TOP 50 list of the hottest women of the world, May '99 ======================================================= (Numbers within parenthesis indicate last month's positions) 1 (2) Britney Spears, singer/actress, USA 2 (1) Gwyneth Paltrow, actress, USA 3 (23) Natalie Portman, actress, Israel 4 (15) Portia de Rossi, actress, Australia 5 (3) Calista Flockhart, actress, USA 6 (5) Katie Holmes, actress, USA 7 (9) Jenna Elfman, actress, USA 8 (6) Nicole Kidman, actress, Australia 9 (Re) Pamela Anderson Lee, actress/model, Canada 10 (16) Jennifer Aniston, actress, USA 11 (7) Cameron Diaz, actress/model, USA 12 (4) Cate Blanchett, actress, Australia 13 (24) Catherine Zeta Jones, actress, UK 14 (8) Rose McGowan, actress, USA 15 (13) Mariah Carey, musician, USA 16 (Re) Tyra Banks, supermodel/actress, USA 17 (18) Keri Russell, actress, USA 18 (11) Christina Ricci, actress, USA 19 (19) Meg Ryan, actress, USA 20 (25) Holly Marie Combs, actress, USA 21 (12) Lauryn Hill, singer/rapper, USA 22 (17) Helen Hunt, actress, USA 23 (22) Jewel, musician, USA 24 (20) Alyssa Milano, actress, USA 25 (32) Shania Twain, musician, Canada 26 (26) Jennifer Lopez, actress, USA 27 (14) Madonna, singer/actress, USA 28 (10) Whitney Houston, singer/actress, USA 29 (33) Salma Hayek, actress, Mexico 30 (31) Anne Heche, actress, USA 31 (-) Maria Bello, actress, USA 32 (39) Denise Richards, actress, USA 33 (21) Jennifer Love Hewitt, actress/singer, USA 34 (28) Drew Barrymore, actress, USA 35 (27) Alanis Morissette, singer, Canada 36 (Re) Yasmine Bleeth, atcress, USA 37 (36) Kate Moss, supermodel, UK 38 (38) Laetitia Casta, model, France 39 (41) Lisa Kudrow, actress, USA 40 (29) Courtney Love, singer/musician/actress, USA 41 (37) Sandra Bullock, actress, USA 42 (30) Celine Dion, singer, Canada 43 (Re) Reese Witherspoon, actress, USA 44 (42) Gillian Anderson, actress, USA 45 (-) Amy Weber, model, USA 46 (35) Neve Campbell, actress, Canada 47 (44) Sarah Michelle Gellar, actress, USA 48 (43) Claire Danes, acress, USA 49 (Re) Famke Janssen, actress, Holland 50 (40) Andrea Corr, singer/actress, Ireland Bye to: Mel C, musician, UK Anna Kournikova, tennis player, Russia Natalie Imbruglia, actress/singer, Australia Jeri Ryan, actress, USA Rebecca Gayheart, actress, USA Charlize Theron, actress/model, South Africa Alicia Silverstone, actress, USA The list is as usual based on qualities such as beauty, sex appeal, charisma, intelligence, recent efforts and charm. Before I get into the details of the list, I'd like to declare that this is the last list I'll ever do (unless something really groundbreaking will happen). I have been doing this for four years now, so it wasn't an easy decision to quit. However, I don't really think that I have the time to make a new, fresh list each month anymore. Also, the interest in the list has decreased steadily during the last year. I am now at a point where the total number of visitors to my site is really low. As a comparison, I have another site that has the same number of visitors in two days that this site has in a whole month. So, I'm basically calling it a day. Having said that, it has been some fun four years. High-water mark: all positive feedback that I've been getting and the possibility to get to interact with all you visitors. Low-water mark: the death threat I received three years ago, just because someone didn't like the particular order a couple of women were listed in. Newcomers in this month's chart: - Pamela Anderson Lee still knows how to get the attention of the media. After just having being featured for the gazillionth time in Playboy and showing off her big silicone chest, she has now have had her implants surgically removed. Reason: she thought they looked bad and not proportional on her body. Pamela and her new chest made their joint first appearance on a special episode of "Entertainment Tonight". Meanwhile, I for one applaud her decision, let's get rid of all those fake breasts and reinstate female body ideals that actually are possible to accomplish without having to resort to surgery... - Tyra Banks is still a very popular model. She was one of the last models who was able to be qualified for the title "supermodel". while a lot of her colleagues now are getting sacked because their considered too old to continue to model (something which I BTW strongly object to) she still continues to work in the fashion industry, as well as in the movie industry. Tyra is about to star in the Disney movie "Life size" and was recently chosen to be the sexiest woman of 1999 by Celebrity Sleuth Magazine. Talk about contrasts, huh...? - Maria Bello became famous when she joined the cast of "E.R." and portrayed the young Dr. Anna Del Amico. After a couple of seasons, she did however decide to leave the series, something which by the way a number of other actors/actresses seems to be about to do now too, including Julianna Margulies. Maria has since then moved on to the wonderful world of movies and could for instance recently be seen in "Payback", where she stars oppose no other than Mel Gibson. Not bad... - Yasmine Bleeth may not be the best-paid actress in the industry, nor is it easy for her to get those more classy drama roles. She is on the other hand a very popular actress, probably mostly because of her long time participation in "Baywatch". You wanted her on the list, so here she is. - Speaking of popular, Amy Weber is alongside with the likes of Laetitia Casta, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Heidi Klum and Sarah O'Hare one of the most popular swimsuit models of the world. Amy has been active in the business for quite some time now and seems to be moving towards a career in television instead. There are plenty of guest roles for a good looking woman, but she seems to have trouble landing a major role in a show so far... - A couple of other actresses who was also voted on to the list are Reese Witherspoon and Famke Janssen, who both have been featured on the list before during 1999. Movers: - Young Britney Spears takes over the top spot from Gwyneth Paltrow this month. While Pam chose to remove her implants Britney seemed to fill up her cups with some help from her surgical friends. The funny thing was that she was reported to having taken a break because of a knee injury, but when she returned was it ever-so-clear what kind of medical treatment she really had gone through. Kind of a sad move for a seventeen year old, not really one that a role-model for young kids should make... - The Phantom Menace is soon upon us now, at least those of us who have a chance to see the new Star Wars movie in the US (I happen to be in the country the week the movie has it's premiere, May 19th). The movie is expected to create a bunch of new actors/actresses megastars. One of those is Natalie Portman, who is likely to become the perhaps biggest female movie star in the first years of the new millenium. One of my final Nostredamus predications... - Last month, I told you about Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston and the rumors about them getting married and having children. Well, now there are rumors floating around about Jennifer being pregnant, so the marriage thing will probably also soon happen. Jennifer and Brad could BTW recently be spotted in some Paparazzi pictures taken when they were on a sunny holiday. Now, isn't it funny that celebrities never seem to realize that if they go topless on public beaches, they are very likely to be photographed? - Andrea Corr is now reported to be dating Robbie Williams, that ex Take That-member who made glorious comeback last year (at least as far as Europe is concerned). Robbie seems to be tough guy to date though, he has gone through a bunch of girlfriends over the years and most of them have left him after a while. We'll see how Andrea and Robbie will do, but it sure seems like an odd couple, the angelic, innocent Andrea versus the worldly, done-every-drug- that-exists (but sober now) Robbie... See you out there again, sometime / Mauvaise Honte