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It's been a big week for models.
Alessandra Ambrosio is pregnant again, Yvette Prieto got a ring from Michael Jordan and Chrissy Teigen got one from John Legend.
Meanwhile, Marisa Miller is gearing up for her film debut in "R.I.P.D.," a drama that will also star Jeff Bridges, Mary Louise-Parker and Ryan Reynolds.
She's far from the first catwalk pro to turn Hollywood star.
Sports Illustrated favorite Brooklyn Decker held her own alongside Adam Sandler in "Just Go With It."
Cameron Diaz modeled for Calvin Klein before breaking out in "The Mask."
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Ashton Kutcher famously walked the runways before landing "That 70's Show."
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Charlize Theron modeled as a teenager in Milan years before she first made waves in "2 Days in the Valley."
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Angelina Jolie worked the swimsuit circuit before testing the film waters in "Girl, Interrupted."
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An army photographer discovered model Marilyn Monroe years before she became a star with movies like "The Asphalt Jungle."
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Chad Michael Murray did glossy ads before he showed up on "One Tree Hill."
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Kim Basinger was the "Breck Girl" before she was a Bond girl.
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Jane Fonda graced the pages of Vogue before she became a star with "Cat Ballou" (1965).
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Rachel Weisz got her start as a teen model. She later got on Hollywood's radar with "The Mummy."
Rachel Weisz, originally from Great Britain, began her modeling career when she was only 14. Her breakthrough role in film was in "The Mummy," pictured on the right.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley went from Victoria's Secret angel to "Transformers" lead.
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Josh Duhamel's model looks probably helped him land the lust-object title role in "Win a Date With Tad Hamilton."
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Chace Crawford was an Abercrombie guy before he stalked the Upper East Side on "Gossip Girl."
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Mark Wahlberg shot this famous Calvin Klein campaign when he was still Marky Mark -- years before he'd achieve acting gravitas with films like "The Perfect Storm."
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Elizabeth Hurley was and always will be a model first and foremost -- but she didn't make a bad sixties sidekick, either, in "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery."
