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Rebecca Romijn is tall. And beautiful. And blond. And smart. And funny. And sexy. Did I say beautiful? With those kinds of credentials on her résumé, Romijn could easily make it big as a supermodel. Oh, that's right, she did that already. My bad. I've seen her Sports Illustrated and Victoria's Secret spreads more times than I care to remember. Don't ask. Well, perhaps Romijn should pursue a career on the big screen. Hold on. She did that, too. How could I forget those entertaining X-Men movies in which Romijn was covered in blue body paint and scales and still managed to be insanely hot? So, what's left? Starring in her own TV show, of course.

After all, Romijn, twice named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People," is no stranger to the small screen. She actually made her TV acting debut as David Schwimmer's slob girlfriend on Friends. And Romijn was game to poke fun of her image by playing a dumb supermodel who married David Spade's hound-dog Dennis Finch character on NBC's Just Shoot Me.

But there's nothing dumb about the woman Romijn plays in Pepper Dennis, The WB's new one-hour dramedy. Romijn is Pepper, an ambitious local TV news reporter who worships Walter Cronkite (she kisses his picture in the morning) and who will stop at nothing to chase down a story. And that includes throwing newspapers at camera-shy interview subjects who are operating day care centers without a permit.

You could say Pepper is the millennium's version of Mary Richards and Three's Company's Jack Tripper. She's driven by her career and a burning desire to succeed. She's not obsessed with getting married, but doesn't mind a steamy one-night stand every now and again after a hard day's work. On second thought, I could be wrong, but I don't remember Mary downing a few cold ones in some bar and then hooking up with some out-of-town guy she had just met. Still, Mary and Pepper have a lot in common.

Pepper is a rising star at WEIE in Chicago. She's a fearless reporter who barks lines like, "Here's the deal." "You lock on her and take your shot!" and "We're not losing this." But Pepper is also a Jack Tripper-like klutz. She falls into dirty potholes. She trips over tables. She runs into glass doors. It's amazing Pepper manages to stay so gorgeous despite falling down every 15 seconds. She should write a book about her makeup secrets.
,br> Pepper's professional — and personal — lives are turned upside down after the station hires a hunky new anchor (Josh Hopkins) to be its lead anchor — a gig Pepper desperately wanted. While Pepper wants to hate the new guy she calls "a mildly attractive TelePrompTer reader," it's a bit hard since he's way more attractive that Pepper is willing to admit and because, well, he was the out-of-town guy Pepper had her steamy one-night stand with before she knew who he was.

On the home front, life is just as complicated. Pepper's needy sister (North Shore's Brooke Burns) moves in with her after separating from her cheating husband. Pepper Dennis, though hardly original, is a breath of fresh air. Romijn shines as a woman balancing her career and her personal life. The former supermodel is one of those rare beautiful actresses who know how to be funny and don't mind looking silly doing it. Remember, Romijn is the same woman who played a bearded lady in the movie Dirty Work, starring Saturday Night Live alum Norm MacDonald. This just in Pepper Dennis looks like a winner.

Original article: PalmBeachPost.com