From the July/August FHM:

100
SEXIEST
WOMEN

IN THE WORLD
2000

Ladies and Gentlemen!
Welcome to FHM's annual poll to determine the 100 sexiest women, and thank you to everyone who took the time to vote. This event has been running in FHM's international editions - of which there are currently 12 - for six years now, and some of the previous winners have been Gillian Anderson ('96), Teri Hatcher ('97), Jenny McCarthy ('98) and Sarah Michelle Gellar (last year).
     Over the years, it's become clear that not a single one of you will agree with our final lineup; indeed, there have been arguments of terrifying ferocity over the composition of the list. Drinks get thrown, tables go over and eyes are blackened. But however much you howl with indignation at the absence of your favorite actress, you are wasting your energy and you're wrong to complain. The results are decided by your fellow readers according to the time-honored rules of a secret ballot, so this is the official, definitive and final lineup. It is sacred and inviolable. It is a fact. So as you splutter with astonishment when you see who's clocked in at No. 92, remember that democracy is a delicate instrument and a grave responsibility, not a toy to be played with - just look what happens when you don't take it seriously.

Enjoy the countdown!

Ed Needham

100 Teri Hatcher 99 Kirsten Dunst 98 Bridgette Wilson
97 Dominique Swain 96 Kate Winslet 95 Cindy Margolis
94 Rose McGowan 93 Kelly Hu 92 Monica Lewinsky
91 Stephanie Seymour 90 Jeri Ryan 89 Alicia Witt
88 Janet Jackson 87 Reese Witherspoon

86 Heather Locklear Staying Power
No other TV star has put together a run of hits like Heather, and although she'll be 39 this year, the former Dynasty, T.J. Hooker and Melrose Place girl gave the upstart WB youngsters a lesson in class after finishing her first season on ABC's Spin City. The ex-wife of Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee and current spouse of Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora, Heather dropped out of UCLA to pursue her acting career. That probably didn't sit well with her dad, who was the Dean of the School of Engineering at UCLA at the time.

85 Gwyneth Paltrow 84 Gisele 83 Alicia Silverstone
82 Drew Barrymore 81 Whitney Houston 80 Christina Applegate
79 Téa Leoni 78 Christina Ricci 77 Lucy Liu
76 Kari Wuhrer 75 Daisy Fuentes 74 Jenna Jameson
73 Winona Rider 72 Tiffani-Amber Thiessen 71 Elle MacPherson
70 Nikki Cox 69 Meg Ryan 68 Nicole Kidman
67 Jessica Biel 66 Maria Grazia Cucinotta 65 Daniela Pestova
64 Sophie Marceau 63 Julia Roberts 62 Claire Danes
61 Amanda Peet 60 Gillian Anderson 59 Jennie Garth
58 Sarah Jessica Parker 57 Tia Carrere 56 Yasmine Bleeth
55 Tara Reid 54 Kim Smith 53 Kate Moss
52 Melissa Joan Hart 51 Lucy Lawless 50 Jenny McCarthy
49 Leslie Bibb 48 Shannen Doherty 47 Ali Landry
46 Cindy Crawford 45 Michelle Williams 44 Jessica Alba
43 Courtney Cox-Arquette 42 Vanessa Marcil 41 Charlize Theron
40 Rebecca Gayheart 39 Pamela Anderson Lee 38 Mena Suvari
37 Liv Tyler 36 Heather Graham 35 Caprice
34 Ashley Judd 33 Charisma Carpenter 32 Sharon Stone
31 Anna Kournikova 30 Jessica Simpson 29 Angelina Jolie
28 Laetitia Casta 27 Mariah Carey 26 Jaime Pressly
25 Rachael Leigh Cook 24 Heidi Klum 23 Katie Holmes
22 Susan Ward 21 Sandra Bullock 20 Salma Hayek
19 Neve Campbell 18 Catherine Zeta Jones 17 Halle Berry
16 Shannon Elizabeth 15 Carmen Electra 14 Cameron Diaz
13 Elizabeth Hurley 12 Jennifer Aniston 11 Sarah Michelle Gellar
10 Jennifer Love Hewitt 9 Faith Hill 8 Christina Aguilera

7 Alyssa Milano Charmed Life
"I tell people it stands for Some Rad Woman," Alyssa says of her tattoo bearing ex-fiancé Scott Wolf's initials. It's been five years since their breakup, and Alyssa has busied herself with Melrose Place and Charmed. Her current project is playing the role of a go-go dancer in the upcoming romantic comedy Buying the Cow.

6 Rebecca Romijn-Stamos 5 Tyra Banks
4 Britney Spears

3 Denise Richards Bond girl
You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a guy who hasn't memorized the 28-year-old's infamous threesome scene in Wild Things. But "Fish Lips" (as she cals herself) got her start as a lip-gloss model before landing the role of Dr. Christmas Jones in last year's Bond flick, The World Is Not Enough, and becoming one of America's sexiest actresses. She's currently working on a romantic comedy with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck called Third Wheel, in which a man accidentally hits a homeless person with his car and then can't seem to get rid of him for the rest of the night.

2 Shania Twain
1 Jennifer Lopez


I had griped that Cindy Crawford and Catherine Zeta-Jones were left off of Stuff's 100 Sexiest Women in the World list and, lo and behold, they made FHM's list. Gee, I never realized I had that much clout.


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