30 is the new 20; 40 is the new 30

The Corsair likes his women a bit older. They have character. Think: Julianne Moore. Or, try: Dianne Lane in Unfaithful. *The Corsair shudders* Even Demi Moore -- her knock knees notwithstanding -- is terribly hott.

Evidently the modeling agencies are finally coming around to the charms of the older woman, according to that significant cultural artifact, Star Magazine:

"Super-young supermodel spokeswomen are suddenly out of fashion. Instead, high-wattage celebs in their 30s and 40s are in demand with top-name advertisers. Neal Hamil, executive vice president of Ford Models, tells Star, 'It's the right time for actresses who are in their mid-to-late 30s to be pulling down contracts, because in many cases they are the age of the consumers.'

"Adds Suzie Sugerman, an agent at NYC's Karin Models: 'Companies feel they are going to sell more with celebrities that people instantly recognize than with models.'

"NAME Kristin Davis
"CAMPAIGNS: Maybelline New York and Weatherproof
"FYI: Just six months after her first Weatherproof ad debuted, Kristin was tapped as Maybelline New York's new face in July.

"NAME Patti Hansen
"CAMPAIGN: Ann Taylor
"FYI: Patti will appear in the retailer's fall ads, shot by shutterbug-to-thestars Annie Leibovitz."

"NAME Julianne Moore
"CAMPAIGN: Revlon
"FYI: 'Julianne is the perfect example of today's modern woman,' Revlon's president said when the actress signed on in November 2001."

"NAME Ashley Judd
"CAMPAIGN: American Beauty, by a division of Est�e Lauder
"FYI: The skin-care and cosmetics line will debut in Oct. 2004 at select Kohl's."

"NAME Halle Berry
"CAMPAIGN: Revlon
"FYI: Halle's first TV commercial for Revlon aired during the Academy Awards in March 1996."

"NAME Queen Latifah
"CAMPAIGN: CoverGirl
"FYI: 'I'm already a covergirl and I come from music, so it's an automatic fit,'says Latifah of her new CD."