Molly Sims opened up about how significant posing for Sports Illustrated was for her career.
Molly Sims Says Modeling for 'Sports Illustrated' Was a 'Life-Changing' Moment in Her Career: 'It Put a Name With the Face'
Molly Sims is reflecting on her big break in Hollywood.
The Las Vegas actress, 51, had a huge year in 2001, from hosting a show on MTV to walking runways and more. However, there was no bigger opportunity than when she landed the cover of Sports Illustrated.
Molly Sims stressed how important posing for 'Sports Illustrated' was for her career.
"That moment was life-changing for me, because it put a name with the face. Before that, models just had a face, and [I] didn’t even really have a name that was recognized," she explained in a recent interview. "I had more of an athletic look. It was the best feeling for a girl like me."
Reflecting on her whirlwind 28th year, she revealed, "I went from living in Paris and New York to L.A. more full-time. The transition from modeling to hosting to acting was a major shift in my life."
Molly Sims said being on the cover 'put a name with the face.'
"I was always in a monogamous relationship of sorts, a bit codependent too. I was always attracted to the dead bird on the side of the street that you think you can save but you can’t," Sims added.
If the former runway model could go back and redo any part of her youth, she most definitely would. "Say yes. As hard as it is to change, do it. Change the job. Move. Dump the boy," she emphasized.
Molly Sims recalled getting her start in her twenties.
Sims has always been candid about the highs and lows of life. "If anybody's listening to this podcast and they're younger: take chances, say yes, because you never know where yes is going or where it will lead you. Then you'll learn to say no in certain ways of not being taken advantage of or owning your own. Dig deep, work really hard, and don't always go in with the outcome. Try to go through the ebbs and flows and up the mountain and down the mountain because that's where your lessons are learned," she emphasized during a 2024 episode of "9 to 5ish with theSkimm" podcast.
Even when times got rough for the blonde beauty, she never threw in the towel. "There were hours on the phone with my mother and my dad and like: I can't do this. I've got to come home. I'm so lonely. I want to go back to school. And then she would just say, okay, just give it a few more days. I think not having an outcome was really good for me. And that's where she really helped me be okay with where I was," Sims admitted.
Molly Sims has always been open about the struggles she faced in her youth.
Bustle conducted the interview with Sims.
