QUICK TAKES - Oct. 15, 2009

The last time audiences saw Megan Fox, she was devouring her classmates as a demonic cheerleader in the September horror-comedy movie “Jennifer’s Body.” Now the 23-year old sex symbol du jour is sinking her teeth into a new challenge. According to Women’s Wear Daily, Fox has signed on to appear in ads and billboards for Emporio Armani as part of a global marketing initiative for the Italian fashion house’s underwear and jeans lines.

Best known for appearing in form-hugging outfits in Michael Bay’s blockbuster “Transformers” movies, Fox replaces ex-Spice Girl Victoria Beckham as figurehead for the Emporio Armani underwear and Armani jeans campaigns.

Lingerie modeling should be all in a day’s work for Fox, who became an in-demand cover girl this year, stripping down to her skivvies for photo spreads in a number of American and European men’s magazines.

-- Chris Lee