MAXIM MAGAZINE Unveils Their ``Hot 100'' for 2005Tuesday May 10, 3:00 am ET
Eva Longoria Crowned #1 This Year
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2005--MAXIM Magazine, the #1 best-selling men's lifestyle magazine in the country and the world, unveils their highly anticipated 6th annual Hot 100 list. "Desperate Housewives" Eva Longoria heads up the list with the #1 spot. Rounding out the Top 10: "Lost" breakout actress Evangeline Lilly (#2); "Alias's" Jennifer Garner (#3); "Herbie: Fully Loaded's" Lindsay Lohan (#4); "Fantastic Four's" Jessica Alba (#5); "The O.C.'s" Rachel Bilson (#6); "Mr. and Mrs. Smith's" Angelina Jolie (#7); "Sin City's" Brittany Murphy (#8); "Dukes of Hazzard" star Jessica Simpson (#9) and "D.E.B.S.'" Sara Foster (#10).
Source: MAXIM Magazine
The MAXIM Hot 100 continues to be a barometer of Hollywood cool, and this marks its 6th anniversary. Each year, MAXIM chooses 100 of the most successful women of the year in film, television, music, sports and fashion. All of the women on the list have several things in common, a tremendous amount of buzz and heat surrounding them, undeniable beauty and a promise of greater things to come. Editors are given the daunting task of selecting which of these women will keep people talking throughout the year.
"The MAXIM Hot 100 is the end result of a process in which experts examine thousands of beautiful women and refine them down to the very hottest," says MAXIM Editor-in-Chief Ed Needham. "These are the women whose names are on the lips of people the world over, whose careers are headed for the dizziest heights and whose looks will scorch the back off your retina."
Longoria, who has seen her stardom rocket since the premiere of ABC's "Desperate Housewives," says of her #1 status, "This year has been amazing for me. To be on the #1 television show and for MAXIM to choose me as #1 on their Hot 100 list is incredible."
Longoria joins past #1 picks, Jessica Simpson (2004), Christina Aguilera (2003), Jennifer Garner (2002) and Jessica Alba (2001). Each girl continues to captivate audiences and garner worldwide attention. MAXIM selects women for the Hot 100 that they think will break new ground in the years to come. In 2004, MAXIM first brought Eva Longoria to our attention (#91) before "Desperate Housewives" even existed. Katie Holmes makes her debut on the list this year (#22) only days after she started dating the most famous man in the world, Tom Cruise.
Another newcomer to the Top 10, Rachel Bilson (#6), placed on the list at #58 when "The O.C." was only in its first season. This year Bilson knocks co-star Mischa Barton out of the #6 slot.
Just as they have in the ratings this year, the women of ABC dominate the Top 10 with Jennifer Garner ("Alias"), Evangeline Lilly ("Lost") and Eva Longoria taking the top three spots. Just as they have in the past, women in music also dominate Hot 100 list. Jessica Simpson (#9), Ashanti (#13), Beyonce (#17), Ciara (#35), Avril Lavigne (#36) and are just a few of the successful female artists that grace this year's list.
The MAXIM Hot 100 supplement will be available with the June issue of MAXIM featuring "Las Vegas" actress Vanessa Marcil (#19) on the cover. The June issue also features a layout with "The L Word's" Sarah Shahi (#90), "Celebrity Advisor" column with Anthony Michael Hall and a Q&A with "Entourage's" Kevin Dillon. Based on the huge success and national appeal of the Hot 100, VH1 will be airing a 1-hour special hosted by Rachel Perry (#49) on May 22 at 10:00 p.m.
MAXIM is the men's lifestyle magazine published 12 times a year by Dennis Publishing. Editor-in-Chief: Ed Needham. Editorial Director: Andy Clerkson. Group Publisher: Robert F. Gregory. Dennis Publishing, Inc. is a media company that publishes the two most successful modern men's lifestyle magazines in America -- MAXIM (2.5 million rate base) and Stuff (1.3 million rate base) -- along with general interest music magazine Blender (Advertising Age's Launch of the Year), and The Week, a distillation of the week's most important news and opinion from the U.S. and international media. MAXIM, Stuff, Blender and The Week are registered trademarks of Felix Dennis. MAXIM Radio is broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio on channel 145.
MAXIM HOT 100
2005
1. Eva Longoria
2. Evangeline Lilly
3. Jennifer Garner
4. Lindsay Lohan
5. Jessica Alba
6. Rachel Bilson
7. Angelina Jolie
8. Brittany Murphy
9. Jessica Simpson
10. Sara Foster
11. Cameron Diaz
12. Eva Mendez
13. Ashanti
14. Rachel McAdams
15. Charlize Theron
16. Christina Aguilera
17. Beyonce Knowles
18. Jessica Biel
19. Vanessa Marcil
20. Paris Hilton
21. Uma Thurman
22. Katie Holmes
23. Kate Beckinsale
24. Scarlett Johansson
25. Sofia Vergara
26. Sarah Michelle Gellar
27. Maggie Grace
28. Jaime King
29. Anna Kournikova
30. Christina Milian
31. Brook Burns
32. Jennifer Love Hewitt
33. Mischa Barton
34. Salma Hayek
35. Ciara
36. Avril Lavigne
37. Nicole Richie
38. Kate Bosworth
39. Shania Twain
40. Pamela Anderson
41. Halle Berry
42. Natalie Portman
43. Kelly Carlson
44. Malia Jones
45. Poppy Montgomery
46. Ashley Scott
47. Emilie de Ravin
48. Sienna Miller
49. Rachel Perry
50. Diane Kruger
51. Nikki Cox
52. Cameron Richardson
53. Keira Knightley
54. Jordana Brewster
55. Samaire Armstrong
56. Lacey Chabert
57. Heidi Klum
58. Brittany
59. Angela Marcello
60. Brittany Gastineau
61. Olivia Wilde
62. Vanessa Minnilo
63. Lauren Bush
64. Kim Smith
65. Leila Arcieri
66. Kelly Brook
67. Kristin Kreuk
68. Kristen Bell
69. Mena Suvari
70. Krista Allen
71. Molly Sims
72. Aisha Tyler
73. Amber Brkich
74. Natassia Malthe
75. Catherine Bell
76. Shana Hiatt
77. Laura Prepon
78. Joanna Krupa
79. Joanne Montanez
80. Rebecca Romijn
81. Grace Park
82. Milla Jovovich
83. Tricia Helfer
84. Donna Feldman
85. Ana Hickman
86. Emma Heming
87. Alexis Bledel
88. Jennifer Aniston
89. Bonnie-Jill Laflin
90. Sara Shahi
91. Summer Altice
92. Bali Rodriguez
93. Lokelani McMichael
94. Amy Cobb
95. Arielle Kebbel
96. Jenni Finch
97. Julie Berry
98. Ivana Bozilovic
99. Moon Bloodgood
100. Adrianne Curry
