Vogue Italia

>> The winner of the upcoming cycle 15 of America's Next Top Model — which premieres Sept. 8 on the CW — is receiving a Vogue Italia cover plus two in-book editorials instead of a Seventeen cover, the prize of season's past.

Reflecting the show's reinvention, the list of guest judges for the upcoming season — who will join judging panel regular Andre Leon Talley — is decidedly more high fashion when compared to last season's list, which included names like Whitney Port. Designers Roberto Cavalli, Diane Von Furstenberg, and Zac Posen; photographers Matthew Rolston, Patrick Demarchelier, and Francesco Carrozzini (Franca Sozzani's son); Karolina Kurkova, Margherita Missoni, and Kyle Hagler of IMG Models, plus Franca Sozzani herself, editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia, will all appear as guest judges for cycle 15.

Video: A trailer of the judges in the upcoming season »

>> Miranda Kerr Has an Upcoming Vogue Italia Cover — Steven Meisel recently worked with Miranda Kerr on the Prada Fall 2010 ad campaign, and it seems that he's taken a liking to her — he photographed her for two out of the three September 2010 Vogue editorials she appears in (below), and it sounds like they've worked together again since: she commented today on her official Facebook page: "I have a cover on the Italian Vogue coming up very soon.xxx." [Miranda Kerr Official Facebook]

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It's not a requirement to look cute while you're getting your workout on, but what's the harm in showing off some style? Exercise clothes —via tees, leggings, shorts, sport bras, and tennies — can look super cool depending on how you style it. I love contrasting bright colors when I head to the gym. How about you? Take inspiration from this awesome body-pumping editorial from Vogue Italia and show us what you're working with. Let's get physical, physical . . .

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>> Last week, when Tyra Banks announced she was returning to IMG Models, questions rose about whether she would be returning to runways (she retired in 2005) — but it sounds like she's more interested in becoming a spokeswoman, lending her name and image to other brands, than anything else.

In a statement released, she noted: "The last time I was with IMG, I was set on taking on the modeling world in the high fashion and commercial sectors. Now I’m dreaming even bigger, but this time for my company as well. Aligning myself with brands that I believe in, and helping them achieve the kind of success they’re looking for, helps all of us as we grow our businesses."

And Ivan Bart, SVP of IMG Models, added: "IMG will help expand her relationships with companies through endorsements, and will assist her in developing business relationships with sponsors whose missions she feels strongly about."

More details about the America's Next Top Model-Vogue Italia partnership »

>> Vogue Italia Partners with America's Next Top Model? —In the past, winners of America's Next Top Model have received a six-page spread in Seventeen, but in the last couple of seasons, the show has been upping its fashion quotient. First came Andre Leon Talley's arrival as judge, and now the announcement that for the upcoming fifteenth cycle, the winner will score the cover of Vogue Italia — which undoubtedly means a chance in front of Steven Meisel's lens. [NY Post, @MichaelAusiello]

Dakota Fanning looked a little older than her almost 16 years in a recent spread in Vogue Italia. She went with extreme eyebrows and high fashion for the black and white shoot, which was timed to coincide with the release of her film with Kristen Stewart, The Runaways, next month. Dakota will have something else to celebrate before her movie hits the big screen, with her birthday coming up next week on Feb. 23! She got a head start on buying presents during a shopping trip with her mom over the weekend, though Dakota already has the gift most teenage girls would enjoy after she got to hang with Robert Pattinson in her Twilight films.

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>> Sigrid Agren Is Back in the Game —Sigrid Agren, who skipped the Spring 2010 runway season and had nary a magazine editorial for a few months there, has reappeared.  First, a shot in Vogue Italia's expansive, extensively-cast 80-page January 2010 editorial, and then yesterday, she appeared on the Prada Men's Fall 2010 runway in Milan — slightly blonder — as one of a handful of female models sporting Miuccia's Pre-Fall 2010 women's collection. [Fashin]