Molly Sims hails from Murray, Kentucky, but it was at the Vanderbilt University in Tennessee that her life experienced a whirlwind change. While a law student at the University, Molly's roommate convinced the green-eyed brunette to have shots taken, and sent to New York modeling agencies. article continued below...

Her roommate must have had the modeling scout flair, as NEXT modeling agency signed Molly soon after. Leaving her law studies behind, Molly headed to London, where she worked for several years.

Next thing she knew, she was appearing in magazines such as British and American Elle, French Vogue, Madame Figaro, and gracing the covers of Madame Figaro, French Vogue and British Marie Claire.

If you haven't had the luck or luxury of viewing Molly in her magazine spreads, you've surely seen her in one of many advertisements for companies such as Nautica, Armani, Chanel, and Maidenform. She has also worked with everyone's favorite company, Victoria's Secret.

Molly kept busy with competitive swimming for 10 years while growing up, which would explain why she looks so great in the bikinis she models in the 2001 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, along with Yamila Diaz and Elsa Benitez.

Now Molly is still behind the camera, only it's a television camera. As the host of MTV's trendy show House Of Style, Molly has followed in the tradition of models-turned-MTV hostesses, like her predecessors Cindy Crawford and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos.

A resident of New York, Molly has traded in her swimsuits for bodysuits in order to practice yoga regularly. Luckily for us, Molly's only roommate for now is her dog.

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