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I’m a pop culture junkie who just graduated from college, moved to LA and rediscovered the magic of television. Because seriously, who has time to keep up with the Kardashians—or any of our favorite celebrities—amidst midterms, internships, rush week and grad school applications? Well from now on, I’m gonna make sure that you do.

Read the rest on CollegeCandy.com and, while you’re there, leave a prayer at my altar to old school Lindsay Lohan. Can her career make a comeback? THE LIMIT DOES NOT EXIST.

944 blog reader, do you want to be famous?YES.First, choose one trade within the performance stage, whether it be singing, acting, dancing, modeling, even socialite-ing/reality-show-dramatizing (I’m working on transforming these nouns into verbs) will do the trick. Become noticeable and impressive in some way, whether singing a catchy radio hit, modeling a signature look, leading a hilarious teen flick, or juicing up the morning office talk after an episode of your MTV “life”. Very loose guidelines that are always up for interpretation.Next, crossover into another trade within the performance realm, one that might have been your second choice or one that, in your opinion, would be the easiest for you to break into. If necessary, use the star power of your name to glamorize the normalness of your new product. Some examples include Jessica Simpson - the singer who acts and had a reality show, and model/actor/producer/cougar-target Ashton Kutcher. Even the ever so lovely Heidi Montag was the highly anticipated musical performance of the recent Miss Universe pageant.Then, date someone in Hollywood. Anyone. Star power definitely helps, but don’t let them outshine you, at least be at the same level of fame. Prime picks include Jay-Z and Beyonce, Chris Brown and Rihanna, and Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Even Britney Spears made it work for a while with Kevin Federline (Note: no marriage required in the formula.).And finally, pick a commodity sold in stores that you yourself like to buy or always wanted to innovate. If you have no prospective interests, pick one that you guess requires no skill to develop or can hire others to create under your name. Some celebs are more involved in the process than others, such as Gwen Stefani with her L.A.M.B. fashion line or Vera Wang’s Princess fragrance.Some players in the Hollywood game wear the crown well while growing their empire, such as Jennifer Lopez, from an aspiring dancer “On the 6” subway to numerous platinum albums, memorable movie roles, past matches with P. Diddy and Ben Affleck, marriage to Marc Anthony, and victories in both fashion and fragrance.Others are meant to stay within their performance playpens, no matter who you date or what you sell. Among these include the suddenly singing socialite Paris Hilton, Miami Heat’s Shaquille O’Neal who used to rap and act during the basketball offseason, and, most recently, Lindsay Lohan. The girl who is so familiar with headline entertainment news does it again, except not with drinking or drugs, but as the “artistic advisor” for a new line with Emanuel Ungaro and designer Estrella Archs that debuted on the catwalk of Paris’ fashion week this past Sunday. If your endeavors include multiple failed attempts to conquer the pop charts, romantic links with a sitcom actor and a random woman, and now a fashion collection that Women’s Wear Daily calls “an embarrassment”, you should probably stick to your successful child star scripts in Disney films. What WWD advises about being a fashion designer goes the same for ruling a celebrity empire: “Being a young, pretty, controversial woman who looks good in clothes and photo ops just isn’t enough.” So if you think you can follow in J.Lo’s steps, you better be somewhat multi-dimensional, or surround yourself with people who have the guts to tell you that glitter heart pasties, whether black or silver, are not in. Ever. Written by: Ashley Leephoto credit: Women’s Wear Daily http://www.944.com/blog/can-you-be-a-celebrity-emperor/
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944 blog reader, do you want to be famous?

YES.

First, choose one trade within the performance stage, whether it be singing, acting, dancing, modeling, even socialite-ing/reality-show-dramatizing (I’m working on transforming these nouns into verbs) will do the trick. Become noticeable and impressive in some way, whether singing a catchy radio hit, modeling a signature look, leading a hilarious teen flick, or juicing up the morning office talk after an episode of your MTV “life”. Very loose guidelines that are always up for interpretation.

Next, crossover into another trade within the performance realm, one that might have been your second choice or one that, in your opinion, would be the easiest for you to break into. If necessary, use the star power of your name to glamorize the normalness of your new product. Some examples include Jessica Simpson - the singer who acts and had a reality show, and model/actor/producer/cougar-target Ashton Kutcher. Even the ever so lovely Heidi Montag was the highly anticipated musical performance of the recent Miss Universe pageant.

Then, date someone in Hollywood. Anyone. Star power definitely helps, but don’t let them outshine you, at least be at the same level of fame. Prime picks include Jay-Z and Beyonce, Chris Brown and Rihanna, and Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Even Britney Spears made it work for a while with Kevin Federline (Note: no marriage required in the formula.).

And finally, pick a commodity sold in stores that you yourself like to buy or always wanted to innovate. If you have no prospective interests, pick one that you guess requires no skill to develop or can hire others to create under your name. Some celebs are more involved in the process than others, such as Gwen Stefani with her L.A.M.B. fashion line or Vera Wang’s Princess fragrance.

Some players in the Hollywood game wear the crown well while growing their empire, such as Jennifer Lopez, from an aspiring dancer “On the 6” subway to numerous platinum albums, memorable movie roles, past matches with P. Diddy and Ben Affleck, marriage to Marc Anthony, and victories in both fashion and fragrance.

Others are meant to stay within their performance playpens, no matter who you date or what you sell. Among these include the suddenly singing socialite Paris Hilton, Miami Heat’s Shaquille O’Neal who used to rap and act during the basketball offseason, and, most recently, Lindsay Lohan. The girl who is so familiar with headline entertainment news does it again, except not with drinking or drugs, but as the “artistic advisor” for a new line with Emanuel Ungaro and designer Estrella Archs that debuted on the catwalk of Paris’ fashion week this past Sunday. If your endeavors include multiple failed attempts to conquer the pop charts, romantic links with a sitcom actor and a random woman, and now a fashion collection that Women’s Wear Daily calls “an embarrassment”, you should probably stick to your successful child star scripts in Disney films. What WWD advises about being a fashion designer goes the same for ruling a celebrity empire: “Being a young, pretty, controversial woman who looks good in clothes and photo ops just isn’t enough.” So if you think you can follow in J.Lo’s steps, you better be somewhat multi-dimensional, or surround yourself with people who have the guts to tell you that glitter heart pasties, whether black or silver, are not in. Ever.

Written by: Ashley Lee
photo credit: Women’s Wear Daily

http://www.944.com/blog/can-you-be-a-celebrity-emperor/