Don't write off Ivanka Trump as just The Donald's daughter. Born in New York City in 1981 to Donald and Ivana, Ivanka didn't pass the time spending Daddy's money like so many other trust funders. She studied first at Georgetown, then at the University of Pennsylvania, from which she graduated summa cum laude in 2004 with a degree in economics.
Her name helped open doors, to be sure, but they weren't necessarily held open for her. For example, the family covered her school tuition, but that was all. In fact, she began modeling at age 16 to cover her expenses.
Today, she appears on NBC's The Apprentice and is vice president of real estate development with the Trump Organization.
Trump's debut appearance on our Top 99 list is no accident. Voters clearly recognized that she possesses ample beauty and intelligence.
After filling in for Carolyn Kepcher on The Apprentice, Trump soon won Kepcher's judging role. Making desperate corporate wannabes dance still allowed Trump enough time to continue modeling -- she retains representation through Elite Model Management -- and to lead an active dating life. She announced her breakup from Bingo Gubelmann early in the year, took a brief ride with Lance Armstrong and ultimately wound up with Topher Grace.
As if she needed the endorsement, her father commented that he'd date her if she wasn't his daughter. We'll assume the best and take that as a well-intended compliment.
So far, 2007 has begun with Ivanka defending her father in his volley of jabs with Rosie O'Donnell, though the fairer Trump is taking the high road with her comments.
Indeed, Ivanka has an air of class all her own; we look forward to seeing her in the boardroom and anywhere else she favors us with her presence. There's not much word about her planned 2007 projects and appearances, so we'll patiently wait to see what's next.
With more than 50 acting credits to her name and a career that has spanned over two decades, Diane Lane has always managed to remain relevant, deftly progressing from precocious child star to sultry siren to bona fide movie star.
She's worked opposite some of Hollywood's best and brightest -- including Nicolas Cage, Richard Gere and Keanu Reeves -- and has appeared in box-office hits like 2002's Unfaithful and 2003's Under the Tuscan Sun. And though she's been linked with familiar faces like Christopher Lambert and Jon Bon Jovi, Diane is currently enjoying marital bliss with actor Josh Brolin.
2006 was a fairly uneventful year for Diane as she appeared in only one film, the Ben Affleck drama Hollywoodland.
The movie, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival to rave reviews, offered Diane the opportunity to step into the shoes of a glamorous 1950s sexpot alongside such distinguished performers as Bob Hoskins, Adrien Brody and Robin Tunney. Diane's inclusion on this year's Top 99 and on lists in the past -- she ranked No. 85 last year and No.
45 the year before -- are testaments to her enduring popularity, and there's little doubt that she'll continue to be a fixture on similar lists in years to come.
With three films scheduled for release, Diane will be busy in 2007. Killshot, based on a novel by Elmore Leonard, pits Diane opposite such heavy hitters as Thomas Jane, Mickey Rourke and Rosario Dawson, while Fierce People, in which Diane stars as a drug-addicted masseuse, has already started to garner Oscar buzz for the actress.
Lastly, Diane will be seen in Appaloosa, a Western starring, cowritten and directed by Ed Harris.
A fixture on TV sets across the country, Erica Durance is the Canadian-born actress who molded the character of Lois Lane into her most alluring form ever on the WB's hit series Smallville. Off camera, Durance has had some shaky starts -- marrying in 1996 only to file for divorce in 1999, for example -- but she seems to be on firmer ground since her she married Canadian actor David Palffy in 2005.
After years of hard work and endless guest appearances on TV series such as The Chris Isaak Show, Tru Calling, Andromeda, Stargate SG-1, and The Collector, Durance completed her first full season as Lois Lane on Smallville in 2006. Voted the sexiest Lane of all time by AskMen.com readers and making her debut on the Top 99 this year, Durance parlayed her small-screen success into some motion-picture work this past year, playing the female lead in the sequel to The Butterfly Effect and starring in the thriller Stranded.
Currently stationed in Vancouver, close to the filming locations for Smallville, Durance will test out her serious acting chops in 2007 by appearing in Ecstasy alongside renowned British thespians Richard E. Grant and Billy Boyd. Adapted from the hit novella The Undefeated by Irvin Welsh, Ecstasy will feature Durance in the middle of a world full of drugs and sex.
Like mother, like daughter. Beth Ostrosky's former-model mother introduced her to the business in the early '80s when Beth was just 9 years old. Since then, the Pittsburgh native has expanded her reach to include TV appearances and movie roles, including in the hilarious flick Flirting with Disaster with Ben Stiller.
Beth O., as she's known, hasn't let success get to her head; she volunteered in Ground Zero relief efforts after 9/11 and serves as the spokesperson for North Shore Animal League, a New York-based no-kill shelter. Since 2001, she has been dating Howard Stern and has appeared several times on his TV show.
This is Ostrosky's first appearance on our Top 99, and it is a result of your votes and her full calendar in 2006. When she wasn't keeping her boyfriend in line on Howard TV On Demand, Ostrosky was busy as a magazine advice columnist for FHM and continued to flirt with the camera. She is still devoting a great deal of time to North Shore Animal League; she shot a TV public service announcement for the shelter as part of its new campaign.
Her latest movie, the comedy Saturday Morning, recently wrapped, but no release date has been announced. In the meantime, New Yorkers should watch for her public service announcement on TV. We also suspect that she'll continue to appear on Howard TV On Demand from time to time.
Both Stern and Ostrosky have become adept at dodging questions about the possibility of marriage, so we can only wait and see. Formerly shy and reserved about her celebrity status, Beth O. has come to accept the fact that we like her -- and that we like to look at her, of course.
Cassie is one of the country's most promising rising stars. A total package, she has racked up more professional accomplishments in a couple of years than most achieve in a lifetime. A model for the likes of Abercrombie Fitch at the age of 14, a professionally trained dancer by 18, and the name attached to a hit single, "Me U," by the age of 20, this Connecticut native clearly knows to make her elders feel inadequate.
Though her breakthrough hit, "Me U," was written and recorded in 2005, it wasn't until Cassie signed with Bad Boy in 2006 that the single reached No. 1 on R B charts and her self-titled debut album rocketed to No. 4 on Billboard's album charts.
The success of Cassie's recording career also reenergized her modeling work; she became the lead model for Missy Elliott's adidas clothing line, appeared as the star in Mario's "Here I Go Again" video, and had her visage plastered in Times Square as part of a high-profile billboard campaign for Target.
Cassie ended 2006 by dispelling rumors that she would be leaving Bad Boy and confirming that work on her new album for the label would be taking place throughout 2007. In addition to music, Cassie revealed that she would be trying her overwhelming good luck in the world of fashion; she will be releasing her own line of T-shirts and hoodies.
Lastly, Cassie announced her intentions to conquer the world of acting and is set to appear in an undisclosed movie due to begin shooting early this year.
"Actress and model" may be a common way to describe Hollywood starlets, but Gabrielle Union wears those labels with class. With beauty and grace, she has risen up through the dual battlegrounds of movies and TV while staying grounded and composed.
Her most high-profile performances came as an anti-antagonist cheerleader opposite Kirsten Dunst in Bring It On (2000), as Will Smith's FBI girlfriend in Bad Boys II (2003) and as the first black love interest on Friends. Outside of acting, Gabrielle works as an activist and public speaker on violence against women, as she was a victim of a sexual assault in 1992.
She may have just split from husband Chris Howard of the Jacksonville Jaguars, but becoming a divorcée only improved Union's position on the Top 99 by one place compared to last year.
In 2006, Union appeared in a few episodes of ABC's Night Stalker, playing a reporter who helps a detective with his investigations of unusual homicides. Though the show was canceled, Union kept working throughout the year by obtaining a part in the high-profile biopic Running with Scissors and by starring in the video "I Love My Chick" for rapper Busta Rhymes.
2007 should start and end big for Gabrielle Union.
She will appear in Tyler Perry's latest film, Daddy's Little Girls, a Cinderella story about a successful female lawyer who falls in love with a single father of three. Then, in November, Union will be seen in This Christmas, the tale of a young girl who gets a mall Santa to help find a new husband for her divorced mom. As for her personal endeavors, Union is playing the dating field, but there are rumors that she's seeing Wentworth Miller of Prison Break.
Diora Baird has an all-natural buxom figure. It's no secret that she's a 32DD, but those are only two reasons she's a recognized name. Diora has displayed acting talent in films like Wedding Crashers (2005) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006).
You might also recognize her from her modeling work in Guess? ads and in magazines such as Maxim and FHM. Her "body of work" is quite impressive, particularly on the August 2005 cover of Playboy.
Diora Baird appeared in a whopping five feature films in 2006, including Accepted and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, starring Jordana Brewster. Although she is still working on getting bigger roles, she has already managed to work with accomplished actors in high-profile films. In the fall of 2006, Diora got into the video game market.
She lent her voice to Scarface: The World is Yours as a prospective girlfriend to the title character. Outside of her career endeavors, Diora became engaged to Taylor Handley, who was her costar in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.
Diora Baird has two film projects in production for 2007.
She will make appearances in South of Heaven and Young People F**king, both of which are comedies starring other up-and-coming actors. Diora continues to act and model, securing a wide range of career possibilities. She's a physical beauty, but her growing career demonstrates that she is more than just a pretty face.
Amerie is a rare type of recording artist armed with degrees in English and fine arts, an amazing voice and smoldering looks that could be the cause of global warming. In short, she commands the pop-music spotlight. Her emotional songs have a way of making people both excited and emotional.
She has changed the way the public views R B music by making songs that people can dance to in any venue. And while her voice preceded her other talents, her dance skills have been raved about in the past few years.
Amerie's first two albums were certified gold, and her mixtape album, Because I Love It Vol.
1, was well-received when it debuted in the fall of 2006. Volume 1's hit single "Take Control" peaked at No. 66 on the U.
S. Billboard Hot R B/Hip-Hop Songs despite its limited exposure during the year. But Amerie's biggest success of the year, aside from being ranked as AskMen.
com's eighth Most Desirable Woman, was winning the ASCAP award for Top Soundtrack Single of the Year for "1 Thing." The track was featured in the movie Hitch, which starred Will Smith and Eva Mendes. She was also a Grammy nominee for Best Female R B Vocal Performance and Best Contemporary R B Album.
Amerie cannot help but look forward to what should be a big year for her in 2007. Because I Love It Vol. 2 is already being hyped up even though it's not due out until March.
She will also be releasing the Because I Love It album, which should hit stores in the spring. The music world is going to be talking about Amerie's work all year long.
The sexy, cute and curvaceous Jennifer Love Hewitt first appeared on the small screen in Kids Incorporated before hitting it big when she joined the cast of Party of Five in 1995.
Her feature-film resume includes I Know What You Did Last Summer with Sarah Michelle Gellar, its sequel, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Can't Hardly Wait, and The Audrey Hepburn Story. Since 2005, she has had huge success with her television fantasy/drama Ghost Whisperer. She's also an accomplished singer with four albums to her credit.
Jennifer earned the Best Actress prize at the Family Television Awards and a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for her work on Ghost Whisperer. She was also nominated for Best Female TV Star at the 2007 People's Choice Awards, but she lost out to Eva Longoria. Jennifer appeared at the 2006 Emmys as a presenter, looking stellar in a form-fitting, beaded metallic gown.
On the big screen, she starred as Liz Wilson in Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, which did moderately well at the box office. As for her personal life, she has been dating actor Ross McCall since the beginning of 2006. Last year, she ranked No.
53 on AskMen.com's Most Desirable Women list and her highest rank so far has been No. 29.
We'll continue to get our regular dose of Jennifer on Ghost Whisperer thanks to the sizable audience it has been pulling in. In addition, we'll be hearing her as the voice of Erica in the animated series The Magic 7, which also features the voices of Ice-T and Demi Moore. Apparently, she loves animation, because she will also voice Deborah in Angry Little Girls, a show that she executive produces, and Princess Kyla in the highly anticipated animated feature Delgo.
If you're tired of hearing about her G-rated shows, look for her to heat up the big screen in the fact-based film She Had Brains, a Body, and the Ability to Make Men Love Her, which is about a Texan housewife who becomes a popular hooker.
Although Kelis has been a huge sensation in Europe, Latin America and Asia since 1999, she didn't hit it big in America until she released her third album, Tasty, in 2003. Her single "Milkshake" had women everywhere shaking their booties, for which we are eternally grateful.
Kelis has also collaborated with an incredible range of musicians, including Busta Rhymes, Foxy Brown, Lil' Kim, OutKast, Diddy, Usher, Moby, Bjork, No Doubt, Enrique Iglesias, and her husband, rapper Nas.
In 2006, Kelis burst back onto the scene in style with her single "Bossy" from her fourth album, Kelis Was Here. But that was only the beginning, as the sexy singer tackled a variety of different projects, including writing a cookbook and designing her own line of fashion accessories.
Although she had yet to make it onto the Top 99 Most Desirable Women list, all these accomplishments and her increased visibility secured her a spot in the 2007 edition. In fact, if she weren't married to Nas, we'd be happy to let her "boss" us around all day.
A prestigious statuette could be in Kelis' near future, as Kelis Was Here was nominated for Best Contemporary R B Album at the 2007 Grammy Awards.
You will also be able to hear her distinctive voice in 2007 commercials for Ford Edge, for which she recorded a theme song with the help of Grammy-nominated producer Scott Storch. As Kelis is constantly taking on new and varied projects, you are guaranteed to see more of this multitalented beauty in 2007.
It was bit parts in television series like All My Children, Smallville, JAG, Two and a Half Men, and Las Vegas that led Alana de la Garza to higher-profile shows like CSI: Miami, and eventually, the much-coveted spot of Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Connie Rubirosa on Law and Order.
Although it was her solid acting chops that landed her those parts, her distinctive, stunning features from her Mexican and Irish parents certainly didn't hurt.
While Alana's short stint on CSI: Miami finished at the end of last season, her work as the ADA on the original Law and Order series continued. Alana could also be seen promoting her new show throughout the year on entertainment news programs like Entertainment Tonight and E!
News Daily. Ultimately, it was this jump to the high-tier Law and Order that propelled de la Garza onto the Top 99 for the first time.
The ADAs tend to come and go on Law and Order, so for 2007, Alana de la Garza is trying to focus on making her character a lasting one.
Apart from acting, Alana is involved in charity work; she has traveled across the United States to raise money and awareness for muscular dystrophy and Jerry's Kids.
A trained ballet dancer, actor and singer, this Cuban-born Miami resident also holds a degree in psychology from Florida University. But don't think for a second that Mayra is only known for her cerebral talents.
Her unique face and ample curves have landed her in front of the camera for Univision's Don Francisco Presenta, in ad campaigns for Nike, L'Oreal and Coca-Cola, and in her own bestselling calendar. "In Spanish, they say I'm 'Angel Diablo'," explains Mayra. "[I have] an angel's face and a devil's body.
.. an innocent streak, but a body that is not that innocent-looking.
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Mayra's debut appearance on our Top 99 comes after a busy 2006. Besides her modeling and TV appearances on Univision and in commercials, Mayra appeared in Frankie J's "Pensando en Ti" music video and shot one of her own in support of her upcoming album. In fact, her first single, "Vengo Con To," has already received a fair amount of airplay on Spanish radio stations.
And though Mayra has been spotted throughout 2006 with Gil Dezer, a South Florida developer and business partner of Donald Trump, it's obvious that her No. 1 in the past year has been her fan base. This became clear when she was asked who she would like to thank for her appearance on the list: "Definitely AskMen.
com for even giving me the chance to go on there and all the people that voted for me, they're my support system. So, I thank them all and I'm really glad to have them in my life."
Sometime soon, you'll be able to get your hands on Mayra in the privacy of your own home, as her likeness and voice are featured in the upcoming Def Jam 3 video game.
Mayra is also said to be putting the final touches on her next album, with a worldwide promotional tour set to begin in February. "I don't see it mellowing down anytime soon," Mayra comments on her 2007 schedule. "I'm just trying to take any minute I can to rest.
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Mayra will no doubt continue to appear on television and in magazines, too. As for her love life, she's not saying much; though linked with the aforementioned Dezer and rapper Pitbull (who name-checks Mayra in a 2007 single), according to her website, she considers these men friends.
Though she's only recently stepped into the spotlight, Paz Vega has been a fixture among Spanish viewers for almost a decade.
Paz has appeared in such critically acclaimed foreign films as 2001's Sex and Lucia, 2002's Talk to Her and 2002's The Other Side of the Bed. Her North American breakthrough came out in 2004: Spanglish, written and directed by James L. Brooks, cast Paz as a Mexican maid who comes to live with a rich American family, and there's little doubt that the actress was more than able to hold her own opposite renowned stars Adam Sandler and Tea Leoni.
It's no wonder that this is the third year in a row that Paz ranks on this list, as the actress continues to challenge herself by taking on vastly different roles. Paz's sole American film made in 2006 was the quirky comedy 10 Items or Less, in which she played a feisty grocery store clerk who forms an unlikely friendship with a big Hollywood star (Morgan Freeman). The film attracted attention when it was revealed that it would be opening in theaters at roughly the same time that it would be available for download.
Paz also made an appearance in the Spanish film Los Borgia, though it has yet to find a North American distributor.
In addition to a pair of foreign-language films Teresa, el cuerpo de Cristo, a biography of Saint Teresa, and La Masseria della allodole, the latest work from the acclaimed Taviani brothers -- Paz is due to appear in the Christopher Walken thriller Fade to Black. But given the recent announcement that Paz is expecting her first child, it seems likely that the actress will be taking a short break from the business over the next year or so.
At any rate, Paz will continue to rank as one of the hottest Latin imports around, alongside such notable names as Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek.
It takes a lot to stay on top of the sex-symbol game, with busloads of eager bimbos showing up every day to take your place. Add to that the public's ADD-like tendency to always look for the next best thing, and Cindy Margolis' continued appearance on our list is even more amazing.
This beautiful, ambitious Californian got her start in college selling greeting cards adorned with her picture. Some of these ended up on the mantles of influential agents who got her modeling gigs and a coveted spot as one of "Barker's Beauties" on The Price is Right. Her presentation of washers and dryers obviously appealed to the early adopters of the cyber world, as she held the title "Queen of the Internet" from 1996 to 1999.
More than a decade later, this one-time Austin Powers Fembot is still a major-league stunner.
Remarkably, Ms. Margolis celebrated her 41st birthday last year.
Although she hadn't made it onto our list since 2003, she reappears this year four positions higher than she did the last time around. At an age where many women are minivan shopping and knitting, Cindy continued to rack up lucrative endorsements and television appearances. She became the spokeswoman for Tropical Poker, which she represents by playing in various tournaments around the world.
But her biggest move in 2006 -- and the one that most benefited men across the globe -- came with her decision to finally pose nude in Playboy. She had appeared many times before, but she frustratingly always wore lingerie or bathing suits. She suggested her age was a factor in finally agreeing to bare it all, saying, "It will be fun to go up against the 20-year-olds and show them that they don't have anything on me!
" Take a look at the December 2006 issue, and you'll probably agree with her.
This girl shows no signs of slowing down. She gets to spend a big chunk of her time jetsetting around the world playing poker as part of her endorsement deal with Tropical.
She's also developing a line of sassy T-shirts for girls and will continue to focus her energy on her charity work with RESOLVE, a national infertility association. A big heart to go along with a world-class smile and a voluptuous body -- that's how you stay on top for so many years.
The second coming of Bettie Page?
An Elvgren pinup with a pulse? Model and burlesque performer Dita Von Teese may be labeled by many as a retro-fetish artist, as she possesses a timeless beauty and a desirability that's absent from contemporary models. Born Heather Renee Sweet in 1972, Dita was always fascinated with the films of the 1940s, their stars and their elegant fashions.
This attraction to old-time Hollywood helped spur Dita's interest in vintage lingerie, which led to her first burlesque-inspired strip show by the age of 19 and fetish modeling shortly thereafter. Over the years, Dita's underground image quietly slipped into the mainstream thanks to high-profile appearances in Playboy and her relationship with Marilyn Manson, whom she married in 2005.
Dita's long-overdue debut to our Top 99 comes after a typically busy year of modeling, personal appearances and burlesque performances around the world.
But outside of this more standard work, Dita broke out into TV and film in 2006, with appearances in The Girls Next Door, America's Next Top Model, Faking It and the just-completed motion picture Saint Francis. After such a fulfilling year for Dita, 2006 ended on a sad note; citing "irreconcilable differences" (rumored to be Manson's drinking), Dita filed for divorce on December 29th of last year. In a rare twist for celebrity splits, she is not seeking spousal support.
Given the fact that Dita's not seeking support from Manson, perhaps her divorce will move along a bit faster than usual. But even without court proceedings, Dita will be rebounding into 2007 with a full schedule. She enters the year as a Style Icon contender in Elle magazine's Style Awards, while on the cinematic front, the aforementioned film Saint Francis should be released in 2007 along with The Boom Boom Room costarring Willie Nelson.
Of course, in between these projects, Dita will continue to model and perform, much to our delight.
Hilary Duff was only in the business for a few years when she landed the life-changing role in Disney's Lizzie McGuire. The program turned Hilary into a household name among adolescents, and it wasn't long before the up-and-coming actress began appearing in more high-profile projects.
She starred opposite Frankie Muniz in Agent Cody Banks (2003), played one of Steve Martin's daughters in Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) and its sequel Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005), and she took on a leading role in The Perfect Man (2005) with Heather Locklear. Hilary is also a stand-out singer: She has three multi-platinum albums and a gold Christmas album. Her most recent album, Most Wanted, spent two weeks at the top of the U.
S. charts.
Hilary's only cinematic appearance in 2006 was in the comedy Material Girls, in which wealthy siblings learn to fend for themselves after their money is frozen.
Though the film was a financial and critical bomb, Hilary did get to work with her real-life sister, Haylie. They also recorded a decent cover of Madonna's song "Material Girl" for the film's soundtrack. Hilary's personal life didn't fare quite as well, as her relationship to singer Joel Madden ended in November.
Hilary has the face of an angel and a heart of gold, which was on display in Ontario, Canada, when she performed to raise money for a tsunami relief fund. Hilary debuted at No. 86 on AskMen.
com's list in 2006, and if she keeps up the good work we're sure she'll become a perennial favorite.
2007 is shaping up to be another busy year for Hilary. She'll appear in Brand Hauser: Stuff Happens, a comedy that stars John Cusack, Ben Kingsley and Marisa Tomei.
Hilary will also be lending her voice to the animated comedy Foodfight!, alongside Charlie Sheen, Eva Longoria, Haylie Duff, and Wayne Brady. Hilary is hard at work on her new album, which is rumored to be named Dignity and is expected to hit stores in April.
The first single, "Play With Fire," is already a hit, reaching No. 33 on the U.S.
dance music charts.
Born in Beijing in 1979, Zhang first studied the arts at the Beijing Dance Academy and later joined the highly regarded Central Academy of Drama. This move to acting proved to be a good choice, as Zhang went on to star in such milestone films as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Rush Hour 2 (2001), Hero (2002), and Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), among others.
Demonstrating her intelligence and artistic prowess, she accepted her invitation to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in 2005, and is now an eligible voter for the Academy Awards.
One good year deserves another, which is why Zhang kept her ground on our Top 99, falling only four spots from last year's ranking at No. 79.
Following her AMPAS acceptance in 2005, Zhang was selected to sit on the jury of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the youngest juror in the festival's history. Acting-wise, Zhang was seen in 2006 as an empress in the dramatic film The Banquet, a period piece set in China's Tang dynasty. Zhang's CV also became a lot more crowded in 2006 thanks to the attention she received for her previous effort, Memoirs of a Geisha.
The recognition for her work on that film included various nominations and awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), the Golden Globes, the Image Awards, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), and MTV awards.
As for 2007, Zhang seems to have a relatively light schedule with only two major projects slated for release. Her voice will be heard in the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, along with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kevin Smith, Patrick Stewart, and Billy West.
Zhang will then be hitting screens late in the year with the serial-killer thriller The Horsemen, costarring Dennis Quaid.
The spicy Candice Michelle is best-known for her signature moves and scandalous antics as one of the sexiest members of the WWE's brand RAW. But it was her role in a GoDaddy.
com commercial that ran during the 2005 Super Bowl that launched her celebrity. In the commercial, she depicted a scandalously bubbly spokeswoman for Go Daddy who petitioned before a censorship board to appear in an advertisement. Fortunately for the viewers, Candice was experiencing a wardrobe malfunction, which was a parody of the Janet Jackson fiasco in the previous Super Bowl.
Since then, she has often been referred to as Miss GoDaddy.com. She even uses a Go Daddy Dance as part of her wrestling performances.
In 2006, Candice's popularity hit new levels and earned her a debut position on AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women list. Her next commercial with Go Daddy didn't make it to the Super Bowl, but it did air during the playoffs.
In it, she attempts to seduce an ABC official to give Go Daddy an ad slot -- we certainly would've caved in. Candice's wrestling career also took off in 2006 with a couple of sexy matches and victories as a member of RAW. But next to nothing will increase your popularity or your ability to cause men to drool more than appearing on the cover of Playboy and being featured in it as well.
The only thing Candice could have done better was not get ousted from the WWE's Women's Battle Royal with a vicious savate kick that broke her nose.
When she fully recovers from nose surgery, Candice looks to do a little bit better as a wrestler. After perfecting her hanging figure four necklock, also known as "Candylicious," and her forward Russian leg sweep, Candice has declared that she plans to win a couple more matches this year.
And of course, don't go for more beer during the 2007 Super Bowl, or you're sure to miss Candice in yet another sexy Go Daddy ad.
Mia Kirshner has become known for portraying seductive and sexy young women with a kinky edge. She earned a Genie nomination in her native Canada at the age of 18 for her portrayal of a dominatrix in Love and Human Remains, and she won a Cannes Critics Choice Award in 1994 for her role as an exotic dancer in Exotica.
Perhaps more accessibly, she has appeared as a bisexual terrorist on 24, as a Goth vixen in Marilyn Manson's "Tainted Love" video, and she has been part of the regular cast of Showtime's sexy hit series The L Word since it debuted in 2004. But she's not all sex and chocolate: Mia studied Russian literature and 20th-century film at Montreal's prestigious McGill University.
In addition to her steady gig as part of The L Word's ensemble cast, which includes Jennifer Beals, Pam Grier and Leisha Hailey, Kirshner played Elizabeth Short in Brian De Palma's crime-thriller The Black Dahlia, which costarred Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson and Hilary Swank.
She also voiced the character of Mandy for 24: The Game. Offscreen, Mia has completed a book entitled I Live Here, which is supported by Amnesty International and portrays the lives of women and children refugees from Mexico and Africa. Her good heart and sexy appeal have finally earned her an overdue place on our Top 99.
Mia marks her first appearance on our list this year, and as her career continues to heat up, we expect it won't be her last. We look forward to seeing her steam up the small screen as she returns to play Jenny Schecter for the The L Word 's fourth season. Her book, though it was completed in 2006, will hit shelves in the spring of 2007, and proceeds will go to Amnesty International.
Anne Hathaway has the classic movie star type of name and the classic movie star beauty to match. She burst onto the scene in 2001 with her star-making performance in the box-office smash The Princess Diaries. She followed that up with appearances in such family-friendly movies as 2002's Nicholas Nickleby and 2004's Ella Enchanted, and subsequently shattered that image with a risqué and distinctly R-rated performance in 2005's Havoc.
Anne has also lent her voice to a pair of feature-length animations, 2002's The Cat Returns and 2005's Hoodwinked! Her performance in 2005's Brokeback Mountain proved that she's more than just a pretty face and solidified her status as a serious actress.
2006 marked Anne's first stab at a leading role outside the realms of a family-friendly Disney flick.
The result was The Devil Wears Prada, one of the most critically and financially successful romantic comedies of the year. In fact, Anne dominated the screen whenever she appeared beside Hollywood heavyweight Meryl Streep or any of her up-and-coming costars, such as Adrian Grenier, Simon Baker and Emily Blunt. This is Anne's debut on AskMen.
com's Top 99, and as long as she stays away from kid flicks and sticks with more palatable roles, we're sure she'll be around for years to come.
Anne has two films slated for 2007, including an upcoming role in Becoming Jane, which has her portraying the legendary writer Jane Austen. There's already been some controversy swirling about the casting of an American in the central role, but if anyone can win over the naysayers, it's Anne.
She'll also be working on the John Cukor remake of the 1939 film The Women, about a woman who leaves her cheating husband. Anne will contribute to the film adaptation of the much-loved TV series Get Smart, and she'll lead the cast in the drama Passengers.
Aisha Tyler has been a comedienne, writer and host for quite some time.
While her efforts as a stand-up comedian are often dismissed, the spunky personality she uses to make people laugh is her most famed characteristic -- besides being a seductive, six-foot-tall looker. Her early days as the host of The Fifth Wheel were but mere steps on her ladder of success, having since gained more lucrative roles on Talk Soup, CSI and Friends. Aisha also won a NAACP Image Award for her role in Moose Mating.
After a big year in 2006, we are pleased to induct Aisha into AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women list. Her roles in .
45 with Milla Jovovich and For One Night deserved all the praise that they received, and her appearance in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape of Clause officially made her the sexiest actress to ever play the role of Mother Nature. Aisha has also played the hot friend of Jennifer Love Hewitt on Ghost Whisperer, but her character recently passed to the other side. As a graduate of Dartmouth College, she has put her Ivy League pedigree to distinguished use by contributing her writing talents to Glamour and Jane magazines.
On the philanthropic side, she plays in the World Poker Tour for the Childhelp USA charity.
It looks as if 2007 will be an even better year for Aisha. She has already completed two feature flicks for the upcoming year: Death Sentence, which also stars Kevin Bacon and Kelly Preston, and Balls of Fury with Christopher Walken and Maggie Q.
In both movies she displays the spunk that she has always entertained audiences with, along with her voluptuous figure that we have all come to desire. She's sure to continue her radio hosting and comedy careers, since she loves to inspire people and make them laugh at the same time.
Although Mallika Sherawat is not exactly a household name in America, she has steadily amassed a loyal and devoted following in her homeland of India.
Mallika's level of fame increased exponentially in 2003, when she delivered a sultry and thoroughly risque performance in the Bollywood hit Khwahish. In 2004, Mallika received a Zee Cine Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in Murder. It is also rumored that she was the first Indian woman to have been offered a spread within the pages of Playboy.
Unfortunately, it is reported that she denied the offer based on morals and upbringing.
As is generally the case with performers working within the Bollywood system, Mallika receives very little downtime between films and seems to pop up in a new production on a monthly basis. 2006 was certainly no exception to this rule; Mallika appeared in Shaadi Se Pehle, Darna Zaroori Hai and Pyaar Ke Side Effects throughout the course of the year.
Mallika's increasing profile along with her degree in philosophy from Delhi University and her curvaceous assets have certainly played a key role in landing her a debut position on AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women list. It's undoubtedly just a matter of time before she becomes as well-known in North America as she is in India.
It doesn't come as much of a surprise to learn that the desirable and talented Mallika has four films scheduled for release in 2007, though the chances of any of them hitting the big screen in North American are slim. The most promising film in the bunch is undoubtedly Guru, which pairs the actress with legendary Bollywood queen Aishwarya Rai for the first time. Mallika's fans can also expect to see her in three comedies: Fauj Mein Mauj, Welcome and Dasavatharam.
Rosario Dawson was famously discovered in 1995 by director Larry Clark, who offered her a part in his debut film, the controversial and critically acclaimed Kids. She proved to be a natural actress and subsequently began popping up in a host of independent movies. Rosario's first real mainstream exposure came in 2001 when she was cast as Valerie in Josie and the Pussycats, which she followed up with roles in such Hollywood hits such as Men in Black II (2002) with Will Smith, The Rundown (2003) with The Rock, The Devil's Rejects (2005) and Sin City (2005).
In 2006, Rosario appeared in two well-received yet vastly different films: Kevin Smith's Clerks II and the Sundance favorite A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints. Cast as Becky in Clerks II, Rosario proved that she had absolutely no problem tackling Smith's expectedly verbose screenplay, and held her own among returning actors Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints had Rosario as the childhood sweetheart of Robert Downey Jr.
's character, and the actress, along with the rest of the cast, won a Special Jury Prize from the Sundance Film Festival. We are pleased to announce that this is Rosario's third appearance on AskMen.com's Top 99 list; in 2006, she ranked No.
87.
Thanks to her firm curves, luscious lips and down-to-earth attitude, you can expect Rosario to once again shake up her image in 2007. First up for the actress is an appearance in Grindhouse, the hugely anticipated mash-up film from Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino (Rosario will be appearing in Tarantino's segment, Death Proof, opposite screen legend Kurt Russell).
She'll follow that up with a role in Killshot, based on a novel by Elmore Leonard and also starring Diane Lane. Rosario is reportedly scheduled to make a return appearance in Sin City 2, along with Jessica Alba and Clive Owen.
Jennifer Aniston went from playing Rachel Green on Friends to being one of the big screen's leading actresses, having starred in hits like Office Space (1999), Bruce Almighty (2003) with Jim Carrey and Along Came Polly (2004) with Ben Stiller.
Jennifer has also been linked to some high-profile names in her personal life, from her ex-husband Brad Pitt to her most recent relationship and breakup with Vince Vaughn.
Jennifer's career and life mirrored each other in 2006. In The Break-Up, Aniston and Vince Vaughn portray a couple going through a breakup, and oddly enough, the couple dissolved their real-life relationship within the same year.
Aniston also found time to star in Friends with Money, but it was a rather low-key year for her other than that. Jennifer was on top of her game in 2003 when she appeared on our Top 99 list at No. 14, but she slipped to No.
15 in 2005 and No. 27 in 2006.
Jennifer Aniston has two films set for 2007: The Senator's Wife and Wanted.
Although Aniston will costar with Meryl Streep in the latter, neither of the two films has yet to create any notable buzz. Aniston will have to pick up a few other projects if she wants to regain her celebrity status of years gone by. Nonetheless, she is still America's sweetheart since Julia Roberts took a break from acting, and we hope to see her score big on all fronts in 2007.
Jennifer Lopez is a career-hungry, Puerto Rican actress and singer who has achieved success in both fields. Her best-known works are her multi-platinum debut album On the 6 (1999) and her films Money Train (1995), Selena (1997), The Wedding Planner (2001), and Maid in Manhattan (2002). Not satisfied with her dual careers, she also started a fashion line called JLo by Jennifer Lopez, which has become well-established and is still growing.
In 2003, she launched a second clothing line under the name Sweetface Fashion Company.
Romantically, she has had a series of high-profile relationships with P. Diddy, Ben Affleck and her husband of two years Marc Anthony.
Jennifer Lopez slowed down in 2006. She was in two films, Bordertown and El Cantante, which was prominently featured at the Toronto Film Festival. She appeared in LL Cool J's video for the single "Control Myself" early in the year, and in January 2007, she released the single "Qué Hiciste" from her upcoming album.
Lopez also appeared in the 2007 edition of Guinness World Records as the "most powerful actress" with a net worth of approximately $250 million. On previous AskMen.com Top 99 lists, she has ranked in at No.
10, 17, 61, and 81; clearly in 2007, the pendulum is swinging in the other direction for this luscious Latin.
2007 is shaping up to be a big year for J. Lo.
In mid-January, MTV began airing eight episodes of her reality show Jennifer Lopez's Dance Life, in which dancers audition for the Mary J. Blige tour. In April, Lopez will also release her first full-length Spanish-language album, Como Ama Una Mujer, which contains the single "Qué Hiciste" on it.
She is still working on her fifth English album, which is reportedly ska-influenced. Lopez will also star in two films: Bridge and Tunnel, which costars Jesse Bradford and is about day traders, and The Governess, which is a comedy. As for the fashion world, JLo has some new fragrances coming out and is also planning to unveil a cologne and a clothing line for men.
The product of an American investment banker and a Brazilian swimsuit model, Yale-educated Jordana Brewster embodies all the smarts, class and physical appeal one would expect from her lineage. An accomplished actress for over a decade, Jordana made her initial jump into the public eye with roles on soaps like As the World Turns and All My Children, but it was her turn as Mia Tetto in The Fast and the Furious that established her as a face made for the silver screen.
Though Jordana's time at Yale kept her largely out of the public eye from 2002 to 2005, 2006 saw her return to acting with a vengeance, as she played the female lead in the DVD sleeper hit Annapolis and the blockbuster gorefest The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.
Besides her notable and profitable film work, Jordana solidified her status as an eminent "it' girl by appearing alongside other female superstars such as Lindsay Lohan and Italy's Asia Argento in Sean Lennon's album-film Friendly Fire.
2007 sees Jordana enter the avant-garde with work on the groundbreaking web-based show Girltrash! In the series anticipated by lesbians (and men) everywhere, Jordana plays a homosexual drug dealer in L.
A. who battles for business against her arch rival played by underground comedian Margaret Cho.
Crystal-eyed Megan Fox was first seen in Holiday in the Sun (2001) as the on-screen rival of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
Although that was considered to be her big break, she is most well-known for her parts in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004) with Lindsay Lohan and in the TV show Hope and Faith. Along the way, the stunning beauty -- who bears a striking resemblance to both Jennifer Connelly and Shannen Doherty -- has also appeared in What I Like About You, Two and a Half Men and Crimes of Fashion.
The Tennessee native, who won several awards at the American Modeling and Talent Convention in 1999, spent the majority of her time on Hope and Faith as Sydney Shanowski.
This marks Megan's second appearance on AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women list; in 2006 she ranked No. 56, and with the face of an angel, the body of a seductress and the eyes of the devil, we're sure that she'll be around for years to come.
In November, she became engaged to actor Brian Austin Green, whom she was caught giving some "affectionate attention" to by the paparazzi.
In 2007, the hype machine will build anticipation and Megan's heat wave will reach full force on July 4th, when the highly anticipated Transformers film hits theaters. Megan will play the love interest of the main character, Shia LaBeouf, and break the hearts of legions of Transformers fans.
Other television and movie jobs are sure to follow, but for the time being, she'll continue appearing on Hope and Faith and figuring out the future with her husband-to-be.
With measurements of 34-24-35, it's hard to believe you can think of anything else while you're looking at Naureen Zaim. While she's great to look at, her acting talents should not be ignored.
Master Blasters may be a hit television series, but without Naureen playing the "Hot Welding Chick," it's not much of anything. Her roles in movies like Wedding Crashers (2005) have helped elevate her to recognizable status, and posing topless for Perfect 10 magazine certainly didn't hurt her desirability factor with the fellas.
When Naureen appeared on Perfect 10 Model Boxing in 2006, she had a very eager audience.
When she knocked out Vanessa Norris, she had the Grand Olympic Auditorium going wild. She's known as "The Dream" on the show, which is most fitting given that her physique is something every guy fantasizes about. Her beauty has definitely not gone unnoticed by the media, as she has appeared in several publications, including Maxim, Stuff and Thirteen Minutes magazine.
And Naureen's appearance in The Last Guy, a comedic short, helped make it the highest-rated short in the 2006 Microsoft/Old Spice Online Film Festival, and helped her get on this list for the very first time.
Naureen Zaim can only hope to take her momentum from 2006 into this year. If she's going to do that, she will have to take her modeling and acting talents to the next level.
She'll have no problem developing the former with her gorgeous figure and girl-next-door looks. Although she doesn't have any announced film roles for 2007, we're certain that we'll be seeing more of her in the year to come.
Appearing on the MTV reality show Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County brought Cavallari to the limelight in 2005.
Since then, movie appearances and her personal life have kept her in the news. Like fellow Top 99 hottie Vanessa Minnillo, Cavallari is also a spokesperson for Bongo clothes.
Playing a lesbian cheerleader sure sounds like a great way to get some attention in Hollywood; it definitely helped Cavallari appear on this list for the first time, as she played one in an episode of Veronica Mars.
She cohosted a UPN series called Get This Party Started, but it was abruptly canceled after two episodes. Kristin also appeared in a Ted Geiger music video, was on the cover of Maxim and in a horror film called Fingerprints that made a few festival rounds in the fall. She dated actor/model Brody Jenner for two years, but they broke up in the summer.
Although she was briefly linked to Nick Lachey after his split from wife Jessica Simpson, she is now dating actor Nick Zano.
The future holds many possibilities for Cavallari. First up is a movie due out in April called Spring Breakdown, which is about three college coeds at a resort during spring break.
As her modeling career also seems to be taking off, we will likely continue to see her in magazines. But given that Kristin's real dream is to become a talk show hostess or news anchorwoman, we might end up seeing more of her on the small screen as well.
At first, Nicole Scherzinger was primarily known for her short-lived stint in Eden's Crush -- a pop group that emerged from the WB's talent-search show Popstars.
The group had a few hits, including "Get Over Yourself," which entered the Billboard Top Five, but it wasn't until Nicole joined The Pussycat Dolls that she became the ultra-sexy superstar that she is today. With ubiquitous songs like "Don't Cha," "Sway" and "Buttons" under their svelte belts, The Pussycat Dolls quickly became established as a compelling new act. And with the exotic Scherzinger as the focal point, the group has a recipe for success.
Nicole spent most of 2006 on the road with The Pussycat Dolls, as the group embarked on a worldwide tour opening for Black Eyed Peas. The jaunt took them all over Europe and as far as Malaysia, and when the dust settled they toured the UK with Rihanna as their opening act. Nicole was also in heavy circulation on MTV with the videos for "Beep," featuring will.
i.am and "Buttons," featuring Snoop Dogg. Nicole also engaged in a few side projects, by making a guest appearances on P.
Diddy's "Come to Me," a song she cowrote, and Avant's "Lie About Us." This is Nicole's debut on AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women list.
It looks like we'll have the chance see even more of Nicole's smoldering body in 2007, as she has already begun recording tracks for her first solo effort. "Steam," the first single from her self-titled debut, is tentatively scheduled to be released in February, and the disc will feature appearances by heavy-hitters Akon and Timbaland. This is to say nothing of her ongoing work with The Pussycat Dolls, as the group is currently gearing up to release its second album, Double the Trouble, and for a gig as Christina Aguilera's opening act on her Back to Basics Tour.
When sultry and smoky-eyed Jennifer Esposito did a 13-episode stint on Spin City in the late '90s, her profile was brought to national attention. During that time she also had several bit parts in a number of movies and TV shows, such as New York Undercover. When Spin City was canceled, Jennifer found film work in Spike Lee's Summer of Sam (1999), The Bachelor (1999), Dracula 2000 (2000), and Backflash (2001), among many others.
She has since returned to a number of TV shows, including Judging Amy, Law and Order and The Related. In 2004, Esposito had her biggest success in film with her appearance in the Paul Haggis Oscar-winning best picture, Crash.
In addition to her work on Law and Order and The Related, Esposito tried her hand at a third series called More, Patience, which only managed a pilot episode.
She was also seen in the independent movie Jesus, Mary and Joey, which was shown at the Newport Beach International Film Festival. In December, she married actor Bradley Cooper, but just because she's "off the market" doesn't mean that men will stop drooling. Also in 2006, this stop-in-your-tracks Italian-American ranked No.
65 on AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women list.
Esposito will likely continue to visit your living room via Law and Order in 2007 as Attorney Bailey, but her work on The Related is all done.
Sadly, that series, which featured four sensationally beautiful women, failed to be picked up for a second season. No other projects have been announced for her yet, but for now she is settling down into her new life as a married woman -- that Cooper fellow is a lucky man.
Isla Fisher is a fresh-faced Australian-raised actress and author of two best-selling books.
She is best-known for her work in the Aussie soap opera Home and Away, in which she played Shannon Reed from 1994 to 1997. In the States, Isla gained popularity by appearing in Scooby-Doo (2002), I Heart Huckabees (2004), Wedding Crashers (2005), and the indie film London (2005). Isla is also engaged to the infamous Sacha Baron Cohen.
Isla fell off the entertainment radar in 2006, as she only appeared in The Pleasure of Your Company. In her personal life, however, Isla was quite busy: She spent much of 2006 studying Judaism in order to convert to be able to marry her fiancé, Sacha Baron Cohen, star of Da Ali G Show and the acclaimed Borat (2006). This is Isla's first time on the Top 99, but with roles in films like I Heart Huckabees and Wedding Crashers under her belt, she's off to a good start at No.
68. It doesn't hurt to be engaged to a popular funnyman as well.
Isla is set to take 2007 by storm with four films lined up.
She will appear in The Lookout, Definitely, Maybe with Rachel Weisz, Hot Rod with Sissy Spacek, and Groupies. Although the films mostly feature other up-and-coming talents, Isla is certainly making herself prominent in the public eye. And with a marriage on the way, it looks like both her career and personal life are on a high.
Bridget Moynahan made her professional debut in 2000 with appearances in five movies, though it was her role in 2000's Coyote Ugly that propelled her to "it girl" status. Following Ugly, Bridget spent the next several years appearing on television shows (she had a memorable seven-episode stint on Sex in the City) and movies (2001's Serendipity and 2002's The Sum of All Fears), and she quickly established herself as the go-to actress for big-budget extravaganzas. Bridget has worked with some of Hollywood's biggest stars -- including Will Smith, Al Pacino and Nicolas Cage -- and there's little doubt that she will continue to be a force within the industry.
Bridget's enduring popularity has not only made her a permanent fixture on this list, but it's also resulted in increasingly challenging roles for the actress. While she only appeared in one film in 2006 -- the star-packed thriller Unknown opposite Greg Kinnear, James Caviezel and Barry Pepper -- Bridget remained in the public eye thanks to her gig on the ABC drama Six Degrees. The show, which also stars Jay Hernandez and Erika Christensen, was yanked off the air after only seven episodes, though the network hasn't officially canceled it.
In terms of her personal life, Bridget found herself thrust into the spotlight after her long-term relationship with football player Tom Brady fell apart late in the year.
Bridget will continue to appear in films of varying genres in 2007, starting with her role in the horror film Prey. Inspired by true events and costarring Peter Weller and Carly Schroeder, the movie revolves around a family that finds itself under attack from ravenous lions while vacationing in Africa.
Also on her palate, Bridget is scheduled to appear in the Tim Robbins drama Noise, as well as a screwball comedy called Gray Matters (alongside Heather Graham and Molly Shannon).
Carrie Underwood won the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. As a result, she earned a record contract with Arista Records and her first disc, Some Hearts (2005), has been certified platinum five times.
At the 2006 Billboard Music Awards Some Hearts was recognized as the No. 1-selling album in all genres. The fastest-selling album of the 21st century spent 20 weeks at the top of the U.
S. Country charts and two weeks at the top of the U.S.
charts. Some Hearts has sold more copies and it has spent more time on the Billboard Top 10 than any other album from an American Idol winner.
Life has been good for the Oklahoma native since American Idol and the release of her debut album in November 2005.
Some Hearts has picked up trophies from the American Music Awards, the Billboard Music Awards, the Academy of Country Music Awards, and the Country Music Association Awards, among various others. Carrie may have only just broken onto the scene, but as a singer she couldn't have asked for a better breakthrough. Carrie spent her 2006 Christmas in Iraq where she performed on the USO Christmas Tour for soldiers.
This is Carrie's debut on AskMen.com's Top 99 and she comes in at a very solid No. 66.
She is still going strong with her efforts to promote her album, including releasing new singles and touring. In 2007, she won two People's Choice Awards for favorite country song and favorite female singer. She will have another big night on February 11th at the 49th Grammy Awards; she has been nominated for Best New Artist, Best Female Country Vocal Performance, Song of the Year, and Best Country Song.
There are not a whole lot of women out there who can say that they are famous for beating people up, but Torrie Wilson can. At a muscular yet sexy 5'7" and 133 pounds, Torrie is one of the World Wrestling Entertainment's most recognized femme fatales. While she can seem extremely treacherous in the ring, she can be just as glamorous in a photo shoot.
Torrie Wilson literally beat up the competition in 2006, both in and out of the ring. She defeated Candice Michelle in the first ever "Wet Wild Match," a bout that involves water balloons, white uniforms and squirt guns. For her victory, Torrie was awarded the cover spot on the WWE 2006 Summer Special magazine.
She later beat ECW vixen Kelly Kelly in a six-person tag-team match as a member of the RAW team. And she wore a bikini while doing it. Torrie also used her talented physique outside of the ring in 2006.
She was the 22nd most desirable woman in the world according to AskMen.com, and she was on the September 2006 cover of FHM magazine.
Torrie Wilson will continue to grace the WWE with her presence as a member of the RAW team.
Her feud with Kelly Kelly will get ample air time, especially since Torrie gave her a facial slamming into the ground during the tag-team match last year. Torrie also wishes to expand her career beyond the ring even further. She is hoping to do another cover for Playboy, as her well-defined body is perfect for a sexy photo shoot.
And her MySpace page is all the rage, with her popularity there growing larger and larger by the day.
Vida Guerra is a well-rounded entertainer. She models, sings and acts, but she owes much of her recognition to her body.
Vida first appeared in FHM in 2002 and she has been featured frequently in the magazine ever since, becoming one of its most sought-after models. She also had bit-parts in music videos with the likes of Diddy and Kanye West, became a video-game starlet in Scarface: The World Is Yours, appeared in Playboy, and was featured in sketches on Chappelle's Show.
Vida got a lot done in a short amount of time in 2006.
She posed nude for Playboy in June 2006, appeared in the film Dorm Daze 2, had one of the songs from her debut album leaked onto the internet, and she was awarded Best Performance by a Human Female by the 2006 Video Game Awards. Vida decided to return the favor and reward her fans by making Vida Guerra: Exposed, an in-depth video about her life and career.
Vida started off 2007 by appearing in FHM's January issue.
In 2007, she will also release her debut album, which has already been recognized as the best new album debut on Telemundo. Vida has no upcoming movie roles, but she should certainly stay busy promoting her new album and continuing to appear in magazine spreads. The fact that she won FHM's Best Butt Award twice keeps her sexy and relevant this year.
Minnillo was Miss Teen USA in 1998 before she moved up the ladder to become host of Total Request Live on MTV in 2003. She has been a perky host for Entertainment Tonight since 2005 and recently became engaged to Jessica Simpson's ex, Nick Lachey. Before dating the former 98 Degrees singer, she spent a few years with New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter.
Cohosting ET will get you on the radar, but hooking up with Ms. Simpson's high-profile ex somehow puts you smack-dab in the center of the map. In any case, Vanessa's accomplishments were enough to land her on the Top 99 list for the first time.
She was also in Lachey's music video for the song "What's Left of Me" and Maxim magazine put her on the cover of the October issue. Lovely Vanessa is also the spokesperson for the Bongo clothing line.
Vanessa is continuing her work on Entertainment Tonight and occasionally on other MTV series.
This summer, we can look forward to catching her in the blockbuster sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, which is due out in mid-June.
Sienna Rose Miller was born on December 28, 1981, in New York City, but she and her family moved to England while she was a child. Though Sienna studied at Lee Strasberg's acting academy, her early career aspirations involved modeling.
She was associated with popularizing the neo-hippie, boho-chic look that peaked in 2004 and 2005. Around the same time her acting career gained momentum and she landed TV and film roles in Keen Eddie (2003), Layer Cake (2004), Alfie (2004), Casanova (2005), Factory Girl (2006), and Interview (2007). She's also well-known for the break up between her and ex-fiancé Jude Law.
Sienna joined our Top 99 at No. 86 in 2004 and leaped to No. 2 in 2006.
Sienna ranks at No. 62 this year. Although she may have generated some bad publicity with her unfiltered comments regarding Pittsburgh, we still admire her for many reasons.
First, she's a stunner; second, she's a talented actress; and finally she is involved in raising funds for several breast cancer organizations. Toward the end of 2006, her film Factory Girl enjoyed a limited release. In the film she plays Edie Sedgwick, girlfriend of Andy Warhol.
Also, her split with Jude Law became permanent and she has since been romantically linked to both London club owner Marc Burton and actor Hayden Christensen.
Sienna's year began with some controversy, as there is still some grumbling about the comments she made regarding Pittsburgh during the filming of The Mysteries of Pittsburgh. Since her father is from Pennsylvania, we think she can be forgiven.
What's more, Lou Reed and especially Bob Dylan have expressed disdain for how they are portrayed in Factory Girl; reports indicate that Dylan has lawyers poised to strike. Interview, her film with Steve Buscemi, is making the rounds at indie festivals and Sienna has completed work on the films Camille and Stardust, both set for release in 2007.
When it comes to hot moms, we think of Jennifer Nicole Lee.
Also known as JNL, this gorgeous, sexy, fit model went from being an overweight mother (who weighed almost 200 lbs) to being crowned Miss Bikini America.
"I wanted to prove the point that you can be a mother and still be sexy and fit" -- and that she did. This gorgeous piece of work has put out two calendars that make you look forward to every new month, and she has graced the covers of dozens of magazines, including FHM, Maxim and Body Fitness International.
Not only is she sexy, inspirational and hard-working, this gorgeous girl has acute business sense: Jennifer Nicole Lee has turned herself into an empire. With calendars, modeling jobs and workout DVDs under her belt, JNL has a Brazilian swimwear collection and a line of workout clothing for which she is also the spokesmodel.
A highly publicized, international beauty icon, Jennifer Nicole Lee has signed a deal with the same distributing company as Pamela Anderson, Anna Kournikova, and top players of the NFL, NBA, NHL, and more.
She has begun to work on her sixth series of exercise DVDs, and she can now call herself an author, as her first book is set to be released early in the year. While Jennifer's life gets busier, she probably wishes for more time to fit it all in. We, on the other hand, wish time would go by faster so we can flip the pages of our JNL calendars and see the next sexy shot of our favorite hot momma.
Since Fergie joined the Black Eyed Peas in 2003 as the lead female vocalist, the hip-hop group has known nothing but success. Their infectious radio hits and club anthems, such as "Where Is the Love?," "Shut Up," "Hey Mama," "Let's Get It Started," "Pump It," and "My Humps," have dominated the charts and the airwaves ever since.
With two Grammy Awards and two American Music Awards under their belts, the Peas show no signs of slowing down.
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