Saturday, June 18, 2016

Lupita Nyong’o Reportedly in Talks To Star in Upcoming Black Panther Film


According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o is in talks to star in the upcoming Black Panther film, set for a 2018 release.
Ryan Coogler is set to direct the film, after directing Creed in 2015, and Chadwick Boseman, who starred as Jackie Robinson in 42 and James Brown in Get On Up, will be playing the Black Panther, after making his debut as the character in the recent blockbuster film Captain America: Civil War.
Nyong’o’s character has not been confirmed yet, but she will most likely play Black Panther’s love interest. In the comics, Black Panther has a relationship with a soul singer named Monica Lynne, and was also briefly married to Storm, from the X-Men.
Regardless of her character, the anticipation for this film will only grow higher with the prospect of more stars signing on to play a part in bringing Black Panther to the big screen.

Watch Kevin Hart Battle Rap James Corden


After a recent burglary incident at his California home, Kevin Hart still seems to be in good spirits as he should be. As of recently, the comedian has been completing promotional runs for his new feature film with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson titled Central Intelligence that premiered today [June 17].
As a part of his promotional tour, he stopped by James Corden’s Late Late Night Show. These two together are guaranteed laughs, and indeed that’s exactly what we got. Hart and Corden competing in Corden’s infamous “Drop The Mic” battle rap series and we got five minutes of stabs and jabs at each other that were absolutely hilarious.
Kevin Hart is no amateur to the battle rap scene just as James Corden is no amateur to producing on the spot ad-libs in which his popular Carpool Karaoke series prepared him for.
Watch the two go neck in neck in this “Drop The Mic” rap battle.

Taraji P. Henson & Danny Strong Are The Buzz Of Hollywood This Week

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This week, two Empire figures dominated the headlines.
On Wednesday, Taraji P. Henson was honored at Women in Film’s Crystal + Lucy Awards. The actress received the Lucy Award from Fox’s Dana Walden. The awards event is meant to shine a light on equal pay and opportunities for women in Hollywood. In her acceptance speech Henson, spoke about graduating from college as a single mom. She was told that a “Black woman can’t open a movie.” She continued:
“If I do just as good a job as men, why shouldn’t I get paid the same? Is it because I don’t have a penis? In this day and age I can attach one. I have penises in many different colors at home … Art is powerful, if we don’t have an example for humanity on the screen, what are we doing? That is how we change the world.”
In other exciting news, the co-creator of Empire, Danny Strong closed a multi-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television. In addition to continuing to executive produce, sometimes direct and co-write Empire, he will also help develop, write, direct and supervise new projects for the studio. Dana Walden and Gary Newman, CEOs of 20th Century Fox TV and Fox Television Group said:
“Our relationship with Danny goes all the way back to his days as an actor on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Little did we know then that he would one day go on to co-create one of the biggest hits in the history of our studio and network, let alone the No. 1 show on broadcast television. He’s a spectacular talent who can literally do it all, and everyone — from actors and writers, to the crew and executives — loves working with him. This is a big win for our company and we couldn’t be happier personally that Danny will continue to write, direct, supervise and develop series for us for years to come.”
Strong added:
“Working with Dana and Gary and their entire team has been one of the best experiences of my career. Without their guidance and creative instincts, Empire never would have made it on the air, let alone become the success that it has. I’m so honored to be in business with a company that continues to raise the bar with excellent and original programming and am looking forward to many more years with such a fantastic and talented group of people.”
Last but not least, Fox finally announced its full fall television lineup:
Monday, Sept. 19
8:00-9:00 PM — GOTHAM (Season Three Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM — LUCIFER (Season Two Premiere)
Tuesday, Sept. 20
8:00-8:30 PM — BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (Season Four Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM — NEW GIRL (Season Six Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM — SCREAM QUEENS (Season Two Premiere)
Wednesday, Sept. 21
8:00-9:00 PM — LETHAL WEAPON (Series Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM — EMPIRE (Season Three Premiere)
Thursday, Sept. 22
8:00-9:00 PM — ROSEWOOD (Season Two Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM — PITCH (Series Premiere)
Friday, Sept. 23
8:00-9:00 PM — HELL’S KITCHEN (Season 16 Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM — THE EXORCIST (Series Premiere)
Sunday, Sept. 25
7:30-8:00 PM — BOB’S BURGERS (Season Seven Premiere)
8:00-8:30 PM — THE SIMPSONS (Season 28 Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM — SON OF ZORN (Series Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM — FAMILY GUY (Season 14 Premiere)
9:30-10:00 PM — THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (Season Three Premiere)

Insect Remains Hidden on Secret Island for Over 80 Years


What is left of this ancient volcano, often called “Ball’s Pyramid” emerged from the ocean over 7 million years ago. What’s so amazing about this place? It has a secret, at 225 feet above sea level, hanging on the rock surface, there is a tiny little bush and under that bush two climbers discovered something on this island that should’t exist.
Here is the full story. 13 Miles from Ball’s Pyramid is a larger island called Lord Howe Island. On this island there used to be an insect that was made famous for its gigantic size, its a stick insect that masquerades as a piece of wood and was so large that the Europeans called it a “tree lobster”! As big as a man’s hand it measured about 12 centimeters long and the heaviest flightless stick insect in the world.
 After a supply ship crashed into Lard Howe Island in 1918, rats that were aboard the ship decimated the population of the insects and they became extinct. After 1920, there wasn’t a single sighting and by 1960 the Lord Howe stick insect, Dryococelus australis, was noted as extinct. But the sticks were never “officially” declared extinct.
Fast forward to 2001, when two Aussie scientists decided to take a closer look at the species or what was left of it at least.  David Priddel and Nicholas Charlie boated over to Ball’s Pyramid from Lord Howe Island, where they proceeded to climb the ancient volcano’s side to about 500 feet, where they discovered a few crickets. Not completely happy with the findings they started to make their way down, where they encountered excrement from a VERY large insect. Since the “tree lobsters” are nocturnal creatures, they came back after dark and investigated. What they found shocked them, it was the thought-to-be extinct giant bugs!
Now the team is working on preserving the species.

BET Adds Usher, Future & Bryson Tiller To Award Show Line-up


BET is beefing up its already strong Awards show line-up for 2016, pulling from some of the South’s most talented and diverse artists in Usher, Future and Bryson Tiller.
The network announced today [Thursday, June 16] that Alicia Keys and Maxwell will also perform at this year’s awards. The night is set to be star-studded as always, with Blackish stars Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson hosting once again for the night.
There’s a slew of big names set to present awards, including Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut, Snoop Dogg, Terrence J, DJ Khaled, Regina Hall, Fantasia and many more. Previously, BET announced Drake has been nominated for nine awards and Beyoncé and Rihanna have tied for five nominations each.
The true highlight of the night will undoubtedly be the tribute for the legacy of music Prince left behind. After social media blasted the Billboard Music Awards for Madonna‘s tribute performance, BET promised to step to the plate and deliver a tribute that will do the late musical genius justice. Sheila E, Janelle Monae, The Roots and D’Angelo will be performing the tribute, with additional artists rumored to be announced shortly.
The BET Awards go down on June 26, 2016 at 8P/7C, live from Los Angeles.

Tyga Releases Dancehall Inspired Track, “1 Of 1”


The island vibe has clearly caught up with Tyga, because his new single “1 Of 1”  is exactly that. You could say the former Young Money rapper has been influenced by on-again, off-again nemesis Drake, as the track sounds eerily similar to the Canadian rapper’s “Controlla.”
Using Jamaican patois and singing, the Last Kings rapper seems to be altering his musical direction and trying out the dancehall wave, which is very much dominating the music scene at the moment.
After it was recently reported Tyga ended things with long term girlfriend Kylie Jenner (apparently because her reality stardom was overshadowing his career) Tyga flew to Jamaica for some rest and relaxation, which probably influenced his latest dub.
 “1 Of 1” is expected to appear on his latest upcoming project, B*tch I’m The S*it 2.

The 7 Wonders of the World

You may be asking yourself questions such as: What are the Seven wonders of the world? Are there 8 wonders of the world? Where did they come from? The Greeks loved to make lists of the great works of art and architecture around the world. And while we think of the 7 Wonders of the World as one list, there actually are two lists created by Greek writers Antipater of Sidon and Philon of Byzantium. That means controversy. Naturally, since Greeks wrote the lists, they were heavy on Greek culture. That means no Great Wall of China or Stonehenge on the list since they were unaware they existed.
So what are the 7 wonders of the world?
Most agreed on six of the seven places on the list, but the final spot changed through the years. Originally, the Walls of the City of Babylon filled the final spot. Other lists contain the Palace of Cyrus where the king of Persia lived in the seventh spot. In the 6th century A.D., the final item became the Lighthouse at Alexandria.
Another interesting fact is that the majority of the Seven Wonders of the World didn’t exist at the same time. Only the Great Pyramid of Egypt, built centuries before the others, still stands today, and some only stood a short period of time before being destroyed. An earthquake toppled the Colossus of Rhodes a mere half-century after it was built.


Here’s a look at the Seven Wonders of the World.

The Great Pyramid of Giza

 

Built between 2584 and 2561 BC, Egyptians constructed the Great Pyramids as a landmark tomb of fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu. Of all the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, this is the only ancient World Wonder still in existence in Giza Necropolis, Egypt.

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

 The multi-leveled Hanging Gardens of Babylon were constructed around 600 BC by Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife Amytis of Media. When completed, it contained gardens reaching 75 feet high with machinery for circulating water and large trees growing on the roof. The Hanging Gardens were destroyed by an earthquake after the 1st century BC. They were located in Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq and are currently being reconstructed.

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

 Near SelÁuk, Izmir Province, Turkey, stood the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, built in 550 BC by Lydians, Persians and Greeks. The temple, dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis, took 120 years to build. The temple was originally burned down by Herostratus in 356 BC so he could achieve lasting fame, but later was rebuilt by Alexander the Great only to be destroyed again by the Goths in 262 AD.

Statue of Zeus






 A fire in the 5th or 6th century AD claimed the Statue of Zeus at Olympia in Greece. The temple was built between 466 and 456 BC, and the statue, built in 435 BC, occupied the whole width of the aisle of the temple that was built to house it.




Mausoleum of Halicarnassus


The Greeks and Persians built the tomb for Mausolus, a satrap in the Persian Empire, in 351 BC. The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus stood about 150 feet tall and featured sculptural reliefs on all four sides. Floods destroyed the original structure, which was rebuilt and later damaged by an earthquake. By 1494 AD, European Crusaders disassembled the mausoleum in Bodrum, Turkey.

Colosseum of Rhodes

 

The Colossus of Rhodes took 12 years to build and stood for 54 years before it was destroyed by an earthquake in 226 BC. The statue of the Greek god Helios, god of the sun, stood 110 feet tall in Rhodes, Greece.






Lighthouse of Alexandria 

 For centuries, the Lighthouse of Alexandria was the tallest structure on Earth at between 380 and 440 feet. Built in 280 BC in Alexandria, Egypt, the lighthouse was destroyed in an earthquake in 1480 AD.

Friday, June 17, 2016

Google pays a huge amount of money to people who found security holes in Android


Google paid 82 people a total of $550,000 in the last year for finding security vulnerabilities that could let hackers compromise phones, tablets, cars and other gadgets powered by the company's Android software.
The company launched the Android Security Rewards program in June 2015 in an attempt to harden the software. Google offered up to $30,000 for vulnerabilities. Although nobody received that amount, one researcher called heisecode was paid $75,750 for 26 vulnerability reports, Google said in a blog post Thursday.
Security holes can be used obtain personal data and gain access to other computing systems. Even bug bounties from Google and other software makers aren't the only way to make money from vulnerabilities. The FBI reportedly paid less than $1 million for a hack that let it access an iPhone used by Syed Farook, a shooter in December's San Bernardino terror attack.
For the Android security bounty program's second year, Google raised reward levels in several cases. For the most complete type of Android takeover method, Google now will pay $50,000, up from $30,000.

Virgin, Boost Mobile nab affordable LG K3 phone

Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile on Friday launched the K3, the latest in LG's line of affordable phones.
The two prepaid carriers, which are owned and run by Sprint, started selling the $80 K3 online today, with the phone hitting retail stores next week.

The phone runs on Android 6.0, has a 4.5-inch IPS touchscreen display, 1 gigabyte of RAM and 8GB of storage, a 1,940 mAh battery and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 1-gigahertz processor. It can work as a mobile hotspot and roam in Mexico.

The $80 LG K3 will hit retail stores next week.

The carriers note the 5-megapixel camera has flash and an HD camcorder, while the VGA front-facing camera can take selfies using face detection and hand gestures.


Birdman is Selling “Put Some Respek On My Name” T-Shirts


Birdman‘s Breakfast Club interview is already the stuff of legend, and it hasn’t been a week. In case you missed the drama, Baby stopped by Power 105.1’s signature morning show for an interview, but never made it to the interview party. The Cash Money Records founder demanded “respek” from the show’s three hosts, sat down briefly, then about-faced and departed the studio. Since then, different variations of the instructions Birdman barked at Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy and Angela Yee–namely, “put some respek on my name”–have been circulated ad-nauseum on social media.
Well, Birdman didn’t get to be one of the biggest moguls in rap history by resting on his laurels when a money-making opportunity presented itself. So, on the Cash Money website, you can purchase t-shirt and hoodies with Baby’s Breakfast Club catchphrases emblazoned across the front. They’ll run you anywhere from $30 to $50, and you can peruse the timely collection here.




Ilkay Gundogan to Manchester City


German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan became Pep Guardiola's first signing at Manchester City on Thursday, inking a four-year deal with the Premier League club and bringing an end to his tenure with Borussia Dortmund in the process.
City announced the transfer on the club website and released the following clip of their new signing addressing the supporters:

"The opportunity to work with a coach like Pep Guardiola is something I am really looking forward to and I am flattered to be the first signing the Club has made this summer," the new signing told the club's official website. “I can promise the City fans I will give everything to help us win titles both in England and the Champions League. These are exciting times."
Gundogan struggled to overcome a back injury in 2013-14 and only flashed limited top form in 2014-15, but that didn't stop him from becoming a popular transfer target. His overall success with Dortmund, paired with the fact he's still just 25, ensured his value remained high.
He enjoyed a solid 2015-16 Bundesliga campaign for BVB, registering one goal and three assists in 25 appearances. His 87.8 per cent pass-completion rate ranked 14th in the league, according to WhoScored.com. As these numbers illustrate, Gundogan loves to commit opposition defenders:

A dislocated knee cap will keep him out of UEFA Euro 2016 with Germany, though, a factor that many will suggest makes this deal a gamble for City.
Still, he's a central midfielder with terrific passing ability, great vision and a creative eye. Gundogan emerged as one of the most promising young playmakers in Europe early in his career, and those expectations will follow him to the Etihad Stadium now the club and player have reached an agreement.
He had previously signed a contract extension with BVB in 2015, which was set to last through 2017, but that clearly didn't stop the transfer talk.
Gundogan admitted in January his future was still up in the air, telling German outlet Bild (via Jack Wilkinson of Sky Sports):


No decision has been taken yet and of course everything has to be thought through because the length of one's career is limited.
To be honest everything is still open. I think it will go into that direction. When I sign, it will most likely not be for just a year.
Those remarks came amid another up-and-down season. There were flashes of the top-end player he's been expected to become, but consistency remained an issue. That's never a surprise for a player trying to find a rhythm after injury woes.
Although it's probably difficult for Dortmund to see him go, it's not a surprise the move was made, as the transfer makes sense for both parties. Making a deal while his value remained high was key for Dortmund, while the player could benefit from a new challenge.
Indeed, for Gundogan, the change of scenery gives him a chance to build on the foundations he forged with Dortmund to reach an elite level. He was well on his way to becoming one of his generation's best midfielders before injuries halted his progress.


Staying healthy is always important, especially for young players during their development. Working back into top form while also building chemistry with new team-mates is easier said than done too. It's a challenge that's going to test Gundogan both mentally and physically.
His arrival at the Etihad Stadium will come with a heavy burden. When fit, he'll likely assume a deep-lying playmaker role, providing the link between the back line and the forwards while freeing up attacking midfielders Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling.

There will be an onus on him to push on too. Gundogan's best years came under former manager Jurgen Klopp when he was handed a licence to carry the ball from deep and pick incisive passes in the final third. If this latest injury hasn't robbed him of his dynamism, he'll be hopeful of fulfilling that kind of role again upon return.
Based on Gundogan's past success with Dortmund, he will make a positive impact as long as he avoids further injury issues. His talent is undeniable, and that's why top clubs continued to show interest.
Now he's found a new home, he must prove all of the prior hype is warranted.

Joachim Low's Germany Have Many Questions to Answer in Bid for More Glory


It has been a strange start to Euro 2016, one that has outlined a tournament of teams who have flickered towards life without really catching fire.
Nobody has been terrible, nobody has been brilliant, and every sidewith the possible exception of Italyhas shown weakness.
What’s most surprising, perhaps, is that two years on from winning the World Cup, none of the doubts that floated around Germany in Brazil have been dismissed.
Their opening game against Ukraine showed the best and worst of Germany. For the first and last quarters of the game they were excellent, their passing crisp and precise, their movement good.
From the 58th minute to the start of injury time, Germany dominated possession to the extent that Ukraine didn’t have a shot. At a time when the Ukrainians were chasing the game, that is remarkable. No side in the first round of games, in fact, had as much possession as Germany did.

And yet at the same time there was a manifest vulnerability. From the mid-point of the first half to about 10 minutes into the second, they creaked and wobbled.
Yevhen Konoplyanka exposed Benedikt Howedes’ slight clumsiness again and again, making him look like exactly what he is, a centre-back playing at full-back.
The suggestion is that with centre-back Mats Hummels likely to be fit enough to start against Poland, Howedes could stand aside for Shkodran Mustafi, who played at centre-back against Ukraine.


Jerome Boateng cleared off the line. There was an effort ruled out for a borderline offside. Manuel Neuer made a couple of good saves. Particularly towards the end of the first half, Germany were rocking.
The question is why? The commonest explanation is complacency. As Germany lost in qualifying to Poland and the Republic of Ireland and then in friendlies to England and Slovakia, the buzzword was Turniermannschaft; tournament team. There was a claim that Germany would raise their level when they needed to.
Poland, perhaps, is the biggest test of that.
At a press conference in Evian-les-Bains, Boateng described Poland as the "most dangerous opponent of the group." Although Germany beat them 3-1 in Frankfurt, the Poles had already won 2-0 in Warsaw.
“We have, among the coaches, analysed our weak points,” coach Joachim Low said at a press conference on Wednesday.
“I think the strength of the Polish team is that they are well organised and they wait for counter-attacks.
"They have a team that is focused on a very quick transition game. They are better than the Ukrainian squad because they have better players for that. They have fast players going forward, not dribbling but one of the strongest counter-attacking teams that I’ve seen over the last two years.
"They have very experienced players playing abroad: [Arkadiusz] Milik, [Robert] Lewandowski. They have a very compact squad with individual quality and, of course, players that play in the Bundesliga and know our players very well.”

In terms of qualifying, it doesn’t really matter. It’s entirely possible that Germany could qualify even with defeats in their final two games. A loss to Poland followed by a draw against Northern Ireland would almost guarantee their passage to the last 16.
This is more about establishing how good this Germany side is and whether the success in Brazil was the beginning or the end of a cycle.

“In comparison to the World Cup two years ago, we now have a deeper squad with players of the same quality,” said Thomas Muller, per the Observer's David Hytner. “So, in that respect, I think we are even stronger than two years ago.”
But the sense of Germany over Low’s decade in charge is of a team that has never quite been at ease with itself.
At Euro 2008, they were surprisingly vulnerable in defence, reprising the open spirit of Jurgen Klinsmann’s side. By 2010, they were devastating playing on the counter but struggled against opponents who refused to come at them.
The attempts to become more proactive since then have been of dubious success. At Euro 2012, Greece exposed how lax they were at the back in the quarter-final before Italy punished them in the semi-final.
Even at the World Cup two years ago, it was a fitful Germany. They were ruthless in thrashing Portugal after the early dismissal of Pepe, and they could hardly have been more surgical in puncturing the absurd nationalistic bubble of Brazil in the semi-final, but around that there were some far less impressive displays.
They were very fortunate, for instance, to draw 2-2 with Ghana in the group stage, and Algeria could easily have eliminated them in the round of 16. It was after that game that Low went on his now-famous jog along the beach during which he decided to restore the 35-year-old striker Miroslav Klose to the starting lineup. The result was two 1-0 wins and the evisceration of Brazil.
Yet still doubts remain about Lowand not just about his personal hygiene (he bafflingly apologised for thrusting his hands inside his trousers during the game against Ukraine, blaming his actions on “adrenaline").
His tournament record is ostensibly superbfinal, semi-final, semi-final, winnersand there are those who would argue that he has played a key role in overseeing the development of the new Germany, but the counter-argument is that with these players, whose emergence is a function of the academies and the clubs, Low’s record is only around par.
In terms of indelible performances in the past six years, slaughtering a Brazil high on hysteriahowever remarkable that victory will look in the history booksisn’t a great return.

These are quibbles, of course. Low’s leading role in Germany’s resurgence is outlined by Raphael Honigstein in Das Reboot. But having got this far, having implemented a system that has produced players this goodalbeit with a shortage of full-backs and centre-forwardsit may be that only one tournament success comes to be seen as a slight underperformance.
The World Cup success brought a sense of relief that that generation had, at last, won something. The question now is whether it can tighten up sufficiently to ensure that triumph is not the sole high point.

United States Beats Ecuador, Moves On To Next Round of Copa America


Last night [Thursday, June 16] there was another big sports game that wasn’t the NBA Finals. The US Men’s soccer team defeated Ecuador, 2-1, in Seattle in a chippy game to advance to the next round of the Copa America tournament.
Each team saw a player sent off, after Ecuador’s winger Antonio Valencia received a second yellow in the 52nd minute, and the US’ Jermaine Jones received a red card for a subsequent confrontation with Valencia. But an early goal from Clint Dempsey and a follow up goal from Gyasi Zardes were enough to ensure the US came out on top.
While Europe has the European Championship going on at the moment, the Americas have their own tournament, the Copa America, which started well before the Euros did last week. With this win, the United States moves into the semi-final round, and they are awaiting the winners of the Argentina vs. Venezuela game.
Argentina are the heavy favorites to win at this point of the competition, but with strong sides from Columbia and Mexico still in the tournament, there is still a lot left to play for. And, after barely escaping the group stage, the US will be looking to follow up these two consecutive wins by clinching a place in the Copa America finals.
The US’ next game is on Tuesday, June 21st at 9 pm EST.

Idris Elba Spotted On Red Carpet Back With His Ex


Ladies if you thought you might have a chance with Idris Elba, don’t get your hopes up.
The British actor was just spotted at the 2016 BAFTA TV Awards red carpet with former ex-girlfriend Naiyana Garth, who is also the mother to his newest son, Winston.
The two were cozied up and very affectionate towards one another as they walked the carpet, posing for pictures during the event and seemed happy in love. Elba was up for Best Actor for his leading role on Luther, a BBC TV series.
Recently Elba’s ex-wife Sonya Hamlin spoke out on the sudden end of their brief marriage, due to his rising star status (he had just started work on The Wire) and said being in a relationship would tarnish his “sex symbol” persona.

Ciara Lands Modeling Deal With IMG


Juggling a new relationship, new music, and motherhood, Ciara announced on Thursday, May 12 that she has officially partnered with IMG Modeling Agency.
Ciara announced the partnership in an official statement.”I’m super thrilled about partnering with IMG Models. I have always had a strong love for fashion and I’m grateful to be surrounded by so many great friends that are the best at what they do in this industry. This partnership will give me an opportunity to grow and experiment as an artist. I truly look forward to all the amazing things we have planned ahead.”
Ciara will be in good company with IMG. She joins fellow R&B singer Miguel, rapper Wiz Khalifa and pop sensation Demi Lavato. Fashion stars like Gisele Bündchen, Kate Moss and Gigi Hadid are also signed to IMG. Ciara’s portfolio has been racking up in recent years. She has graced the covers of L’Uomo Vogue, Shape, and Essence. In 2009 she became the face of Roberto Cavalli’s Fall 2015 campaign.

Excited To Join The @IMGmodels Family. Looking Forward To The Journey Ahead. #IMG
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Ciara has been a major player in fashion in recent times, partnering with Coach and Ralph Lauren. She also was given the title of fashion brand Topshop’s first U.S. brand ambassador. Ciara is showing that you can do it all at any point in life