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Models Aren’t Playing Nice with Jesus

Now that Madonna has been rejected as a suitable mother for Mercy James, she has invited Jesus back to her lair. Of course he obliged being that no one is stupid enough to pass up a free meal ticket.

Madge is calling in some favors and asking designer pals to hire Luz. Of course they also obliged because she is freaking Madonna. Recently Marc Jacobs pulled strings and even wrote him a letter of recommendation to stay in the country. Dolce and Gabbana have also hired him for their fall-winter men’s campaign. Donatella Versace is entertaining his involvement with in a campaign.

This all isn’t sitting well with all of the other male models. I am sure they laugh and call him names and exclude him from all their model games.

Via Gatecrasher:

“Madonna’s sometime-boy-toy got straight-up dissed by the other male catwalkers as he prepped for the Jeffrey Fashion Cares event last week at Espace. Says one backstage source: “None of the other models would talk to Jesus or even look at him. They were gossiping like catty girls about how they couldn’t wait for his career to fizzle out.”

Even his friends are sick of Jesus. They sat him down and told him he acting like a diva and needs to sit down.

“He has a big, swollen head,” says a Madonna camp pal. “Jesus was trying to charge 100K per appearance in Brazil. Friends finally sat him down and told him to get real and to stop thinking he’s the male answer to Gisele, because he isn’t.”

Those are some great friends.

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Tyson Beckford: ‘Celebs are Stealing Jobs from Models’

Tyson Beckford, a veteran male model turned reality tv show host, is hitting out at celebrities who are taking over the fashion world.

Beckford, who is currently hosting “Make Me a Supermodel,” is frustrated with celebs taking the fashion reigns from models. Magazine covers are being dominated by celebrities adorned in high clothing. They are taking the place of those who are physically gifted. Vogue, W and InStyle are just a few who prefer a celeb on the front cover as opposed to models.

Per AP:

“You have to do a lot of tweaking and airbrushing to get the same from a celebrity that you would get from a model. A lot of celebrities — I’m gonna tell you right now — they’re not 5’11″; they’re not a size 2 to fit into these designer dresses, but the designers want exposure so they’re willing to make the specific dress for that actor or actress to get them to look good on the cover.”

Currently the A-list ranks of Hollywood sell the magazines better than just a pretty face. A staple question at a red carpet event flooded with celebs is: “Who are you wearing?” Does this mean the time of the model is over? Not according to Tyson. Designers rely on the famous to market their clothing now, but the fashion world is notoriously fickle.

“It’ll all come back around. One day some designer will wake up and say, `You know what? I don’t want to use Gwyneth Paltrow. I want to use Adriana Lima, I want to use Gisele (Bundchen), I want to go back to the high fashion. I think slowly but surely you’ll see that start happening.”

Agreed. I also can’t wait until the ‘pail and frail’ trend passes. The runways are littered with gaunt models who look as though they have wandered out of Auschwitz.

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