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Ricky Martin and Nicki Minaj tapped as new MAC models

Relaxnews
Thursday 28 July 2011 00:00 BST
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The Latin lover and rowdy rapper are taking over from Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper for the cosmetics brand's Viva Glam campaign next year.

According to a press release, photographer David LaChapelle shot the images in Miami on Wednesday.

Martin succeeds Elton John and Boy George as a male model for the label, while ice skater Johnny Weir even got his own makeup line Glitter and Ice, which will be released this holiday season.

The proceeds of Viva Glam benefit the MAC AIDS Fund, which donates to AIDS research, and Ricky and Nicki will have a hard time to top their forerunners: according to Estée Lauder, Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper raised $34 million for the initiative last year, the same amount of money raised in the ten previous years of the campaign using seven different celebrities.

http://www.maccosmetics.com

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