I'm in shock right now! I was just writing a dreary post on how there was no Daria news of late - and then this. Daria Werbowy has received the Canadian equivalent of a Oscar (ok, not really). She's getting her own star on the Canadian Walk of Fame. Daria has been chosen along with Bryan Adams, recording artist, Frances Bay, actor, James Cameron, director and producer, Michael J. Fox, actor and activist, k.d. lang, recording artist, The Kids in the Hall, comedy troupe and Steve Nash, NBA star to have their own star on the Walk of Fame
Thoughts later - a bit surprised now, to say the least. To view the full story click here
Update Ok, now my thoughts on all of this. First off, I am proud of the girl - I think she's the first model to be inducted into this hall of fame. But then I started really thinking of this fame thing - this achievement is more of an entertainment type thing. It's not the Noble prize or something. You hardly ever find scientists or philosophists on the walk. But she is in good company - Mike Meyers is a genius. But I looked at the criteria was a bit surprised. To qualify for induction to Canada's Walk of Fame, candidates must have been born in Canada or spent their formative or creative years here. They must also have been successful for a minimum of 10 years and have a body of work recognized for its impact on our cultural heritage. I don't really know if Missoni ad campaigns or half naked editorials with Andres Segura impact Canada's cultural heritage ... But I really can't argue that she is successful - Daria has made herself known in the fashion world, although her repertoire in popular culture is certainly not as big as Steve Nash's. You can say that she is the biggest Canadian model so far, apart from Linda Evangelista (although Linda already has a astar)
So it's a nice thing. I'm proud of our girl, and that she is getting recognition for her hard work, as well as her charitable work. But somehow I can't help wondering if this will be Daria's final bow? It seems as if she's given quite a lot of herself to the media lately (literally and figuratively) and maybe that's all? Hopefully Daria will be around for a while!
nah, I wouldn't call her a supermodel, because I bet the majority of people in Canada don't know her name.
ReplyDeletewell, to me the definition of a supermodel is a model who is a household name. I don't think Daria is there yet.
nice to see a presidential candidate is reading my blog ;)
ReplyDeletethe title can mean two things
shes definetly a top model in the fashion industry but not a supermodel in terms of naomi and kate moss (thank god)
Did Daria pay the $25,000 fee? Is she going to put her cute hand prints and footprints down? Ha ha, kidding! People use the term "supermodel" very loosely nowadays. It seems CTV just wanted to select a variety of walks of life. Daria is probably the least famous of them all, and I don't believe she'd eagerly pursue it. Anyway, congrats to Daria. And yes, thank God, she's not Naomi or Kate!
ReplyDeleteTinsley, the 2 pics of Daria from your last entry are gorgeous!
^ Maybe Lancome is sponsoring her! aha conspiracy uncovered - just more press for them?
ReplyDeleteconsidering people use supermodel to describe paris hilton i kind of disregard the whole term :P
anyways it will be funny to see daria at the event. she'll probably do her whole akward smile and bored gaze!
yes the last two are beautiful :sigh: which one is your favourite?
It would be nice if Daria didn't make it to the event, just to spite Lancome. :P
ReplyDeletealso, you know, vote for me and stuff ;)
^ haha i could see her doing that. although she wanted to be a basketball player before modeling so maybe she'll go to get some tips from nash?
ReplyDeletevote for daria! ;)
well, the all thing is hilarious...
ReplyDeletei see the candidate is searching for more votes...
tinsley, coming back to SUBSTANTIAL things (!!!), why don't you try to get the back issue of hello directly from the magazine? i don't think it must be expensive. i mean, article must be the usual rubbish, but i'm curious about the pics.
ill try calling the company - yes we are obsessed! :P
ReplyDeleteIf Steve Nash is going to be there, then I fully expect a 3pt shoot-out contest between him and Daria. If this doesn't happen, I will be very upset.
ReplyDelete(I had actually forgotten Steve Nash was a Canuck! for a while, I was trying to figure out what good things have come out of Canada besides Daria and Canada Dry ginger ale, and now I realize it's a lot of things.. :/
im on team daria!
ReplyDeleteand we do have some good comedic exports! jim carrey, john candy, dan aykroyd....
not to mention pancakes!
and kids in the hall!
ReplyDeleteand, also Canadian maple syrup is pretty much the best, which goes great with pancakes.
I seriously did not know pancakes were from Canada tho...
i find this so silly but good for her
ReplyDeletei wonder what she'll wear!!
Come on, TONS of amazing people have come out of Canada, some of my favs to name a few: NIEL YOUNG, LEONARD COHEN, DAVID CRONENBERG, DOUGLAS COUPLAND, BURTON CUMMINGS, MARGARET ATWOOD, LINDA EVANGELISTA, TERRY FOX, WAYNE GRETZKY, SHALOM HARLOW, JONI MITCHELL, WILLIAM SHATNER, MICHAEL ONDAATJE...
ReplyDeleteHowever, I do regret to say, NICKELBACK. It amazes me how no one wants to credit Canada for anything.
I'm proud of Daria, and in many respects she does represent Canada well, and of course she is a supermodel, and no, not in a Kate Moss kind of way if you want to say that they are "divas" or "drunk druggies" or whatever. Daria is obviously at the top of the fashion world, and is trying to branch out in ways that mean something to her.
Good for her, and all her success. God only knows she works very hard, and as much as people want to say its all glam and such, there ARE sacrifices that come along with the job. So kudos, in much Canadian glory.
"It amazes me how no one wants to credit Canada for anything."
ReplyDeletedont worry claudia we were just joking around (at least on my part)
im proud to be canadian - its one of the best countries in the world and often underestimated
....and canada has brought you the zipper and basketball!
I'm absolutely proud of her that's all I can say. She deserves the recognition. She may not be a supermodel but she does not need the label to make her a good model. We, loyal fans already know she's worthy.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lovely musing! Not to take away anything I just want to mention that Linda Evangelista received a star on the Canadian Walk of Fame back in 2003.
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