BROOKLYN DECKER

JUNE All Is VANITIES...Nothing Is Fair 2 0 12

GREAT TASTE, Less Shilling

American noir maestro MICKEY SPILLANE appeared in more than ioo ads for Miller Lite. Test your sellout knowledge on PAGE 128.

THIS MONTH

LET ER RIPA!

GEORGE WAYNE grills Kelly Ripa about going solo, the end of soaps, and her hubby's stripper past on PAGE 1 21.

The CLASS-WARFARE Quiz

VANITIES

PROVENANCE: North Carolina, AGE: 25. so, HOW DOES A SOUTHERN GIRL END UP WITH A NAME LIKE THAT? "I'm named after a horse. My mom's best friend had a horse named Brooke, so my dad suggested 'Brooklyn' as a more formal version, and it just stuck—and now I live in Brooklyn part-time, so go figure." LEARNING CURVE: Believe it or not, Decker's voluptuous build wasn't in demand when she started modeling. "There were countless jobs I didn't get because of my figure. I wasn't that successful as a model, ever. I just had a few clients that really embraced my curves." INTO THE UNKNOWN: At the height of her modeling career, Decker decided to walk away from it. "The Sports Illustrated cover was the last thing I shot. That week, I told my agent, 'You know what, I really ... I don't want to be a model anymore. I really want to do movies.' And I think he wanted to wring my neck at the moment." Her acting career has blossomed, with two films, Battleship and What to Expect When You're Expecting, due out on the same day, May 18. LONG-TERM PLANS: Decker married tennis star Andy Roddick in 2009. "I think that I'd like to try to be a superwoman and have kids and work, so we'll see if I can actually accomplish that. But, if we're talking dream scenario, that would probably be it." If anyone knows about living the dream, she does.

KRISTA SMITH

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