Molly Sims vs. Rebecca Romijn-Stamos
Battle of the Blonde-Haired Mannequins-Turned-Thespians

Rebecca Romijn-sounds-like- the-lettuce-Stamos used to be a model. She would like to be an actress. Crossing this divide is not unheard of (Cameron Diaz, Rene Russo), though it can be treacherous, swallowing careers whole for those who misstep (Estella Warren, Cindy Crawford).

But so far, Ms. Romijn-sounds- like-the-lettuce- is-she-keeping- the-Stamos has done everything properly. She hosted MTV's House of Style, which is the launching pad for models-turned-aspiring actresses, mostly because they get to prove they won't freeze like deer when the camera light goes on. Then she took a supporting role in X-Men, as the blue and spiny shapeshifter Mystique, which was quite ingenious, because she was saying to the world, "Look, world! I'm not all about looks! I can get all blue and spiny!" and, meanwhile, the nerds of the world could freeze-frame her scenes and see if they could see her nipples through the makeup. Everybody wins.

And these calculated efforts are bearing fruit. Ms. Romijn can currently be seen in The Punisher, and will soon be seen in Godsend. This latter role is especially significant because she's not playing eye candy or a model or someone's supersexy moll, but rather a plain old mom, albeit a plain old mom who looks like she could be on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. But she's making real progress toward her dream of being a bona fide actress.

And then along comes Molly Sims.

Sims is also a former household-name-ish model. She's also tall, blonde, and modelly. She's also served as the host of House of Style, stepping into Romijn's shoes. Ironically, she looks just like she could be a character from The Sims, which makes us wonder if perhaps her name is a sly joke, like some model from Europe being named Manny Kin. And she also wants to be an actress.

But instead of covering herself in blue paint and little spikes, she thinks she can just step right into a glamourous role on Las Vegas, as the improbably named Delinda Deline. Wearing, like, high heels and everything! Acting all sexy-like! Doesn't she know she has to play a hideous mutant of some sort, or no one will take her seriously? Hello?

Man, if we were Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, we'd be seriously steamed. And if we were FOX, we'd put these two in a ring, plop in Donald Trump in a striped shirt as the referee, let them claw out this 2 Stars 1 Slot catfight-style, then air it opposite Fear Factor.

Advantage: Romijn Lettuce, because she got here first, dammit.