Voyage: Models to movies

From magazine covers, ramps and ads to movies and TV, here's the list of beautiful models who became successful Hollywood actresses. Undoubtedly, this will lead to a list of the sexiest models turned actresses in their future.Tyra Banks: The reality TV diva landed her first major film role with the movie Higher Learning in the year 1995. Before that she was famous as a model. (AFP Photo/Timothy A. Clary)

Gisele Bundchen: Gisele, a Brazilian model is the highest-paid model in the world and also the sixteenth richest woman in the entertainment world. She got her big break as the Bond girl in Golden Eye and her next turn was in X-Men series. (Reuters Photo)

Heidi Klum: In addition to modeling, Heidi has appeared in several TV shows, including Spin City, Sex and the City and many other. She had a role of a giantess in the movie Ella Enchanted and was cast as Ursula Andress in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers. She also had cameo appearances in The Devil Wears Prada and Perfect Stranger. (AFP Photo/Timothy A. Clary)

Ali Larter: She is an American actress and former fashion model best known for her screen roles in successful Hollywood films like Varsity Blues, House on Haunted Hill, Final Destination, Legally Blonde and most recently Resident Evil: Extinction. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

Elle Macpherson: Elle made her movie debut playing an artist's model in the 1994 Sirens, which starred Hugh Grant as another model. She surprised fans and critics by appearing unabashedly in numerous nude scenes. (AFP Photo//Lucy Nicholson)

Christie Brinkley: Christie Brinkley- Big Break: The legendary Sports Illustrated swimsuit model launched her acting career as a Ferrari driving, skinny-dipping seductress in 1983's. But to her credit the only role in the ill-advised 1997 sequel Vegas Vacation became famous. (AFP Photo/Timothy A. Clary)

Andie MacDowell: A series of television commercials for Calvin Klein drew attention to Andie and led to her 1984 film debut in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan. In 1985, she had a small part in St. Elmo's Fire, but her film career stalled at that time. It was in 1990s that she achieved stardom due to the box office success of the 1993 comedy, Groundhog Day and the 1994 global blockbuster, Four Weddings and a Funeral and till date the remain Andie's biggest box office hits. (Reuters/Andrew Winning)

Monica Bellucci: She moved to Milan and began modeling at the age 16. She became a highly sought after fashion model appearing on runways and ads. Monica is best known for her role as 'Persephone' in The Matrix series she has also starred in The Passion of the Christ. (AFP Photo)

Bridget Moynahan: After small roles in the serial Sex and the City, Bridget finally flexed her acting chops with the 2003 thriller The Recruit. (Reuters/Robert Galbraith)

Brooke Shields: Brooke's career as a model began in the mid 1960s as an infant and her first major film role was her 1978 appearance in Louis Malle's Pretty Baby, a movie in which she played a child living in a brothel. This was followed by a slightly less controversial, but also less notable film, Wanda Nevada, but still after two decades of movies, her best-known films are still arguably The Blue Lagoon. (AFP Photo/Gabriel Bouys)

Venessa Williams: Her modeling career began in the year 1983 when she won the title of Miss New York. Whereas her acting career flourished with her first role in 1986 and since then appeared in numerous movies and TV shows. She is currently a cast member of the television show Ugly Betty. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

Cameron Diaz: At 16 Cameron began her career as a fashion model. She modeled for big designers names and also graced the cover of the many magazines. Then came her big break with the movie Mask, but she gained mainstream success with her roles in My Best Friend's Wedding and There’s Something About Mary. (Reuters/Fred Prouser)

Cindy Crawford: Cindy became the first modern supermodel to pose nude for Playboy magazine. In 1995 she took her first movie role in Fair Game. : Since then, her acting has been mostly limited to TV guest and those sultry Pepsi ads. (Reuters/Phil McCarten)

Claudia Schiffer: Claudia has appeared in a number of films and music videos. Her first appearance in film was in the children's movie Richie Rich in 1994 and then starred in Blackout. She went on to appear in Friends & Lovers and Black and White in 1999. She has appeared on over 900 magazine covers, but her filmography ain't quite diversified. (Reuters/Eric Gaillard)

Cybill Shepherd: Cybill is a Golden Globe Award-winning American actress, singer and former fashion model. Her best known roles include The Last Picture Show, Moonlighting, Taxi Driver and The L Word. (Reuters//Phil McCarten)

Estella Warren: Estella's famous movies includes Driven and Planet of the Apes and the critically acclaimed The Cooler in the same year. She also appeared in '70s Show in Law & Order. (Reuters/Fred Prouser)

Famke Janssen: Famke Janssen, a Dutch actress and former fashion model is best known for her roles in GoldenEye, Nip/Tuck and the X-Men trilogy. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)

Kim Basinger: An Academy Award-winning American film actress and former fashion model, Kim began her career for posing on the cover of numerous magazines. In 1976, after a five-year stint as a cover girl she decided to put her modeling career on hold and move to Los Angeles to begin a career in acting. After appearing in small parts on a few TV shows, her first starring role was a made-for-TV movie, Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold. (Reuters/Fred Prouser)

Maggie Q: Among her famous appearances, roles in the films like Gen-Y Cops and Naked Weapon gave her fame, in which she played the sexy but vulnerable martial artist assassin. But she reached heights of success when she starred alongside Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III and Maggie played the role in Bruce Willis movie Live Free Or Die Hard. (Reuters/Fred Prouser)

Molly Sims: Molly made her screen debut in 2004's with Starsky & Hutch wherein she proved that she was not above professional involvement with the attractively challenged when she starred opposite Rob Schneider. (Reuters/Fred Prouser)

Rebecca Romijn: Rebecca has her first major role in X-Men, where she played the role as ‘Mystique’. Then in 2003 she returned in the sequel X2: X-Men United and again for X-Men: The Last Stand in 2006. In these movies her costume consisted of blue makeup on her otherwise nude body. (AFP Photo/Gabriel Bouys)