How Did You Find Queen Bea?

People stumble across this silly little blog in all different kinds of ways, but there seems to be a bit of a trend. See if you notice anything.

Here is a list of the Top Ten Keywords used to find Queen Bea for 2008 ...

10) Kelly Repassy - The redheaded former plus-size model and recently-ousted HSN host.




9) The Jewelry Chanel - This struggling home shopping channel that was going out of business most of the year, only to reinvent itself into The Liquidation Channel.




8) Davinia Palmer - This little British cutie burned bright as a QVC host, but her time was short.




7) Pat James-Demetri (and her ex, Vince) - Poor Pat has had a rough year thanks to her no-good ex-husband, Vince.




6) Paul Deasy - Another former HSN and QVC host who, along with his wife, Judy Crowell, is trying to make a return to the home shopping arena in a new way.




5) Me! - Some of you got here by actually looking for Queen Bea on purpose ... golf claps ...




4) Bob Bowersox - After 22 years with the Q, Bob was shown the door right before Christmas and made a huge leap into the top five. (The crazy looking picture is from the set of a movie he was in. I just thought it was funny!)




3) Patti Reilly - Patti, Patti, Patti ... she's leaving! she's not! she's leaving! she's not! I swear, the speculation will never end. In the very least, she has certainly dropped to part-time. I still say she's leaving.

2) Models Prefer and its founder, Stacey Schieffelin - Stacy was in the middle of a nasty lawsuit with QVC that led to a complete reinvention of the Models Prefer brand into ybf and a switch to HSN (all while keeping that famous eyebrow pencil and patented hair roller makeup-less face shtick in tact)

And number 1 for 2008 is ... drum roll please ...

1) Dave King!!!

Here today, gone tomorrow. This well-loved host just disappeared without a word from QVC--not even a Bob Bowersox-style hostage video. I guess they just figured no one would notice??? In any case, he had many fans who missed him and didn't appreciate the treatment he got.

Here's a great video of Dave, great host and an all-around stand up kind of guy:



You can also check him out in his new job as a consumer electronics expert here.

Today's Blue Plate Specials ... I Triple Dog Dare Ya!

The HSN TS is a ybf 9-piece Celebration Collection. This is the HSN debut of what was Model's Prefer back when it was on QVC. Read about the divorce drama here.

This collection is basically everything you'll need once the foundation is on. Colors are fairly neutral for a very natural look and you also get a 1-year subscription to Allure magazine.


The ShopNBC OTV is a pair of 14K Gold Cachalong & Black Diamond Earrings. I had to look up exactly what a cachalong is since I've never heard of it. Here's what I found (there wasn't much information on the Internet):

An opaque to feebly translucent porous type of opal which when wetted with the tongue absorbs moisture so quickly that it sticks. Generally white in color but pale colors in other hues are known, Cachalong is commonly associated with opalized and chalcedonized wood. Also abundant as cavity fillings associated with zeolite minerals in pillow basalts.

So--even if you're triple dog dared--don't lick these earrings, chickadees!!!

You might end up like that poor kid, Flick, in "A Christmas Story!"

Can't say that I like these earrings, but I did enjoy learning about another gem.


The QVC TSV is a Folding Island Kitchen Cart with Butcher Block Style Top with Stainless Steel Accents. I love the hardwood and the stainless steel. And I especially love that this just folds up for easy storage. However, it is a little pricey (shipping alone is over $20!) and the actual usable surface space isn't very big. But it could be a nice drink or appetizer station for a party.

Stacey Breaks Out the Rollers!

Did you catch the premiere of Stacey's new line, ybf, on HSN? I'm happy to report that she rocked the rollers and the no-makeup face! Go Stacey!

Check out the video here.

Stacey Schieffelin, Eco-Warrior!

Stacey Schieffelin of ybf (formerly Models Prefer) is saving the world in a series of You Tube videos--all while wearing stylish makeup!

Episode 1:




You can check out episode 2 here and episode 3 here.

Stacy will be on HSN tomorrow for the big ybf premiere. Check out the times here and a list of all the new products here (looks like the eyebrow pencil is available!)

If you missed all the Models Prefer vs. QVC divorce drama, read about it here.

Will Stacey break out the hair rollers???

Models Prefer Divoreces QVC and Gets Remarried to ...

So whatever happened to Models Prefer? Stacey and her hair curlers haven’t graced the QVC set in a long time! Didn’t that eyebrow pencil have a cult following? Why would the brand just vanish?

Models Prefer and QVC went through a bit of a nasty divorce last year. Models Prefer sued QVC basically for watering down their brand name. Here’s the exact wording for all you lawyerly types:

Filed on 3/21/07: Plaintiffs Stacey and David Schieffelin and Models Prefer Ltd. sued defendant QVC Inc. alleging that QVC coerced the plaintiffs into executing a distribution agreement under which defendant had the exclusive worldwide right to distribute and promote Models Prefer health and beauty products. Plaintiffs further allege that QVC has appropriated the Models Prefer trademark, converted it for their own use and purpose, have decreased the value of the Models Prefer trademark through their actions, and tortiously interfered with plaintiffs' prospective business relations.

However, it looks like they finally settled the lawsuit out of court on 7/17/07. I’m assuming that’s what “NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal of Case by all plaintiffs (Gersten, Eliot)” means. But, even though they settled their differences, QVC and Models Prefer won’t be sleeping in the same bed any time soon!

I checked out the Models Prefer website and they have a full online store, but there’s a big message splashed across the home page: “The online store is now open for United Kingdom and Canada orders!” So they still can’t sell in the United States.

And even though Models Prefer and QVC are officially divorced, Stacey still visits QVC UK regularly! Are they staying together for the children? I don’t understand.

So what’s a red-blooded American gal with thin, shapeless eyebrows supposed to do?!

Turns out Stacey will be back on the air on August 3 … on HSN! She wants to be Your Best Friend, or more specifically, she wants you to buy her new makeup line, ybf. Will it be the same products only a different name? Will the famous eyebrow pencil make an appearance? And, most importantly, will Stacey come out in her curlers????