Bai Ling, 55, is still a pinup 17 years after she posed for the cover of Playboy

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Bai Ling left little to the imagination as she walked the red carpet of the Brent Shapiro Summer Spectacular event in Beverly Hills on Saturday.The Chinese-American actress and model - who is best known for starring in Red Corner with Richard Gere and for posing for the cover of Playboy - wore a risqué white mini dress held together by strategically placed laces.Also at the event was Lisa Vanderpump, Lala Kent, Kathy Hilton, Kelly LeBrock and Blanca Blanco.

Hot stuff: Bai Ling left little to the imagination as she walked the red carpet of the Brent Shapiro Summer Spectacular event in Beverly Hills on Saturday  The first: The Chinese-American actress and model wore a risqué white mini dress held together by strategically placed lacesThe Crow actress was the first Asian actress to ever be on the cover of Playboy in June 2005 as she appeared wearing just a few skinny leather straps around her naked body while holding a lightsaber.The Playboy shoot turned out to be a life-changing experience for the star, which gave a nod to her role in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.

Her scenes were later cut out from the final version by George Lucas, who reportedly said the decision had nothing to do with her Playboy cover.Nevertheless, the cover girl said both experiences considerably recognized her as an actress.

Sexy alien: The Playboy shoot turned out to be a life-changing experience for the star, which gave a nod to her role in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith From China to Hollywood: The Crank: High Voltage actress grew up in Chengdu, and moved to the United States in 1990s to study acting  Stunning: Bai Ling put her fit figure on display as she posed with Elliot MintzBai insists she is different from all.