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TAPE: EF02/0017 IN_TIME: 14:17:36 DURATION: 2:41 SOURCES: APTN/MTV/EXPRESS JEANS RESTRICTIONS: music on catwalks not cleared for use replace with your own clearable music DATELINE: New York, July 1999 SHOTLIST 1 File VS James King in Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (March '99) 2 CU stills of James from magazines 3 VS James on cover of Cosmopolitan magazine 4 Tilt up James King at launch of Cosmopolitan's August issue (99) 5 CA photographers 6 Clip from MTV'S House of Style segment featuring James King (Courtesy MTV) SOT James King: Ever since I started modelling I've always been the girl in the G-strings with the breasts out, body hanging out I've gotten used to walking around naked and pretending that I'm fully clothed When I'm walking down the runway I look straight ahead and I look to the side so people can see what they're seeing I try to make sure that my butt looks good It makes me feel good to have sexy clothes on and to be an actress and to let people see sex oozing out of you on the runway 7 Clip from Express Jeans Commercial 8 SOT James King (about her involvement in drugs): All the kids that I knew were smoking pot and messing around with drugs and it just started from there It escalated into something that was not what I expected it to be I think my experimenting, it all seemed really innocent, and because people around me were doing harder drugs like coke and heroin and those things, since they were a bit older than me and doing it I thought it was ok It's all fun when you're young and feel invincible and you don't think anything can touch you and you don't know any different You really don't 9 James King on the catwalk 10 SOT James King: I know that I'm happy in what I'm doing and I know being sober and working and appreciating what I have has done a lot for me I enjoy life 11 MTV House of Style segment featuring James King (Courtesy MTV) NEW FACE OF REVLON Model-turned-actress James King is joining Halle Berry, Julianne Moore and Rhea Durham as a spokesperson for cosmetic giant Revlon The 22 year-old model, once labelled as the worst example of heroin chic, will be appearing in both print and television adverts for Revlon's 'Lustrous Lipstick' line and will make appearances at promotional events as part of her year-long contract The self confessed former drug addict was once described by former US president Bill Clinton as exemplifying everything that was wrong with the fashion industry The comments was triggered by photos taken by her boyfriend, fashion photographer Davide Sorrenti, of King looking emaciated and ill, which became the fashionable look for early 90s models Sorrenti later died of a heroin overdose After a successful catwalk comeback, the Nebraska born supermodel has taken two years away from modelling to launch a career in Hollywood She played nurse Seaman Betty Bayer alongside Kate Beckinsale in 'Pearl Harbour' last year and followed it with lead roles in two soon to be released comedies, 'Slackers', an 'American Pie' style caper due for release in February, and 'Lone Star State of Mind' with Joshua Jackson in March Meanwhile King has just landed the female lead in 'Bulletproof Monk' with Chow Yun-Fat and Seann William Scott The film is based on a comic book and is expected to contain some top quality fight sequences as the same team as 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' is in charge of the choreography King is currently training for the role and starts shooting next month in Toronto Executive vice president and general manager at Revlon, Cheryl Vitali said of the appointment: James is incredibly versatile Her striking beauty, confidence and talent make her a perfect addition to the Revlon family James King's first Revlon lipstick advert will debut next month