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Can You Guess The Now-Famous Book Cover Model?

Jamie Canaves

Contributing Editor

Jamie Canavés is the Tailored Book Recommendations coordinator and Unusual Suspects mystery newsletter writer–in case you’re wondering what you do with a Liberal Arts degree. She’s never met a beach she didn’t like, always says yes to dessert, loves ‘80s nostalgia, all forms of entertainment, and can hold a conversation using only gifs. You can definitely talk books with her on Litsy and Goodreads. Depending on social media’s stability maybe also Twitter and Bluesky.

Recently Jimmy Kimmel reminded Jennifer Connelly about her days as a book cover model.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChG_1JSHsCk

Before the segment was finished I was already wondering if any other now famous actors had once modeled for book covers? Turns out they have! But it would be no fun if I just told you who they were so instead see if you can guess the now famous book cover models!

the-saddle-club-96-mischa-barton-cover-modelthe-saddle-club-97-mischa-barton-cover-model

Recognize the girl on the left who modeled on a few of The Saddle Club covers?

picture-perfect-lori-loughlin-cover-model

Need a hint? She was on a very famous ’80/’90s TV show and had twins…

my-mother-was-never-a-kid-amanda-seyfried-cover-model

Here’s an easy one.

 

the-babysitters-club-kirsten-dunst-cover-model

And since that was so easy here’s a truly difficult one: who’s the baby?

the-last-word-courteney-cox-cover-model the-secret-of-the-dark-courteney-cox-cover-model

I guess when she wasn’t dancing with Bruce Springsteen she was modeling.

the-disappearing-teacher-yasmine-bleeth-cover-model

Think ocean and running.

heartland-scott-disick-cover-model

He’s famous by *relationship and reality show.

the-franchise-affair-debbie-harry-cover-model

Think ’70s/80s rock band and a different hair color.

audrey-rose-brooke-shield-cover-model

Former child star/model who is still famous.

How many did you get right?

New Rider/Hard Hat (The Saddle Club) by Bonnie Bryant- Mischa Barton

Picture Perfect by Carrie Enfield- Lori Loughlin

My Mother Was Never a Kid by Francine Pascal- Amanda Seyfried

Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls (The Babysitters Club) by Ann M. Martin- Kirsten Dunst

The Last Word by Susan Blake/The Secret of the Dark by Barbara Steiner- Courteney Cox

The Disappearing Teacher by Conrad Nowels- Yasmine Bleeth

One Day You’ll Know (Heartland) by Lauren Brooke- Scott Disick

The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey- Debbie Harry

Audrey Rose by Frank De Felitta- Brooke Shields

*An early version erroneously stated Scott Disick was married.

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