Northern European Beauties

(UPDATED: September 18, 2013)

The Baltic States and Nordic countries make up the Northern Europe Beauties. I had already previously mentioned Denmark (which is a Nordic country) in my Central European Beauties post, so that won't be among the countries featured here. What you WILL find are several lovely folks from Northern Europe. If you have enjoyed my European Beauties series, I'm sure you'll enjoy this post too. So let's talk Northern Europe!

LATEST UPDATE(S)/REVISION(S):

SEP 18 2013 - a few edits made

--- European Beauties: The Series ---

When a new post on each region is complete, expect to see updates linking you to posts in this series. Here is a look at this series of posts. The items in parentheses () indicate all the nations in each given region for which I hope to showcase proper in each post:

Western European Beauties
^ beauties from Western Europe (excluding UK and Ireland- I've already made a post on these beauties. To see my post on UK and Ireland beauties, please visit: United Kingdom and Ireland Beauties). Featured persons from this region are from Spain, Portugal, France, Monaco, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands.

Central European Beauties
^ beauties from Germany, Austria, Denmark, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland.

Southern European Beauties
^ beauties from Italy, Vatican City, San Marino, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Greece, Malta, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Cyprus, Bulgaria

Eastern European Beauties
^ beauties from Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, and Russian Federation (west of Ural Mountains)

Northern European Beauties --- YOU ARE HERE ---
^ beauties from Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Faroe Islands, Aland Islands, Iceland, and Greenland

Transcontinental European Beauties
^ beauties from the Republic of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan

You will see a number of different personalities representing this specified region. In parentheses () is the nation represented in this post. Someone must either be from that nation or is of some sort of decent from that nation. So for example, an American-born person of Swiss decent or part-Swiss decent would qualify as a Swiss person in this post.

This Region - Northern Europe.

Northern Europe is represented in this part of the European Beauties series. Even though Denmark is considered part of Northern Europe, I've already featured Danish beauties in my "Central European Beauties" blog post. The following locations are featured:

• Lithuania
• Latvia
• Estonia
• Finland
• Sweden
• Norway
• Faroe Islands
• Aland Islands
• Iceland
• Greenland

For this section, I will be discussing Northern Europe, which starts with the Baltic States. I will then be ABSOLUTELY sure to make mention to Scandinavia. I will challenge myself to find some lovelies to represent Iceland, and even more challenged to find someone from Greenland. Why Greenland? Well, even though Greenland is a Danish territory, and even though I listed Denmark among my Central European Beauties, I am going to put Greenland among Northern European beauties for this post. No image hotlinking to any bloggers will be featured. This is to avoid certain copyright issues. So if you see a blog I make mention to, click on the heading to that entry to visit that person's blog in the case of blogging beauties.

--- Before I Begin... Lighthearted Musings ---

Let me kind of warm up the mood before sharing some beauties. Maybe you can respond to some of these...


• of the Baltic States, I tend to get the most hits from Lithuania regularly. I tend to get an equal amount of blog hits often times from Latvia and Estonia. Latvia itself a lovely nation. Its capital city is Riga.

• I love my readers from Scandinavia (as much as I do all over the world). I commonly get blog views from Finland and Sweden. I best know of Finland for all of its racing talent as well as the Rally Finland- one of my personal favorite rally races. One of my past blog posts was about Arctic Circle Raceway, which is located somewhere in Mo I Rana. I even get some Norway hits as well. At one point, my northernmost blog hit came from Tromsø. It has since no longer been my northernmost blog hit. In fact, the northernmost blog hit I've ever observed came from some city or town very close to Barrow, Alaska, USA.

• The Faroe Islands are east of Norway, north-northwest of Scotland, and east-southeast of Iceland. The Aland Islands are a small set of islands midway between southwestern Finland and Sweden.

• I do get hits from Iceland from time to time. Only city I know of in Iceland is its capital- Reykjavik.

• When it comes to Greenland, there were some very rare times I got blog hits from Greenland. Have I ever come across anyone from Denmark? Well, on Myspace, there was a girl whom I got to know on Myspace from Nuuk, which is in southwestern Greenland.

• Did you know that the PHP programming language was created by a Greenlander? A fellow named Rasmus Lerdorf helped create PHP.


That's all from me. Time to begin the blog post.

--- Northern European Beauties ---

THIS REGION: Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Faroe Islands, Aland Islands, Iceland, and Greenland

It is time to begin this look at northern European folks whom I think are beautiful. Let's do this!

Aksana (Lithuania).

WWE Diva Aksana is from Alytus, Lithuania. Anyone who follows the WWE may have known of her bonding with Theodore Long, and she was the former girlfriend of Swiss wrestler (and former rugby footballer) Antonio Cesaro. She was once just someone who didn't wrestle too much. But one night on WWE Friday Night SmackDown, Aksana made her wrestling debut and stunned a powerful opponent. See the beautiful Aksana go to work in this video: Aksana's WWE Debut (Smackdown 2012-01-27).

Evelina Sašenko (Lithuania).

^ from: www.escradio.com - Singer Evelina Sašenko is from Lithuania.

Born in Rudiškes, Lithuania, (born: July 26, 1987)-year old Evelina Sašenko is a singer. Her specialty is in jazz. She is both Polish-Lithuanian. Evelina represented Lithuania in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest. If you think she looks beautiful, you should hear her sing. Listen to this lovely Lithuanian lady:


^ "Evelina Sašenko - C'est ma vie (Lithuania)"

Jelena Prokopcuka (Latvia).

Latvian Jelena Prokopcuka is a long-distance runner from Riga, Latvia. The (born: September 21, 1976)-year old has competed in and won a number of competitions in her career. Among many of her marathon wins was the New York Marathon. This video showcases Jelena winning the New York Marathon in 2006: Jelena Prokopcuk NY Marathon winner.

Elina Garanca (Latvia).

^ from: www.telegraph.co.uk - Lovely Latvian sopranoist Elina Garanca.

On September 16, 1976, a baby girl named Elina Garanca was born in Riga, Latvia. This girl would grow up to become a sopranoist. If you enjoy soprano music, here is a performance for you. I've heard and loved Charlotte Church's version of "Habanera," but here is a more proper soprano performance of "Habanera" from the lovely Latvian: Elina Garanca "Habanera" Carmen.

Inguna Butane (Latvia).

Link directs to Facebook fan page.


^ from: www.listal.com - The lovely Latvian Inguna Butane.

Inguna Butane was born in Riga, Latvia. She is a fashion model. Born on February 24 in 1986, she has been involved with advertisements for many world-renowned fashion designers and fashion retailers. Inguna also has been a Victoria's Secret Angel.

Aija Novojenko (Latvia).

^ from: www.natalieberezina.com - Latvia's Aija Novojenko and her delightful body.

Here is all I can pull up on this lady... Aija Novojenko is a 5'9" Latvian fashion model. That's it. Maybe I'll have better luck explaining other models. Maybe. Wish me luck. Read on to see if I can do better.

Ginta Lapina (Latvia).

Meet model Ginta Lapina. She was born in Riga, Latvia on June 30, 1989. Her portfolio includes designing and modeling for many world-renowned designers, and she's even been in a handful of advertisements for various big time designers and brands. Among MANY others... she has modeled for the likes of Dolce and Gabbana, Michael Kors, DSquared2, Prada, and Proenza Schouler. Get to know Ginta Lapina: Model Talks : Ginta Lapina - Interview & Highlights at Fashion Week 2012 Spring | FashionTV.

Birgit (Estonia).

Birgit Õigemeel (or just Birgit) is an Estonian pop singer. This Estonian was born in Kohila, Estonia. Birgit won the first-ever season of Estonian Idol Eesti otsib superstaari.
Want to see a music video of Birgit? Here is a beautiful performance from this beautiful (born: September 24, 1988)-year old Estonian as part of a duet. And to be honest, I think Birgit's singing was better than the guy she dueted with: Birgit Õigemeel ja Riho Sibul - Ma Sind Ei Tea.

Carmen Kass (Estonia).

Carmen Kass has walked many a runway in her long career. The native of Tallinn, Estonia was born on September 14, 1978 and grew up in Mäo, Estonia. She has been a model appearing in various major fashion shows and part of advertisements for major designers and retailers. Besides modeling, she took on political aspirations to be part of Parliment in her native Estonia. So she is someone who is as much at home representing her nation. She is also a big fan of playing chess. Get to know Carmen Kass a bit better with this video:


^ "Carmen Kass - Videofashion"

Eda-Ines Etti (Estonia).

Born in Haapsalu, Estonia, Eda-Ines Etti is a musician who goes by the stage name of Ines. She is best known for her performance and participation in the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest. Her song "Once in a Lifetime" was chosen as the song to represent Estonia in the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest. This video below is a music sample of the (born: May 26, 1981)-year old Estonian. This is a song called "Keerlen":


^ "Ines - Keerlen[Official Music Video]"

Kerli Kõiv (Estonia).

This is Kerli Koiv- a petite (she's 5'1") recording artist from Estonia. She was born in Elva, Estonia and is often simply referred to as Kerli. Some of her more popular songs include "Army of Love" and "Walking on Air." She is comparable in personality and character as Lady Gaga. Both Kerli and Lady Gaga are the same height. Biggest difference is that Kerli is a bit more of a Goth-style person with piercings on her face than the more artistic Lady Gaga. Here is a sample music video of this Estonian. Enjoy: Kerli - Walking On Air.

Tuuli, of "fallie's scrapbook" (Estonia).

I know of only one Estonian blogger, and she is Tuuli of "fallie's scrapbook." She shares a lot of her insight and her artwork in her blog. Tuuli was even featured in the pages of Teen Vogue Magazine once. She's rarely updated her blog, but I definitely want to honor Tuuli by featuring her among my Northern European beauties.





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Southern European Beauties

(UPDATED: September 18, 2013)

I salute Southern Europe with this "European Beauties" series. This region features continental Southern Europe and certain Mediterranean islands. I often times get blog hits from Southern Europe. So allow me to showcase some of Southern Europe's finest and loveliest people. That's what I've done for this series and countless other locations, so what makes this much different? This blog post continues my "European Beauties" series by featuring beauties of Southern Europe.

Hello to all of my Southern European readers and visitors! Maybe I can do your region proud by featuring you all in this blog post!

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I also will replace certain images I am unable to use (due to copyright issues, for example).

LATEST UPDATE(S)/REVISION(S):

SEP 18 2013 - made some edits

--- European Beauties: The Series ---

When a new post on each region is complete, expect to see updates linking you to posts in this series. Here is a look at this series of posts. The items in parentheses () indicate all the nations in each given region for which I hope to showcase proper in each post:

Western European Beauties
^ beauties from Western Europe (excluding UK and Ireland- I've already made a post on these beauties. To see my post on UK and Ireland beauties, please visit: United Kingdom and Ireland Beauties). Featured persons from this region are from Spain, Portugal, France, Monaco, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands.

Central European Beauties
^ beauties from Germany, Austria, Denmark, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland.

Southern European Beauties --- YOU ARE HERE ---
^ beauties from Italy, Vatican City, San Marino, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Greece, Malta, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Cyprus, Bulgaria

Eastern European Beauties
^ beauties from Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, and Russian Federation (west of Ural Mountains)

Northern European Beauties
^ beauties from Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Faroe Islands, Aland Islands, Iceland, and Greenland

Transcontinental European Beauties
^ beauties from the Republic of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan


You will see a number of different personalities representing this specified region. In parentheses () is the nation represented in this post. Someone must either be from that nation or is of some sort of decent from that nation. So American-born person of Italian decent or part-Italian decent would qualify as a Italian person in this post.

This Region - Southern Europe.

This region consists of beauties representing Southern Europe in some capacity. The following locations are featured:

• Italy
• Vatican City
• San Marino
• Slovenia
• Croatia
• Serbia
• Montenegro
• Albania
• Greece
• Malta
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Kosovo
• Macedonia
• Cyprus
• Bulgaria

This continues my European Beauties series by focusing mostly on Southern Europe. I want to find at least something to showcase to you on each personality. I can't accept certain personalities in my posts if I can't find anything for you to look at. No image hotlinking to any bloggers will be featured. This is to avoid certain copyright issues. So if you see a blog I make mention to, click on the heading to that entry to visit that person's blog in the case of blogging beauties.

--- Before I Begin... Lighthearted Musings ---

Let me kind of warm up the mood before sharing some beauties. Maybe you can respond to some of these...

• "Ciao" to all of my lovely Italian readers! Italy is commonly a visitor to my blog(s) and its/their post(s).

• Just because I feature a certain country or territory doesn't exactly mean I will cover each location. So therefore, I don't think I'll be able to find anyone who may have been born in Vatican City. I put in certain places as a reference.

• I best know the Republic of San Marino for the Imola race track as well as the San Marino Grand Prix. Sadly, I also know it as the track where the late great Ayrton Senna was killed in 1994 along with Roland Ratzenberger that same race weekend. I don't know if I can get anything on San Marino personalities. I learned of that famous structure in San Marino. It is the Fortress of Guaita.

• Slovenia is a nation south of Austria and north of Croatia. You may recall that I sometimes confuse Slovenia and Slovakia. It was in my "Central European Beauties" post that I featured Slovakian personalities. Here, you will see some Slovenian beauties as part of my Southern European Beauties post.

• I often get a lot of hits from Croatia. So I'm pleased to mention Croatia in this section. All I know about Croatia is its beautiful capital of Zagreb. I am a bit familiar with Split as well. One of the folks from my friends at GTPlanet is from Croatia, and he is a great insider on the Gran Turismo series.

• I also sometimes get hits from Albania. I forgot all about Albania when initially preparing this blog post. No worries now since I included Albania among the represented nations in this blog post. By the way... did you know Regis Philbin is half-Albanian? I also once learned of the symbol on Albania's flag. The black figure on Albania's flag is a two-headed eagle. The story of this eagle is chronicled in an Albanian folk tale called "The Tale of the Eagle." I learned also that the two heads represent the north and south of Albania.

• Greece is a country I've recently been fond of. Perhaps a lot of the landscape and coastal cities have caught my interest. Whether you are from mainland Greece or from any of Greece's beautiful islands (like Mykonos and Santorini), you're still getting some love if I feature you here. Speaking of Mykonos and Santorini, which Greek island would YOU visit? Old blog post of mine: "Take Your Pick: Mykonos or Santorini?" (John's Blog Space).

• At times, I get hits from Malta. If you have never seen pictures of Malta or read my blog post on Malta, you should see Malta. It is an absolutely beautiful island nation. This was an old post I did about Malta in case you're interested: "Malta" (John's Blog Space).

• I included Cyprus among the Southern European beauties as a last-minute addition. I wasn't sure whether or not Cyprus was a European nation or not until I did a little more research. Cyprus- which is south of the western half of Turkey is part of the European Union. So I attempted to add some beauties from Cyprus. Did I succeed? Find out later in this blog post!

• I know very little about Bulgaria. For some reason before preparing this post, I thought the Hagia Sophia was in Bulgaria. That beautiful structure is in Istanbul (a Sister City of Houston)! Maybe I had that mixed up because I only know one city in Bulgaria- Sofia. It does have a wonderful structure called the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. Another famous structure in Sofia is the Church of St. George.

• Content-wise, this is one of the biggest posts I've ever done in my "Beauties" series. I never had to do so much researching and so much random browsing just to compile this list since when I did my Beauties posts on African beauties. This is one of my biggest efforts in this category of blog posts of mine since I went to a region-based format.


That's all from me. Time to begin the blog post.

--- Southern European Beauties ---

THIS REGION: Italy, Vatican City, San Marino, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Malta, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Bulgaria

I am not sure I am going to find one personality from every featured country. I'll do my best to feature as many as possible. Just remember to look at the country in parentheses to know what country I have them under. Click on any hyperlinked headings to visit that personality's website or fan page (if offered).

So let's begin!

Giuliana Rancic (Italy).

Born in Naples, Italy; you may have heard of Giuliana Rancic on the E! Network. She's one of the hosts of "Fashion Police" as well as being a star on her "Giuliana and Bill" reality TV series. Guiliana is ridiculously chic and stylish. The (born: August 17, 1975)-year old has a beaming personality and equally beaming style. Here is a sample of her humor when she appeared on The Ellen Show: Giuliana & Bill Rancic on The Ellen Show.

Giada de Laurentiis (Italy).

^ from: www.immaculateinfatuation.com - Italian-American cooking goddess Giada de Laurentiis.

(Born: August 20, 1970)-year old Giada de Laurentiis is an absolutely beautiful lady to me. She has both a sweet voice and very beautiful looks. Do as the Romans do, because... she's Roman! Yep- she was born in Rome, Italy. Giada is best known as a food superstar. I know her on Food Network for "Giada at Home." While she makes delicious meals, she is a delicious beauty herself. She not only has beautiful looks, she also has a beautiful voice. Her voice alone is sometimes as sweet as the food she prepares. Here is an interview of this Italian beauty:


^ "Giada de Laurentiis on Cooking For Will and Kate!"

And here is where you can read an old blog post I did about her: "Giada de Laurentiis" (John's Blog Space).

Francesca Maria (Italy).

Singer, dancer, and songwriter Francesca Maria was someone I learned of through Myspace Music. She's all over the place after saying she's a singer-songwriter who also dances. Meet this lovely lady as this Italian presents this fun song:


^ "Drooid & Francesca Maria_ DON'T PLAY THIS"

Giusy Buscemi (Italy).

The 2012 winner of Miss Italy is Giusy Buscemi. She is a curly-haired Italian girl who is from city of Menfi on the Italian island of Sicily. Born on April 13, 1993; this breathtaking beauty can be seen in this video: Photoshoot: Giusy Buscemi Miss Italia 2012

Gabriella, of "Principessa Gabriella" (Italy).

^ from: twitter.com (links to profile) - Gabriella runs the blog "Principessa Gabriella."

Gabriella is a beautiful Italian-American whom I have made mention to before. Her blog is called "Principessa Gabriella," and it is a combination of fashion posts, life stories, literature, and more. Anyone whom has followed my blogging knows that I've made no shortage of featuring Gabriella and her work. Everything from my other "Beauties" posts featuring her as well as my posts on "StyleSpace by JBM" feature Gabriella in some sort of capacity. So if you've never visited her blog, click on the heading to this item to visit "Principessa Gabriella." Feel free to say "ciao" to my lovely blogging friend. And if Gabriella herself is reading this, "ciao!" and thanks for your continued support of my work.

Sunny Musiikki (Italy).

Link directs to her Facebook Fan Page.

The young Otaku dancer who goes by "Sunny Musikki" is an Italian girl named Elena. She performs to high-energy Japanese songs while dressing up in fun outfits. Allow me to share with you a sample of her dancing. This was really the first video of hers I've seen and enjoyed. It was her dancing to "Onnaji Kimochi" from TOKYO GIRLS STYLE. Here is her video:


^ "(link to video)"

Selena Gomez (Italy - Honorable Mention!)

Selena Gomez has both Mexican and Italian ancestry. So with being half-Mexican and half-Italian more than qualifies this Texas girl as part of the Southern European beauties. Selena gets her Italian ancestry from her adopted mother. In case you don't know who Selena Gomez is, here is a brief look at her. Selena Marie Gomez is a (born: July 22, 1992)-year old actress and singer. She has dated Canadian heartthrob Justin Bieber before. Most of her acting fame was made with the Disney Channel series "Wizards of Waverly Place" among other work she's done for Disney.

Valentina Monetta (San Marino).

Valentina Monetta was born in the Republic of San Marino. This (born: March 1, 1975)-year old is a singer. She has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest a couple of times. Here is the beautiful Valentina Monetta singing:


^ "Valentina Monetta - Crisalide (Vola) (San Marino) - LIVE - 2013 Semi-Final (2)"

Tina Petelin (Slovenia).

Link directs to her Facebook fan page.

Miss Slovenia 2009 is (born: October 28, 1985)-year old Tina Petelin of Maribor, Slovenia. She is a fashion model. This very brief video features the beautiful Slovenian: Miss - Tina Petelin - potujem s Sonckom.

Sandra Adam (Slovenia).

2010's Miss Slovenia (Miss Slovenije) is named Sandra Adam, and she comes from Slovenia's capital city of Ljubljana. She did not compete in the 2010 Miss World pageant because she backed out of the competition late. Here is an interview done by Sandra Adam: Miss Slovenije 2010 Sandra Adam.

Anjeza Barbatovci (Slovenia).

^ from: www.hindustantimes.com - Anjeza Barbatovci is a beautiful model wanting to help the world for the better.

Also from Ljubljana, Slovenia is Miss Earth Slovenia 2012 winner Anjeza Barbatovci. So it is safe to say this beauty wants to make the world a better place. The theme in 2012 for Miss Earth 2012 was on sustainable energy. This was a cause Anjeza was dedicated working towards. As much as I appreciate her efforts, there's one problem. Anjeza's hot looks are doing nothing to help reverse global warming! :D

Tatjana Jeremic (Croatia).

^ from: dalje.com (best I could find) - Croatian cutie Tatjana Jeremic.

Tatjana Jeremic won Miss Croatia in 2007. The native of Vukovar, Croatia was born in 1990. She represented Croatia at Miss World 2007.

Ivana, of "a little place to call my own" (Croatia).

(ADDED: September 8, 2013)
This is a blog called "a little place to call my own," and it is run by Croatian cutie Ivana. Her blog features both travel pictures and some of her fashion looks. She is a great supporter of my online work. So therefore, I salute this fine blogger by featuring her here. Please visit "a place to call my own" if you would like to see Ivana and her fine blogging work.

JUST SO YOU KNOW... I wanted to honor Ivana all along in my European Beauties series. I wasn't sure which to put her into. I initially had her in my initial "Northern European Beauties" blog post because when I did a translate, it said Lithuanian, and Lithuania was part of the nations represented in my "Northern European Beauties" post. I did another translation some time later, and it came out Croatian- which fits in line with this blog post. I absolutely apologize for the inconvenience.





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American Beauties: Pacific

(UPDATED: November 21, 2019)

The finale of my American Beauties series features beauties from the Pacific states. The featured personalities are from California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii. Even though I mention Hawaii, more of them can be seen in my "South Pacific Beauties" post. This Beauties series concludes with West Coast beauties. It is the final featured region of my American Beauties posts.

NOTE: This post may contain a lot of YouTube videos that may slow down your performance. Click on the links below any embedded videos to view them on YouTube. Thanks to all YouTube channels whom allowed their videos to be embedded.

More personalities may be added in future edits. So this initial list of beauties aren't the ONLY ones to be featured in this post!

LATEST UPDATE(S)/REVISION(S):

NOV 21 2019 - made several edits, added personalities

NOTE: Having to load more embedded videos means lower browser performance, so fewer videos will be shown. Click on the links to view videos away from this blog if you want to view certain videos away from John's Blog Space. I am doing this as a performance measure for my blog in addition to using Jump Breaks.

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American Beauties Series

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Beautiful American ladies. I love doing these "Beauties" posts regarding some of the world's loveliest ladies, but I have decided to go close to home for this series. What you will see here is my list of various beauties representing the United States. You may not know who I may feature. What you probably will be aware of is certain personalities I've showcased based on certain interests of mine. As you may be aware in my blog posts, while I do mention those in Beauties posts as women, some of my Beauties posts may NOT be exclusively feminine. So you'll see a little of everything.

Here is a preview of what all this series will entail. There is no really serious designation in picking out a set region for which to feature each location. I will break up my American Beauties focus into five individual regions:

American Beauties Series: Rundown.

Here is a look at how I'll be doing this:

• American Beauties - South and Southeast
(REGION: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, and Washington, District of Columbia)

• American Beauties - Northeast
(REGION: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine)

• American Beauties - Midwest and Central
(REGION: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan)

• American Beauties - Mountain
(REGION: Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Montana)

• American Beauties: Pacific (YOU ARE HERE)
(REGION: California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii)

American Beauties: This Region.

The region I will feature in this post is of Pacific beauties. I feel like I would do this region a disservice if I don't feature a number of Californian beauties because that state comprises the majority of beauties I've selected to feature and honor. This blog post consists of beauties from each of the following states:

• California
• Oregon
• Washington
• Alaska
• Hawaii

I can tell you right now that there will be a LOT of Californians I will feature in this post. I will still make an effort to find as many non-Californian beauties in this post to maintain solidarity.

NOTE: For more Hawaiian beauties, read my "South Pacific Beauties" blog post. I will still mention Hawaiian beauties here, but not as detailed in this post.

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American Beauties: Pacific

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I'll let you in on something- most of this blog post pertains to California. I do get the feeling that California has LOTS of people, so I fear I'll do this section a disservice if I don't feature as many Californians as possible. This is not to show any prejudice of anything. I'll try to feature lots of them early on.

So here are of many of California's beauties. As with any of the featured personalities, click on any hyperlinked headers to visit their official websites or fan pages.

Arika Sato.

The MTV reality TV competition "Paris Hilton's My New BFF" is where most people may have first heard of Arika Sato. This Japanese-American beauty is a (born: May 26, 1986)-year old southern California (SoCal) girl through and through. Arika Sato has done everything from modeling to being a star of her own YouTube channel. She is nowadays making material on YouTube called "What Every Guy Should Know," a series of videos showcasing what men should know about doing certain things. Arika hasn't forgotten about her ladies, as she offers fashion and beauty advice in some of those videos. I have respected Arika for the longest and still do to this day. Don't know Arika Sato? Get to know her with this video showcasing the Japanese-American beauty:


^ "How to Wash a Car"

The link I've provided takes you to her official site. Here was a post about her I did a long time ago: "Arika Sato" (John's Blog Space).

Keira Kang.

Keira Kang is a beautiful Korean-American singer. For as beautiful as this Los Angeles native is, however, this beautiful lady has had an ugly past. She has experienced everything from unemployment to the divorce of her parents. Her ultimate dream is to be a Grammy-award winning recording artist. I am hopeful she realizes her dream. As I've said about her before, she's been through Hell; all I want for her is Heaven. This video is a singing sample of Keira Kang:


^ "Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe (Cover by KEIRA KANG)"

I provided this blog post long ago: "Keira Kang" (John's Blog Space).

Katy Perry.

Katy Perry kissed a girl and liked doing so. You change your mind like a girl changes clothes. She's a firework who will let you know that California girls (like herself) are undeniable. This lovely (Born: October 25, 1984)-year old lady from Santa Barbara, California made her mark in music with this bold song. Katy Perry is of both American and Portuguese descent. She later came along with many more hit songs. What I like about Katy Perry from a style standpoint is her vintage pin-up girl image. Besides pin-up chic, Katy Perry is also known for wearing very whimsical outfits to her shows. Those whom play The Sims may be familiar with the candy-themed material from Katy Perry that you can buy in that The Sims add-on. My representing of Katy Perry in this blog post will be done with this music video. Enjoy this high-energy song:


^ "Katy Perry - Firework"

Rebecca Black.

From a world-class recording artist... to Rebecca Black. Many associate the (born: June 21, 1997)-year old as being an absolutely horrible singer (especially her "Friday" song), but this California girl from Irvine deserves at least some credit. Someone actually discovered her and given her a chance. The negativity that is spread across the Internet had people say all sorts of hurtful and damaging things to and about Rebecca Black. The one thing I can't stand about all of this is just why her. I think Rebecca Black- say what you want about her singing- is a beautiful lady. If she wasn't beautiful to me, she wouldn't be in a "Beauties" post now, would she? So I'm paying respect to this lady here.

• "Rebecca Black Interview-Katy Perry "Part of Me" Premiere"

By the way... there was a collaboration between Rebecca Black and Katy Perry long ago. Californians helping Californians. Pretty cool if you're from the Golden State.

Here is an old post I did about Rebecca Black: "Rebecca Black" (John's Blog Space).

Zooey Deschanel.

Zooey Claire Deschanel was someone I did not know of previously until seeing an Apple iPhone commercial of her. I think the (born: January 17, 1980)-year old is very cute and also entertaining. She is very well known for the hit "New Girl" comedy on FOX. Zooey is from Los Angeles, California. This is a video interview of the beautiful Zooey Deschanel:

• "Zooey Deschanel Talks "New Girl" and Taylor Swift"

Miranda Cosgrove.

Whereas Disney had the likes of Selena Gomez as a sweet-as-sugar personality, Nickelodeon's answer to Selena Gomez (if you will) is Miranda Cosgrove. Miranda Cosgrove is best known for starring in the hit show "iCarly" on Nickelodeon. The (born: May 14, 1993)-year old from Los Angeles, Calfornia is really one of the sweetest-faced personalities in American media besides Selena Gomez.

Megan Mullally.

One of the loveliest ladies to me is actress and singer Megan Mullally. This Los Angeles lady has been both a witty actress as well as a singer with an absolutely beautiful voice. On YouTube, the (born: November 12, 1958)-year old is famous for doing a music video for I Cannot Believe It's Not Butter called "Turn the Tub Around." I wanted to find that music video and post it here. However, I found a performance of hers that I literally cried to. You may need some tissues if you cry happy tears hearing this performance:


^ "Megan Mullally - Singing Christmas Party - Part 1"

Megan Mullally is a fantastic singer apart from being a very funny actress. I so respect her. Here is an old post I did about Megan Mullally: "Megan Mullally" (John's Blog Space)

Annabelle, of "VIVALUXURY."

(ADDED: April 8, 2014)
Annabelle Fleur is a stylish lady who runs the blog VIVALUXURY. I came across her by visiting her LOOKBOOK outfits. She is one of the loveliest ladies online. While I do think Annabelle is a beautiful name, her style is equally lovely. So check out her blog to gauge her style.

Rachel Pally.

Rachel Pally is a high-end fashion designer mostly noted for her stylish and comfortable fashions. The graduate of the University of California-Berkley (Golden Bears' country) has designed some sweet fashions for those who can afford her fashion pieces. Most of her fashions mostly are of comfortable jersey material. These items include pants, skirts, and dresses among many of her stylish clothes.

You can shop for Rachel Pally's fashions online at www.rachelpally.com, and even at retailers like Shopbop ( www.shopbop.com ).

Kassandra Brooks (Facebook fan page).

^ from: twitter.com (links to profile) - Kassandra Brooks- one hot and fashion-savvy Californian.

If you're familiar with AMIClubwear, the name Kassandra Brooks should be familiar to you- especially if you've followed AMIClubwear's YouTube channel. Kassandra Marie Brooks moved on from AMIClubwear to focus on her own fashion line called "I'm Haute." It is safe to say the Californian loves and is very much fixated on fashion. In addition to being someone fixated on fashion, Kassandra is also a scorching hot model. Kassandra Brooks is a beautiful lady, but one of her biggest challenges is in dealing with acne problems. She remains a beautiful blonde while also battling these acne problems. Kassandra M. Brooks remains a charming SoCal beauty- both inside and out.

Kassandra Brooks is also a blogger. However, her material isn't regularly updated. You are free to have a look at her blog about her outfits if interested: The Haute Blonde. You can see her fashions from her store at www.imhaute.com (I'm Haute).





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American Beauties: Mountain

(UPDATED: November 21, 2019)

American Beauties of Mountain states is up next in my American Beauties series. There are eight states I will try to feature, but a handful of beauties from each one will be featured in this post. I've crammed several beauties into your mind from the previous posts. Ready for more? Get ready, then... because the Mountain states will be featured in this post. At least one representative of these eight states will be featured. So get ready for your look at some beauties from the Mountain states!

LATEST UPDATE(S)/REVISION(S):

NOV 21 2019 - made several edits

NOTE: Having to load more embedded videos means lower browser performance, so fewer videos will be shown. Click on the links to view videos away from this blog if you want to view certain videos away from John's Blog Space. I am doing this as a performance measure for my blog in addition to using Jump Breaks.

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American Beauties Series

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Beautiful American ladies. I love doing these "Beauties" posts regarding some of the world's loveliest ladies, but I have decided to go close to home for this series. What you will see here is my list of various beauties. You may not know who I may feature. What you probably will be aware of is certain personalities I've showcased based on certain interests of mine. As you may be aware in my blog posts, while I do mention those in Beauties posts as women, some of my Beauties posts may NOT be exclusively feminine. So you'll see a little of everything.


Here is a preview of what all this series will entail. There is no really serious designation in picking out a set region for which to feature each location. I will break up my American Beauties focus into five individual regions:

American Beauties Series: Rundown.

Here is a look at how I'll be doing this:

• American Beauties - South and Southeast
(REGION: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, and Washington, District of Columbia)

• American Beauties - Northeast
(REGION: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine)

• American Beauties - Midwest and Central
(REGION: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan)

• American Beauties - Mountain (YOU ARE HERE)
(REGION: Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Montana)

• American Beauties: Pacific
(REGION: California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii)

American Beauties: This Region.

After doing most of the central and eastern portions of the United States, it is time to feature beauties from the Mountain Time Zone states. These include beauties from the four corners states (New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado) and other locations. You will see personalities featured from the following eight states:

• Colorado
• Wyoming
• New Mexico
• Arizona
• Utah
• Nevada
• Idaho
• Montana


I will try to feature at least one personality from each state. Not every featured person is featured is featured in any specific order.

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American Beauties: Mountain

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(REGION: New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada, Idaho, and Montana)

Time to meet some lovely ladies hailing from the Mountain States. Click on any hyperlinked headers to visit their official websites or fan pages.

Maggie Flecknoe.

Marguerite "Maggie" Flecknoe (or "Blondie") and her appeal are as high as the Rocky Mountains. This beautiful blonde from Aurora, Colorado whom has supplemented her talents in voice overs and anime. The beauty has a voice that is both sweet and silky at the same time and without compromise. She lent her voice to a number of different anime series such as "HighSchool of the Dead." She is a lady of great style- loves shoes, has lovely curly hair, and a smile as sweet as her voice. Meet Maggie:


^ "Voice of the Voices - Maggie Flecknoe"

Maggie Flecknoe is also best known for sounding off on hot-button issues with her highly successful "Online Dish With Maggie" program. Online Dish is a brief segment where she discusses topics ranging from sex-related material to certain pieces of bizarre news. Those discussions delve into her sounding off the way only she can about certain issues. No matter what, "Blondie" delivers with her own commentary. Here is a sample of her successful program:


^ "School Bans Boy From Being Prom Queen"

I actually reviewed "Online Dish With Maggie" long ago. To read my review of this program, you are invited to visit this link: "Online Dish With Maggie" (John's Blog Space). Maggie is nowadays part of the "morning dose." program on CW39 as part of the "Where's Maggie?" segments.

Helen Su.

Of Chinese and Hawaiian descent, Helen Su hails from the Mile High City of Denver, Colorado. Mile High is fitting for her because her beauty and charm are miles high of any other lady. I know Helen Su mostly for her being a sexy go-go dancer. She is the founder of and instructor of a fitness program called BodyBarre. Get to know Helen Su in this 2007 video (uploaded in 2008):

• "helen su"

AnnaSophia Robb.

Many people know of AnnaSophia Robb today mostly for playing Carrie in the CW Network's "The Carrie Diaries." (Born: December 8, 1993)-year old AnnaSophia Robb is a Colorado girl from Denver. This girl from the Mile High City is a petite actress (AnnaSophia is 5'0") whom has taken part in lots of roles, including the remake of "Race to Witch Mountain." This is AnnaSophia Robb as a young Carrie Bradshaw in "The Carrie Diaries":

• "The Carrie Diaries - Anna Sophia Robb Interview"




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American Beauties: Midwest and Central

(UPDATED: November 21, 2019)

The Midwest and Central States continue my American Beauties series. It is time to bless the Midwest and the Central States for their beauties. It can be pretty warm or bitterly cold. The beauties of this region are hot, though! Some of the Midwest and central states' lovelies will be featured in this blog post. And as usual, this is my own personal salute to lovelies representing certain regions. This is not any definitive list of beautiful folks from the Midwest and central states, and I don't really care if I fail to find any who is on some list from famous publications or sites (like AskMen or FHM). This is my own personal collection of beautiful folks I will name and honor in this blog post.

NOTE: This post may contain a lot of YouTube videos that may slow down your performance. Click on the links below any embedded videos to view them on YouTube. Thanks to all YouTube channels whom allowed their videos to be embedded.

More personalities may be added in future edits. So this initial list of beauties aren't the ONLY ones to be featured in this post!

NOTE: Having to load more embedded videos means lower browser performance, so fewer videos will be shown. Click on the links to view videos away from this blog if you want to view certain videos away from John's Blog Space. I am doing this as a performance measure for my blog in addition to using Jump Breaks.

LATEST UPDATE(S)/REVISION(S)

NOV 21 2019 - made several edits, added some extra personalities

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Beautiful American ladies. I love doing these "Beauties" posts regarding some of the world's loveliest ladies, but I have decided to go close to home for this series. What you will see here is my list of various beauties representing the United States. You may not know who I may feature. What you probably will be aware of is certain personalities I've showcased based on certain interests of mine. As you may be aware in my blog posts, while I do mention those in Beauties posts as women, some of my Beauties posts may NOT be exclusively feminine. So you'll see a little of everything.

Here is a preview of what all this series will entail. There is no really serious designation in picking out a set region for which to feature each location. I will break up my American Beauties focus into five individual regions:

American Beauties Series: Rundown.

Here is a look at how I'll be doing this:

• American Beauties - South and Southeast
(REGION: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, and Washington, District of Columbia)

• American Beauties - Northeast
(REGION: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine)

• American Beauties - Midwest and Central (YOU ARE HERE)
(REGION: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan)

• American Beauties - Mountain
(REGION: Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Montana)

• American Beauties: Pacific
(REGION: California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii)

American Beauties: This Region.

The region I will feature in this post is of beauties from the Midwest and from the Central states. This includes Midwestern states and America's Heartland. I'll try to represent each state in this region- as I've done with every other region so far. This region and its featured personalities consists of beauties from the following states:

• Illinois
• Indiana
• Wisconsin
• Ohio
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Iowa
• Missouri
• Kansas
• Nebraska
• South Dakota
• North Dakota

As usual, I will try to feature as many personalities from the following states as I can to represent each state. There are 12 states here, so if I find at least one from each state, expect no less than 12 featured persons.

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American Beauties: Midwest and Central

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(REGION: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan)

Midwestern and Central ladies will be featured here. None of the featured personalities are featured in any specific order or under any certain categories. Click on any hyperlinked headers to visit their official websites or fan pages.

Danica Patrick.

Danica Sue Patrick is one of the most popular race car drivers today. She is a Roscoe, Illinois resident born in Beloit, Wisconsin. So I'd say she is very much a Midwestern girl. Those whom have criticized Danica Patrick mostly do so for being camera fodder than actual racing talent. Yes- she's beautiful, but she's also a talented racer. In her time in the IndyCar Series, she won only one race. That race win was at Japan's Twin Ring Motegi Superspeedway. The funniest part of that victory was how the trophy was about as big as she is! Danica Patrick is a petite- 5'2". Even at her height to pilot a race car, she's awesome. Her best finish at the Indy 500 was 3rd. Danica Patrick also became the first woman to lead at any time of the Indy 500 as well as leading any lap at the Indy 500. I personally still think she has unfinished business at Indy even though she's transitioned to NASCAR. And while people keep hating on Danica, I've always been a fan of hers and always supported her. Here is a little piece of Danica's personality:


^ "Danica Patrick gives interviewer a hard time"

Sarah Fisher.

^ from: newsinfo.iu.edu - Sarah Fisher was the last hot femme to grace the IndyCar Series before Danica Patrick.

Before Danica Patrick burst onto the IndyCar scene, the femme fatale before Danica was Sarah Fisher. This Columbus, Ohio native offered up her own talent and charm even if it was nowhere near the meteoric rise of Danica. Sarah Fisher never won a race as a driver in the IndyCar Series, but she did manage to finish as high as 2nd Place in one race back in (I believe) 2003. Sarah Fisher is from Columbus, Ohio.

Lyn St. James.

Lyn St. James has had a long and lengthy career as a race car driver. Born in Willoughby, Ohio; I have had the utmost respect for Lyn St. James and all she has accomplished. She has competed in series like the Indy 500, the former CART series, and various races in IMSA sportscar racing. This video chronicles some of Lyn St. James' racing career and her willingness to win:

• "Lyn St James talks about her career"

Katishia Cosley (or Kat Cosley).

^ from: windycitylive.com (best I could find) - Katishia Cosley has gone from reporter/anchor to host/producer with her successful Live Well Network show "Deals."

Katishia Cosley (or Kat Cosley) has been a reporter and an anchor for a long while. Since 2011, Kat has become the host and producer of "Deals" on the Live Well Network. This native from a small town in the greater Indianapolis area boasts a sweet smile and lovely hair. I first seen her on TV back in 2007 or 2008 as a reporter for KTRH Channel 13 (Houston's ABC Affiliate) here in Houston. I then infamously saw her again for the first time in a while on TV as a reporter/anchor for KIAH Channel 39 (Houston's CW affiliate) on a snowy day here in Houston. And keep in mind- Katishia was a reporter/anchor for CW39 before the NewsFix format took over what was CW39 News. I have best known Kat Cosley looks-wise for wonderful-looking curly hair. However, she does straight hair equally well. Kat Cosley these days is the host of the Live Well Network show "Deals," a show that offers advice regarding ways to save money and even how to maximize your money. She's a proud Indiana University Hoosier. In addition, Kat Cosley also an award-winner. She won a Lone Star Emmy Award in 2012 for a half-hour special called "You Are Not Alone," which was a documentary piece on living with Crohn's Disease and Colitis. Katishia Cosley has such a positive and upbeat spirit that is impervious to some of the most depressing and most negative things out there. Her sweet smile, warm personality, and lighthearted humor are every bit as beautiful as her looks with all of her on-air work. Today, Kat Cosley mostly procudes the local Houston program "Check This Out Houston" on ABC 13, and she is also the franchise owner of the Katy branch of FIT4MOM.

I blogged about Kat's show "Deals." If you want my own review of this show, you are welcome to visit this link: "Deals" (John's Blog Space).

Crash Gladys.

The outspoken and super cool Crash Gladys is the one providing girl power to SpeedFreaks. She basically grew up at Indianapolis Motor Speedway checking out all kinds of racing action. Like Katishia Cosley, the native Hoosier is even a proud alum of Indiana University. Crash Gladys is interviewing Ashley Force-Hood in this video:

• "Crash and Ashley Force Hood"

Sheryl Crow.

Singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow was born in Kennett, Missouri. The (born: February 11, 1962)-year old is someone whom I respect in the music industry. She has a number of songs that I've liked from her. Some of them include "My Favorite Mistake" and "Soak Up the Sun" among others. Sheryl Crow is even a cancer survivor. Here is a sample of Sheryl Crow's singing, and one of my favorite songs of hers. Class of 1998, unite! Here you go:


^ "Sheryl Crow - My Favorite Mistake"

CeCe Peniston.

In the early 1990s, a singer from Dayton, Ohio named Cecilia "CeCe" Peniston came along with a hot song called "Keep on Walkin'." She'd also come along in her career called "Finally." There was no denying CeCe has such vivid musical talent. I personally love "Keep on Walkin'" the most. Even today, CeCe remains beautiful. Here is some 1992 loving right here, folks:

• "Ce Ce Peniston - Keep on Walkin"

Shannon McIntosh.

(ADDED: August 29, 2013)
Meet a young Midwestern girl who may become a tour de force in racing. Shannon McIntosh is a young (born: July 24, 1989) lady from Miamisburg, Ohio, USA who has been racing since the age of five years old. Shannon's racing resumé contains some 100 or so wins. Could she be the next Danica Patrick? Could this pretty lady even reach legend status like Lyn St. James or Shirley Muldowney? Time will tell, but this young lady will certainly be one to watch for years to come.

MORE LINKS:
• Shannon McIntosh's blog (a Blogger/Blogspot blog! Yay!)
• Shannon McIntosh's Facebook Fan Page
• Follow Shannon McIntosh on Twitter!

Melissa McCarthy.

(ADDED: June 8, 2013)

^ from: movies.yahoo.com - Actress Melissa McCarthy is very much Midwestern. She's a farmer's daughter, after all!

Those who are fans of CBS' "Mike and Molly" may be familiar with Melissa McCarthy. Melissa Ann McCarthy is a Midwestern girl who was born in Plainfield, Illinois. She is a curvy petite at 5'2". One of her most recent movie roles was in "Identity Thief."

Lily, "Imperfect Idealist."

Lily Fang is the creator of the "Burst of Color" blog. She defines her fashion style as a fresh look at Bohemian style. Her outfits are very casual. Like her name, this Chinese cutie is a beautiful flower. She's from Buckeye country- Columbus, Ohio. What draws me most to her blog is the positive energy she brings to her posts and to her outfits. She smiles often and laughs. Lily really brings positive energy to the Internet. Her style has been featured on Teen Vogue once, and she was even a finalist in the American Eagle "Live Your Life" contest. Though she didn't win (boo!), I do want the best for her in all of her endeavors. It brings me tremendous honor to feature Lily in my "Beauties" blog posts because she's been such a strong supporter of my blogging work. I would be remiss if I failed to honor her in any such way. So I featured her among my beauties. Visit her blog to see why.

"Burst of Color" has been re-named "Imperfect Idealist."

Sydney, of "Sydney's Fashion Diary."

Sydney is a Vietnamese petite who hails from Ohio. I've always respected Sydney for her keep-it-real style both with fashion and her fashion opinions. "Sydney's Fashion Diary" was long known as "PetiteLittleGirl." Her outfits range from polished casual looks and various classy outfits.

Christina, of "The Daily Sugar."

(ADDED: April 8, 2014)
Christina Dawes is the lovely lady behind "The Daily Sugar." This fashion blogger is absolutely cute. She has a lovely smile and a lovely hairstyle. Her outfits are also very pleasing to the eyes. I learned of Christina through her LOOKBOOK page. Go visit Christina and her fabulous blog to check out her style.

Cassandra, of "Style Cassentials."

One of the most recent supporters of my blogging work is Cassandra Westlake, a curvy petite (4'9") from the Midwest. This beautiful woman expresses her style in a variety of blog posts- mostly classy-type outfits. If Cassandra is reading this, I appreciate your continued support of my work. I think you are a lovely lady, and so I decided to feature you among the many diverse Midwestern beauties of this blog post. You're welcome. :)

HannahBart.

This Twitch streamer from Wisconsin is known as HannahBart. She mostly streams a variety of Nintendo games. Hannah also deserves praise for discussing mental health issues. She's been involved in discussing matters such as depression and suicide. Very much give her channel a try.





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American Beauties: Northeast

(UPDATED: November 21, 2019)

The American Northeast will be featured as my American Beauties series continues. I featured a few from the Mid-Atlantic states, and I decided to continue with more from the American Northeast. So get ready to come across a variety of ladies I've made mention to from this part of the United States. These featured personalities range from celebrities to bloggers and more. It is my own personal look at some of America's loveliest ladies. My Beauties posts are not any definitive beauties, but it is my own look at various lovely people. You may not even know who I will feature. Whomever I do feature, it is maybe the most diverse array of lovelies that I can provide to all of my readers. I may also add more beauties to this blog post, so this initial list is not the ONLY list of beauties relevant to this region I want to make mention to!

So let's continue this series by taking a look at American beauties from the Northeast! I was careful including some information on some of the featured personalities. I want to respectfully feature certain personalities without pulling any real sensitive information.

Let me know if I am unable to use certain images due to copyright information. Also, be warned that a lot of YouTube video is featured here. You may not have very good performance viewing my blog with so many YouTube videos featured. Just be mindful of this. You can always click on the links below the videos to view them on YouTube if you can't view embedded videos. Thanks to all YouTube channels who allowed their videos to be embedded.

LATEST UPDATE(S)/REVISION(S):

NOV 21 2019 - made several edits

NOTE: Having to load more embedded videos means lower browser performance, so fewer videos will be shown. Click on the links to view videos away from this blog if you want to view certain videos away from John's Blog Space. I am doing this as a performance measure for my blog in addition to using Jump Breaks.

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American Beauties Series

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Beautiful American ladies. I love doing these "Beauties" posts regarding some of the world's loveliest ladies, but I have decided to go close to home for this series. What you will see here is my list of various beauties representing the United States. You may not know who I may feature. What you probably will be aware of is certain personalities I've showcased based on certain interests of mine. As you may be aware in my blog posts, while I do mention those in Beauties posts as women, some of my Beauties posts may NOT be exclusively feminine. So you'll see a little of everything.

Here is a preview of what all this series will entail. There is no really serious designation in picking out a set region for which to feature each location. I will break up my American Beauties focus into five individual regions:

American Beauties Series: Rundown.

Here is a look at how I'll be doing this:

• American Beauties - South and Southeast
(REGION: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, and Washington, District of Columbia)

• American Beauties - Northeast (YOU ARE HERE)
(REGION: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine)

• American Beauties - Midwest and Central
(REGION: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan)

• American Beauties - Mountain
(REGION: Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Montana)

• American Beauties: Pacific
(REGION: California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii)

American Beauties: This Region.

The region I will feature in this post is of Northeastern beauties. These are mostly personalities from New England. This post consists of a nine-state region that I will define as Northeast. I don't feel I totally succeed at posting about certain people if I don't cover every location. Or at least, as many as possible. I will attempt to find at least one personality to feature from the following states:

• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey
• New York
• Connecticut
• Rhode Island
• Massachusetts
• Vermont
• New Hampshire
• Maine

And when it comes to New York, it is obviously important I mention folks from New York City. However, I also want to make sure I cover upstate New York. So I'll be sure to feature some upstate New York personalities in addition to the greater New York City folks.

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(REGION: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine)

The Mid-Atlantic and New England are represented in this blog post. Are you ready to meet some Northeastern beauties? Click on any hyperlinked headers to visit their official websites or fan pages. Let's begin! Here are some of the Northeast's many beauties- from celebrities to bloggers and all points in-between:

Taylor Swift.

^ from: omg.yahoo.com - Taylor Swift boasts some of the most beautiful curly hair of any celebrity. These days, though, Taylor is much more fierce in looks and style- but still beautiful.

Taylor Alison Swift hails from the city known as "Tree City USA"- Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, USA. This 5'11" country pop star born on December 13, 1989 has won the hearts of America with her great singing and funny personality. Taylor Swift mostly began as this country cutie. She's the girl who will don a cute sundress and pair them with a pair of cowboy boots. She also has boasted some of the most beautiful curly hair of any celebrity past or present. As she matured and as she became a Cover Girl, Taylor Swift has become more fierce in her style. She remains modest, but her looks have certainly changed. I personally think Taylor looks a WHOLE lot different with straight hair rather than with the beautiful curls I've known her for. Besides her looks, she is an awesome singer/songwriter who has even done her share of acting. One more thing about Taylor Swift- she is very funny and can be very silly. I think if she decides to get away from music, she may have a great career as a comedian.

OLD post I did on Taylor Swift: "Taylor Swift" (John's Blog Space).

Gabriella, of "Principessa Gabriella".

^ from: twitter.com (links to profile) - Say "ciao" to the beautiful blogger Gabriella of "Principessa Gabriella."

Pennsylvania's "principessa" (Italian for "princess") is the beautiful Gabriella. The curvy blogger showcases not only blog posts but also some of her own advice and literature. Coming across her blog long ago has been a tremendous pleasure. She even influenced me to blog about her favorite musician, Alexz Johnson. I owe so much to her in me expanding my blogging range. Gabriella showcases her style posting multiple outfits in one posts. If Gabriella is reading this, ciao! ^_^

Arielle, of "Adventures Uncensored."

One lady is a true survivor. Arielle has battled eating disorders and is using her influence to help motivate and inspire others. The Pennsylvanian caught my attention when I was randomly looking up videos of a pop singer named Arielle Lee. This Arielle I eventually came across provided beautiful messages in all of her motivational videos as well as her work with "WeRFreedomFighters"- a YouTube channel devoted to helping others deal with eating disorders. What makes Arielle beautiful besides her lovely looks are twofold- her willingness to motivate and help others while also sharing beautiful and powerful messages to help those who may need some sort of guidance. I will demonstrate to you one of Arielle's many wonderful motivational pieces. She sometimes offers a variety of mixed motivational and inspirational messages in her series of motivational mash-ups. I think she has a very sweet voice in addition to her wonderful looks. Please take a look and enjoy... and also take in some inspiration:


^ "You're Invited to a Celebration"

The link I provided links to her main blog. Now the tough question: which is more beautiful- her looks, or her heart and her motivation? Oh, and I blogged about her long ago. More on Arielle Lee Bair: "A Salute to Arielle" (John's Blog Space).

Kimberly, of "Sensible Stylista."

Korean cutie Kimberly Kong is a fashion blogger from Pittsburgh, PA, USA; by way of Baltimore, MD, USA. I first learned of her through her LOOKBOOK posts. She showcases her style which is mostly of classy outfits. She does dress things down often times besides her chic outfits. Her range of styles is immense. So go visit her blog and check out her various styles.

Kelly, of "DressWellBeWell."

Kelly Bibza runs the fashion blog "Dress Well, Be Well." This beautiful woman from Pittsburgh, PA, USA discusses fashion and health in her blog. Her fashion style is quite diverse ranging from casual pieces to more elegant ones. Despite her beauty, Kelly has endured some ugly health issues in her life. She suffers from Lyme Disease. Kelly remains beautiful in looks and personality. In fact, she says her love of fashion keeps her going each day! Visit her blog to see this beautiful lady and her equally fine style.

Danielle, of "indie.electronic.alternative.".

The wild child named Danielle is a fashion blogger from Pennsylvania who runs "indie.electronic.alternative." Rather than just fashion, she also discusses music- and especially music left of the mainstream. She is unique in her own right in regards to fashion. Her styles can be cool and casual or even feminine with toughness. A trademark of her style usually involves something fringed or a a tough (yet chic) pair of boots.

Nicole Haboush.

The "Cute Grid Girl" of motorsport.com is Tampa Bay resident Nicole Haboush. This blonde lady brings sunshine to all with her amazing beauty. Nicole calls the Sunshine State home, but this sunny cutie is from New Jersey. She is a businesswoman who runs a yacht charter service in Florida. The link provided takes you to her business and even includes a picture of the beautiful lady.

Heidi Van Horne.

Heidi Van Horne was born in Princeton, New Jersey. She was raised in Texas by two native New Yorkers (according to IMDb), so I put her among my Northeast beauties because of this. I always call Heidi Van Horne as the world's hottest pin-up girl. I even got to meet her once at the Houston Auto Show. Heidi usually contributes to the Houston Chronicle in regards to automotive material. This video is a sample of the hot Heidi Van Horne:

• "Bedlam Ball Oct 2,2010 Car Show, Pin Ups, San Pedro, - Heidi Van Horne hosting"

My blog post on her: "Heidi Van Horne" (John's Blog Space).

Kimara Lovelace (last.fm link).

You may only know of Kimara Lovelace if you've played "Ridge Racer Type 4" and heard "Movin' in Circles" and "One More Win." Kimara Lovelace is a New Jersey girl who is great singing Lounge-type songs.

Want more? My old blog post on Kimara Lovelace: "Kimara Lovelace" (John's Blog Space).

Nikki Blonsky.

(EDITED: June 7, 2013)
Nikki Blonsky is one of the sweetest famous faces in America. She is both curvy and petite- standing 4'10". However, her talent and her personality far exceed her petite frame. The (born: November 9, 1988)-year old is a native of Great Neck, New York, USA. Many people know her as the star of the movie musical "Hairspray." Others may know of her from "Huge" on ABC Family, and most others know her for dating Zac Efron. I think of her as the super-cute and down-to-earth lady whom also happens to be a talented actress and a talented singer. Here is a cute sample of her singing:

• "Nikki Blonsky - Good Morning Baltimore - Live"

I blogged about this cutie before. Check it: Nikki Blonsky (John's Blog Space)

Lady Gaga.

Meet the Madonna of our current generation- Stefani Joanne Angelica Germanotta - better known as Lady Gaga. I personally like her music. Most others look for any reason to hate on her. Lady Gaga is from New York City, New York. She is someone not afraid to speak her mind or express herself any way she chooses. One of her most controversial moments was when the 5'1" pop superstar wore a meat dress to the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009. For all she's worth, Lady Gaga is a superstar that transcends both music and art. Why people hate on her is beyond me. I actually like a lot of her music.

If interested, I blogged about her once. You're invited to have a read: "Lady Gaga" (John's Blog Space).

Paris Hilton.

(ADDED: June 12, 2013)
"That's hot!" The most famous socialite in this day an age is one Paris Whitney Hilton. Say what you want about the (born: February 17, 1981)-year old, but Paris Hilton is surely a beautiful lady. She was born in New York City, New York. Paris has extended her appeal into acting and music. As of this inclusion of Paris Hilton to my "American Beauties" series, she recently signed a music deal with Cash Money Records to be in the realm of electronic pop music.

BellQees, of "BellQees Fashion Blog."

She is known as BellQees. Of Palestinian descent and from the greater New York City area, this is a stylish lady who I first came across in the blogosphere. Here is an older video featuring this beauty.


^ BELLADI Fashion Lookbook [1]

Lauren, of "North of Manhattan".

Lauren Recchia is a stylish lady from upstate New York. She runs the fashion blog "North of Manhattan." This is a stylish lady who dares to be different. A lot of her outfits and styles may be hit-or-miss to a number of people. However, Lauren is very much a stylish lady. One needs only follow her fashion blog to gauge her style as a whole. Her fashion insights are expressed in her blog and in social media.

Joan Rivers.

Joan Rangers unite! Many know Joan Rivers as being part of Fashion Police on the E! Network. I best remember the (born: June 8, 1933)-year old Brooklyn native usually in the center square on the old Hollywood Squares game show. Many more know Joan for her highly successful career on The Carol Burnett Show. Those who just know her on "Fashion Police" know her as the outspoken host who sometimes comes up with some of the most brutal jokes regarding certain celebrities. Let's just say she's about the oldest beauty I will feature in this American Beauties series of blog posts. Sadly, Joan Rivers passed away at the age of 81 in 2014.





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