Supermodels Turned Actresses
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Supermodels Turned Actresses

Not all hotties can act. Which cover girl has translated most successfully to the big screen?

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1 Milla Jovovich
Beyond The Fifth Element and Resident Evil, Jovovich has also worked with the likes of Michael Winterbottom and Spike Lee. 58 110
2 Brooke Shields
This former child model heated up the screen in Pretty Baby, The Blue Lagoon and Endless Love then went on to have a feud with Tom Cruise. 19 85
3 Christie Brinkley
The Uptown Girl's portrayal of "Girl in the Ferrari" to Chevy Chase's Clark Griswold is nothing short of iconic. 16 68
4 Jaime King
The leggy blonde made her debut in Pearl Harbor before going on to flashier flicks like Sin City and My Bloody Valentine. 15 63
5 Cindy Crawford
The '80s supermodel sizzles in the spy caper clunker Fair Game, opposite Billy Baldwin but she also did good playing herself in Unzipped. -6 62
6 Paulina Porizkova
The Czech talent is best known for starring with Tom Selleck in Her Alibi, but has also appeared in acclaimed indies. -11 55
7 Twiggy
The mod icon pops up in everything from musicals (The Boy Friend) to comedies (The Blues Brothers). -17 53
8 Shalom Harlow
No mere mannequin, Harlow has landed parts in many a smart movie, such as Woody Allen's Melinda and Melinda. -19 43
9 Jenny Shimizu
The Japanese-American muse's turn in the 1996 flick Foxfire begat a series of high-profile, Sapphic trysts. -20 44
10 Gisele Bündchen
Only one movie under Bundchen's belt -- The Devil Wears Prada -- but her against-type performance bodes well for the future. -20 56