This month's model drove all the way from good 'ol Sin City to grace us. Celeste Marie is definitely a rare commodity well worth her weight in bling. She's been involved in the modeling circuit since she was 19, having opportunities with television, Playboy, and more importantly, Import Tuner. You don't have to be baller status to hang but it would be a good idea to get to the ATM and pull some green for an outing--oh yeah, dress nice and check you're stupidity at the door. She knows what she wants out of life and, gosh-darn it, she's on her way. Up Close and Personal: Celeste Marie
2NR: So you're an ex-Southern Californian. Where do you live now?
CM: Las Vegas. I have a house out there. The prices out here are too much for me.
2NR: Are you living out there with a "partner" or something?
CM: No. Just me.
2NR: You grew up in Chi-Town. Do you miss anything out there?
CM: Yeah, I miss having kegger parties in the cornfield.
2NR: Shut up! Cornfield? Get outta here. Next thing you'll tell me is that you miss tipping them cows too.
CM: I did! I rode my dad's lawn mower like it was a tractor. John Deere races, the feeling of kicking it into third gear. I'm just joking.
2NR: You're not joking.
CM: No. I miss my parents. I talk to my mom everyday.
2NR: Do you miss Cali at all?
CM: Just my friends.
2NR: That's it? Not the clubs? The parties?
CM: I figured out that people are the same anywhere you go. After hanging out with my friends and clubbing last night...I don't need to miss anything else.
2NR: So sweet. Do you have a regular job out in Sin City?
CM: No. I just do my site. CelesteMarie.com.
2NR: Haven't seen it. Give me the rundown. What'll I see when I visit?
CM: Just me; pictures of me. I have Playboy-style photography--a little risque; you'll see my boobs but nothing else. It's done classy. I'm probably one of the classiest girls on the internet. I'm really proud of the site. I designed it with my best friend Bobbi Billard--she's hot. You should get her for a cover. Before her I didn't know anything about computers until we sat down. It took us four months! I had a site back in 1999 but it didn't work out--I had a boyfriend at the time and I just got lazy. Things are different now. My site does well; especially if you add the fact that it's only a year old. The thing I like about it is that I'm in control and that everything I do with the site is "me". You get to know me. I don't know any other website that's been built like ours (Bobbi and Celeste). Oh and you'll get some mpegs.
2NR: Interesting. Tell me more about these movie clips.
CM: Well, they're clips of me--it's set like you're at one of my photo shoots. I'll do live cam-shows for about an hour. I'd be wearing a bikini, chatting.
2NR: Do you sell merchandise on the site?
CM: Not at the site but I have a company that sells the stuff I wear from the photo shoot.
2NR: So guys will buy your underwear--sounds sexy and pervy all at the same time.
CM: They're clean!
2NR: How'd you get you're start?
CM: I moved from Chicago to Cali when I was 19. I did the bikini-circuit, got to be a Budweiser ringside girl at the Forum.
2NR: Cool. Did you see anything worth remembering?
CM: Blood. Gross! It was all over the ropes. I had a white Budweiser suit--the one with the red letters that came down the front--I had to step through the ropes limbo-style. You had to be really careful or you'd get sweat or blood on you. Eww! After that I got a chance to be a Hawaiian Tropics girl.
2NR: If you weren't modeling what would you be doing?
CM: I'd be a clothing designer. It'd be high-end girly stuff. Mine is called "Curb." It'd be what you'd see on Brittany Spears. I think I'd be ready to release it in about a year.
2NR: What made you decide on clothing design? Any plans?
CM: I think I've always been ahead in style. I'll have just one boutique. If you want it you gotta come get it!
2NR: So, you're totally unattached.
CM: I've had boyfriends since I was 16. You have to understand I've never been single until now. This is the first time. My last one went four years serious then two with fighting. I've been single for a year now.
2NR: Next time employ the three strikes rule. Experienced three major break-ups & make-ups? You're out.
CM: Like in blackjack. Lose three times, leave the table.
2NR: Wow, Vegas does wonders in four months, eh? So I guess now your work is your new "man." Are there bad parts to having a real man?
CM: It's very time consuming.
2NR: What's it take to pamper a woman like your self?
CM: You gotta treat me like a baby, I guess!
2NR: Geez. Back rubs. Foot massages.
CM: Yes!
2NR: "Would you like something to eat? I'll run off to the store for you!" Uh, no.
CM: As far as men go I like the visual to be rough but I like the softer side of a man. But I'm not a super affectionate person. I'm not the hand holding person, but if I do, it means something more. For me it's about the reality.
2NR: Choose between a man that is not exactly cute but has a great personality versus a hot guy with a personality, say, a couple steps up from a sack of bricks.
CM: I pick the guy with the great personality and make him look good; I'd just buy him a new pair of jeans.
2NR: Is there a perfect guy?
CM: I like mentors. I like a guy that's smarter than me and smarter than the average guy. A person that could teach me something new everyday. But not like a father figure! I don't like older guys. I want them to be in my age range. I like how men think. I like that a guy can talk about stuff that means something and not be all about the gossip. He'd have to be ahead of the game. I find that attractive. Looks aren't the big thing. A guy that looks good is a guy that presents himself well. He also can't be like, "Oh where do you want to eat?" Women like authority.
2NR: As the saying goes, "Ya gotta treat 'em rough to get the muff!"
CM: Oh my God!
2NR: Hey, as bad as it sounds, nice girls like bad boys.
CM: That's not true. Nice WACK chicks like bad boys. Girls that don't know themselves are the ones who fall into that category. They're not leaders. The saying should go "Leaders like nice guys, wack chicks like bad boys."
2NR: A chick is a chick no matter how you get them--we're not counting! How long did it take for you to learn that?
CM: I've always known that.
2NR: Yeah right. Since sixteen?
CM: I've been with amazing men. We just don't have anything in common anymore.
2NR: You're one of the few that knew what they wanted early in life. That's different.
CM: Thanks. I love me!
2NR: You love you.
CM: Not anything physical--just mentally. I love me! I mean, I don't look at others and wish I were them, ya know?
2NR: What would be an active day for you?
CM: I run around all day. I work hard. I start off with Starbucks--a White Mocha! I go to my P.O. Box and grab my mail. I go tanning. I have a toy poodle so I visit this really cool pet shop.
2NR: Ah. There's your ride-along "partner."
CM: He's really human!
2NR: Sorry, NOT human.
CM: He's got a cute little t-shirt. He's a boy that dresses like a girl. He's cool. A total gay guy.
2NR: What you've got on your hands is a confused metrosexual dog.
CM: Metrosexual?
2NR: Basically a straight guy built to fake out gay guys. He knows style and happens to moisturize.
CM: That's my kind of guy!
2NR: OK, what would you're new metrosexual date feed you for lunch?
CM: I like fish. I'm really into sushi. Albacore. White tuna. I don't eat much red meat.
2NR: Suppose you couldn't find sushi.
CM: Then I'll make him go to the store to pick up some salmon! Put a little lemon-butter on it and it's delicious.
2NR: What's free time like for you?
CM: I don't have time. I'm always working.
2NR: You've got to learn how to relax.
CM: Work IS relaxing. I get to design clothes, something for my house, my site.
2NR: OK, another scenario. You've got 20 minutes on the couch. What would you be doing?
CM: Watching E! and MTV. I loved Anna Nicole! Punk'd and Viva La Bam are hilarious.
2NR: What's free time like for you?
CM: I like to hang out with my girl friends.
2NR: Most pretty girls don't have many girl friends.
CM: All my friends are girls. They're all smokin' hot. Sometimes they don't get along but I play the middleman. I'm the one that creates the party. I'm the one that keeps it going.
2NR: If a fan were to impress you with a drink what'd he be buying?
CM: I'm into red wines right now. I don't know why. Although enough of it willmake you feel high.
2NR: Enough of it would convince you that it'd be okay to hurl your intestines into your girl's jacket pockets.
CM: Then there's the go-to drinks--Grand Marnier and Courvoisier, French Connection (Martell VS Cognac and Cointreau), good scotches.
2NR: Bling. Your ex must miss you.
CM: Uh huh.
2NR: You're a hot girl...
CM: Uh huh. And a smart girl!
2NR: Creative...
CM: Uh huh.
2NR: Talented...
CM: Uh huh.
2NR: A business woman...
CM: Yes, and...
2NR: Uh, is going to be extremely popular in a couple years because the site and the clothing line are going to blow up?
CM: I hope so!
2NR: Enough.
2NR: So what would you be wearing to attract a guy?
CM: I'd dress very casual--it's gotta be cool casual--but it all about the purse, shoes and jewelry. That's what makes an outfit.
2NR: So the accessories make it hot. How bout colors?
CM: I like all colors. I'd wear loud stuff like pink with turquoise and red shoes and a really cool purse!
2NR: Let's accessorize with, say, a car. What would it be?
CM: A Lamborghini! Well I drive a BMW 325 with 19s. I used to have a Benz with 18s. Right now I'm into black with the matte finish.
2NR: Run me down your resume.
CM: I've done Playboy specials, Bench Warmer trading cards, Budweiser, Hawaiian Tropic, had a bit part on "Renegades."
2NR: Lorenzo Llamas? Interesting. What do you see yourself doing five years from now?
CM: I'd be building my empire! I love to work. When I start something I have to finish it a soon as I can.
I took the hint. Damn, she got bored quick. I'm too slow. She's moved on. I got to step up my game. That's ok, I'll just head out to Vegas. Everyone has a chance in Vegas.
Model: Celeste Marie
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 107
Measurements: 34 - 22 - 34
DOB: July 10
Sign: Cancer
Nationality: German / Greek
From: Chicago / Orange County / Las Vegas
Turn-ons: Worldly guys with sense of style
Turn-offs: Bad taste, bad "resume"
Ambitions: To do whatever I want whenever I want to own a piece of everyone's company.
Shouts: Big kisses to Bobbi and all my girls!
Website: www.CelesteMarie.com