# Pop Culture August

Check out our top picks from the headlines this month

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CINDERELLA STORY

14-year-old Sofia Mechetner from Holon became the new in-house model for luxury French label Christian Dior and was the first Israeli model to open a fashion show for the brand last month at Paris Fashion Week.

START-UP NATION

Tel Aviv and Los Angeles-based company Whipclip has raised over $40 million in finances for its TV show and music video clip sharing app.

TRAILBLAZERS

Israel Trail near Eilat Photo by: Dafna Tal, courtesy of Ministry of Tourism
Israel Trail near Eilat Photo by: Dafna Tal, courtesy of Ministry of Tourism

Google Street View will photograph Israel’s 660-mile Israel Trail, the longest trail ever photographed and the first that spans a whole country in Google Maps history.

JEWISH ROOTS

Hotel-heiress Nicky Hilton married a descendant of the prominent Jewish Rothschild family Amschel Mayor James Rothschild this past month in London, England.

THE VOICE

After vacationing in Israel last month, American songstress Mariah Carey announced that she will perform in Rishon Lezion at Live Park on August 18