Meet Laura Ellen James, born November 18, 1990, an American fashion model. She smashed it as the winner of America’s Next Top Model Cycle 19.
She’s the daughter of actor John James, who played Jeff Colby on the 1980s soap Dynasty. Her mom’s also a model, reppin’ Ms. Australia at Miss World. In 2012, Laura blew up after nabbing the Cycle 19 title and got signed with L.A. Models and New York Model Management.
Meet Maresi Riegner, born in 1991 in Vienna, an Austrian actress. She’s been crushin’ it in film and TV, poppin’ up in projects like Licht and Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo.
Meet Sydney Rae Leroux, born May 7, 1990, a Canadian-born American pro soccer player. She’s a forward for Angel City FC in the NWSL, rockin’ the game with mad skills.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sydneyleroux/
Meet Hitomi Kitamura, born July 16, 1985, in Kanagawa, Japan. She’s a Japanese actress, model, and singer who kicked off as a gravure idol, blowin’ up with dope photo shoots and magazine gigs. She leveled up to acting, starring in a bunch of TV dramas and movies, showin’ off her skills.
Meet Regula Grauwiller, born December 10, 1970, in Liestal BL, Switzerland. She’s an actress known for Cargo (2009), Die Schweizer (2013), and Cascadeur (1998). She’s tied the knot with Jophi Ries, and they’ve got three kids.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/regula_grauwiller/
Meet Lina Kimmich, a German WAG hitched to soccer star Joshua Kimmich.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lina.kimmich/
Meet Ekaterina Leonova, a Russian dancer born April 23, 1987. She’s a big deal on the German TV show Let’s Dance.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ekatleonova/
Meet Jill Goodacre Connick, born March 29, 1964, an American actress and ex-model. She was a top Victoria’s Secret model back in the ’80s and early ’90s. She’s hitched to Harry Connick Jr.
Jill popped up as herself in a 1994 episode of Friends (“The One with the Blackout”). Billed as Jill Connick, they called her Jill Goodacre the whole time. She called the shots on Harry Connick Jr.’s 1992 live performance vid (The New York Big Band Concert) and shows up in a bunch of his music videos.
Jacque Henry is an American actress. She was born on August 25, 1983 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Meet Svenja Parotat, a German model born June 9, 1981, in Berlin. She kicked off her modeling gig at 17. Svenja’s also craftin’ her own bags and dreams of openin’ her own cafe in Berlin one day.
Meet Julia Grosso, born August 29, 2000, in Vancouver, Canada. She got big as a soccer player, especially after nailing the clutch penalty kick for Canada’s women’s national team in the gold medal game at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Her game-changer snagged Canada its first-ever Olympic gold in women’s soccer, makin’ Grosso a national star and puttin’ her on the map as a hotshot young talent in global soccer.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliagrosso7
Meet Marie Hammer Boda, born September 8, 1996, in Denmark. She blew up for her actin’ in Danish flicks and TV shows. Her big break came with the 2016 movie Hundeliv, where she got mad props for her performance. Since then, she’s been stackin’ cred in the Danish film scene, known for her skills and on-screen swagger.
