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Melissa Fitzgerald is an American actress and social activist, born January 7, 1965, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to James Fitzgerald, a prominent Pennsylvania judge, and Carole Fitzgerald, a volunteer. Her acting career has included film, theater and television in New York and Los Angeles. Melissa is best known for portraying the role of Carol Fitzpatrick, assistant to C. J. Cregg, on NBC’s award-winning political drama The West Wing. She also appeared in the films Frequency, Love & Sex, The Truman Show, Boxing Helena, and Monuments Avenue, but off-screen she is widely known as a courageous advocate for people in need. She is the Senior Director of the nonprofit organization Justice For Vets. She was married to West Wing guest star Noah Emmerich from 1998-2003.

Yaya DaCosta is a Brazilian-American actress and model who was the runner-up in Cycle 3 of America’s Next Top Model, where she beat Toccara Jones but lost to Eva Pigford. In 2015, she began starring by portraying the role of Nurse April Sexton in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med. DaCosta was born in New York City, the daughter of a university professor and a school teacher. She grew up with her sister and two brothers. She belongs to Brazilian and African-American descent. She married independent film producer and director Joshua Bee Alafia in 2012. She has a son, Sankara.

Dasha Astafieva is a Ukrainian model and singer who was Playboy’s Playmate of the Month for January 2009. She was the 2007 Playmate of the Year for the Ukrainian version of Playboy. Dasha began modeling in 2003, she first rose to fame after winning the reality TV show Stars Factory in the Ukraine. She also modeled as a Playmate for both the Russian and Serbian editions of Playboy. She is also a member of the all-girl Ukrainian pop group NikitA.

Alison Hammond is an English television personality who was the second contestant to be evicted in the third series of Big Brother in 2000. She has since appeared on many TV programmes, including Celebrity Fit Club, Celebrities Under Pressure and Big Star’s Little Star. She has also appeared on Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes, performing as Nina Simone, Celebrity Ready Steady Cook, Daily Cooks Challenge, as a panellist on ITV’s Loose Women, and as a presenter on the short-lived ITV Play channel. She was born on February 5, 1975 in Birmingham, UK. She has a son, Aiden and a sister, Saunra Page.

English actress who became recognized for her role in Downton Abbey as Anna, Lady’s Maid to Lady Mary Crawley, for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2014. Her other credits include Coronation Street, Bad Girls, Dinnerladies, and the 2010 film In Our Name. Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, she is the daughter of Ann and Keith Froggatt. She has a brother, Daniel. She has been married to James Cannon since October 2012. They live in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.

Rachel Griffiths is an Australian actress and director who rose to prominence by portraying the role of Rhonda Epinstall in the 1994 film Muriel’s Wedding and Hilary du Pré in the 1998 film Hilary and Jackie, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She has played prominent roles in a number of films, including the 1997 film My Son the Fanatic, the 1998 film Amy, the 2000 film Me Myself I, and the 2002 film The Hard Word. She was born December 18, 1968, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to Anna Griffiths and Edward Griffiths. Her mother, Anna Griffiths, is an art consultant. She has two older brothers. She married her longtime boyfriend Andrew Taylor in 2002. They have three children: son, Banjo Patrick, and two daughters, Clementine Grace, and Adelaide Rose.

Melissa Steel is a British reggae and pop singer, born July 6, 1993, in Bradford, England, to Jamaican mother and English/Italian father. She was raised by her mother. She lost her father when she was six years old. Melissa is best known for featuring on Blonde’s hit single “I Loved You”. Her debut single Kisses for Breakfast has received a great reception and rose to #10 on United Kingdom music charts. She is in a relationship with record producer Diztortion. They have a son together.

Nikita Mirzani is an Indonesian actress, model and television personality who participated in the Indonesian version of the reality show ‘Take Me Out Indonesia.’ Nikita has since appeared on several films, including the horror film Nenek Gayung, Mama Minta Pulsa, Pegang Jangan, Perempuan-Perempuan Liar, Pacarku Kuntilanak Kembar, Pantai Selatan, Tali Pocong Perawan 2, Pokun Roxy, Taman Lawang, Comic 8, Drakula Cinta and Comic 8: Casino Kings. She has two children: son, Azka Raqila Ukra, and daughter, Laura Meizani Nasseru Asry.

Tia Carrere is an American actress, model, voice artist, and singer, born January 2, 1967, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Audrey Duhinio Janairo, a computer supervisor, and Alexander Janairo, a banker. Her ancestry includes Chinese, Spanish, Filipino and Hawaiian. She is best known for her starring role as Cassandra Wong in the 1992 film “Wayne’s World.” Her other credits include 1993’s Wayne’s World 2, 1993’s Rising Sun, and 1994’s True Lies. Tia began her acting career with a minor role on the daytime soap opera General Hospital in 1985. For two years, she played Jade, a nursing student. She was married to Simon Wakelin from 2002 to 2010. They had a daughter named Bianca Wakelin in 2005. She was previously married to Elie Samaha from 1992 to 2000.

Claudia Schiffer is a German supermodel, actress and fashion designer who rose to fame in the early 1990s as one of the world’s most successful models. Claudia was born on August 25, 1970 as Claudia Maria Schiffer in Rheinberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, to Gudrun and Heinz Schiffer. She has two brothers named Stefan and Andreas, and one sister named Ann Carolin. She married film producer Matthew Vaughn in 2002. They have three children.