Stacy London | Jay Leno | King | Ken Parish Perkins

London Calling

by American Way Staff

"In the best of all possible worlds, sure, it would be great if image didn't matter," London says. "But I think it's very naive to think that that's the case. If you're going for a job interview and you don't look very good, why would anybody think that you'd respect the place of business that you're trying to work for? To me, it just doesn't make any sense to say that it doesn't matter. It's not about playing some sort of superficial game. It's about relaying messages before people know you."

6. All in all, she loves sweatpants.
"I can't always look the way I'd love to look," London says. "But I try. I think it's about the effort. It definitely makes a difference, and I think it makes an impact on the way people perceive you. But, sure, I love sweats, but I only wear them in my house."

Talk, Talk, Talk

In the talk-show realm, where Stacy London now ventures, Jay Leno has long been king. But his reign is to end soon. By Ken Parish Perkins

JAY LENOhas long suffered from the Céline Dion complex - great voice but kind of boring. If you've heard one song, you've heard 'em all. The same goes for Leno's arsenal of jokes. In his 15 years at the helm of The Tonight Show, Leno has become a distributor of one-liners that are funny when they hit you, yet often leave as quickly as they arrive, like light rain on a sunny day. Leno's political barbs are now so calculatedly nonpartisan that they can be simultaneously funny and irritating. It's as if he counts them out, making sure Democrats get the same number of zingers as Republicans.

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Stacy London | Jay Leno | King | Ken Parish Perkins

London Calling

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