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You've heard this story before:<br />
A gorgeous girl moves<br />
to New York City and strikes<br />
it big as a model. Music<br />
videos, advertisements, Cosmopolitan,<br />
and then the kicker: six straight<br />
years in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit<br />
Issue and even a career-making shot on<br />
the cover in 2010. But where Brooklyn<br />
Decker's story takes a turn is that even at<br />
22, she knew she wanted more. That year,<br />
just after marrying her tennis pro husband<br />
Andy Roddick, she parlayed her new<br />
fame into a guest appearance on three<br />
sitcoms. Sure, she played a bikini model,<br />
but she knew it was her start. Two years<br />
later, she had her first big role as Adam<br />
Sandler's girlfriend in Just Go With It, and<br />
this summer, Brooklyn Decker is proving<br />
she's here for the long haul with two very<br />
different roles in two very different films:<br />
the alien action-adventure Battleship and<br />
the quirky romantic comedy What<br />
to Expect When You're Expecting.<br />
At an age when most models<br />
are still squabbling over the next<br />
lipstick supermodel gig, Decker is<br />
determined to show the industry<br />
she's a beauty with staying power<br />
and a serious work ethic—and that<br />
she really is a girl who would grab<br />
a gun and fight an alien invasion<br />
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