Bianca Bartz and Her Top 20 Trends - Happy Birthday Bianca!

Trend Hunter’s editor, Bianca Bartz, celebrates her birthday today.  Accordingly, it’s time to revisit her top 20 posts of all time.

For those who don’t already know, Bianca is a vibrant young journalist who edits our daily issue and infects Trend Hunter with her contagious enthusiasm.  She’s constantly looking for the next big thing and always on the forefront of new stories…

Happy Birthday, Bee!

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Bianca Bartz’s 20 Most Popular Trends

1. 5 Minute Nose Jobs – Surgery-Free Rhinoplasty in Canada

Five minute nose-job, eh? You betcha! Best of all, you won’t have to break the bank or your nose.

Stephen Mulholland, a Toronto plastic surgeon has gained widespread popularity for his “injectable… [More]

2. Custom Birthing Soundtracks - Nicole Kidman’s Delivery Room Music (GALLERY)

Nicole Kidman is planning a musical birth for her baby with country crooner husband Keith Urban. The Australian couple has chosen a Nashville, Tenn. hospital as the ideal place for Kidman to deliver her… [More]

3. Aged Olympians - Dara Torres is 41 & Hot as Ever (VIDEO)

Dara Torres is a 41-year-old Olympic hopeful trying to make the US team for the Beijing Olympics. The fact that she’s about two decades older than the average competitor doesn’t faze her. She’s been persisting… [More]

4. Celebrity MySpace Hacking - Paris Hilton & Lindsay Lohan’s Private Pics (GALLERY)

Some Canadian hackers were so curious about the private lives of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan that they managed to hack into their MySpace profiles. After obtaining very personal images, they have now… [More]

5. Regional Obesity Trends - The Fattest US States + 22 Obesity Trends

We all know the obesity epidemic is only getting worse in the US, but how much worse, and which states have the most shocking stats? This map from Calorielab gives a good visual illustration, complete… [More]

6. Vanessa Hudgens’ Dirty Photos Don’t Stop Disney - Will This Launch Her Career?

After recent photos of Vanessa Hudgens began circling the net, Disney talked about terminating their contract with the 18-year-old High School Musical Star. After Hudgens’ public apology, however, Disney… [More]

7. Australia’s Next Top Model Debate – Is Alice Burdeu Too Skinny to Compete? (VIDEO)

Half a year ago Trend Hunter was delighted to see Madrid banning skinny models from their catwalk.  However, reality TV does not appear to be following suit.

Specifically, Alice Burdeu is receiving a… [More]

8. Copying The Pob - Victoria Beckham’s Hot Hair

Victoria Beckham isn’t just a trendsetter when it comes to apparel, she lays the ground for hot new hair looks, too. Girls are running to hair salons with photos of the “pob,” Victoria’s sexy new cut and… [More]

9. Georgio Armani’s New Butt - David Beckham Underwear Model (GALLERY)

The latest rear being used to promote Georgio Armani’s male underwear belongs to none other than hunky soccer star, David Beckham.

“Beckham was busy shooting the ad campaign last week in L.A. with Mert… [More]

10. Top 50 Shockvertisements - Controversial Ads (SUPER GALLERY)

Creating an emotional connection is crucial to effective marketing campaigns. One common technique is to arouse the feeling of shock.

Some of these ad campaigns really push the limits of what could be… [More]

11. Biomimicmarketing in Shockvertisement - French AIDS Campaign (GALLERY)

These very graphic, extremely disturbing ads are actually part of a real life AIDS campaign in France.

The print advertisements consists of images of a man having sex with a giant, black scorpion, and… [More]

12. Male Chastity Belt - Latowski Genital Organ Chamber (GALLERY)

Ladies, do you worry when your husband is away at work? Well fear no more! Now you can send him off with a male chastity belt. Concerned he won’t stay faithful when he hits up Vegas with the guys? If… [More]

13. Celebrities Exposed – Britney Continues To Flaunt What’s Underneath (VIDEO)

Oops, she did it again. Spears has decided yet again to show the world exactly what lies beneath her thousand dollar outfits, and People.com didn’t wait to post the latest images. Guess when you can… [More]

14. Stupid Viral People Tricks - Dude Backflips Into Pants (VIDEO)

What is people’s fascination with watching other people do stupid things? This video shows guys trying to jump and land in their pants, specifically, they’re trying to do back flips and then land with… [More]

15. Top 69 Naughty Ads - Sex Sells (SUPER GALLERY) (VIDEO)

It’s been proven time and again that sex sells. That’s nothing new, but to keep things fresh, marketers have to figure out how to keep it sizzling. Ad agencies have found ways to sell everything from alcohol… [More]

16. Racy Product Placement - Do Tom Ford’s Vaginads Cross the Line? (GALLERY)

Adrants recently coined the term “Vaginads,” a hybrid of vagina and advertising after being inspired by two new campaigns.

In Tom Ford’s risque new campaign, just like his last ad, (see below) a very… [More]

17. New Phones Leaked - Verizon Voyager, Juke, Pearl, Venus (GALLERY)

An anonymous tipper informed Engadget of a few new Verizon phones that will be launching in a few weeks. The information was leaked yesterday and is rapidly spreading through the blogosphere. The new phones,… [More]

18. Tom Ford’s Racy New Ad - Controversial Cologne Campaign (GALLERY)

Tom Ford’s latest cologne ad might be considered a little crude, but the sexy advertising technique is certainly proving effective. The commercial is getting a lot of attention for the provacative image… [More]

19. Human Branding - The New Tattoo (VIDEO)

Now that tattoos can be removed through laser surgery, people wanting to permanently modify their bodies are turning to branding. Using an ultra-hot iron, people are literally sizzling their skin to create… [More]

20. The New Cleavage - Underboobs (GALLERY)

Don’t get boobytrapped into thinking a smokin’ figure is all about cleavage. According to various sources, showing cleavage is thing of the past; that’s right, now it’s all about the “underboob.” The sex-appeal… [More]