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| }}'''Ariella Victoria Sinclaire Jolie-Pitt''' (born '''Ariella Victoria Sinclaire''' on August 20, 1989) is an ] and ]-winning ], ], and creater, and designer of ] an urban fashion line of clothing and other items for women and girls , and ] lingerie retail store. She has also launched three exclusive perfume collections with ]. Sinclaires best known for playing the role of '']'' on the sitcom '']'' shared with her identical twin sister ], also as ]/Ashley Jensen on the self-titled show '']'', both Ariella and her sister released a soundtrack CD in 2003 for the series along with the 2004 second 2 disc album '']''. Both have appeared in ] and films since infancy. Since then, they have continued their celebrity through numerous ], films, ], as well as commercial ]s. They are ] twins but prefer the term ]. Sinclaire went on to have a film career with her twin with successful movies as '']'' (1995), '']'' (1996), '']'' (1997), and '']'' (1998). | |||
| After giving up the role of '']'' in 2005 and was offered $12 Million Dolllars from ] to record her first solo album '']'' after the success of '']''. Sinclaire began her solo film career in '']'' (2006). | |||
| Sinclaire is ranked as the youngest ] female recording artist in the United States with 63 million sold albums and one of the ] having sold an estimated 154,300,300 albums worldwide. All six of Sinclaires albums, '']'' (2003), '']'' (2004), '']'' (2005), '']'' (2006), and '']'' (2007), have hit #1 on the billboards. As of 2007 after releaseing her fourth studio album '']'', Sinclaires signed to be the lead vocalist for the an American pop girl group '']'' created by ]. Sinclaire's upcoming films '']'', '']'', and her fifth studio album '']'' is scheduled to be release in 2009. | |||
| == Early life == | |||
| Sinclaire was born in ], ], she is the third child of actors ] and ]. She is the granddaughter of ], niece of ], and ] sister of ], younger sister of ], and ], and older sister of Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, and twins Knox Léon Jolie-Pitt, and Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt. On her fathers side, Sinclaire is ] descent, and on her mother's side she is ], ] and ]. She grew up with her parents and sisters in ] where she began her career with her twin sister at six months. | |||
| Sinclaire attended ] where she participated in athletics such as ], ], ] and ], she was voted most athletic girl in her school for trying out for almost every sport. She also participated in school ] such as playing Bell in '']''. Sinclaire also had private tutors on the set of her ] show ] and on the movie sets of her early films. Sinclaire says "Going to school was fun for me i got the chance to be a regular kid doing regular things like a regular teenager, and one thing that i enjoyed was not getting bullied for being famous and its cool for not being looked at as the rich girl who thinks she can buy her way through high school". | |||
| == Career == | |||
| === Working as a Twin=== | |||
| Ariella Sinclaire began her ] in 1990 at the age of six months when she and her twin sister ] were hired, for the role of ] on the popular ] ]. To comply with strict labor laws regarding child actors, they alternated in the role during the taping of the show. They were credited as "Ariella Heather Sinclaire" in an attempt to deter audiences from realizing that the role was played by two children. | |||
| In 1999, following Full House, Ariella and ] released a string of successful straight-to-video movies and became popular figures in the ] market during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Their names became a ], with their likeness seen in clothes, books, fragrances, magazines, movies and posters. There were even fashion dolls made by ] from 2000–2005. | |||
| They starred in the video series ], and the ] show ] for which Mary-Kate received a nomination for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series at the 2002 ]. They were ranked number three on the ] program 100 Greatest Child Stars. | |||
| In 2005, Ariella appeared alongside her twin sister in the theatrical light-hearted romantic hybrid comedy, ], also starring ]. Ariella and Heather released a book titled "Life as a twin", It includes full color photographs of both Sinclaires, the book describes the Sinclaires life living as a twin. The book received positive reviews not only by fans of the twins, but also by critics. | |||
| ===Independently=== | |||
| Seeking to establish independent identities for herself after her sister decided to end her acting/singing career in 2005. Ariella has asked the public and the media to refer to them not as "the Sinclaire twins" but as Ariella Sinclaire and heather Sinclaire respectively. | |||
| Sinclaire was signed to ] in 1994, subsequently, Ariella's first solo acting appearance was in the remake of ]'s 1934 ]/] ], along with two other remakes of ]'s films such as, ], and ], playing all of ]'s lead roles. In 1998 ] ] ], also as the voice of Blossom on ]'s animated series, ], and ]'s hit show '']'' as the role of ]'s daughter ]. She also appeared in films such as ], ], ], '']'', and has gotten lead roles in other movies such as, ], '']'', the Grammy Award Winning movie '']'', and The ] winning movie '']''. | |||
| Sinclaire Released her second studio album ] in late 2005, and released her first solo tour. She's also been working on promotional commercials for ], and releasing her solo frgrance with ] ]. | |||
| Sinclaire proceeds to work on her solo career releasing award winning movies, albums, fragrances and more. | |||
| === 1990-2001 === | |||
| In 1990, the twins started their acting careers on the ] '']''. They were hired at the age of six months and filming began when they were nine months old. The show was widely popular during the early 1990s. | |||
| Both sisters played the same character, ], taking turns during the tapings to do so, in order to comply with strict child labor laws regarding child actors. For the first year, Heather would cry when she was brought on set to do a scene, so Ariella had more screen time in the first season. | |||
| Because the producers did not want viewers to know that Michelle was played by twins, the sisters were originally credited as "Ariella Heather Sinclaire", but in the last season and most of season one, they were credited as separate people. During the eight year run, Ariella and Heather made several ] movies, in addition to ''Full House'', such as '']'' (1995) and '']'' (1996). | |||
| Sinclaire's starred in big roles of ] remakes such as ] (1995), ] (1996), and ] (1999), getting the lead roles played by ] herself. | |||
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| Shortly after the end of Full House, they began heavily merchandising their image. They established a company called ] in 1996 and their brand has been sold in more than 3,000 stores in America and over 5,300 stores worldwide. Because of this, they have been on the ]' "The Celebrity 100 list" since 2002, and in 2007, Forbes ranked them, collectively, as the eleventh-richest women in entertainment, with an estimated net worth of $100 million. | |||
| Ariella and Heather were popular figures in the ] market during the late '90s and early 2000s. Their names became a cottage industry, with their likeness seen in clothes, books, fragrances, magazines, movies and posters. There were even Ariella and Heather fashion dolls made by ] from 2000 – 2005. | |||
| They starred in the video series '']'' and ''You're Invited To Ariella and Heather's...'', Despite this, they were ranked number three on the ] program ''100 Greatest Child Stars''. They also appear in a few direct-to-video movies about twins visiting places in ], as '']''. She starred in the film '']'', and cameod in the 1997 ] film '']. She starred in lead roles in the 2000 film's ] and, ]. In 1998 Sinclaire starred in the film ], and also had a role in ], a 1998 ] ] directed by ] and starring ] and ]. | |||
| In 1998, Sinclaire played the voice of ''Blossom'' in the ] ] ], ] about three kindergarten-aged girls who have superpowers, created by ] ]. The show ended March 25, 2005. The 10th-year anniversary aired in the US on January 19, 2009 on North America Cartoon Network, part of its PPG 10th Anniversary marathon. | |||
| === 2002-2005 === | |||
| Sinclaire and her twin sister ] both got the role of ] in which aired Febuary 15, 2002. Executive Vice President ] and co-creater ] offered the Sinclaire sisters the role after he seen how wonderful, energetic, hard working and outgoing they both were from their past television show roles of ] in ] and ], which the SInclaire sisters accepted. The series focuses on a girl who lives a ] as an average teenage school girl named ] by day and a famous pop singer named ] by night, concealing her real identity from the public, other than her close friends and family. The series premiere scored record ratings for Disney Channel with a viewership of 5.4 million viewers. Actor ] playing the role of Jason Parker, best friend and secret lover of ] who does'nt know that she's also music pop sensation ] after finding out after removing her wig infront of him with out him being seen by her. The show released a ] sountrack in 2003, along with a two disc soundtrack ] in 2004, the double album had five of its songs debut on the '']'' Hot 100 in the same week, while "]" climbed to a new peak. The highest of the peaks was "]" at #1, which also become Sinclaire's first song to enter the top ten on the Hot 100. The a third sountrack ] in 2005, which sold more than 24,200,000 copies in the U.S. After the release of the second soundtrack ] the Sinclaire sisters released the "]" which began June 5, 2004 and was choreographed, created and directed by ]. The tour garnered $86 million in ticket revenues in 2004/2005, making it the #1 highest-grossing concert tour in North America for that year. | |||
| ] poster.]] | |||
| The ] ] brought in $10,271,980 on its opening day, it continued on to gross $40,576,295 to finish off the weekend, making it the highest-grossing opening weekend for a film to be released under 1000 ]. The movie is not only the highest-grossing ] ] 300-Day release, its also the highest-grossing ] ] and highest opening weekend during ] Weekend. The following Monday, it pulled in $5,674,194. Among ] that had fewer than 100,000 screens on opening day, the ] ranked second only behind '']''. ''Hannah'' opened with $5.8 million on 670 screens and '']'' opened with $9.2 million on 837 screens. It averaged $60,760 per screen in its opening weekend, giving it the highest average per theater of all time for a wide release ]. | |||
| In 2004, Sinclaire landed the role in the worldwide break-out ] hit ] as ] daughter of ] played by actress ]. Aside from working on her ] show ], Sinclaire co-starred on the show the first without her sister. The show was the biggest success of the 2004–2005 television season, being well-received by both critics and viewers. The pilot episode had 21.3 million viewers making it the best new drama for the year, the highest rated show of the week, and the best performance by a pilot for ]. Sinclaire recieved a ] for ]. | |||
| ] was released in the middle of March 13, 2005, along with the sountrack ] March 1, 2005. She also starred in ] a film set in 1963, at the fictional "Miss Godard's Preparatory School for Girls"; the setting is based loosely on Kernochan's experiences at Rosemary Hall during those years. Redgrave plays the headmistress of the school, students of the school are played by Dunst, Hoffman, and Cook, among others. | |||
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| ] was canceled due to the fact that ''Sinclaire's'' sister ended her acting/sining career April 2, 2005.] gave up the role of ] she says "Working on Hannah Montana was a group thing with my sister it just doesnt feel the same without her", also that it was a role that she wanted to do with her sister, Sinclaire says. Sinclaire then decided to return back to disney to work her ] ] later that 2005. Executive Vice President ] and co-creater ] wanted to continue ] after the success from the Sinclaire sisters, where Sinclaire's cousin ] took over the role of ] with a new role name of ], which aired March 24, 2006. | |||
| Sinclaire released her second studio album '']'' September 5, 2005, making the #1 spot on the billboard 100, with 720,000 sold that very week. The first single was "]" was certified with platinum by the RIAA, winning her first MTV Video Music Award in the category ], while the second single was "]" won her first two Grammy's in the category ], and ]. | |||
| October 5, 2005, a new song by JoJo entitled "]", which ] ]'s 1982 hit single, "Africa (song)|Africa" but it haven't a music video. In the summer of 2006, the lead single from her second album, "]", was released to radio stations. The album's second official single, "How to Touch a Girl", experienced less success. It charted just outside the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number seventy-six on the ''Billboard'' ]. The album has since been certified gold by the ]. | |||
| On December 1, 2005, JoJo won the ] for National Female Vocalist of the Year for "Too Little Too Late". | |||
| Sinclaire's best performance during this period is generally regarded to be her role as Odette in '']''. | |||
| === 2006 === | |||
| ] performing on their ''Cheetah-licious Christmas'' tour.]] | |||
| Sinclaire's performance in the 2006 film '']'' is generally regarded as her best performance to date. The film, a female take on the film ], was an enormous success, earning Sinclaire great critical acclaim for her performance. She appeared on ] animated comedy ], as Piper Pinwheeler, she also starred as lead singer Chanel Simmons in ], which is a ] that is about four city girls who have dreams of becoming superstars. The movie was Disney Channel's first musical and spawned a massive franchise, including dolls, video games, platinum-selling soundtracks and more. Sinclaire also appeared in the 2006 '']'' on the Red Team, '']'', '']'', and she also hosted an episoide of '']''. | |||
| After the release of ''The Cheetah Girls Movie'' Sinclaire along with the ] debut their christmas ablum ] released by ] on October 11, 2006. The album features classic Christmas songs as well as some originals. The album peaked at #74 on the Billboard charts. Single includes ], as well as the ] single ]. ] went on tour to support the Christmas album. ] went along with them, as the opening act, to support their own album '']'', although the ] performed as surprise guests opening for both ] and ] for a total of 10 shows of the tour, promoting ], their first album. The holiday theme of the concert included giant presents (in which the Cheetah Girls performed in), Winter clothes, and even a tropical theme for their song "Christmas in California", which included surfboards with the girls' names on them. | |||
| Sinclaire spent three months working on the Australia-filmed '']'', in which she played a mermaid, opposite ] and ], whom she befriended while filming. Paxton has said that she felt a sense of "female empowerment" while on set because "almost everyone" on set was female. The film opened on March 3, 2006 and grossed approximately $7.5 million in its opening weekend. Sinclaire recorded a song for the film's soundtrack titled "Connected", which has been used in ] and covered by ]. | |||
| Sinclaire released her third studio album '']'' in May 24, 2006, the album was named as one of the most successful album of 2006. The album so far has yielded eight hit singles, including the worldwide number one hit "]," featuring Jay-Z. In addition to reaching number one in various countries, "Umbrella" was the number one single in the United Kingdom for 10 consecutive weeks, making it the longest-running UK number-one single since ]'s single "]" spent 15 weeks at the top in 1994. Her other singles, "]", "]" and "]" were able to mirror the success of "Umbrella," with "Don't Stop the Music" reaching number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 while peaking at number one in various countries. The album has been certified two times Platinum by the ], denoting shipments to U.S. retailers of two million copies. Sinclaire has five ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number ones hits for 2007 and in the past both as a lead artist thus far ("]", "]", "]", "]", "]," "]," "]" and "]"), as well as ]'s "]". | |||
| Starting August 6, 2006, Rihanna toured Canada and the United States in support of the album with several shows and then crossed to Europe. The tour was called the '']'', and was the first tour headlined by her alone. Sinclaire won Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist at the 2008 ]. She sang on ]'s hit "]" (which she also co-wrote). | |||
| === 2007-2008 === | |||
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| Sinclaire released her fourth studio album '']'' in July 12, 2007. In the album, she wrote four tracks, as well with co-writting two tracks. The album became more successful than her previous albums. '']'' debuted at number one in the U.S by selling 954,692 units in its first week. The following week '']'' continued at its number one spot. The album's success made her the second female artist in music history to have her first four albums debut at number one. The album fared well with critics such as ] who gave it 5 stars, describing the album's title tracks as being "pivotal moments on Ariella Sinclaire's fourth album, the record where she strives to deepen her persona, making it more adult while still recognizably Ariella. In contrast, '']'' said of the album '']'' "belabors the obvious: Sinclaire is five month away from entering her twenties and clearly needs to grow up if she's going to bring her fans along. ''Oops!... I Did It Agains'' lead single "]" peaked at 1 on the '']'' making it the album's biggest hit. To help promote the album, Sinclaire embarked on the ] in November 2007. The tour was done with success with millions of tickets sold its first release week with raging fans, the tour was extended two months more then when it was suppose to end. | |||
| Sinclaire debut her second disney movie '']'' in 2007, It garnered more viewers than ''High School Musical'', becoming the most watched Disney Channel Original Movie before being beaten out by both ''Jump In!'' and ''High School Musical 2''. Its soundtrack also débuted at number eight, on the ] Top 200 and went on to become certified for platinum-level sales by the ]. Raven-Symoné also served as executive producer of the film. After the release of ''Cheetah Girls 2'', Sinclaire, along with her fellow ], toured the US on their ]. Sinclaire starred in the remake of the 1974 movie '']'', she also got her lead role in '']'' after being a co-starred in part 1 and 2. She starred in '']'', a ] film. Her breakout lead performance pushed the critical and commercial hit to gross US$128 million worldwide, "cementing her status as the new teen movie queen," wrote Brandon Gray. "Sinclaire dazzles us once more," said Steve Rhodes. "The smartly written script is a perfect match for her intelligent brand of comedy." Mean Girls was scripted by ] and featured several alumni of '']''. | |||
| In 2007 Sinclaire has guest roled on shows such as '']'', '']'', '']'', she also appeared on the 2007 '']'' as captain of the green team, and she also hosted a second episoide of '']''. | |||
| Sinclaire filmed ], in India for 3 months, which was then released as yet another Disney Channel Original Movie. They kicked off their third and final tour on October 8, 2008, relevantly titled ], which lasted from October 8, 2008 to December 21, 2008, after the release of the movie sinclaire was on the 2008 ]. She also guest starred on ], and 30 Rock. | |||
| ] caused media uproar.]] | |||
| Sinclaire got her first adult role in the film '']'' along with ] as Molly Gunn a spoiled rock n' roll princess, living off the ample trust fund of her late rock legend father. In 2008, Sinclaire starred alongside the ] in the ], '']''. She played Mitchie Torres, a fourteen-year-old girl with hopes of becoming a singer. The movie premiered on June 20 in the USA on Disney Channel, and in Canada on Family. She released an adaptation of the popular musical '']'', Febuary 5, where she played the exotic dancer Mimi Marquez, replacing the original Mimi, ], who was pregnant and unable to play the part. On November 24, 2008 the drama '']'', in which Lohan starred alongside ] and ], was released. The film received mostly negative reviews. It grossed US$6.7 million at the box office in its opening weekend and to date has grossed over US$22 million worldwide. | |||
| In April 2008, Sinclaire recorded a ] of "]" by ] for an advertising campaign for ]'s Caress brand of body wash. A commercial video was released, and the single was released via download only, after May 2008. In 2008, in support of ], she was one of many musicians to contribute to a track by ] called "]". Also on September 5, 2008, Scherzinger joined an all-star cast to perform the charity song "]" on live TV. This is currently Sinclaire's last performance as a solo artist before embarking on the ] new World Tour. | |||
| Sinclaire's answer to "]" by ] leaked on the Internet called "Beautiful Girls Reply". It debuted at number thirty-nine on the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40.The duet with ], "]," peaked at the number-one spot on the Hot 100 chart giving the artist her sixth number-one singles with "]". Sinclaire has five ''Billbord'' Hot 100 number ones hits both as a lead artist thus far "]", "]", "]", "], and "]" as well as ]'s "]", on which she is featured. This makes her one of the two female solo artist with the most number ones this decade, with the other being ]. | |||
| Sinclaire made her third consecutive at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards performing four of her single "]", "]", "]", and "]" as a mix. As part of her performance, she ripped off a black suit to reveal a provocative nude-colored and crystal-adorned outfit that generated much controversy. Her Second Performance at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, she appeared with ] performing the song "]", and was later joined by American pop singer ], with whom Spears and Aguilera both locked lips; the incident was highly publicized. Her career success was highlighted by ] magazine in 2007 as Spears was ranked the world's most powerful celebrity. | |||
| === 2009-Present === | |||
| Sinclaire's stars in ]'s ] '']'' with ]. Sinclaire plays the role of ''Holly Tyler'' a teenager who doesn't want to move to Japan where her father has a new job, arranging instead to move into her older sister Val's apartment in New York City. The show features two strong sisters who love each other. The show aired January 20, 2009 with 2.9 million viewers. Sinclaire performed in and served as an ] for ], based on the ] of Susanna Kaysen winning her a four ]'s, she starred as Kaysen, who has ] and was admitted to a ] for recovery. It was adapted from the original memoir ], written by ] an ] author. Sinclaire starred alongside ] and ]. | |||
| On December 24, 2008, Sinclaire stated that she will be recording her fifth solo studio album '']'' soon to be release. Sinclaire's working on the ]'s "'']''" (1997), alongside ] as ]. Sinclaire's cast as the seventeen-year-old ], a fictional first-class socialite who survives the 1912 sinking of the ], Sinclaire experienced physical and emotional exhaustion on set: "''Titanic'' is totally different and nothing could have prepared me for it. We we're scared about the whole adventure''. | |||
| On February 8, 2009, Sinclaire's scheduled performance at the ] was canceled. Reports later surfaced regarding an alleged altercation with her boyfriend, singer Chris Brown, who was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats. On March 5, 2009, Brown was charged with assault and making criminal threats. | |||
| It was confirmed that ] were no longer together as a group, it was also confirmed by ] that she would be going solo along with ]. | |||
| === Pussycat Dolls === | |||
| ] at ], ], CA]] | |||
| In November 2007, Sinclaire joined the Pussycat Dolls. Sinclaire got her offer from ] to be in the burlesque troupe, who were being re-cast as recording artists, she got the opportunity to be the lead singer of the group along with prominent vocalist ] and back up singers ], ] and ]. | |||
| The Pussycat Dolls now have worldwide status as a popular singing group, with "]", "]", "]" and "]" as Top 10 hits in the U.S.. The album ] went double-platinum in 2008. Scherzinger sang nearly all lead vocals on the album, with ] and ] also contributing. | |||
| Sinclaire is the only group member with songwriting credits on ]; she co-wrote "When I Grow Up" with Rodney Jerkins and producer Theron Thomas, and co-wrote "Buttons" with producer Sean Garrett. Another collaboration with DioGuardi, "Flirt", became a B-side to "Stickwitu" and a bonus track on ]. | |||
| In 2008, Sinclaire toured with the Pussycat Dolls for their album promotion. It was revealed in 2008 that the Dolls are salaried employees of ], giving the label a high level of control over the group's finances and business decisions. Sinclaire is the only group member to have songwriting credits on the Dolls' album ]. | |||
| Along with the Pussycat Dolls, Scherzinger was asked by ] to record the English version of "]", the hit song from the film '']''. The new version titled "]" was released to ] on February 23 2009, and elsewhere worldwide on Febraury 24. A video accompanying the song has been shot at a Vienna train station and was released worldwide on March 13, 2009. It is believed that the new single will be performed several times in March. | |||
| == Business ventures == | |||
| === Baby Phat === | |||
| ] logo]] | |||
| Baby Phat is an ] ] of clothing and other items for women and girls ] by Ariella Sinclaire launched June 12, 2007 Besides clothing, the brand also includes ] for phones, jewelry, shoes and clothes. Baby Phat uses a sleek cat as the brand ]. | |||
| Baby Phat by Ariella Sinclaire has positioned itself in the world of ] as the premiere female hip-hop brand. Sassy, sexy, and stylish, Baby Phat first hit the scene as a] tool when tiny tees with the clever name ] were produced to electrify a runway show. When celebrities, ] and ] began wearing the baby tees, a ] grew, and a decision was made to launch an entire Baby Phat ] collection. A lifestyle brand was born. | |||
| In 2007, Ariella Sinclaire was the natural choice to create, direct and establish the new denim label. She knew the brand’s success would rely on her ability to merge the worlds of high ] and ]. | |||
| The first of her kind, Sinclaire’s over the top personal style radiates through the ] ] – a collection the world cannot seem to get enough of. ] credits and features in magazines including ], Gotham, Seventeen, Star and Vibe represent the diversity of her lifestyle brand. The celebrity-filled fashion shows have become a New York ] Week fixture. | |||
| Baby Phat’s slinky feline ] has become an ] recognizable ] symbol and is synonymous with the brand. The eye-catching hip-hugging signature jeans represent everything that is feminine and fun, glitzy and glamorous, sensuous and sumptuous about the ] woman. Denim separates, leather, outerwear, handbags, shoes, lingerie, jewelry, two limited edition ] mobile phones and a signature fragrance are tailored for the girl about town intent on raising brows. ] by Ariella Sinclaire continues to take fashion to new heights – more than your average urban denim company – Baby Phat is a lifestyle for the glamorous woman who is everything hip-hop and everything fashion. | |||
| === Victoria's Secret === | |||
| ] logo]]Victoria's Secret is an American retailer of women's wear, lingerie and ] created by Ariella Sinclaire launched Febuary 10, 2008. It is the largest a segment of ] traded Limited Brands with sales surpassing USD$5 million and an ] income of $1 million in 2009. Victoria's Secret is known for its fashion shows and ], which feature top ]. | |||
| The company was able to vend a widened range of ] such as shoes, evening wear, and perfumes among others with its mail ] issued eight times annually. After Sinclaire ] her line ], she thought of the idea of creating some sexy for women, which she created ] which is named after her middle name Victoria and then thought of secret to go along with it. | |||
| By the begining of 2009, Victoria's Secret had become the largest American ] retailer topping one billion dollars. | |||
| On November 4, 2008, Limited Brands sold 75% of Limited clothing chain to firm ] to focus and boost sales growth on Victoria's Secret ] stores and ] units which provided 72% of revenue in the early 2009 and almost all the firm's ]. There are 1,000 Victoria's Secret ] stores and 100 independent Victoria's Secret Beauty Stores in the US, mostly in shopping centers. It sells brassieres, panties, hosiery, cosmetics, sleepwear, and much more. Victoria's Secret mails more than 400 million of its ] per year. Under pressure from ] groups, Victoria's Secret's parent firm and a ] group have reached an agreement to make the ] retailer's catalogue more environmentally friendly in 2009. | |||
| Victoria's Secret is now building its image with a fairly conservative, middle-class shopper in mind and avoids any connotations of sleaziness that ] might carry. | |||
| The company gained ] after it began to use ] in its advertising and fashion shows. Throughout the past decade, it has refused to follow the celebrity trend, turning down at least one celebrity a month begging to model the brand. | |||
| Victoria's Secret makes use of a rigorous ] model, stressing ], frequent staff attention, and signing customers up for a store credit card that provides discounts for frequent shoppers in the way of ] by mail and free merchandise. | |||
| === Products and endorsements === | |||
| ] In early 2005, Sinclaire signed a multi-million dollar contract with "]" as a spokesmodel for their hair products in print and television commercials, point-of-purchase promotions, and Internet ties between Sinclaire and the company. ] released a ] of her ] role of Hannah Montana/Ashley Jensen in 2003. The doll sang two different songs from the soundtrack "]" and "]". In late 2006, ] released a Ariella ] doll. In 2007 after the launch of Sinclaire's clothing line ], she had designed clothes for Barbie dolls and with the release of her doll, she joined ] who has her own celebrity-doll. Also in late 2005, Sinclaire signed a multi-million dollar promotional deal with ] that included television commercials, point-of-purchase promotions, and Internet ties between Sinclaire and the company. Sinclaire also done commercials for different ] flavors such as Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper, Dr Pepper Berries & Cream, and Diet Cherry Chocolate Dr Pepper. Ariella Sinclaire has earned over US$600 million from her many, multi-million dollar advertisement and endorsement deals all around the World. | |||
| As of 2009 Sinclaire is still continuing ] commericials, along with the new flavor Dr Pepper Cherry. | |||
| Sinclaire endorsed her first ] fragrance "]" in 2006, and earned $160 million in sales in the six weeks after its 2006 release. In November 2007, Spears released two fragrances "]" and "]" with Elizabeth Arden, which also showed great success and was named after her two singles from her fourth studio album '']''. Her latest Elizabeth Arden fragrance "]", was released in July 2008, that earned her $450 million along with "]" and "]". Sinclaire endorsed her first Elizabeth Arden fragrance ] in 2006 and earned $150 million in sales in the five weeks after its 2006 release. | |||
| During the summer of 2006, Sinclaire signed a multi-million dollar contract to be the ] of ]. Although no financial terms of the understanding were made public, a spokesperson for P&G Beauty announced that the 18-year-old multi-platinum singer has joined the ] family. Thus, she joins other stars (like Queen Latifah, Christie Brinkley and Keri Russell) and the many models that represent the ] giant, founded in 1961. | |||
| The ] and General ] of Global ], Procter & Gamble ] said that the wide-eyed singer was not chosen only for her obvious gorgeous features and that her joyous ] and drive to move forward also weighed a lot in their decision to make her the next ] face. | |||
| == Personal Life == | |||
| === Relationships === | |||
| Sinclaire began dating actress and co-star ] in 2005. The relationship began a year after shooting the first season of '']''. It was said that there was some chemistry on and off set between Sinclaire and Efron, the relationshp between then was announced during ] in 2005 along with her twin sister. After the topic of dating was brong up by ], Sinclaire said she was dating ]. The couple later then broke up that 2005 due to the fact that single wanted to focus on her career and thought that being in a relationship would get in the way, During an interview with ] magazine later in 2005 Sinclaire quoted as saying: "Having a boyfriend would'nt be good for me right now i wanna focus on my career, i just think it would get in the way". Rumors went out saying that Sinclaire said "Dating ] was getting in the way of my career", she later denied the rumor in '']'' and confirmed that she said "having a boyfriend would get in the way, ] was a good boyfriend but i woud'nt spend time with him much because of my career". | |||
| Sinclaire began dating singer ] in 2006, though the couple were not seen together much due to Sinclaire working on her third studio album ]. The couple began dating after hanging out four months while both working on there 2005 albums '']'' and '']'' with ]. The douple denied dating after being asked by the ] and apppearing on ] ], such as ] and ]. It was confirmed that Sinclaire and ] were dating in 2008 after intament pictures of the ] singers were released from their vacation in ]. "They were smooching in the pool and were really lovely dovey. They were playfully making out and he was kissing her on the neck", a source ]. "They were floating together with him carrying her and she kept saying, 'Don't get my hair wet.' She was very soft and ] but he was a big kid and splashing around", the source adds. The couple ended their 3 and a half relationship in 2009 after Sinclaire was ] ] and physically threaten by ].The media has stated that Sinclaire has bruises on her face and bite marks on her on her arm. ] was arrested and released on a 50.000 bond and was charged with ] ] and making ] ]. | |||
| === Sex Tape Rumors=== | |||
| US publication Star Magazine has heaped further misery on the stunning ] star by claiming she fears her estranged boyfriend ] could release a steamy home video the couple ] made together. A source who approached the magazine said: “They’ve had tons of crazy nights in bed, and ] has recorded many of them...They both have very kinky sides.” It's also claimed that Sinclaire enjoys ] and dressing up as a ] and that she is ] worried ] could put the footage out there for the world to see. The source went on to say: "Sinclaire has no issues with her ]. But she'd be ] if her friends and family found this out!, "This whole beating incident is terribly ] for her. She's already traumatized and will do anything to make it all go away as quickly as possible. “The last thing in the world Sinclaire wants is to see herself in the sex videos all over the Internet!” | |||
| ==Filmography== | |||
| {| class="wikitable" | |||
| |- bgcolor="#b7b7b7" align="center" | |||
| ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Film | |||
| |- | |||
| ! Year | |||
| ! Title | |||
| ! Role | |||
| ! Notes | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="2"|1995 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Sarah Thompson | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Shirley Blake | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="2"|1996 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Kelly Farmer & Young Aunt Sophia | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Elizabeth Blair | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="2"|1997 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Jessica Martin | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Twin #2 | |||
| | Supporting Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="2"|1998 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Amanda Lemmon | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Antonia Owens | |||
| | Small Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="2"|1999 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Heidi | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Tess Tyler | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="4"|2000 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Annie Bennett | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Sara Crewe | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Sam Stanton | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Melanie Porter | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="3"|2001 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Maddie Parker | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Carmen Cortez | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Melony Thermopolis | |||
| | Supporting Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="4"|2002 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Chloe Lawrence | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Madison Stewart | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Carmen Cortez | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Sam Albertson | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="3"|2003 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Kylie Hunter | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Charli Hunter | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Carmen Cortez | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="3"|2004 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Shane Dalton | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Future Angel | |||
| | Uncredited Cameo | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Melony Thermopolis | |||
| | Supporting Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="2"|2005 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Hannah Montana | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Verena von Stefan | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="4"|2006 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | ] | |||
| | Voice Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Chanel "Chuchie" Simmons | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Aquamarine | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Roxy Ryan | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="4"|2007 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Chanel "Chuchie" Simmons | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Kelli Presley | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Melony Thermopolis | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Cady Heron | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="5"|2008 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Chanel "Chuchie" Simmons | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Molly Gunn | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Mitchie Torres | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Mimi Marquez | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Rachel Wilcox | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="3"|2009 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | ] | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | ] | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Mitchie Torres | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="4"|2010 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Maggie Feller | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Kristen McKay | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Joy McNally-Fuller | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Allison "Allie" Hamilton | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="4"|2011 | |||
| | '']'' | |||
| | ] | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | ] | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Lorelei Lee | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Sugar Kane Kowalczyk | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="1"|2012 | |||
| | '']'' | |||
| | ] | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |- bgcolor="#b7b7b7" align="center" | |||
| ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Video series | |||
| |- | |||
| ! Year | |||
| ! Title | |||
| ! Role | |||
| ! Notes | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="1"|1997-2000 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Herself | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="1"|1998-2001 | |||
| |''You're Invited To Ariella and Heather's...'' | |||
| | Herself | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |- bgcolor="#b7b7b7" align="center" | |||
| ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Television | |||
| |- | |||
| ! Year | |||
| ! Title | |||
| ! Role | |||
| ! Notes | |||
| |- | |||
| |1990-1998 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | ] | |||
| | Shared Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |1998-2005 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | ] | |||
| | Voice Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |2002-2005 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | ] | |||
| | Shared Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |2004-2009 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | ] | |||
| | Minor Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |2009-Present | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Holly Tyler | |||
| | Main Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |- bgcolor="#b7b7b7" align="center" | |||
| ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Television Guest Apearences | |||
| |- | |||
| ! Year | |||
| ! Title | |||
| ! Role | |||
| ! Notes | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="1"|1997 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Herself (along with Heather) | |||
| | Guest Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="1"|1999 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Amanda Spellman | |||
| | Guest Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="4"|2006 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Red Team | |||
| | Disney Channel Special | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Herself | |||
| | (1 Episode) | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Cameo | |||
| | Guest Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Herself | |||
| | Guest Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="4"|2007 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Ginger Burke | |||
| | Guest Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Emily Parker | |||
| | Voice Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Green Team Captain | |||
| | Disney Channel Special | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Larissa Norris | |||
| | Guest Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="3"|2008 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Red Team | |||
| | Disney Channel Special | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Ginger Burke | |||
| | Guest Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Cameo | |||
| | Guest Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="1"|2009 | |||
| |'']'' | |||
| | Alison Baker | |||
| | Guest Role | |||
| |- | |||
| |} | |||
| ==Discography== | |||
| {{col-begin}} | |||
| {{col-2}} | |||
| ;Studio albums | |||
| * 2004: '']'' | |||
| * 2005: '']'' | |||
| * 2006: '']'' | |||
| * 2007: '']'' | |||
| * 2009: '']'' | |||
| ;Pussycat Dolls | |||
| * 2008: '']'' | |||
| * 2009: '']'' | |||
| ;The Cheetah Girls | |||
| *2006: '']'' | |||
| *2006: '']'' | |||
| *2007: '']'' | |||
| *2007: '']'' | |||
| *2008: '']'' | |||
| {{col-2}} | |||
| ;Soundtracks | |||
| * 2002: '']'' | |||
| * 2003: '']'' | |||
| * 2003: '']'' | |||
| * 2004: '']'' | |||
| * 2006: '']'' | |||
| * 2006: '']'' | |||
| * 2007: '']'' | |||
| * 2007: '']'' | |||
| * 2008: '']'' | |||
| * 2008: '']'' | |||
| * 2009: '']'' | |||
| ;Tours | |||
| * 2004-2005: '']'' | |||
| * 2005-2006: '']'' | |||
| * 2006: '']'' | |||
| * 2006: '']'' | |||
| * 2007: '']'' | |||
| * 2007: '']'' | |||
| * 2008: '']'' | |||
| * 2009: '']'' | |||
| {{col-end}} | |||
| == External Links == | |||
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