Most Desirable Women 2009

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NO. 38 Katy Perry

Men are simple creatures -- drop hints that you might have made out with a girl and guys will line up to buy whatever you’re selling. Katy Perry found this out after releasing her album, One of the Boys, early in 2008. Her song “I Kissed a Girl” became a hit and thrust this sultry singer into the spotlight. The intrigue around her sexuality, coupled with her rather unique fashion sense, make her one of the most interesting girls on this list. She’s got sass, personality and isn’t afraid to speak her mind -- add in the No. 1 hit and you’ve got one up-and-coming superstar.

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NO. 37 Layla Kayleigh

After making her debut on this list last year, Layla Kayleigh has started popping up on a number of like-minded compilations, with E! ranking her alongside Olivia Munn and Vida Guerra as one of the 20 Hottest Women of the Web. She remains best known for her on-camera duties on Attack of the Show! and America’s Best Dance Crew, yet Layla Kayleigh has remained exceedingly busy with a variety of other endeavors including a new gig as cohost of the World Poker Tour. She also made her acting debut earlier this year with a starring role in the drama A Simple Promise, which suggests that we’ll be seeing a lot more of Layla Kayleigh in the future.

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NO. 36 Summer Glau

Summer Glau’s ability to crawl into the skin of wholly unusual characters has made her a favorite within the sci-fi community, and her unexpectedly layered take on a killing machine in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles caught the attention of a legion of new fans. Cast alongside beauties like Lena Headey and Shirley Manson, Summer Glau has, with seemingly little effort, managed to establish herself as a sex symbol for the sci-fi crowd. Her stellar work on the series recently won her a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Television Actress, and although she had to share the prize with Lost’s Elizabeth Mitchell, this win placed her ahead of such small-screen hotties as Jennifer Carpenter and Hayden Panettiere

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NO. 35 Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera continues to impress us with her unshakable work ethic; she’s certainly gone to great lengths to ensure that she’s never thought of as just another bubble-headed beauty. Her calculating business sense -- this is, after all, the same person who successfully landed $1.5 million for the first photos of her newborn child -- has secured her place as one of pop music’s most successful figures, with Forbes ranking her against the likes of Jennifer Aniston and Gisele Bundchen as the 19th richest woman in entertainment. And with a new album on the way that she calls “short and sweet,” Christina Aguilera is certainly in no danger of leaving the public’s consciousness anytime soon.

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No. 34 Bar Refaeli

Bar Refaeli’s obvious ambition has generally been matched by her desire to try other things, and her desire to be known for more than her modeling prowess certainly sets her apart from her fashion-industry brethren. Though she landed plenty of high-profile gigs in 2008 -- including a stint for P. Diddy’s new cologne “I Am King”-- Bar Refaeli was also featured in the '09 SI Swimsuit Issue. She even managed to branch out in unusual yet respectable directions. In addition to appearing in a campaign designed to reduce the use of plastic bags in Israel (in which she worked for free), Bar Refaeli also made her cinematic debut by taking on a starring role in an upcoming 2009 thriller entitled Session.

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NO.33 Denise Milani

Over 77,000 MySpace friends can't be wrong -- Denise Milani is a babe and it isn't grounds for debate. Thanks to her frequent site updates and revealing (but non-nude) pictures, her site attracts regular visitors and her fan base is growing exponentially.

Her score on the desirability scale increased in 2008 after she did a photo set for PinupFiles.com, home of other glamorous beauties like Bianca Beauchamp and Lorna Morgan. Now a regular guest at Glamourcon, Denise Milani will keep showing off through 2009, as long as her fans continue to bask at her feet.

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NO. 32 Misa Campo

Misa Campo keeps herself busy on the modeling scene, ensuring that she remains at the forefront of both the fashion industry and the magazine world. It’s interesting to note, however, that she hasn’t taken any steps toward an acting career, despite the fact that she clearly possesses the looks and presence to tackle any number of roles.

However, as long as she’s willing to keep posing in skimpy outfits, we can see no reason to complain about her career trajectory. She’s got plenty of time to try other things, anyway: though it seems like she’s been around forever, Misa Campo only turned 21 this past month.

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NO. 31 Isla Fisher

This red-haired beauty impressed us through 2008, both in Definitely, Maybe with Ryan Reynolds and by providing the voice of Dr. Mary Lou Larue in Horton Hears a Who! In addition, she was named to the Maxim Hot 100 list for the second year in a row -- not bad for a woman who just had her first child in 2007.

Isla Fisher's most intriguing venture for 2009 is the lead role in Confessions of a Shopaholic, the story of a shopping addict who ends up giving financial advice -- expect to see more of the lovely Isla Fisher at her comedic best.

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NO. 30 Olga Kurylenko

You usually don’t associate the name Olga with beauty, but that’s about to change. Olga Kurylenko was absolutely sizzling as Camille in Quantum of Solace. She brings an exotic, dangerous edge to the classic Bond girl that has never been seen before. She has big, dark eyes and a body that would make Olympic gymnasts jealous, plus she can speak French as well as Ukrainian -- in fact, the only thing she seems to be missing is the love of a good man. Any volunteers? Look for her in the 2009 flick Kirot.

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NO. 29 Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley was nominated for an Oscar for her work in Pride and Prejudice, and her two performances in 2008 have won similar praise. First there was The Edge of Love, based on a screenplay by her mom, Sharman Macdonald, and then there was The Duchess, in which she played the Duchess of Devonshire.

Acting aside, Keira Knightley is also a total knockout. She topped the list of 2007 beauty icons by UK chain Superdrug, and she’ll continue her hallucinatory effects on the male libido in the 2009 film Last Night, with Sam Worthington and Eva Mendes.

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NO. 28 Gisele Bundchen

Gisele Bundchen is in a class of her own -- meaning she’s at the very apex of the modeling world. In April 2008, a single black-and-white nude photo of her sold at Christie’s for $193,000, and that same month, she also landed on the cover of Vogue with LeBron James in an Annie Liebowitz shoot that generated plenty of controversy.

2009 promises to be another big year for Gisele -- she kicked off the year with an announcement of her engagement to Tom Brady. Also keeping her on our radar is the fact that she has begun to turn some of her focus toward charitable work, demonstrating that she's a woman with looks, business acumen and a conscience.

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NO. 27 Mila Kunis

She might like World of Warcraft, but there's not very much that’s geeky about Mila Kunis. Besides being a regular in magazines, she's also been featured in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2008 list and Maxim's Hot 100 list the same year. Her different-colored eyes give her desirability a quirky and unique twist.

After eight seasons on That '70s Show, in 2008 Mila Kunis jumped to the world of film, with roles in the Mark Wahlberg actioner Max Payne and the breakout hit Forgetting Sarah Marshall. She hopes to continue to catch our eye in 2009's Extract, the new Jason Bateman-Ben Affleck comedy from director Mike Judge (Office Space).

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NO. 26 Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron's beauty and talent get finer with age. Now one of Hollywood's highest-paid actresses, she was Esquire's Sexiest Women Alive in 2007, and in 2008, she was recognized as the Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year. She also fought bad guys with superhero Will Smith in 2008's Hancock.

A PETA animal rights activist and a U.N. messenger of peace, Charlize Theron will appear in 2009's The Road (opposite Viggo Mortensen) and Jinx.

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NO.25 Penelope Cruz

Hot off her Academy Award nomination for Volver, Penelope Cruz capitalized on her newfound notoriety this year by taking on roles in a pair of highly anticipated (and unapologetically sexual) endeavors. Vicky Cristina Barcelona cast the actress as the volatile ex-wife of Javier Bardem’s character, though it was her steamy love scenes with costar Scarlett Johansson that caught the attention of heterosexual men the world over. Far more impressive, however, was her onscreen relationship with Ben Kingsley in Elegy, a sizzling performance that Roger Ebert described as “quietly powerful and very true.” And with a role alongside Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson and Daniel Day-Lewis in the highly anticipated musical Nine on tap for 2009, Penelope Cruz will soar beyond underwhelming fare like 2003’s Gothika and 2005’s Sahara.

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NO. 24 Bianca Beauchamp

Bianca Beauchamp scoffs at criticism of her breast implants, saying that society shouldn't ridicule her for making her body better. We won't argue with that, and we definitely won't argue with her continual strides through the fetish, glamour and artistic ranks of modeling.

Bianca Beauchamp: All Access is her latest coup -- a documentary that was first seen at the 2007 Fantasia Film Festival but gained a theatrical release in 2008. The year also saw her produce a follow-up, Bianca Beauchamp All Access 2: Rubberized. 2009 will surely bring more latex, more sass and more heat from Bianca Beauchamp, which is why so many fans voted for her to make the Top 99.

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NO. 23 Lucy Pinder

Although Lucy Pinder is genuinely gorgeous, she is on our list for one chief reason: she’s stacked with a natural set of 32G breasts, and since 2007, she has harbored few inhibitions about showing them. Her breasts have been hailed as the “best in the world” by some, and since the brown-haired, brown-eyed girl stands under five and a half feet tall, she truly redefines the term ”voluptuous.” In 2009, Lucy Pinder’s modeling career is destined to burst like, well, oversized breasts in an undersized bra, and we’re looking forward to it.

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NO. 22 Evangeline Lilly

One of Evangeline Lilly's early modeling gigs was doing print and television ads for a telephone dating service. If a woman like her was waiting on the other end, would that convince you to call? We thought so. Named one of Wizard Magazine's Sexiest Women of TV in 2008, Evangeline Lilly was also included on the 2008 installment of Maxim's Hot 100.

2008 saw her spend another season on Lost, and she also starred in the indie film Afterwards about a lawyer (John Malkovich) investigating his own death. She also appeared in The Hurt Locker, a war film starring Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce and Jeremy Renner.

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NO. 21 Doutzen Kroes

Doutzen Kroes was officially named a Victoria's Secret Angel in 2008 and made her lingerie-clad debut in a campaign called Supermodel Obsession. She also cracked the top five world supermodel earners, with a salary of $6 million that she made in 12 months.

In 2009, Doutzen Kroes will continue her modeling exploits through the DNA Models agency, and will continue to blend her Victoria's Secret duties with other racy endeavors. One of her hottest 2008 efforts was the Pirelli calendar that featured her alongside other hot new models like Chanel Iman, Lily Donaldson and Raquel Zimmermann.

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NO. 20 Cheryl Cole

With her attractive gaze and potent singing voice, Cheryl Cole is hard to miss. Her early success as a pretty face has continued well into her adulthood, earning her spots on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women lists in 2005 and 2008.

Cheryl Cole sang extra vocals and danced her way through will.i.am's 2008 music video for Heartbreaker, a single that hit No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. Cheryl Cole's biggest news of 2008 was her appointment as a judge on The X Factor. We have no doubt that this beauty will breathe new life into the show through 2009 and beyond.

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NO.19 Adriana Lima

At 27, Adriana Lima is a veteran of the modeling industry. However, this tall, leggy beauty shows no signs of slowing down. In 2008, she appeared on Victoria’s Secret’s much-watched television special wearing the aptly named "Fantasy Bra." Victoria's Secret executives obviously liked how she looked, as they renewed her contract and made her obscenely rich in the process. She also appeared as herself on Ugly Betty.

Some suggest her stock is falling (she was ranked No. 1 on this list in 2005). However, those are bitter, jaded types, likely angered by her pending nuptials to Memphis Grizzlies' shooting guard Marko Jaric (one of the luckiest men in the world).

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NO. 18

At 44, Monica Bellucci is still a stunner. One of Italy's sexiest specimens, FHM chose her to be among their 100 Sexiest Women in ‘05, and in ’07, Empire ranked her at No. 35 on their list of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history.

In 2008, she took one of the main roles in the Cannes Film Festival entry Wild Blood. Look for this beautiful actress when she appears in the 2009 film The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, which costars Keanu Reeves and Robin Wright Penn.

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NO. 17 Selita Ebanks

An extraordinary mix of Caymanian, Jamaican, Irish, and Indian roots give Selita Ebanks her striking and unique beauty. In 2005, it helped elevate her to the modeling world’s equivalent of the all-star: she become a Victoria’s Secret Angel, and if the history of that cherubic group means anything, Selita Ebanks should be around for years to come.

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NO. 16 Jessica Biel

Just how much sex appeal does Jessica Biel possess? Evidently tons, since her only film of 2008 was Easy Virtue, in which she displayed her comedic chops against UK heavyweights Colin Firth and Kristen Scott Thomas (and looked amazing at every turn), yet she still had no problem making our list.

2009, however, will be different: First we’ll be treated to Jessica Biel as an erratic waitress who has no problem at all getting Nailed, and then she’ll play a stripper in Powder Blue.

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NO. 15 Jessica Alba

In the past three years of AM’s Top 99 Women, gorgeous girl-next-door Jessica Alba has landed at No. 1 (2006), No. 3 (2007) and No. 5 (2008), making her a perennial AskMen.com favorite.

Jessica Alba, who became a first-time wife and mom in '08, kicked off 2009 without missing a beat, wrapping up production on An Invisible Sign of My Own (scheduled for release this year). She’s also the face of the prestigious and sexy Campari calendar, showing off her miraculously hot post-baby body and leaving us wondering if we need to start thinking of Jessica Alba as a MILF. Nope, it doesn’t fit.

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NO. 14 Brooke Burke

Brooke Burke’s appearance on this year’s Top 99 list is her ninth in a row. She is one of a handful of desirable women who made our debut list in 2002 and never left. We hope she never does; after all, instead of moping about in a postpartum slump, this mother of four has managed to keep herself in such dynamite shape both during and after pregnancy that she's been able to take on projects ranging from video game voice work to business ventures to star-studded dance competitions.

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NO. 13 Halle Berry

In October 2008, Esquire named Halle Berry the Sexiest Woman Alive, and she responded by saying that "sexiness is a state of mind -- a comfortable state of being. It's about loving yourself in your most unlovable moments." And we love Halle Berry all the time.

Halle Berry is in the prime of her beautiful life: she’s a new mom, she’s got work lined up for the next few years as both an actress and a producer, and she has the wisdom and experience of an older woman in the body of a woman half her age. Look for her in the 2009 flick Frankie and Alice.

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NO. 12 Emmanuelle Chriqui

Emmanuelle Chriqui has managed to sustain the increasingly upward trajectory of her career in recent months, with her appearance in Adam Sandler’s latest (You Don't Mess with the Zohan) proving that she has the chops to handle a broad range of comedic situations. She provided further evidence of her versatility by lending her voice to a single episode of Seth Green’s cult series Robot Chicken, and she also returned to her role as the object of Eric’s affections on Entourage this past summer. Expect Emmanuelle Chriqui to continue her run on the lighter side of things in 2009, as she’s set to appear alongside Justin Long and Rob Corddry in a comedy entitled Patriotville.

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NO. 11 Heidi Klum

Heidi Klum’s adorability on Project Runway is sky-high -- can she really be as cool, funny, charming, and gorgeous as that? Yup. Funny and charming aren’t usually terms associated with the good people of Germany, which may (or may not) explain why, in 2008, Heidi Klum became a naturalized U.S. citizen. She clearly has a hold on the free-market chops historically associated with her newly adopted country: According to Forbes, only Gisele Bundchen ($35 million) outearned Heidi Klum ($14 million) among top models in 2008.

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NO. 10 Kate Beckinsale

Though her days as just another struggling actress are long behind her,
Kate Beckinsale’s drop-dead gorgeous looks have generally prevented her from being taken seriously as an actress -- something that certainly changed in 2008.
Her heartbreaking work in the critically acclaimed drama Snow Angels earned her some of the best reviews of her career,
while the political thriller Nothing But the Truth placed Kate Beckinsale firmly at the forefront of well-deserved Oscar-nomination rumors.
It’s an impressive turnaround for an actress previously best known for her work within the action genre,
thanks to her roles in such popcorn-friendly endeavors as 2003’s Underworld and 2004’s Van Helsing.

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NO. 9 kristen Bell

Though she’s been working steadily for almost a decade now (her filmography lists over 30 movies and television shows), Kristen Bell has only recently stepped into the public’s consciousness thanks to her work in several high-profile projects. Though she kicked off her stint on Heroes in 2007, Kristen Bell’s role as Elle Bishop grew increasingly prominent as the series progressed, and this, coupled with her scene-stealing work in the comedy hit Forgetting Sarah Marshall, was instrumental in her 2008 rise from anonymous starlet to bona fide “It” girl.

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NO.8 Rihanna

Petite, cute as a button and enormously talented, this singer has been topping the charts since 2005. Most known for her annoyingly catchy No. 1 hit “Umbrella,” Rihanna (Robyn Rihanna Fenty at birth) has five other chart-topping singles and a robust 11 million albums sold worldwide, including Music of the Sun, A Girl Like Me and Good Girl Gone Bad. Like so many success stories, Rihanna’s big break came almost by accident -- she had recorded a few tracks that somehow fell into the hands of Jay-Z, who soon signed her to Def Jam. And the rest is, as they say, history.

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NO.7 Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson’s transformation from talented child actress to gorgeous leading lady seems to have happened overnight, as it’s impossible to remember a time when she wasn’t an object of our desire. Her career-defining role alongside Bill Murray in 2003’s Lost in Translation paved the way for high-profile gigs in films like 2004’s In Good Company and 2006’s The Prestige, yet there’s little doubt that her best work has emerged as a result of her current stint as legendary filmmaker Woody Allen’s latest muse (which has afforded her the opportunity to work side-by-side with such notable names as Hugh Jackman and Jonathan Rhys Meyers in films like Match Point, Scoop and Vicky Cristina Barcelona). Next up for Scarlett is a role in He's Just Not That Into You.

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NO. 6 Alessandra Ambrosio

Among the top-earning models in the world, Alessandra Ambrosio knew early on that she wanted to be a model, taking classes in her native Brazil for years before landing her first modeling job: the cover of the Brazilian Elle -- not a bad start.

Were it not for a certain Katherine Heigl, Alessandra Ambrosio would have been AskMen.com’s No. 1 Most Desirable Woman in 2008. Still, landing at No. 2 that year (and No. 6 the year before) testifies to the appreciation and esteem our readers have for this stunning South American supermodel.

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NO. 5 Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway made herself a whole lot more desirable in 2008 when she broke off her relationship with shady Italian real estate developer and reputed mafia money launderer Raffaello Follieri.

Anne Hathaway's brilliant work in 2008’s Rachel Getting Married could mean we’ll be seeing her onstage on Oscar night this year. She also scored commercial success with her role alongside Kate Hudson in Bride Wars, and though this production seems to be her last release for this year, she'll be taking on some interesting roles in 2010, including that of the White Queen in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.

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NO. 4 Keeley Hazell

Keeley Hazell comes from a working-class suburb of London and barely finished high school. To most people, that biography would be a precursor to an ordinary career, but she just happens to be blessed with 32DD-26-32 measurements and seemingly limitless ambition. She rode those assets to fame and fortune, starting off as a topless Page 3 girl in England’s tabloid newspaper The Sun and moving on to acting gigs, video game voice work and even a fledgling music career.

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NO. 3 Marisa Miller

How hot is Victoria’s Secret Angel Marisa Miller, and how highly regarded is she in the industry? The president of Limited Brands, owners of Victoria’s Secret, called her “one in a billion” and “the quintessential California beach girl,” while Maxim compared her to the otherwise incomparable Cindy Crawford.

Marisa Miller is a favorite among AskMen readers, and has ranked highly on our Top 99 list three years in a row: No. 14 (2006), No. 12 (2007), and No. 9 (2008).

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NO. 2 Megan Fox

Megan Fox’s star is rising higher and glowing more brightly each and every day. She made her very modest film debut in 2001’s direct-to-video Holiday in the Sun, only to follow that up with a bang alongside Lindsey Lohan in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. A recurring role on television’s Hope & Faith, coupled with a starring role in the 2007 blockbuster Transformers, have positioned this luscious, engaging blue-eyed brunette as a star on the cusp of explosive brilliance -- a budding supernova on the Hollywood skyscape.

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NO. 1 Eva Mendes

“You can’t take your eyes off her.” For every cliché, there is an example that makes it true, and for this one it’s quintessential girlie-girl and diosa latina Eva Mendes. From head to toe, her beauty is unique, dramatic and urgent. When on-screen, she doesn’t need to do much before we’ve willingly handed over to her our complete and devoted attention, to the exclusion of the rest of the world.

In short, the more of her we see, the more we want. It’s no surprise, then, that Eva Mendes is the Most Desirable Woman in the World.