Rosie Huntington Whitely Collects underwear

Rosie Huntington-Whitely collects vintage lingerie. The stunning actress-and-model graces the front cover of Elle magazine's upcoming September issue and spoke of her love of beautiful underwear. As a Victoria's Secret Angel, the 25-year-old is somewhat of an expert on the subject and is set to launch a '20s inspired underwear range for British high street chain Marks & Spencer this September. "Find out why Rosie collects vintage lingerie, how her sisters inspire her and what she found most challenging about her first film role," ElleUk.com teased about the upcoming cover story. In the accompanying shoot, Rosie can be seen posing in high fashion garments by Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana and Jil Sander, as well as some of her own lingerie designs. Wearing minimal make-up and with her mane flying in the wind, the blonde beauty looks stunning in a set of floral hot pants and matching jumper as she poses on the cover. However, it was the Transformer star's attitude and charisma that most impressed the Elle team. "Yes, the model/actress is undeniably stunning. What really stopped interviewer Rebecca Lowthorpe in her tracks, however, was Huntington-Whiteley's raw determination, combined with that legendary beauty," the publication writes.

Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley was born 18 April 1987 in Plymouth, Devon, England (Freedom Fields Hospital), and grew up on her parents' country farm. She attended Tavistock College and has been modeling  since 2003 for a variety of clothiers: Abercrombie & Fitch, Burberry, Bloomingdale's, Ralph Lauren, DKNY. She started modeling for Victoria's Secret in 2006 and was officially named one of the lingerie company's "Angels" in November 2009, at the age of 22. Her first film role will be as "Carly", replacing Megan Fox as Sam's new love interest in the third installment of the Transformers series: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Her mother, Fiona, is a fitness instructor, and her father, Charles Huntington-Whiteley, is a chartered surveyor. Rosie has two younger siblings, Toby and Florence. Her great-great-grandfather was politician Sir Herbert Huntington-Whiteley, 1st Baronet.

Huntington-Whiteley was born at the Freedom Fields Hospital in Plymouth, Devon, England. Her mother, Fiona (née Jackson), is a fitness instructor, and her father, Charles Andrew Huntington-Whiteley, is a chartered surveyor. She has two younger siblings; a brother, Toby, and a sister, Florence. Her paternal great-great-grandfather was politician Sir Herbert Huntington-Whiteley, 1st Baronet; Herbert's son, Eric, was the "black sheep" of the family, and had married Rosie's great-grandmother, Enid Kohn, who was from a family of Polish Jews who immigrated to England in the 1870s. Rosie's paternal grandmother was the daughter of Jacob Franks, a Sussex surgeon.

Huntington-Whiteley grew up in Tavistock, Devon, on a farm. Growing up in Devon, she was bullied and teased at school for having a double-barrelled name, no breasts, and for her full lips (now one of her most famous assets). She got voted Miss Big Mouth because she talked constantly and, after a growth spurt at the age of 13, Girl Most Likely To Become A Supermodel. Bored of her farm life, she was eager to get out and go to London. In 2003, while studying at Tavistock College, she was discovered by Profile Model Management while seeking internships with several London based modelling agencies. Her first gig in front of the camera was at 16, posing for a Levi's commercial. She spent all of her first cheque on a Ford Ka, even though she couldn't drive, thinking it would be the one and only time she would ever get paid for modelling.

Source: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk