February 27, 2008
Mandy Lynn, Playboy model and America's Most Smartest Model alum, is continuing to rock the modeling world, this time being named Michael Vincent Photography's (MVP) Model of the Month. The 3-time SE Playboy cover model recently participated in a shoot with the famed photographer and said on her MySpace blog that she enjoyed the experience because Vincent, who snaps for such popular adult magazines as Maxim and FHM and whose regular models include Melrose Bickerstaff of America's Next Top Model, has a “unique style.”
On Mandy Lynn's MySpace Page and MVP's official site, pictures of the scantily-clad aspiring glamour models have been put on display. Some of the photos feature Mandy Lynn posing provocatively with CSI actor Gary Dourdan, whose home was used as a location for the shoot.
February 20, 2008
Mandy Lynn may not have been proclaimed America's Most Smartest Model, but she remains a prominent figure in the realm of adult entertainment.
Last week, she announced on her MySpace blog that she is once again gracing the pages of Playboy Magazine, this time appearing on the publication's Grapevine section.
“This month be sure to look for me in Playboy Magazine in the Grapevine section!,” Mandy Lynn wrote. “Playboy was kind enough to show support for me being eliminated on America's Most Smartest Model so check that out…”
February 13, 2008
The race for the presidency is on, and celebrities have been weighing in left and right on who they believe should be the next leader of the country. While most have been discussing the reasons as to why they are supporting a particular candidate, one industry personality has been quick to comment on one presidential hopeful's style on the campaign trail.
"We gotta do something with John McCain,” fashion expert and host of America's Most Smartest Model Mary Alice Stephenson told the New York Daily News. “We gotta spiff John McCain up a little bit. I think he could pull off a little Valentino.”
February 8, 2008
When a reality television season comes to a conclusion here in the States, it usually means it starts its second life out in the rest of the world. So while the premise and outcome of VH1's reality competition series America's Most Smartest Model has been known for weeks in the US, the UK is just started to get its first taste of Andre Birleanu, Jeff Pickel, and Mandy Lynn late last month.
And, it turns out, some folks don't like that flavor at all. In fact some models were so insulted by the premise of the show they actually staged a protest. It turns out, though, that “staged” is the operative word.
February 1, 2008
Jeff Pickel didn't make it to the end of the series to officially become America's Most Smartest Model, but he seemed like he was going to do pretty well in the modeling industry even without the title. He's appeared in commercial ads for companies like Hyundai, Merck, John Paul Mitchell and Match.com. He's also had worked on the high fashion end for Prada.
Now he's going to be offering up his model smarts to other fashion hopefuls as he delivers some guidance through a new site, BigShotLive.com
January 21, 2008
Mandy Lynn didn't make it all the way through America's Most Smartest Model, and the way she was portrayed on the show certainly seemed to try to make her the butt of the joke at the heart of America's Most Smartest Model. The show might have said it aimed to show that there could be a combination of beauty and brains, but it sure got lot of mileage out of showing some of the dimmer moments of some of the contestants.
However, no matter the less-than-flattering light she was portrayed in, Mandy Lynn at least has had the business savvy to build her own kind of brand as a lingerie and bikini model. She also developed the internet presence for herself, and, as we saw on America's Most Smartest Model, takes a bit of pride in that.
January 18, 2008
It's been a few weeks since the finale of America's Most Smartest Model. What's been going on with some of the beautiful young things we met on the show? Have they been walking the runway and solving quadratic equations at an even more frenzied pace than usual?
Not exactly, but many of the stars are continuing to pursue their careers in the modeling and entertainment industry and seem to be keeping plenty busy.
January 11, 2008
In December, Aussie Rachael (Rachael Murphy) spoke out about her feeling that she had wound up on America's Most Smartest Model through a kind of bait-and-switch tactic. At this time she said, “I didn't anticipate for being involved in that kind of a show. It wasn't anything like I expected it to be. I was told that it was a show that was to be more structured. It wasn't going to be as voyeuristic or invasive…I really wasn't told much about the concept of the show. It wasn't something that I would have ordinarily signed up for.”
Maybe it was sour grapes at being kicked off the show, but her account is backed up by another America's Most Smartest Model contestant, Gaston Willig.