16-year-old Angelina Jolie's racy modelling pics published

London, Apr 18 : Before achieving global stardom, Angelina Jolie like any other struggling model took to posing in some racy pictures get her big break.

Sensational pictures of the then 16-year-old Jolie have been published for the first time.

They were taken when, as a rebellious youngster, she was trying to launch her career as a model.

The pics, which show the now famous star as a 16-year-old wannabe model, were taken by photographer Sean McCall, reports the Mirror.

Jolie began her route to superstardom less than a year after these photos were taken.

Her first big film role, in 1993's Cyborg 2, got her noticed - and a part in 1995's Robert Redford caper Crackers, on which she met British former husband Jonny Lee Miller.

ANI