Beauty and the Beats: Models Who Turn to Music

Miguel in the studio with his boo, Nazanin Mandi, and more.

From the Photo Booth to the Studio - Besides being the subject of Miguel's adoration, modeling barely there swimsuits and appearing as Picky Vicky on Disney's That's So Raven, Nazanin Mandi can add singer to her résumé too. Her Grammy Award-winning boyfiend is teaming up with his boo to help produce her debut album.We can't say we're surprised. Models have been turning to the mic for years now. Read on to take a look at the good, the bad and, yes, the ugly of models who took up music.(Photo: Paul Morigi/WireImage)

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From the Photo Booth to the Studio - Besides being the subject of Miguel's adoration, modeling barely there swimsuits and appearing as Picky Vicky on Disney's That's So Raven, Nazanin Mandi can add singer to her résumé too. Her Grammy Award-winning boyfiend is teaming up with his boo to help produce her debut album.We can't say we're surprised. Models have been turning to the mic for years now. Read on to take a look at the good, the bad and, yes, the ugly of models who took up music.(Photo: Paul Morigi/WireImage)

Jessica White - Supermodel Jessica White has long been easy on the eyes, and more recently, she tried to be easy on the ears too. The leggy looker held an intimate listening session in August 2012 at Diddy's House studios in New York, unveiling her new career direction: singing.  (Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

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Jessica White - Supermodel Jessica White has long been easy on the eyes, and more recently, she tried to be easy on the ears too. The leggy looker held an intimate listening session in August 2012 at Diddy's House studios in New York, unveiling her new career direction: singing.  (Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Cassie Ventura - Remember when Cassie actually made music? We barely do, but we do remember that she was a model before she grabbed the mic, appearing in Seventeen magazine and catalogs for teen clothing line Delia's when she was still a teenager.   (photo: John Ricard / BET)

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Cassie Ventura - Remember when Cassie actually made music? We barely do, but we do remember that she was a model before she grabbed the mic, appearing in Seventeen magazine and catalogs for teen clothing line Delia's when she was still a teenager.   (photo: John Ricard / BET)

Naomi Campbell - In between throwing cellphones and ripping the runway, supermodel Naomi Campbell somehow found the time to release an album, babywoman, in 1994. And it somehow sold a million copies.  (Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

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Naomi Campbell - In between throwing cellphones and ripping the runway, supermodel Naomi Campbell somehow found the time to release an album, babywoman, in 1994. And it somehow sold a million copies.  (Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

Tyra Banks - Tyra Banks smized her way through two singles: "K.O.B.E.," a collabo with Kobe Bryant; and "Be a Star," from the soundtrack to the 2000 Disney film Life-Size.   (Photo: Anthony Dixon/WENN.com)

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Tyra Banks - Tyra Banks smized her way through two singles: "K.O.B.E.," a collabo with Kobe Bryant; and "Be a Star," from the soundtrack to the 2000 Disney film Life-Size.   (Photo: Anthony Dixon/WENN.com)

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Queen of the Night - Grace Jones in all her raging splendor performs on stage during day three of the Lovebox Festival at Victoria Park in London.  (Photo: PA PHOTOS /LANDOV)

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Grace Jones - Grace Jones is without a doubt the best model-turned-singer of all time, with genre-bending songs every bit as shocking as her distinctive look.   (Photo: PA PHOTOS /LANDOV)

Whitney Houston - Before Whitney unveiled "The Voice" to the world on her 1985 self-titled debut, she made ends meet as an in-demand teen model, appearing in Seventeen, Glamour and Cosmopolitan.  (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Whitney Houston - Before Whitney unveiled "The Voice" to the world on her 1985 self-titled debut, she made ends meet as an in-demand teen model, appearing in Seventeen, Glamour and Cosmopolitan.  (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Vanity - Denise Matthews, aka Vanity, modeled in commercials and beauty pageants before she met Prince in 1982, who worked his purple magic and remade her into lead singer of the girl group Vanity 6. (Photo: Geffen Records)

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Vanity - Denise Matthews, aka Vanity, modeled in commercials and beauty pageants before she met Prince in 1982, who worked his purple magic and remade her into lead singer of the girl group Vanity 6. (Photo: Geffen Records)

Amber Rose - Arm and eye candy Amber Rose—who, aside from modeling for leaked nudie pics online, has posed for New York Fashion Week and Smirnoff—released a single, "Fame," featuring her hubby Wiz Khalifa in 2012.    (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Amber Rose - Arm and eye candy Amber Rose—who, aside from modeling for leaked nudie pics online, has posed for New York Fashion Week and Smirnoff—released a single, "Fame," featuring her hubby Wiz Khalifa in 2012.    (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Kim Kardashian - LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 01: Television personality Kim Kardashian attends the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on July 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images For BET)

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Kim Kardashian - Kim K. has worked her fame into every angle. She struck a pose for Playboy, Carl's Jr. and elsewhere, and later she somehow recruited The-Dream and Tricky Stewart to work with her in the studio. The result was 2010's "Jam (Turn It Up)." (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images For BET)

Star Stunna - Singer Tyrese performs on stage during the 2012 BET Awards.(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images For BET)

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Tyrese Gibson - Tyrese broke through as a singer/model with a 1994 Coca Cola commercial, and being the face of Hilfiger and Guess clothing. The award-winning singer has continued to walk the line between the two professions ever since.(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images For BET)