Born, not made.

 

 

My very last assignment for work last week was one of the best gigs I ever got, a semi-exclusive with Without A Trace star & part owner of Sydney FC Anthony La Paglia.

Turning up in Bondi (5 minutes after we were actually scheduled to by his PA) our camera gear had a minor hickup and we had to do some serious swindling to drum up a different mic. In short, we had a lapel mic, ideal for one-on-one chats in a relatively quiet environment, however after turning up we realised we wouldn’t be able to find a quiet place since he was in the middle of a signing — in one of the busiest malls in Sydney. That, and we had dozens of angry fans who had apparently been waiting for quite some time to get his autograph, only being forced to wait even longer as he fullfilled his ‘media commitments’ as his agent politely announced.

All in all, a top bloke, really loves his football but unfortunately won’t be returning to Australia any time soon.

In the theme of entertainment, Alice Burdeau will soon rise to the top in a similar fashion and probably never return to Australia after taking out this year’s Next Top Model.

For those who don’t know who she is, she’s the one on the right.

Like any decent reality series, there was a tonne of controversy surrounding this season’s show with Alice right in the middle of it all. With the whole Fashion VS Skinny Models debate raging around the world, Alice was slammed from the beginning as being ‘too skinny’, even to be a model. I’ve known a few lovely ladies in my time who have, and still try, and emulate the typical runway model, even though they don’t claim to do it, and after working as a retoucher in magazines in my earlier days, I myself considered jumping on the bandwagon of the unrealistic expectations.

For anyone who follows the series (not that I do at all…) Tyra Banks once said;

“Supermodels aren’t born, they’re made”.

I disagree Tyra.

Alica has not only the body, walk, and face of a model but she also has the smack-you-down diva’esque attitude. A few quotes came to mind which made me unofficially vote for Alice…

“Can you imagine reading that you look like you’re from a concentration camp?” Burdeu said, referring to a concerned viewer’s comment.

She was slamming back at claims she suffered from an eating disorder since she stood at 58kg and 185cm tall.

“My family and friends know that I don’t have a problem – if anything I eat too much chocolate“

Testify!

“People can think what they want but I’m happy with the way I am“

If I were to translate, she’s probably a female equivalent of Bulldogs star Sonny Bill Williams – minus the whole nightclub toilet saga of course.

Born, not made. 100% Australian… Naomi’s got nuthin on you..

~ by debraj on June 6, 2007.