Before They Were Hollywood Stars, They Were Models First

Published on 07/26/2021
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BROOKE SHIELDS

When she was still just a teenager, Brooke Shields caught the attention of the world with her Calvin Klein work and Pretty Baby. In reality, she had been modeling since she was just 11 months old. It feels like she was simply born to be a star! In her youth, her mom made her take piano, ballet, and even horse-riding lessons. She was 14 years old when she made history as the youngest person to model for Vogue magazine. These days, she is one of the biggest Hollywood stars thanks to her acting and modeling work. In the early ‘80s, she earned a degree in French literature from Princeton. She later came back to appear in TV shows like Friends and Two and a Half Men.

BROOKE SHIELDS

BROOKE SHIELDS

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ANGELINA JOLIE

When she was still a high school student, Angelina Jolie gave modeling a shot under the direction of her mother. She did not see much success in this line of work, but this worked out well for the acting industry at the very least. For two years, she trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. She landed her first leading role in a sci-fi thriller called Cyborg 2. It did not take long before she started bringing home awards and becoming an A-lister. Acting aside, she also directed, wrote, and produced In the Land of Blood and Honey. She has been the highest-paid actress in the world many times now and gets $20 million per role. More recently, this talented actress played the titular character in Maleficient.

ANGELINA JOLIE

ANGELINA JOLIE

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