5. Jessica Biel
After going the family-fun route on TV’s 7th Heaven, this 25-year-old went on to become the best part of cult hits like Blade: Trinity and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Then she buffed up, got serious, and moved on up beside Paul Giamatti and Ed Norton in The Illusionist. Next she flexes her comedy guns (in her underwear, no less) alongside Adam Sandler in I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.
4. Christina Aguilera
Time was, blonde, precocious Mickey Mouse Clubbers were not predicted to achieve long-lasting superstardom. But this petite dynamo—with her incredible pipes, unabashed sex appeal, and new-old-Hollywood style—proved to be a unique talent. Now established with big-time street cred, Grammys galore, and numerous hit records, including her latest, Back to Basics, it’s no wonder Christina appeared on the all-time best-selling issue of Maxim.
3. Scarlett Johansson
This 22-year-old face of Louis Vuitton has chalked up several memorable moments on film: the time she appeared in sheer pink panties (Lost in Translation), the time she went ape-shit and got herself shotgunned to death (Match Point), the time she… Well, we could go on, but the point is this: With a face and body as celebrated as her body of work, it only seems fair to put her on a pedestal once again. 
2. Jessica Alba
Sure, Jessica was stunning on TV’s Dark Angel, but when she appeared larger than life in Frank Miller’s Sin City—sporting leather chaps, do-me lips, and a whip—we knew the silver screen was where she belonged. Since then Jessica has proved to be a genuine movie star, even when she’s appearing in clunkers like Into the Blue (not that we haven’t watched it some 29 times). With roles in this summer’s Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and the upcoming Sin City 2, this always tempting confection continues to show that television’s loss is the rest of society’s gain.
1. Lindsay Lohan
Tabloid bloodsuckers have been feasting on this Long Island native for three years running, but that’s only because this unbelievably beautiful, untamable Golden Age throwback with a nonstop social calendar and acclaimed acting chops is Ann-Margret, Meryl Streep, and Sophia Loren rolled into one. Moving well beyond kid fodder like Herbie Fully Loaded, she next stars in the highly anticipated film about the murder of John Lennon, Chapter 27. She’s following that up with the freaky thriller I Know Who Killed Me. But if you happen to see Lindsay’s smoky eyes from across some bar in West Hollywood, don’t bother sending over a drink—she’s accomplished all this before her 21st birthday. Wink.
