– Czech supermodel Eva Herzigova says she wants to direct a movie about her Cinderella-like life, a Hong Kong magazine reports in its January issue. Herzigova, who shot to fame in the 1990s with the Miss Wonderbra ad campaign, talked about her directing ambitions in an interview with Prestige Hong Kong. “It would definitely be autobiographical. It would be about a girl from the Eastern bloc who makes it in the fashion world. You know, a Cinderella story,” she said.
– Nominating ballots for the best picture Oscar were being mailed to the 5,798 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. There are 311 eligible films for 2005 — the most in 32 years, the Academy said Wednesday. Ballots must be returned by Jan. 21. Nominations for the 78th Academy Awards will be announced Jan. 31 and the awards will be presented on March 5.
– Christina Applegate may be in the middle of a divorce from actor Johnathan Schaech, but she seems to be learning that there are other fish in the sea, People.com reports: Her latest catch is Alaskan fisherman and aspiring photographer Lee Grivas, whom she met in the fall through a dancer in her Broadway show “Sweet Charity.” “We’re very happy with each other,” Grivas tells People in its upcoming issue.
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The Personals page was compiled by Cheryl Bowles from Tribune news services and staff reports.
