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Amber Valletta was a hot 1990s supermodel who .
And the 5ft10in catwalk veteran also worked for top fashion houses such as Calvin Klein, Fendi and Versace.
The photogenic wonder then began to focus on her career as an actress.
She had her first major film role as a poltergeist in Robert Zemeckis' supernatural thriller What Lies Beneath (2000) with and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Then the blonde appeared in films such as Hitch (2005), Transporter 2 (2005), Man About Town (2006), Dead Silence (2007), Gamer (2009), and The Spy Next Door (2010).
On Wednesday evening the star looked youthful in pale pink as she attended the the annual An Unforgettable Evening fundraiser gala benefiting the Women's Research Fund at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Also at the event were and .
See how great she still looks at 52.
Amber Valletta was a hot 1990s supermodel who landed the cover of Vogue several times. And the 5ft10in catwalk veteran also worked for top fashion houses such as Calvin Klein, Fendi and Versace
Topless on the cover of a French magazine, left, and in a bikini for Shape magazine, right
Here she is seen in a white bikini for the cover of Vogue magazine
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The star's acting career included TV shows.
In 2011, she landed a recurring role as the fallen socialite Lydia Davis on ABC's drama television series Revenge.
In 2015, Valletta starred as the scheming Carla Briggs in another ABC soap opera, Blood & Oil.
her last project was 2021's Jungle Red with Stella Maxwell.
In 2020 she discussed her past addiction to drugs and as she celebrated 25 years of sobriety.
In an interview with NET-A-PORTER's digital title, Porter, the model and actress credited ditching her abuse with substance to saving her life.
The star candidly told the publication: 'Left to my own devices, I guarantee you no matter how much I love life, my family, if I take a drink or any of my drugs of choice, I'll be dead. I'll ruin everything.'
She was a Versace muse for many years
She was a blonde bombshell in these early 2000s Versace ads
Here she is seen in 1990 at the start of her high-profile modeling career
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Catwalk queen Amber first opened up about her dependency issues in July 2014, when she revealed she was introduced to drugs at the tender age of 10, and started using cocaine at 18.
On being proud to be clean, the former face of Giorgio Armani admitted: 'I didn't have a problem when I was out using, if you saw me high or drunk.
'So why would I be ashamed of being clean and saying, 'I have a disease that I can't control'? Only by being sober do I have any chance of survival.'
Seen on the cover of Vogue with her friend Shalom Harlow
The event was benefiting the Women's Cancer Research Fund at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills
She looked to be in great shape which is thanks to daily workout sessions
Seen with (L-R) Anastasia Soare, Jamie Alexander Tisch, Gala Chair, and Kathy Hilton. Also at the event were Jennifer Lopez and Sofia Vergara
'I can't sit on the sidelines, I need to physically put myself on the line. I chose to get arrested as a symbol. My life is worth putting out there, in order to show that all our lives are worth fighting for.'
