TOP 50 list of the hottest women of the world, June '96 ======================================================= (Numbers within parenthesis are last months positions) 1 (48) Tyra Banks, supermodel/actress, USA 2 (1) Alanis Morissette, singer, Canada 3 (Re) Pamela Lee Anderson, actress/model, Canada 4 (2) Julianna Margulies, actress, USA 5 (9) Mira Sorvino, actress, USA 6 (8) Salma Hayek, actress, Mexico 7 (12) Emma Thompson, actress/writer, UK 8 (4) Jennifer Aniston, actress, USA 9 (5) Neve Cambell, actress, Canada 10 (11) Angela Bassett, actress, USA 11 (3) Gillian Anderson, actress, USA 12 (21) Teri Hatcher, actress, USA 13 (10) Elisabeth Shue, actress, USA 14 (15) Alicia Silverstone, actress/model, USA 15 (7) Liv Tyler, actress/model, USA 16 (26) Susan Sarandon, actress, USA 17 (6) Sharon Stone, actress, USA 18 (20) Julia Ormond, actress, UK 19 (13) Sandra Bullock, actress, USA 20 (16) Demi Moore, actress, USA 21 (14) Sherry Stringfield, actress, USA 22 (22) Juliette Lewis, actress, USA 23 (31) Elle MacPherson, supermodel/actress, Australia 24 (18) Lisa Kudrow, actress, USA 25 (33) Josie Bissett, actress, USA 26 (42) Madonna, singer/actress, USA 27 (19) Helena Christensen, supermodel, Denmark 28 (23) Nicole Kidman, actress, Australia 29 (24) Tori Amos, singer, USA 30 (17) Linda Fiorentino, actress, USA 31 (28) Bjork, singer, Iceland 32 (29) Cybill Shepherd, actress/model, USA 33 (32) Jennifer Love Hewitt, actress/singer, USA 34 (43) Fran Drescher, actress, USA 35 (30) Naomi Cambell, supermodel/actress, UK 36 (39) Julia Roberts, actress, USA 37 (40) Dolores O'Riordan, singer, Ireland 38 (-) Shirley Manson, singer, UK 39 (37) Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, actress, USA 40 (-) Shalom Harlow, supermodel, Canada 41 (27) Michelle Pfeiffer, actress, USA 42 (25) Claudia Schiffer, supermodel, Germany 43 (34) Courteney Cox, actress, USA 44 (35) Elizabeth Hurley, actress/model, UK 45 (38) Cindy Crawford, supermodel/actress, USA 46 (-) Nadja Auermann, supermodel, Germany 47 (36) Jennifer Jason-Leigh, actress, USA 48 (-) Louise Wener, singer, UK 49 (44) Izabella Scorupco, actress/model, Sweden 50 (47) Heather Locklear, actress, USA Bye to: Tiffany-Amber Thiessen, actress, USA Madeleine Stowe, actress, USA Madchen Amich, actress, USA Helena Bonham Carter, actress, Great Britain Christy Turlington, supermodel, USA 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: - There is no way I can ignore the fact that Pamela Lee Anderson seems to be the most talked about woman in the world right now. Her baby is due any day now, "Barb Wire" has not been well received, but still seems to be doing pretty well and the Penthouse sex scandal leads to headlines in the newspapers. - Shirley Manson sings in former Nirvana producer Butch Vig's band Garbage. She was recently picked as being Britain's hottest women in Select Magazine. - Shalom Harlow is one of the most popular supermodels right now. Born and raised in Ontario, Canada and has now been in the business for more than five years. - If Elle McPherson is known as "the Body", German supermodel Nadja Auermann could just as well be known as "the legs". Together with Naomi Cambell she has the best legs in the business (Naomi Cambell has by the way according to Celebrity Sleuth the most good looking butt in the world). - Louise Wener sings in British indie band Sleeper. She has been called the Margaret Thatcher of pop music, but the old iron lady never looked this good... Movers: - As can be seen, Tyra Banks has made a giant leap from #48 to #1. Why? Because she is this year's swimsuit model for H&M in Scandinavia. Tyra looks like a million bucks in these pictures, in fact she has never looked hotter. If you live outside of Scandinavia, you just have to wait until some kind soul will post the photos on the Net (don't ask me, I haven't got a scanner) to see what I'm talking about. - The second most popular expecting mum right now is probably Madonna. Great publicity stunt to get pregnant by the way... (sorry 'bout that joke). Almost made it into the list (we'll see next month): - Gwyneth Paltrow, actress and Brad Pitt's girlfriend - Cameron Diaz, seems to be making a comeback now, but I guess she was never really away. - Linda Evangelista, supermodel with a hairy attitude. - Uma Thurman, about to star in the new batman movie. - Amber Valetta, supermodel and pal of Shalom Harlow. - Skin, sings in "Skunk Anansie". 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 // ////////////////////