Marina Vladimirovna Orlova Марина Владимировна Орлова
Born	Marina Orlova (1980-12-10) 10 December 1980 (age 31) Arzamas, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian/American
Years active	2007–present
Known for	Infotainment etymology
Internet information
Web alias(es)	HotForWords
Web hosting service(s)	YouTube
Signature phrase	"Intelligence is Sexy"
Website
www.hotforwords.com

Marina Vladimirovna Orlova (Russian: Марина Владимировна Орлова) (born December 10, 1980) is a Russian philologist^[1] who has become an Internet celebrity, hosting a popular channel on YouTube, HotForWords, and a corresponding website. She also hosts a bi-weekly radio show on Maxim Radio on Sirius Satellite Radio.

Early life and education[link]

Orlova was born in Arzamas (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast) Russian SFSR, Soviet Union in 1980. In an interview, she claimed to work at a shop for a year before applying to an international recruitment program; she was then sent to a small town near San Francisco and worked as a nanny for a working family with two children.^[2]

Orlova initially aspired to become a model. She went to two photoshoots, but did not succeed – she was told that at 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m), she was too short to be a model.^[2]

She has two degrees in philology^[1] and taught English and world literature to high school students in Moscow before moving to the United States to pursue further education.^[3]

Orlova rents an apartment in Beverly Hills. She has said that her work takes up all of her time, and that she sometimes sits at the computer 12 to 14 hours at a time and has little time left for socializing.^[2]

[edit] Hot for Words website

The theme of Orlova's website and YouTube videos, which begin with the tagline "Intelligence is Sexy," is tracing the origins of English words. Some of her entries focus on everyday words such as "irony" and "OK," while others address lengthy and rarely used words such as "floccinaucinihilipilification " and "antidisestablishmentarianism." Some entries also address idioms, including "let the cat out of the bag," "dressed to the nines," and "three sheets to the wind," or new words like the verb "to google."

Orlova in January 2010

The channel became active in February 2007, at a time when, Orlova said, "everybody was uploading cleavage."^[4] Orlova has since been voted "World's #1 Sexiest Geek" in Wired Magazine's "Sexy Geek of the Year Contest" contest. G4 TV has listed Orlova among its "Hot Women of the Net" on several occasions, and Cosmopolitan Magazine has identified her as the "most subscribed to YouTube guru."^[5] Orlova appeared on the cover of the November 2009 issue of the wine, beer and spirits publication Mutineer Magazine,^[6] applying her trademark word explanations to common beverage words. Orlova has appeared on a number of Fox shows including on The O'Reilly Factor,^{[7][dead link]} and was profiled on "The Medium," an Internet feature of The New York Times Magazine.^[8] In June 2008, Orlova and radio personality Danny Bonaduce signed endorsement contracts with coComment.^[9]

The Moscow Times said "Marina exploits her blonde-bombshell looks to the maximum: She appears in her two-minute clips scantily clad, pouting and making doe eyes. This is surely the main factor in her success. However, while the number of scantily clad girls on the Internet is limitless, not all of them put so much intellectual effort into their success."^[10]

In an interview, Orlova explained how she got viewers interested in words: "How else could I attract them to words?" "Everyone knows that sex sells."^[4]

In spring of 2010 Marina started doing video lessons of Russian for RT (TV network)^[11] and in the fall of the same year, she was hired to be the spokeswoman for AnastasiaDate.com^[12], an online dating website.

Bibliography[link]

• Orlova, Marina (2009). Hot for Words: Answers to All Your Burning Questions About Words and Their Meanings. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-177631-9. 

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official "HotForWords" website
• HotForWords's channel on YouTube
• Marina Orlova's Russian class on RT

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Elliot Mintz (born February 16, 1945) is American media consultant and publicist whose clients have included the John Lennon Estate, Bob Dylan, Paris Hilton, Chris Brown, Yoko Ono, Christie Brinkley, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Diana Ross, Don Johnson, Melanie Griffith and others.

Biography[link]

Early life and career[link]

In the late 1960s, Elliot Mintz had two shows on KPFK (Pacifica Foundation, sister stations in Berkeley, KPFA and KPFB) in Los Angeles, California, Looking In and Looking Out.^[1]

In 1971 he hosted a Kaiser Broadcast syndicated television show that integrated musical guests with film clips shot in and around Southern California. In 1973, Mintz was the entertainment correspondent for Eyewitness News on KABC television in Los Angeles.

Beginning in 1988, he hosted a weekly syndicated radio series, The Lost Lennon Tapes, heard globally each week for almost four years. The hundreds of hours of broadcasts contained previously unreleased tracks, rehearsals, composing tapes, interviews and home recordings of John Lennon, whom Mintz met in 1971.

Mintz has appeared in two feature documentaries about Lennon and Yoko Ono and written an essay about his relationship with them published in 2005 by Harper Collins in a book entitled "Memories of John Lennon".

Corporate clientele[link]

In addition to entertainers, Mintz represents CEOs and corporations including Westwood One Radio, Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino, Bijan Fragrance, and Penthouse Magazine. He also consults with record companies as well as motion picture studios. He provides free media advice for charities and causes he supports as well.

Mintz is referenced in more than 50 books, hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles and appears frequently on national television speaking on behalf of his well known clients. Although he handles all aspects of entertainment and business publicity services including branding, media makeovers, on camera interview preparation, website creation, and national promotions, he is best known for being a spokesman for high profile public figures. He has been referred to in the press as a 'spin doctor' or 'crisis manager'.

Mintz also makes television appearances to discuss such matters as the 'power and pitfalls of celebrity', the paparazzi, the new media and what he refers to as 'the myths of fame and publicity'. Prior to his career as a media consultant, Elliot Mintz spent ten years as a radio and television talk show host. He interviewed hundreds of guests on radio stations KMLA, KPFK, KLAC, KMET, KPPC, KLOS and KABC in Los Angeles as well as syndicated radio programs for 'Inner-View' and 'Earth News Radio'.

What is also significant is that Mintz has not only been a buffer, for his clients, but has undertaken the job of hiring various investigators to insulate and intercede, with clandestine operations, situations which could embarrass his clientele.

His role in "black ops" is known but to a few, however, it does represent a somewhat dark side to Mintz's somewhat benign persona.

Personal life[link]

In a profile on Mr. Mintz published in 'The New York Times' in August 2006, he expressed a desire to retire, move to a ranch and be around horses. Mintz has also expressed interest in starting a family.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Interview with Elliot Mintz
• "Walking Miss Hilton"
• Elliot Mintz Headshop