Most Beautiful Baby in the World is Finally Born May 28, 2006 Jill Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt. And she will undoubtedly be blindingly gorgeous. In other news, the second-most-beautiful baby in the world was also born this week. Poor Kingston. Only a few days old, and already always a bridesmaid.
Shiloh. All I can think of is the children’s book about the dog, and the angry lesbian in Art School Confidential. Heh.
From the article: Angelina Jolie gave birth to Brad Pitt’s daughter In 2006, we’re still seeing these anachronistic descriptions of childbirth that ignore the mother’s co-ownership (for lack of a better word) of the child she gave birth to.
I’ve noticed the same thing in quite a few reports. The child is described as “Brad Pitt’s daughter”. It’s as if Angelina was just the incubator or something.
Well… doesn’t giving birth automatically describe some ownership? And they probably wanted to get Brad Pitt’s name in there… so the reporters would have to describe the baby as his daughter or to say he fathered the baby… plus using daughter also denotes the sex of the baby. Just sayin…
A clever reporter could easily have written something like “Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt welcomed their daughter, who was born on xyz” or “Angelina Jolie gave birth to her and Brad Pitt’s daughter.”
as for most potentially beautiful celebrity kid, i always regretted that rebecca romijn & john stamos didn’t breed. that one coulda been a contender.
I don’t know. I think that maybe they’re too good-looking to get together. This kid could easily end up a mutant: her lips, Brad’s chin… it’s dicey. I think that the ideal combo is good-looking person + distinctive-looking person. (For reference, please see Bebe Buell + Steven Tyler = Liv Tyler.)
I think that the ideal combo is good-looking person + distinctive-looking person. (For reference, please see Bebe Buell + Steven Tyler = Liv Tyler.) By that reasoning, I look forward to watching David Bowie and Iman’s daughter mature. (Even if human breeding involves way too much outcrossing to reliably reproduce phenotype.)
They couldn’t have given the poor child a halfway-normal name? I mean, come on, with the last name Jolie-Pitt it’s already screwed, but what’s wrong with Elizabeth or Mary or Grace? Were there no elderly relatives that they’re on speaking terms with that they could honour by giving the kid a family name? Don’t give the other kids in kindergarten even more opportunities to make fun of her. The whole “creative” names for celebrity children thing just seems like one more cross for them to bear. Not to mention the fact that they could’ve at least given her a normal *middle* name for her to switch to if she hates having such a “distinctive” first name. Zowie Bowie changed his name to Duncan Jones, apparently, which would suggest he wasn’t too thrilled with having a unique name. Now he sounds like an accountant! Oh well, I guess it could be worse. They could’ve amped up the horror by doing a cutesy spelling. I knew a Kortni once. I don’t know what the poor kid’s parents were thinking. If you want to call your child Courtney, do so, but don’t give them a name that’s both trite and impossible to spell. Good point re: the offspring of two very good looking people not always working out to be raving beauties themselves. Family resemblances can be weird. I remember seeing a picture of Ewan McGregor and his non-famous brother once, and they looked very obviously related, only the brother had the same features without any of the Ewan McGregor hotness. It was like the family features just happened to arrange themselves slightly differently, and one brother ended up plain, and the other one ended up handsome.
They couldn’t have given the poor child a halfway-normal name? She’s a Hollywood baby. They practically named her Jane.
Don’t give the other kids in kindergarten even more opportunities to make fun of her. With the jet-setting this couple does, I doubt she’ll be in kindergarten. I’m sure there’s homeschooling a la Cruise in her future….
I think that the ideal combo is good-looking person + distinctive-looking person. (For reference, please see Bebe Buell + Steven Tyler = Liv Tyler.) That’s tricky as well. See Christie Brinkley + Billy Joel = Alexa Ray Joel. I’m surprised, frankly, that they didn’t pick a Namibian name for the kid to honor where she was born and the work that they do for Africa. I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how seriously Angelina Jolie took the whole UN Goodwill Ambassador thing — and very pleased to see that she got Brad into it as well.
Family resemblances can be weird. I remember seeing a picture of Ewan McGregor and his non-famous brother once, and they looked very obviously related, only the brother had the same features without any of the Ewan McGregor hotness. It was like the family features just happened to arrange themselves slightly differently, and one brother ended up plain, and the other one ended up handsome. Look at Jeff & Beau Bridges, or Randy & Dennis Quaid, or the Baldwin brothers — at one end, you have Alec, and at the other end you have the one — Stephen? — who looks like a penis. And became a scary, scary fundie.
Someone has to make sure that Shiloh and Kingston meet once they grow up. The attractiveness of the human race is at stake!
I’m surprised, frankly, that they didn’t pick a Namibian name for the kid to honor where she was born and the work that they do for Africa. I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how seriously Angelina Jolie took the whole UN Goodwill Ambassador thing — She comes across as fairly weird, but at least she’s productive in her weirdness. She could be giving tons of money to Scientology or Kabbalah, and instead she’s giving tons of money to charity and doing a lot of actual work for charity as well. Some celebs seem to think being a spokesperson for a charitable cause just involves showing up in fancy clothes at a couple of benefit dinners. But judging by interviews, she seems to have actually read some books about her cause and understands it beyond “Poverty is bad. Now go see my new movie.” and very pleased to see that she got Brad into it as well. Did you see the episode of The Daily Show where Jon Stewart was talking about how after BP slept with her, he was converted to wanting to help starving children? Stewart said pseudo-earnestly “It’s your mission to personally get more men involved in saving the children. So I think you should start with me. Do it for the children!” Silly, but very funny.