It’s been over a year since I’ve chosen a new “Hottie of the Day”. Fellow site writer Leonard made the last choice with Lynn Collins just in time for the release of John Carter. I thought it was a good follow-up that my newest choice also be just in time for a new film release. Making a second return to the site is the ridiculously beautiful British actress and all-around badass Kate Beckinsale.
Ms. Beckinsale made her first appearance on this feature just a little under two years ago. She now returns just in time for the release of the Len Wiseman directed (aka Mr. Beckinsale) remake of the 1990’s Paul Verhoeven/Schwarzenneger collaboration Total Recall. To say that she shined in every scene she was in during this remake would be an understatement. The film was fun, but Kate and her scenes just made it better if just for those moments.
So, without further adieu time to gaze on the lovely Kate Beckinsale.
I’ll admit that I’m not very experienced in writing about The Hottie of the Day. The things that move me about women may not be what moves everyone else. Along with that, you have to find something really cool and interesting to say about the subject, when in fact, you’re taking the phrase “Wow, she’s hot.” and expanding on that. Maybe if I get better, I’ll do more.
This may be a tough one, though.
My last entry in this part of the Shattered Lens was Olive Oyl. On seeing John Carter this past Friday, though, I couldn’t take my eyes off of Lynn Collins on the scenes she was in. Playing a princess with a warriors spirit (and an awesome tan), Collins quit smoking and went through a bit of training for the fight sequences. For this, and a number of other example, she becomes the Shattered Lens’ Hottie of the Day for March 11, 2012.
If she looks at all familiar, it’s probably because she’s had a number of films under her belt. Although she had a small part in Joel Schumacher’s “The Number 23” some years ago, Collins may be remembered best as Wolverine’s former love in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. In that film, she played Kayla Silverfox, a mutant with the ability to sway people’s minds via touch. She was later featured in Alan Ball’s Towelhead, as the girlfriend of the protagonist’s father. Ball would later go on to feature Collins in the first few episodes of HBO’s True Blood as Dawn, one of the barmaids at Merlotte’s who had a tryst with Jason Stackhouse. Though her character didn’t last through too many episodes, she made her short stay a memorable one.
Lynn has been in a number of independent films, such as Numb with Matthew Perry, where she had to deal with Perry’s penchant for Kleptomania. She also starred in Uncertainty with Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Collins, a mix of Irish and Native American backgrounds, is married to fellow actor Steven Strait, who was in The Covenant (also with John Carter’s Taylor Kitsch) and Roland Emmerich’s 10,000 B.C.
Here’s hoping that we see a lot more of Collins in the years to come.
On a side note, I wouldn’t mind if it’s her face behind Tali’Zorah’s Quarian mask in Mass Effect 3. That’s just me. 🙂
The next hottie of the day comes from the Land of the Rising Sun. Like most hotties chosen from this region this one also happens to be one from the gravure model and idol scene. Kumada Yoko is our latest “Hottie of the Day”.
Ms. Kumada was born in Gifu City, Japan in 1982 which would make her, like fellow gravure model Hoshino Aki, a rarity in that she remains in the J-Idol world despite being much older than the usual models. This speaks to her longevity in the business which usually prefers that the models it hire for Idol projects and gravure photoshoots be between 17-23 years of age.
Yoko did start out much older than most of her peers as she studied to become a nurse once she was out of high school. She did try taio go into the entertainment business much earlier but was forbidden by her parents who disapproved of the profession. But while studying to be a nurse the urge to enter the business was still strong in Yoko and she finally followed her dream and hasn’t looked back.
While her early career was mostly gravure photoshoots and the Idol videos here and there, in time work came to her and she began to branch out to appearing on several TV shows and her share of live-action dramas. In the end, her love remains as a model and she continues to this day to pump out new photoshoot book collections and J-Idol videos.
It is Super Bowl Sunday and while most of the nation and also others around the world will be watching this event as if their life depended on it for some it’s just another Sunday. These people, some of them at least would rather be watching the Lingerie Bowl. In honor of the latest Lingerie Bowl we have a new “hottie of the day”. The hottie chosen is the lovely model and Playboy Playmate Jessica Canizales.
Ms. Canizales was born in Brazil, but spent most of her childhood growing up in Panama and Idaho as her family moved several times. Once she was 18 she moved to Miami where she began to go to school to become an interior designer. While going to school she worked part-time at the local Hooters. It would be while she was employed at Hooters that she began modeling for the Hooters calendar.
It sounds cliche but she was discovered by a Playboy scout while walking down South Beach and asked her if she was interested in posing for the magazine. Her decision to take the offer would payoff for Jessica as she became a Playmate for the Spanish version of Playboy. She has since appeared many times on special editions of the magazine and has begun working for Playboy TV.
Jessica has now begun to branch out and started her own official website where she interacts with her fans.
For our latest “Hottie of the Day” we leave merry ol’ England and return back to U.S. shores. My latest pick is the very cute and lovely Misa Campo.
The one and only Misa Campo was born in Canada from a Filipino father and a Dutch mother. A combination of genes when combined turned out a lovely daughter who has been one of the most popular import car models for the past several years. A career which only happened after her boss at the place she bartended at recommended that she try modeling for the import car tuner shows which are popular in the West Coast.
She has been one of the major faces in the import car tuner model scene and a mainstay in the trade publications which promote the industry. Misa has also appeared on men’s magazines such as Maxim, AskMen, DragSport and others. She also does go-go dancing at hip-hop events which also tends to find itself paired with import tuner shows. Ms. Campo has also branched out her usual show modelling gigs by becoming the face of RocaWear Canada.
While she does yearn to settle down and raise her own family she has set that aside for the moment to focus on her modeling career. Maybe she’ll branch out to other forms of entertainment. One thing for sure that wherever she goes and whatever she decides to do Misa will have legion of fans always on the look out for more work from her.
What better way to usher in Christmas Eve 2010 than by introducing the newest selection for “Hottie of the Day”. Our latest hottie is none other than UK glamour model Alice Goodwin.
Ms. Goodwin, like most glamour models in the UK, was discovered by talent scouts for one of Great Britain’s many tabloid newpapers. This time around it was a scout from the Daily Star who discovered Alice as she sunbathed on a beach in Bournemouth (coincidentally this was the very same beach where Daily Star model Lucy Pinder was discovered a few years earlier). She quickly made the Daily Star‘s roster of topless models and became a favorite of the paper’s readership. She has since expanded her modeling career by posing for other UK lad magazines such as Nuts, Zoo Weekly and Maxim. Alice has also released her very own pin-up calender her first two years as a model.
Alice Goodwin has become such a favorite with fans in Great Britain that she was voted hottest babe of 2009 in the UK edition of Maxim. With her career just starting to take off it shouldn’t be long before she joins past UK glamour models such as Lucy Pinder, Keeley Hazell and Rosie Jones in moving into videos and other branches of the entertainment media.
It must be that time of year because the presents just keep on coming.
Just a few days ago we saw the return of the “Hottie of the Day” feature with Colombian model and entrepreneur Daniela Tamayo kicking it all off once again. This time around we follow-up one Ms. Tamayo with another hottie from her neighborhood. I speak of the lovely Sandra Valencia.
Ms. Valencia is another Colombia beauty who hails from Medellin, Colombia (I really must visit this place now). She has become one of the more popular and hottest models from this South American country and that’s saying a lot considering that previous hotties like Daniela Tamayo and the Davalos Twins also come from the same country. Sandra has turned the eyes of many people with her work for renowned lingerie company Besame Lingerie. She also has showcased her talents for other top brands like Diesel, Leonisa and Chevignon.
It her passion for modeling which has spurred Ms. Valencia to return to school to learn about fashion design which she hopes will help her launch her own lingerie line of products. Just like one of the writers for the site she also loves lingerie and sees it as a woman’s unspoken poetry. Maybe the two can share tips on what would look best on any given night.
It has been awhile since the last update for Hottie of the Day. Now is as good as any to bring in a new update and this time around the newest hottie comes straight from Hollywood. I speak of the lovely Kate Beckinsale.
Ms. Beckinsale has been one of the obsession of teenage boys and young men since the early 2000’s when she broke out in the Michael Bay “historical” action “blockbuster”, Pearl Harbor. While the film didn’t succeed as expected and was panned by critics it did have Kate Beckinsale doing a very good job in her role and gaining the attention of fanboys everywhere. Her career would span both Hollywood blockbusters and critical darlings. One moment she would be dressed all in latex as the vampire warrior-assassin Selene in the first two Underworld films then she’d do films like The Aviator and Nothing But the Truth.
This English rose will continue to enchant her many fans as she consistently work year in and year out thus remaining in the spotlight. Whether she’s kicking butt in action flicks to stretching her acting chops in critically-acclaimed projects there’s one thing that will never be in doubt and that she is one hottie who has just gotten more beautiful with each passing year.
After an extended hiatus (a couple weeks with no new hottie I call a hiatus) Hottie of the Day returns with a legend in the Japanese gravure scene. I am talking about the one and only Hoshino Aki.
Ms. Hoshino was born in Tokyo in the year of 1977. She began her career as a gravure and bikini idol over a decade ago which makes her a rarity in the industry. An industry where even the most popular idols barely extend their career into their 30’s. Her photobooks and modeling videos remain some of the most popular in Japan today with her used by the industry as the current standard by which new models and idols are compared to. While records show that Aki appeared in a Japanese adult video it was as a walk-on and never went nude or participated.
She has started to move into starting up a singing career and rumor has it that she is in talks with a Japanese production company to become part of the cast of a Japanese tv show. No matter how things turn out Hoshino Aki will always have her legacy as being one of the few legends in the gravure and idol industry and still continuing on strong.
Today is a treat as we have not one, but two hotties for the day. Colombian twin hotties Camila and Mariana Davalos share the crown for today.
Born in Kentucky, USA the twin Davalos ladies have lived most of their lives in Medellin, Colombia. Both sisters have become famous in their current home country through their many modeling and fashion runway shows even from an early age. They’ve become part of the spokesmodels for up-n-coming South American lingerie company, Besame Lingerie. But their popularity stems from them being the co-hosts of a Colombian tv show called “Rumbas de la Ciudad”.
There’s really nothing much more to say. I know they’re definitely better to look at and admire than The Twins from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
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