Here’s a rare “Before They Were Stars” feature which is not a clip, but an early modeling gig. In 1991, a young, sullen Gwyneth Paltrow modeled in this ad for Esprit as part of their campaign to endorse birth control and prevent STDs. Appropriately enough, 20 years later, Paltrow would win an Emmy for a guest starring role on Glee as a substitute high school sex ed teacher who demonstrates how to put on condoms.
