Jimmy Fallon Gets Modeling Tips from Adriana Lima: The cute-as-a-button Victoria’s Secret stunner stopped by Late Night to promote the new VS swim catalogue and ended up giving Jimmy lessons in Portuguese, model faces, and the correct way to pronounce her name. For the record, it’s Ah-dree-ah-na… and we kind of want her to be our BFF after this segment. {Styleite}

Russell Simmons Launching Yoga Brand: The hip hop magnate, who has been practicing yoga for more than twenty years, is now developing a new lifestyle brand around the “noise relieving” practice. The all-yoga encompassing ‘Tantris’ brand will initially include mens and womenswear activewear, meditation beads, scented candles, and mats, later expanding to freestanding stores, studios, and restaurants. Though his plan may sound capitalistic, Russell insists he’s doing it out of his passion for yoga, not because he’s “that kind of business guy.” Sounds like Mr. Simmons is smarter than the average yogi. {WWD}

Franca Sozzani Didn’t Marry an African Oil Tycoon, or Anyone: Dear Internet, can we please get a scarcasm symbol already? Vogue Italia reposted an African tabloid yesterday which claimed its EIC had wed Ugandan oil tycoon Charles Mbire, then said Sozzani couldn’t be reached for comment. The Internet took it seriously. To which Franca responded (after several hours of intense, sleepless speculation) that “The marital status [she] prefer[s] is being single.” So… we’ll file this as an early April Fools Day prank? {Vogue Italia}

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