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Vanessa Minnillo is looking for some excitement in her career. The TV interviewer and actress would love to be the next Bond Girl.

Minnillo got her start in the beauty pageant arena – winning the 1998 Miss Teen USA title. She actually held a dual honor as Miss Congeniality. Simply stated – she was gorgeous and friendly.

The actress hosted Total Request Live on MTV from 2003 to 2007. She also served as a New York based correspondent on Entertainment Tonight. She was a finalist on E!‘s competition to find a replacement for Brooke Burke as host for the show Wild On. She has also portrayed a sexy student, a cheerleader and a hot girl on a variety of sitcoms. She had one sustained role on the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful where she played Amanda Wexler.

Vanessa has graced the covers of Maxim, Shape and Lucky among others. She has done print work for BONGO jeans and Kohl’s department stores.

So the woman hasn’t been sitting around. She dates actor Nick Lachey, ex of Jessica Simpson. The two have been photographed widely and appear to be enjoying their relationship. So what more could Minnillo want? According to the actress, “I’ve got some action adventures coming up and I’m so excited to get physically involved. I love the Bond Girls. They’re fierce.”

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