[Model Lais Ribeiro looks positively tortured while getting gussied up for the Victoria's Secret fashion show at the Lexington Avenue Armory in Manhattan today. Image via Getty]

This Australian Calvin Klein billboard is being pulled after the Advertising Standards Bureau there ruled that it is "suggestive of violence and rape" and "demeaning to women," as well as men. Yea, well, so is the fashion industry. [via Adfreak]

Andrew Fashion—the web entrepreneur who earned and blew $2.5 million before his 22nd birthday—took a break from his career of model networking, dating advice and glamour photography to discuss his sex life, facial hair, and net worth.

This week, some interesting pictures emerged of a Texas Republican House candidate and a scantily clad model at a pajama party. Uh oh. Pajama party + sexy model = not a good look for an aspiring politician.

Belgian up-and-comer Florian Van Bael was at a Bruce Weber shoot for the teen-saddening clothing store when he was caught nibbling a French guy pastry. He was promptly fired. The models' food intake had been closely monitored throughout the shoot.

[A model turns herself into a cyclops while getting ready for the Anne Valerie Hash show during Paris Fashion Week today. Is there ever a time when there is not a fashion week happening? Image via AP]

A five-year project filming the lives of model Sara Ziff and her friends is now a documentary called Picture Me, which premieres after the close of New York Fashion Week tomorrow. We spoke with one of the models, Sena Cech.

[A model gets the full beauty treatment backstage at the Eva Minge show this afternoon, the second-to-last day of Fashion Week. Image via Getty]

Fashion Week kicked off last Thursday and that very day a model bit it on the runway at the Concept Korea show. In her defense, it is hard to walk and carry an apple at the same time.

Do you have a gap between your two front teeth? Don't be ashamed! In fact, you should run quickly to your nearest modeling agency! That's right: Gap teeth are totally fashionable, right now.

We've written a lot lately on American Apparel's disturbing beauty-based hiring policy. Let us acknowledge: other retailers are similarly inclined. Take Abercrombie & Fitch, for example.

Today on The View, Plus-sized model Crystal Renn discussed the controversy surrounding a recent charity photo shoot in which she was extremely photo-shopped to look very thin. In this clip, Renn addresses the misconceptions surrounding the plus-size modeling industry.

After our stories last month detailing American Apparel's photo-based hiring policy, picky beauty standards, and pissed-off work force, we wondered: Have things changed at AA? According to a recent job applicant: not a bit.

Before he was America's favorite naked senator, Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown used to be a model with "Excellent Hands" and "perfect nails." See the only sitting senator whose pubes have been photographed for Cosmo gaze mistily into a middle distance.

Jes Sachse is a 25 year-old Canadian model and artist who has Freeman-Sheldon syndrome, a genetic disorder that's left her with a curved spine, uneven legs, and a partially paralyzed hand. She's also the best fake American Apparel model ever.

Season to season, the contestants of Tyra's little model competition have been woefully ignorant of the fashion world. Stumped by Tinsley Mortimer, the girls are blissfully unaware of Karl Lagerfeld, love Michael Kors, and assume Louis Vuitton is still alive.

This week's episode was all about faking chemistry, just like Tyra fakes having a soul. When asked to make judge Nigel Barker feel comfortable before a photo shoot, Jessica decided that fondling his bald scalp would be the best approach.

Today's episode focused on Tyra's "fiercely real" teen model search featuring girls sizes 12 and up. Tyra was in for a surprise when one of her contestants got a little freaky with her signature walk.

Should pregnant women be allowed to be pregnant, in public? Absolutely not. About this, Las Vegas' overpriced nightclubs and lingerie pimps are in clear agreement.

HBO's Horatio Alger tale for the hipster set is full of advice about how to become the big, rich, fabulous New York City success you always dreamed of. This week, discover why networking with models is awesome!