Choosing Abrams, who helped reboot the Star Trek franchise at Paramount, was a safe move but not one that everyone was happy about.

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Wallace, a former Steelers star receiver, joined Ellerbe in choosing the Dolphins.

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For the Virgin Mary, he had to look farther afield to find a suitable model, choosing a woman already widely worshipped: the Austrian movie star Hansi Knoteck.

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In choosing Hamid to head the socio-political unit, he awarded him another star, his second promotion within a year.

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She is renowned for her skill at choosing "trending" celebrities, such as DJ Mark Ronson and actor James Franco, to star in Gucci's advertising campaigns long before they become universally known.

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