Showbiz Flashcards
Female artist that has the most Grammys
Beyoncé (32 awards)
Sold the most records among any female music artists
Madonna
Titled as “The Voice”
Whitney Houston
Titled as “Queen of Pop”
Madonna
Most nominated artist for Record of the Year
Beyoncé (8 nominations)
First African-American woman to direct on Broadway
Vinnette Justine Carroll (1972, production of the musical Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope)
Received the first Academy Awards for Best Actress on 1929
Janet Gaynor
Won the most awards for Best Actress in Academy Awards
Katharine Hepburn (4 awards)
First woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow (2008)
Richest female singer
Rihanna
Most nominated actress for Best Actress Category in Academy Awards
Meryl Streep (17 nominations)
Most recent winner for Best Actress in Academy Awards
Michelle Yeoh
Winner of the most Golden Globe award
Meryl Streep
First woman to direct a film
Alice Guy-Blaché (1896)
First woman to be nominated as best director for Academy Awards
Lina Wertmüller (Seven Beauties, 1977)
Wrote the lyrics to the song “Happy Birthday to You”
Patty Smith Hill (together with her sister, Mildred Hill)
CEO of Vogue
Anna Wintour
Made Chanel one of the most sought-after designer brand
Coco Chanel (Gabrielle Bonheur)
Created the iconic wrap dress in the 1970s
Diane von Furstenberg
Pioneer in sustainable and ethical fashion
Stella McCartney
CEO of Prada and Creative Director of MiuMiu
Miuccia Prada
Designed the “Green Jungle” dress of Jennifer Lopez
Donatella Versace
Highest paid female model
Kendall Jenner
First Miss Universe pageant was held on
June 28, 1952, at Long Beach, California
First Miss Universe
Armi Kuusela (from Finland)
First black woman to win Miss Universe
Margaret Gardiner (1978)
First Miss World pageant was held on
April 29, 1951, at Lyceum Ballroom in London
First Miss World
Kiki Håkansson (from Sweden)
Big 4 of beauty pageants
Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International, Miss Earth
First Miss International pageant was held on
August 12, 1960, also at Long Beach
First Miss International
Stella Marquez (from Colombia)
First Miss Earth pageant was held on
October 28, 2001, at UP Theater
First Miss Earth
Catharina Svensson (from Sweden)
First country to win the Big 4 pageants
Brazil
First woman to participate all 4 pageants
Cynthia Kanema (from Zambia)
Country with the most pageant wins
Venezuela (23 wins)
Most winners of Miss Universe
United States (8 wins)