Memorable March Quotes

Memorable March Quotes

Memorable March quotes

It's almost inevitable: When the stars come out, so do the shocking admissions. With divorces, scandals and Hollywood slams, the biggest news of the month has sparked many memorable statements. We take a look at some of the best quotes of March 2011.

Tiki Barber

"After seeing my brother still have fun at our age, it reignited the fire. I'm really looking forward to the challenge of seeing if I can get back to the level of where I was."

After a brief retirement, the former NFL running back made a shocking announcement.

Serena Williams

"This has been extremely hard, scary and disappointing. I am doing better; I'm at home now and working with my doctors to keep everything under control."

The 29-year-old tennis star responded to concerned fans after she was hospitalized after suffering a life-threatening blood blockage.

Selena Gomez

"This song is such a great message to my fans, and it really touched me when I heard it. Basically, it's to the haters, it's to the people who try to bring you down."

The former child star, who is now dating a megastar who has been known to incite riots, gushed about her latest single.

Rush Holt

"While it was fun to out-do Watson for one night in trivia, it is vital that, as a nation, we out-innovate, out-educate and out-build the rest of the world for generations to come."

The IBM supercomputer that kicked butt against this champ on the popular game show "Jeopardy!" was bested by the New Jersey representative.

Ron Schiller

"While the meeting I participated in turned out to be a ruse, I made statements that are counter to NPR's values and also not reflective of my own beliefs. I offer my sincere apology to those I offended."

The former NPR exec was the latest victim of a video sting by a conservative activist. The ex-CEO announced his resignation and is now out of a new job.

Phil Collins

"I don't think anyone's going to miss me. I'm sorry that it was all so successful. I honestly didn't mean it to happen like that. It's hardly surprising that people grew to hate me."

The 60-year-old musician fueled rumors he would be retiring from music.

Newt Gingrich

"My expectation is by the end of this exploratory process, they will have an announcement and we'll be in the race."

The possible Republican candidate for president has taken a lot of guff for his noncommittal comments about whether he will run in the 2012 race.

Mike Huckabee

"One of the things that is troubling is that people see a Natalie Portman or some other Hollywood starlet who boasts of, 'Hey look, we're having children, we're not married, but we're having these children,' and they're doing just fine."

GOP 2012 potential Mike Huckabee backtracked this comment he made about the Academy Award winner's pregnancy.

Michael Bay

"We made some mistakes. The real fault with it is that it ran into a mystical world. It was just terrible to do a movie where you've got to have a story in three weeks."

The big-budget action film director said the second film in his blockbuster franchise did not live up to his or fans' expectations.

Melissa Gilbert

"We have loved each other for a very long time, and we share four incredible sons together. On behalf of our family, we ask to be allowed our privacy during this very difficult time."

The "Little House on the Prairie" star announced her divorce from her husband of 16 years.

Lindsay Lohan

"I feel great. I feel happy. There's always, you know, things ... bumps that we have in the road. As long as I'm focusing on the one thing that I know I need to put first in my life, which is, you know, my recovery and stuff, then I'm doing good, and that's most important for me."

The troubled "Mean Girls" actress is looking at some serious time if convicted of  recent allegations. Get the latest on her plea deal.

Kim Kardashian

"I don't have an album in the works. It was just something that kind of got me out of my comfort zone."

The 30-year-old reality starlet talked about her new club-ready song and dished that her NBA star boyfriend even serenades her with the tune, which she recorded for a good cause.

Kelly Preston

"Well, they talked about it. She's a great dancer, too. I think she's going to win."

The new mother dished on whether her famous dancing husband would give any tips to his former co-star when she competes on a popular TV dance show.

Kelly Osbourne

"I would be like, 'I hate myself, I hate my life, I want to die.' The thing is, I was never fat. There is real-world large and then there is Hollywood large, which is a size 6."

The fashion pixie talked about the pressures to stay thin in Hollywood and her recent dramatic weight loss.

John Galliano

"I fully accept that the accusations made against me have greatly shocked and upset people. Anti-Semitism and racism have no part in our society. I unreservedly apologize for my behavior in causing any offense."

The 50-year-old disgraced fashion designer may have committed career suicide with alleged anti-Semitic remarks he made during a recent arrest. He was subsequently fired by a major fashion house.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan

"Our country faces its worst crisis since the end of the war 65 years ago. I'm convinced that working together with all our might the Japanese people can overcome this."

The prime minister spoke at a nationally televised press conference in Tokyo after the country was hit with an 8.9-magnitude earthquake, which triggered a powerful tsunami. Get the latest on the rising death toll.

Demi Lovato

"The journey that I've been on has been very, very difficult over the past few months. I can't tell you how much light you brought into my life in probably the darkest time of my life."

The Disney singer-actress spoke to her fans about her recent time in a treatment center after quitting a 2010 tour with a pop boy band.

David Arquette

"I got into a car accident, but I'm fine. Luckily, I have tiger's blood running through my veins."

Courteney Cox's estranged husband survived a recent head-on collision and was still cracking jokes, like this riff on Charlie Sheen's now infamous saying.

Chuck Heath

"The only thing that worries us most is her safety. We sleep with the guns."

Former governor of Alaska Sarah Palin's father said recent death threats against his daughter and her family worry him.

Chris Brown

"At the end of the day, if I walk around apologizing to everybody, I'm gonna look like a damn fool."

The 21-year-old "Forever" singer mused about the ongoing fallout from the violent 2009 incident between him and a pop star.

Charlie Sheen

"I want you to go to your window, I want you to open it ... I want you to join our chant: winning, winning, winning ..."

The sitcom king was officially let go from his cash-cow hit show after endless rants against the show's creators and many timeless quotes. Is he already planning for a TV return?

Brad Womack

"She is the most genuinely kind human being that I've ever met. She makes me want to be a better person. I'd marry her right now. I tried to marry her when the show was airing."

The former "Bachelor" talked about his brief breakup with his fiancee and their secret plans to marry.

Amanda Seyfried

"[It is] one of the easiest things in the world. You're both open. You're put in a situation where you have to make out with each other. It's easy for things to get carried away."

The "Little Red Riding Hood" star dished about her heartbreak over her former British co-star as well as dating a hunky actor and a tormented vampire. 

Source: Specials

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Supermodels: Where are they now?

Supermodels: Where are they now?

Supermodels: Where are they now?

They made millions strutting their stuff on the runways and flaunting their bods on countless magazine covers. Now these famous former supermodels are running companies, hosting television shows and nurturing families.

Here’s our roundup of what Cindy Crawford, Janice Dickinson,Kathy Ireland, Rachel Hunter and other beauties of yesterday’s fashion world are up to.

Twiggy

Twiggy
Then: The English native rose to prominence modeling as a teen and by the 1960s her fame had spread worldwide. As a dark-eyed, incredibly svelte youth, she gained icon status and earned a coveted title, and she is considered to be a world’s first.

Now: After a relatively short modeling career (find out how long), Twiggy moved on to sing  and act on film , stage (starred in a Tony-Award winning play) and TV (starred as a Cockney flower girl with speech problems). She has her own clothing line and was a regular judge on a reality show with another ex-supermodel.

Cindy Crawford

Cindy Crawford
Then: Known for her trademark facial feature, the Illinois native was a ubiquitous presence on magazine covers and teenage boys’ bedroom walls in the 1990s. Her popularity led to starring roles in several fashion campaigns, to music videos and to a hosting gig on the hippest TV channel of her time. She even married a movie star.

Now: From supermodel to household name. Since quitting the business in 2000, Crawford has been busy creating an empire, with a line of beauty products, home furnishings, a bedding line with a classic department store and charity work.

Christie Brinkley

Christie Brinkley
Then: This long-time CoverGirl made a splash in the modeling industry with three consecutive covers on a popular men’s magazine in the late 1970s and 1980s. She famously married a rocker and appeared in one of his music videos.

Now: She appeared in a now-canceled TV show, launched her own jewelry collection and home fitness products and is an activist for animal rights and the environment. Brinkley, who recently when through a nasty divorce (she has been married how many times?), said finding love isn’t a priority right now.

Janice Dickinson

Janice Dickinson
Then: The Brooklyn native became one of the most successful models of the 1970s and 1980s after winning a national prize. Though it’s much disputed, Dickinson claims to have coined a term important to her industry.

Now: The outspoken former model has appeared on many reality shows in the past several years, including a modeling competition (find out why she was fired), a series about a group of past-their-prime celebrities and her own show. She got some help with her addiction issues on the latest season of “Celebrity Rehab”

Naomi Campbell

Naomi Campbell
Then: Campbell started her long career as a catwalk model and was hired for high-profile ad campaigns such as the one for this jeans company in the 1980s, eventually becoming part of the “Big Six.” She was the first black model to appear on the cover of a posh magazine.

Now: Campbell has become known for her legal trysts due to her fragile temper, which landed her in hot water again in 2008 when she was arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport. Last year, Campbell found herself embroiled in another messy controversy.

Claudia Schiffer

Claudia Schiffer
Then: German-born Schiffer became one of the world’s most popular supermodels in the 1990s when she landed a high-profile gig and became the face (and derriere) of a fashion brand. She had an unlikely relationship with a famous magician.

Now: In 2002, Schiffer married a film producer who gave her an odd engagement gift. She also has appeared in several films, including a holiday classic.

Linda Evangelista

Linda Evangelista
Then: Though she hails from another country, Evangelista began to make it big as a model after she moved to Paris to further her career. She became known as “the chameleon of fashion” and for her dramatic hairstyles, including one daring cut that posed a career setback.

Now: In 2007, Evangelista signed a multi-year contract with a noted cosmetics company, and she was just chosen as the new face of a rebranded specialty retailer. She candidly revealed her use of an anti-aging drug.

Kathy Ireland

Kathy Ireland
Then: All-American California girl Kathy Ireland landed features in this men’s magazine for 13 consecutive years. She appeared in several movies and TV shows, including a popular nighttime soap.

Now: When the model mogul put her name on a pair of socks for a discount retailer, who knew it would lead to her own clothing line and a worldwide product marketing company? Ireland also has penned several books for children and busy mothers.

Paulina Porizkova

Paulina Porizkova
Then: The Czechoslovakian looker gained top model status in Paris during the 1980s and garnered attention from U.S. audiences when she appeared on the cover of a sports magazine and in a movie with Tom Selleck.. She topped a beauty list twice and earned what was then the highest-paying modeling contract.

Now: Porizkova replaced another former supermodel as a judge on a reality show, but her footwork didn’t last long on a TV competition. Last year she landed a role on a long-running soap opera.

Tyra Banks

Tyra Banks
Then: Like many supermodels, Tyra Banks broke into the modeling industry with her runway work in Paris and Milan before making it big in the U.S. She was the first African-American woman on the cover of a men’s high-fashion mag, a sports publication and a popular lingerie catalogue.

Now: After retiring from modeling in 2005, Banks focused on her lucrative TV career as host of a reality competition she created and a daytime talk show (remember the bathing suit controversy?). The former model has a number of acting credits, including a stint on a teen drama series.

Kim Alexis

Kim Alexis
Then: In 1983, New York native Kim Alexis became the face of a cosmetics line, replacing this actress and model. She went on to host shows on Lifetime in the 1990s and appeared in the last episode of a classic TV show.

Now: Alexis married a former NHL hockey player and in 2007 announced she suffers from a serious health problem. You can see her now as host of a TV Land series in which older women compete to be the next supermodel

Carol Alt

Carol Alt
Then: Her first big break came when she appeared on the cover of a fashion magazine, but her image on the cover of this supermodel-launching glossy really propelled her into stardom. Alt was hired to promote several big-name brands.

Now: Alt vied for the top job in reality television in 2008  and appeared on the Italian version of a popular dance competition. She has written books promoting her diet lifestyle, and she founded an organic beauty line.

Helena Christensen

Helena Christensen
Then: Christensen was crowned for her beauty in her home country before landing her big break as an “Angel” for a famous series of television and catalog ads. She also was chosen as the face of a cosmetics brand and appeared in a sexy music video.

Now: She started a clothing line in the late 1990s and about the same time uttered these now famous words. Christensen has created a second career for herself as a photographer and raises funds for a good cause.

Rachel Hunter

Rachel Hunter
Then: The blond bombshell hit fame after she posed on the cover of Sports Illustrated. She married a legendary rocker in 1990 and had two children with him. Are they still together?

Now: After appearing in a 2003 music video as a bikini-clad mom, Hunter showed off her moves on a reality competition. In 2006, she hosted a reality program where contestants participated in fashion challenges.

Cheryl Tiegs

Cheryl Tiegs
Then: By the time she was 17, blue-eyed Minnesota native Cheryl Tiegs had already appeared on the cover of a major women’s magazine. A 1970s poster of her in a pink bikini made Tiegs an icon.

Now: Tiegs has since appeared on an HGTV series and was a judge on a reality show that tests contestants' inner beauty. Tiegs, now 63, continued to model into her fifties and developed her own accessory and wig line for Revlon.

Christy Turlington

Christy Turlington
Then: California girl Christy Turlington rose to fame as the representative of an established fashion brand. She landed million-dollar contracts with everything from over-the-counter cosmetics (with an ad campaign that made her famous) to couture. Find out how she was discovered.

Now: From the runway to activism, Turlington has turned her star power toward aiding a humanitarian organization after losing her father to a terrible disease. The author and RED sponsor married a famous actor.

Iman

Iman
Then: The Somali-American landed her first assignment for this fashion Bible, which launched her career as a high-fashion supermodel for brands like Donna Karan and Yves Saint-Laurent.

Now: Iman has become a pioneer in the line of cosmetics for women of color and started a successful clothing line. Last year she joined another fashion pro as co-host of a reality series. She has been married to a British pop star for 18 years.

Elle Macpherson

Elle Macpherson
Then: This Australian beauty’s legendary covers on Sports Illustrated earned her a much-deserved nickname. Before that, it was a soda commercial that helped propel her girl-next-door look.

Now: Banking on her nickname, the former supermodel molded a very lucrative business career with an intimate apparel line and cosmetics products. She’s also a successful actress, with spots on one of the most popular sitcoms of all time. What’s her newest gig?

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Stephanie Seymour
Then: After an initial blow to the ego, Seymour became a primary model for a soon-to-be infamous lingerie company. But it was two covers for Playboy that sealed her place in supermodel history.

Now: Seymour is still modeling, but a recent photo that surfaced of the supermodel and her son on vacation has caused a scandal. The mother of four dated a leading man before hooking up with a rock star.

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Supermodels: Where are they now?

Supermodels: Where are they now?

Supermodels: Where are they now?

They made millions strutting their stuff on the runways and flaunting their bods on countless magazine covers. Now these famous former supermodels are running companies, hosting television shows and nurturing families.

Here’s our roundup of what Cindy Crawford, Janice Dickinson,Kathy Ireland, Rachel Hunter and other beauties of yesterday’s fashion world are up to.

Twiggy

Twiggy
Then: The English native rose to prominence modeling as a teen and by the 1960s her fame had spread worldwide. As a dark-eyed, incredibly svelte youth, she gained icon status and earned a coveted title, and she is considered to be a world’s first.

Now: After a relatively short modeling career (find out how long), Twiggy moved on to sing  and act on film , stage (starred in a Tony-Award winning play) and TV (starred as a Cockney flower girl with speech problems). She has her own clothing line and was a regular judge on a reality show with another ex-supermodel.

Cindy Crawford

Cindy Crawford
Then: Known for her trademark facial feature, the Illinois native was a ubiquitous presence on magazine covers and teenage boys’ bedroom walls in the 1990s. Her popularity led to starring roles in several fashion campaigns, to music videos and to a hosting gig on the hippest TV channel of her time. She even married a movie star.

Now: From supermodel to household name. Since quitting the business in 2000, Crawford has been busy creating an empire, with a line of beauty products, home furnishings, a bedding line with a classic department store and charity work.

Christie Brinkley

Christie Brinkley
Then: This long-time CoverGirl made a splash in the modeling industry with three consecutive covers on a popular men’s magazine in the late 1970s and 1980s. She famously married a rocker and appeared in one of his music videos.

Now: She appeared in a now-canceled TV show, launched her own jewelry collection and home fitness products and is an activist for animal rights and the environment. Brinkley, who recently when through a nasty divorce (she has been married how many times?), said finding love isn’t a priority right now.

Janice Dickinson

Janice Dickinson
Then: The Brooklyn native became one of the most successful models of the 1970s and 1980s after winning a national prize. Though it’s much disputed, Dickinson claims to have coined a term important to her industry.

Now: The outspoken former model has appeared on many reality shows in the past several years, including a modeling competition (find out why she was fired), a series about a group of past-their-prime celebrities and her own show. She got some help with her addiction issues on the latest season of “Celebrity Rehab”

Naomi Campbell

Naomi Campbell
Then: Campbell started her long career as a catwalk model and was hired for high-profile ad campaigns such as the one for this jeans company in the 1980s, eventually becoming part of the “Big Six.” She was the first black model to appear on the cover of a posh magazine.

Now: Campbell has become known for her legal trysts due to her fragile temper, which landed her in hot water again in 2008 when she was arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport. Last year, Campbell found herself embroiled in another messy controversy.

Claudia Schiffer

Claudia Schiffer
Then: German-born Schiffer became one of the world’s most popular supermodels in the 1990s when she landed a high-profile gig and became the face (and derriere) of a fashion brand. She had an unlikely relationship with a famous magician.

Now: In 2002, Schiffer married a film producer who gave her an odd engagement gift. She also has appeared in several films, including a holiday classic.

Linda Evangelista

Linda Evangelista
Then: Though she hails from another country, Evangelista began to make it big as a model after she moved to Paris to further her career. She became known as “the chameleon of fashion” and for her dramatic hairstyles, including one daring cut that posed a career setback.

Now: In 2007, Evangelista signed a multi-year contract with a noted cosmetics company, and she was just chosen as the new face of a rebranded specialty retailer. She candidly revealed her use of an anti-aging drug.

Kathy Ireland

Kathy Ireland
Then: All-American California girl Kathy Ireland landed features in this men’s magazine for 13 consecutive years. She appeared in several movies and TV shows, including a popular nighttime soap.

Now: When the model mogul put her name on a pair of socks for a discount retailer, who knew it would lead to her own clothing line and a worldwide product marketing company? Ireland also has penned several books for children and busy mothers.

Paulina Porizkova

Paulina Porizkova
Then: The Czechoslovakian looker gained top model status in Paris during the 1980s and garnered attention from U.S. audiences when she appeared on the cover of a sports magazine and in a movie with Tom Selleck.. She topped a beauty list twice and earned what was then the highest-paying modeling contract.

Now: Porizkova replaced another former supermodel as a judge on a reality show, but her footwork didn’t last long on a TV competition. Last year she landed a role on a long-running soap opera.

Tyra Banks

Tyra Banks
Then: Like many supermodels, Tyra Banks broke into the modeling industry with her runway work in Paris and Milan before making it big in the U.S. She was the first African-American woman on the cover of a men’s high-fashion mag, a sports publication and a popular lingerie catalogue.

Now: After retiring from modeling in 2005, Banks focused on her lucrative TV career as host of a reality competition she created and a daytime talk show (remember the bathing suit controversy?). The former model has a number of acting credits, including a stint on a teen drama series.

Kim Alexis

Kim Alexis
Then: In 1983, New York native Kim Alexis became the face of a cosmetics line, replacing this actress and model. She went on to host shows on Lifetime in the 1990s and appeared in the last episode of a classic TV show.

Now: Alexis married a former NHL hockey player and in 2007 announced she suffers from a serious health problem. You can see her now as host of a TV Land series in which older women compete to be the next supermodel

Carol Alt

Carol Alt
Then: Her first big break came when she appeared on the cover of a fashion magazine, but her image on the cover of this supermodel-launching glossy really propelled her into stardom. Alt was hired to promote several big-name brands.

Now: Alt vied for the top job in reality television in 2008  and appeared on the Italian version of a popular dance competition. She has written books promoting her diet lifestyle, and she founded an organic beauty line.

Helena Christensen

Helena Christensen
Then: Christensen was crowned for her beauty in her home country before landing her big break as an “Angel” for a famous series of television and catalog ads. She also was chosen as the face of a cosmetics brand and appeared in a sexy music video.

Now: She started a clothing line in the late 1990s and about the same time uttered these now famous words. Christensen has created a second career for herself as a photographer and raises funds for a good cause.

Rachel Hunter

Rachel Hunter
Then: The blond bombshell hit fame after she posed on the cover of Sports Illustrated. She married a legendary rocker in 1990 and had two children with him. Are they still together?

Now: After appearing in a 2003 music video as a bikini-clad mom, Hunter showed off her moves on a reality competition. In 2006, she hosted a reality program where contestants participated in fashion challenges.

Cheryl Tiegs

Cheryl Tiegs
Then: By the time she was 17, blue-eyed Minnesota native Cheryl Tiegs had already appeared on the cover of a major women’s magazine. A 1970s poster of her in a pink bikini made Tiegs an icon.

Now: Tiegs has since appeared on an HGTV series and was a judge on a reality show that tests contestants' inner beauty. Tiegs, now 63, continued to model into her fifties and developed her own accessory and wig line for Revlon.

Christy Turlington

Christy Turlington
Then: California girl Christy Turlington rose to fame as the representative of an established fashion brand. She landed million-dollar contracts with everything from over-the-counter cosmetics (with an ad campaign that made her famous) to couture. Find out how she was discovered.

Now: From the runway to activism, Turlington has turned her star power toward aiding a humanitarian organization after losing her father to a terrible disease. The author and RED sponsor married a famous actor.

Iman

Iman
Then: The Somali-American landed her first assignment for this fashion Bible, which launched her career as a high-fashion supermodel for brands like Donna Karan and Yves Saint-Laurent.

Now: Iman has become a pioneer in the line of cosmetics for women of color and started a successful clothing line. Last year she joined another fashion pro as co-host of a reality series. She has been married to a British pop star for 18 years.

Elle Macpherson

Elle Macpherson
Then: This Australian beauty’s legendary covers on Sports Illustrated earned her a much-deserved nickname. Before that, it was a soda commercial that helped propel her girl-next-door look.

Now: Banking on her nickname, the former supermodel molded a very lucrative business career with an intimate apparel line and cosmetics products. She’s also a successful actress, with spots on one of the most popular sitcoms of all time. What’s her newest gig?

Add caption

Stephanie Seymour
Then: After an initial blow to the ego, Seymour became a primary model for a soon-to-be infamous lingerie company. But it was two covers for Playboy that sealed her place in supermodel history.

Now: Seymour is still modeling, but a recent photo that surfaced of the supermodel and her son on vacation has caused a scandal. The mother of four dated a leading man before hooking up with a rock star.

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