In Tinsel Town, the saying goes; you're only as good as your last film. An actor or actress can open a film to $100 million dollars in tickets sold, but if their next film doesn't perform as well, they can suddenly find themselves as yesterday's news. The experts agree on one thing: lasting power is the key. It's not how an actor does with one film, but how they do with an entire body of work that makes a name great. So with the current crop of actresses. Katie Holmes and Kate Hudson may be the new millennium starlets, but will anyone remember their names ten years or 15 years from now?

Hollywood builds up stars and pits them out so fast; it's hard to keep track of who's considered "hot" and who's considered "not". Add to the fact that today's movies are almost more reliant on special effects than on actual talent, so the question is who is the real star? A handful of actors and actresses have risen above the quagmire to be considered new millennium stars, and of this group, Colin Farrell and Orlando Bloom seem to be at the apex of their careers.

We've seen them on the silver screen for years - forever fighting the good fight and protecting the world from evil. Stars like Clint Eastwood, The Rock and Sylvester Stallone are bigger than reality. They are ingrained in our subconscious and are a reflection of who we want to be. When Sylvester Stallone mows down twenty bad guys we share his victory. When the Rock body slams an opponent we cheer his every move. But these days, are these tough guys really tough enough?

They are sensuous and sleek, as likely to cuddle up for a kiss as they are to slit your throat. With all the right curves in all the right places, they are making the hearts of men all over the world go pitter-patter. They are the tough girls of the silver screen. Angelina Jolie and Jennifer garner are two of the most well known, but are they really as tough in real life as they are in the characters they play?

Classic Hollywood actors like Will Rodgers and James Stewart have something magical in their appearances and their imagines. Why have fair and sensitive ladies of three or more generations been falling in love with them for more than 50 years already? Are they really so close to perfection? And why aren't there such gentlemen now in Hollywood who could make all women from 80 to 14 spend sleepless night dreaming of them?

The Eagles have played all over the world and have sold out stadiums within minutes of tickets going on sale. Their special brand of rock and roll is ageless. The Eagles were formed in the USA in 1971. It became famous very quickly. Of course, the most popular song was "Hotel California". Almost everybody knows it. This group sometimes changed its structure. Even nowadays the songs of the "Eagles" are very popular and they have many fans allover the world. It is easy to find information about the Eagles and the Eagles albums.

Are they the band you love to hate, or the band you hate to love? Whatever your position is, the fact remains that ABBA is Sweden's biggest export. They made their millions during the height of the disco craze of the mid-to-late 70's and ever since the group or it's individual members have been mining ABBA gold ever since. Love them or hate them, let's take a look at the ABBA history and ABBA discography.

Female Turkish pop musicians rank right up there with female pop stars from Pakistan: you know they're out there, but you've never heard of them! Well, believe it or not, there ARE female Turkish pop musicians in the world. Some of them are Ajda Pekkan, Sertab Erener. They took part in "Eurovision". And for example Sertab Erener was the first on Eurovision Song Contest 2004. Sertab Erener was the first from female Turkish pop musicians who sang the song in English in "Eurovision".

They were perhaps the first "corporate" rock band in history. Individual members of some of rock and rolls biggest groups, joining together to write great music and sell millions of albums. Members of Asia band is from Great Britain. It is still one of the most popular and successful European supergroups. There are many Asia albums and singles which are rather famous. They are: "Asia", "Alpha", "Astra", "Aqua", "Aria", "Arena" and "Aura". Nowadays it is not a problem to find information about Asia history and cultural references.

What more could possibly be written about pop legend Frank Sinatra? Superbly talented. Able to rebound from career lows to incredible career highs. Frank Sinatra is a one of the most famous American singers and actors whose creations remain popular in the United States and abroad even after his death. Frank Sinatra biography is rather unusual - he was able to eclipse his popularity even in old age! Frank Sinatra albums are loved by the people from over the world.

There are some TV shows that were created to entertain but turned out to be "a lifestyle-forming" TV shows. They make us laugh and think and every day when they are on TV we put off our job (even if it's impossible to do) and turn on the TV set. And in the morning, when they repeat the series we watch it again just to make sure we didn't miss anything from the night before. You know what we are talking about "The Office"!

There some TV shows that were created to entertain but turned out to be "lifestyle-forming" TV shows. They make us laugh and think and every day when they are on TV we put off our job (even if it's impossible to do) and turn on the TV set. And in the morning, when they repeat the series we watch it again just to make sure everything we saw the day before actually really happened.. You know what we are talking about "? Sex and the City"!

Despite the great popularity of the doll all over the world for a lot of years there are some Barbie controversies. Psychologists say that the doll is able to arouse violence, hatred and rejection in small girls because they often mutilate their dolls in different ways. The controversies can arise on religious reasons. Moreover Barbie physical characteristics are a subject of disputes.

Barbie definition describes a fashionable girl with long legs. The production of Barbie began in 1950. The image of the doll was taken from the German doll Lilly. Barbie cultural effect is great. The doll can have completely different occupations, such as model, doctor, politician, paleontologist, astronaut and others. But Barbie impact on children is not always positive.

New Zealand models are represented by Kylie Bax and Rachel Hanter. The former girl was born in New Zealand but moved to New York for fame. She became Karl Lagerfeld's protégée thanks to her hair cut. She signed contracts with numerous agencies, worked for a lot of exclusive fashion houses and took part in the campaign advertising products of different companies. Rachel Hunter has developed both acting and modeling careers.

Akira Lane and Yuko Ogura are among the most famous Japanese models. As for Akira Lane, her career of a model started very unexpectedly. Before becoming a model the girl was rather a diligent student at the University and got the bachelor degree in International business. So, the girl is remarkable not only for her exotic appearance. She is also very intelligent, persistent and creative.

Female top models draw excessive attention of the majority of the world population. They are beautiful, strong, attractive, good-looking and pretty women. They are young and gather much gossip around them. The article will provide you with the information regarding lives and peculiarities of the career of the two well-known female top models - Heidi Klum and Gisele Bundchen.

The Miss Hong Kong is a very popular pageant. The Miss Hong Kong rules suggest the presence of representatives of different countries. For example, the following article which is devoted to the Miss Hong Kong 2002 tells that the winner of the contest was a girl from San Francisco. As for the runner-up, she was from England. The article contains the impressions of the participants. Both the winner and the runner-up said they were greatly surprised with their victory.

The Femina Miss India is called so because it was founded by the Femina magazine in 1964. It is necessary to say that the Femina Miss winners often become the winners on such international beauty pageants as the Miss Universe, the Miss World and the Miss Earth. Very often the winners of the contest become popular film stars, and namely actresses and producers.

America's next top model show has five cycles. Each of them has its own cycles stars. Most of them are cycles judges: Nigel Barker, Nole Marin, Janice Dickinson and Jay Manuel. But the brightest star of the cycles is Tyra Banks. She is a person who has made careers in different spheres. First of all, she is a professional model. Second, she is an actress. She also has her own company, runs America's next top model show and is socially active.

There are five America's next top model cycles. Each of them has some peculiarities. For example, relationships between the cycles contestants differed from cycle to cycle. Every cycle consisted of several episodes. Though the episodes were different, the most popular kind of activity offered to the girls was photo shoots. The photo shoots were also different though bikini shoots were among the most frequent ones.

Speaking about America's next top model show it is important to say that it has a lot of fans. People are attracted by the show because they are able to observe both the competition between the girls as well as the influence of the competitions on the relationship between the girls. According to the show rules, the girls were placed in an apartment and were to live in it during the first half of the show.

Tyra Banks is considered to be one of the wealthiest models on the planet. Her personal assets equal 8.8 million dollars. The girl started her model career when she dropped her studies at college. She worked for such exclusive fashion houses as Chanel, Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Laurent and Yves Saint Lauren. Moreover, Tyra tried her hand in acting. She played in some movies with Will Smith.

Miss Black America was created about 30 years ago. The pageant helps black women feel equal to white, feel spiritually, mentally and physically beautiful. Moreover, the contest helps all Black get rid of the negative stereotypes that they have imposed on themselves. The Miss Black America rules presuppose the age limitation of the applicants from 17 to 29. The applicants to the contest are obliged to send a tape with their talent's demonstration.

The most popular Canadian beauty pageant is called Miss All Canadian. Children and adults take part in it. One of the most important rules about the pageant is that its participants are not judged by their appearance or by their clothes, but by the peculiarities of their nature. The contestants are advised always to stay themselves. Children become Canadian beauty pageant winners from the moment they step on the stage.