Alessandra Ambrosio is a supermodel who's starting her own YouTube channel. She's only the second one to do this as far as we know. ( Chanel Iman was first a few weeks ago.)

Ambrosio is a Victoria's Secret 'Angel' and she recently became a new mom.

She's starting the channel with the help of her close friend who is a filmmaker. She's got two videos up already but her channel, which will be all about the daily life of a supermodel, doesn't officially debut until January.

The idea is to do a continuing series of videos about 'a model's life'.

See her second video below. It's about taking a dive into the ocean at St. Barts;

Bettie Page died today at age 85. She was one of the most popular models of the 1950's. She didn't start her modeling career until age 27 and decided to retire at age 34, when many considered her at the peak of her career.

She had a very sad upbringing. She says her family was so poor she was happy to get an orange in her Christmas stocking. Her father abused her and her parents divorced when she was ten years old. See her sad bio at WSJ today, as well as on Wikipedia.

Below is a TV interview she did in 1997. (She would not allow anyone to see her and wanted to be remembered as she looked when she was young.)

As any teenager will tell you, the Flip MinoHD video camera is one of the coolest gifts you can give this Christmas. It's a relatively pricey gift but it would be extremely popular with your teenagers and any other family members who are seeking an easy way to make videos and put them on YouTube or email them to their friends.

We'd be buying one of them too, but they are completely sold out in the stores here. Amazon is selling them for $206.00, that's twenty-three dollars cheaper than you can buy them at the Flip Video home site.

Here are some of the specs;

Simple to Shoot in HD

* The world’s smallest HD camcorder, weighing only 3.3 ounces
* Convenient flip-out USB arm plugs directly into your computer
* Built-in memory for up to 60 minutes of high-quality video
* Start recording within 3 seconds of power-up
* Advanced playback, pause, fast forward/rewind features
* Records high-quality videos that work with iTunes, iMovie, and iPhoto
* Fast lens – great low or bright light results, 2x digital zoom
* TV connector cable included to watch videos on television
* Tripod mount fits any standard tripod
* Video: 16:9 widescreen, HD 720p (1280 x 720) at 30 frames per second

Simple to Share

* Built-in software for instant viewing, editing, and one-click emailing
* Browse, playback, organize and archive your videos
* Create movies with videos, music & titles
* Edit clips and save still photos from video
* Instantly upload to AOL, MySpace, YouTube and other video sites

The Flip is going to be a huge best-seller this Christmas. It's made by a private company based in San Francisco called Pure Digital Technologies. They have about 75 employees and are looking to fill a lot of new job positions so tell any of your friends who may be looking for marketing or technical computer work.