Top 10 Sexiest Women of All Time

We begin with a British beaut, and a Welsh wonder to be more exact! Catherine Zeta-Jones was everyone's darling in "The Darling Buds of May", but when she broke onto the big screen, she became a lot of folks’ sexual fantasies! A role as Elena in "The Mask of Zorro" had the actress dancing and sword fighting and looking hot in almost equal measure, while further success came by way of "Entrapment" and "Traffic". She's the epiphany of brunette beauty, and opens our list perfectly!

A much poster-ed princess, Raquel Welch entered into the '70s with everyone well aware of her attractiveness! The American Actress earned her attention in the film "One Million Years B.C."... She said three lines, but donned an outfit one million times more revealing than what the '60s cinema-goer was used to! A poster that would remain in pop-culture with "The Shawshank Redemption", for Welch the '70s were sexy non-stop! At the end of the decade, Playboy dubbed her "Most Desired Woman"... And we can't argue with that!

There aren't many people who could win an Oscar for playing gruesome serial killer Aileen Wuornos and be selected as one of the sexiest women of all time, but Charlize Theron isn't like many other people! Theron is a class actress, and an even classier lady! Appropriately sure of herself and her sexiness, she has been able to take on intense, sometimes uncomfortable roles, and still wow us whenever she walks the red carpet! She can please, she can tease, she could have you on your knees could Charlize!

This mademoiselle was at one point a model, a singer and an actress... A showbiz all-rounder, the men all wanted to be with her! Vanessa Williams' beauty went all the way to the big leagues too, as in '83 she became the first African-American Miss America - a scandal involving nude photographs meant that she eventually had to relinquish her title, but her adoring public wasn’t exactly complaining there! Making the most of her hot high-profile, Williams spent much of the '80s making music... And making everyone want her! Which we still do today!

Some women are almost too hot for words... But we'll try to talk you through Scarlett Johansson anyway! A fine actress in her own right, she's an even finer specimen of sexiness! Her induction into the Marvel Universe as Black Widow was a masterstroke, and when she took the title role in "Lucy" fans watched and felt very lucky! When Joseph Gordon-Levitt wrote and starred in "Don Jon", he really knew what he was doing when he cast Scarlett as his love interest! She's just immeasurably attractive!

Frequently called the “most beautiful woman in the world,” Aishwarya Rai was thrust into acting after being crowned Miss World 1994. Originally a model, Rai made her acting debut in 1997, and it she quickly became a mainstay in Bollywood cinema, appearing in various commercial hits throughout the 2000s. Lending her gorgeous face to ads for global brands like Pepsi and L’Oreal, Rai is not only considered sexy for her looks but also for her humanitarian efforts, which include efforts to eradicate polio and poverty.

After completely outshining Winona Ryder in "Girl, Interrupted", Angelina Jolie rode into the 2000s on the coattails of her own Oscar success... And she did so in the most desirable way possible! The word 'luscious' doesn't do Jolie's lips justice, and if the eyes are the windows to the soul, then her soul is scorchin' hot! We haven't even begun to describe Angelina's body, but that's only because it leaves us speechless! The first five letters of her name sum her up entirely - she must be heaven-sent!

To out-sexify the likes of Jolie, Johansson, Williams and more, you have to be truly something - and Monica Bellucci is definitely that! The Italian model turned actress is just achingly attractive! After roles in various European movies including "Irreversible", Bellucci's part as Persephone in "The Matrix Reloaded" had audiences rewinding to watch her scenes again! Best known as a face of fashion however, for the second half of the decade she was Dior's leading lady! Her résumé goes unrivalled; her prettiness unparalleled, her sex appeal is unsurpassable!

Blonde hair, blue eyes, slim figure and a smile seen for miles, Christie Brinkley was the American fashion model: Mark one! In the '80s, no one could hold a candle to her! Gracing the front of three consecutive Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Editions between 1979 and '81, the early parts of this decade were the beginnings of a prolific career during which she would grace over 500 magazine covers! With statistics that simply can't be ignored - in more ways than one (!) - Brinkley makes the top 2 of this womanly race with ease!

Before we unveil our number one pick, here are some honorable mentions:
- Kate Upton
- Jennifer Lopez
- Claudia Schiffer
- Farrah Fawcett
- Heidi Klum
- Lucy Liu

It can be tough to stand out in the material world of modelling, but Cindy Crawford sure managed to do that! Throughout the '90s, she was the face of fashion, and the woman we all wanted to know about! Brown hair, brown eyes, 5'9" and looking fabulously fine (!), Crawford was the catwalk's main event! Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Versace and Escada - everyone wanted at least a little pretty piece of her! Crawford's was a body that had us almost believing we were seeing things! Pinch yourself, because she's actually real – AND still looks damn good today!

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