Come on baby, light my fire...

“I advocate glamour. Everyday. Every minute. Glamour above all things.”

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About: She is the biggest name in burlesque since Gypsy Rose Lee. She is a modern day fashion icon who tops best-dressed lists all over the world. She is credited for bringing back the glamour and allure of Old Hollywood stars.

"I'm a different person. I don't want to be titled as Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain's daughter. I want to be thought of as Frances Cobain."

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About: She is the daughter of the late singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain from Nirvana and singer and actress Courtney Love, Frances Bean Cobain has spent much of her young life in the spotlight because of her parents.

"It is better to be unfaithful than to be faithful without wanting to be."

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About: Brigitte Bardot was discovered on a magazine cover at 15, making her film debut in 1952. Directors crafted her ‘sex kitten’ image for early films such as 'And God Created Woman' and 'The Night Heaven Fell', which made her an international star.

"The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues."

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About: Elizabeth Taylor made her film debut in 'One Born Every Minute' (1942) and achieved stardom with 'National Velve't (1944). Although she won Academy Awards for her work in 'Butterfield 8' (1960) and 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' (1965), Taylor was just as famous for her many marriages, extensive jewelry collection and stunning violet eyes.

"With the number of people I ignore, I'm lucky I work at all in this town."

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About: Helena Bonham Carter is an actress best known for her roles as quintessential English heroines. Her first leading role was as Lady Jane Grey in 'Lady Jane'. She has also appeared in the films 'Fight Club', 'Sweeney Todd' and the Harry Potter series.

"I'm a woman who was raised to believe that you are not complete unless you have a man. Well, in some ways it's true. I am a feminist to a point. But I'm not going to deny the fact that I love to be with men."

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About: Goldie Hawn began her career as a dancer, but switched to acting on television and then film. Hawn was a successful television actress in the 1960's, earning two Emmy nominations along the way. In 1980, she starred and produced 'Private Benjamin', earning an Oscar nomination. Her relationship with Kurt Russell began after working together on several films.

"Love is the hardest habit to break, and the most difficult to satisfy."

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About: Drew Barrymore captured audiences' hearts at age seven for her role in 'E. T.: The Extraterrestrial'. Her troubled childhood soon led to substance abuse and a wild reputation, however, which negatively impacted her career for many years. In 1995, she founded Flower Films and has since regained success as a talented actress, model, and producer.

"I'd love to be a man for a day, just to see what it's like."

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About: Brittany Murphy got her big break in TV when she was 14 as a regular on the Fox sitcom 'Drexell's Class' (1991). She soon landed roles in 'Clueless' and 'Emma'. After the success of 'Clueless', Murphy was offered a series of critically acclaimed film roles, including starring roles in 'Girl, Interrupted', '8 Mile' and 'Sin City'. Soon after she was dropped from 'The Caller', she died of cardiac arrest at age 32.

"You won't find me in a romantic comedy. Those movies don't speak to me. People don't come to talk to me about those scripts, because they probably think I'm this dark, twisted, miserable person."

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film career took off in 2001 with David Lynch's 'Mulholland Drive'. Other major films include 'The Ring' and its sequel, as well as Peter Jackson's remake of 'King Kong'. Watts has two children with actor Liev Schrieber.

"A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving it's purpose without obstructing the view."

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About: Sophia Loren is a world-renowned Italian actress. Raised in poverty during World War II, she found her way out by playing an extra in the 1951 film 'Quo Vadis'. The film 'Aida' (1953), in which she lip-synched the singing of Renata Tebaldi, launched her career. She won an Oscar (the first actress to win for a non-English-speaking performance) for 'Ieri, oggi, domani' in 1963.

"I was very honored when my own country decided to name a tulip after my name. It is funny to think of my father watching me growing-up in his garden!"

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About: Karen is retired from modelling. She got her break at age 17 after coming second in the 1985 Elite Look of the Year contest. Karen appeared in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, 1997-1998. Along with Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell, she has a toy doll of herself. She has also released a CD-ROM on beauty tips. Karen married Rene Bosne but is now divorced and was then engaged to Jean Yves le Fur.

"I don't always wear underwear. When I'm in the heat, especially, I can't wear it. Like, if I'm wearing a flower dress, why do I have to wear underwear?"

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About: She began modeeling at age 15, becoming the first black woman on the cover of French Vogue at 18, and the first black model on the cover of Time. On a few occasions, Campbell's hot temper got her in trouble with the law. In addition to modelling, Campbell launched a singing career and a perfume.

"Girls talk to each other like men talk to each other. But girls have an eye for detail."

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About: When she was 16 a classmate passed on her demo tape and she signed her first record deal as a jazz vocalist. Her music is an eclectic mix of jazz, pop, soul and R&B. But the singer's talent was overshadowed by her addiction to drugs and alcohol, and the star died after a struggle with substances at the age of 27.

"I like all these little animals that run and eat and hide all the time. I like their faces, They seem to be scared and curious at the same time."

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About: She had her first film role in 1957, but it was the film 'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg' in 1964 that made her famous. She became an international actress in the ‘60s and ‘70s, starring in American and French films. She dated and had children with director Roger Vadim and actor Marcello Mastroianni.

"We are what we see. We are products of our surroundings."

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About: Her photogenic appeal has been sought by countless photographers around the world and has given her plenty of work. She has modeled fashions for the top designers such as Calvin Klein, Versace, Prada, Chanel, and Gucci. Additionally, she was chosen as the co-host of MTV's fashion show House of Style. Her career also includes film where she acted in 'What Lies Beneath', with Harrison Ford; 'Hitch', with Will Smith; and 'Raising Helen', with Kate Hudson.

"The average man is more interested in a woman who is interested in him than he is in a woman with beautiful legs."

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About: Marlene Dietrich was an accomplished violinist prior to an injury to one of her hands. She decided to pursue an acting career and auditioned at the Berlin school of drama, supporting herself by working in a glove factory. In 1929 while appearing in cabaret in Berlin she was spotted by director Josef Von Sternberg and he screen tested her for the role in 'The Blue Angel' (Der Blaue Engel). Following the success of The Blue Angel there followed an amazing collaboration between Dietrich and Von Sternberg and they made a further six memorable films together for Paramount in Hollywood; ‘Morocco’, ‘Dishonoured’, ‘Blonde Venus’, ‘Shanghai Express’, ‘The Scarlet Empress’ and ‘The Devil is a Woman’.

"Your heart just breaks, that's all. But you can't judge, or point fingers. You just have to be lucky enough to find someone who appreciates you."

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About: she starred in the Broadway production of 'Gigi'. Two years later, she starred in the film 'Roman Holiday' (1953) with Gregory Peck. In 1961, she set new fashion standards as Holly Golightly in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'. In her later years, acting took a back seat to her work on behalf of children.

"It's going to seem idiotic to say this, but I think that at a given moment we all need a place to ourselves where we can refuge ourselves and cut ourselves off from the world."

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About: At the age of eleven, Jovovich was spotted by photographer Richard Avedon, who featured her in Revlon's "Most Unforgettable Women in the World" advertisements. In October 1987, she was on the cover of the Italian fashion magazine Lei, her first of many covers. Milla's early modeling led to acting roles, and in 1988 she appeared in her first film role in the romance thriller 'Two Moon Junction'. Her first leading role was in 'Return to the Blue Lagoon' in 1991. Her breakout role was as Leeloo, the perfect being in Luc Besson's "The Fifth Element" (1997). She later starred in several other movies.

"I'm French, so I'm quite lazy about exercising, and I smoke. But I do love going for a run in the morning with my dog. That's all."

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About: Green made her film debut was in The Dreamers (2004), in which she appeared nude for several graphic sex scenes. Green next played a supporting role in the French film, 'Arsène Lupin' (2004), before landing a starring role opposite Orlando Bloom in the Ridley Scott epic, 'Kingdom of Heaven' (2005). In 2006 she became a Bond girl when she played the role of Vesper Lynd in 'Casino Royale' (2006).

"Husbands are chiefly good lovers when they are betraying their wives."

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About: Marilyn Monroe overcame a difficult childhood to become of the world's biggest and most enduring sex symbols. During her career, Monroe's films grossed more than $200 million. At only 36 years old, Marilyn Monroe died of a drug overdose on August 5, 1962.