#1. Salma Hayek
E-Score: 65%
Age: 40
Though anything but ugly herself, Hayek scored big with ABC’s freshman dramedy Ugly Betty. In addition to her role as the show’s executive producer, she won over audiences as Daniel Meade’s love interest and women’s magazine editor Sofia Reyes. Off-screen, Hayek is carrying the baby of billionaire fiancé Francois-Henri Pinault.
#2. Jessica Alba (tie)
E-Score: 64%
Age: 26
Playboy got it right when it named Alba among its 25 Sexiest Celebrities last year. Where the magazine went wrong, at least according to Alba: Sticking her on the cover without her permission (the A-lister has since dropped the lawsuit). This summer, Alba returns as Sue Storm in the Fox blockbuster Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. And still to come: a leading role in sequel Sin City 2.
#3. Carmen Electra (tie)
E-Score: 64%
Age: 35
Though the bombshell got the world’s attention as a Playboy model, she has been able to maintain her fame with roles on the big and small screen. Most recently, the former Baywatch cast member could be seen in big-screen laughers Epic Movie and Scary Movie 4.
#4. Shakira
E-Score: 63%
Age: 30
Shakira has won over fans with her beauty and music alike. A two-time Grammy winner, the Columbian songstress has sold some 50 million albums over the course of her career. Next up, her songs will reportedly appear in Love in the Time of Cholera, a silver-screen adaptation of Columbian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novel, hitting theaters later this year.
#5. Beyonce Knowles (tie)
E-Score: 59%
Age: 25
She may have risen to fame as a member of girl group Destiny’s Child, but Beyonce has shown she can make music and fans all by herself. Most recently, she wowed the latter with her beauty and skill in the holiday blockbuster Dreamgirls, for which she received acting and singing Golden Globe nods. The songstress is currently belting out tunes on her lengthy “The Beyonce Experience” tour.
#6. Eva Longoria (tie)
E-Score: 59%
Age: 32
She may play former model Gabrielle Solis on ABC hit Desperate Housewives, but Longoria has no trouble turning heads off of Wysteria Lane as well. Later this year, the petite actress will appear on screen in Universal Pictures’ Over My Dead Body. Off-screen, Longoria recently tied the knot with NBA all-star Tony Parker.
#7. Catherine Zeta-Jones
E-Score: 57%
Age: 37
Zeta-Jones’ resume boasts a slew of big-budget flicks, including The Mask of Zorro, America’s Sweethearts and Ocean’s Twelve. And in 2003, the Welsh actress took home an Oscar for her supporting role in the film adaptation of Chicago. Later this summer, she’ll play opposite Aaron Eckhart in the Warner Brothers romantic comedy No Reservations. Off-screen, she’s married to Michael Douglas.
#8. Elizabeth Hurley (tie)
E-Score: 56%
Age: 42
On screen, Hurley is still best known for her role as Vanessa Kensington in the Austin Powers series. But off screen, the beauty, who once dated Hugh Grant, has launched a fashion line and played spokesmodel for Estee Lauder. Earlier this year, she wed Indian businessman Arun Nayar in a lavish eight-day ceremony.
#9. Raquel Welch (tie)
E-Score: 56%
Age: 66
Welch rose to stardom during the 1960s as a Hollywood sex symbol. Her iconic status continued to open doors, landing her roles in a host of films and magazine spreads. In fact, Playboy named the Fantastic Voyage star, who still appears on the big screen, the “Most Desired Woman” of the 1970s.
#10. Jessica Biel (tie)
E-Score: 56%
Age: 25
Biel has added to her resume and her fan base since her tenure on Seventh Heaven. She recently graced the silver screen in Warner Bros.’ The Illusionist opposite Edward Norton and Paramount’s Next opposite Nicolas Cage. Later this month, she’ll return in I Now Pronounce you Chuck and Larry, opposite Adam Sandler and Kevin James.
#11. Jennifer Lopez (tie)
E-Score: 54%
Age: 37
The former backup dancer has more than a famous backside. In addition to Lopez’s singing and acting pursuits, she boasts a clothing line, a perfume line and a Cuban restaurant called Madre’s. This year, she added a television show, MTV’s DanceLife, and her first full Spanish-language album, Come Ama una Mujer, to her resume.
#12. Alyssa Milano (tie)
E-Score: 54%
Age: 34
Milano got the public’s attention as Tony Danza’s on-screen daughter Samantha Micelli on the late-1980s sitcom Who’s the Boss? Then, she earned a starring role and a producer title on The WB’s Charmed. The TV beauty also boasts a clothing line and will soon have a jewelry line to match.
#13. Pamela Anderson (tie)
E-Score: 53%
Age: 40
Anderson’s curves landed her on the pages of Playboy and the beaches of Baywatch. Her latest flick, Blonde and Blonder, made its debut at May’s Cannes Film Festival. Currently, she’s lending her talent–and looks–as Hans Klok’s assistant in his Las Vegas show, “The Beauty of Magic.”
#14. Angelina Jolie (tie)
E-Score: 53%
Age: 32
She’s as well known for her globe-trotting brood as she is for her on-screen fare. Other much-publicized topics of interest: her shrinking waistline and live-in lover Brad Pitt. Jolie can be seen playing Mariane Pearl in A Mighty Heart, based on the best-selling book by Pearl about the murder of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
Now, is there other one you want to add in the sexist women? Please recommend one in your mind?
