Jessica Alba Voted Favorite Substitute Teacher

LOS ANGELES (November 15, 2006) — She’s dove “Into the Blue.” She’s lived in “Sin City” and even showed off her “Fantastic” super powers.

But is Jessica Alba ready to try her hand at? substitute teaching?

If the educators of America have anything to say about it, Miss Alba will soon be heading back to school.

In a recent poll conducted by the National Education Association, Jessica was voted the celebrity people would most like to see substitute teach for a day.

Jessica finished with 46 percent of the vote, followed by Oprah Winfrey (23 percent), Angelina Jolie (14 percent), Will Smith (12 percent) and tennis star Andre Agassi (4 percent).

The online poll surveyed more than 5,000 particpants nationwide and was issued as part of NEA’s Substitute Educator Day.

Access Hollywoodcaught up with Jessica during a visit to the set of her new film, “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,” to get her reaction to the poll results.

“I’m available. That’s amazing. Why do they want me to be their substitute teacher?” she laughed. “That’s cool. There’d be lots of discussions if I was a substitute teacher. Lots of debating going on.”

Jessica recently wrapped producing on “Good Luck Chuck” alongside Dane Cook.

“Just as actress Jessica Alba toiled long and hard before achieving stardom, substitute educators labor tirelessly — and often in relative anonymity — to provide every child with a quality public education,” NEA president Reg Weaver told Access Hollywood.