Chef Paul Prudhomme has propelled the distinctive cuisine of his native Louisiana into the international spotlight and continues to push the limits by creating exciting and new American and international dishes. Chef Paul learned the importance of using the freshest ingredients while cooking at his mother’s side and continues to use only earth’s finest harvests. As the youngest of 13 children, Chef Paul was always adventurous. His strong curiosity of life and cultural customs motivated him to leave Louisiana in his early 20’s and travel across the United States to experience every culinary environment possible. From an Indian reservation all the way to the finest, five-star restaurant, Chef Paul learned to love, appreciate and blend the flavors of his younger years with those of many other cultures.PEREZ HILTON - CELEBRITY BLOGGER
Miami, Florida and Cuban native Perez Hilton is the Internet's most beloved celebrity, entertainment, fashion, beauty, and lifestyle columnist and blogger. Currently residing in Hollywood with his precious mini goldendoodle Teddy Hilton, the “L.A. Times” has called Perez, "like `US Weekly’, the `Star’, the `Enquirer’ and `Life & Style’ all rolled into one." Named the #1 web celeb for 2007, 2008, and 2009 by “Forbes” Magazine, one of the 15 most influential Latinos in the United States by “People en Espanol”, and 2009 Hispanic of the Year by “Hispanic” Magazine, Perez’ website www.perezhilton.com garners more than a whopping 300 million hits every month! Having been features in/on the “Time”, “LIFE”, “The View”, “CBS News”, “Dateline”, “CNN”, “E! Entertainment Television”, “Billboard”, “SPIN”, “MTV’s `TRL’ (`Total Request Live’), “In Touch Weekly”, “US Weekly”, “Business Week”, “The Wall Street Journal”, “The New York Times”, “L.A. Times”, “L.A. Magazine”, “Much Music”, “Howard Stern”, “Paper” Magazine, and much more, Perez has created an empire which includes his own record label Perezious Music (introducing acts like Slimmy, Travis Garland, and Semi Precious Weapons). He has also launched his mobile website at m.perezhilton.com, a new fashion website CoCoPerez.com, and two bestselling books “Perez Hilton’s True Bloggywood Stories” and “Perez Hilton’s Red Carpet Suicide”.CHRISTIE RAMPONE - CAPTAIN OF THE 2012 US WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM
Christie Rampone is recognized as the best defender in the world of women’s soccer. With a decade of experience under her belt, she has defined herself as the leader of the United States Women’s National Team, which remains the #1 ranked team in the world. When not on the soccer field Christie spends all her free time with husband Chris and daughters Rylie and Reece. She enjoys volunteering her time as a soccer and basketball coach. Rampone is a talented seamstress and sewer. Her current obsessions include golfing, cooking, swimming, and reading as much as she can on parenting. She enjoys playing with her two dogs, a black lab named Tiger and a yellow lab named Murphy. Rampone is also a closet reality TV Junkie. Christie was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1975, but grew up in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. As a senior at Point Pleasant Boro High School, she was named New Jersey High School Female Athlete of the Year. During her senior year, Rampone became the first female athlete in the state's history to lead her conference in scoring in three different sports (soccer, basketball and field hockey). This astounding accomplishment would earn her All-State honors in all three sports. Christie is still heralded as one of the finest athletes the state of New Jersey has ever produced. The Newark Star Ledger ranked her No. 4 in their Top 50 High School Athletes of the 20th Century.
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