We all know that some celebrities are really talented and beautiful. But would you believe that some of them are pretty damn smart too? We dug up a few celebrities pasts to find what kind of brain power was behind the beauty. The results are pretty impressive. Read on.
Natalie Portman
Natalie has been in tons of movies, including Starwars, Garden State, Closer, The Professional, V for Vendeta, Mars Attacks, and many more. But you probably didn’t know that she’s pretty brainy as well.
Natalie graduated from high school with a 4.0 GPA. She then went on to Harvard (ever heard of it?) and graduated with a degree in Psychology before continuing to pursue her acting career. She later pursued graduate studies at Hebrew University. And if that isn’t enough, Natalie is also fluent in Hebrew, French and Japanese. Wow, right?
Tina Fey
Tina is another girl who’s captured our hearts and kept us laughing. She’s been in Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, Mean Girls, Baby Mama, and has made plenty of other appearances. But she isn’t just an actor. She is the creator of 30 Rock and she wrote Mean Girls. She’s got some serious comedy in her blood. But just how smart is she?
Well, first of all Tina was the first female head writer at SNL ever. She also wrote and starred in Mean Girls, before getting into television where she created, wrote, and produced 30 Rock. Did I mention she’s also an actress on 30 Rock, and that she received an Emmy and a Golden Globe for it? Basically she’s the funniest hot chick you’ll ever meet.
Alicia Keys
As if Alicia Keys beauty and musical talent wasn’t enough, it turns out she’s quite the brainy babe herself. She attended Professional Performing Arts School (in Manhattan) and graduated at 16 as valedictorian. She also won a scholarship to study at Columbia, and she attended class there until leaving to pursue a career in music. And as if education, beauty, and musical talent wasn’t enough to satisfy her, Alicia also co-founded the “Keep a Child Alive” foundation, a non-profit organization that provides medicine to families with HIV and AIDS in Africa. Bravo Alicia, bravo!
Shakira
Shakira, Shakira. This girl is beautiful, exotic, and has the voice of a Goddess. But that’s not all she’s got. She’s pretty much a genius. Shakira has an IQ of 140. That’s right, 140. She also speaks fluent English, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish (obviously), and can even sing Classical Arabic. I’m probably not the only one, but I could listen to this girl sing anything in any language pretty much for the rest of time.
Ashwarya Rai
Ashwarya is already a world-wide superstar, but her name is only now making its way to our side of the pond. She’s a Bollywood actress who’s been in dozens of films. You may know her as 1994 Miss World. She was also declared the most beautiful woman of all time by many polls and magazines.
In case you haven’t already guessed it, she’s quite smart as well. She went to the prestigious Ruparel College in India, and majored in architecture. She’s also fluent in several languages, including Hindi, Marathi, English, Tamil, and her native tongue, Tulu.
Cindy Crawford
Recognize the face? If you were alive in the 90s, and ever saw any magazine, chances are it was her on the cover. She’s in her 40s and still drop dead gorgeous. She’s probably the most famous supermodel of all time. Of course, she’s also got some major brain power.
Cindy was the valedictorian at her high school, with a 4.0 GPA. She enrolled at Northwestern University to study chemical engineering on a full academic scholarship. She dropped out to pursue a modeling career full-time, though there is no doubt she could have finished. I’m sure she doesn’t regret her choice, and neither do all the men, everywhere…
Brooke Shields
Actress, model and author, Brooke Shields can do it all. She’s been working since the ripe age of 11 months, and by 16 was making more money than the president of the United States. She’s also done many on stage Broadway productions. But did you know she was a graduate of Princeton University? That’s right, and with a degree in French Literature. Impressive indeed.
Michelle Obama
Our first lady herself. Michelle is married to (arguably) the most powerful man on earth. She has 2 children. She also has the best arms I’ve ever seen on a woman. But did you know that she is damn smart too? Maybe even smarter than ole Barack. The salutatorian of her high school, Michelle went to Princeton University, where she majored in Sociology and minored in African American Studies. She then went to Harvard Law School and achieved her JD (law degree). Yep, she’s pretty much smarter than anyone you know in real life.
There you have it, ladies and gents. As it turns out, some people really do have it all. The fame, the fortune, the brains, and the beauty. To the women above, I commend you. You never took your beauty for granted, and you decided that it was important to be more than just the pretty girl. You strived for excellence, and you achieved just that. Kudos to you all.
