I guess Isabeli Fontana's R$120.000 price tag for the spring Forum Tufi Duek campaign meant that there was no budget left to travel to Maranhão to shoot on the dunes as opposed to the studio (or to at least hire a decent art director). She looks bored out of her mind, and there is something really cheap-looking about the pictures. Isabeli also posed for Tufi Duek last spring, and the result was actually worse, so I guess things are improving. ...

More images from the Michael Roberts shoot at the beach in Rio a week ago: Isabeli Fontana gets a lift from Andre Ziehe and David Chaloub, amongst a cast of hot boys from 40 Graus Models. The images will be used to promote the new swimwear show Rio Summer this November. More here. And on the topic of Rio Summer, how come I haven't gotten invited yet? I mean, I am a far cry from Valentino, Anna Wintour, or even Tinsley Mortimer, but which one of them is going to produce tons of pictures and videos to actually promote the event ...

Newcomer Marlon Teixeira is getting a lot of play after his debut in Paris this season. Not only does he already have campaigns for Armani Jeans and Osklen under his belt, but he also scored the new Iódice jeans campaign next to Ana Claudia Michels. Alessandra Ambrosio gave birth to a baby girl named Anja Louise Ambrosio Mazur this past Sunday in Brazil. Congratulations. Over 110,000 Madonna fans have already registered at Tickets For Fun to purchase tickets online for her Sticky & Sweet Tour performances in December, and an extra show in São Paulo on December 20th ...