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egan had merely one credit in an obscure low-budget film and a recurring role in an action-adventure sports documentary series when she landed the part of the Native American wife of Leonardo DiCaprio’s fur trapper character in “The Revenant.” This soon-to-be released Western thriller is directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, whose “Birdman” swept the top Oscar categories in March. Once 20th Century Fox begins promoting his new $60 million wintery wilderness blockbuster, it is likely to emerge as a frontrunner in the 2016 Oscar race. And Megan — the only woman in the movie’s all-star male cast — may have a shot at landing a major fashion advertising campaign.
- Bronwyn Cosgrave
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One year ago, Simone was just another high school senior playing volleyball in sunny California. Today, Simone has become a near-overnight sensation and one of the fashion industry’s bona fide It girls. It was Carine Roitfeld who helped put the 19-year-old’s career into overdrive, leading to covers for CR Fashion Book and Harper’s Bazaar, Tom Ford campaign shoots, and a spot on Chanel’s runway. “I was drawn to her right away because she was so different, and I love girls that are different—different from me, different from what everyone has seen before,” Roitfeld told Style.com. “I knew immediately that she was going to be a star. It is not just the look or the personality, but the feeling you get when you meet them. You believe they have what it takes, and so you do everything to make it happen for them.” Simone has branched out on her own and landed major work in the past few months, including her recent Maybelline New York contract, continuing work with Guess, and a new role with Victoria’s Secret Pink. With a killer work ethic, a sense of humor, and humility—and famous friends like Taylor Swift and Kendall Jenner, who make frequent cameos in her Instagram selfies—Simone has landed the Top Model of 2015 at tonight’s Daily Front Row Fashion Los Angeles Awards.
- David Yi
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s anyone who has paid due attention to the televised advice of Tyra Banks will know, models smile with their eyes. They do not, as a general rule, smile with their mouths. And certainly not with their teeth. But that is exactly what Arizona Muse is doing on the front cover of this month's Vogue, a wide-mouthed smile outlined with such deeply stained lips, it looks as if the makeup artist has ringed her teeth with red marker: yes, those really are the things to note. It is also what Kate Middleton is doing on the front of Tatler. Ditto Reese Witherspoon (though without the teeth) on Marie Claire. And models are smiling at us not just from front covers but inside pages, too: there is Audrey Tautou with a serene, private smile for Chanel No 5, Liya Kebede open-mouthed and toothy for luxury brand Bottega Veneta, Lindsey Wixson and Frida Gustavsson in hysterics at Mulberry. At Bally they are giggling, their cheeks in creases, while feeding a couple of goats (well, that is funny). The Clarks women are captivated by something hilarious just out of shot. What is going on? "Smiling – doesn't cost anything? Does it?" says Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman in reply to an enquiry. "There's so much bad news around. I imagine a lot of people have thought similarly, that anything you can do to dispel the glums is welcome." - Paula Cocozza
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