VH1’s The Shot was a pretty interesting show for me since I’m such a photography nut. Winner Maria Carmel shot these fabulous finale shots of Victoria’s Secret hottie Alessandra Ambrosio.

They were good enough for the 27-year-old fashion photographer to walk away with $100K, a fashion spread in Marie Claire, and a national Victoria’s Secret campaign.

Time for me to brush up on those photography skills!

Brazilian model/professional hottie Adriana Lima and NBA star Marko Jaric got engaged on Thursday night, according to Marko’s publicist.

Jaric popped the question on Lima’s birthday. How sweet!

“He asked and she said yes. They are both incredibly happy and couldn’t be more in love,” says publicist James Weir.

Tila Tequila blames the media and Bobby Banhart’s interest in self-promotion for her breakup, and says she was much more guarded during her second “Shot at Love” on MTV.

“I felt like he was starting to get caught up more in the Hollywood world,” said the MySpace hottie and reality star. “Because when we were talking, he was just talking about meeting with agents and getting his own reality show, and meeting with managers. Of course I was happy for him, but at the same time I thought that was really weird. Because if that’s what you were doing, then why didn’t you mention that while we were shooting? It was just odd to me. Unfortunately it didn’t work out.” Tila also said that “the media also makes it hard on us. The media says something about him, and he retaliates, and I’m like ‘That’s not how it was.’ And it ends up being, like, unfortunate.”

Tila did not want to come back for a second season because of the way things had worked out with Bobby and she wasn’t sure she was ready to get back into it. Luckily for all of us, she decided to give it another go ’round!

Tequila said she’s more cautious now about the contestant’s motives.

“This time around, I’m a lot more guarded. I’m a lot more observant of everyone and what they’re doing here,” she said. “Last season I was a lot more nicer, and this time I’ll tell you, ‘If you’re not here for the right reasons, get the hell out. Stop wasting my time.’ Because I really am not putting up with that this season.”

In case you haven’t heard of her, we’d like to introduce you to our latest Hottie of the Month Saffron Taylor!  Saffron is a British model specializing in lingerie, swimwear, and bikini modeling.  Like other hotties we’ve features here, Saffron gained much of her success through her MySpace page: www.myspace.com/saffrontaylormodel

We’ve got a lot more information on Saffron after the jump…and pictures too!

Here’s what Saffron had to say about her success:

It was with the success of my MySpace page that gave me the idea for this website. Within two weeks of me uploading my photos on MySpace, I had gained over a thousand friends and was offered many opportunities from top glamour photographers, featured model interviews, girl band auditions, along with a request to be interviewed by Playboy Radio. Today I run my own successful website www.saffrontaylor.com, so join me there!

I know you guys want more personal info on Saffron, so who are we to dissapoint?

Clothes size:  UK size 8 (US size 6)
Shoe size: UK size 5 (US size 7)
Weight: 112lb
Statistics: 34DD, 24, 34
Height: 5’6” (without heels!)
Eye colour: Green
Hair colour: Light Blonde
Nationality: British
Location: United Kingdom

One of my biggest interests is working out. I try to go 3 – 4 times per week. But, when I say “working out”, I don’t mean spending half an hour on the treadmill (far too boring for me!). I love weight training which I have been doing for the last 3 years. I find it quite hard to gain and maintain my weight naturally, so up to now weight training is the only thing that has worked for me.

Don’t let the blonde model image fool you – I am a bit of a geek in disguise! When I eventually get time to watch TV, I just love documentaries – animal planet, discovery, Civilisations, and science channels. I am a great researcher too, I will make sure every stone is uncovered if I am trying to find information on anything! I’ve always had a great interest in Egyptology, I just love the mysticism of ancient cultures. I also love anything to do with Space and whats going on out there – it’s a shame most people don’t even think about the vastness of our universe, it’s so mind blowing! Oh and computers - well how did life exist before them? The Internet has to be the biggest life changing invention of our generation, I am a total addict.

Why hello there Elizabeth Hurley! It appears the stars have come out! Of course, leave it to Liz Hurley to always show off the goods at an award show. Here is the model and international hottie strutting her stuff at the “Duftstars” Award 2008 in Berlin.