Search

Search results

Displaying 1 - 10

Barbauld, Anna Letitia (Aikin)

(Encyclopedia) Barbauld, Anna Letitia (Aikin)Barbauld, Anna Letitia (Aikin)bärˈbôld [key], 1743–1825, English poet and editor. In 1774 she married Rochemont Barbauld and with him opened a boarding…

Laetitia Casta

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…

Alessandra Ambrosio

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. Alessandra Ambrosio began taking modeling…

Anna Leopoldovna

(Encyclopedia) Anna LeopoldovnaAnna Leopoldovnaänˈnə [key]Anna Leopoldovnalyāˌəpôlˈdəvnə [key] or Anna KarlovnaAnna Karlovnakärˈləvnə [key], 1718–46, duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, regent of…

Notable Fashion Designers and Models

Isabella Rossellini Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and…

Biographies: Models

ModelsPeople in the NewsRecent ObituariesBiographies by CategoryAlt, Carol, model Alves, Michelle, model Ambrosio, Alessandra, model Anderson, Pamela, model, actress Banks, Tyra, model Barros, Ana…

Bustamante, Anastasio

(Encyclopedia) Bustamante, AnastasioBustamante, Anastasioänästäˈsyō b&oomacr;stämänˈtā [key], 1780–1853, Mexican general and president (1830–32, 1837–41). He served in the royalist army against…

Anna Ivanovna

(Encyclopedia) Anna Ivanovna: see Anna, czarina of Russia.