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Gwen was ranked #4 in Glamour's The 50 most glamorous women of '08. edit »
Gwen was ranked #1 in Femme Fatale's 50 Sexiest Women 2003. edit »
In 2005, Gwen was nominated (along with her fellow actors) for an Actor award at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in the category of Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for her role in the 2004 film The Aviator. edit »
Gwen performed at the 2007 Nickelodeon's 20th Annual Kids' Choice Awards. edit »
Gwen's single, "Wind It Up", features some yodelling and interpolates "The Lonely Goatherd" from the 1965 film, The Sound Of Music. edit »
"The Sweet Escape", off Gwen's second album, features male artist Akon. Gwen has also collaborated with Eve, producing the major hit Let Me Blow Ya Mind together. In 2002, the pair of them won a Grammy for 'Best Rap/Song Collaboration' for the song. Gwen and Moby have also collaborated on the single Southside. edit »
Gwen is 5 feet 6 inches tall or 1.70 meters, with dark brown eyes. Her natural hair color is brunette but she is more famously known for her platinum hair and bright red lipstick. Her nicknames include Sunshine and G-loc. edit »
Gwen and Gavin Rossdale were voted the most fashionable parents in show business in a poll conducted by UK baby product brand 'Cosatto'. edit »
Gwen's Hit song Luxurious samples The Isley Brothers' Between The Sheets. Hip Hop fans will remember this sample being used in The late Notorious B.I.G.'s Big Poppa. edit »
Gwen dolls were released in the US late in 2006, featuring a range of Gwen's different looks and styles. edit »
Gwen won the lead in Tennessee Williams' screenplay Baby Doll. The film, first made in 1956, is a tale of two southern rivals and a sensuous 19-year-old virgin bride. edit »
When she was with No Doubt, Gwen frequently wore a jewel on her forehead. It was a Hindu symbol called a bindi that represents a third eye. She got the idea from Tony Kamal's Indian mother. Many young girls began wearing bindis after seeing Gwen wear them. edit »
Gwen once dyed her hair bright pink. She joked that her hair had started growing in pink so she just "went with it." edit »
Gwen was married in a London church for her September 14th 2002 nuptials to Gavin Rossdale. She arrived an hour late to the wedding. Gwen wore a pink and white, silk-faille dress designed by Dior's John Galliano. The wedding was selected as the eighth most romantic wedding by In Touch magazine on May 29th 2006 Vol. 5 Issue 22. As at 2008, the couple have two sons. Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, born on May 26, 2006, and Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale, born on August 21, 2008, both delivered by a C-section. edit »
Gwen is a Catholic. edit »
Gwen received five Grammy award nominations on December 8, 2005. She was nominated in the following categories: Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year, and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Stefani did not receive any awards at the Grammys on February 8, 2006. edit »
Gwen designed and promoted a camera for Hewlett-Packard. edit »
Gwen made her acting debut playing Jean Harlow in the 2004 Martin Scorsese movie The Aviator. edit »
As a friend to Bradley Nowell, of the ska/punk band Sublime, Gwen staged a benefit concert in Southern California following his death. edit »
Gwen's father, Dennis Stefani, is Italian American. Her mother, Patti Flynn, is of Irish and Scottish descent. She also has a sister, Jill, who appeared in No Doubt's Just A Girl video clip, and a brother, Eric, who became an animator for The Simpsons after he left No Doubt. edit »
As at October 2008, Gwen has been on Saturday Night Live five times. edit »
Gwen's favorite food is sushi. edit »
Gwen lent her voice to the title character of Malice, a PS2 and Xbox video game. edit »
Gwen's favorite bands include 311, Blur, Radiohead and Jamiroquai. edit »
Gwen is dyslexic. edit »
Gwen admitted in 2007 that she only had two boyfriends in her life. One was fellow band member Tony Kanal, in No Doubt, and the other one is her husband Gavin Rossdale. edit »
Gwen is a distant cousin of Madonna. Gwen's great-aunt's mother-in-law shares the last name with Madonna. edit »
Gwen shares a birthday with singer Ashlee Simpson and former Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee. edit »
Gwen has her own fashion label named L.A.M.B. which went on sale in Spring 2004. L.A.M.B. stands for "Love. Angel. Music. Baby." Many big celebs like Nicky Hilton, Paris Hilton, Carmen Electra, and Halle Berry have been spotted wearing her popular bag, and clothing line. edit »
Gwen performed Hollaback Girl at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards, and was backed up by a high school marching band. At the same awards, Gwen received the Visionary Award, presented to her by Halle Berry. edit »
The song Excuse me MR. (Tragic Kingdom) had 2 versions - a more country kind and the punk kind, - with the manager preferring the country version. The rock version was mysteriously lost in a studio mix up so the manager wanted to use the country version but the band refused. They held the track (Spiderwebs)hostage, saying if they couldn't re-do Excuse me MR to the same tempo, beat, etc. they would get rid of Spiderwebs. edit »
Gwen's band, No Doubt, was created by herself, Eric Stefani and John Spence (their friend). The band writes all of their songs, with Gwen writing a few on her own. edit »
Gwen's favorite quotes are "High steppin'", "Livin large" and "Workin' it". edit »

Gwen: I could never get a tattoo. I don't want to commit to anything if I don't know how it's going to look in 10 years. edit »
Gwen: I love to dress up. I love being a girl. I like having a door opened for me. I like all that traditional stuff; I won't deny it. edit »
Gwen: (revealing she preferred to play with make-up rather than toys as a child) I was always the girl who, after school every day, would say, 'Ask your mom if we can play with her make-up! And then we'd do that for about four hours! I would burn everybody with the curling iron, I'd do make-overs on everyone. I was a make-up artist in a mall when I was 17 so it's always something I've been into. edit »
Gwen: (on her pregnancy) It felt like my body was being taken over by some kind of alien. edit »
Gwen: (on being a mother for the first time) There�s nothing else that really matters to me. Every day, Kingston gets more of an attitude and shows more of his character, and I�m just fixated on watching his face and seeing how he�s evolving every day. It�s the most incredible thing for me. I feel blessed about having Kingston. edit »
Gwen: I pray that I can have another baby. I mean, it's such a miracle to have one. And there's so much I still want to do, because who knows? Things could be a lot harder a few years from now. I mean, I'm not at the beginning of my career. I'm on a ticking clock. And I don't want to miss anything. edit »
Gwen: I've never considered myself a great singer. To be honest, it's kind of nasally and piercing and I have no range. edit »
Gwen: Sometimes you have to sacrifice your performance for high heels. edit »
Gwen: Writing songs is super intimate. It's a bit like getting naked. edit »
Gwen: I think I've been able to fool a lot of people because I know I'm a dork. I'm a geek. edit »