TOP 50 list of the hottest women of the world, March '97 ======================================================== (Numbers within parenthesis are last months positions) 1 (3) Gillian Anderson, actress, USA 2 (2) Madonna, singer/actress, USA 3 (1) Toni Braxton, singer, USA 4 (7) Sandra Bullock, actress, USA 5 (5) Teri Hatcher, actress, USA 6 (4) Gwen Stefani, singer, USA 7 (8) Alanis Morissette, singer, Canada 8 (41) Courtney Love, singer/musician/actress, USA 9 (13) Sharon Stone, actress, USA 10 (30) Emma Lee Bunton, singer, UK 11 (22) Jennifer Love Hewitt, actress/singer, USA 12 (10) Gwyneth Paltrow, actress, USA 13 (23) Neve Campbell, actress, Canada 14 (16) Jennifer Aniston, actress, USA 15 (9) Ashley Judd, actress, USA 16 (6) Cameron Diaz, actress/model, USA 17 (11) Louise Nurding, singer, UK 18 (18) Lisa Kudrow, actress, USA 19 (43) Tyra Banks, supermodel/actress, USA 20 (20) Demi Moore, actress, USA 21 (12) Heather Locklear, actress, USA 22 (17) Kate Winslet, actress, UK 23 (14) Pamela Anderson, actress/model, Canada 24 (15) Lauryn Hill, singer/rapper, USA 25 (19) Liv Tyler, actress/model, USA 26 (27) Nicole Kidman, actress, Australia 27 (31) Bjork, singer, Iceland 28 (33) Salma Hayek, actress, Mexico 29 (21) Uma Thurman, actress, USA 30 (35) Tori Amos, singer/musician, USA 31 (39) Julia Ormond, actress, UK 32 (24) Geena Davis, actress, USA 33 (25) Natasha Henstridge, actress/model, Canada 34 (26) Mira Sorvino, actress, USA 35 (28) Cindy Crawford, supermodel/TV hostess/actress, USA 36 (38) Shirley Manson, singer, UK 37 (44) Frances McDormand, actress, USA 38 (49) Renée Zellweger, actress, USA 39 (Re) Geri Halliwell, singer, UK 40 (32) Emmanuelle Beart, actress, France 41 (29) Alicia Silverstone, actress/model, USA 42 (Re) Juliette Binoche, actress, France 43 (46) D'Arcy Wretzky-Brown, musician, USA 44 (-) Martina Hingis, tennis player, Switzerland 45 (34) Juliette Lewis, actress, USA 46 (-) Shania Twain, country singer, Canada 47 (-) Maria Grazia Cucinotta, actress, Italy 48 (36) Emma Thompson, actress/writer, UK 49 (-) Kristen Johnston, actress, USA 50 (40) Elle MacPherson, supermodel/actress, Australia Bye to: Janeane Garofalo, actress/comedian, USA Kate Beckinsale, actress, UK Katarina Witt, iceskater, Germany Minnie Driver, actress, UK Vivian Chow, actress/singer, Hong Kong Greta Scacchi, actress, Italy 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: - Geri Halliwell is back on this list again (and this time I actually think I managed to spell her name right). Geri is the second Spice Girl on the current list, Emma is at position 10. Not very surprisingly the Spice Girls recently topped the US charts with "Wannabe", a song that was also awarded as single of the year at the Brit Awards. - Juliette Binoche makes a nice comeback on the list, having been away from it since May of '95. Juliette recently got a Silver Bear in the best actress category at the Berlin film festival. The movie she stars in is of course "The English patient" and she is also nominated for an Oscar in the supporting actress category. Personally, I doubt she will win this one, that award has the name Lauren Bacall written all over it this year... - This list rarely has any active athletes on it, but Martina Hingis is well worth making an exception for. Already at age 16, Martina is the second best tennis player in the world. With the name Martina (named after Martina Navratilova), it was clear from the very beginning what this girl should do... - Shania Twain, the most popular female Country singer in the world... Need I say more, I don't think so, except that I love her hair... - Maria Grazia Cucinotta is one of those latin hot-blooded actresses that are so easy to love (or at least lust for). Maria became famous when she appeared in "Il Postino" and have now made her first American movie, "A Brooklyn state of mind". - Kristen Johnston is the tall woman who plays Sally in "3rd Rock from the Sun". Kristen is quite talented and "3rd Rock..." is a brilliant sitcom (love that Jane Curtin is back in a sitcom again), so she really deserves to be on this list. Movers: - It is awards season this time of the year and the award ceremonies do of course cast their shadow over this list. As usual, some awards (especially the Grammy awards) seem to go to the totally wrong person. I mean, take for instance the Grammy award for artist of the year. Eric Clapton...!? Give me a break... - The new number one is the one and only Gillian Anderson and I hardly need to motivate that. If there is one woman in the world that most people agree is "hot", then that woman must be Gillian. Ms. Anderson recently got an Actor's Guild award, so she seems to win just about everything she can win right. - Courtney Love and Madonna did not get any Oscar nominations but they still are hot enough to be listed on the Top 10. - Tyra Banks got to be on this year's cover of Sports Illustrated. A perfect choice as far as I am concerned, having last year's swimsuit pictures for clothes company H&M in mind... Almost made it into the list (we'll see next month): - Kristin Scott-Thomas, stars in "The English patient". - Julianna margulies, who just dropped out of the list, but still is popular. - Moira Kelly, actress who "unhooked the stars" recently. - Stephanie Seymour, supermodel that has returned to the business again. - Jenny McCarthy, still America's little sweetheart. - Kelly Preston, back on the big screen again, proving that she is more than just Mrs. John Travolta. - Celine Dion, who got a Grammy award for record of the year. - Helen Hunt, who recently won a Golden Globe award. - Vanessa Marcil, stars in "General Hospital". 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 // ////////////////////