I don't know what kind of effect this will have on you guys for saying this, but I'm allowed to speak my mind, so,
I think going into acting and modeling would be a bad idea if she doesn't want to. It would be selling herself out just for fame.
I say if we enjoy her music (which is obviously still coming), and we get others to, then great! But we don't have to make the whole world love Vanessa Carlton, because everybody has vastly different music tastes. I don't mean any offense on anyone when I say sometimes this 'nessaholics' thing can go a little bit too far. It is SO great that all of us appreciate and try to help Vanessa, but we don't have to obsess (not assuming all of you do).