• Lorenzo Martone and former Elite marketing director Ryan Brown launched ARC NY last night in SoHo. ARC NY is a boutique talent PR agency just for models, and has already signed Brazilians Alessandra Ambrósio and Fernanda Motta, the host of Brazil's Next Top Model.
• Go behind the scenes at the CFDA/ Vogue Fashion Fund Awards.
• It looks like Isabeli Fontana got highlights.
• Alessandra Ambrósio, Emanuela de Paula, Izabel Goulart, Caroline Trentini, Ana Beatriz Barros, Flávia de Oliveira, and Isabeli Fontana have been confirmed for this year's Victoria's Secret fashion show. Adriana Lima will not be strutting in lingerie this year because she just had a baby girl this past Sunday.
• Rumor has it that Jesus Luz will be the new face (and body) of Brazilian underwear label Mash.
• The controversy about Adam Lambert on the cover of the latest issue of OUT magazine.
• A breakdown of Beyoncé's looks in the Video Phone video, which just so happens to be all about that cameo by Lady Gaga.
• Here is the making of video of the story from the latest issue of ffw Mag! which I posted yesterday, courtesy of make-up artist Ricardo dos Anjos. (Warning: possibly nsfw)

Beyoncé not only had the best performance last night at the VMAs, but she also won Best Video Of The Year and managed to save Taylor Swift's night at the same time. Now if only she had also asked Pink and Shakira on stage to discuss their little Balmain incident the night would have been truly complete.

I shared most of my thoughts about the show last night via twitter and facebook, but I am going to say that last night's VMAs were the best in a very very long time. The format changed and it worked: there were less awards handed out, and it was all about making sure all the performances were pretty amazing. I ended up watching the entire show, something I hadn't done in years. 

Visit MTV.com for a list of last night's winners.

• Preview the cover story of the new issue of Vogue Hommes Japan, styled by Nicola Formichetti and photographed by Steven Klein.
• Aline Weber does V Magazine Spain.
• More of Baptiste Giabiconi in heels for Purple. 
• New at Contributing Editor: Prince of Wales.
• Scott Buccheit sits down with Lorenzo Martone.
• A video sneak peek at The Day Before.
• Listen to Leona Lewis' new single Happy.
• Beyoncé is coming to Brazil, but not for New Year's Eve as previously posted. According to Extra Online, Beyoncé will be performing in the country between February 3 and 10. Rumor has it that singer Ivete Sangalo will open for her.
• São Paulo wants to host the Victoria's Secret fashion show in 2010.
• Tara McPherson's exhibit hits Porto Alegre.
• Big Brother Brazil 11 will feature former contestants from previous seasons competing against new ones.
• 50,000 people celebrated Gay Pride in Floripa this past Sunday.
• A new study indicates that 20% of homosexual students in public schools in Rio abandon school because of discrimination.
• Not quite like the gays from Fire Island: Asbury Park gays cover Whitney's Million Dollar Bill.

• Here is an exclusive shot of Jean Carlos and Shakira in Paris while shooting a story for the October issue of Vanity Fair.
• Karl Lagerfeld and Baptiste Giabiconi pay tribute to Helmut Newton in the new issue of Purple. (NSFW)
• Jesus Luz poses for an Italian underwear label.
• Lady Gaga does V Magazine (yes, again).
• Caroline Trentini got bangs.
• Isabeli Fontana shot the new Louis Vuitton cruise campaign in the Hamptons last week.
• Gisele, Alessandra Ambrósio, and Adriana Lima are up for fashion icon at the 2009 NCLR Alma Awards.
• Chris March is suing Thierry Mugler over Beyoncé's tour costumes.
• Rumor has it that Beyoncé will perform in Copacabana beach on New Year's Eve.
• São Paulo Fashion Week, Fashion Rio, and Rio Summer are now part of the same group.
• Bust a move: a list of the seventeen tracks from the upcoming Glee soundtrack.
• The NYT reviews Whitney Houston's comeback album I Look To You, which was released today.

• Gisele Bündchen covers the 22nd issue of DANSK, hitting newsstands tomorrow. Love the Alexander Wang dress she is wearing.
• Marlon Teixeira in motion for Pull & Bear fall 2009.
• Miro Moreira has left Ford Brazil, and is back at Ten Model Management.
• Reynaldo Gianecchini will not be playing gay in a mini-series as posted on Monday because of other work commitments.
• Meet Daniel Agnesini, Mr. Gay Acre 2009.
• Nightclub The Week in São Paulo will be celebrating its fifth year in business with a big bash on the weekend of September 5. DJs Peter Rauhofer and Juanjo Martin have already been confirmed.
• Speedo break.
• Paula Abdul is leaving American Idol.
• Beyoncé and Lady Gaga each earned nine nominations for next month's MTV Video Music Awards. As much as I love Paparazzi, I am still voting for Single Ladies for Best Video of The Year.

I am going to go with (b) beautiful nightmare. You gotta love her for the fashion choices in this video though (not to mention the screaming in the intro).