has modelled extensively for Victoria's Secret (appearing in the company's annual television specials from 2001-2008) and for Chanel, Rolex, Christian Dior, Versace and many other brands. She played 'Cover Girl,' a model-turned-tank driver, in the 2009 film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra."

Olga Kurylenko Biography from Who2.com: "Olga Kurylenko is the fashion model who starred with Daniel Craig in the 2008 James Bond movie A Quantum of Solace. Kurylenko was born in 1979, in what was then the Soviet Union and now is the Ukraine. She was 15 when she was spotted by a talent scout in Moscow; the next year she moved to Paris, and her career took off. She has been featured on the covers of Elle, Glamour and Maxim, worn lingerie for the Victoria's Secret catalog, and appeared in ads for Bebe, Sisley, and other products. Her popularity reached its peak (so far) in 2008, when she played Camille Montes, the revenge-minded Bolivian spy who pairs up with Bond in Quantum of Solace. Her other films include Le Serpent (2006) and Max Payne (2008)."

She is the best known for her appearances for the lingerie shop Victoria's Secret Doutzen Kroes is a model belongs to Dutch. Blonde and blue-eyed with just a hint of Teutonic princess, she has appeared on the covers of Vogue, Elle, and W magazines, among many others. Vogue.com named her Model of the Year in 2005 after a vote of users; the same year she made her first appearance in the annual Victoria's Secret televised fashion show, as well as the company's lingerie catalogue. She became the spokesmodel for Calvin Klein's perfume Eternity in 2005, and signed on as the official face of L'Oreal cosmetics in 2006. Forbes magazine named her the fifth-highest-earning model in the world in 2008, with an annual income of six million dollars.