TOP 50 list of the hottest women of the world, May '98 ====================================================== (Numbers within parenthesis indicates last months positions) 1 (Re) Meg Ryan, actress, USA 2 (4) Madonna, singer/actress, USA 3 (3) Kate Winslet, actress, UK 4 (1) Helen Hunt, actress, USA 5 (5) Celine Dion, singer, Canada 6 (2) Kim Basinger, actress, USA 7 (9) Gillian Anderson, actress, USA 8 (10) Calista Flockhart, actress, USA 9 (15) Pam Grier, actress, USA 10 (6) Sarah Michelle Geller, actress, USA 11 (8) Jennifer Lopez, actress, USA 12 (14) Nicole Appleton, singer, Canada 13 (24) Jennifer Aniston, actress, USA 14 (30) Natalie Imbruglia, actress/singer, Australia 15 (12) Melissa Joan Hart, actress, USA 16 (11) Heather Graham, actress, USA 17 (7) Mariah Carey, musician, USA 18 (22) Jada Pinkett, actress, USA 19 (18) Neve Campbell, actress, Canada 20 (13) Salma Hayek, actress, Mexico 21 (34) Anne Heche, actress, USA 22 (23) Gwyneth Paltrow, actress, USA 23 (17) Sharon Stone, actress, USA 24 (19) Janet Jackson, musician/actress, USA 25 (20) Angelina Jolie, actress, USA 26 (26) Lisa Kudrow, actress, USA 27 (36) Laetitia Casta, model, France 28 (16) Courteney Cox, actress, USA 29 (-) Denise Richards, actress, USA 30 (28) Ashley Judd, actress, USA 31 (29) Jennifer Love Hewitt, actress/singer, USA 32 (49) Geri Halliwell, singer, UK 33 (31) Mira Sorvino, actress, USA 34 (21) Charlize Theron, actress/model, South Africa 35 (Re) Tori Amos, musician, USA 36 (32) Fiona Apple, musician, USA 37 (37) Eva Herzigova, supermodel, Czech Republic 38 (47) Minnie Driver, actress, UK 39 (41) Courtney Love, singer/musician/actress, USA 40 (33) Demi Moore, actress, USA 41 (39) Georgina Grenville, model, South Africa 42 (38) Claire Danes, actress, USA 43 (35) Inés Sastre, model/actress, Spain 44 (25) Martina Hingis, tennis player, Switzerland 45 (40) Emily Watson, actress, UK 46 (Re) Shania Twain, musician, Canada 47 (42) Alicia Silverstone, actress/model, USA 48 (Re) Julianna Margulies, actress, USA 49 (-) Shazney Lewis, singer, UK 50 (46) Teri Hatcher, actress, USA Bye to: Michelle Yeoh, actress/stunt woman, Malaysia Victoria Addams, singer, UK Jewel, musician, USA Natalie Portman, actress, Israel Gwen Stefani, singer, USA Jenny McCarthy, actress/model, USA The list is as usual based on qualities such as beauty, sex appeal, charisma, intelligence, recent efforts and charm. Newcomers in this months chart: - One of the biggest questions in the Entertainment Industry during the last months has been what movie that would be capable of taking over the top position at the box offices after "Titanic" for more than just a single week. The answer seems to be a sentimental and beautiful movie called "City of Angels", starring Meg Ryan and the incredible Nicholas Cage. Now, if I would had done a top 50 hottest guys list, Nicholas would probably had been number one this month, followed by "E.R.'s" George Clooney and that Leonardo kid who some girls seem to think is cute. Enough said, Meg Ryan is also really good in "City of Angels", so if you just ignore the terrible ending of the movie, you're up for a special treat if you'll go ahead and see it. - Denise Richards is really getting popular these days. First, she starred in the not so good "Starship Troopers" and now she can be seen in "Wild things", a movie where she stars against Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon and Neve Campbell. Will Denise be this year's hottest newcomer in the world of entertainment? We'll see, but it's not all that unlikely... - Tori Amos is back again, with a new album and believe it or not a husband as well. Tori got married to her sound engineer Mark Hawley, something which came as a surprise for most of her fans. Her new album "from the choirgirl hotel" is released in the beginning of May (so it may already be released when you read this). As always, the lyrics on the new album will be honest, self revealing and not all that easy to understand. One thing is for sure, it will not be boring... - Too sexy for Country Music - I'm tempted to quote one of the major colorized magazines primarily designed for men, that recently ran an article about Shania Twain. Shania looks better than most other musicians, but what she really deserves credit for is her part in the modernisation of Country Music. Shania has a new album out and it is doing well both in the US and in UK, something which makes her unique, since very few country artists make it overseas. - It's a pleasure to welcome back the perhaps most popular nurse in the world (although only on the screen), Julianna Margulies. E.R. has perhaps the best cast of all TV shows right now and Julianna, who portrays Caroline Hathaway is no exception. - It's finally also a pleasure to welcome the second member of the british girl group All Saints to be featured on the list, Shazney Lewis. While Nicole Appleton is considered to be the most forward member of the group, Shazney is considered to be the sexiest. That's not half bad either... Movers: - Jennifer Aniston's first film in which she has one of the main parts, "The object of my affection", seems to be doing pretty well at the Box office, although critics weren't particularly impressed with what they saw. The same thing goes BTW for "Lost in Space" in which you can see Heather Graham. Who cares anyway, some movies are worth seeing just because the actresses that are in them... - Natalie Imbruglia isn't doing half bad over in the States right now. "Thorn" is played just about everywhere you go these days. In the meantime back in Europe she is doing pretty well with her follow up single, "Big mistake" as well. - Jada Pinkett is about to do a "Demi Moore". What is that? To pose nude and pregnant on the cover of Cosmopolitan Magazine. Wonder what best selling hubbie Will Smith thinks about that... - I guess that Ginger Spice, Geri Halliwell of the Spice Girls has been getting a whole lot more exposure than she hoped for in the last month, since Playboy decided to publish those darn nudie pics again. I say, enough already, is there one single person left in the world who hasn't already seen more than enough of that particular Spice Girl? I think not... Still, all publicity is good publicity these days. Almost made it into the list (we'll see next month): - Jennie Garth, who stars as Kelly in Beverly Hills 90210. - Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, yet another beauty from the same show (but about to leave it). - Shirley Manson, because Garbage is back! - Joey Lauren Adams, yet another American actress who is doing well. - Katie Holmes, who can be seen in "Dawson's Creek". - Claire Forlani, perhaps most well-known as one of the "Mallrats". - Geena Davis, combining brains with beauty can never be a bad thing... - Nikki Cox, who hardly makes anyone "Unhappily ever after". - Kari Wuhrer, the princess of B-movies made in the late 90's. - Jenna Elfman, the star of the new ABC sitcom "Dharma & Greg". 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