Crowned as the winner of a nationwide model search sponsored by The Oprah Winfrey Show and Elite Model Management, Leslie Bibb is a model - turned actress. Before her big break, she dabbled with small TV roles on shows like Pacific Blue and Home Improvement. Bibb's first film role came with the comedy Private Parts (1997), in which she played a WNBC tour guide. The WB Network television series Popular brought Bibb her due fame. She played the lead role of Brooke McQueen, a high school cheerleader who would do anything to maintain her popularity, in this teen drama. 'Popular' created a pathway for her success which lead her to roles in ER, Line of Fire, Crossing Jordon, and CSI: Miami. On the big screen, Bibb was seen in features like Confession of a Shopaholic (2009), Law Abiding Citizen (2009), Iron Man (2010), Civil War (2015) and Tag (2018).

In 2010, Bibb starred and co-produced Miss Nobody, an independent dark comedy film. Her performance won her the Best Actress Award at 26th Boston Film Festival. In the same year, she served as a national spokesperson for Life Insurance Awareness Month, a LIFE Foundation initiative. She also supports Friends of El Faro, a non-profit organization that aims to improve the lives of the children of Casa Hogar Sion, an orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico.