Women Before 10 A. M.

Caught with Vial's friendly lens in all their unadorned morning glory—and in the act of waking, snuggling, canoodling, bathing, getting dressed, smoking a cigarette, eating breakfast, or feeding the kids—are today's sexiest and most sought after actresses, models, musicians, and writers from the U.S. and Europe. The results are humorous, touching, elegant, sexy, and very, very feminine.

Following up on her highly praised bestseller Men Before 10 a.m., celebrity photographer Véronique Vial completes her wonderfully intimate and revealing portrait of the sexes with Women Before 10 a.m., a captivating collection of your favorite fashion, cinematic, and pop culture beauties, starlets, and models before ten o'clock in the morning.

Caught with Vial's friendly lens in all their unadorned morning glory—and in the act of waking, snuggling, canoodling, bathing, getting dressed, smoking a cigarette, eating breakfast, or feeding the kids—are today's sexiest and most sought after actresses, models, musicians, and writers from the U.S. and Europe. The results are humorous, touching, elegant, sexy, and very, very feminine.

Paper Magazine

Imagine being let into the bedrooms and bathrooms of 96 of the world's most beautiful actresses and models to photograph them while they're still sleepy themselves, without makeup, defenses. . . or clothes. . . . These heavenly creatures loll in expensive sheets, smoke, drink coffee, play with their dogs and children. . . and let it all hang out.

Véronique Vial was born in France and moved to Los Angeles in 1989. Her first celebrity portraits appeared in A Day in the life of Hollywood (HarperCollins, 1991). The exclusive staff photographer for the famed circus troupe Cirque du Soleil, Vial's first monograph Cirque du Soleil (Rizzoli, 1993) enjoyed enormous success; her next book on the widely popular circus was published in 1999. Her book Men Before 10 a.m. (Beyond Words/PGW, 1996) was a hit around the world. Vial has exhibited her work at the prestigious Visa Pour l'Image in Perpignan, and is represented commercially by Creative Photographers, Inc. in New York, and by the renowned Fahey/Klein gallery.