Sentence examples for fame becoming from inspiring English sources

In the 1990s she reached potentially disorienting heights of fame, becoming one of the original supermodels, the first in the industry to become household names (and according to Linda Evangelista, to refuse to get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day).

"This is the gig, this is fame, becoming one of our musicians".

One picture, "Christina's World," encapsulated his fame, becoming as iconic as Grant Wood's "American Gothic" or Whistler's portrait of his mother or Emmanuel Leutze's "Washington Crossing the Delaware".

Emmanuel Adebayor, out of favour for so long, was the unlikely latest player to earn a place in their hall of fame, becoming the first-ever City player to score a European hat-trick.

It was through the launch of its first fashion collections, however, that the house reached unprecedented fame, becoming one of the most influential and valuable luxury brands in the world.

In a lynching case during the 1980s, he won an award of $7 million in damages against the United Klans of America and its supporters, and soared to fame, becoming one of the nation's most respected lawyers.

Until Wednesday, Taylor's claim to fame was becoming the first player drafted straight from the N.B.A. Development League.

It remains to be seen whether Ms. McClain will be able to absorb fame without becoming yet another teenage train wreck.

She then moved to the US with her husband where she also found fame, reportedly becoming the highest earning British female comedian.

Redding has already earned fame by becoming the youngest rider to win a race in the 64-year history of grand prix racing, in the 125cc British round in 2008.

Online fame is becoming just another aspect of teenage life for a generation raised on reality television and the perpetual flurry of status updates that ping across their smartphones, tablets and computer screens.