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 |
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