Move over, Tyra! "The Body" Elle Macpherson is slated to host "Britain's Next Top Model," IOL entertainment reports. Like the American version of the show, the series will be a competition amongst 25 aspiring cover girls. The winner will receive a contract with Models 1 and a cover spread for "Company" magazine.

Macpherson said, "We are looking forward to finding the face that can represent the next generation." She will also be the executive producer of the show, which will air this summer.

Plenty of actors have gotten their start as smalltime models, but not many supermodels have successfully transitioned to the screen.

Lily Cole is the latest runway darling to attempt a crossover career. She stars opposite Heath Ledger in the last movie he ever made, Terry Gilliam's trippy fantasy 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,' out Christmas day.

Which of these models have acting chops and which should keep their day jobs? You decide.

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Marge Simpson isn't the first famous face to take off her clothes for Playboy magazine. Below are some other covers featuring celebrity models - from actresses to TV personalities to still-hot supermodels-turned moms.

So where does the cartoon mom rank? You decide.

Would you rather be known as The Body - or the businesswoman?

The Body is my brand; it's been a wonderful gift. I've used that moniker to my advantage, and I'm incredibly grateful for the people who still perpetuate it.

The mini: a good way to show off long, lean legs and more in fashion than ever, even for black tie events. But it's not for everyone! Let us know which of these ladies are pulling off the bare look and which would benefit from a few more inches of coverage or a pair of tights.

Elle Macpherson glittered in a gold dress at the launch of the new Jaguar XJ in London Thursday night.

Macpherson, 46 and a mother to two sons, first got her nickname "The Body" over twenty years ago.

Supermodel Elle Macpherson is returning to acting with a recurring role on CW's drama pilot "Beautiful Life."

The CBS Par-produced project revolves around a group of models living together in a co-ed residence in New York.

Macpherson will play Claudia, the owner of Focus Models, the top modeling agency in New York.

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After the party are the after parties, and none is more exclusive than the Vanity Fair Oscar party. This year the party moved to the Sunset Tower after a year off.

Read INSIDE PARTY REPORTS here.

Scroll down for photos of many of the guests arriving, some from the awards and others straight from home.


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Supermodel Elle Macpherson may be 44 with two kids, but she showed she still has what made her famous when she was snapped surfing in Australia during the past week. She reportedly spent this year solo while her sons had Christmas with their father Arki Busson and his new fiancee Uma Thurman. The pair were engaged in June.

The Australian Telegraph wrote of her surf skills:

Dressed in a wetsuit top, bikini bottoms and trademark cowboy hat, she showed plenty of raw talent.

Miller, who was crowned US surfing champion in 1965, said Macpherson appeared at ease in the water.

"She's a real natural. She's familiar and comfortable in the water,'' Miller has told The Sunday Telegraph.

"We had a few sessions together last year, and this time Elle picked up where she left off. She didn't miss a beat.''

Macpherson is in her native Australia while her kids are with their dad, Macpherson's ex-fiance:

Her boys, Flynn, 10, and Aurelius Cy, 5, spent the festive season with their father, Arpad Busson, and his new fiancee, actress Uma Thurman.

Photos of Macpherson surfing last week here and here, and some more non-surfing bikini photos from this week here

The next Bond movie, the highly anticipated "Quantum of Solace," had a big London premiere Wednesday night. Along with the film's stars were Princes William and Harry.

The movie comes out in the US on November 14th.

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