Carmella DeCesare -
Gorgeous Playmate Hair! |
| Karen Marie Shelton |
| Revised Date: 4/10/08 - Original
Publication Date: 04/28/06 |
Introduction
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Carmella
DeCesare
April 25,
2006 |
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Karen Marie Shelton
All Rights Reserved |
I recently discovered that I had the
Celebrity Recognition Skills (CRS) of a cavewoman.
I confronted this nasty character flaw while
I was hanging out in Beverly Hills, California visiting
my friend, celebrity hairdresser,
Ken Paves.
While I was hanging out in the famous
Starbucks on Robertson a virtual parade of famous names
and faces wandered by. I was completely oblivious until
the celeb watcher sitting behind me kept excitedly
nudging me pointing out the most recent Starbucks star
studded arrival.
The exasperated star watcher finally
gave up on me when she realized I was totally clueless
about the big names ordering an array of lattes. I made a
hasty retreat from the java joint and wandered in a daze
down Robertson pausing for a moment outside the Ivy
which was teaming with paparazzi. If there were
celebrities right in front of me, I would never have
known.
Which is exactly what happened when I
had the fabulous good fortune to unexpectedly meet
Carmella DeCesare. I immediately liked this
sweet, charming and outrageously gorgeous woman.
She had a warm and engaging smile that lit up her
perfectly shaped face and deep chocolate brown eyes.
Her thick, blatantly healthy hair, was a shade of glossy deep blue
black and gently cascaded down around her shoulders
generating pure shimmer.
After chatting with her briefly, off and
on for almost two days, I started to be aware of the fact
that she looked familiar. I wracked my celebrity
recognition challenged brain trying to figure out where
I might have seen her before but I just couldn't piece
it all together. She was so friendly and engaging
she put me instantly at ease. It certainly
seemed unlikely to me that she could be a famous
celebrity.
Even though this woman is absolutely
breathtakingly beautiful, she didn't seem to know how
stunning she really was. Which made me feel so
comfortable chatting with her. I honestly felt
that she was interested in what I had to say. She
was so real and down to earth and kind. Carmella possessed a gentle
spirit.
A Celebrity Right In Front Of Me!
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Jessica
Simpson, Ken Paves & Carmella
DeCesare
At
Photo shoot for Jessica Simpson HairDo Clip-ins
April 25,
2006 |
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Karen Marie Shelton
All Rights Reserved |
After trying my hardest to figure out
if Carmella was someone I should know I casually
mentioned that she "looked familiar" to me. She
smiled a shy smile and told me that I might have seen
her on the cover of Playboy Magazine.
Carmella
explained "she had been the Playmate of The Month
in 2003" and, oh yeah, "Playmate of the Year for 2004".
Her photo had been on the cover of the June 2004 issue.
WOW. I was impressed.
Although I randomly look at Playboy from
time to time, I didn't remember that particular issue.
I asked Carmella if she had stayed at the Playboy
Mansion because I had caught the reality shows about
Hef's girlfriends - Girls Next Door.
Carmella explained she had "appeared on some of the
shows and had been featured on one of the shows for her birthday
party".
In fact, she mentioned that Hef's
girls are "all very good friends". A light bulb went off
and I actually remembered seeing Carmella on the show. I
asked her where her birthday party show was set and she
said it was filmed in Las Vegas. And it was "so much fun".
The AHA factor kicked in full force and
I remembered that I had read about her on the web and found it fascinating how she made her way from
local modeling at age 16 (July 1, 1982) in her hometown
of Cleveland, Ohio (Avon Lake) to the bright lights of
Los Angeles, where she currently resides.
Whipping out my trusty notepad and pen I
asked if I could interview her on the spot. "OK"
she smiled graciously.
From Ohio To Hollywood
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Carmella
DeCesare
Wearing a Jessica Simpson
21" Human Hair Clip-in Hair Extension
April 25,
2006 |
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HairUWear
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Explaining that she started modeling
when she was just 16 years old, Carmella went on to say that she had the good
fortune of being one of the 12 finalists in Hugh
Hefner's Girl Next Door: The Search For A Playboy
Centerfold show. Once she was on the reality
playmate search show, as the buzz goes, she felt
uncomfortable and decided to leave the show.
The
judges and Hef were so blown away by her beauty and sad
at her departure, that she was given another chance to
audition for a Playmate spot despite the fact that she
quit the original venue. The rest, as they say, is
history as she first snagged the Playmate of the Month
and then of the Year.
I asked Carmella what it was like to be
a Playmate and she said it was "one of the best
experiences of her life" but also "nerve wracking at the
same time".
Although Carmella said that being a
Playmate had "really changed her life in so many ways
and opened up so many career opportunities", she also
confided that during her first year she was "constantly
on planes flying around to do publicity appearances and
other Playboy related work".
Note: The
HairDo 21" Human Hair Clip-in Extension worn by Carmella are
available at Hairboutique.com in the Marketplace.
While the "Playboy
pictorial got her lots of work" and it "was lots of fun,
it was also very grueling".
Being a model, she
explained, is "ultimately about your looks and not about
your talent or what you can contribute from an actor's
viewpoint".
Eva Longoria's Long Lost Sister
During the course of our "official"
interview I told her that it was
amazing how much she looked like Eva Longoria. "So
many people say that" Carmella agreed. And indeed,
the more I stared at her, the more I saw the close
resemblance to Eva.
Carmella has the same thick glossy black hair, same dark
exotic looks and killer body. Just like the Texas
"housewife".
I inquired if it bothered her that
people thought she looked like Eva's twin. "No"
she smiled, "I am very flattered". Pushing ahead I
suggested that Mark Cherry and the rest of the folks
from Desperate Housewives should snap her up for a guest
role as Eva's long lost sister.
Long Term Goals
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Carmella
DeCesare
Wearing a Jessica Simpson
Clip-in Hair Extension
Synthetic 18" Wavy
April 25,
2006 |
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HairUWear
All Rights Reserved |
Making the constant rounds of casting
calls, Carmella confirmed her goal is to ultimately "move
from modeling and posing to acting, maybe in a soap or
something with more security." She agreed that she
would "absolutely love a chance to have a guest spot on
the hit ABC Housewives show".
I told her that I wished that I had a cell phone
number for Mark Cherry because I would personally call
him and let him know that his next ratings spike was
ready and willing to appear on the show. Carmella
would be a perfect foil for Eva's character. And
she really does look like her long lost sister with her
Puerto Rican/Italian family lineage.
Carmella agreed that she
would "absolutely love a chance to have a guest spot on
the hit ABC show". Indeed, Carmella would be a
perfect foil for Eva's character. It is almost
scary how much she really
looks like the Desperate Housewife's long lost sister.
Note: The
HairDo 18" Wavy Synthetic Extension worn by Carmella are
available at Hairboutique.com in the Marketplace.
Although Carmella obviously enjoys
modeling and "loves to do print work", she confided that
the "competition for jobs in Hollywood is fierce" and
that at casting calls you see lines of "girls that are
15 on a 10 scale". After all, "it's all about your looks
and you either have the look that they want or not".
Even though Carmella takes eye popping
photos, she realizes the importance of taking steps to
secure better opportunities for herself. With
acting goals in mind Carmella has been studying and
working very diligently with a private coach so that
eventually she can be booked into more acting jobs.
In fact, besides the four episodes that she has done for
Hef's Girls Next Door reality show about his girls, she
is currently filming a movie.
Luscious Locks
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Carmella
DeCesare
Wearing a Jessica Simpson
Clip-in Hair Extension
Synthetic 10" Wavy
April 25,
2006 |
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HairUWear
All Rights Reserved |
Although I was fascinated with
Carmella's exciting celebrity lifestyle, my focus
shifted to her hair. I confirmed that her below
the shoulder strands were not extensions and "all her
own tresses".
She said that she goes to "Bob Roy's
Salon in Manhatten Beach", near where she lives and that
"Mazon currently cuts and styles" her gorgeous strands.
Although her hair is "naturally thick"
it also "holds a curl well". She does hot iron it
when she wants it to be completely "straight" since it
does have "a little natural wave". Her absolute
"favorite shampoo is Frederic Fekkai's Vanilla
Protein Shampoo" and "any good leave-in product" as well
as "any shine serum" that will make her beautiful hair
"glossy and super shiny".
Note: The
HairDo 10" Straight Synthetic Extension worn by Carmella are
available at Hairboutique.com in the Marketplace.
Summary
Carmella Decesare is an exotic beauty finding her
way in the wild, wacky and highly competitive world of
Hollywood. She has thick lush shimmering blue
black tresses that frame her stunning face. Even
more important, Carmella is not just a pretty face.
Carmella is intelligent, well educated, sweet and most
importantly a kind and generous person.
The lovely Carmella got married to Football Player Jeff
Garcia in April 2007, a very lucky guy. |