That's Mandy Moore on the cover of the July/August 2009 issue of Women's Health Magazine. She looks great, doesn't she? As it turns out, she has a new album called Amanda Leigh (her birth name) and surprise, surprise, she's now married to singer-songwriter Ryan Adams.
I met Mandy Moore a couple of years back and she was the sweetest thing. My fiancé has always had a crush on her, going as far as asking my then-editor to let him tag along during the interview. I am trying to unearth a photo which I thought was in my dormant Friendster account, but apparently, was in the Myspace account I'd deleted a long time ago.
Sorry if this blog post sounds anorexic yet again. I just spent the whole day doing my New York day job—that I get to do outside the city thank you very much—so I'm pretty spent. Plus, up until a minute ago, I had yet to figure out what to write about for Friday's beauty column. Good thing I got an email from the brand manager of Ralph Lauren/Polo and Diesel detailing upcoming men's fragrance launches. So, watch out, I'll be broadcasting the latest scent treats you can get for the hommes in your life!
Back to Mandy, yes she was sweet, charming, gracious, and gorgeous! It was the 'Mandy Machine' of agents, managers, and the like, that annoyed in general. That said, I only have pleasant things to say about the former teen pop star, and I wish her well in her career and marriage. And I'll be browsing iTunes for her new songs, simply because they reek 'indie' and I'm curious: Mandy holed up in a cabin to produce her latest album. This means, she was free to write and record with no big studio labels filtering and forcing mass-produced, monotonous beats on her. (I do like some manufactured pop, too, don't get me wrong.)
Anyway, Women's Health is an engaging read brimming with useful and entertaining articles. Although personally, I seem to enjoy reading Men's Health more, maybe because with the latter being a magazine made for men, I am not compelled to check the gutter for photo credits, or pay too much attention to styling, copy, etc.—an 'autopilot' function that lights up whenever I pick up any women's magazine.
Women's Health is currently being headed and edited (headited—a term I've coined) by Michele Promaulayko, Kate White's former second-in-command at Cosmo. I think anybody who has been second-in-command of anything makes a great head of something, as witnessed by my managing and associate editor friends who now helm their own titles.
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I'm really enjoying your 30-day blog challenge! My favorite blogs - whether celebrities or everyday folk - are the ones with consistent posts, always. And I like the Reflection template best!
i like mandy moore for no other reason than she has kept her sanity even when her contemporaries have all gone insane haha :D
Hi, Anna! I'm so happy to hear you're enjoying my 30-day Blog Challenge! Thank you for reading :) I see Reflection is winning. I'm off to bed now but I was able to browse your bog quickly, I'll read more in the morning and link you up :)
Hi, Neva! Scary! :p I like Hilary Duff, too. She seems to be doing great.
I must say, Mandy does look fab in this cover...and I learned something new from this post(Kate White as EIC of Women's Health). So many magazines, so little time hahaha...
It's been a wet summer so far here in TO the last few days...are you getting better weather in NYC?
Hi, Chinachix! Oh, what I meant was Michelle Promaulayko was Kate's executive editor in Cosmo, and then she moved to Rodale and is now EIC of Women's Health :) Sorry if my post was confusing. I'm actually out of state right now, but I'd take summer over winter anytime hehe :)
I'll chime in with Anna to say that I'm loving your 30-day challenge. Makes me look forward to something everyday. :)
Btw, I'm so behind on celeb news. I didn't even know she was dating Ryan Adams. Ha ha ha. She looks great and is still sane -- good for her!
P.S. And such a small world, you know Neva!
Aww, thanks Joy! :) I 'met' Neva again via Facebook, we were in the same college org, if I remember correctly hehe.
Headited? Is that like funner? =) You have such a knack for coining words, Mariel!
Hehehe :p I actually have a "funner" post brewing, I think I'm a bit more ready to share the story with the rest of the world, eep!
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