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Carol Alt was born in Flushing, Queens, New York. She is a American actress and model. Alt's first big break in modeling was in 1986, when she was featured on the cover of Harper's Bazaar magazine, but garnered publicity in 1982 when she was featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. During the 1980s she appeared on over 500 magazine covers, becoming one of the most famous models of her era. She was referred to as "The Face" by Life Magazine. During the height of her popularity, she was the face of ad campaigns for Diet Pepsi, General Motors, Cover Girl Cosmetics, Noxzema, Hanes and numerous others. She was the first model to produce her own posters and calendars. In 2004, she had a starring role in Snakehead Terror, a Canadian film. She played "Karen Oldham" in the television adaptation of Peter Benchley's Amazon. She also had a few minor television roles, including one episode of Wings, and a voice role in an episode of King of the Hill.