Ruby Rose Langenheim

Ruby Rose Langenheim (born March 20, 1986), better known as Ruby Rose, is a model and MTV VJ.

She first gained fame by joining the Girlfriend model search in 2002, which she came in second to Catherine McNeil.cite web| url = http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,22807312-10388,00.html| title = Ruby Rose scores shot at as VJ| accessdate = 2008-11-25| author = AAP| date = November 23, 2007| publisher = "news.com.au"]

In order to land her gig as an MTV VJ in Australia, she competed against 2000 other hopefuls in a three-week national search, as former VJ Lyndsey Rodrigues moved to the United States to co-host TRL. As part of the competition, she downed 100 shots of beer in 100 minutes against Jackass' Bam Margera, and kissed strangers on a busy Sydney street.

Ruby came out as a lesbian when she was 12.cite web| url = http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/yoursay/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/ruby_rose_live_blog/P0/| title = Ruby Rose - live blog| accessdate = 2008-11-25| date = March 28, 2008| publisher = "news.com.au"] [cite web| url = http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23445322-5001021,00.html| title = MTV VJ Ruby Rose: 'I came out at 12', let me get on with work| accessdate = 2008-11-25| author = Shoba Rao and Tim Artlett| date = March 28, 2008| publisher = "news.com.au"] In 2008, she was rumoured to be in a relationship with Jessica Origliasso from the Veronicas as the two had been seen kissing and holding hands. [cite web| url = http://www.fox.com.au/entertainment/music/news/veronicas-gets-kiss-from-a-rose| title = Veronicas twin gets kiss from a Rose (again)| accessdate = 2008-11-25| date = April 30, 2008| publisher = "fox 101.9"] However, Langenheim denied this in a live blog, stating that the two are "really good mates".

Langenheim has stated that her dream originally was not to be an MTV VJ: "I wanted to be a rockstar, but I can't play instruments." However, she enjoys her job as VJ compared to her previous job as a model. "Being a model there is always something they want to change. Whether they want someone a little bit skinnier, a little bit taller, a little bit prettier, but MTV want you be yourself ... not censoring anything and not conforming to anything".

Ruby is the god-daughter of Lionel Rose and the great-granddaughter of Alec Campbell, the last surviving Battle of Gallipoli troop.

Websites/Fansites

[http://www.myspace.com/rubyroseisback Ruby's Official Myspace]
[http://www.myspace.com/rubyrosefans Ruby's Fan Myspace]

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