1.   And thus was Miep Gies thrust into the international spotlight, a reluctant celebrity but a passionate advocate for peace.

2.   As usual, Bledsoe was the reluctant celebrity.

3.   If football fans find hero Troy Aikman a reluctant celebrity, it could be that his mother, Charlyn Aikman, is to blame.

4.   In the process, she also became a reluctant celebrity.

5.   Jose Antonio Alvarez has become a reluctant celebrity.

6.   Karmazin, who leads a quiet life for a media mogul, is a reluctant celebrity, uncomfortable speaking about himself.

7.   The able statesman and military hero was also a successful farmer, a gallant dancer, a tasteful decorator, a prescient environmentalist and a reluctant international celebrity.

8.   They shared the remoteness of reluctant celebrities and, in recent years, an unfortunate intimacy with the medical profession.

9.   Though most of his career, Lemieux also was a reluctant celebrity.

10.   Transformed from the clueless intruder of three years ago, Williams has become a reluctant celebrity.