Anyway, the usual linkage for those who need to keep up:
80-71
90-81
100-91
...and away we go with picks 70 to 61.....
70. Alison Brie ("Mad Men" "Community"). Before she got our attention as Annie Edison on the occasionally-funny NBC hit "Community", Alison Brie was a part of a stable of hotness that comprised the cast of AMC's "Mad Men". With both shows in the limelight full force, that means more Brie spread around for everybody. Now, Brie is more cute than hot but she also answers the long-wondered question: What would Sarah Michelle Gellar look like if she didn't have that weird nose? Brie has a pretty face to go along with a sick body and she gets extra kudos for managing to stand out on two shows with some serious competition(Gillian Jacobs on "Community", Christina Hendricks and placenta eater January Jones on "Mad Men"). "Mad Men" may be nearing its conclusion and "Community" seems destined to have its plug pulled in the near future, so hopefully more roles like the one Brie had in "Five Year Engagement" are in the works to keep Brie from fading away.
69. Catrinel Menghia (Model). When I was in a rut trying to find names for this list, I tweeted my friend Andre for some suggestions. He responded back with Catrinel Menghia. Who? Exactly. Since Andre is a more worldly soul than I am, I had to do some research. The verdict? Clearly hot enough to make this list but also not relevant enough to make this write-up much longer than a few sentences. Her Wikipedia page is shorter than a Oscar winner's speech. From what I've gathered from extensive Googling, she's a Romanian model who has done some shoots with Maxim and FHM and was also in the SI Swimsuit Edition back in 2006. She's done ads for Fiat and Georgio Armani and has been the face of a French lingerie company named Lise Charmel since '05. So, there's that. Beyond all that, she's a hot chick who comes recommended from a guy who knows hot chicks. In fact, Menghia joins a few others in this group of ten who were, shall I say, "reader picks" that I grouped together for the sake of making a theme. 
68. Dania Ramirez ("X-Men: The Last Stand", "Heroes", "The Sopranos"). Dania Ramirez got her start in Jay-Z's video for "Streets Is Watching", but didn't really register any buzz until she played Callisto in the final X-Men movie. From there, she had a short run on the final season of "The Sopranos" as Blanca, A.J.'s girlfriend who inevitably sends him spiraling into an almost-suicidal bout of depression. Once Sopranos faded to black, Ramirez signed on to appear on the more-popular-than-it-should-have-been NBC show "Heroes". Once "Heroes" got cancelled, it was off to "Entourage" for that show's final year. The moral of this history lesson? Dania Ramirez is a hot chick who is also television napalm. In every one of those shows, she brought a brand of Latin sexiness we haven't seen since the prime of Jennifer Lopez but, much like J.Lo's career, her time was limited as she never lasted past half a season to really make a name for herself. Still, her three halves of work is enough to get her on this list and, if need be, I have a list of shows Ramirez can audition for in hopes that she sinks them like the Titanic. How do you feel about joining the cast of "Glee", Dania?
67. Julie Bowen("Modern Family"). Julie Bowen's most notable role of her career came in the last few years with the meteoric rise of the Fox show "Modern Family" but Bowen's been around for a while. She was Adam Sandler's love interest in "Happy Gilmore" back in '96 and then forayed into some television spots from "ER" to "Ed" to "Lost" to her still-memorable-to-me stint on "Weeds" to "Boston Legal" and now "Modern Family", a hugely popular show that will be around for a while. She was Kevin Spacey's hot adulterating wife in "Horrible Bosses". Most importantly, she's beautiful, a common theme in all those roles. Bowen's longevity is seldom seen these days as hot actresses tend to come and go but it's great to have her back, even if it is on a PG-rated comedy. 
66. Candace Bailey ("Attack of the Show"). Ever since "Entourage" closed for good, there hasn't been a show that I have made it a point to watch religiously. That is, until now. I stumbled upon Candace Bailey while following fellow AOTS cast member Sara Underwood. From there, I decided to give Bailey's show a gander to see what the fuss is about. After all, a show on a network mostly dedicated to video games that has Bailey and Underwood as a 1-2 punch? How does that not pique your interest? The show isn't a masterpiece but it is entertaining and Bailey proves to not only be easy on the eyes but actually pretty funny, too. Beauty? Check. Sense of humor? Check. Likes video games? Check. Same age? Check. Oh, if I wasn't already married, Candace Bailey....Candace was also on the failed Skeet Ulrich show "Jericho" and made a couple cameos on "Ghost Whisperer" and the first season of "The Sopranos" but what's important is you give her a look on "Attack of the Show" because that huge smile and kickin' body make it all worth it.
65. Kim Kardashian ("Keeping Up With The Kardashians"). Responses to Kim K's name from the panel went like this: "She's hot!", "I guess you have to put her in there.", "I suppose she's still relevant".....those weren't exactly ringing endorsements, short of the first response. Yes, Kim Kardashian deserves to be on this list even if she does have as much talent as I have in my right pinky finger. Yes, her claims to fame were the fact that she was a rich friend of another girl famous for being famous, Paris Hilton, as well as getting the meat root on camera from Brandy's little brother. Since being "the chick in the Ray J sex video", she went on to more public disasters which include a few hard-to-watch reality shows, a failed attempt at a singing career and the much-publicized, heavily-sponsored televised wedding to the fourth-best player on one of the five worst teams in the NBA. Her marriage to Nets forward Kris Humphries lasted about half the length of an NBA season but it established two things: it kept Kim K's name relevant and turned Humphries to the most hated man in a league that includes an alleged rapist(Kobe), a man who ran into the stands to beat up a fan who threw beer at him(Metta World Artest) and a guy who spurned his home town fans in front of a national audience on basic cable(LeBron James). Now, THAT'S some power. She possesses the most famous ass in Hollywood and that's only half of what is an amazing body. Yes, she's annoying as shit. Yes, she's talentless and perhaps even a whore but she's hot and she's relevant and, in a few years when the reality TV show well dries up and athletes are tired of nailing her, we'll look back at this moment as the beginning of the end for Kim Kardashian.
64. Emmy Rossum("Shameless" "Mystic River") She was the squaky-clean love interest in "Phantom of the Opera" and "Day After Tomorrow". Now, Emmy Rossum is naked through much of the Showtime show "Shameless". Hooray for women who grow up on camera!(If only Danielle Fishel followed this path.....Damn you, Topenga!). Rossum's days as the innocent little cutie pie are over. Now, she's a hot tour de force. I couldn't possibly tell you about her role on "Shameless" because I've never seen the show, but I do know there's enough naked Rossum scenes to encourage you to check the show out. We've always hoped this day would come. After all, Emmy Rossum has always been one of Hollywood's rare beauties: the complexion, the huge smile, the nice body, the bubbly personality. She has everything you want in a rising young starlet. Now, she's having sex on premium cable for the world to see. Thank God for the miracle of television!
63. Charlize Theron("Hancock" "Reindeer Games"). It's been a long time since the name Charlize Theron was on the tips of every man's tongue. About a decade ago, Theron straddled Hollywood like a collossus with movies like "Reindeer Games", "Monster", "Cidar House Blues", "The Italian Job".....then she kind of disappeared. It wasn't until "Hancock" in 2008 that we started thinking about her again and even that was four years ago. Now, with last year's "Young Adult" and this year's much-anticipated "Prometheus", Charlize is back. The game has passed her by a little bit as the new breed has taken over her old spot but she's not exactly old goods. In the trailers for "Prometheus", Theron proved she can still light up a movie screen and the same can be said about her role as the evil queen Ravenna in "Snow White and the Huntsman", also due out this year. Theron's 2012 might be the female hotness equivalent of Kurt Warner's comeback with the Cardinals. Time will tell. All we know is Charlize is back and she's planning on staying for a while this time.
62. Rachel McAdams("The Vow", "Wedding Crashers"). She's the answer to the question: "What would Jennifer Garner look like if her face didn't look so weird when she smiled?". Rachel McAdams' pretty face and glorious grin have been her calling card in movies like "Wedding Crashers", "The Vow", "The Notebook" and a slew of other sappy flicks you'll find in the DVD case of a single girl in her mid-20's. However, if you were one of the fifteen people who watched the Harrison Ford/Diane Keaton dreck "Morning Glory", you might have found out something else about Ms. McAdams. She has quite the dumper! Sure, her booty isn't on the Kim Kardashian/Jennifer Lopez level but it's solid for a girl barely bigger than an Olsen twin. It was tough putting someone who can be more commonly described as "cute" on a list called the Hot 100 but McAdams has had roles where she toes the line of hotness. She was rather sultry in the Sherlock Holmes movies and she held her own on the set of "Mean Girls" with a pre-crack/in-her-prime Lindsey Lohan and a blossoming Amanda Seyfried. So, sure, McAdams isn't "hot" but she's not far from it and she's active enough to be relevant. She's an A-level actress with a B-level rump. That's enough heat for me.
61. Nicky Whelan("Hall Pass") It took Gabe almost a week to make a contribution to the Hot 100 but, when he finally came out of the dugout, he hit a pinch-hit grand slam. 20 names into the list, Gabe finally offered his input and casually threw out two names: Yvonne Strahovski(who was already on the list and you'll find later on down the road) and Whelan. Unless you're reading us from Down Under and are familiar with Whelan's work on the Aussie TV show "Neighbours", then you'll probably only know Nicky from her topless scene with Owen Wilson in "Hall Pass". Gabe's reference of that scene convinced me to do further digging and, after further review, I've been kicking myself pretty hard for not originally knowing about her. What can I say? I'm not a movie buff. Whelan's hot enough to be much higher on the list but it was hard to justify moving her too far up based off of one movie(even if it was a damn good scene featuring a world-class rack). On first glance, she looks like Naomi Watts with a much better body. If she can maintain the momentum from "Hall Pass", she has a good shot at moving up the board steadily in years to come. For now, she's a vastly underrated #61.
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