She said in Star Magazine, "It sickens me how important things like the fashion world are to some people. It can be exciting but it's also very damaging. So many people are so shallow and robotic. I just hope people relies that it's not important how you look on the outside it's more important what's on the inside." A San Francisco native, Silverstone launched her career at the age of six in a series of swimsuit snapshots taken by her father, a real estate investor.

Those photos began a steady stream of modeling gigs--including a Domino's TV commercial--and casting agents soon noticed her nubile charisma. After a guest shot on ABC's The Wonder Years, Silverstone signed up for her cinematic debut as a man-obsessed young woman in 1993's The Crush. Before filming began, Silverstone legally became an emancipated minor in order to evade child labor laws that would have restricted her working hours. Hot and bothered itself, Hollywood is betting big that Alicia Silverstone will continue to capture America's fancy. Speaking of big, Silverstone was recently skewered in the press for packing on some post-Clueless pounds. But no worries, it seems she fits just fine into her Batgirl costume.