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So doesn't have a single universal meaning? That makes me feel better about not knowing what it is. Is the trout :trout: used under different circumstances than avada :avada: ?

That is one violent fish. Thanks for the input.

I'm new to the scene and I'm wondering about the proper usage and etiquette for emoticons. For starters, what is the meaning of the ninja smiley? I've seen it used a number of times, but haven't been able to figure out it's meaning based on context. And why is one smiley killing another smiley :magic: considered magic? When would you use the trout? :trout:

1. Heidi Klum 2. Rebecca Romijn 3. Molly Sims 4. Laetitia Casta 5. Adriana Lima 6. Shannon Elizabeth 7. Tyra Banks 8. Daniela Pestova 9. Yamila Diaz-Rahi 10. Karolina Kurkova Honorable Mention: Cindy Crawford Veronica Varekova Petra Nemcova Christy Brinkley Kathy Ireland Brooke Burns

I'm confused. You're saying that they force you to show them off, and you think it's a bad thing? I always thought boobies that wanted to be free were a great thing!

What do you think of boobies (in general or yours specifically)? Do they get in the way (bullies)? Are you upset that guys can't get past your boobs enough to see the real you? Do you think people's obsession with boobies is a bad thing? Or, do you like them (buddies)? Do you think boobies allow you to get away with things that guys can't get away with? Do you like the power they have over guys?

LOLL ... me too ... Care to elaborate? I don't see much wrong with either one of them, although you can tell who I voted for based on my avatar. I could maybe understand not liking them, but hating them? well i do use the term hate very loosely...certainly not in the way i hate like a person i know or anything like that. just celebrity hate so just wanted to get that clarified heidi strikes me as a dumb blonde...it actually upset me the first time i heard her speak. she seemed like such an airhead. it was really unfortunate, and that really turned me off. maybe i just caught a bad video...but i just didnt like what i saw hmm but mostly (in terms of modeling) i dont think she has much range, and i'm not particularly fond of her face now gisele...i've TRIED to get gisele...really i have....i feel like i'm just completely missing something everyone else is seeing. i dont like her face...i dont like her modeling. i dont find her hot...versatile...or anything...now i will say, that i've seen pics of her when she was first modeling, before she became the brazilian bombshell that she is now...it is almost like looking at a completely different person. but i think she was better then than she is now. i KNOW many disagree with me, and i accept that i do like her hair though Fair enough. I'll just assume you caught a bad video.

Here's a link to the video of Heidi's appearance on The View from January 2005: http://www.yourfilehost.com/media.php?cat=...ew_12-01-04.avi It's 34 MB, so it may take a while to load.

LOLL ... me too ... Care to elaborate? I don't see much wrong with either one of them, although you can tell who I voted for based on my avatar. I could maybe understand not liking them, but hating them?

I wasn't able to save the videos of her recent appearences (although I linked to her Today Show appearance above), but I do have a video clip of her from The View last year when she was promoting the first season of Project Runway as well as her book. They came dangerously close to calling Heidi a slut after she said there's nothing wrong with being flirty at work. Once I figure out how to post it on the web, I will. My favorite quote from that interview: "Can't we all be nice to each other?"

She was also on The Tony Danza Show today. I saw both interviews (thanks, TiVo), and no one wanted to believe that she got back to being thin with diet and exercise. On The View, you could almost feel the jealousy from some of the panel members. On The Tony Danza Show, she gave away copies of Project Runway to people that could tell what she was saying when she spoke German and bratwurst to people that couldn't. She sure has a great personality and a lot of patience for answering the same questions over and over.

I've only seen the ones shown on ABC and CBS (in the States), and I think 2001 was the best show. I like how they interviewed the models and put that into the show. The last two they mostly showed how hectic things are backstage, which is something I already knew about, and it doesn't interest me. I want to see beautiful women walking around in skimpy underwear, not some key grip shouting "Outta the way! Wings coming through!" Also, 2001 had Molly Sims and Daniela Pestova- two of my favorites.

That's from Karneval in Cologne, Germany last spring. It's sorta the German version of Mardi Gras, only more family oriented. By the way, I don't think this picture has been posted:

I forgot to add, she will also be on "The View" on Monday (Dec 12) and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" on Tuesday (Dec 13).

NBC's website has the video of the interview: http://video.msn.com/v/us/v.htm?g=63266ad3...9dd11ed&f=email

Heidi Klum:

For me, it was Rebecca Romijn. I saw her on an MTV Fashionably Loud special wearing a low-cut top with her boobs practically falling out. My jaw literally dropped. I'd never seen any woman (much less one that hot) walk around in an outfit like that before, and I was hooked.

"Ich habe einen Traum" is a regular feature of the German magazine/newspaper Zeit. In it, various celebrities write about their dreams. Heidi Klum wrote a piece for the column last November. Click the link below to read it. http://www.zeit.de/2004/49/Traum_2fKlum_49 Of course, you probably don't speak German. If that's the case, you can read my translation: I Have a Dream by Heidi Klum When people ask me whether my dreams came true, I remember myself when I was a young girl, my fantasy was to weave together garments and hope someone would notice that I did not only sew, I created things. Sequins in different colors, sparkling jewels and straight and slanted cuts from my designs always supposed to be something made especially to show others that sewing can be an art. Dreams are something artistic, ethereal, as light as chiffon, and they have the ability to flutter like silk scarves in the wind. I go through my life with my head held high, around which - to others it is invisible - I wrap the cloth from this light dream material, that, when it touches me, it cools my hot head. Just like silk, it cools when you are warm and warms when you are cool. As a seamstress, I wanted respect from the outside. I wove dream molecules into every seam, from which I hoped it would lift me to the Mount Olympus where the celebrated designers lived. But reality is something else. I live as if I were in a golden egg, hatching out whenever a deadline says to me, "Heidi, this is necessary and in your best interest to do it." Unfortunately, they are daily deadlines - sometimes a whole bunch of them - that, when I finish them, they no longer smell, they really stink. The world knows my face. People are right in assuming I make a lot of money. The press has it right when they write that I am blessed with a husband, proud of my daughter and have a close relationship with my parents. I recieve appreciation, attention, good fortune and sympathy from many people. America, Europe, Asia: magazine covers always tell the same story of my hair, my eyes, my nose and my mouth. What the cover photos and stories and writers never say: I have no time. I am a victim of the Public Heidi Klum. I have become a product that will forever be preserved and advertised. About myself, my own life, I haven't found much out yet. As easy as success falls to me and I enjoy it, I notice what goes on around me and what happens to me. I am on the sunny side of life and would like nothing else than to maintain it, but I am sometimes afraid to ask: Am I missing something? Do I have things too good? What would happen if I suddenly became seriously ill? What should you read if you want to advance further? Am I interested in politics? Dreams are always that - a longing for something. Whatever I have longed for, I have received. People say I am beautiful, successful and fortunate and envy me. Are you allowed to have dreams if you are as fortunate as I am? For dreams to have meaning, you must have a knowledge and understanding about yourself. Do I have that? Everyday life is the enemy of critical thought and the thief of time. Therefore, I dream that I do not lose my dream. As a sequin-seamstress in my dream, I never once believed or said that I would be threatened by losing my dreams. I had no idea that the most natural things in the world would be missing from my life: Cooking for friends. Hanging out with friends. Sewing a dress. Going to the zoo with my daughter. Simply staying cozy in bed when I actually must get up. "Take your time Heidi," I hear people call. "Work less!" "You have it in your hand! " "Do not pity yourself! " "Enjoy your success and do not feel sorry! " But having power is not so simple! One must maintain success, for it is a voracious animal always searching for food. Flying around the world, even though I have a fear of flying. Always smile, always be pretty, never swear, never be silly. Identify, interpret, correct, criticize. In the eyes of my public, I am an icon and a slut at the same time. From the window of my hotel room, I see myself on a kiosk. Is that me, or my doppleganger? Who was there at the photo shoot in Milan three days ago, while I wait here in Los Angeles today for messages from my agent? Was it Heidi #2? Who sat modeling elegant bustiers while Leni in the studio next door wanted milk? Am I the real person on the cover, holding her friend's arm, or was I lying in bed, dreaming about who the real Heidi Klum is? Can I be present everywhere simultaneously because hundreds of editors use my face and my figure for their products at the same time? Heidi #2 is the transfer, the perfect illusion, the false image for a world-wide audience. While I work, I have time to speak about my dream that always reappears as it began: it was about a sequin-seamstress that didn't know who she was. She was very young and skillful with her hands, had a formative talent and wanted to conquer the world as a fashion designer. But things turned out completely different. Or, if you prefer, you can look at some more pictures of Heidi naked:

Here are a couple of quotes from Heidi from the book Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs: We went on one shoot all the way to Mongolia. That's about as far away as you can get and still be on this planet. I felt like I was an alien. I was in Prada head to toe - in Mongolia - where these people drink fermented horse milk. There were all these kids watching us. We couldn't speak to them so we played Frisbee. They'd never seen one. There we are at the other end of the world playing Frisbee. It was great. I'm sure that years from now when they're grown up they're going to be saying, "Yeah, there was this really tall girl who came here who was really funny, this really weird, tall girl, and she invented Frisbee." And that's how I am on a shoot. [...] We goof around. I mean it's not brain surgery, what we're doing. Yeah, we're making beautiful pictures and if I have to be serious I can be serious, but c'mon! That's my style! I think if I had a totally different job I'd have the same attitude. People reacting to you as a famous person definitely takes some getting used to. It can be very weird. I mean, I actually like meeting people as long as they're not scary or trying to take advantage of you. But, some of them are just getting your autograph to sell it. That sort of thing I don't like. [...] But still, you know, it's very nice that people like you. Having fans tells you that you're doing something right. I really appreciate that. And I'm the kind of person who will stay and sign autographs as long as there are people who want them. Some people tell me such stories- they've been driving five hours to get there, they were waiting in line for an hour and a half- and I can't be like, "Okay, my time is up now. I gotta go, see you later." So I'll stay. And if people are nervous, I'm like, "Please, I'm just like any other person," and they calm down.

Ever wonder what some pictures would look like if they didn't have Heidi posing with some dorky male model? Here are a few pics where I edited out the dorks.

Does anyone know why it's Tyra's last VS show? I know about America's Next Top Model and her talk show, but c'mon! It's only one night of work (plus maybe a couple of rehersals beforehand). It doesn't seem like it should be that much of a commitment to walk down a runway a couple of times, then go back to doing her own shows (unless VS is against that). I just hope she doesn't use this as an excuse to "let herself go".

I'm new here. I'm a huge fan of Heidi and was browsing through this topic, and I couldn't believe all the naked pictures I have of her that haven't been posted yet. This is all I have time to post now, but I do have more. Let me know what you think.

In my view, it's Heidi Klum all the way!

How did they come up with that list? I mean, I've heard Gisele is the biggest model today (from other sources), but Kate Moss AND Naomi Campbell in the top 5? If you look at the Forbes list of powerful celebrities, Heidi Klum routinely comes up #1 among models. Their list is based on income, movie, tv & radio appearances, newspaper & magazine articles, and web hits. Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell are nowhere to be found. Even on the VH1 show, they said Heidi made $16 million in the last two years, whereas Adriana (who beat Heidi on the list) only makes $4 million a year. I could see Naomi and Kate Moss on a list of "Top Supermodels of All-Time", but not on a list of the hottest of today. I hadn't heard anything about either one of them in the last 2 years, except for Kate's recent snorting problem. And putting Heidi at #5 was insulting.