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America's Next Top Model Winner Jaslene Gonzales and TV Style Guru ...

She is teaming up with other celebrities to give back to the community in a wildly popular, annual non-profit event.Jaslene will host The CW Washington DC "Teens Count" High School Fashion Battle, while the judging is handled by singer/actress Taraji Henson of Hustle and Flow fame, and style guru Paul Wharton, whose credits include MTV's "Made", VH-1's "The Agency", The CW's "Top Model Makeover and TV Land's upcoming model show, "She's Got The Look".Teens Count is a non-profit organization whose mission is providing rewarding experiences for local area youth who are interested in pursuing a career in the performing arts.This very popular non-profit produces the annual Fashion Show competition where local high schools compete to win a grand prize that among other things includes a New York City trip to meet Kimora Lee Simmons, model, author and CEO of the Baby Phat urban clothing and accessories empire.The celebrities all see the event as a way to provide incentive for aspiring youth to achieve some of their personal and business goals.

Bridgeport students turn shopping bags into fashion statements

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. --Sione Hardison, 16, a fashion major at Bullard-Havens Technical High School, can probably design clothing in her sleep. But using paper bags for the material that was a challenge that called on teamwork and a lot of creativity.

The result -- a little outfit Hardison and teammates called "hood and lace" -- was one of 10 creations students fashioned last week out of Lord & Taylor shopping bags.

Part of a competition sponsored by the upscale department store, the outfits will be shipped to the Stamford Lord & Taylor to go on display with other entries from about a half-dozen high schools in the region that have fashion programs.

Some of the outfits students from Bullard-Havens designed consist of nothing but shopping bags that have been scored, pleated, braided, woven and cut to look like something any model would be proud to wear.

Amanda Bynes Lands a Hot New Role with Milk

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Amanda Bynes keeps herself busy juggling a successful acting career and her new fashion line, "Dear." With her schedule in high gear, Bynes knows that the nutrients in milk combined with regular exercise help her stay fit take after take.

Bynes is the latest celeb to join the new 'Body by Milk' campaign created to encourage teens to be active and drink 3 glasses of lowfat or fat free milk everyday to stay healthy. Other celebs modeling the famous 'stache in the campaign include Hayden Panettiere, Beyonce Knowles, and the cast of High School Musical 2.

The ad copy reads, "Metamorphosis. What's changed since the "Amanda Show"? Me. Thanks to milk. Some studies suggest teens who choose milk over sugary drinks tend to be leaner, plus the protein helps build muscle.

Right Brain, Derren Raser

Derren Raser, a Southern California musician, found his musical voice when he heard the stylings of singer and songwriter James Taylor.

"All my favorite musicians are singer/songwriters," he said. Looking through this lens, he was able to develop his own style.

Raser will be in Denver this weekend, participating in the Colorado Music Summit, where musicians gather to hear seminars, and also perform at various venues in the city. During his time in Colorado he will also make a stop to play in Summit County, which he calls "like a second home."

Raser grew in Kansas City, visiting Summit County during the summers with his parents.

Raser favors a description of his music he once heard: Simon Garfunkel meets the Shins.

"It's an older sort of style, which is really influenced by the older singer/songwriters.

Moss Helps Launch Tsunami Charity

Supermodel Kate Moss has helped launch a new charity set up in remembrance of her friend who died in 2004's Indian Ocean tsunami.

The British beauty was devastated when she learned model booker Samantha Archer Fayet, who she befriended early in her career, had died in Thailand along with her 6-month-old daughter Ruby Rose.

The SamandRuby charity, which has been set up by Samantha's husband Patrice Fayet, will be funded by sales of a new rose created in their memory.

Moss says, "Sam was one of my oldest and closest friends. If my support for the charity helps kids get a better education and start in life, it's the least I can do in memory of Sam and Ruby Rose."

Performance and classical music listings

Art Contemporary comedy that shows the bonds of male friendship. Closes 2/10. Delaware Theatre Company, 200 Water St., Wilmington; 302-594-1100; www.delawaretheatre.org. $31-$32; $15 youths 24 & under. A Body of Water Lee Blessing's new play explores the fluid nature of memory. Closes 2/17. Act II Playhouse, 56 E. Butler Ave., Ambler; 215-654-0200; www.act2.org. $25. Dorothy Parker & Friends: One Perfect Rose Celebration of the culture of the 1920's with a focus on Ms. Parker & her contemporaries. Closes 1/27. Hedgerow Theatre, 64 Rose Valley Rd., Media; 610-565-4211, www.hedgerowtheatre.org. $22-$30; $20 seniors; $10 children under 18. The Fantastics Musical about two fathers attempting to keep their children from falling in love. Closes 2/24. Kimmel Center-Innovation Studio, Broad & Spruce Sts.; 215-893-1999.

Critic earns 'F' for foolish

The Rose Bowl is not interested in being a quarter or semifinal site. That's not happening.

"And if there were a playoff, LSU would have been at [top-ranked] Ohio State. The game probably would have been played in Cleveland."

Adams even suggested that if the Rose Bowl resisted becoming part of a playoff, the Chick-fil-A Bowl could take its place.

I would rather see a chicken take Adams' place as Georgia's president. We actually would be grateful when it lays an egg.

tgreenstein@tribune.com