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On November 6th, 1973, a star was born in Leeds, England, to a working-class family. Tracy McAndrew was ever the athletic one and throughout childhood, dreamed of becoming a policewoman. Working in a bank after she finished school, McAndrew realized that she had a higher calling, and it was modeling, not law enforcement, that lay in her future.

Moving to London, McAndrew aggressively shopped her look around. It was The Daily Star newspaper that first latched on to this babe and put her on its front cover. Not much time passed before other publications were asking about this new face, and, after entertaining a few other offers, McAndrew took on her first big job as the real-life representation of the video game character, Lara Croft. To fit the part, she allegedly went from a B-cup to a D-cup, thanks to the wonders of modern medicine.

Following in the footsteps of such established models as Rhona Mitra, McAndrew toured as the Tomb Raider heroine for over a year, attracting attention at conventions and in print. This experience was regarded by McAndrew as invaluable, though a sour note was left after being denied the opportunity to appear at the British movie premiere of Tomb Raider, starring Angelina Jolie. After all, McAndrew was partly responsible for making Lara Croft the cult figure she is.

In 1999, she served as co-host of the entertaining British game show, It's a Knockout. The hosting job lasted two seasons while ratings remained high. At the same time, McAndrew served as a VJ on VH1's Spice, continuing to beat down the stigma that Lara Croft models' careers go downhill once the gig is up.

Even fashion companies cannot deny McAndrew's marketability. Triumph lingerie and Adidas both included her in ad campaigns, with the former signing her on as a spokeswoman. Even Jockey underwear took up business with her, but that went under the radar as her Play..boy cover in 1999 made headlines. She became the first British woman in over 30 years to get a cover spot on the popular men's publication.

Ever the active woman, McAndrew flattered fellow celebrities as she became an entertainment reporter for The Big Breakfast, another British show. During this time, she graced the covers of Loaded and Front as well.

Rounding off a busy couple of years since the start of the millennium, McAndrew got involved in a celebrity survivor show, called I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!, in 2002. Headed for the Australian Outback, her and seven other stars were left alone to survive, as fans decided which celeb would stay and which would go. McAndrew faired relatively well in the popular show and came in fourth place, with all the prize money going to charity.