People

By Guy D. Garcia

The buttons that cropped up at last week's commencement ceremony seemed to sum it up best. yes, i went to princeton, they read, no, i haven't met her. But Brooke Shields, 22, does not see anything funny about her college stint. "I did it in four years, and I worked hard," said the model-actress proudly. Growing a bit teary-eyed, she added, "I didn't set out to prove anything to anyone except myself." Looking smart in her black mortarboard and gown, Shields received a B.A. in French literature with honors. But just as she once vowed not to let anything "come between me and my Calvins," Shields never let French lit come between her and her career. Her busy schedule included magazine cover shoots, roles in three movies and birthday parties at trendy nightclubs like Chippendale's and the Palladium. Sounds as if she could take honors in social studies too.

With reporting by David E. Thigpen/New York, with other bureaus