Jessica Alba: Life in pictures

Big-screen debut

Jess made her big-screen debut in “Camp Nowhere,” a movie about kids running amok at an adult-free summer camp. Around that time, Jess also appeared on the hit series “The Secret World of Alex Mack.”  (Scott Gries / Getty Images)

We gotta track this one down

Later, Jess acted in an after-school special called “Too Soon for Jeff” with Freddy Prinze Jr. In the show, Freddy’s character discovers that his girlfriend is preggers. We gotta track this one down.  (Chris Pizzello / AP)

Jessica’s modest side

Sure, you can get an eyeful of Jessica in men’s magazines, but you’ll never see her bare all in a film. Jess has a no-nudity clause in her contract, and it ain’t negotiable.  (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

Jessica’s confession

The body that won Jessica the title of Playboy “Sex Star” did not come easy.

“A lot of girls have eating disorders, and I did too,” Jess told Glamour. “I got obsessed with it. When I went from a girl’s body to a woman’s body with natural fat in places, I freaked out.”  (Richard Drew / AP)