At one point or another, it seems like nearly every beautiful actress or model has said in an interview how they were awkward or ugly when they were younger. Most of the time they're completely full of crap and just had self esteem issues. But in Bar Refaeli's case, she has some actual evidence to back up her ridiculous claim.

The 23-year-old cover girl says her best feature is her smile… and admits her teeth weren't always picture perfect.

"I had the worst smile before! It took a lot of hard work and a lot of money to get it this way. I had braces and neckgear," she added. "I had to go to school with it. It was just horrifying!" (Yahoo)

At this moment I'm picturing several young men in Israel who just put two-and-two together and realized the freak with headgear they tortured throughout high school is now on the cover of Sports Illustrated in her bikini and dating Leonardo DiCaprio. This is the kind of story that gives "butterfaces" across the world hope.