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  • Misty Copeland Is Getting Ready For Her Broadway Debut Despite Busy Schedule

    Misty Copeland is all set for her Broadway debut.

    The ballerina will star in On the Town as subway poster girl who hopes to be a dancer. She is also going to show off her singing prowess on the Broadway stage just like the other ballet dancers who took on the role before her.

    Copeland is hoping to give a very good performance despite the fact that she did not audition for the role. “They haven’t seen me do anything. I hope I can live up to their expectations!” said the 32-year-old ballerina who was clearly nervous although she has already proven her talent in The Firebird and Swan Lake. Not only is she set to debut on Broadway, Copeland is also gearing up for her performance in Detroit. She will be part of The Sleeping Beauty in spring, next year.

    In 2009, Copeland danced at the Detroit Opera House for a supporting role in Romeo and Juliet, a production by ABT.

    The star’s hard work has earned her an important recognition this June. She was the first African-American woman to be chosen a “principal dancer” at the American Ballet Theatre.

    “Ever since I was a child, I was an extremely hard worker and always afraid of failing,” she recollected. “You wake up every morning and not only have to maintain, you have to get better.”

    The ballerina who has been busy with all the coming performances, tours, writing a book and teaching younger ballerinas, shows how important discipline is.

    Adding up to her growing list of accomplishments is her commercial with Stephen Curry. The ad also features Jordan Spieth, two-time major golf champion. The ad from Under Armour aims to motivate people to put all their effort in everything they do, to never neglect training and most importantly, to practice their craft.

  • Gisele Bundchen: No More Runway for Tom Brady’s Wife

    Gisele Bundchen, wife of New England Patriots and Super Bowl star Tom Brady, has decided to kiss runway modeling goodbye. She will reportedly walk in one last show for Colcci at Sao Paulo Fashion Week before retiring from the runway forever.

    Brazilian source Estadao reports that although Gisele Bundchen is giving up her runway career, this doesn’t mean she’ll stop modeling altogether. She will still model and appear in ads for her numerous endorsement deals, including Chanel, David Yurman and, as of last year, Under Armour. In addition she has her own lingerie and footwear lines.

    Forbes named Gisele Bundchen the 89th most powerful woman in the world in 2014. She earns even more than Tom Brady–bringing in an average of a very impressive $128,000 every day of her life.

    Gisele Bundchen has been strutting her exceptional stuff on runways for 20 years. The Brazilian beauty will likely have more time to spend with her handsome husband and their two children–as well as Tom’s son from his previous relationship with Blue Bloods star Bridget Moynahan–once she hangs up her stilettos. Tom and Gisele recently celebrated their wedding anniversary.

    Do you think Gisele Bundchen will still qualify as the world’s highest paid model once she gives up her runway work?

    It’s quite likely. Who wouldn’t want Gisele touting their brand? And with her look comes a hefty price.

  • Muhammad Ali, the Boxing Legend and King of Trash Talk, Signs New Deal With Under Armour

    Muhammad Ali has signed as a the new face of Under Armour.

    The 73-year-old heavyweight boxing legend, who was named the “Sportsman of the Century” by Sports Illustrated, is back in the limelight again after signing a deal with Under Armour.

    According to CNN Money, Under Armour announced Wednesday it will launch a “lifestyle apparel” line bearing Ali’s likeness and some of his most famous motivational phrases next month.

    Dubbed “The King of Trash Talk” by ESPN columnist Ralph Wiley, it is unknown how much Muhammad Ali will make in the multi-year deal.

    “Ali is one of the most recognized and celebrated figures of all time,” Under Armour noted, adding that the company will also use photos of Ali in some of its marketing campaigns.

    A Louisville, Kentucky native, Muhammad Ali, who was then known as Cassius Clay, began boxing when his bike was stolen.

    By the time Muhammad Ali was 18 years old, he had already won an Olympic gold medal at the 1960 games. He later had a high-profile career that included a series of boxing titles, his conversion to the Nation of Islam and became a political activist.

    The boxing legend who was famous for saying “I float like a butterfly, and sting like a bee,” retired in 1981 and has been battling Parkinson’s disease ever since.

    He is also the recipient of the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

  • Gisele Bundchen Signs With Under Armour

    What do married power couple Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen have in common besides both being rich, famous, and beautiful? They are now also both endorsing Under Armour. ESPN reported yesterday that the supermodel inked a multi-year deal with the apparel and shoe company that Brady has been with since 2010.

    The specific financial terms of the contract were not disclosed by Under Armour. However, we do know that they are a fast growing company and up 96% over the past year. Additionally, NBA star Kevin Durant reportedly turned down the company’s 10-year endorsement deal worth $275 million.

    The company released a 30 second teaser video on YouTube yesterday featuring Bundchen clad in Under Armour apparel from head to toe. She walks into an empty-looking building, laces up her sneakers, stretches out, and eyes up a big white hanging punching bag. The video then cuts to the slogan for the campaign: “I WILL WHAT I WANT.”

    It looks like we’re going to see more of the Bunden-Under Armour campaign tomorrow.

    Bundchen’s ad is part of Under Armour’s women’s campaign that began last month. The company’s first female to be spotlighted was ballerina Misty Copeland, certainly not a traditional sports figure. However, the unorthodox pairing was successful. Copeland’s ad featured the athletic comeback story that we can’t resist, and the video went viral with over 5 million hits on YouTube.

    Skier Lindsey Vonn, soccer player Kelley O’Hara, and tennis player Sloane Stephens have also signed with Under Armour’s female-driven campaign. It makes sense considering that females make up 30 percent of the company’s annual business.

    Forbes magazine recently revealed that Bundchen was the top model in terms of earning last year for the eighth time in a row. She pulled in an estimated $47 million in 2013. Her Quarterback husband earned about $30 million playing for the Patriots.

    Of course Under Armour isn’t the Brazilian model’s first foray into advertising, and she doesn’t earn almost $50 million a year just from her modeling career. Bundchen has advertising contracts with several companies that include: H&M, Carolina Herrera, Chanel, Isabel Marant, Balenciaga, and Stuart Weitzman.

  • Northwestern Wounded Warrior Uniforms Create Controversy [IMAGE]

    Every year since 2009 a handful of college football teams wear special Under Armour uniforms for a game as part of the Wounded Warrior Project. Northwestern University is participating this year by wearing a special uniform on November 16. Usually the Wounded Warrior uniforms are widely respected, but the uniform Northwestern will be wearing has garnered a lot of criticism.

    The American flag is incorporated in all aspects of the uniform, all the way from the helmet down to the cleats. The problem? The flag parts of the uniform are splattered with blood, which some people believe is highly offensive to veterans that were injured in combat. See a video and photos of the uniform below.

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    While some football fans seem to like the uniforms, they have struck a nerve with a lot of people. In Lt. Col. Robert Bateman’s guest post on Esquire, he called the blood-spattered Wounded Warrior uniforms “disgusting” and says they aren’t cool:

    “But when you add in the blood-splatters “artistically scattered” across the uniform as though it was the football player who had been shot, mortared, rocketed, or hit with an IED, that takes it from being merely crass to being outright Not. Cool. At. All.”

    Lt. Col. Bateman also complained about the amount of money that will be donated to the Warrior Wounded Project from jersey sales. Northwestern is selling the jerseys for $75, but only 10 percent ($7.50) will actually be donated to the WWP.

    Deadspin writer Barry Petchesky also thinks the blood spatters on the uniforms are too much–“But isn’t ‘flag covered in blood’ a little on-the-nose for something honoring a group that operates programs for injured veterans?” Petchesky also complained about the fact that Northwestern is only donating 10 percent of the jersey sales to the WWP.

    It’s worth noting that while Northwestern is only donating 10 percent of jersey sales, they plan to auction off the game-worn jerseys and will be donating 100 percent of the proceeds to the Wounded Warrior Project. When the South Carolina Gamecocks auctioned off their Wounded Warrior jerseys back in 2011, they raised $60,000 for the organization.

    What do you think of Northwestern’s Wounded Warrior uniforms? Respond below.

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