item girl

item girl
 n.— «Shilpa Shetty tells Lata Khubchandani that she’s happy to have abandoned her “item song” reputation and rebuilt her career from scratch. The one-time “item” girl has suddenly become one of the most sought after actresses in Bollywood.» —“I was almost finished” by Lata Khubchandani Times of India Oct. 29, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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