These ladies proved that they ‘re more than just a pretty face by busting their way onto the big screen welcome to TOPTREASURY and today we ‘re counting down our picks for the top 10 female models turned actresses.

For this list we ‘re looking at those women who originally began their careers as models before becoming actresses we ‘re excluding those actresses that were originally beauty pageant stars however so you won ‘t find ladies like Halle Berry or sharon stone on this list.

 10-Freida Pinto

Born in Mumbai India Freida Pinto majored in English literature and minored in psychology and economics before joining Elite Model Management she appeared in several advertisements selling a variety of products including eBay visa and Vodafone India Freida Pinto model for several years and appeared on many magazine covers but her big acting break came when she was cast in Slumdog Millionaire.The success of that film allowed her to appear in several other big-budget movies including Rise of the Planet of the Apes and immortals and we ‘re confident this beauty will keep impressing us on the big screen in the future.

9-Brooklyn Decker 

Best known for her numerous appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issues Brooklyn Decker began her modeling career when she was around 16 years old on top of her Sports Illustrated appearances she ‘s also modeled for Victoria Secret and the gap recently Decker has tried her hand at acting first appearing on the big screen alongside Adam Sandler in the 2011 comedy just go with it. she ‘s also appeared in several popular television series and 2012 sci-fi film Battleship and we can ‘t wait to see more of her bubbly personality at the movies. 

8-Famke Jenssen 

Before she was on a top or Jean Grey Jensen was a fashion model with Elite Model Management where she worked for several famous brand including Victoria Secret Chanel.she eventually retired from modeling in the early nineties however to pursue an acting career after first appearing in the 1992 crime drama fathers and sons jansen got her big break as the famous femme fatale in golden eye she would later star in both the x-men and taken franchises making her hard to pronounce his name a household one.

 7-Sofia Vergara 

One of the most popular actresses of the last decade Sofia Vergara initially began her career as a model after a photographer discovered her while she was walking on a beach in Columbia she appeared in a Pepsi commercial at the age of 17 and by twenty she was working as a runway model in her native country. Sofia Vergara made her television debut back in 1995 but it wasn ‘t until 2009 when she began starring as gloria delgado pritchett on modern family that she really took North American audiences by storm with her fiery personality and accent.

6-Andie McDowell

In the early nineteen eighties and McDowell was one of the most famous models in the world she appeared in vogue magazine and newest ad campaigns for EVE center and Armani perfume but became extremely popular after appearing on billboards in Times Square for Calvin Klein this led to her first ever appearance on the big screen as she starred in the 1984 film gray stroke The Legend of Tarzan lord of the Apes.she went on to star in sex lies and videotape Groundhog Day four weddings and a funeral and more and remains a busy actress even now.

5-Milla Jovovich

Milla Jovovich began modeling seriously at the age of 11 after emigrating to the United States with her family from the Soviet Union she appeared on the covers of the Italian magazine leg and the British magazine the face which helped launch her career and has since appeared on more than one hundred magazine covers she was eventually able to break into the film industry after starting to take action classes when she was 10 and has notably starred in The Fifth Element and the Resident Evil franchise proving her work as a kickass sci-fi heroine.

4-Cameron Diaz

After signing with Elite Model Management at the age of 16 Cameron Diaz appeared in ads rambled world for Calvin Klein and Levi ‘s and also made the front cover of 17 in july of nineteen ninety she became a star after earning a role in the mask which also began her big-screen career.she ‘s since starred in dozens of films including There ‘s Something About Mary and Gangs of New York where her charisma and genuine personality continue to shine through.

3- Isabella Rossellini 

Unlike other entries on this list Isabella Rossellini got a late start as she didn ‘t begin modeling until she was 28 years old rossellini worked for many famous photographers in her career and appeared in El and Vanity Fair among other magazines also becoming the exclusive spokesmodel for Lancome and international cosmetics brand between 1982 and 1996 following some small worlds she really broke into the film industry in the nineteen eighties appearing in the Neil more click blue velvet she was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1996 for her performance in crime of the century proving that she had both looks and talent.

2-Rebecca Romijin

Rebecca Romijin began her modeling career as a nineteen year old in 1991 she appeared for Giorgio Armani and Victoria Secret on the runway is perhaps best known for having appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue three separate times her first major movie role was as mystique in x-men a role she would reprise in two sequels.she moved on to the small screen by starring in 33 episodes of the TV series Ugly Betty helping her to make her mark in both the film and television world.

 1-Monica Bellucci

Like other models on this list she began her career when she signed with Elite Model Management she became one of the most prominent fashion models in Paris and New York City in the late eighties and was internationally recognized as an Italian sex symbol becoming the face of Dolce and Gabbana she began acting in the early nineties in hollywood Bellucci is best known for her role as Persephone in the matrix franchise and for appearing as Mary Magdalene and The Passion of the Christ to increase her international appeal even further Bellucci was chosen as the oldest Bond girl ever for 2015 spektr demonstrating that she hasn ‘t lost any of her talent or her beauty even at age 50.










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