Top 20 Gorgeous Ladies 2013

Ah, my favourite time of year.

Right around June/July, AfterEllen posts their hot 100 list of hot female celebrities, compiled by votes from readers.

Now every year, AE also compare their lists to lists compiled by a male audience (Maxim, FHM, etc) so I always make sure to compare my list to AfterEllen's list. It's like a response to the response of a list. Get it?

Remember, as ever, this list consists of ladies who have personally caught my eye this year. If I have left out your favourite lady, remember this is a personal choice and not to take it to heart!

Let's get started...

20) Jennifer Lawrence (New Entry.)

Known For: The Hunger Games, Silver Linings Playbook, falling over while collecting an Oscar.

Why She's Loved: We thought about using a photograph from a photo shoot for J. Law, but it just wouldn't do her justice. Jennifer Lawrence shows us that it's possible to be super famous and super beautiful, but still be yourself. Oh, and she's a pretty good actress too.

19) Amy Poehler (New Entry.)

Known For: Parks & Recreation, Saturday Night Live, being Tina Fey's unstoppable lady friend.

Why She's Loved: Everyone loves a lady who can make you laugh, and Poehler never fails. It's been an amazing year for Amy, who recently presented the Golden Globe awards. All that and she's hot? Damn, grrrl.

18) Kristin Bauer van Straten (New Entry.)

Known For: True Blood, Once Upon a Time, being effortlessly badass.

Why She's Loved: As the sharp-tongued, quick-witted vampire Pam in True Blood, Kristin also plays (semi) gay on the show. Now I've loved her ever since I saw Romy & Michele's High School Reunion when I was 10, but now she's stepping into the limelight and we love it.

17) Marion Cottilard (New Entry.)

Known For: La Vie en Rose, Inception, that darn sexy European accent.

Why She's Loved: I personally had not heard of this lady until I saw musical movie flop, Nine. But even then I saw talent in Marion. She's such a good actress that she doesn't need to use her beauty to get by in the acting world. Although we're sure it doesn't hurt...

16) Kristen Stewart (Last Year: #20.)

Known For: Twilight, Panic Room, definitely being heterosexual...

Why She's Loved: Well, the lesbians love her because she's the closest thing to heterosexual since Ellen Page. Ha, we (sort of) joke. She's talented, despite that blip that we call the Twilight Saga and she's stylish-androgynous which we can't help but dig.

15) Jessica Capshaw (Last Year: #4.)

Known For: Grey's Anatomy, The L Word, her star-studded family.

Why She's Loved: Now it's definitely been a bumpy road for Grey's Anatomy's "Calzona", but JCap is still in our hearts despite what her character has inflicted upon our emotions. If she wasn't so gorgeous it might be a different story...

14) Julie Benz (New Entry.)

Known For: Defiance, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, being the sweetest person to ever exist.

Why She's Loved: Well, other than those mentioned above, Benz has also starred in some stellar TV shows including Dexter and Desperate Housewives (in which she played gay, no less!) Since we saw a young Julie in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, we've had our eye on her. And man, she just doesn't age!

13) Sasha Alexander (Last Year: #5.)

Known For: Rizzoli & Isles, NCIS, being Sophia Loren's daughter-in-law...

Why She's Loved: On come on, isn't it obvious? Not only is Sasha gorgeous, but she has impeccable dress sense, she's adorable, and she's the Isles to Angie Harmon's Rizzoli! Pssh. (She also looks sexy wielding a gun. See NCIS for more details.)

12) Jennifer Morrison (New Entry.)

Known For: Once Upon a Time, House, those arms...

Why She's Loved: We're really, really sorry we couldn't find a picture of those arms but damn,  those arms! Most people prefer Lana Parrilla in this "Swan Queen" fantasy, but it's Morrison who caught my eye. Unf.

11) Kate Winslet (Last Year: #7.)

Known For: Titanic, Revolutionary Road, her British accent.

Why She's Loved: Where is Kate now? Who knows. When will she be making a return? Never soon enough. Not only is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind one of the most genius movies ever made, but Ms. Winslet is 100% bloody perfect.

10) Beyonce (New Entry.)

Known For: Crazy In Love, Destiny's Child, having the coolest husband in the universe.

Why She's Loved: I often find myself saying "but who doesn't love Beyonce?" because she is literally the Queen of everything. She's the first non-actress on my list, but that doesn't mean she doesn't act at all. In fact, she's been in a series of successful movies. What can't she do? Look anything but flawless.

9) Drew Barrymore (Last Year: #9.)

Known For: Charlie's Angels, E.T., having been around forever.

Why She's Loved: Where is she now? WHO KNOWS? But I hardly care because Drew is always in my heart. She's quirky and goofy but she's still rock and roll. And her dress sense? Ugh. And her talent? Ugh. Someone help me.

8) Angie Harmon (New Entry.)

Known For: Rizzoli & Isles, Law & Order, that damn hot raspy voice.

Why She's Loved: Not only is Harmon one half of our favourite non-lesbian, (yeah, right) crime-fighting duo, but she's also sexy as a single unit. She's kinda butch, but kinda not. Kinda serious, but kinda nerdy. We love her. (And yes, she will be the only known Republican on our list. Let's move on.)

7) Eliza Dushku (Last Year: #11.)

Known For: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse, that damn hot raspy voice...

Why She's Loved: Well this lady has the only voice that could rival Angie Harmon's. She looks monumentally sexy kicking butt. She plays our favourite, take-no-shit cheerleader in Bring It On. Basically, no one knows where she is now, which is why we constantly watch Dollhouse reruns...

6) Sara Ramirez (Last Year: #2.)

Known For: Grey's Anatomy, Spamalot, that killer voice.

Why She's Loved: She's half of one of the most loved couples on television. Honestly, I personally love her because she's such a good actress, yet so underrated. I keep coming back to the above picture... Guess why ;)

5) Anna Silk (Last Year: #18.)

Known For: Lost Girl, Being Erica, being the most kickass heroine since Buffy.

Why She's Loved: Living up to the #1 heroine since Buffy title can't be easy, but Anna Silk has stepped up to the calling with grace. And she loves ladies as Bo. And we love her.

4) Troian Bellisario (Last Year: #1.)

Known For: Pretty Little Liars, web series Lauren, having another one of those voices...

Why She's Loved: Okay, I can't help but say it every time: Troian is perfect in every way. It really grinds my shit when people prefer Shay Mitchell over Troian just because she plays gay in Pretty Little Liars (not to say Shay isn't beautiful, of course.) But when it comes to talent, style, and intelligence, Troian is #1 hands down. Oh, and her music taste is impeccable.

3) Rachel Skarsten (New Entry.)

Known For: Lost Girl, The Vow, being one half of Valkubus.

Why She's Loved: Now I'm pretty sure the Lost Girl writers threw Tamsin into the equation to throw Doccubus off their balance. I'm also pretty sure they didn't expect viewers to love Rachel so much. But how can you not love this girl?! (A controversial choice, I know. Sorry, Dr. Lauren fans!)

2) Cote de Pablo (New Entry.)

Known For: NCIS, her perfect South American accent.

Why She's Loved: Okay, just look at her! I can't help but be obsessed with her. She speaks like a bazillion languages and plays the world's most watched Mossad agent in NCIS, and she does it all looking like that. Someone send a paramedic, I can't handle the hotness.

Who's number 1? I know, you're probably thinking it's someone from Glee. If this is you, please leave right now.

1) Tatiana Maslany (New Entry.)

Known For: Orphan Black, Orphan Black aaaaaand... Orphan Black.

Why She's Loved: Those of you who watch Orphan Black will understand why I've included so many photos of Maslany. And that's because she plays all of the characters. And excels at it. And looks hot as each and every clone. (Even madwoman Helena.) It's not only me who loves Tatiana - the critics love her too! She's favourite to be nominated for every award under the sun this summer. Not only that, but she plays gay as one of the clones (Cosima, pictured bottom.) Perfect in every way? Yes. Need we say more? No. Because you already agree.

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So what do you gays think? I know, I'm often biased towards the more feminine ladies, so you're unlikely to ever see Tegan & Sara or Kate Moennig on my list.

Let me know in the comments who would be in your top 20! (And if you're here to complain that Dianna Agron, Zoie Palmer and Ellen DeGeneres aren't on my list, please don't.)

Top 20 Gorgeous Ladies 2012

You may or may not know that every year I post my favourite 20 Gorgeous Ladies to correspond with the AfterEllen Hot 100.

As I state every time I do this: this list is my own personal opinion and personal preference. In no way do I expect you to agree with me, this list is just for your enjoyment!

So here we go...

20) Kristen Stewart (New Entry).

Known For: Twilight, The Runaways, having little facial expression.


Why She's On My List: I've actually only recently started to find Kristen attractive... But I think that's because she did those ELLE photoshoots in which she looked gorgeously androgynous.


19) Audra McDonald (New Entry).

Known For: Private Practice, Broadway's Porgy & Bess, that magnificent soprano voice.

Why She's On My List: She's mostly my talent crush. She's amazing and perfect in every way and if you don't know her work, at least YouTube it. (She's gorgeous as well, don't get me wrong!)


18) Anna Silk (New Entry).

Known For: Lost Girl, Earthstorm, being the hottest Succubus in Canada.

Why She's On My List: Hot damn, just look at her. You want more explanation? Also, if you watch Lost Girl I'm sure you'll have taken note of that splendid rack of her's.


17) Camila Grey (New Entry).

Known For: Being part of the bands Uh Huh Her, Mellowdrone and being Leisha Hailey's girlfriend.

Why She's On My List: Not gonna lie, I didn't find Cam that hot until recently. Then I saw Uh Huh Her live, drooled everywhere and fell in love with how awesomely cool Cam was.

16) Caterina Scorsone (Last Year: 12).

Known For: Private Practice, Alice, being such an underrated actress.


Why She's On My List: This year saw Caterina's character, Amelia, on Private Practice become a crack addict and then give birth to a baby born without a brain. Stellar acting with a pretty face to go alongside it. What's not to like?


15) Shay Mitchell (New Entry).

Known For: Pretty Little Liars, Degrassi, playing an adorable and believable lesbian on-screen.


Why She's On My List: She's smoking hot. Just look at her! Her face is flawless. Oh and her character, Emily, in Pretty Little Liars is a lesbian, meaning we get to see her kiss girls on a regular basis. Wonderful.


14) Leisha Hailey (New Entry).

Known For: The L Word, being the other half of band Uh Huh Her, being multi-talented and therefore fabulous.


Why She's On My List: Who hasn't had a crush on Leisha since The L Word? Oh, you haven't? Yeah, didn't think so. She's adorable, quirky and seeing her live in concert this year made me want to squeeze her. So cute.


13) Natasha O'Keeffe (New Entry).

Known For: Playing the ever perfect Sadie in BBC lesbian drama, Lip Service.

Why She's On My List: Uh, hello?! Have you seen her in Lip Service? I mean, I know those sex scenes are only acting, but man, does she look like she knows what she's doing...



12) Lea Michele (Last Year: 7).

Known For: Glee, Broadway's Les Miserables, her astounding vocal chords.

Why She's On My List: When people think of Lea, they often just think of Rachel Berry. But she is so damn hot in real life, I'm not even sure how to complete this sentence...


11) Eliza Dushku (Last Year: 6).

Known For: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse, that ever so sexy, raspy voice.

Why She's On My List: There's never a minute where Dushku is not hot. Her lips, her voice, her flowing hair... Sigh. She's gorgeous and a pretty good actress, if I say so myself.


10) Zoie Palmer (New Entry).

Known For: Lost Girl, Devil, being an impossibly hot doctor.

Why She's On My List: I like to thank Zoie for some of the hottest lesbian scenes in the history of television, while at the same time she's adorable. However, if you look up any behind the scenes interviews of Zoie, you'll see that she's hilarious. Nothing hotter than wit.


9) Drew Barrymore (New Entry).

Known For: E.T., Scream, a shit load of other A list films.

Why She's On My List: I've always been a huge, huge fan of Drew. She could probably be my definition of the perfect woman: funny, sexy, intelligent... So I felt it was about time to include her on my list.


8) Lady Gaga (Last Year: 5).

Known For: Being Lady freakin' Gaga, don't ask such stupid questions.

Why She's On My List: There's something so incredibly sexy about pop music's "weirdest" star. Maybe its her risque clothes, maybe its her voice, maybe its that ass. I don't care what it is, all I know is she's damn fine.


7) Kate Winslet (New Entry).

Known For: Titanic, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Revolutionary Road, The Reader... Should I go on?

Why She's On My List: She is the main British actress of our time. She's incredibly sexy and yet still retains this sense of innocence. Also, I'm insanely attracted to her in Eternal Sunshine when she has red hair, I can't help it.


6) Ksenia Solo (New Entry).

Known For: Lost Girl, Black Swan, having some of the best lines on Lost Girl.

Why She's On My List: She's stunning. And not in that big-breasted, Kim Kardashian kind of way. She's a classic beauty and she's miraculous. Also, she's trained in ballet, which gives anyone an advantage in my book.


5) Sasha Alexander (Last Year: 20).

Known For: Rizzoli & Isles, NCIS, being one half of the gayest-straight pairing on television.

Why She's On My List: She's adorable, funny, quirky, cute, talented... I could go on for a while. All in all, she deserves a spot this high on the list, mainly because of the hair porn she provides on Rizzoli & Isles, while creating all that chemistry between herself and Angie Harmon.


4) Jessica Capshaw (Last Year: 2).

Known For: Grey's Anatomy, The L Word, being Steven Spielberg's step-daughter.

Why She's On My List: Those blue eyes, her perfect hair, her smile, perhaps? And she maintains all of this while having 3 children. Not sure how she does it but damn, I love her.


3) Jessie J (New Entry).

Known For: Being the 'voice' of the year, in the USA, the UK and pretty much everywhere else.

Why She's On My List: She's sassy, she says what she thinks... Oh yeah, she's bisexual. Jessie is the highest Brit on my list, and her voice is phenomenal. I have a love-hate relationship with her, but I'm sure if she was my girlfriend I could get over the hate part...


2) Sara Ramirez (Last Year: 1).

Known For: Grey's Anatomy, Broadways' Spamalot, being overly sexy without even trying.

Why She's On My List: Last year, Ramirez was my number one. It took a lot not to put her first again this year because it seems that as the years go on, the hotter she gets. Also, she can sing so well I get goosebumps every time I listen so... Yeah, that's why she's on this list.

So, who's number 1? A new entry? An actress? A singer? Check it out...



1) Troian Bellisario (New Entry).

Known For: Pretty Little Liars, NCIS, oh and her Father's the creator of NCIS too. No biggie.

Why She's On My List: As Spencer Hastings on Pretty Little Liars, Troian is absolutely perfect. She's witty, gorgeous, incredibly smart... So of course I had to google her. Then I found out that Troian loves tumblr, she loves to sing and she's a fan of Arcade Fire. She's my perfect woman in every way. Don't even try and stand between us.

So what did you think of my list? Who would you add? Who would you remove?

Comment below so I know what you have to say!

Vote For Your Top 20 Ladies!

Remember last August when I gave you a list of my top 20 hottest celebrity women?

Well, if you don't remember, then go read it!

Anyway, I'm moving this year's top 20 to June to coincide with the list that AfterEllen.com do every year. This way, it's much easier to compare the differences between the two lists.

So, who do you think will top the AE list this year? (Vote in the poll on the right!) And, more importantly, who do you think will top my list this year?

Also, I'm curious, who did you all vote in the AE poll? Let's see which ladies are your favourite!

Oh my goddess.

In regards to my ‘top 20 women’ blog, I have to say I have recently realized that I missed out a very important lady! (Who I’m pretty much certain is an actual goddess.)

Yeah I know, it’s not like me to make mistakes, but I haven’t realized the beauty of this woman until just recently. That woman is… Cheryl Cole.

I’d say it was quite probable that if you live in the States, you’ve never heard of Ms. Cole. She is, for your information, in a relatively new girl band from England named Girls Aloud.

Cheryl and her other four bandmates have been extremely successful in the UK – they have had 19 consecutive top 10 singles, with 4 of them topping the charts at number 1. Their single ‘The Promise’ (which is, by the way, one of my favorites) sold 77,100 copies in its first week, making it the fastest selling single in UK chart history.

Now, Ms. Cole is on the judging panel in the UK’s parallel to American Idol: a show called The X Factor. Aside from being the only reason I watch the show, I also approve of her accent (which is what Brits call ‘Geordie’ – Cheryl comes from the North-East city of Newcastle) and the fashion and glamour she brings to Saturday night television makes me love her even more.

So yeah, I suppose I’d just like to say that on my top 20 list now, my top three would be Eliza Dushku, Sara Ramirez and then Cheryl. (With just a little pinch of Jessica Capshaw, if you will.)

Do you approve? Or do you think Cheryl doesn't deserve a place on my list? (Say no, and you die.)