Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot

Rafael Nadal Strikes An Armani Pose

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Last month we learned that tennis champ Rafael Nadal would be the new face of Emporio Armani underwear and Armani Jeans. Now the first images have been revealed. The black and white images were shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott who also turned their lenses on Megan Fox for her latest campaign for Armani which is after the jump. The ads will officially launch next month. Last month Armani released a couple of behind the scenes images of the Nadal shoot on Facebook.

It's the first time in a while that a tennis player has been chosen to front the mens campaign. Soccer has ruled lately with first David Beckham, whose sexy billboards caused heads to turn. More recently Cristiano Ronaldo bared his chiseled stomach and wicked smile in Armani's Autumn/Winter 2010-2011 advertising campaign. Those pictures were from Ronaldo's second season as the face and body of Emporio Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans.

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Depp's Girlfriend Replaces Kirsten Dunst in Miu Miu Ads

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Johnny Depp's gorgeous longtime girlfriend, French model/singer/actress Vanessa Paradis, has been chosen to replace Kirsten Dunst as the face of Miuccia Prada's sporty Miu Miu diffusion line. Paradis will appear in the label's futuristic Fall/Winter ads (right) shot by sought-after fashion photog duo Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot in Los Angeles, Vogue UK reports.

"At once a deconstruction and a pure visual composition, the campaign addresses the exploration of beauty in conjunction with intellect, imagination, and divergence," a Miu Miu rep says. Paradis has previously appeared in several ads for Chanel. She and Depp have been together for 10 years and have two children. Last year my colleague Deirdre Woolard reported that Depp had bought her a vineyard near St. Tropez.

Gallery: La Belle Vanessa Paradis