THE
GLAMOUR GIRLS HOT 100:
October
17, 2001
by Steve Sullivan
Leaving nothing to chance, Pamela Anderson ensured a repeat performance as #1 Glamour Girl with yet another mostly-nude magazine cover layout (in the October Italian Max), with one more on the way soon in British GQ. It’s her fourth #1 ranking, placing her second in that category only to J. Lo. Britney Spears—gearing up for her new album next month—had to settle for remaining at #2, but it’ll be tough to keep her out of the top spot next time. A sensational cover feature in Italian GQ enables Estella Warren to hit a new peak at #3, nudging her just ahead of newlywed Jennifer Lopez. Sarah Michelle Gellar, earning UPN some of its best-ever ratings for “Buffy,” moves up to #5. Even as “The Others” finally begins to slip in theaters, Nicole Kidman hangs in there at #6 with multiple new magazine covers. Jennifer Aniston scores a best-ever #7 ranking thanks to huge ratings for “Friends,” followed by Janet Jackson, Jessica Alba, and British bombshell Kelly Brook at #10. The queen of current cover girls, Gisele Bundchen, achieves her highest ranking to date at #14, and appears headed for the Top Ten—as is #15 Gena Lee Nolin once her December Playboy hits newsstands. The new “Star Trek” hottie, Jolene Blalock of “Enterprise,” rockets up from #35 to #19. With America’s #1 single for the past six weeks, Alicia Keys jumps to #20 on this chart. “Charmed” babe Alyssa Milano moves to #23 with the help of two new magazine covers. Playboy cover girl Angelica Bridges zips up another 10 spots to #28. Other fast movers this week include the co-stars of “Riding In Cars With Boys,” #32 Drew Barrymore and #33 Brittany Murphy (also in the thriller “Don’t Say a Word”); #37 Leelee Sobieski (with three films in current release); “From Hell” co-star Heather Graham at #40; jazz songbird Diana Krall at #46; “Serendipity” beauty Kate Beckinsale at #47; and Aussie multi-media star Kylie Minogue at #48. Hot new magazine covers bring #52 Brooke Burke (Stuff cover girl) and #59 Susan Ward (Best of Maxim) leaping back onto the Hot 100, while new films provide strong debuts for #57 Cate Blanchett (“Bandits”) and #58 Laura Elena Harring (“Mulholland Drive”). And now, the Hot 100 for October 17, 2001. The numbers on the far left for each gal are her peak chart position to date; for those who have achieved the #1 position, the number of biweekly surveys on which she ranked #1 (in parentheses; for example, Jennifer Lopez has been #1 on eight surveys, representing 16 weeks); and total weeks on the Hot 100 (this is our 28th survey, each covering two weeks, or 56 weeks in all), followed by her last three rankings, from oldest to most recent. An explanation of how the charts are compiled can be seen at the bottom of the survey. I welcome any comments or suggestions sent to: stevesul. To explore our Glamour Girls Hot 300 of 2000 – ranking and evaluating the 300 hottest women of last year -- including an alphabetical index to find your favorites – just click here: http://www.ggtan.com/hot300.html. #1 (4), 56 wks ) 1.PAMELA ANDERSON: To help launch the fall season of “V.I.P,” Pam is all over magazine newsstands, including the October issues of Italian Max (with mostly nude layout) and Stuff (excellent bikini cover & 10 pages plus foldout); the September Front (cover & sizzling 9 pages mostly nude, including 2 pages fully nude); the September British GQ (6 pages semi-nude, clad only in boots while riding a motorcycle), and the September Flaunt (cover foldout plus feature). The ultimate 21st century blonde’s nude return to Playboy in the July issue is reprised in the magazine’s French and Spanish editions, and she also has 8 pages in Playboy’s Sexiest Playmates. She continues to rank second among female stars only to Britney in Lycos Internet popularity. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #4; she was #1 in 1994, 1996, and 1999.) Tribute site: http://www.2tup.com/p1/ #1 (3), 56 wks ) 2.BRITNEY SPEARS: While preparing for the November release of her new album and an HBO concert special, Britney generated plenty of steam by gyrating in a skimpy outfit with a giant python on the MTV Video Music Awards show. The first single from the new album, “I’m a Slave 4 U,” is one of her sexiest videos to date. The teen vixen is all grown up now, as she proclaimed in her Sept. 13 Rolling Stone cover story (with cover in bikini top,shirt, & shorts). Blender magazine has declared Britney the sexiest music artist of all time, and her status as queen of the Internet remains undisputed. The 19-year-old’s other current magazine covers include the tribute issue Britney: The Making of a Legend, the October YM (glamorous cover), and the Oct.-Nov. Complete Woman. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #2) Link to: www.britneyspears.com. Fan site: http://www.britneyspears.org/ #3, 42 wks ) 3.ESTELLA WARREN: The curvaceous Canadian blonde has never looked hotter than in her near-topless cover & 8-page feature in the September Italian GQ, including two great semi-nudes. Tim Burton’s big-budget version of “Planet of the Apes” has earned $177 million, with Estella playing a captured human in skimpy animal skins. She was the devastating cover girl of the October Cosmopolitan, has 4 pages in the current Celebrity Sleuth #14-7 (Sleuth also ranked the former synchronized swimmer as the #1 babe of the year), and a wonderful 2-page leg art pose in the October 5 Entertainment Weekly. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #58) Fan site: http://www.estellaweb.com/ #1 (8), 56 wks (1) (2) (3) 4.JENNIFER LOPEZ: The glamour goddess is now a newlywed, having married choreographer Cris Judd on September 29. For the second time, Jennifer scored a #1 pop single with “I’m Real,” from her smash album “J. Lo.” Stuff magazine reportedly paid the Latina bombshell $250,000 for a cover layout in its September issue, and the publication got its money’s worth: her semi-topless cover and steamy 14-page feature is one of Jennifer’s hottest ever. She’s also on the covers of Must Be Mad #12, the Oct. 15 People (on her wedding), the September Spanish GQ (bikini cover & 7 pages), and the October Celebrity Looks; the current Celebrity Sleuth ranks her legendary posterior as the world’s “#1 butt” (4 pages). FHM ranked her as the #1 sexiest gal on the planet, and she’s topped only by Britney and Pam on the Internet. (Jennifer was the #1 Glamour Girl of 2000.) Link to: www.jenniferlopez.com. #4, 56 wks ) 5.SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR: “Buffy Lives.” That’s the mantra for UPN’s new season of “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer,” bringing the self-sacrificing heroine back to life (but still a long way from back to normal) in the program’s reliably creative, powerful style; the season premiere brought UPN near-record ratings. Sarah is cover girl for the September Australian edition of FHM in dominatrix garb (following her glamorous cover & 7-page feature in the August British FHM), Sept. 7 Entertainment Weekly, and the September Twist. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #9) Fan site: http://www.sarah-michelle-gellar.com/ #4, 38 wks ) 6.NICOLE KIDMAN: The flame-haired Australian dazzler may have an Oscar nomination coming for her chilling performance as a tightly-wound mother in the thriller “The Others,” which has earned a vigorous $92 million. Tom Cruise’s now ex-wife is on the covers of the November Good Housekeeping, the October issues of New Woman and Total Film, and the September British Esquire. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #80) Tribute site: http://www.absolutes.net/celebrities/k/kidman_nicole/ #7, 49 wks ) 7.JENNIFER ANISTON: With the potent story line of Rachel pregnant with Ross’s baby, “Friends” has soared back to #1 with weekly audiences topping 30 million. Jennifer plays Mark Wahlberg’s girlfriend in the ‘80s-based film “Rock Star,” which has drawn decent reviews but a weak $17 million. She was recently on the covers of the Sept. 27 Rolling Stone (nice cover in jeans & frilly halter top), and the September U.S. and British editions of Elle, plus the Entertainment Weekly special “Friends” edition. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #43) Tribute site: http://www.celebritypro.com/jennifer_aniston_main.htm. #1 (1), 43 wks ) 8.JANET JACKSON: The followup to Janet’s irresistible `nice-package’ single “All for You” (which held the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks), “Someone to Call My Lover,” made it all the way to the #3 position. Her U.S. tour was one of the smash hits of the summer. The September British Maxim gives us a superbly sultry cover and 5 pages, including a semi-topless boudoir pose; Ms. Jackson’s other recent magazine covers include the November anniversary issue of Ebony and the current issue of Rap-Up. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #45) Tribute site: http://www.absolutenow.com/music/artists/Janet_Jackson/index.html. #3, 56 wks ) 9.JESSICA ALBA: “Sci-fi’s siren for the next generation” (as described by Entertainment Weekly) is in her second season as Fox’s “Dark Angel.” The fetching 20-year-old graces the cover of the Oct. 20 TV Guide, had a gorgeous cover of the October Glamour, shared the cover of Celebrity Skin #98, and has an interview feature in the Sept.-Oct. Femme Fatales; she was ranked #1 in Maxim’s Top 100 for the year. On the side, Jessica models for L’Oreal haircare. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #18) Link to: www.jessicaalba.net. #9, 56 wks ) 10.KELLY BROOK: Scintillating British brunette with the E-cup bosom was selected as the #1 sexiest woman of all time in British Maxim, and Loaded readers have voted her the #1 most wanted woman in the U.K. (commemorated with 3 pages semi-topless in the magazine’s October issue). The 21-year-old stunner also has a spectacular cover and 9 pages of gorgeous pin-ups in the October Spanish magazine DT. She’s been invited to test for the next James Bond film, and is signed to star as a witch in an upcoming WB sitcom, “The Misadventures of Flora Plum.” (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #29) Link to: www.kellybrookonline.com. #4, 45 wks ) 11.MARIAH CAREY: No need to mince words: Mariah’s starring
movie debut, “Glitter,” has been a debacle with dismal box office
of barely over $4 million, and equally bad reviews. Its soundtrack debuted at #7, then quickly fell out of the
Top Ten, containing the #2 single “Loverboy” (with its sex-bomb,
scantily-clad video); the ballad “Never Too Far,” the movie’s
big finale, is its second release.
The recuperating diva emerged from her emotional and physical breakdown
to sing her big ballad “Hero” at “America: A Tribute to
Heroes” before a multi-network TV audience of 89 million on Sept. 21.
Mariah graced the covers of the October Cosmo Girl and the
September British Cosmopolitan. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking:
#21) Link to: www.mcarey.com. #5, 56 wks ) 12.ANNA KOURNIKOVA: Once again proving her magnetic allure for online pin-up fans, Anna is drawing 200,000 daily page views for her revamped website with its hundreds of photos. Her new workout video “Basic Elements: My Complete Fitness Guide” is a hot seller. The gorgeous cover and 7-page feature in the September FHM (in bare-midriff beach attire) reminds us of why the Russian blonde is the hottest athletic sex symbol ever; the same cover layout is in the magazine’s September French edition. After having been out of action since February with a stress fracture in her foot, Anna has returned to the tennis court, although losing in the first round of her first three tournaments back. The 20-year-old tease is ranked by Lycos as the #4 woman in total Web searches. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #15) Anna’s official site: http://www.kournikova.com/ #10, 56 wks ) 13.REBECCA ROMIJN STAMOS: Few supermodels can match the dazzling pulchritude of Rebecca, as evidenced by her cover features for the September issues of German Cosmopolitan and Glamour, the fall The Look/In Style, and the German magazine Petra. Her action flick “Rollerball” is coming just after the holidays. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #10) Fan site: http://members.tripod.com/~wouters_wereld/rebecca.html. #14, 56 wks (47) (30) (22) 14.GISELE BUNDCHEN: “The Boobs from Brazil” continues her cover-girl hot streak by gracing the covers of the October “W” (almost unrecognizable as a blonde bombshell), the October Tatler, and the September issues of German GQ, British Vogue, and Pop magazine. Both Celebrity Sleuth (which offers 4 more pages of Gisele in Issue #14-7) and Maxim ranked her among the year’s Top 10 beauties. Gisele will be featured in the Nov. 15 ABC broadcast of the Victoria’s Secret fashion show. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #38) Fan site: http://www.giselebundchen.hpg.com.br/ing/ing.htm. #8, 56 wks (14) (20) (18) 15.GENA LEE NOLIN: Just a couple of weeks away from her anxiously-anticipated layout in the December Playboy, Gena Lee has a revealing cover & 7 pages in the French Play In the House #14 (with 1 page fully topless, the others peek-a-boo); she’s also on the cover of the current issue of Ultrafit. The syndicated jungle-fantasy series “Sheena” is a perfect showcase for Gena Lee’s impeccable blonde beauty and athleticism. Her nude anti-fur ad for PETA (painted from head to toe) is running in magazines. Gena and her husband recently announced their separation. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #28) Fan website: http://www.celebritycd.com/genaleenolin/index.html. #16, 43 wks (--) (31) (19) 16.NIKKI COX: The heart-stoppingly voluptuous brunette has her hottest magazine layout ever with the October FHM (D-cup bosom all but spilling out of her tank top on the cover, with 5-page feature loaded with more cleavage and leg-art poses). Her WB sitcom “Nikki” is now in its second season with the star as a Vegas showgirl. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #87) Fan site: http://www.adoring.net/nikkicox/ #3, 56 wks (3) (7) (14) 17.PENELOPE CRUZ: The Spanish enchantress is at her most ravishingly beautiful in the World War II romance “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin” with Nicolas Cage, although the film’s box office has been mediocre ($25 million); Penelope offers up a brief but tasty semi-nude love scene. As her film “Blow” rides high on the home video charts, her pairing with new boyfriend Tom Cruise in “Vanilla Sky” comes later this year. Penelope adorns the covers of the November Marie Claire and the September issues of Vanity Fair (a truly radiant cover) and the Spanish magazine Vanidades. She’s also modeling for Ralph Lauren. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #33) Photo gallery: http://penelopecruz.hypermart.net/ #18, 6 wks (--) (63) (35) 18.JOLENE BLALOCK: The hottest newcomer of the fall TV season, sensuous blonde Jolene—who plays (as a short-haired brunette) Vulcan second in command T’Pol in the new “Star Trek” series “Enterprise”—is the bikini-clad cover girl with 8 pages (including 4 semi-topless poses) in the October Maxim. In Janet Jackson style, she talks about the importance of “check(ing) the equipment” of guys before intimacy. She also shares the “Enterprise” cover story of the Oct. 19 Entertainment Weekly. The premiere of “Enterprise” whipped even the networks in the ratings, boosted by Jolene’s erotic body-rubbing session with a crewmate. She’s the highest-rated actress on the Internet Bomis network. Fan site: http://www.joleneblalockfanclub.co.uk/ #1 (3), 54 wks (2) (6) (15) 19.ANGELINA JOLIE: “Original Sin” is just a routine potboiler and has earned just $16 million, but Angelina turns in an overwhelmingly sensual performance, doffing her duds for three topless scenes. Angelina—recently named the United Nations’ celebrity goodwill ambassador—has contributed $1 million to the UN’s efforts on behalf of Afghan refugees. The vixen with the bee-stung lips is on the cover of the September Italian Cosmopolitan, and has 7 pages of sultry poses in the Sept. Italian Max. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #16) Tribute site: http://www.ajolie.com/ #20, 14 wks (33) (41) (29) 20.ALICIA KEYS: One of the most talented young artists to come on the music scene in years, the singer, songwriter, and virtuoso pianist has spent six weeks at #1 with the single “Fallin’,” and her album “Songs in A Minor” has stayed near the top since debuting at #1. Alicia performed before a massive TV audience of 89 million at the Sept. 21 post-terrorism benefit show, and also on the season premiere of “Saturday Night Live.” The attractive 20-year-old R&B artist treats us to 5 pages of sultry poses in the November FHM, and graces the cover of the October Today’s Black Woman. Link to: http://www.aliciakeys.net/ #1 (3), 56 wks ) 21.Catherine Zeta Jones: “America’s Sweethearts” has earned a solid $92 million, with the Welsh goddess quite convincing as a bitchy Hollywood superstar. She’s on the cover of the September Vogue En Espanol. Catherine was honored as the cover girl of the People “50 Most Beautiful People” issue. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #6) Tribute site: http://www.gla.ac.uk/Clubs/WebSoc/~9404943w/zeta/main.html. #1 (3), 56 wks (26) (24) (24) 22.Cameron Diaz: The animated romp “Shrek” was the #1 blockbuster of the summer ($265 million), with Cameron providing the lead female voice as the princess. The adorable blonde is on the cover of the October Premiere and the August Cleo #9. Coming later this year is “Vanilla Sky” (with Tom Cruise); “Gangs of New York” (opposite Leonardo DiCaprio) has been pushed back to next year. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #3) Tribute website: http://www.cameron-diaz.com/ #14, 45 wks (HM) (57) (30) 23.Alyssa Milano: With the new season of the WB’s “Charmed” underway, Alyssa is heating up the newsstands with the cover of the Dec.-Jan. Complete Woman, and the cast cover story in the November Seventeen. Always a big Internet favorite as verified by Lycos and Yahoo, Alyssa also has a sexy feature coming in the next issue of British FHM. (2000 ranking: #27) Link to: www.alyssa.com. #10, 46 wks ) 24.Shannon Elizabeth: Shannon’s sexy Czech exchange student Nadia returns in “American Pie 2,” which has earned a very impressive $141 million. The saucy brunette is also in the thriller “13 Ghosts” debuting Oct. 26. She’s on the cover of Celebrity Skin #99, and has a pretty cover feature in the October-November Total Movie & Entertainment. (2000 ranking: #49) Photo gallery: http://www.cinema-stars.com/ShannonElizabeth/ #9, 56 wks (15) (14) (13) 25.Charlize Theron: The
statuesque South African blonde is a smashing femme fatale (with Veronica Lake
hairdo) who tries to seduce Woody Allen in the ‘40s comedy “The
Curse of the Jade Scorpion.”
Charlize is cover girl for the October Elle (with 12 pages
of excellent glamour, including one pose licking her own reflection in the
mirror), and the September Jane. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking:
#20) Tribute website:
http://www.cryptic.org/theron/ #16, 19 wks ) 26.Aaliyah: The August 25 plane crash in the Bahamas taking the life of 22-year-old Aaliyah Dana Haughton left fans in shock over the loss of a talented young woman on the brink of superstardom. Following her death, the pretty, wasp-waisted R&B singer/actress rose to #1 on the Billboard chart with her already-successful new album; the single “Rock the Boat” is now in the top 25. Aaliyah had completed filming of her starring role as “Queen of the Damned” (due out in February). The November issues of Vibe and Honey offer beautiful cover tributes to Aaliyah. (2000 ranking: #101) Link to: http://www.aaliyahonline.com/; also see: www.aaliyah2001.com. #15, 56 wks (17) (15) (20) 27.Veronika Zemanova: Bosomy Czechoslovakian brunette has a scintillating cover & 8 pages in the Sept. Playboy Voluptuous Vixens; the cover & 9 pages in the December Mayfair; and hot cover & 10 pages in the October Leg Sex. Veronika regularly ranks in the top five in total website hits recorded in the Bomis Report. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #57) Link to: http://www.veronicazemanova.com. #28, 9 wks ) 28.Angelica Bridges: The November issue of Playboy devotes its cover & 10 pages to the alluring nude form of the ex-“Baywatch” redhead, who served this past summer as spokesperson for Miller Lite’s ad campaign. She also has a semi-topless ad in the Nov. FHM for the pay-per-view Ultimate Fighting Championship. (2000 ranking: #212) Link to: http://www.angelica-bridges.net/ #23, 48 wks ) 29.Katie Holmes: Cute Joey Potter of “Dawson’s Creek” (Joey’s now a college freshman) is cover girl of the September Celebrity Looks, and topless shots from her film “The Gift” are featured in the November High Society (5 pages). (2000 ranking: #60) Link to: #10, 56 wks (31) (28) (26) 30.Carmen Electra: The babe-a-licious brunette has a 5-page semi-topless layout in the October FHM that’s drawn from her hot cover layout in the magazine’s July British edition (also in the magazine’s August French edition, with a different cover). Recently engaged to rock guitarist Dave Navarro (they share the cover of the November Jane), Carmen has her own MTV series, “Carmen Electra’s Hypermix,” and has signed a two-year deal to star in a Las Vegas multimedia productionng early next year. (2000 ranking: #25) Tribute site: http://www.undying.com/celeb/Carmen_Electra/index.htm. #1 (1), 56 wks (51) (46) (40) 31.Elizabeth Hurley: The British be-dazzler was recently featured as a living symbol of beauty in the TLC documentary “The Human Face.” Liz is cover girl for the October issue of Self, and British Maxim ranked her as the #3 bombshell of all time. Nevertheless, she’s been replaced after seven years as the lead model for cosmetics giant Estee’ Lauder. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #5) Tribute website: http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Bungalow/1541/ #5, 41 wks ) 32.Drew Barrymore: The ubiquitous cover girl of the November issues of YM and Rosie, and the October issues of Movieline, Esquire (“Women We Love”) and Marie Claire, Drew’s drama-comedy “Riding In Cars With Boys” is nowng. (2000 ranking: #17) Tribute site: http://www.starville.com/drew/ #33, 4 wks (HM) (--) (52) 33.Brittany Murphy: While critics have been lukewarm to the Michael Douglas thriller “Don’t Say a Word,” they’ve praised Brittany’s breakout performance as a psychologically troubled teenager, and audiences greeted it with a strong $42 million through its 3rd weekend. Brittany also plays Drew Barrymore’s best friend in “Riding In Cars With Boys.” The 5-ft-1 firecracker offers a sultry 2-page leg art pose in the Oct. 12 Entertainment Weekly, and a saucy lingerie pose in the October Movieline. Tribute sites: www.brittanymurphy.8m.com; http://www.adoring.net/brittanymurphy/ #1 (1), 56 wks ) 34.Halle Berry: The over-the-top thriller “Swordfish” has earned $69 million, and a major reason is the screen-filling beauty of Halle as bad guy John Travolta’s right-hand woman—including her first movie topless scene. She has 2 sexy pages in the Oct.-Nov. Controversy. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #8) Link to: http://www.hallewood.com. #5, 52 wks ) 35.Beyonce’ Knowles of Destiny’s Child: Red-hot girl group led by foxy Beyonce’ (who recently celebrated her 20th birthday) scored another #1 single with the teasing “Bootylicious” from their chart-topping album “Survivor”; their remake of “Emotion” is now climbing the chart. Beyonce’ shares the multi-star cover of the November Vanity Fair. The group is on the covers of the summer Grammy Magazine and the fall Teen Celebrity. The current issue of Rap-Up ranks her as the #1 sexiest woman in R&B and rap. (2000 ranking: #44) Her tribute website: http://bounce.to/beyonceboudoir/ #7, 56 wks ) 36.Christina Aguilera: Christina has a very sexy cover & 7-page feature in the October issue of Front, one of her spiciest layouts to date. The pert 20-year-old had the #1 single in the country for five weeks teaming with Lil’ Kim, Mya and Pink to remake “Lady Marmalade” from the soundtrack of “Moulin Rouge”; the steamy video was selected as Video of the Year in the MTV Video Music Awards. (2000 ranking: #12) Link to: www.christina-a.com. #37, 6 wks (HM) (79) (50) 37.Leelee Sobieski: The engaging and gifted 19-year-old actress had been off movie screens for awhile, but has an impressive three films in theaters now. Two are thrillers—“Joy Ride” has earned fair reviews and $15 million to date, and “The Glass House” has taken in $18 million thus far; “My First Mister” is a sentimental drama-comedy with Albert Brooks. (2000 ranking: #224) Tribute site: http://leelee.goddessdreams.com/ #36, 23 wks ) 38.Tara Reid: Pretty blonde is once again part of the cast of the smash sequel “American Pie 2,” although her reduced role doesn’t give her much to do. Tara has a glamorous cover & 5-page lingerie layout in the October British Maxim, and a nice cover of the November Teen Magazine. She’s broken up with MTV’s Carson Daly. (2000 ranking: #222) Tribute site: http://www.cinema-stars.com/TaraReid/ #1 (1), 56 wks (21) (29) (33) 39.Julia Roberts: Julia’s magic touch at the box office has continued with “America’s Sweethearts” ($92 million), despite lukewarm reviews. She made an emotional presentation on the Sept. 21 multi-network special “America: A Tribute to Heroes,” and donated $1 million each to two charities for victims of the terrorist attack. The pretty woman’s next film is “Ocean’s Eleven” at year’s end. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #7) Fan site: http://www2.netdoor.com/~cplowe/julia.htm. #40, 20 wks ) 40.Heather Graham: The shag-a-delic blonde goes redhead playing a prostitute targeted by Jack the Ripper in “From Hell,” nowng; coming later are the indie romance “Sidewalks of New York,” and the twisted love story “Killing Me Softly.” Heather is cover girl for the October In Style and the September Glamour En Espanol (the same as her August U.S. Glamour cover). (2000 ranking: #84) Photo gallery: http://www.Okay.net/heather_graham_heather_graham/ #41, 3 wks ) 41.Lindsey Vuolo: As Playmate of the Month in the November Playboy, the 34DD-24-35 brunette from New Jersey, who just turned 20, shows an all-natural girl-next-door appeal. Link to: http://cyber.playboy.com. #25, 40 wks (30) (25) (27) 42.Sofia Vergara: The #1 sex bomb of South America, the Colombian-born Sofia is on the cover of the current issue of Oye’, and showed off her ample curves in a 6-page bikini layout (with two great semi-topless poses) in the September Maxim. (2000 ranking: #75) Link to: #43, 33 wks (--) (81) (48) 43.Heather Kozar: The Monroe-esque 1999 Playmate of the Year has half the cover and 6 pages in Playboy’s Sexiest Playmates in honor of her online voting selection as one of the top five Playmates of the ‘90s. Appearing daily as one of Barker’s Beauties on “The Price Is Right,” Heather is also featured in the 2002 Playmate Calendar. (2000 ranking: #73) Link to: http://www.heather-kozar.net/ #28, 56 wks ) 44.Petra Verkaik: Playboy’s Sexiest Playmates devotes 8 pages to the astonishingly constructed
Miss December 1989 as the #1 favorite 1980s Playmate among Playboy.com voters.
The luscious brunette also had a good nude shot in the September Playboy. (2000
ranking: #59) Link to: www.petracentral.com
or www.petraverkaik.com. #45, 6 wks (HM) (60) (49) 45.Diane Lane: In her first films since last year’s smash “The Perfect Storm,” the lovely 38-year-old has two current box office hits: as a teacher and romantic interest of Keanu Reeves in the kids’-baseball flick “Hardball” (it’s earned a solid $33 million to date) and as Leelee Sobieski’s conniving caretaker in the thriller “The Glass House.” (2000 ranking: #133) Fan site: http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Interview/6690/diane/dianelane.htm. #46, 4 wks (HM) (HM) (67) 46.Diana Krall: The Canadian blonde pianist-singer who has taken the jazz world by storm in recent years has elevated her career to an even higher level with her new album “The Look of Love”; it debuted on Billboard at #9—making it the highest-charting jazz album in many years—and has earned unanimous raves from critics. Diana shows her glamorous side with a sultry leg-art cover of the September Downbeat. (2000 ranking: #309) Official fan site: http://www.dkrall.com/ #19, 14 wks ) 47.Kate Beckinsale: Lovely British brunette who served as the love interest in “Pearl Harbor” is a real charmer opposite John Cusack in the romantic comedy “Serendipity,” which earned $27 million through its 2nd weekend. Tribute site: http://www.katebeck.fsnet.co.uk/ #48, 11 wks (HM) (--) (77) 48.Kylie Minogue: Sassy Australian brunette singer-actress has the #1 single across Europe (also #1 in England) with “Can’t Get You Out of My Head.” Kylie has a leg-art cover & 5 pages in the October British GQ while being named as the magazine’s Woman of the Year, is cover girl for the October British Elle, and has 4 pages in Celebrity Sleuth #14-7. She’s one of the most in-demand female celebrities on Ebay. (2000 ranking: #160) Official website: http://www.kylie.com. #35, 18 wks (70) (HM) (65) 49.Buffy Tyler: The 36D-24-34 blonde Miss November 2000 has been crowned Playmate of the Year by the Spanish edition of Playboy in its August issue (cover & 8 pages). Buffy also has 4 pages at her best in the Sept. Playboy Voluptuous Vixens, and is in both the 2002 Playmate Calendar and the Playboy Lingerie Calendar. (2000 ranking: #90) Link to: http://cyber.playboy.com. #3, 56 wks ) 50.Jaime Bergman: Angel loves B.J.: David Boreanaz, star of the WB’s “Angel,” and
Jaime are engaged. The FX
network’s “Son of the Beach,” with Jaime as the abundantly
endowed B.J., wrapped up its second season in July. Miss January 1999 has 2 pages swimming nude in the August Spanish
Playboy, and is in the 2002 Playboy Lingerie Calendar.
(2000 ranking:
#14)
Link to: www.jaimebergman.com. #6, 56 wks ) 51.Madonna: Demonstrating yet again her timeless appeal, Madonna scored big ratings for her live HBO concert special; her sold-out U.S. tour was the smash hit of the season. Recently turned 43, the pop culture legend graces the cover of the magazine Women Who Rock and the September American Photo, and is the #1 female celebrity on the auction site Ebay. (2000 ranking: #19). Fan site: http://www.madonnaextreme.com/ #27, 28 wks (72) (82) (HM) 52.Brooke Burke: Blessed with irresistible multi-national beauty (part Portuguese, Irish & French), the brunette host of E! TV’s travel show “Wild On” has the cover & a superb 8-page bikini layout in the November issue of Stuff. She reached a whole new audience with her cover & nude layout in the May issue of Playboy. (2000 ranking: #177) Link to: #25, 16 wks (48) (27) (25) 53.Vivica A. Fox: The ultra-glamorous black actress stars in the romantic comedy “Two Can Play That Game,” which has earned a respectable $22 million. Vivica has sultry cleavage cover features in the October Savoy and the September Black Men, and adorned the cover of the Sept. 10 Jet. (2000 ranking: #180) Official website: http://www.vivicafox.com/ #54, 13 wks (77) (69) (63) 54.Heather Locklear: In case there was any doubt, Heather proves she’s still a hottie following her 40th birthday (Sept. 25) with a delightful semi-topless pose in the September In Style; she’s also the cover girl of the October Redbook. Her third season on ABC’s “Spin City” is now underway. (2000 ranking: #122) Fan site:http://members.tripod.com/Heather.Locklear/ #32, 34 wks ) 55.Aria Giovanni: A scintillating 34D-25-35 Italian dish, the brunette Penthouse Pet (Sept. 2000) stars in the new soft-core video “Aria.” Aria ranks #1 in total website hits (about 200,000) recorded in the Bomis Report, has the cover of the current Hustler Erotic Video Guide, and a nude layout in the October Japanese magazine Bachelor. (2000 ranking: #121) Link to: #37, 31 wks (44) (40) (37) 56.Katie Price: “They’re Back and They’re Bigger Than Ever!” So proclaimed Front magazine in reference to the British blonde’s multiple breast implants (currently 34-FF), The babe known in the U.K. as “Jordan” has a mostly topless cover & 4 pages in the Aug. 27 Interviu, and a sizzling semi-topless cover with 6 pages in the September British GQ. She has ranked #1 in voting on the Page 3 website, and was elected as Page 3’s #6 all-time favorite. (2000 ranking: #114) Fan site: http://www.jordan-unlimited.com/uk/ #57, 6 wks (--) (--) (HM) 57.Cate Blanchett: Richly talented Australian actress is great fun as a wacky housewife-on-the-lam with Bruce Willis & Billy Bob Thornton in the heist comedy “Bandits,” which earned $13 million in itsng weekend. She’s cover girl of the October Harpers Bazaar. Fan site: http://www.cate-blanchett.com/ #58, 2 wks ) 58.Laura Elena Harring: The Mexican-born Miss USA 1985 enters into a murder mystery and lesbian affair (including a steamy love scene with Naomi Watts) in David Lynch’s bizarrely surrealistic but compelling “Mulholland Drive.” The cover story of the Sept.-Oct. Film Comment is devoted to the movie, with Laura & Naomi kissing on the cover; the duo also offer a sultry pose in the November Premiere, and Laura has a nice cleavage shot in the Oct.-Nov. Razor. Fan site: http://www.lauraharring.net/media.html. #59, 10 wks (HM) (--) (105) 59.Susan Ward: Delightfully curvy brunette starlet from Louisiana is cover girl with 7 pages of leg art & cleavage poses in the Oct.-Nov. Controversy, and has the cover & 6 pages in lingerie (with one semi-topless) in the Best of Maxim #1 following her strong 6-page layout in the August British Maxim. She plays a girlfriend/neighbor of Jack Black in the upcoming comedy “Shallow Hal.” (2000 ranking: #172) Photos: http://www.maximonline.com/girls_of_maxim/ (see site’s index) #15, 55 wks ) 60.Jessica Simpson: The blonde 21-year-old singer with the D-cup bosom
looks every inch the young sex bomb on the CD cover art for her Top 20 hit
single “Irresistible” (clad in a tight sweater and thigh-high
miniskirt); her album of the same title peaked impressively at #6. (2000 ranking: #53) Link to: www.jessicasimpson.com. #10, 56 wks ) 61.Laetitia Casta: France’s official symbol of femininity (as the model for the image of Marianne), Laetitia is delightfully ubiquitous in TV and print commercials for Victoria’s Secret. The website Ask Men.com ranks Laetitia as the world’s #1 beauty. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #13; she was #1 in 1998.) Link to: http://www.laetitiacasta.com #5, 56 wks ) 62.Tyra Banks: The always breathtaking Tyra was recently atop the VHS home video sales chart as part of the booty-shaking “Coyote Ugly” cast. She’s featured in the Victoria’s Secret catalogs and TV ads, and will shine brightly in next month’s Victoria’s Secret fashion special on ABC. (2000 Glamour Girl ranking: #11; she was #1 in 1997.) Fan website: http://members.nbci.com/b_tyra/ #25, 56 wks ) 63.Victoria Silvstedt: The former Playmate of the Year has 5 pages in lingerie and semi-topless in the September British Maxim, and is in the 2002 Playboy Playmate Calendar. Playboy is now selling an “anatomically correct” doll of the Swedish stunner. (2000 ranking: #56) Victoria’s official website: http://www.sexyvictoria.com. #23, 35 wks (27) (23) (36) 64.Mena Suvari: Mena’s return appearance in “American Pie 2” doesn’t get much screen time, although she does have one tantalizing phone-sex scene; the film has earned over $141 million. Mena also serves as the dewy-eyed love interest in the critically-ravaged swashbuckler “Musketeer,” which has earned $25 million. (2000 ranking: #50) Fan site: http://hjem.spray.no/menasuvari/ #34, 14 wks ) 65.Julia Stiles: Always engaging 20-year-old blonde has won good notices for her performance in “O,” the violent “Othello”-in-high school drama, but the long-delayed film has earned just $16 million. She’s cover girl for the Fall Elle Girl. (2000 ranking #258) Tribute site: http://www.the-alist.org/JuliaStiles/ #66, 5 wks (HM) (110) (101) 66.Julie Strain: Towering brunette B-movie queen graces the cover and 13 pages topless in the 1st anniversary issue of Fetish (priced at a startling $14.95); is cover girl for the magazine Ghastly; her 2-page advice column is in Controversy, and she has 4 pages in Celebrity Sleuth #14-7. Playboy TV’s “Sex Court’ star also has a new photo book out, “Julie Strain’s Greatest Hits.” (2000 ranking: #137) Link to: http://www.juliestrain.com. #44, 8 wks ) 67.Teanna Kai: The thoroughly sultry, exotic 23-year-old Filipina, already a fast-rising porn star, was cover girl and Pet of the Month in the October Penthouse. A nude love scene from her Playboy TV flick “The Sex Substitute” is pictured in the November Playboy. Link to: #15, 30 wks ) 68.Brande Roderick: The “Baywatch Hawaii” blonde is the 2001 Playmate of the Year; the September German edition and the June Spanish edition of Playboy have much hotter, fully topless covers than the original June U.S. issue. Brande also graces the cover of the 2002 Playmate Calendar, and is the cover girl with 11 pages in the August Playboy Playmate Review. (2000 ranking: #106) See: http://cyber.playboy.com. #35, 24 wks (HM) (104) (98) 69.Naomi Campbell: British black supermodel has a cleavage-revealing cover of the October British Vogue, is featured on 4 pages of Celebrity Sleuth #14-7, and has 2 pages nude in the Sept. German GQ. (2000 ranking: #61) Photos: http://www.modelstown.com/naomi_campbell.htm. #8, 37 wks (102) (HM) (84) 70.Monica Belluci: The magnificent Italian brunette and star of “Malena” has 6 pulse-quickening pages in the August Spanish Playboy (including one nearly semi-topless pose) and a sexy 7-page fashion layout in the September In Style. She was voted the #1 babe in a recent poll by Italian GQ. (2000 ranking: #52) Tribute site: http://www.beyondhotonline.com/monica-belluci/ #71, 4 wks ) 71.Jill Hennessy: Gorgeous Canadian-born brunette has mostly been in bad movies since her fondly remembered three-year stint on “Law and Order,” but she appears to have the best role of her career as a sexy, determined medical examiner in the new NBC series “Crossing Jordan.” Fan site: http://www.geocities.com/jillhennessy/ #10, 44 wks ) 72.Heidi Klum: The German swimsuit supermodel adorns the cover of the September Mademoiselle. Heidi has recently been featured online at Ask Men.com. (2000 ranking: #62) Photo gallery: http://www.fifty-five.com/ #28, 52 wks (39) (38) (56) 73.Victoria Zdrok: Brainy & beautiful blonde Russian Playmate had a wild 10-page leather fetish spread in the November Club. Victoria also had a recent online feature at Danni’s Hard Drive (www.danni.com), and is regularly featured on the Gateway to Eden site. (2000 ranking: #77) Link to: www.planetvictoria.com; and www.gatewaytoeden.com. #74, 4 wks ) 74.Tori Amos: Much beloved to her ever-growing cult of fans, Tori scored a spectacular #4 Billboard debut with her new album “Strange Little Girls.” She’s the #5 most popular female celebrity on Ebay. Official site: http://www.toriamos.com/ #75, 6 wks ) 75.Mary J. Blige: One of the most admired and popular R&B performers on the current scene, Mary’s new album “No More Drama” had a terrific #2 debut in Billboard, and her single “Family Affair” is in the Top Ten. She’s on the covers of the October Honey and the Sept.-Oct. Sophisticate’s Black Hairstyle, and is featured in the October Arena. Official site: http://www.mjblige.com/ #76, 8 wks (94) (85) (81) 76.Cyndi Thomson: Country music may have its next bombshell in this gorgeous 24-year-old brunette singer-songwriter from Georgia, who has a #1 C&W hit (and Top 40 pop) with “What I Really Meant to Say” from her debut album “My World.” #27, 21 wks (--) (--) (--) 77.Gwyneth Paltrow: The cool blonde shows her sexy side—and her bare bottom—in the cover layout for the November Harpers Bazaar hitting newsstands shortly. Gwyneth stars in the goofball comedy “Shallow Hal”ng November 9. (2000 ranking: #71) Fan site: http://www.gwynethpaltrow.org/ #36, 10 wks ) 78.Zdenka Podkapova: Stunning Czechoslovakian blonde, the 2001 Penthouse Pet of the Year, has the cover & 12 pages in the Nov.-Dec. Girls of Penthouse, and 4 pages topless in Must Be Mad #12. (2000 ranking; #115) Link to: http://www.penthouse.com/ #32, 7 wks ) 79.Stephanie Heinrich: The first Playboy Cyber Girl of the Month is the October Playmate (also sharing the issue’s cover), and the 21-year-old, 34D-25-34 platinum blonde from Cincinnati is one of the year’s most outstanding centerfolds. See: http://cyber.playboy.com. #7, 54 wks ) 80.Cynthia Myers: It should come as no surprise that Cynthia was selected by Playboy.com voters as one of the five favorite Playmates of the 1960s, and is given 3 pages at her best in the new Playboy’s Sexiest Playmates. The “Ultimate Playmate” has the cover and 37 pages, including her first new nudes in 30 years, in Issue #15 of Glamour Girls: Then and Now, proving to be more astonishingly beautiful than ever. (2000 ranking: #37) Order your copy of GG:T&N by clicking on this link (www.ggtan.com/magazines/); then check out Cindy’s official site: www.cynthiamyers.com. #26, 56 wks ) 81.Jenna Jameson: Blonde porn superstar is featured in every issue of Club magazine (with 12 pages in the December issue, and the cover, gatefold, & a whopping 18 pages in the November issue); she also has a feature in the September French Max. Jenna regularly places in the top five in website hits as measured by Bomis. (2000 ranking: #54) Link to: http://www.clubjenna.com. Also see: http://www.bomis.com/bomisreport/ #82, 4 wks (--) (HM) (90) 82.Janine Lindemulder: Blonde porn superstar and former Penthouse Pet has a good cover & 12-page feature in the December issue of Club, and another cover layout in the Holiday issue of Club. Photo gallery: http://www.absolutepictures.com/lindemulder_janine/ #9, 56 wks (43) (55) (75) 83.Kirsten Dunst: Although its box office has been mediocre ($17 million), Kirsten turns in one of her finest performances as a screwed-up teenager in the high school sex & love drama “Crazy/Beautiful.” She’s the subject of an article in the November Esquire, and Maxim ranked the pert 19-year-old blonde as the year’s #2 babe. (2000 ranking: #36) Fan site: http://www.adoring.net/kirstendunst/index.htm. #49, 32 wks (85) (HM) (117) 84.Lisa Marie Scott: The Nov.-Dec. Playboy Book of Lingerie offers 4 pages of Lisa Marie (Miss Feb. 1995) at her most utterly enchanting. The Asian-American charmer is regularly featured on the Mystique website and Mac & Bumble. (2000 ranking: #91) Link to: www.lisamariescott.net. #45, 18 wks (--) (101) (89) 85.Brooke Richards: The always-stimulating blonde (and sometimes brunette) Dec. 1999 Playmate has 6 pages in Playboy’s Sexiest Playmates as one of the five most popular Playmates of the ‘90s. (2000 ranking: #112) #86, 4 wks (HM) (--) (91) 86.Sarah Jane: One of Australia’s hottest pin-ups, this stacked blonde says she has shattered Cindy Margolis’ and Danni Ashe’s records for most Internet user downloads with 2.2 million downloads in 24 hours; she was recently cover girl with a poster & 6 pages in Issue #9 of the Aussie magazine Ralph. Her website: http://www.sarahjane.com.au/ #38, 33 wks (HM) (HM) (--) 87.Caprice Bourret: England’s favorite California blonde is cover girl with 4 pages in the Oct.-Nov. Razor, and has 4 pages in Celebrity Sleuth 14-7; she’s also coming up soon in British FHM. (2000 ranking: #51) Link to: #34, 14 wks ) 88.Lisa Marie: Tim Burton’s voluptuous lady love plays sexy Nova (the trophy wife of an ape politician) in his “Planet of the Apes.” Normally a brunette, she’s gone blonde for her current array of steamy magazine appearances, most notably a great semi-topless cover & 9 pages (with one more semi-topless pose) in the September Arena. See: http://www.maxim-magazine.co.uk/spookyc/covergirls/subcovergirllisamarie.html. #89, 3 wks ) 89.Renee & Rosie Tenison: Former Playmate of the Year Renee and her twin sister offer up 8 pages semi-nude in the September issue of Newlook. (2000 ranking: #201) Link to: #56, 14 wks ) 90.Karin Taylor: We haven’t seen nearly enough of the wonderful Jamaican-born June 1996 Playmate during the past year; she’s been featured recently at the Playboy Cyber Club. (2000 ranking: #68) Her website: http://www.karintaylor.com. #91, 4 wks ) 91.Tailor James: Spectacular 21-year old 34C-24-34 Canadian blonde has recently been doing double duty on the ‘Net as a Playboy Cyber Girl and a featured bombshell at Mystique. See: http://cyber.playboy.com. #68, 8 wks (78) (70) (68) 92.Paulina Rubio: “Mexico’s Golden Girl,” rivaled only by Shakira as the foremost glamour star of Latin music today, has a sultry cover story including a semi-topless pose in the October Ritmo Beat—having also recently posed nude for the Spanish magazine Mann. The sandy blonde-haired bombshell’s album “Paulina” is still in the Billboard Latin chart’s Top Ten after a year, and has been nominated for album of the year in the Latin Grammies. Photo gallery: http://www.civila.com/hobbies/paulinarubio/ #58, 8 wks (71) (64) (58) 93.Jessica Biel: The “7th Heaven” sexpot, 18, has returned full-time for the fall season of “Heaven.” She co-starred in the romantic comedy “Summer Catch,” and has the cover story in the October issue of Twist. (2000 ranking: #123) Photo gallery: http://www.cinema-stars.com/jessicabiel/ #94, 2 wks ) 94.Eva Herzigova: Czech-born blonde supermodel, who had been largely missing in action for the past two years, returns with the cover & 8 pages in lingerie in the October Arena. (2000 ranking: #252) Fan site: http://www.iwdesign.com/eva/ #95, 2 wks (--) (--) (--) 95.Melissa George: Well-curved Australian blonde convincingly beats up adversaries when she’s not exchanging rapid-fire banter with co-star John Stamos in the enjoyable new ABC action-comedy series “Thieves.” #96, 4 wks (--) (HM) (107) 96.Kim Delaney: Long a thinking man’s sex symbol as Det. Diane Russell on “NYPD Blue,” Kim stars in the new ABC series “Philly” as a defense attorney, although so far the show does not seem to be worthy of her talents. (2000 ranking: #262) Photo gallery: #78, 8 wks ) 97.Chantal Vachon: Quite dazzling 35D-27-35 Canadian blonde, 23, is a recent Mystique cover girl and has also been a Playboy Cyber Girl. See: http://www.mystique-magazine.com/ #37, 22 wks (--) (HM) (106) 98.Mila Kunis: Recently turned 18, the gorgeous Ukranian-born brunette from “That ‘70s Show” has a pretty cover story in the October Seventeen. (2000 ranking: #119) #99, 1 wk (--) (--) (--) 99.Jennifer Garner: 29-year-old brunette has a potential star-making role playing a ferociously determined CIA double agent in the ABC action-drama series “Alias.” #100, 1 wk ) 100.Lisa Boyle: Always-sultry, buxom brunette has 6 pages mostly nude in the September issue of Front. She plays villain Medusa on the Sci-Fi Channel’s “Black Scorpion,” and has also been featured recently at Mystique. Link to: http://www.lisaboyle.com/ #101-120: Missed It By That Much (Figures for weeks represent weeks in the Hot 100 only): #27, 45 wks (HM) (--) (109) 101.Tera Patrick: Exotic, part-Thai Penthouse Pet and porn star is regularly in the Top Five in website hits on the Bomis network. The Nov.-Dec. Girls of Penthouse has a feature from her adult video ”Island Fever.” (2000 ranking: #55) Link to website (which misspells her first name as “Tara”): http://www.tarapatrick.com/ Also: www.terashow.com. #10, 16 wks ) 102.Reese Witherspoon: Reese’s effervescent, color-coordinated sparkle is the key ingredient that has made her comedy “Legally Blonde” a career-boosting smash ($94 million). That effortless charm was displayed again in hosting the season premiere of “Saturday Night Live.” (2000 ranking: #309) Tribute site: http://intomovie.com/star/Reese_Witherspoon.shtml. #100, 1 wk (--) (HM) (110) 103.Lara Flynn Boyle: Slender, vixenish brunette, prosecuting attorney Helen Gamble in “The Practice,” again shows the fire behind the ice with the cover & 3 pages of boudoir leg art in the October issue of Talk. She’s set to host “Saturday Night Live” October 20. (--) (--) (--) 104.Naomi Watts: British-born, Aussie-raised blonde has a steamy lesbian affair with Laura Elena Harring in the surrealistic David Lynch film “Mulholland Drive,” for which she’s earning rave reviews. The two stars are kissing on the cover of the Sept.-Oct. Film Comment, and share a sultry leg-art pose in the November Premiere. #26, 27 wks ) 105.Mandy Moore: Cute blonde 17-year-old pop star peaked in Billboard at #35 with her third album “Mandy Moore,” which has not yet yielded a hit single. Mandy has a supporting role as a bitchy high schooler in the smash chick-flick “The Princess Diaries.” (2000 ranking: #88) Link to: http://www.mandymoore.com. #28, 47 wks ) 106.Kim Smith: Freshly graduated from high school, the chesty 18-year-old Texas brunette shared the cover and parts of 4 pages in the September Gear. (2000 ranking: #47) Link to: #49, 19 wks (HM) (62) (59) 107.Eliza Dushku: Buffy’s former bad-girl counterpart Faith, the sultry 20-year-old brunette appears as a leather-clad babe in “Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back,” and is also in the flop horror flick “Soul Survivors.” (2000 ranking: #132) Link to: http://www.elizadushku.com/ #29, 35 wks ) 108.Daniela Pestova: Czech-born blonde supermodel has a very pretty cover of the October Shape magazine. (2000 ranking: #67) Fan site: http://dpestova.home.att.net/ ) 109.Carla Collado: Gorgeous, shapely green-eyed Spanish brunette, 22, is the cover girl with 7 pages topless in the September issue of French Max. (--) (--) (--) 110.Charlotte Ross: Blonde Detective Connie McDowell on “NYPD Blue” demonstrates compelling sex appeal with 5 pages of very saucy lingerie poses in the November issue of Stuff; she’s also cover girl for the Winter magazine Diet & Exercise. #16, 19 wks (--) (--) (--) 111.Jennifer Love Hewitt: Curvy Love has a sexy co-starring role in the current Enrique Iglesias music video “Hero.” Her sexpot performance in the film “Heartbreakers” is in the Top Five of home video rentals. (2000 ranking: #97) Her official website: http://www.jennifer-love.com/ #33, 10 wks (68) (73) (HM) 112.Willa Ford: 20-year-old blonde Britney competitor (real name Amanda Williford), whose Top 25 single, “I Wanna Be Bad,” is now sliding off the charts, shows off her curves with 6 pages of cheesecake in the November FHM. Still more of her body was on display on the cover & 7 pages of the August Stuff; Willa also models for Pantene shampoo. Fan site: http://www.geocities.com/wlla_universe/ (--) (--) (--) 113.Jillian Barberie: Sultry Canadian-born brunette, weather girl on Fox’s “NFL Sunday,” graces the back cover with 4 pages of glamour poses in the Oct.-Nov. issue of Razor. She also hosts the humorous FX network game show “The Test,” and is featured in flirtatious TV ads for Prestone antifreeze. Her website: www.jilliansworld.com. (--) (--) (HM) 114.Carol & Darlene Bernaola: Alluring Peruvian-born twins, the Playboy Jan. 2000 Playmates, have 6 pages in the August Spanish Playboy, and are in the 2002 Playboy Lingerie Calendar. (2000 ranking: #105) #70, 8 wks (--) (--) (HM) 115.Charisma Carpenter: Beautiful Cordelia is back for a new season of the WB’s “Angel.” (2000 ranking: #118) #50, 11 wks (--) (--) (HM) 116.Debra Messing: NBC’s “Will & Grace” is back in its usual spot in the Nielsen Top Ten; redhead Debra graced the cover of the October 5 Entertainment Weekly. (2000 ranking: #126) (--) (--) (HM) 117.Alison Armitage: Better known to some as Brittany York from her October 1990 Playboy centerfold, the British brunette has a photo and discussion in the November Playboy, and recent online features at Ask Men.com and Lemmecheck. She’ll be co-hosting a game show called “Ransacked.” (2000 ranking: #194) (--) (--) (HM) 118.Lisa Gleave: Foxy Australian blonde, an Internet favorite at Mystique, has a 5-page topless layout in the September Front. (--) (--) (--) 119.Nikka Costa: Daughter of legendary pop music producer Don Costa, the sexy redheaded rock singer, whose single “Like a Feather” has been on VH-1’s playlist, has 3 pages of glamour poses in the November FHM, in which she (like Janet Jackson) declares that only well-endowed men have a chance for her erotic affections. #83, 7 wks (88) (83) (HM) 120.Kelly Ripa: Back on both “Live with Regis and Kelly” (with a surge in ratings following her return) and “All My Children” after having a baby, Kelly is almost impossibly cute on the cover of the November Redbook. Fan site: http://www.efanguide.com/~kellyripa/ Honorable Mentions (Listed in alphabetical order. Total weeks refer only to weeks in the Hot 100.): #9, 53 wks ) HM.Alley Baggett: The ever-sensuous Alley is always a major pin-up presence on the Internet, currently including the Playboy Cyber Club and Mac & Bumble. (2000 ranking: #22) Link to: www.alleybaggett.net. #91,3 wks (--) (--) (--) HM.Catherine Bell: Impressively curved brunette leading lady of CBS’ “JAG,” which recently hit the Top Ten in the Nielsen ratings; also a recent cover girl of Opulence magazine. (2000 ranking: #218) (--) (--) (--) HM.Ana Christina: Slender, lovely brunette has 8 pages of bikini & semi-topless poses in the September French FHM. #64, 10 wks (--) (--) (HM) HM.Courteney Cox: She’s now Mrs. Chandler Bing on the new season of “Friends,” which is scoring some its biggest ratings ever. (2000 ranking: #113) (--) (--) (--) HM.Tess Daly: Impeccably lovely, slender British blonde, who hosted the U.K. version of the dating show “Singled Out,” has 5 pages of glamour poses in the October British Maxim. (--) (--) (--) HM.Neriah Davis: The blonde March 1994 Playboy Playmate is the sizzling cover girl online at Mystique, and is featured in the sexy Internet film short “Captain RibMan” at www.ifilm.com/ (--) (--) (--) HM.Eden’s Crush: Pop girl group share the cover & 8 pages of leg-art poses in the November FHM; 22-year-old brunette Ana Maria and 22-year-old Hawaiian cutie Nicole Scheringer are particular standouts, and Miami-raised Rosanna Tavares poses semi-topless. (--) (--) (--) HM.”Emma B”: Gorgeous British blonde has 3 pages of bikini & semi-topless poses in the October Front. (2000 ranking: #209) (--) (--) (--) HM.Jennifer England: Bosomy blonde was recently crowned Miss Venus Swimwear 2002, beating out 70 competitors; she had a 1-page bikini pose in the September Muscular Development. (--) (--) (HM) HM.Enya: During a time of stress, the Irish chanteuse offers a soothing message with her smash single “Only Time”; her album, “A Day Without Rain,” has soared to #3 after nearly a year on the chart. #59, 4 wks (--) (--) (--) HM.Melissa Joan Hart: Pretty star of “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch” is cover girl for the October TV Guide Crosswords. (2000 ranking: #104) #20, 41 wks ) HM.Kate Hudson: Kate is delightfully naked as nature intended on the cover of the September In Style. The Oscar nominee was ranked as the year’s #3 babe in Maxim. (2000 ranking: #72) Photo gallery: http://members.aol.com/celephoto/kate_h/kate.htm. (--) (--) (--) HM.”Inesse”: Spectacular 41-31-39 platinum blonde from Latvia, 22, is cover girl with centerfold & 7 pages in the December Voluptuous, and has 9 pages in the Holiday issue of Score. (--) (--) (--) HM.Famke Janssen: Sultry ex-Bond girl plays Michael Douglas’ wife in the thriller “Don’t Say a Word.” #86, 9 wks (--) (--) (--) HM.Chloe Jones: Curvaceous blonde from Texas is regularly among the Top Ten online babes at Bomis, and is also featured at the Mac & Bumble site. (2000 ranking: #162) Link to: #67, 8 wks ) HM.Kelly Kole: One of the hottest women to be featured online at Gateway to Eden (and also recently featured online at Mystique), the magnificently constructed redhead had several nudes as one of the “Girls of Bada Bing” in the August Playboy (she plays one of the club’s strippers in HBO’s “The Sopranos”). Check out her website: www.kellykole.com. #100, 1 wk (HM) (100) (HM) HM.Alison Krauss: Enchanting bluegrass singer-violinist with the pristine voice is winning raves for her latest album “New Favorite.” (--) (--) (--) HM.Jenny Leone: Alluring 22-year-old Canadian brunette, who was cover girl for the Oct.-Nov. 2000 Perfect 10, graces the cover with 8 pages mostly nude in the September issue of Newlook. (--) (--) (HM) HM.Amanda Lewis: Attractive black former MTV personality has launched her own syndicated talk show; she’s on the cover of the October Essence. #65, 13 wks (--) (--) (--) HM.Josie Maran: Delectable brunette Guess and Sports Illustrated beauty has a lovely cover of the November Glamour. (2000 ranking: #125) #87, 4 wks ) HM.Amanda Marcum: Extremely cute, curvy 23-year-old blonde model from Oklahoma, about to make her Victoria’s Secret debut, has the cover & 7 pages of glamour in the October Gear. (2000 ranking: #214) Photo gallery: http://galleries.abazz.com/AmandaMarcum/ (--) (--) (HM) HM.Rose McGowan: Sultry brunette, the ex-girlfriend of Marilyn Manson, has joined the cast of witchy sisters in the WB’s “Charmed,” and is part of the cast cover story in the November Seventeen. #13, 53 wks ) HM.Linsey Dawn McKenzie: British brunette has most recently displayed her 38 GG bosom in the October Japanese magazine Bachelor, and the September issue of Score (hot gatefold & 5 pages). (2000 ranking: #24) Link to: www.linseysworld.com. #74, 8 wks (--) (HM) (--) HM.Amy Miller: Superbly endowed blonde, who shared the summertime cover of Playboy’s Girlfriends, was recently a sizzling online cover girl at Mystique, and is also featured at Mac & Bumble. (2000 ranking: #301) (--) (--) (--) HM.Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen: Just turned 15 in June, the blonde twins (featured in an Oct. 13 TV Guide profile) have blossomed into real beauties; their own magazine has a circulation of almost 800,000, their caper-story videos are routinely best-sellers, and stores will sell $500 million worth of Olsens merchandise this year. (--) (--) (--) HM.Keri Russell: Cute ‘n perky star of the WB’s “Felicity” is on the cover of the November Mademoiselle, the final issue of that magazine. #99, 1 wk (--) (--) (--) HM.Nikki Schieler Ziering: Blonde Sept. 1997 Playmate, one of Barker’s Beauties on “The Price Is Right,” has 6 pages in bikinis & other scanty attire in the October Front; she appears in the upcoming comedy “Servicing Sarah.” #20, 54 wks ) HM.Claudia Schiffer: The German blonde supermodel, who’s in the Guinness Book of World Records for her 700-plus magazine covers, had a splendid semi-topless cover layout in the August British GQ. (2000 ranking: #30; she was #1 in 1990.) Official website: www.claudiaschiffer.com. #71, 10 wks (--) (--) (--) HM.Shakira: Sexy blonde Colombian pop star has a sizzling 2-page leg art pose in the November Vanity Fair, and is featured in Time magazine’s special edition Music Goes Global. Her first English-language album, “Laundry Service,” is coming soon. (2000 ranking: #154) Link to: http://www.donde-esta-shakira.com/ (--) (--) (--) HM.”Svala”: Saucy Icelandic blonde singer-songwriter has 3 pages in lingerie (with one semi-topless) in the November Stuff; her single “The Real Me” is among the current top 100 retail sellers according to Billboard. (--) (--) (HM) HM.Christine Taylor: Ben Stiller’s blonde wife is featured opposite her husband in the goofy comedy “Zoolander,” which has earned $35 million to date. #8, 53 wks ) HM.Lynn Thomas: The multi-ethnic Playmate and Penthouse Pet (October 2000) had 11 pages in the Sept.-Oct. Girls of Penthouse. Always uninhibited, Lynn recently bared her breasts on the Howard Stern show. (2000 ranking: #34) Link to: www.thomastime.com. #86, 4 wks ) HM.Kiana Tom: The Hawaiian fitness queen shows off her splendidly-toned body on the cover & 6 pages of lingerie poses in the October Ironman. (2000 ranking: #210) Her official website: http://www.kiana.com/ #69, 11 wks (HM) (75) (69) HM.Gabrielle Union: Lovely young black actress from Omaha, Nebraska (Kirsten Dunst’s cheerleading competition in last year’s “Bring It On”) plays a romantic rival of Vivica Fox in the comedy “Two Can Play That Game.” (2000 ranking: #297) Photos: http://www.celebs.absolutenow.com/gabrielle_union/ #50, 10 wks (86) (--) (--) HM.Nichole Van Croft: Impressive blonde 36DD-24-36 Oct. 2000 Playmate has 6 pages in the September Spanish edition of Playboy. (2000 ranking: #134) #80, 13 wks (--) (--) (--) HM.Sela Ward: Elegant Emmy-winning brunette, a poster girl for glamour after age 40, is now remarried with two sets of kids on ABC’s “Once and Again.” (2000 ranking: #135) #20, 12 wks (--) (--) (--) HM.Rachel Weisz: The lovely British brunette’s $200 million smash sequel “The Mummy Returns” is now #1 at video stores. #78, 3 wks (--) (--) (--) HM.Vanessa Williams: Largely absent from the public eye this year, the former Miss America is now appearing in teasing Radio Shack commercials with Ving Rhames. (2000 ranking: #66) (--) (--) (--) HM.Natasha Yi: Thoroughly foxy Asian beauty, a Playboy special editions favorite, was recently seen online at Mystique. Link to: http://www.natashayi.com. #14, 37 wks (25) (44) (73) HM.Zhang Ziyi: The Jackie Chan action comedy “Rush Hour 2” has surpassed all expectations by earning a whopping $219 million to date, and Zhang’s high-energy performance as a martial-arts killer is a highlight. (2000 ranking: #156) Tribute website: http://www.geocities.com/ziyiforever/ How the Glamour Girls Hot 100 Is Compiled Glamour
girls earn points for each biweekly chart in the following categories: 1)
Movies: The current Top 60 at the box office;
films that recently left theaters; and pictures scheduled for release in the
coming weeks. Note that a
glamorous role in a mid-level film can earn more points than a bland role in a
bigger hit. Oscars, Golden Globes,
and other honors are included; also, critical acclaim can earn the same credit
as box office dollars. 2)
Magazines: Approximately 150 U.S. and
international publications are included in each survey. Magazines on newsstands during the
survey period count most heavily; recent magazines of the previous few weeks
count at reduced value. Covers
earn more points than inside features; top-level magazines (Playboy, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, etc.) are accorded higher point totals
than others; nude or semi-nude layouts get extra credit. Newspapers (most notably USA Today) and pin-up calendars are also included
in this category. 3)
TV: What’s on the tube during the
two-week survey period, including not only series but movies airing on the
networks and cable plus appearances on late-night talk shows; Nielsen ratings
and Emmy/Golden Globe awards also taken into consideration. 4)
Internet: The major factors in this category are
the Lycos Top 50, a weekly chart measuring the most-searched items through the
Lycos search engine (including many glamour girls); Yahoo’s 100 most
popular women based on total websites, Yahoo clubs, and auction items; and the
Bomis Report rankings of models, porn stars, and others with the most website
hits. Selected Web sites are also included, most notably Gateway to Eden, the
Playboy Cyber Club, Mystique, IGN for Men, Ask Men.com, Famous Centerfolds,
Danni’s Hard Drive, Mac & Bumble, Daily Hotty, Maxim & FHM
websites, and others. 5)
Music: The Billboard singles and album charts; MTV and VH-1
music video rankings as published in Billboard; European and international
charts. Grammy Awards and other
music industry honors are credited here. 6)
Home
Video: The video sales,
video rentals, and DVD sales charts as reported in Billboard and Entertainment Weekly.
This category carries about half the weight of the above “Big
Five.” 7)
Sports: Glamorous gals who earn athletic
achievements during the survey period. 8)
Other: Broadway and off-Broadway theater;
books. 9)
Beauty
and Sex Appeal: Finally,
my personal evaluations of the ladies, based on their recent media
appearances. Women who do not earn
significant points in the above 8 categories aren’t eligible here. Comments
and suggestions are always welcome; write us at: stevesul. |