Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Covers 'Cleo' January 2012

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley rocks a black bikini with a sheer mesh cover up on the cover of Cleo‘s January issue.

Here’s what the 24-year-old British model and actress had to share with the mag:

On her work ethic: “My mother always said to me as a child, ‘Life doesn’t hand you opportunity. People don’t hand you great things sitting around on your ass.’ Grasp opportunity in whatever situation you can, and work really hard for the opportunity to keep getting them handed to you.”

On acting: “At first I was so nervous and I’d be totally lying if I said that I didn’t feel anxious about the whole thing [starring in Transformers: Dark of the Moon]. I’d never thought that I was ever going to make a film this huge, and when I was cast, I didn’t even realize what I was casting for.”

Also pictured inside: Rosie arriving at LAX Airport to catch a departing flight on Tuesday (January 17) in Los Angeles. The night before, she attended The Weinstein Company’s Golden Globes after party with beau Jason Statham.