Lebanese Girls the Most Beautiful or Lebanese Doctors the Most Skilled?

Now for some god unknown reason I was thinking about Heidi Montag last night and the disgusting thing she has done to herself.

If you don't know who the hell I'm talking about, go ahead and pat yourself on the back--you really shouldn't have any idea who this fame-whoring individual is--but just for this post's sake, I will briefly explain that she gained some fame on MTV's show 'The Hills' and then after getting a little notoriety proceeded to try to gain some serious celebrity by:

1) staging a fake wedding with her boyfriend,

2) writing a book called "How To Be Famous", and

3) even coming out with an album ("The Superficial"--perfect title if I ever heard one) that sold a total of 658 copies nationwide. Which, considering the tabloids and Perez Hilton and all that crap that gives her media attention, is unbelievably, ridiculously bad.


Anyway...Heidi's latest stunt is getting a boob job, and then getting 10 [plastic] surgeries in one day, making a once very pretty girl into a monster:


Heidi Montag Before (L) and After (R)


Point of all this?

Now I in no way endorse or support the Lebanese addiction to Plastic Surgery--I am completely 100% against it. 18 year old girls having nosejobs claiming "Oh I really needed it because I had a la7mieh in my nose and couldn't breathe properly" and then proceeding to get three more nosejobs so only a sliver of a Michael Jackson nose is left.

I find it extraordinarily sad and amazingly creepy when I am sitting in the salon in my grandparents house with my Lebanese female friends and family members and my mom and I are the only two the haven't had any work done...this is no exagguration sadly, a quite regular occurance (which also means I have to watch myself before I stare at Nawal al Zoughby on the TV and go: "I can't believe she did plastic surgery! She looked so much better before! How stupid!" and then turn around to stare and mart khaleh who has a nose job...)

No, no, I do not in anyway support this Lebanese 'marad'...but I have to say.....

Katia Harb Before (L) and After (R)


Haifa Wehbe Before (L) and After (R)


Elissa Before (L) and After (R)


Aline Khalaf Before (L) and After (R)


Pascale Machaalani Before (L) and After (R)


Nancy Ajram Before (L) and After (R)


Najwa Karam Before (L) and After (R)


Razan Before (L) and After (R)


May Hariri Before (L) and After (R)



.......Heidi Montag should've gotten her work done in Lebanon.


~LZ

BetLZNews 4.9.2010

Residential project in the Gemmayzé area of Beirut designed by Lebanese architects Bernard Khoury / desMena

Destination: Gay Beirut and beyond -The first gay familiarization tour of Lebanon has arrived / SDGLN

Reem Acra Names President / WWD

Booby-Trapped Grenade Detonated in Chtaura, Another Defused in Tyre / Naharnet

Meet Salwa, Lebanon's anti-sexual harassment mascot / Jerusalem Post

Lebanon's Samir Geagea: A Maverick / Huffington Post

Syrians, Lebanese Abducted by Gunmen in Oil-Rich Nigerian Delta / Bloomberg

Byblos Bank Acquires Solidaire Banque Internationale (Update1) / Bloomberg

Holy crap!!!!:

Nancy Ajram: Same Outfit Twice! / Wikeez

~LZ

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Lebanese Divas

The business of… Lebanese divas

Elissa, Nancy and Haifa are known for their music, acting and sex appeal. But for some, they also represent big business.



Lebanese divas are popular for many different reasons: their music, their acting (or sometimes, their inability to act) and, commonly among gentlemen, their sex appeal.

But some people love stars such as Haifa Wehbe, Elissa and Nancy Ajram for an altogether different reason: their money-making abilities.

Record companies, advertisers, marketers and promoters have all signed lucrative contracts with Lebanese divas. Here we take a look at some of the biggest deals – and how the singers themselves have raked in millions.

Stars 1



Elissa (pictured) is one of the best-known female singers in the Arab world – and is also one of the richest, with her wealth estimated at more than $33 million. Strong record sales helped her along the way: she was named the best-selling Middle East artist in 2005 and 2006, and has sold close to 18 million albums worldwide. She was also one of the first Lebanese divas to sign a sponsorship deal with Pepsi.

Stars 2



Fellow diva Nancy Ajram is just 26 years old (much younger than Elissa, who is 38), but she has already amassed a personal wealth of more than $16 million, mainly through album sales and commercials.

Haifa Wehbe (pictured), full of sexual suggestiveness, is the bad girl to Ajram’s ‘girl next door’. She first captured attention at the age of 16 when she won a beauty contest in South Lebanon; by 1996, she had appeared on over a hundred magazine covers. She is among the richest Lebanese pop stars, though the extent of her wealth is unknown.

Industry



Lebanese performers are celebrated throughout the Arab World – and consequently have high sales figures. For example, Ajram (pictured) has sold over four million albums in Lebanon and ranks as the third best-selling female artist in Lebanese and Egyptian music history.

Lebanon is one of the powerhouses of Arab music. While traditional folk music remains popular, modern music combining Western and traditional Arabic styles, pop, and fusion are becoming more and more popular.

Despite problems with piracy and illegal music downloads, the World Intellectual Property Organization says that Lebanon's music industry is mounting and could reach leading status in the region.

Advertising



Ajram, Wehbe and Elissa have all signed high-profile advertising deals with international and Arab companies.

Elissa has worked with the likes of Pepsi, Lux, Lazurde jewels, Ray Ban and Samsung mobiles, in deals thought to be worth a total of $1 million per year.

Ajram has signed deals with Sony Ericsson, Damas, and Coca-Cola, while Haifa has worked with Pepsi, Chopard and Louis Vuitton.

Merchandise



In 2007, Elissa was chosen by French company Georges Stahl to create her own perfume, Elle D’Elissa – which we were told was the “first international perfume for an Arab artist”. She also worked with Samsung for the launch of a music-enabled phone that contained three of her songs.

One of the most successful merchandising deals was Nancy Ajram`s work with Sony Ericsson, which involved the launch of a special edition of Walkman series model W595i, which incorporates the star`s signature. The phone cost AED400 more than the same version of the phone without the star’s signature

Concerts



Which of the performers charge the most to appear on stage?

This question was answered last New Year’s Eve, when all three Lebanese divas put on concerts.

It was reported that Elissa earned $130,000 for her performance, while Wehbe received $80,000 and Nancy got $70,000. Fans paid between $250 and $1,000 for a ticket to attend Nancy’s event, while Haifa’s fans paid $350 and $700 for a ticket.

-- Kipp Report

Who would've thought that Elissa charges more to perform than Haifa or Nancy? I mean I personally would pay to see Elissa and not Haifa but I thought Haifa would certainly be the highest grosser...Also--Elissa is 38?? Really?? It's a plastic surgery miracle!

~LZ

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