Because she's infinitely cooler than me (actually, I just let her think that), Debbie, editor extraordinaire at our sister site, Jossip, crashed "snagged an invite" to Alek Wek's party for her new book, Alek, which no one there actually read.

Or so Debbie says.

I actually did read it, and will be sharing my thoughts with you on it a bit later.

After the jump, peruse her astute party observations, which cover everything from Kimora Lee Simmons formidable height, to gift bags, to Nigel Barker, noted fashion photographer.

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Photos of the ladies from the ninth installment of America's Next Top Model, premiering Sept. 19 on the CW, have begun to circulate. Many of them, at this stage of picture-taking, are not very impressive. But isn't that the beauty of ANTM? If these girls were the right height and weight and/or had the right look, they'd probably already be models — use as evidence the fact that only a small percentage of contestants, and even winners, actually go on to become real models. But who cares how modelly (Tyra's word, not mine) these girls are, though? I will be glued to the CW on Sept. 19. Check out their individual pics after the jump.

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Something nice about Vivica Fox on her 43rd birthday:

Despite the disappearing hairline, the collagen, and the silicone, the woman actually does look good for her age.

Something bad:

From the looks of the pictures, not too many of her celebrity friends decided to show up at her NYC birthday party last night. Even Jessica Simpson was a no show! In attendance were some some stylists, a couple of ANTM contestants (Nik and Keenyah, in case you were wondering) and Remy Ma, who was not only wearing basically the same dress (in red) as the birthday girl, but she actually had better hair, too.

Happy Birthday, Vivica!

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America's Next Top Model's J. Alexander gave an interview to AOL Black Voices that was sometimes rambling, sometimes funny, and always absolutely insane. He broke down his "white phase," his relationship with Andre Leon Talley, and, most interestingly, his tendency to get a little violent.

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