Tyra Banks

In 2009 Tyra Banks was honored by Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) with the Excellence in Media Award.

Hilary Duff

Lizzie McGuire, which first aired on the Disney Channel in January 12, 2001, was a ratings hit, drawing in 2.3 million viewers per episode. Hilary Duff's participation in the show led to her becoming highly popular among children between the ages of seven and fourteen, with critic Richard Huff of the New York Daily News calling her "a 2002 version of Annette Funicello". After Duff fulfilled her 65 episode contract with Lizzie McGuire, Disney considered continuing the franchise further, through films and a prime-time television series to be broadcast on ABC. However, the plans failed because Duff's representatives said she was not being paid enough for the proposed series. Duff also starred in the Disney Channel television film Cadet Kelly (2002), which became the network's most watched program in its 19-year history. In the movie, Hilary Duff plays a free-spirited girl who is enrolled in a military school and finds it hard to adjust to its strict and disciplined environment.

Jennifer Aniston

The program was successful and Jennifer Aniston, along with her co-stars, gained wide renown among television viewers. Her hairstyle at the time, which became known as the "Rachel", was widely copied. Jennifer Aniston received a salary of one million dollars per episode for the last two seasons of Friends, as well as five Emmy nominations (two for Supporting Actress, three for Lead Actress), including a win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. According to the Guinness World Book of Records (2005), Jennifer Aniston (along with her female costars) became the highest paid TV actress of all time with her $1 million-per-episode paycheck for the tenth season of Friends.

Vin Diesel

Vin Diesel was then cast in Steven Spielberg's 1998 Oscar-winning film Saving Private Ryan on the poignancy of his performance in Multi-Facial. Vin Diesel earned critical acclaim for voice work as the title character in the animation film The Iron Giant (1999). He followed it up with a major role in Boiler Room (2000) and then got his breakthrough role as the anti-hero Riddick in Pitch Black (2000). Vin Diesel attained action hero super stardom with the box office hits The Fast and the Furious (2001) and xXx (2002).

Cote De Pablo

Awards and nominations
* 2006 - Cote De Pablo won an Imagen Award at the Imagen Foundation Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Television for NCIS (2006).
* 2008 - Cote De Pablo nominated for an Imagen Award at the Imagen Foundation Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Television for NCIS (2008).
* 2008 - Cote De Pablo nominated for an ALMA Award at the ALMA Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series for NCIS (2008).
* 2009 - Cote De Pablo nominated for an ALMA Award at the ALMA Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series for NCIS (2009).

Tara Reid

In October 2006, Tara Reid acknowledged in an interview with Us Weekly that she had liposculpting. In the interview Tara Reid discusses how her plastic surgery "went wrong" and also explains why she decided to have plastic surgery done, saying that her breasts were uneven and that she wanted a "six pack" for a new movie role. The liposuction resulted in deformity. In the same interview, Tara Reid's new plastic surgeon, Dr. Steven Svehlak, reported that he performed a procedure called a "doughnut mastopexy" to correct her original augmentation, and performed additional liposuction in hopes to even out her stomach.

Jessica Simpson

In 2001, Jessica Simpson recorded a follow-up album with what Columbia considered more radio-friendly, up-tempo tracks. The result in that was Irresistible, released in mid-2001 on the heels of the title-track first single. "Irresistible" became one of the biggest hits of Jessica Simpson's career; it peaked at # 15 on the Hot 100 and stayed in the chart for 20 weeks. The single reached its peak at #2 in Belgium and the Top 20 in the UK, Mexico, Argentina, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Switzerland, Philippines and Australia.

Taylor Lautner

Taylor Lautner was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Deborah, who works for a software development company, and Daniel Lautner, a commercial airline pilot. Taylor Lautner was raised Roman Catholic in Hudsonville, Michigan, and attended Jamestown Elementary School until the age of eleven, when the family moved to the Santa Clarita area. Taylor Lautner is of mostly Dutch, French, and German descent, and claims some Native American (specifically Ottawa and Potawatomi) ancestry through his mother. Taylor Lautner has a younger sister, Makena. Taylor Lautner has studied karate since the age of six.

Sharon Stone

Sharon Stone won the title of Miss Crawford County in Meadville. One of the pageant judges said Sharon Stone should quit school and move to New York City to become a fashion model. When her mother heard this, Sharon Stone agreed, and, in 1977 Stone left Meadville, moving in with an aunt in New Jersey. Within four days of her arrival in New Jersey, Sharon Stone was signed by Ford Modeling Agency in New York.

Halle Berry

Before becoming an actress, Halle Berry entered several beauty contests, finishing runner-up in the Miss USA (1986), and winning the Miss USA World 1986 title. Her breakthrough feature film role was in the 1991 Jungle Fever. This led to roles in The Flintstones (1994), Bulworth (1998), X-Men (2000) and its sequels, and as Bond Girl Jinx in Die Another Day (2002). Halle Berry also won a worst actress Razzie Award in 2005 for Catwoman and accepted the award in person.

Diane Lane

Diane Lane (born January 22, 1965) is an American film actress born and raised in New York City. Diane Lane made her screen debut in George Roy Hill's 1979 film A Little Romance, starring opposite Laurence Olivier. Soon after, Diane Lane was featured on the cover of Time.

Britney Spears

Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American pop singer and entertainer. Born in Mississippi and raised in Louisiana, Britney Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program. At age 12 she performed as a cast member in Disney Channel's television series The All New Mickey Mouse Club from 1993 to 1994. In 1997, Britney Spears signed a recording contract with Jive, which would lead to the release of her debut album ...Baby One More Time in 1999. The album peaked at number one in Billboard 200 and has since sold over 25 million copies worldwide. Her success continued with the release of her second studio album, Oops!... I Did It Again in 2000, which has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. The release of her first two albums established her as a pop icon and is credited for influencing the revival of teen pop in the late 1990s.

Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her father, John Stewart, is a stage manager and television producer who has worked for Fox. Her mother, Jules Mann-Stewart, is a script supervisor originally from Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia. She has an older brother, Cameron Stewart. Stewart attended school until the seventh grade, and then continued her education by correspondence. She has since completed high school.

Mila Kunis

Mila Kunis has identified herself in interviews as a fan of the online computer game World of Warcraft and has received a certain amount of attention from the World of Warcraft community as a result. She has not released what server she is in but says she is with her close friends in the Alliance. In an interview with Complex Magazine, Mila Kunis confessed she was a fan of World of Warcraft. Apparently Mila Kunis and her boyfriend Macaulay Culkin both play the game. In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, she says she does not want to speak to other players, as somebody once recognized her.