10. Fergie
After joining the Black Eyed Peas in 2003, Stacy Ferguson catapulted the group from underground hip-hop heroes to Grammy-winning superstars. Her excellent solo album and impressive turn in Grindhouse (in which she meets a brutal demise) only cemented her hotness. Indeed, the Dutchess rules.
9. Eva Longoria
After her unprecedented two-year reign as the Hot 100 champion, it’s a no-brainer to keep the extraordinary Eva in our top ten. She’s still making movies (such as How I Met My Boyfriend’s Dead Fiancée), causing near-riots at the newsstand (remember her September 2006 Maxim cover?), and starring on Desperate Housewives, all while remaining as eye-searingly beautiful as ever. You’re a lucky man, Tony Parker.
8. Rihanna
“It took me two minutes to see she was a star,” Def Jam president Jay-Z has said of the Barbadian singer he signed on the spot after she belted out Whitney Houston’s “For the Love of You” in his office. After megahits including “Unfaithful” and “S.O.S.,” Billboard’s 2006 Female Artist of the Year is back in the studio working with Ne-Yo. Now let’s just hope a studio boss puts this beauty on the big screen
7. Eva Mendes
We don’t mean to brag, but we can tell you firsthand that our February cover girl is as pleasant to dine with as she is gorgeous. If you’re ever blessed with the opportunity, make sure to ask this lovely Latina about her adoration for Jessica Simpson and Cameron Diaz (numbers 41 and 19 on this list), the “huge bajoongas” she had in Ghost Rider, and her next project, We Own the Night, a Mob drama with Robert Duvall and Mark Wahlberg. 
6. Ali Larter
We believe all strippers are creatures of wonder and mystery, but none are as spectacular as Niki Sanders, the Webcam tease with a superhuman alter ego on Heroes. A woman as extraordinary as Ali can’t be confined to the small screen, however, which is why she’s starring later this year in Resident Evil: Extinction with Milla Jovovich.
