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Brett Novek on Extra

Brett Novek is burning up the pages as Hunk of the Month in Cosmo magazine -- and he's giving "Extra" a peek at his little black book! The 24-year-old Fort Lauderdale model is dishing about why it's a must to kiss on the first date -- and his secret celebrity crush.

Click here to view Brett's interview from Extra

Irene Marie Modelz for Verizon

Irene Marie Models Ralph jacobs, Mark fisher, Sophia Carby, and Natasha K are featured alongside Timbaland for the latest Verizon campaign. Watch the video below.

8th & Ocean, airing now in France!

To all of our friends in France, make sure to check out "Agence Mannequins Miami" aka 8th & Ocean, now airing on MTV France. For dates and times, click here.

Brett Novek for Taco Bell

Viva Hollywood!

The star of MTV's 8th & Ocean is back. Vinci Alonso's new show will debut tonight on VH1. Make sure to tune in at 10:30pm for the premier of Viva Hollywood. Joining Vinci on the show is new Irene Marie actor, Kalain Santos.

Latin telenovelas are so hot, so sexy, so extreme, so emotional...don't you wish you knew what the hell they were saying? Thanks to VH1 your wish is about to become a reality. We're gathering the hottest group of aspiring Latino actors who think they have the stuff to be America's Numero Uno Telenovela Star.

Viva Hollywood premiers TONIGHT at 10:30pm on VH1

VH1's Viva Hollywood Seank Peek

Viva Hollywood starring Maria Conchita Alonso, Carlos Ponce, Walter Mercado and Vinci Alonso

Vinci Alonso to star in new TV series

Vinci Alonso is a miami based fashion model and reality television star from Puerto Rico. Vinci’s latest campaigns include Armani Exchange, where he was featured alongside supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio. In addition, his image will be displayed all over the world as the new ‘Papi Underwear Guy’.

The star of the MTV’s hit series 8^th and Oceanis back to steal the reality TV spotlight! Puerto Rican heartthrob Vinci Alonso will be the star of a new series, ¡Viva Hollywood! on VH-1.

¡Viva Hollywood! premiers on April 13^th at 10:30pm on VH1. The show is the ultimate search for America's numero uno telenovela star. The cast of aspiring Latino and Latina telenovela stars will move into the "Casa De Locos" where they must master the "7 Deadly Sins of Telenovelas:" passion, lust, charisma, drama, fire, seduction and scandal. The "sins" are disciplines each cast member must learn in order to capture the over-the-top style and flair of a true telenovela star. ¡Viva Hollywood! is hosted by Maria Conchita Alonso and Carlos Ponce.

Maria Conchita Alonso was asked if there was anyone America will love to love and love to hate from the show. She replied - That's easy. It's a Puerto Rican guy who's cocky and very good looking. His name is Vinci Alonso.

For more information on Vinci make sure to visit his myspace fansite at www.myspace.com/vincialonso or click here to view his full modeling portfolio

MTV's 8th&Ocean on DVD

Want to know what the high-stakes, competitive world of modeling is really like? You're invited to drop by 8th & Ocean. Deep in the heart of Miami's hot South Beach, ten professional models from IRENE MARIE MODELS live together in a beachfront apartment complex, each trying to make their way in a glamorous yet very demanding industry. From the fading star afraid her time has passed to the naïve newbie testing her moral limits to the party boy searching for true love, 8th & Ocean shows you the hard work and human drama behind the glossy fashion spreads. Capturing the real lives of the cast with the look and feel of a drama, 8th & Ocean is shot in the style of a narrative film, but with an “indie edge.” There are no interviews or confessionals – the stories are told purely through probing camerawork, eclectic music and unscripted dialogue.

Britt, Kelly, Sabrina, Tracie, Briana and Talsesha are the six drop-dead-gorgeous models who share one apartment. Down the hall live Adrian, Teddy, Sean and Vinci, the four hot guys in the other model aparment. Imagine 10 frail egos, two apartments and only one common desire; to be booked. Nail-biting tensions build as each model sees what they are made of when "being beautiful" seems to be the only test of character. Envy and insecurity abound as the models look in the mirror for the first time, not always liking what they see. What's most ironic about the beautiful life is that, somewhere deep down, we still wish it was us. If only for a day.

To buy the DVD or learn more about the cast, click here to visit the MTV website.

You can also download the episodes through the XBOX LIVE marketplace.

Irene Marie Models in new music videos

Pamela Zapata as lead in Ricky Martin's 'No Estamos Solo'

Melanie Tillbrook as lead in Fat Joe's 'I Won't Tell'

Brett Novek's new LA Fitness Commercial