KIM ALEXIS: FAITH CLASHED WITH FAME

Former supermodel Kim Alexis is reminding Hollywood Christians that it’s perfectly possible to be famous, photogenic, and spiritually conflicted all at once, which is nice because it preserves the industry’s long tradition of making every value into a branding opportunity. Alexis says modeling in the ’80s came with the usual buffet of dirty jokes, tempting photoshoots, and the small matter of one’s conscience quietly tapping on the shoulder, and she helpfully adds that she “wandered off the path a couple times,” as if the road to moral clarity were just another runway with bad lighting. She also notes that Christian celebrities can speak up about their faith, apparently once their star power reaches the approved threshold, because nothing says humble witness like waiting until your public profile is sufficiently loud enough to be heard above the machinery. And in case anyone missed the life lesson, she raised her kids in a Christian household, proving that in America the only thing more carefully managed than a model’s image is a celebrity’s testimony.