Kim Basinger

 Kim Basinger was born December 8th, 1953 in Athens, Georgia, the third child of five. Both of her parents were active in entertainment. Her father had been a big-band jazz player, and her mother had performed water ballet in several Esther Williams films. Kim was introspective, from her father's perspective. As a girl in school, she was very shy. Kim's parents encouraged her take ballet lessons at a young age. When she was her sweet sixteenth birthday, shy Kim took part in the Athens Junior Miss contest. From there, she went on to be awarded the Junior Miss Georgia title, and traveled to New York to compete in the national Junior Miss pageant. Kim, who had blossomed into a 5'7" beauty, was given a contract on the spot with the Ford Modeling Agency. Kim was then 20 years old and was a top model, earning $1000 per day. In the 1970s Kim was a model of the top class who graced numerous magazine covers. Kim also appeared in numerous advertisements including the Breck girl. Kim took acting classes at the Neighborhood Playhouse,