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Carolina Herrera

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:39PM

The Venezuelan-born designer founded the company that bears her name in 1981 and has become a celeb go-to for those who crave a more ladylike touch from their labels.

Roberta Myers

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:39PM

Robbie Myers is the editor-in-chief of Hachette's flagship women's title, Elle.

Gilles Bensimon

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:39PM

A legendary fashion photographer, Gilles Bensimon is perhaps best known for his longtime tenure as international creative director at Elle and for rolling off Tyra Banks' tongue as part of the prize package of America's Next Top Model.

John Sloss

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:38PM

One of the top dealmakers in the world of independent film, Sloss is a lawyer and the president of Cinetic Media.

Joe Zee

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:38PM

The founding editor of the ill-fated men's shopping title Vitals and a popular stylist, Zee is now the creative director at Elle.

John Skipper

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:38PM

Skipper is the popular senior vice president in charge of content at sports superpower ESPN. The man responsible for introducing ESPN The Magazine, Skipper reports to ESPN prez George Bodenheimer.

George Bodenheimer

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:38PM

Bodenheimer is the president of ESPN and ABC Sports as well as co-chairman of Disney Media Networks. According to the noted sports authority BusinessWeek, he's "perhaps the most influential person in all things sports."

Bob Bowman

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:38PM

Bob Bowman

John McEnroe

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:38PM

One of the greatest tennis players of all time, John McEnroe is as famous for his on-court disputes with officials as for his dozens of tournament titles. He's now a tennis commentator on NBC and with the BBC.

Dick Ebersol

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:38PM

Over the course of four decades in the business, Dick Ebersol has helped create Saturday Night Live with Lorne Michaels, brought the Olympics to NBC, and stolen John Madden away from ABC. Currently a senior adviser and former chairman of NBC Sports, Ebersol managed of all the sports programming you see on NBC and its many sister networks. His wife is actress Susan Saint James.

Roger Goodell

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:38PM

A life-long league executive and vocal critic of off-the-field player misconduct, Goodell became the commissioner of the National Football League in 2006. His wife is former Fox News correspondent Jane Skinner.

David Stern

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:38PM

David Stern is the longtime commissioner of the NBA, where he has ruled with an iron fist while building the league into a massive powerhouse.

Thomas Meehan

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:38PM

Meehan is the award-winning playwright and author most famous for adapting Annie, The Producers and Hairspray for Broadway.

Nina Garcia

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:38PM

Best known as a judge on Project Runway, Garcia is the fashion director at Marie Claire.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:38PM

Reality-show-contestant-turned-TV-host Hasselbeck is the youngest-and dumbest-host on The View.

Orlando Hernandez

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:38PM

Hernandez is the Cuban-born pitcher known as El Duque. A former Yankees standout, he ended his baseball career with the New York Mets.

Jorge Posada

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:38PM

Jorge Posada his MLB debut in 1995 as a New York Yankee and stayed with the team until 2012, when he announced his retirement. He was the starting catcher for the Yankees since 2000 and was on the roster of four World Series championship teams.

Johnny Damon

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:38PM

Damon went from being loathed to loved by New York fans during his four years as a Yankee, helping lead the team to a 2009 World Series Championship. He has since relocated from Detroit to Tampa.

Joan Ganz Cooney

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:38PM

The founder of the Children's Television Workshop, Joan Ganz Cooney is the lady responsible for creating Sesame Street. She's married to billionaire banker Pete Peterson.