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Kristin Davis Beat Hilary Swank for Melrose Place Role: ‘She Obviously Went on to Win 2 Oscars’

In PEOPLE's latest cover story, Kristin Davis reveals she beat out Hilary Swank for her breakout role as Brooke Armstrong on 'Melrose Place'.

In PEOPLE's latest cover story, the actress, 59, takes a walk down memory lane as she reflects on her long-running career in television. When she arrived, the TV producer's "huge" office was furnished with a "curvy long couch," "a bunch of fish tanks" and a "shag rug." At the time, Melrose Place's leading lady, Heather Locklear, had gotten married to Richie Sambora in a "lace, halter gown," so Davis bought a bustier reminiscent of the wedding dress in an effort to showcase a similar sense of sexuality.

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