SexinessGwen Stefani’s persona is quite a paradox: she is part sex symbol, part “baby girl.” This dichotomy drives adults and teenage boys mad, but unfortunately, for our voting panel, the excess amount of makeup she puts on is just too much. Gwen’s sex appeal suffers when she tries to look like a Barbie doll, but when she’s more natural, like in the video for “Underneath It All” and the beginning of the “What You Waiting For?” video, she is super sexy.
Personal style
Her platinum hair (depending on which week it is) and funky wardrobe have landed her on many best- and worst-dressed celebrity lists, and she has become a fashion icon. She tends to favor John Galliano, and sometimes she really looks sophisticated on the red carpet. Then, there are other times when we wonder whether she looks in the mirror before stepping out.
No matter how outlandish her style, she proves she can pull off anything, which is probably why her own clothing line, L.A.M.B., is so successful.
Personality & talent
Gwen’s truest test of character probably came when No Doubt were struggling financially and their record company did not believe in them. After Gwen’s brother Eric left No Doubt, they almost quit, even going as far as selling their records on the black market, from their houses. But when the going got tough, Gwen stuck to her guns and persevered and that, perhaps better than anything, illustrates her resilience.
Meanwhile, she has become an icon to teenage girls, thanks to the song “Just A Girl,” which became a “Girl Power” anthem. This always amazed Gwen because the motivation behind No Doubt’s music has always been about making people move, not furthering a political agenda or pushing feminist ideals.
Gwen’s commanding stage presence makes it impossible to look away from her. With the seemingly endless amount of adrenaline she displays during her concerts, there is no doubt touring is exhausting for Gwen (yes, that was a corny play on words).
She also writes No Doubt’s songs, and we’ve always respected singers who do that. Especially when they become chart toppers.
BIO
Name:Gwen Stefani
Birth Name:Gwendolyn Renee Stefani
Height:5′ 6″
Sex:F
Nationality:American
Birth Date:October 3, 1969
Birth Place:Anaheim, California, USA
Profession:actress, musician
Education:Cal State Fullerton
Husband/Wife:Gavin McGregor Rossdale (lead singer of the band Bush; born on October 30, 1967; met in 1996; engaged on January 1, 2002; married on September 14, 2002 at St. Paul’s Church in London)
Relationship:Tony Kanal (No Doubts band mate; b. on August 27, 1970; dated for eight years)
Sister:Jill
Brother:Eric Stefani (former member of No Doubt; born on June 17, 1967), Todd Stefani
Son:Kingston James McGregor Rossdale (born on Friday, May 26, 2006; by Caesarean section at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; weighed 7 1/2 pounds)
Step daughter:Daisy Lowe (born in 1989; father: Gavin Rossdale)
Claim to fame:Lead singer of the band No Doubt
Real Facts
The video for the song’ “Wind It Up,” in which we can see the key coming out of her mouth, was based on magician Harry Houdini’s tricks.
Says she’s desperate to record a new No Doubt album and is willing to leave her solo career behind. (November 25, 2006)
Says losing her post-baby weight has been a nightmare. She admits it took five months to shift the extra pounds. (October 25, 2006)
Is currently working on a new album and is awaiting the release of a live DVD of a full concert performance. (October 7, 2006)
Has teamed with Huckleberry Toys to launch a line of limited-edition ”Love. Angel. Music. Baby” (L.A.M.B) dolls, which will be dressed in the styles worn by tehstar and her Harajuku Girl dancers on her most recent Harajuku Lovers tour. (September 7, 2006)
She and her husband, Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale, have bought a Beverly Hills house that once belonged to Jennifer Lopez for almost $15.5 million. (September 2, 2006)
Has pulled out of the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards because she failed to win any top prizes in 2005. (September 1, 2006)
Gave birth to baby boy Kingston James McGregor Rossdale by Caesarean section. (May 26, 2006)
Broke her finger while dressmaking. (May 16, 2006)
Her friends treated her to a staggering $35,000 baby shower, two months before her baby is due. (April 22, 2006)
Still bears a grudge against the boy she shared her first kiss with on a family trip – because he failed to keep in touch.
Denies Madonna’s claims that she copied her style. (November 7, 2005)
Refuses to attend this year’s MTV Video Music Awards reportedly because she was not asked to perform despite her receiving several nominations for awards. (August 20, 2005)
Has been cast in FACTORY GIRL, a movie about Andy Warhol’s muse Edie Sedgwick. (August 9, 2005)
Said that her next solo single ‘Cool’ was inspired by her ex-boyfriend No Doubt bass player Tony Kanal. (June 27, 2005)
Has created a new T-shirt to raise cash for the victims of 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. (May 13, 2005)
Has been named the top fashion icon by British magazine Harpers & Queen. (2005)
The red vinyl dress she wore on the cover of No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom album has been stolen from the Fullerton Museum Center. (January 14, 2005)
Plans to design for the rest of her life. (2004)
Has recently found out from her husband, 36-year-old Gavin Rossdale, that he’s the father of Pearl Lowe’s daughter Daisy, a 15-year-old London model named Daisy Lowe. (2004)
Is getting acting tips from Leonardo DiCaprio for her cameo in THE AVIATOR. (March 10, 2004)
No Doubt and Blink 182 will team up for a coheadlining U.S. amphitheater tour beginning June 1 in Indianapolis and wrapping June 26 in San Bernardino, California. (February 5, 2004)
Her new line of clothes, L.A.M.B., has all the hallmarks of her singing style, which includes bikini tops, Rasta-inspired colors, low-slung pants, even bum flaps. (October 31, 2003)
No Doubt recently shot a video for their new single It’s My Life at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles — It was directed by David LaChapelle, who’s best known for his racy and provocative photographs of today’s hottest stars. (October 21, 2003)
While No Doubt enjoys a break after intense touring activity in support of its 2001 Interscope album, Rock Steady, Stefani is busying herself with a variety of endeavors – She’s been collaborating on some tracks on her own with different people; Stefani has previously lent her vocals to hit songs by Moby (South Side) and Eve (Let Me Blow Ya Mind). (April 22, 2003)
No Doubt received the keys to Anaheim Friday at Disneyland, which the band mocked in its 1995 hit album Tragic Kingdom — lead singer Gwen Stefani even confessed she wanted to work at Disneyland and sing songs at the Disneyland Hotel, and admitted she used to come dancing there. (November 25, 2002)
Gwen used to date bass player in the band Tony Kanal. When they broke up she wrote the hit single Don’t Speak in memory of their relationship.
Sometimes Credited As: Gwendolyn Renee Stefani
Nickname: Sunshine, G-loc
Trade mark: Red Lipstick
Was on her High School swim team.
Met fiance Gavin Rossdale (Bush) in 1996 at a concert she was playing at with her band No Doubt
Inspired by such musicals as The Sound Of Music, and Annie.
Eric, her brother, was the keyboardist for No Doubt
Has a small dog named Megan
Favorite food: spagetti
Is Catholic
Favorite movie: THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Her prom dress was a remake of the movie BEHIND THE REAR WINDOW
Gwen and bandmate Adrian used to have a crush on each other.
No Doubt opened up for the Ziggy Marley (Bob Marleys son) concert in 1990. During the tour Gwen would come out on stage in different costumes, such as a wedding dress! She built her fans from then.
Gwen wrote Simple Kind Of Life the night before they recorded it.
Is the only original member who’s still in the band.
Auditioned for GIRL INTERRUPTED and FIGHT CLUB.
Her grandfather is the guy at the register in the Sunday Morning video.
On the Just a Girl video, Gwen’s shirt that shes wearing is made from boys underwear.
Played the Piccolo in her high school marching band.
No Doubt is in the Guiness Book for longest singel at #1, Don’t Speak for 16 weeks.
During high school, Gwen thought she was chubby, so she joined the swim team.
Gwen’s red vinyl dress from the cover of Tragic Kingdom is enshirned in a Hard Rock Cafe in Newport Beach, CA.
Gavin, Gwen’s boyfriend of Bush doesn’t like her style of clothing much.
Every year makes an annual trip to Knott’s Berry Farm.
Once while jogging in Paris, Gwen got lost and forgot what hotel they were staying at, so she had to call her father who was back in the USA to get the name and number of the hotel she was at.
Has been known to check into hotels under the name Daria Blue.
In the Sunday Morning video, the guy laying in the driveway at the beginning is Eric Stefani, the guy on the porch is Donnie, at concerts he use to warm up the crowd before the band would preform, the man at the grocery store is Gwen’s Grandfather and the house is Gwen’s grandparent’s.
Performed water ballet in high school.
Started wearing the Bindi after attending a party with Tony and his mother, where all the women were wearing them.
Tony got his nose pierced after loosing a bet to Gwen, but he forced her to watch him get peireced, and she fainted.
