Eva Mendes has no qualms about using her sexuality to her advantage - but she would never let anyone exploit her willingness to strip off.

The sexy actress has shed her clothes for a saucy Calvin Klein ad campaign, posing on a bed dressed just in a skimpy bra and panties.

And Mendes admits she doesn't worry about posing in just her underwear, because she always has the upper hand with her bosses.

She tells Fox News, "I don't allow myself to be typecast, but when I have to turn up the heat and turn up the sexuality and I do an amazing Calvin Klein campaign it's very conscious, that's no accident. It's very methodical on my part.

"If I feel it's appropriate to show some nudity in the scenes then I go for it. As much as I use my sexuality, I have never felt exploited. I feel like it's on my terms and I have no problem with it."