They have made us laugh, cry and touched our hearts with their camaraderie and have shown the real meaning of friendship, that stands tall in the face of adversities and also become a companion in one’s moments of joys and sorrows. We are talking about one of the most popular television series of all time, F.R.I.E.N.D.S. After just 10 splendid seasons, it has been able to put a mark in our lives that has sort of become a threshold for all friendships to look forward to.

So, at Hottest of All, we decided to give it up for the glue that binds the F.R.I.E.N.D.S together, the trio of Rachel, Monica and Phoebe and what these individuals are like off the television screens. So, here are in chronological order of course, Jennifer Aniston (Rachel Karen Green), Courteney Cox Arquette (Monica Geller) and Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay), the female divas of F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Karen Green:

Born on February 11, 1969, in Sherman Oaks, California, United States, Jennifer Aniston is perhaps one of the most scintillating beauties among all the gorgeous and hottest Hollywood divas. She is one of the chubbiest and the most pampered individuals among the FRIENDS trio women characters. Jennifer plays the role of Rachel Karen Green, affectionately known as ‘Rach’. She is the love interest of Ross Geller, played by David Schwimmer. Throughout the series, she is portrayed as a die-hard, struggling fashion enthusiast, whose life long dream is to work in the world of fashion. Her dreams are finally fulfilled, when she gets a reputable position in the fashion central, Ralph Lauren, in the latter seasons of FRIENDS.

Jennifer has won both an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her immensely captivating role in FRIENDS. Throughout her rapidly growing career, Jennifer Aniston has won a load of awards and honors. Here are some of the prominent awards presented to Jennifer:

• 2001: People’s Choice Award: Favorite Female Television Performer, Friends
• 2002: Emmy Award: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Friends
• 2002: People’s Choice Award: Favorite Female Television Performer, Friends
• 2003: Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy, Friends
• 2004: People’s Choice Award: Favorite Female Television Performer, Friends
• 2007: People’s Choice Award: Favorite Female Movie Star
• 2007: GLAAD Media Awards: Vanguard Award

Courteney Cox Arquette as Monica Geller:

Born on June 15, 1964 in Birmingham, Alabama United States, Courteney Cox Arquette is by profession an actress, film producer, and a former model and is best known throughout the world for her role as Monica Geller in the widely acclaimed television series, FRIENDS.

Courtney plays the role of Monica Geller, an obsessive and highly competitive individual, who has a funny habit of cleaning her surroundings, regardless of the place she is in. Throughout the series, she was referred to as the “Mother Hen” for the group of six, because of her caring attitude towards each and everyone of them. She has been portrayed as the love interest of Chandler Bing an immensely funny role played by Matthew Perry. In the flashback episodes, Monica has been shown as an obese female, who is oblivious to the modern concepts of dating and sex. Monica Geller is an attractive and a lovely woman, who after going through her share of ‘relationships gone bad’ phases, finally finds the love of her life in Chandler Bing and in the Season 7 finale, the duo finally gets married.

Courteney Cox Arquette has won numerous awards for her role in various sitcoms and movies. Here are some of the most important achievements of her career:

• 1999: Nominated, “Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series” — Friends
• 1998: Nominated, “Favorite Actress - Horror” — Scream 2
• 2001: Nominated, “Favorite Actress - Horror” — Scream 3
• 2002: Nominated, “Choice TV Actress, Comedy” — Friends
• 2003: Nominated, “Choice TV Actress, Comedy” — Friends
• 2005: Nominated, “Choice Movie Hissy Fit” — The Longest Yard
• 2007: Nominated, “Break Up That Was So Bad It Was Good” — Family Ties (shared w/Michael J. Fox)

Lisa Kudrow:

Born on July 30, 1963 in Encino, California, Lisa Kudrow by profession is an Emmy Award winning actress, best known throughout the entertainment world for her flaky and at times eccentric role of Phoebe Buffay, in the widely acclaimed television show, FRIENDS.

Lisa Kudrow plays the role of Phoebe Buffay, who is a self proclaimed guitarist and is adamant on composing songs that touch the realities of life. But, inspite of these noble efforts, her lyrics managed to get gasps from the audience, as seen in one of episodes of Friends, where she plays a couple of self-composed songs for the children present at Central Perk. After the performance, the parents complain about her lyrics and the effect of the lyrics on the children. Phoebe is portrayed as a carefree individual, who is a staunch supporter of the two love stories seen in the show (Ross-Rachel & Chandler-Monica). In the latter episodes, Phoebe strikes a chord with Mike Hannigan, played by Paul Rudd. Their first meeting blossoms into love and in the ending episodes of the final season, Phoebe finally gets married to Mike. An odd couple indeed. But then, who are we to comment on a perfect love!

Lisa Kudrow is a highly respected actress in Hollywood and has numerous awards and honors to her credit. Some of these recognitions are:

• 1998: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, “Friends” – (Won)
• 2000: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, “Friends” - (Won)
• 2001: Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series, “Friends” - (Nominated)
• 2004: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, “Friends” – (Nominated)
• 2006: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, “The Comeback” - (Nominated)

Whether it is the 2008 Beijing Olympics or the Russian invasion of Georgia, news has been an integral part of our lives since time immemorial. This is one way, through which we are able to get in touch with reality and know as to how the world around us is changing and that helps us in speculating as to how it will affect our existence. Besides the practical aspect of the news channels, there is one more reason why people all over the world get hooked to the prime time news, and that reason is, the News Anchors. Be it Fox News or CNN, if these gorgeous female anchors are to be described in one word, then that word would be “HOT!”

After hours of interesting research and going through a lot of lovely profiles, we finally managed to narrow down our list of the three hottest television news anchors. These professionals are measured not only how amazing they look, but also how hard they have worked and the vast experience they have gained in the field of journalism. So here are the lovely women of substance for our readers to learn more about. If you wish to add any candidate of your choice or have something on your mind, then drop in a comment and we’ll get back to you. Enjoy the post!

Lara Logan:

Born on March 29, 1971 in Durban South Africa, Lara Logan is a highly accomplished journalist and a war correspondent. Currently, she is working at the CBS News as the Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for the popular investigative television newsmagazine, 60 Minutes. Lara is regarded as a fearless reporter, who doesn’t think twice before taking risks. After the September 11th 2001 terror attacks in New York City, Lara managed to enter Afghanistan and even went to the extent of establishing contact with General Babajan at Bagram Air Base. Later on, Lara Logan was designated as an officially embedded reporter with the American forces operating in Afghanistan. Then in the year 2006, Logan was promoted to chief foreign correspondent of CBS News.

One of the most daring reporting assignments of Logan’s career happened in the Iraqi city of Haifa. After the Haifa gun battle, Logan submitted her report to CBS station to go on air, but due to graphic nature of the video, CBS refused to play it to the public. After a lot of public support and in the quest of showing the real battle field, Logan used some of the Haifa Street material in a 60 Minutes and requests the viewers to pass on the link as far as possible.

To know more about this phenomenal woman of substance, visit her CBS Profile.

Robin Meade:

Born on April 21, 1969, in New London, Ohio, Robin Meade is the host cum news anchor for Morning Express with Robin Meade, that is a CNN Headline News morning news. Robin came into the world of journalism, when she started working at WMFD-TV in Mansfield, Ohio as a reporter. Moving on, she then took the role of an anchorwoman and a reporter at WCMH-TV in Columbus, Ohio, and at WJW-TV in Cleveland. Later on she joined WMAQ-TV in the capacity of an anchor for the morning news and also as a co-anchor for the weekend news. Along with her anchor duties, she also worked as a general assignment correspondent. In the year 1996, being an NBC affiliate, she got the opportunity to cover the 1996 Olympics. It was during this time, that she came up with an excellent coverage of the Centennial Olympic Park bombing. Currently, Robin Meade is working with CNN and has covered various issues, including the war in Afghanistan, also known as ‘Operation Enduring Freedom’. She also extensively covered the US invasion of Iraq in in the year 2003, also known as ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’.

To know more about Robin Meade, visit her profile at CNN.

Kiran Chetry:

Born on August 26, 1974 in Kathmandu, Nepal, Kiran Chetry is a CNN correspondent and the co-anchor for the morning news program, American Morning. In February 2008, Kiran Chetry left FOX news channel due to a contract conflict and just after an hour of quitting Fox, she was immediately hired by CNN. At CNN, Chetry began to work as a CNN anchor and a correspondent. She also served as a co host for American Morning along with the immensely famous Anderson Cooper 360 on the very evening of joining CNN.

Apart from the anchoring of American Morning, Kiran Chetry has also covered various big stories, such as the shooting massacre at Virginia Tech and also had the opportunity to interview high profile newsmakers such as American First Lady Laura Bush and Senator (R) John McCain. At the time of her induction in CNN, Kiran said, “CNN is the gold standard when it comes to journalism, and I am thrilled to be part of the team.”

Visit the Kiran Chetry’s CNN Profile to know about the “ray of light” which is the meaning of her first name in Sanskrit.

Tennis, the gentleman’s game has been equally famous and marveled by women athletes as well. The sort of a game that not only provides a sense of class but also unmatched excitement and adrenaline rush that can be compared to a Formula 1 Race. Since the era of Martina Navratilova, there have been numerous female tennis stars that have won over the hearts of millions, not only because of their style of playing, but also because of their killer looks and in all, because they are HOT!.

Here at Hottest Of All, we are great admirers of this noble game and even more enthusiastic about the players that make this sport so incredible. Hence, we are proud to present for our readers, the three hottest of all female tennis players that we have selected based on their merits and their looks. We had recently written about the Hottest Female Athletes and picking up from where we left off, here are the three hottest of all female tennis stars, Steffi Graf, Anna Kournikova, Justin Henin and Maria Sharapova. We know that there might be a difference between our choice and that of our readers, so we would love to hear from you and you can tell us what’s on your mind, by drooping in a comment, So, here we go:

Steffi Graf:

Born June 14, 1969, in Mannheim former West Germany, Steffi Graf is still considered to be one of the hottest female tennis stars of all time and is a legend in her class. In her entire career, Steffi Graf has won an astounding 22 Grand Slams, trailing just behind Margaret Court’s 24 Grand Slams. In her childhood days, Graf was introduced to the fabulous world of tennis by her father, Peter Graf and went on to compete in her first ever tournament, at the tender age of five.

As fate would have it, Graf’s breakthrough came in the year 1987 where she started the season with a great stride and with six tournament victories, got herself a place in the French Open. At the Roland Garros, Steffi Graff continued her fierce competitive form and defeated Gabriela Sabatini in a three-set semi-final, moving on to the finals to face the World No.1 Martina Navratilova. The final of the French Open 1987, proved to be a sizzling match that lasted for three sets and finally Steffi Graf came out victorious, defeating Martina 6–4, 4–6, 8–6. A true legend who has captivated the heart and minds of millions, men and women alike. With her exquisite play and her gorgeous looks, the 90’s era saw Steffi as a power and a sex symbol that took the world by storm.

Anna Kournikova:

Born on June 7, 1981, in Moscow, former Soviet Union, Anna Kournikova is a highly successful and one of the most sought after female tennis stars in the world. In her entire tennis career Anna has been a truly versatile players with significant successes in the field of singles matches as well as doubles matches. At the age of 14, Anna Kournikova got the sporting world’s attention, when she was crowned as Junior European Champion Under 18 and ITF Junior World Champion Under 18. She had also won the coveted “Italian Open.”

However, the year 1998 turned out to be the platform that would propel Anna Kournikova into fortune and fame. That particular year saw Anna reach the WTA top 20 rankings and with her incredible game play, she was able to defeat the three tennis legends, Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport, and Steffi Graf. Then in the year 1999 and 2002 Anna Kournikova snatched two Grand Slam doubles titles and incidentally, both of them at the Australian Open. In both these wins, she had an incredible partner in the form of Martina Hingis. Apart from her tennis career, another factor that put her solely into the limelight has been her modeling career and her star celebrity status.

Justin Henin:

Born on June 1, 1982 in Liège, Belgium, Justin Henin was the World No.1 player till May 14th 2008, when she announced her sudden and shocking retirement from the world of tennis. In her entire tennis career, Justin Henin has won an incredible 41 WTA titles, that include four French Open titles, one Australian Open title, and two US Open titles. Known for her tremendously powerful single handed backhand shot, her rhythmic footwork and synchronized handwork, Henin has been termed by the tennis legend Billie Jean King as, “pound for pound, [Henin] is the best tennis player of her generation.”

Justine Henin began playing tennis at the age of 14 and in the year 1997, she claimed her first big title, with the junior girl’s singles title at the French Open. The year 1999, saw the emergence of a ‘to be’ tennis legacy, entered the Belgian Open as a “wild card” entry and won her first ever WTA Tour event, making her fifth female player in the world win a debut WTA event.

The year 2003, saw the rise of Justine Henin from the overall rank of the top fifth to World No. 1. Justin Henin entered the US Open 2003, as the second seeded player and quickly progressed to the semi-finals after defeating Anastasia Myskina in the quarterfinals. In the semi-finals, Justine faced off with the sixth-seeded Jennifer Capriati, whom she defeated 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(4) after three grueling hours of hardcore tennis action. Later she defeated Kim Clijsters in the finals and won the US Open 2003 and with it became the World No. 2 player, just behind Clijsters. Later on, at the Zurich Open, Justine Henin defeated Serbia’s Jelena Dokic in the finals and finally claimed the throne of World No.1 on October 20, 2003.

Maria Sharapova:

Maria Sharapova began her WTA career in the year 2001 and by the year 2002, she was designated as the youngest player ever to enter the finals of the Junior Australian Open. In the year 2003, Maria Sharapova become a full- time tour event participant winning all the three qualifying matches for the Australian Open as well as the French Open. At the Australian Open 2008, Maria defeated WTA World No.1 Ana Ivanovic in straight sets.

Guitar is the one instruments that have the capability to sooth your soul with country and classical acoustic numbers and at the same time, it can also give you a surreal high with distortion driven, amplifier blaring hard rock and metal numbers that would blow you away. Its has been over a 100 years since rock established itself as the heart and soul of just about every teenager on this planet. Rock and guitars are like inseparable souls, both compliment each other, one with sound and the other with the genre.

When we talk of guitars, then how can we not talk about the men, because of whom this awesome musical instrument is able to brings such melody for the world to enjoy. Hence, here at ‘Hottest of All’ we decided to write about three of the world’s most famous and hottest guitarists, who deserve to be on this list. Once again, we have been absolutely unbiased with this list too and have chose these legends on the basis of their skills, their fan following and their contribution to the music world. These three legends are Nuno Bettencourt, Joe Satriani and Slash.

Nuno Bettencourt:

Born September 20, 1966, Nuno Bettencourt is considered to be one of the best funk metal guitarists in the world. Some of his most popular songs that have taken the wold by storm are,”More Than Words”, “Hole Hearted”, “Cupid’s Dead” and “Little Jack Horny”. Nuno has been best known for his association with the American rock band, Extreme and for his unique and incredible guitar playing techniques. Although, Nuno Bettencourt relies heavily on the playing styles of heavy metals, still due to incredible fusion that he is able to bring out heavy metal and funk, he is known as the demi-god of both the genres.

Nuno Bettencourt rose to fame and glory with Extreme’s most critically acclaimed album, Pornograffitti (1990) that is still considered to be one of the crowning moments of his life. Nuno also released solo project called Schizophonic, that saw a different side of him that his fans weren’t accustomed to and hence, the album did not do so well sales wise. In the year 2008, Nuno along with the newly reformed Extreme, released their latest album Saudades de Rock, that has been widely accepted by the music world and is turning heads all over the rock domain.

To know more about Nuno Bettencourt, you can visit The Official Website of “Extreme” www.extreme-band.com.

Joe Satriani:

Born July 15, 1956 in Westbury, New York, Joe Satriani is one of the few guitarists whose guitar playing has never been questioned or criticized. Joe Satriani had been influenced by rock music at a very early stage in life and he had admired the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. Satriani’s popularity gave him the opportunity to perform alongside legends such as Steve Vai, John Petrucci, Eric Johnson, Yngwie Malmsteen, Patrick Rondat, Andy Timmons, Paul Gilbert via the coveted annual event called “G3″.

Satriani has always been known to be the most technically sound player among all other guitarists in his league. He began playing guitar at the age of 14 and has mastered some of the most difficult guitar techniques such as Legato, two-handed tapping and arpeggio tapping, sweep-picking, volume swells, harmonics, and extreme whammy bar effects. Since 1986, Joe Satriani has release 12 solo albums and has become an icon, even to the level, where numerous guitarists take him as their greatest inspiration in life. In the year 1986, the naval aviation themed blockbuster “Top Gun” featured Joe Satriani’s theme for the movie and it instantly became a rave among teenagers. Even today, numerous guitarists and bands play the “Top Gun” theme as a tribute to Joe Satriani at major shows and events.

To know more about this phenomenal guitar legend, please visit Joe Satriani Official Website www.satriani.com.

Slash:

Well, what can we say about the man, who single handedly brought the glory back to Rock ‘n’ Roll in an era when this genre seemed to fade away with time. Born on July 23, 1965, Saul Hudson or only known as “Slash is the God of Rock ‘n Roll” and his persona will eternally be intertwined with his smash it rock band Guns n’ Roses. Currently, Slash is playing with “Velvet Revolver” that includes all the former band members of Guns n’ Roses except the vocalist, Axl Rose.

Looking back at his childhood days, about the time when he picked up his guitar, Slash says, “My big awakening happened when I was fourteen. I’d been trying to get into this older girl’s pants for a while, and she finally let me come over to her house. We hung out, smoked some pot and listened to Aerosmith’s Rocks. It hit me like a fucking ton of bricks . I sat there listening to it over and over, and totally blew off this girl. I remember riding my bike back to my grandma’s house knowing that my life had changed. Now I identified with something.”

The two world renowned songs from Guns n’ Roses, “Sweet Child o’ Mine” and “November Rain” saw the talent that Slash had to offer and the solos of both these songs propelled him to place of glory, only few guitarists can lay claim to. These two songs are also featured in the “Top 100 Solos of the Century”

To know more about this sensational demi-god, please visit, the Official Website of Slash www.slashonline.com.

Rock is something, only a few of majority can understand it and even fewer can relate to it. However, it is the sort of an adrenaline, that once it gets to you, there is no escape from it. But, it wouldn’t have been the same without the efforts, the hardwork and the raw tenacity of the rockstars that have taken the music world by storm. These Rock ‘n’ Roll renegades have made a mark for themselves with their superb talents and hard hitting, reality piercing vocals. Yes, we are talking about the vocalists, the front man of every band in the world. The one guy who takes the applause and the abuses from the crowd. One who has the power to make the crowd go crazy.

At Hottest of All, we have a couple of hardcore dedicated rockers that live, eat and sleep Rock music. Hence, we decided to do something to their pleasure and came up with the three of hottest rock singers in the world. This list isn’t compiled only on the basis of their looks, but also taking into account their success, the contribution to their band and the cult following that each of these men have garnered over the years. How, we regret the fact that we couldn’t get just about every vocalist there is listed in this list. However, you can always tells us the ones that you like, by posting a comment.

So, here are the three ‘Hottest of All’ Rock singers in the world. Axl Rose, Gary Cherone and David Draiman.

Axl Rose:

Born on February 6, 1962, W. Axl Rose is considered to be a legend in the world of Rock ‘n’ Roll. He has been the front man of the Rock ‘n’ Roll band “Gun N’ Roses” and with it has reached to millions of fans around the world, with his captivating voice and immensely meaningful lyrics. After the break up of the band in the early 1990s, Axl Rose resurfaced in the year 2001 with an entirely new line-up ad retained the name, “Gun N’ Roses.”

Even after the split of Guns ‘n’ Roses, Axl Rose is still known to be one of hard rock’s all-time greatest front-men. Reflecting back on his childhood day, Axl Rose says, “My particular church was filled with self-righteous hypocrites who were child abusers and child molesters. These were people who’d been damaged in their own childhoods and in their lives. These were people who were finding God but still living with their damage and inflicting it upon their children. I had to go to church anywhere from three to eight times a week. l even taught Bible school while l was being beaten and my sister was being molested.”

Before forming “Gun N’ Roses”, Axl Rose pla

yed the role of a vocalist in the band called “L.A. Guns”. Then in the year 1985, along with band mate Tracii Guns, Axl formed the band “Gun N’ Roses”. Slowly, the band evolved and in the year 1987, the band came out with their debut album titled, “Appetite for Destructions”, that virtually broke every record in the music world and launched Axl Rose into the fame and fortune. After that, Axl’s wheel of fame and fortune just kept rolling. He is also one of the few rock stars who have been featured on the cover of the Rolling Stones magazine. Axl was on the cover of this prestigious in August 1989 and then again in April 1992.

To know more about this phenomenal legend, please visit Guns N’ Roses.

Gary Cherone:

Born on July 26, 1961, Gary Cherone is currently the front-man of the American rock band “Extreme” and has also been widely acclaimed for his small stint with Eddie Van Halen for his album “Van Halen III.” In his teenage years, Gary was inspired and heavily influenced by vocalists, such as the likes of Roger Daltrey, Steven Tyler, Freddie Mercury.

In the year, Gary Cherone and his drummer friend Paul Geary formed the band “Extreme,” along with bassist Pat Badger and also got Nuno Bettencourt on board, who is known as one of the greatest guitarists in the world. With Extreme, Gary was able to put his vocal talents to its best and gathered quite a fan following. Later in his career, in the year 1996, Gary went on to join Van Halen. Due to his vast popularity that he had garnered being the vocalist for Extreme, Van Halen hired him as the band’s vocalist. Even without much commercial success, while being in Eddie Van Halen’s band, he did manage to gather a lot of appreciation, due to his vocal talents, that rejuvenated a lot of old Van Halen songs. One of the most peculiar characteristic of Gary Cherone’s voice is its similarity with Axl Rose.

In many of the songs, especially from the albums “Waiting for the Punchline” (1995) and Extreme’s latest release “Saudades de Rock” (2008) portray a great similarity between Gary and Axl’s voice, especially at higher octaves.

To learn more about Gary Cherone, visit Cherone.

David Draiman:

Born on March 13, 1973, David Draiman is a vocalist of the hard rock band “Disturbed”. Hailed as one of the most versatile and popular singers in the hard rock and metal genre, David has also worked on various side projects such as the “Queen of the Damned soundtrack,” alongside vocalists such as the likes of Jonathan Davis (Korn), Wayne Static (Static-X), Jay Gordon (Orgy), Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) and with alternative metal band Marilyn Manson.

Alongside Disturbed, David Draiman has reached out to a lot of fans and has sort of a cult following. With their latest album, “Indestructible” (2008), David tried to spread awareness about the crisis of increased suicide rate, through their song ‘Inside the Fire’. David had to face this bitter phase of life, when a former girlfriend of his committed suicide. This left David scarred for years to come, but with sheer will power, he managed to overcome his anguish.

However, his musical career has been a soaring eagle, ever since he joined Disturbed. In the year 2006, he was named as “Heavy Metal’s All-Time Top 100 Vocalists” by the American music magazine, “Hit Parader”.

To learn more about David Draiman, visit the Official Website of Disturbed

Also known as the place where ‘dreams come true’, Hollywood is the birthplace of some of the greatest movies that have made history. From the Godfather Trilogy to Saving Private Ryan to Pretty Woman. You name it and Hollywood has it. Glitz, Glamor, Money and Power rule this celluloid haven. However, if there is one thing that every man on this planet will thank Hollywood for, is the introduction to some of the most gorgeous women in the world. From Marlyn Monroe to Julia Roberts, these celluloid Divas have captivated the heart of billions and have become the desire of many.

Hence, at HottestofAll.com, we decided to cook up something special for our readers and came up with an idea to select the Top 3 hottest of all Hollywood actresses, keeping in mind their looks, accomplishments and their cult crazy fan following. Believe us! compiling this list has probably been the most difficult thing to do ever. Still, it has been great fun to find as much as we could about our Top 3 choices and now we present to you Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts and Keira Knightley, the hottest of all in the entire Hollywood.

Nicole Kidman:

Born on 20th June 1967 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Nicole Kidman is considered to be one of the most prolific and a sensational actress. For the year 2006, Nicole was known to be the highest paid actress in the entire Hollywood. Nicole’s acting career started at the age of 15, in the year 1983, when she was featured in the music video of Pat Wilson. Later in the same year, she was offered a role in the television series Five Mile Creek, that took her straight to the Australian cinema, where she secured roles for herself movies such as BMX Bandits and Bush Christmas. In the year 1988, Nicole gave an astounding performance in the comedy movie, Emerald City. This was followed by a terrific role playing from Nicole Kidman, for the television drama series Bangkok Hilton.

The year 1990, saw one of the most gripping roles from Nicole, as she played ‘Dr. Claire Lewicki’ in the NASCAR themed blockbuster Days of Thunder. The movie got Nicole invaluable critique reviews and at the same time, she got romantically linked to one of the biggest Hollywood heartthrobs, Tom Cruise. Nicole Kidman has won numerous awards and recognitions throughout her career. Here are some of the most notable honors for Nicole Kidman:

1. Academy Award- Best Actress in a Leading Role for The Hours (2003).
2. Golden Globe Award- Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for To Die For (1996)
3. Golden Globe Award- Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for Moulin Rouge! (2002)

For more information on Nicole’s role in The Golden Compass, visit on www.goldencompassmovie.com

Julia Roberts:

Born October 28, 1967 in Atlanta, Georgia, Julia Roberts is considered to be one of the legends in the entire Hollywood. Shot to fame with her blockbuster romantic comedy, Pretty Woman, she has earned a place in just about every man’s heart. With a smile to die for and a benevolence of an Angel, Julia Roberts has been deeply involved with the UNICEF efforts as well as with numerous other charitable organizations. Julia was the very first actress in the entire Hollywood, who had been featured on the cover of the prestigious Vogue magazine. She was also named as one of the “50 Most Beautiful People in the World” for an unbeaten 11 times, by the highly respected People’s Magazine. Although, Julia Roberts’ celluloid career began in the year 1986, yet she came to public attention in the year 1988, with her stellar performance in Mystic Pizza and then later got herself a role in the popular television
series, Miami Vice. Some of her most memorable performances are from movies such as, Pretty Woman, Conspiracy Theory, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Erin Brockovich and Mona Lisa Smile. Here are some of the awards and nominations from a numerous list of the, that Julia Roberts has gathered throughout her career:

1. Golden Globe Award: Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture for Steel Magnolias (1989)
2. Golden Globe Award: Nominated for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (1990)
3. NBR Award: Best Cast for Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
4. Academy Award: Best Actress for Erin Brockovich (2000)
5. NBR Award: Best Cast for Closer (2004)

Foe more information on Julia’s role in Charlie Wilson’s War, visit www.charliewilsonswar.net

Keira Knightley:

Born on March 26, 1985 in Teddington, London, England, Keira Knightly is a rising star of Hollywood, who has been able to reach to the throne of stardom with a lot of hardwork and taking very time to reach there. Keira’s movie career shot to fame with the dazzling performance in Bend It Like Beckham and the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. Some of the most notable performances of Keira Knightley have been in blockbuster movies such as Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Bend It Like Beckham ,and the Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Her latest movie release was Atonement (2007) for which she has been critically acclaimed.

For more information on Keira’s role in Atonement, visit www.universalpictures.com.au

Sports isn’t only confined to he number of matches played and the winning statistics. In fact, the world of sports has produced some of the most brilliant athletes and at the same time, it has also churned out a lot of gorgeous and sizzling hot women players. Besides their skills in their respective fields, they have the God gifted beauty and the brains, that would make any man go crazy. There have been numerous legends in the world of women sports, that have found a place in their fans’ hearts all over the wold, not only with their accomplishments, but also with their gorgeous looks and hot figures.

This obviously breaks our heart at HottestOfAll.com to have to choose from these gorgeous ladies of substance and present you with some of the hottest women athletes, who sizzle their fans’ hearts on the track and off the track as well.

So after extensive research and after a lot of arguments, we have finally come up with Maria Sharapova, Torrie Wilson and Michelle Wie. We know that you might have a different list altogether, but we have selected them not only on the basis of looks but also because of what they have been able to accomplish in such little time.

Maria Sharapova:

Born on April 19, 1987 in Russia, Maria Sharapova is considered to be one the fiercest players in the game of tennis. Crowned as the world’s highest paid female athlete, Maria is currently ranked 4th in the world of Tennis and is coached by her father Yuri Sharapov, along with Michael Joyce. She is well-renowned for her immensely powerful ground-strokes that leave an opponent running all over the court to get to the ball.

Maria Sharapova began her WTA career in the year 2001 and by the year 2002, she was designated as the youngest player ever to enter the finals of the Junior Australian Open. In the year 2003, Maria Sharapova become a full- time tour event participant winning all the three qualifying matches for the Australian Open as well as the French Open. At the Australian Open 2008, Maria defeated WTA World No.1 Ana Ivanovic in straight sets. Learn more about maria Sharapova at http://www.mariasharapova.com/defaultflash.sps.

Torrie Wilson:

Born on July 24, 1975, Torrie Wilson is one of the hottest female athletes and got the world’s attention with her active and charismatic participation in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Besides the profile of a professional wrestler, Torrie Wilson is also known to be a fitness competitor and one of the most sought after models in the fashion and entertainment industry. After being crowned as Miss Galaxy in 1998, she was immediately taken in by World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where she was given a prominent role in WCW’s storyline that revolved around the father-son feud of Ric Flair and David Flair. Then on June 2001, Torrie Wilson made her debut appearance in the immensely famous World Wrestling Federation (WWF) now termed as WWE. After a highly successful career in the WWE with a huge and dedicated fan base, Torrie Wilson went on the internationally renowned men’s magazine ‘Playboy’. In May 2003, Torrie appeared on the cover of the Playboy magazine, that sparked a WWE storyline row with another Diva known as Nidia.

In her childhood days, Torrie Wilson was never a wrestling fan, but since she began her long and glorious career in WWF/WWE, she has been a die-hard fan of Hulk Hogan. On July 11th 2003, after a four year romantic relationship, Torrie finally tied the knot with Peter Gruner a.k.a Billy Kidman.

Michelle Wie:

One of the most promising and a rising star in the field of women’s Golf, Michelle Wie is an American professional golfer, who has been bestowed with the prestigious title of “one of 100 people who shape our world.” by the Times Magazine. She was born on October 11, 1989 in Honolulu, Hawaii and turned Pro at the age of 15. Michelle held the world record of being the youngest player to qualify for the Women’s U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship for eight years. Even though she is considered to be one the best women golfers of all time, Michelle has never associated herself with the membership of any professional tour. Due to this, she is unable to play in any of the LPGA Tournaments, unless she qualifies for a spot or is granted a special exemption. In all, Wie has participated in 62 professional games on amateur as well as on professional level.

These 62 games include 14 games against men competitors, i.e. 8 games in the PGA Tour, 2 games in the Japan Golf Tour, 1 game in the European Tour, 1 game in the Asian Tour, 1 game in the Nationwide Tour, and 1 game in the Canadian Tour. With her rapid and successfully expanding career, Michelle Wei also has a long list of records to her name. Some of these outstanding records are:

1. The youngest player to play in a PGA Tour event – Age 14 (2004 Sony Open)
2. The youngest player to play in Curtis Cup history – Age 14 (2004)
3. The first female to make a cut on the Asian Tour - Age 16 (2006 SK Telecom Open)
4. The first female medalist in a men’s U.S. Open qualifying tournament – Age 16 (2006 U.S. Open Local Qualifying at Turtle Bay Hawaii)

So, these are some of the hottest female athletes in the world of sports, sorted out on the basis of their beauty and achievements. If you have any thoughts or inputs on this topic, we would love to hear from you. Please feel free to drop in a comment and let us know what’s on your mind.