Kristen Stewart already had a multitude of acting credits to her name by the time she was chosen to play Bella Swan in Twilight, but the fame that came with the role took her to an entirely different level of stardom.

However, like any other role in Hollywood, there was stiff competition with multiple stars in the running for the part.

Twilight was already a successful book series by the time that the first movie was being made. That means that Bella was a massively popular role that many people wanted to land.

In fact, four Hollywood A-listers have spoken out and revealed that they also were in the running for the part. One of those actresses was even famously author Stephenie Meyer‘s first choice. Another explained that they were ultimately “glad” that they weren’t cast.

Scroll through all four of the actresses that auditioned to play Bella Swan…