The parents of all the women listed above; CBC Channel 8, for giving me exposure to some of them; CNN; Mark Twarog, for his great Rosanna Arquette site and for calling me a true fan; Zeta, my younger sister, for introducing me to Laetitia Casta (not literally though!); Sharon, for not teasing me about Jessica Alba; Eurosport, for running Christie's Total Gym spots; MTV, for pushing several of the above; newsagents everywhere; Warner Bros.; Five, Sky's movie channels, and online sources everywhere; and to MuffinMan, whose support and assistance in this are half the finished product.
No thanks to:
The more closed-minded people of Barbados; FHM for not having Laetitia in their rag; Arena for not having Cindy in their rag. You still have time...
(2000) Laetitia Casta, Cindy Crawford, Elle Macpherson, Kim Basinger, Halle Berry, Sandra Bullock, Charlize Theron, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Nicole Kidman, Ali Landry.
(2001) Estella Warren, Laetitia Casta, Cindy Crawford, Charlize Theron, Elle Macpherson, Halle Berry, Nicole Kidman, Brooke Burke, Beyonce Knowles, Monica Bellucci.
(2002-unofficial) Halle Berry, Laetitia Casta, Charlize Theron, Cindy Crawford, Brooke Burke, Estella Warren, Monica Bellucci, Elle Macpherson, Nicole Kidman (esp. fine-looking at the Golden Globes, no? - MM), Shakira.
MuffinMan's All-time Top 10: Halle Berry, Laetitia Casta, Cindy Crawford, Cameron Diaz, Elizabeth Hurley, Elle Macpherson, Estella Warren, Heather Locklear, Kim Basinger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Charlize Theron (13-I know that makes 11 total, but how can I bear to choose??? - MM).
CindyLover's All-time Top 10: Mariah Carey, Laetitia Casta, Cindy Crawford, Liv Tyler, Rosanna Arquette, Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Elle Macpherson, Nicollette Sheridan, Britney Spears.
our "mutual" All-time Top 10: Laetitia, Cindy, Elle, Halle, Charlize, Nicole, Estella, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Brooke Burke, Sandra Bullock - just ahead of Liv, Kim Basinger, Monica, and Louise Redknapp.
The A-Team: Jessica Alba, Monica Bellucci, Halle Berry, Brooke Burke, Mariah Carey, Laetitia Casta, Cindy Crawford, Shakira, Charlize Theron, Liv Tyler.
The B-Team: Anastacia, Rosanna Arquette, Holly Marie Combs, Nicole Kidman, Elle Macpherson, Rose McGowan, Alyssa Milano, Nicollette Sheridan, Britney Spears, Estella Warren.
The C-Team: Paula Abdul, Sophie Anderton, Rebecca DeMornay, Kirsten Dunst, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Louise Redknapp, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Gwen Stefani, Sofia Vergara.
The D-Team: Tia Carrere, Eliza Dushku, Anna Friel, Steffi Graf, Kathy Ireland, Famke Janssen, Beyonce Knowles, Gena Lee Nolin, Kelly Rowland, Kate Winslet.
The E-Team: Salma Hayek, Kelly Hu, Janet Jackson, Myleene Klass, Anna Kournikova, Ali Landry, Lucy Liu, Josie Maran, Nell McAndrew, Jessica Simpson.
The A-Team: Halle Berry, Brooke Burke, Laetitia Casta, Cindy Crawford, Cameron Diaz, Elizabeth Hurley, Heidi Klum, Elle Macpherson, Charlize Theron, Estella Warren.
The B-Team: Kim Basinger, Monica Bellucci, Kirsten Dunst, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Nicole Kidman, Heather Locklear, Josie Maran, Julianne Moore, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos.
The C-Team: Sandra Bullock, Eliza Dushku, Faith Hill, Beyonce Knowles, Diane Lane, Daniela Pestova, Louise Redknapp, Paulina Rubio, Shakira, Naomi Watts.
The D-Team: Gillian Anderson, Jules Asner, Tia Carrere, Yamila Diaz-Rahi, Salma Hayek, Ali Landry, Natalie Portman, Liv Tyler, Sela Ward, Kate Winslet.
The E-Team: Elsa Benitez, Penelope Cruz, Dana Delany, Marg Helgenberger, Kelly Hu, Famke Janssen, Adriana Karembu, Laura Prepon, Denise Richards, Sofia Vergara.
For MuffinMan's honourable mentions and runnersup, go here.
(However, three of the women who left the list last year have returned to the fold.)
For more research...
FamousBabes.com
Babemania
AskMen.com
The Internet Movie Database
TAoD.com