Thursday, April 13, 2006

Beauty: Miss Teen USA 2005

Miss Teen USA 2005
Allie LaForce
Miss Teen USA 2005
Photo (Foto) by Fadil Berisha

17 years old, Allie LaForce of Ohio, was crowned the new Miss Teen USA 2005 on August 8th, 2005, live from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. At 5’8 with blonde hair and blue eyes, Allie takes after her mother, Lesa LaForce, Miss Ohio USA 1977. The oldest of three children, Allie has always set the standard for her younger brother and sister, and enjoys being their role model.

Read more at http://www.missteenusa.com

Beauty: Miss Teen USA 2004

Miss Teen USA 2004
Shelley Hennig
Miss Teen USA 2004
Photo (Foto) by Fadil Berisha

18-year-old high school senior, Shelley Hennig of Destrehan, Louisana, was crowned Miss Teen USA 2004 on August 6th, 2004, in Palm Springs, California. This honor student and Senior Class Representative who was named an ‘Academic Excellence Student’ at Destrehan High School has dreams of succeeding in fashion or commercial print, but Shelley’s first goal is to finish high school and attend New York University in New York City.

Read more at http://www.missteenusa.com

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Celebrities: Halle Berry

Halle Berry
Halle Berry - Hollywood Star
Photo (Foto) by Fadil Berisha

Halle Maria Berry (born August 14, 1966) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and model. Halle Berry won Best Actress at the Academy Awards in 2002 for Monster's Ball, becoming the first African American woman to win this award. Some of her popular movies include: Boomerang, X-Men, Swordfish, Gothika, Monster's Ball, Bond: Die Another Day, Catwoman etc.

Beauty: Miss Albania 2004

Agnesa Vuthaj: Miss Albania 2004
Agnesa Vuthaj
Miss Albania 2004 - crowned May 9th, 2004
Photo (Foto) by Fadil Berisha

Agnesa Vuthaj (dob. February 8th, 1986) of Istog, Kosova, was crowned Miss Albania 2004 Pageant on May 9th, 2004. She represented Albania in Miss World 2004 in China.

Beauty: Miss USA 2005

Chelsea Cooley: Miss USA 2005
Chelsea Cooley
Miss USA 2005 - crowned April 11th, 2005
Photo (Foto) by Fadil Berisha

Miss North Carolina USA Chelsea Cooley crowned Miss USA 2005 during live NBC Telecast on April 11th, 2005. Ms. Cooley is a 21 year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina who is currently studying fashion marketing at the Art Institute of Charlotte.

Monday, March 27, 2006

Beauty: Miss Universe 2005

Miss Universe 2005, Photo by Fadil Berisha
Natalie Glebova
Miss Universe 2005 - crowned May 30th, 2005
Photo (Foto) by Fadil Berisha

23-year-old Natalie Glebova of Toronto, Canada, was crowned Miss Universe 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 30th, 2005. Just 11 years earlier she and her parents immigrated to Canada with only one wicker case filled with their belongings. Glebova, the only child to parents Anna Glebova and Vlad Slezin, was born in a small coastal town in Russia and moved to Toronto when she was 12. Although Russian by birth, Natalie adores the country she now calls home and is proud to call herself a Canadian.

Beauty: Miss Universe 2004

Jennifer Hawkins: Miss Universe 2004
Jennifer Hawkins
Miss Universe 2004 - crowned June 1, 2004
Photo (Foto) by Fadil Berisha

Jennifer Hawkins of Australia won the Miss Universe 2004 title in front of a capacity crowd in Quito, Ecuador, and before an estimated worldwide viewing audience of 800 million people. The then 20-year-old had only recently moved to Sydney Australia from her hometown of Newcastle to pursue a modeling career. Having never left Australia, Jennifer was excited to travel to Ecuador for three weeks of touring and competition as Miss Australia in the MISS UNIVERSE® Pageant. Not 24 hours after her crowning, Jennifer packed her bags and immediately moved to her new digs..., a luxury Trump Place apartment in New York City. New York is home base for Jennifer as she travels the world as an ambassador for organizations focusing on HIV and AIDS awareness. Performing has been a life-long dream for Jennifer.

Celebrities: Frederik Doci

Frederik Doci, Photo by Fadil Berisha
Frederik Doci (Ndoci)
Photo by Fadil Berisha

International, classical crossover tenor/baritone sings an eclectic mix of arias, Neapolitan songs, Latin pop and Celtic rock in six different languages (Albanian, English, Italian, Spanish, French and Greek) with modern arrangements - a rhapsody of romance, passion and melody. Fadil Berisha is the man behind all the photography in the Canterina album by Frederik Doci.

Fadil Berisha Profile

Fadil Berisha

Albanian born photographer, Fadil Berisha, has been living and working out of New York City for the last 22 years. As a fashion photographer with extensive experience, he has worked with Avon, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Nordstrom's and others for their catalogues. His editorial work has appeared nationally and internationally in Elle, Vogue, Mademoiselle, Seventeen, People Magazine ("50 Most Beautiful"), YM and more. Mr. Berisha has had the pleasure of working with several celebrities including: Halle Berry, Tyra Banks, President Bill Clinton, Snoop Dog, Sugar Shane Mosley, Jennifer Beals, Beverly Johnson, Robert Evans, Jamie Lynn Sigler. He has recently worked with the Miss Universe Organization as official photographer, shooting Miss Teen, Miss USA, and Miss Universe. Fadil has also appeared on several television network specials such as: MTV ("Made: The Making of a Model"), E ("True Hollywood Story: Halle Berry"), ABC, NBC ("Extra"), The WB, and CBS.