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PART FIVE
LIST OF POWERFUL MOTHERS.
These women are brazen They are tough, independent and smart. They waited for no one. Someone needed to compile a list of POWERFUL MOTHERS. The time has come.There are many more mothers to be added.The list keeps getting longer, so it will be divided into parts.Jenny McCarthy
American model, comedian, actress, author, and activist. Mother of one child and stepchildren and married to actor Jim Carey.She first appeared in
Playboy 
magazine in October 1993 and was named Playmate of the Year in its June 1994 issue. She later began a career in television and film and hasrecently started writing books. In 1995, MTV chose McCarthy to be the host of a newdating show called
Singled Out 
, for which she left
Hot Rocks
.In 2003, McCarthy appeared in
Scary Movie 3
along with model and actress PamelaAnderson. In 2005, McCarthy produced, wrote, and starred in
Dirty Love
alongwith Carmen Electra. The same year, McCarthy hosted a new show on E! called
Party at the Palms
. The reality show, which is filmed at The Palms Hotel in Las Vegas, features
 
hotel guests, party goers, and celebrities. McCarthy currently stars in an online fiveepisode series, called In The Motherhood, along with Chelsea Handler and Leah Remini.The show is on MSN and is based on being a mother where users could submit their stories to have it made into real webisodes. The comic has written a memoir about her quest to help her 4-year-old son, Evan, called
Louder than Words: A Mother’s Journey InHealing Autism.
In June 2007, Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) named McCarthy asits spokesperson. Her stated goal is to educate the public that autism is treatable. Shewill be participating in fundraisers, online chats, and other activities for the non-profitorganization to help families affected by autism spectrum disorders. Her first fundraiser for TACA, Ante Up for Autism, was held on October 20, 2007, in Irvine, California.
Natalie Cole
American singer-songwriter. Mother of one child and single.has won eight Grammy Awards throughout her career. She achieved success in her early career as an R&B star, but smoothly changed her repertoire towards amore jazz orientated musical style in the early 90's. Cole may be best remembered for her 1991 album,
Unforgettable... with Love
, featuring her own arrangements of her father's greatest hits. Her decision to record the songs was a chart success; the albumsold over 7 million copies in the United States alone, and won Cole several GrammyAwards, including
 Album of the Year 
,
Record of the Year 
, and
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
. The album featured a duet, the title track, with her father, created bysplicing a recording of his vocals into the track. As a single, it reached #14 on BillboardMagazine's Hot 100 chart, and went gold. Natalie's latest album
Still Unforgettable
wasreleased September 9, 2008. The first single and video is another virtual duet with her father, a cover of his 1951 hit "Walkin' My Baby Back Home". "I've been so fortunate tohave learned so much from my past experiences. I am embraced by the love andsupport of my family and friends; I am committed to my belief in myself and in myabiding faith to meet this challenge with a heartfelt optimism and determination. This ishow I intend to deal with this current challenge in my life."
 
Victoria Beckham
English pop singer, songwriter, dancer, turned fashion designer, author, businesswoman,and occasional actress and model. Mother of three children and married to super star soccer player (footballer) David Beckham.During her rise to fame with 1990s pop group the Spice Girls, she was dubbed
PoshSpice
, a nickname first coined by the British tabloid press. Since the Spice Girls followedseparate careers, Beckham has dabbled in pop music, scoring four UK Top 10 singlesas a solo artist. Her first single to be released, "Out of Your Mind", reached number twoin the UK Singles Chart and is her highest chart entry to date. During her solo musiccareer she has been signed to Virgin Records and Telstar Records. Beckham has foundmore success as an internationally recognized and photographed style icon. She hashad a significant career in fashion, designing a line of jeans for Rock & Republic andlater designing her own denim brand, dVb Style. Beckham has brought out her ownrange of sunglasses and fragrance, entitled Intimately Beckham which has beenreleased in the UK and America. In association with the Japanese store, SamanthaThavasa, she has produced a range of handbags and jewelry. In addition, she hasreleased two bestselling books; one her autobiography, the other a fashion guide.In her television ventures, she has had five official documentaries and reality showsmade about her, some of which include
Being Victoria Beckham
and
The Real Beckhams
. Her last documentary to date was
Victoria Beckham: Coming to America
which documented her move to the United States with her family in 2007, but it waspoorly received by American critics. She since made a cameo appearance in an episodeof American TV series,
Ugly Betty 
and been a guest judge on
Project Runway 
.Beckham's marriage, and career as a singer have made her the 52nd richest woman inBritain and the 619th richest person in Britain with husband David, with an estimated joint wealth of £112 million.
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