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90-81
80-71
70-61
60-51
50-41
Time to get after it.
40. Amy Adams ("The Fighter" "Enchanted"), Even Stevie Wonder could see that there was something sexy about Amy Adams walking around in her skivvies in "The Fighter". If people weren't already aware before, "The Fighter" opened eyes to just how much of a babe Amy Adams is. Of course, she killed all that momentum with the Muppets movie she did right after, but these things happen. Luckily, Adams gets a crack at working with real humans again and solidifying her hotness when she plays Lois Lane in the new Superman flick "Man of Steel" next year. For some, the Amy Adams watch started with the first season of "The Office", when Adams played a pretty purse saleswoman who caught the attention of the men in the office. That little cameo lead to a couple other appearances on the show, which she parlayed into roles in movies like "Charlie Wilson's War", "Enchanted", "Doubt" and "Julie and Julia". Those movies had her ranging from being an adorable secretary to a cutesy princess to a sneaky hot nun. When she started rocking midriffs, showing stomach and getting down with Marky Mark in the Mickey Ward bio "The Fighter", it was time to take Adams seriously as one of the hottest women on the planet. Sure, her prime has come a little late in the game as she's nearing 40 but it's here and it's wonderful. If "Man of Steel" does for her what playing Mary Jane did for Kirsten Dunst in the Spider-Man trilogy, we'll look back at her spot at #40 as being very generous.
39. Salma Hayek ("Desperado", "Frida"). My friend Marcus tried to make a late campaign for rap video vixen Rosa Acosta. However, when I informed him that the bar set for cracking the Top 40 was Salma Hayek, he found it difficult to make a case. Salma Hayek came at a time where the movie world was devoid of hot Latin actresses. Before her breakout role in "Desperado", the best men could hope for when they wanted some Latin flavor was trying to withstand Rosie Perez's wretched voice during "White Men Can't Jump" to enjoy the few glimpses of her naked boobs. Then, Hayek busted out onto the scene(no pun intended). "Desperado" was not only a sneaky entertaining movie, but people starting asking the question "Who is that hot chick getting it on with Antonio Banderas?". Sure, nearly two decades have passed since then but Hayek has kept busy by using her trademark rack to make terrible movies enjoyable. "Dogma", "Fools Rush In", "Wild Wild West", "From Dusk Til Dawn"......it wasn't until "Frida" in 2002 where Hayek was able to nab a movie with some positive critical acclaim. Since then, it's been a few appearances here and there to let the world know she still exists. She did six episodes of "30 Rock". She had a role in the Adam Sandler movie "Grown Ups" as well as the sequel due out next year and she has a few other projects in the work as well. At 46, she's not the same sultry senorita that she was when she lit up "Desperado" but she still has the goods and, so long as she keeps herself busy, it's going to be hard for the Rosa Acostas of the world to push her off this list. 
38. Michelle Williams ("Dawson's Creek", "Brokeback Mountain") She was 18 when she played promiscuous wild child Jen Lindley on "Dawson's Creek" and, much like the show itself, we never really appreciated everything Michelle Williams had to offer. It wasn't until her lesbian scenes with Chloe Sveigny in "If These Walls Could Talk 2" that we realized the kind of beauty we were dealing with Ms. Williams. From there, Williams set out to make her mark as a serious actress with serious hotness. "Brokeback Mountian" put her on the map as a A-level actress and put to bed all "Creek" stigma that plagued her other cast mates. After that, every movie became a memorable Michelle Williams nude scene. "Incendiary", "Blue Valentine", "Take This Waltz"......Williams was unafraid to let the world know what she was working with. At 32, she's one of Hollywood's biggest actresses and, while she's a long way from bringing boys home to hump on her grandma's 3000-count sheets like she did once upon a time on the WB, she's a double threat who can take over a movie with her talent and her assets. Somewhere, Dawson Leery is kicking himself.
37. Elisha Cuthbert ("Girl Next Door", "24"). She caught our eye as Jack Bauer's daughter on the epic FOX show "24"(unless, of course, you were a Nickelodeon fan and caught her for years on "Are You Afraid of the Dark?") and she really grabbed our attention as a porn star in the movie "Girl Next Door". From there, it was kind of downhill for Elisha Cuthbert. She had a couple high profile romances with hockey stars, most notably Sean Avery of the Kings/Rangers(who got suspended for saying Cuthbert's current beau Dion Phaneuf was taking his "sloppy seconds".). She starred in the terrible horror film "House of Wax" along with Paris Hilton. Then, it was back to television. She did a few episodes on "The Forgotten" and then went on to "Happy Endings" with Damon Wayans Jr. The flame may have petered out on her career but, at nearing 30, she's still one of the sexiest women in the game. She never really had the makings of being a Natalie Portman type actress but she's still worth a look on a Maxim spread. Things may be bleak for Ms. Cuthbert, unless she chooses to go the C-level movie route doing soft core at 3 A.M. on Showtime, but she always has the beauty and body to turn things around. Just remember, Elisha, "Girl Next Door 2" is just a phone call away.
36. Amanda Bynes ("What A Girl Wants" "Easy A"). On the long list of child stars who grew into gorgeous women right before our eyes, Amanda Bynes is a name that seems to get lost in the mix. Rather than emerge from the hot girl child factory that is The Disney Channel, Bynes came to us via Nickelodeon, first with the kids' sketch comedy show "All That" and then with her own show on the network. She was cute. She was talented. She was funny. Then, "What A Girl Wants" came out in 2003 and we realized she wasn't a kid anymore. For a woman who has been in the business since she was a small child, Bynes' resume isn't quite stacked. Fortunately, she is. After "What A Girl Wants", there was "She's The Man" and then a return to television with former "90210" star Jennie Garth on the show "What I Like About You". It was in that stretch that we got to witness Bynes' talents as an actress blessed with great range and comedic ability as well got a good look at a young woman who's beauty could keep her entrenched on Hot 100 lists for decades. After"What I Like About You" bit the dust, Bynes did a couple more movies but then, in 2010, announced her retirement from acting at the tender age of 26 leaving us with the Emma Stone comedy "Easy A" as her swan song. The tragedy of Bynes screaming "No mas" in her relative prime, physically and talent-wise, is that the world gets robbed of a rare beauty who was more than just a pretty face. She was Lindsey Lohan without all the demons(though Bynes did have a DUI arrest to her name). She had the potential of a new age Lucille Ball, but alas, it's over. Here's hoping she makes a comeback because she's a hottie whose been on the radar for a long time and the world would suck if it was left with less-talented carbon copies like Miley Cyrus is Bynes' place instead. 
35. Maria Menounos ("Access Hollywood" "One Tree Hill") She's the best thing the Greeks have given us since tzatzki sauce. Technically, Maria Menounos is the pride of Massachusetts but she's all Greek goddess. It's hard to really pigeon-hole Menounos into one thing. She's an "actress" but she doesn't have many roles where she isn't playing herself beyond a role in the Jamie Kennedy film "Kickin' It Old School" and a 10-episode run on the second season of "One Tree Hill". She's been a host on "Extra!" and "Access Hollywood" but neither tenure was extensive. She did some hosting work for the "Real World" reunion specials on MTV and even a stint with the WWE hosting Raw and a couple PPVs. She's a jack-of-all-trades who just happens to be a master of one: being hot. The fact that she isn't really known for one thing is actually a good thing because it allows her to wear a number of hats. Regardless of how TV execs do it, they find a way to get Menounos' huge smile, pretty face and sexy body on television screens. For that, we are incredibly thankful. With Michelle Beadle set to take over Access Hollywood in the next month, the hope is that we can find Maria on something more consistent so that we can appreciate her, uh, talents and hopes she avoids joining Nancy O'Dell on the list of flash-in-the-pan hot chicks who never did much beyond celebrity gossip shows.
34. Emma Stone ("The Amazing Spider-Man", "Easy A"). Since "Superbad" in 2007, Emma Stone has been a rising star in the movie world. She followed up that performance with roles in movies like "Zombieland", "The Rocker", and "The House Bunny" . It wasn't until "Easy A" where Emma showed she can carry a movie, albeit a not-that-great movie. She made up for it by being a large part of last year's breakout hit "The Help". Now, she's web-slinging Kirsten Dunst out of the Spider-man's leading lady throne when she plays Gwen Stacy in the highly-anticipated "The Amazing Spider-Man". With her red hair and come-hither stare, Stone looks better suited to play Mary Jane Watson(the role played by Dunst, who was the girlfriend AFTER Stone's Gwen Stacy). With the potential of the new Spiderman movie and Stone riding high from her big 2011, she could escalate up this list quickly, It also helps that she has a certain seductiveness to her. The cute smile, the rasp in her voice, her quick wit. She doesn't have the sex appeal of a Scarlett Johansson or Katy Perry but she has a way to garner attention. If this summer goes as planned, she'll sure have a lot of it. 
33. Shakira (Singer). She's this low because she hasn't dropped an album in two years(even though her eighth album is in the works as we speak) and, because of that, the world has kind of forgotten about her. She's the owner of the most fascinating hips the music world has ever seen. No woman can captivate the male population with some simple belly dancing the way Shakira can. Her duet with Wyclef, "Hips Don't Lie", was the best-selling single of the last decade. Six years after its release, the video will be the image that will be embedded in our brains when we think of her years down the road. The down side to Shakira is that she's a one-trick pony. She doesn't act(at least not in American movies) and her songs, while wildly popular, can get a bit annoying when played ad nauseum. Sure, we can watch Columbia's finest shake her hips until our pupils dilate but eventually even that will get old. She's a pretty face with a well-sculpted body that even women lust over, but she isn't exactly this generation's Celine Dion. As memorable as her videos are, you're more inclined to watch them on mute. I know that's a bit harsh to say about #33 on our list but tell me the last time you bumped Shakira in your car for longer than 10 minutes. She's exotic. She's sexy. She's seductive. She's mesmerizing.....and she's another failed record away from judging the Telemundo version of "The Voice". The hope is her eighth record, set to be released this year, gives us a new found appreciation of her work and some more videos to drool over. If she can't, her hips will forever be entrenched on the Mount Rushmore of Body Parts along with J.Lo's butt, Pam Anderson's boobs and Tina Turner's legs. Not a bad achievement for a woman we can barely understand.
32. Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men", "Life As We Know It"). She is to breasts what Shakira is to hips. She's a throwback to the days where busty actresses towered over Hollywood like a colossus. That being said, there really isn't much else to Christina Hendricks. She's a key part to one of the best shows on TV, "Mad Men", and she's a poster child for hope for gingers everywhere but she has her flaws for someone ranked so high on other lists. She's a poor man's Kate Winslet. With Winslet's "Titanic" days over, America has moved on to another pretty redhead with great boobs. The issue there is she doesn't have Winslet's striking beauty and, as we've mentioned about other candidates, she's a little on the pale side. As Joan Harris on "Mad Men", Hendricks gets the benefit of getting a little color. With a little time in the tanning booth, Hendricks could move up a little higher on my list. Why is she this high then, you ask? Well, while her boobs may be her main(and in my opinion, only) drawing point, it helps that they are an impressive pair(rumored to be a 38-DDD) and she's a nice change-of-pace from the skinny waifs that Hollywood ushers in front of us as the new "hot". Esquire Magazine named Hendricks "The Sexiest Woman In The World" in 2010, which I have to take issue with. Don't me wrong. Hendricks is hot in her own special way and she gets extra props for being different from the Hollywood stick figures(especially from me, a well-known "boob guy"), but the hottest woman on the planet? Really? Even if it was two years ago, could you really say that with a straight face? Hotter than Katy Perry or Scarlett Johanson? Regardless, she deserves to be on this list but it was tough to me to put her much higher with the heavy hitters we have coming up.
31. Blake Lively ("Gossip Girl" "The Town"). It's amazing what a couple leaked naked photos can do for one's career. "Gossip Girl" along with the "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" movies and "Accepted" first got Blake Lively on the radar as a cute young actress with some real potential. Then, Lively got the right kind of combination to move her from "cute" to "hot". First, her sexy role in the "The Town" as a slutty, train wreck barfly. Then, the now-infamous nude cell phone pictures. If "The Town" piqued our interest on Lively's goods, the leaked photos satisfied our cravings. Why celebrities think that they can take naked pictures of themselves and it not get out to the masses is a form of naivete that I'm just not buying. Whether Lively feels violated or not, the pictures certainly didn't hurt her cause. She's pretty and with "The Town" and the nude pics, there's proof she has a body to go with that killer smile. There isn't much on tap beyond "Gossip Girl" and "Savages", due out later this year but, at 25, Blake's only scratching the surface. She's a sexy young lass who had her name on the tips of every guy's tongue for the better part of 2011. You can't buy that kind of buzz.
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