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2012 Top 10 Most Beautiful Female Teenage Celebrities
 Miranda Cosgrove, Age 19 years:
Miranda Taylor Cosgrove was born May 14th, 1993. She is an American actress and
singer-songwriter. Cosgrove's career began at the age of three when she appeared
in television commercials. Her film debut was in 2003, as Summer Hathaway in
School of Rock. Cosgrove appeared in a number of minor television roles over
several years before coming to prominence on the Nickelodeon TV series Drake &
Josh. A few years later, Cosgrove landed the role of Carly, the lead character
in the Nickelodeon TV series iCarly. As of May 2010, Cosgrove earned US$180,000
per episode of iCarly, making her the second-highest-paid child star on
television. She was listed in the 2012 edition of Guinness World Records as the
Highest Paid Child Actress for iCarly.
Following the success of iCarly, a soundtrack album was released in June 2008,
in which she performed four songs. Cosgrove's debut album Sparks Fly was
released on April 27, 2010.
Cosgrove was born in Los Angeles, California, to Tom, who owns a dry cleaning
business, and Chris , a homemaker. She is of English, Irish, and French descent.
At the age of three, she was discovered by a talent agent while singing and
dancing at the Los Angeles restaurant Taste of L.A. Cosgrove stated that when
the agent walked up to her and her mom for modeling, she had "never really
thought of being an actress" and "was lucky". After choosing to take the offer,
she appeared in television commercials for McDonald's and Mello Yello, and also
modeled. At the age of seven, Cosgrove decided that "she loved doing it" and
auditioned for theater and television roles.
Cosgrove was homeschooled as a child; as of Fall 2012, Cosgrove started
attending the University of Southern California and has cited her aspirations of
majoring in theater or writing. Cosgrove made the decision to attend school
there to be able to continue acting and to stay near her family.
Cosgrove kicked off 2007 by appearing in several Nickelodeon television series.
The first of these appearances was in Zoey 101, which starred Jamie Lynn Spears
and Victoria Justice. Cosgrove later guest starred on an episode of Unfabulous,
which starred Emma Roberts. In the episode, Cosgrove guest starred as a sweet
girl named Cosmina. 2007 saw the end of Drake & Josh, with the final episode
airing on September 16, 2007. However, Cosgrove was already in the works of
starring in her own series, titled iCarly, a teen sitcom starring Cosgrove,
Jennette McCurdy, and Nathan Kress, released on September 8, 2007.
Schneider tailored iCarly around the interest young people have in the internet.
A unique part of this show is the fact that viewers may submit their own videos
and also be included in the show. Cosgrove said of the audience participation
aspect, "When I first heard about the idea, I thought it was so cool. If I were
home and watching TV, I'd want to send in a video." By the summer of 2008, the
show was the third highest rated in the 9�14 demographic. The "iCarly Saves TV"
special extended episode, became the most-viewed entertainment show on cable TV
in June 2008.
 Cosgrove's debut as a recording artist began with the iCarly theme song "Leave
It All to Me". The song features her former Drake & Josh castmate Drake Bell and
is written by Michael Corcoran, one of Bell's band members. It was released as a
single in December 2007 through digital distribution and eventually peaked at
number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album debuted at number one on the
Billboard Kid Albums chart. In June 2008, Columbia Records released the iCarly
soundtrack, which featured four songs performed by Cosgrove ("Leave It All to
Me", "Stay My Baby", "About You Now", and "Headphones On"). Critical reception
for her performance was positive. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic stated
that Cosgrove proved "herself to be an appealingly spunky singer" and the "good
tunes" she performed "made the most of her girlish talents". However, Erlewine
noted that the "focus was not on her" because of other artists, she but rather "
blended in the mix". The following promotional single "Stay My Baby" failed to
reach the charts, but "About You Now" reached number 47 on the Hot 100 in
January 2009, becoming her most successful single to date.
Cosgrove became one of MTV's Female Pop Rookies of 2009. In December 2008, a
cover of the holiday song "Christmas Wrapping" was released to promote the
hour-long special Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh. On February 3, 2009, Cosgrove
released her first solo recording, the extended play About You Now, exclusively
on the iTunes Store. The extended play featured the title track, a remix of it,
and a remix of "Stay My Baby", as well as two new songs, "F.Y.I." and "Party
Girl". To promote the 2009 animated film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,
Columbia Records released a single entitled "Raining Sunshine" with an
accompanying music video in August 2009.
Since July 2008, plans for a debut album have been active. In an interview with
MTV News, Cosgrove discussed the forthcoming album. Cosgrove reported to be
"co-writing and getting really into" the album, contrasting with the iCarly
soundtrack in which she "just picked songs that meant a lot to her, that she
really liked." She also described the album as "still pop rock fun" in
comparison to her previous work on the iCarly soundtrack, though "a little more
mature". Themes for the album are "love songs and just fun songs about hanging
out with your girlfriends". When releasing About You Now, Cosgrove further
elaborated on the album's concepts. She described working with producers and
songwriters The Matrix and Dr. Luke as "definitely different". Cosgrove also
worked with songwriters Leah Haywood and Daniel James, and said that "most of
the songs are fun, pop, rock-girl empowerment". She noted that "there's one
ballad that's kind of sad" and that "it's called 'What Are You Waiting For?'
It's about a girl who likes a guy but he doesn't feel the same way". She added
it's something she's experienced in her own life: "I definitely have guys that
I'm friends with that I have a crush on, and you don't want to ruin the
friendship". The album was released in April 2010, and the first single from her
album, "Kissin' U", was premiered on Ryan Seacrest's radio show on March 12,
2010, and released to iTunes on March 23, 2010. The album, titled Sparks Fly,
debuted and peaked at number 8 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
She signed with skin care and cosmetics company Neutrogena on February 12, 2010,
as an ambassador. On March 17, 2010, it was reported that Cosgrove had signed a
deal, reportedly in the "low- to mid-seven-figure range" to do 26 additional
episodes of iCarly. Cosgrove voiced a character in Universal Studios' 3-D
computer animated feature Despicable Me, released in July 2010. In January 2011,
Cosgrove revealed that her new EP would be titled High Maintenance, and also
released the first single from the same. The song, titled "Dancing Crazy", was
written by Max Martin, Shellback, and Avril Lavigne, and produced by Martin and
Shellback. With three weeks of airplay, the song debuted at number 40 on the US
Billboard Adult Pop Songs.
The Dancing Crazy Tour was the debut solo tour by Cosgrove. visiting North
America, the trek will support her first studio album, Sparks Fly. The tour
began in Missouri and travel throughout the United States and ended in Ohio.
Cosgrove continued the tour into the summer to promote her second EP, High
Maintenance. Dubbed the Dancing Crazy Summer Tour, the singer will travel the
United States and Canada, performing at music festivals and state fairs. In
November, Cosgrove will headline six concerts in Brazil, giving the singer in
first performances in South America.
On August 11, 2011, Cosgrove broke her ankle in a tour bus accident on
Interstate 70 near Vandalia, Illinois, resulting in the postponement of her U.S.
tour dates. The remainder of the tour has since been cancelled.
Her official website is
http://www.mirandacosgrove.com
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Dated 17 December 2012
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