Actress Jennifer Lawrence posed in vintage swimsuits and lingerie for the May issue of GQ magazine to promote her new film X-Men: First Class, an origins story set in the 1960’s and directed by Matthew Vaughn. The 20-year-old stunner plays young Mystique.

Vaughn tells GQ why he hired Lawrence:

There are a lot of young American actors right now who haven’t got any technique. And to be blunt, a lot of these kids assume that just by having a good set of teeth and tits, smiling for the camera’s gonna be enough. I needed someone who could act.

Lawrence, who scored an Oscar nomination for last year’s indie-drama Winter’s Bone, is also set to headline A Bigger Boat’s House at the End of the Street and Lionsgate adaptation of author Suzanne Collins beloved book series Hunger Games.

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