In her 2014 autobiography, "There Was a Little Girl," Brooke revealed that she lost her virginity at age 22 to then sweetheart Dean Cain while both were attending Princeton University

Forged an enduring friendship with Michael Jackson whom she met at in 1978. Jackson invited her as his date to the 1991 wedding of Elizabeth Taylor and Larry Fortensky

Has twice played a character who was stranded on an island with one other person. The first was The Blue Lagoon (1980) and the second was Quantum Leap: Leaping of the Shrew - September 27, 1956 (1992)

Was named one of "The 25 Sexiest Women in Film of All Time" by GQ magazine. The complete list was published in the magazine's November 2008 issue

In September 2013, Brooke Shields was included on Vanity Fair's 74th Annual International Best-Dressed Poll

She was nominated for a 2013 New Jersey Hall of Fame for Arts and Entertainment

In Turkey, Brooke Shields was voted the "most beautiful celebrity" by the readers of the mass circulation newspaper Milliyet in 1983.

Famously flubbed lines and had to read from the card during the opening of the 65th Annual Tony Awards broadcast, June 2011.