TOP 50 list of the hottest women of the world, August '97 ========================================================= (Numbers within parenthesis are last months positions) 1 (4) Teri Hatcher, actress, USA 2 (5) Alicia Silverstone, actress/model, USA 3 (6) Gillian Anderson, actress, USA 4 (2) Sandra Bullock, actress, USA 5 (7) Milla Jovovich, actress, Ukraine 6 (35) Salma Hayek, actress, Mexico 7 (8) Toni Braxton, singer, USA 8 (1) Victoria Addams, singer, UK 9 (14) Gwyneth Paltrow, actress, USA 10 (10) Courtney Love, singer/musician/actress, USA 11 (9) Emma Lee Bunton, singer, UK 12 (12) Renée Zellweger, actress, USA 13 (3) Geri Halliwell, singer, UK 14 (-) Julia Roberts, actress, USA 15 (19) Cameron Diaz, actress/model, USA 16 (11) Mira Sorvino, actress, USA 17 (17) Jennifer Love Hewitt, actress/singer, USA 18 (18) Uma Thurman, actress, USA 19 (15) Jenny McCarthy, actress/model, USA 20 (23) Martina Hingis, tennis player, Switzerland 21 (13) Neve Campbell, actress, Canada 22 (26) Liv Tyler, actress/model, USA 23 (16) Gwen Stefani, singer, USA 24 (21) Juliette Binoche, actress, France 25 (31) Lisa Kudrow, actress, USA 26 (Re) Linda Fiorentino, actress, USA 27 (22) Jennifer Aniston, actress, USA 28 (20) Frances McDormand, actress, USA 29 (25) Sharon Stone, actress, USA 30 (28) Pamela Anderson, actress/model, Canada 31 (30) Demi Moore, actress, USA 32 (41) Claire Danes, actress, USA 33 (27) Kristin Scott-Thomas, actress, UK 34 (29) Nicole Kidman, actress, Australia 35 (34) Ashley Judd, actress, USA 36 (24) Shania Twain, country singer, Canada 37 (36) Tea Leoni, actress, USA 38 (39) Kim Delaney, actress, USA 39 (44) Julianna Margulies, actress, USA 40 (Re) Jodie Foster, actress, USA 41 (-) Reese Witherspoon, actress, USA 42 (32) Elle MacPherson, supermodel/actress, Australia 43 (33) Madonna, singer/actress, USA 44 (48) Brooke Shields, actress, USA 45 (37) Vanessa-Mae, musician, Singapore 46 (-) Laetitia Casta, model, France 47 (42) Heather Locklear, actress, USA 48 (38) Tyra Banks, supermodel/actress, USA 49 (47) Lucy Lawless, actress, New Zealand 50 (43) Kate Winslet, actress, UK Bye to: Alanis Morissette, singer, Canada Elizabeth Hurley, actress/model, UK Saffron, singer, Nigeria Brooke Langton, actress, USA Victoria Silvstedt, model, Sweden The list is as usual based on qualities such as beauty, sex appeal, charisma, intelligence, recent efforts and charm. Although it may not seem so, THE LIST IS BASED ON A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE OF THINGS. Newcomers in this months chart: - Julia Roberts has not really been all that good at picking the right roles ever since her break-through with "Pretty Woman" in the beginning of the 90's. She has however now finally made what could be referred to as a comeback with "My best friends wedding". For the first time in years, we get to see a side of Julia that made so many men fall in love with her in the beginning of her career. Hope Julia will continue getting good parts again now... - While movies that looked like they were going to be sure hits at the box office have not been doing all that well ("Batman & Robin" and "Speed 2: Cruise Control", just to mention the two biggest disappointments), "Men in Black" has been doing extemely well. The main female role in that movie, is rather small, but played very nicely by Linda Fiorentino. This is probably the most successful movie she has appeared in, so maybe she finally will get that REAL break-through... - Another movie that has been doing well is the Carl Sagan movie "Contact", which stars Jodie Foster. Once again, Jodie is front of the camera, instead of behind it, (she does also direct and produce movies). Jodie recently had some problems when a brother of hers published a book about her with all sorts of smut on Jodie in it. Good thing for Jodie that nobody really believed him... - Reese Witherspoon is one of many, young promising actresses in Hollywood right now. She's pure delight to watch, so I hope she will stick around for a while. - French Laetitia Casta seems to be one of the most popular models right now. Several people has nominated her recently and she seems to be very busy with work right now. Movers: - This month's number one is none other than Teri Hatcher, who recently was voted "Sexiest women in the world" by readers of FHM. Teri, who also will be a Bond girl in the new James Bond movie, "Tomorrow Never Dies", is due to have a baby later this year. What that may mean in terms of what she will do in the future remains to be seen, but Teri sure deserves the number one spot this month. - Salma Hayek is definetely one in a million, or perhaps even billion. She is perhaps the sexiest woman in Hollywood right now, if you would ask me, but as you can see on the list that alone is not enough to make it to number 1. - You can see the "Friends" girls in new movies all the time at the moment. Courteney Cox starred in "Sream" and will probably star in the sequel "Scream again" as well. Jennifer Aniston starred in "Picture Perfect" and "Til there was you". Lisa Kudrow starred in "Romy and Michele's high school reunion" and (are you ready for this...") will star as Jeannie in a movie based on the (in)famous TV series "I dream of Jeannie". No wonder some people are beginning to get tired of "Friends", although I myself am not one of them... Almost made it into the list (we'll see next month): - Meredith Brooks, who claims she is a "Bitch". - Jewel, Renee Zellwegers evil(?) twin sister (if you don't know what I mean, you probably didn't watch the 1997 MTV Movie Awards). - Krista Allen, Billie Reed in "Days of our lives". - Yasmeen Ghauri, is it perhaps time for a comeback on the list for her? - Famke Janssen, Dutch Femme Fatale who could make a comeback on the list. - Gina Gershon, lethal femme fatale actress. - Sophie Marceau, due to appear in several new films this year. - Stephanie Seymour, one of the hottest supermodels. - Sarah Michelle Gellar, a k a "Buffy the vampire slayer". Comments, nominations, etc. are as always welcome. Just remember that a nomination such as "Ms. x should be in because of her big hooters" hardly will be taken seriously. Until next month, //////////////////// // Mauvaise Honte // ////////////////////