Barbara Smith (born 1949), known as B. Smith, is a restaurateur and television host.

B. Smith began her career as a fashion model, going on to grace the covers of 15 magazines including Mademoiselle, becoming the first African-American woman on its cover in July 1976. Today her face can be seen on Betty Crocker and Pillsbury products and, in addition to a recent TV commercial for Mercedes-Benz, she currently serves as spokesperson for Colgate Palmolive Oxy products and in the past, McCormick's Lawry seasonings.

Smith owns three restaurants and was recognized by Elle Décor as one of America’s ten most outstanding non-professional chefs.^{[citation needed]} She opened her first restaurant in 1986. Her restaurants are located on Restaurant Row in New York; in the historic Beaux-Arts Union Station in Washington, D.C.; and in the village of Sag Harbor on Long Island in New York.

Smith’s interest in décor and restaurant design led to the development of her first home collection, which debuted at Bed Bath & Beyond in Spring 2001. The B. Smith with Style Home Collection is the first line from an African-American woman to be sold at the retailer and includes bedding (duvet and comforter sets, coverlets, quilts, coordinated sheets, decorative pillows, window treatments) as well as tabletop, bath ensembles and area rugs, doormats, wall art, candles, bathroom furniture, door mats, and paper products.^{[citation needed]}

Peter David Schiff (pronounced /ˈʃɪf/; born March 23, 1963) is an American businessman, investment broker, author and financial commentator. Schiff is CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital Inc., a broker-dealer based in Westport, Connecticut and CEO of Euro Pacific Precious Metals, LLC, a gold and silver dealer based in New York City.

Schiff frequently appears as a guest on financial television and is often quoted in major financial publications. He is host of The Peter Schiff Show, a radio show broadcast on terrestrial and internet radio. He is a frequent guest on internet radio as well as the host of the former podcast Wall Street Unspun. In 2010 Schiff ran as a candidate in the Republican primary for the United States Senate seat from Connecticut.

Schiff is known for his bearish views on the dollar and dollar denominated assets, while bullish on investment in tangible assets as well as foreign stocks and currencies.

Peter Schiff was born and raised in New Haven, Connecticut. His father, Irwin Schiff, is a prominent figure in the U.S. tax protester movement, currently serving a 13-year sentence for tax evasion. Peter Schiff attended Beverly Hills High School in California, and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1987 with a Bachelor's degree in finance and accounting.

Eileen Davidson (born June 15, 1959) is an American film and soap opera actress. She is known for her role as Ashley Abbott on The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful and for the multiple roles she portrayed on Days of our Lives.

Davidson was born in Artesia, California, daughter of Charlotte, a homemaker, and Richard Davidson, an airplane parts manufacturer.

Davidson has been married three times: first to actor Christopher Mayer from 1985–1986. Her second husband was former General Hospital, Port Charles, and As the World Turns actor Jon Lindstrom, to whom she was married from 1997 to 2000. She is currently married to actor Vince Van Patten. They have 1 child together: Jesse (born in 2003). They met when he briefly appeared as her "boyfriend" on a cruise on The Young and the Restless.

Davidson is related to several well-known actors through her marriage to Vince. Vince's father is actor Dick Van Patten ("Eight is Enough"). Dick's sister is actress Joyce Van Patten. Joyce was married to actor Martin Balsam. Joyce and Martin's daughter is actress Talia Balsam ("Mad Men"). Talia's first husband was actor George Clooney and she is now married to John Slattery ("Mad Men," "Sex and the City," "Desperate Housewives").