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    LOS ANGELES, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- MAXIM Magazine, the #1 men's magazine
 in the world, announced today their annual Hot 100 list.  The Top 10 includes:
 Sexiest Video, Russian sensation t.A.T.u. (#10); Cutest Canuck, "24's" Elisha
 Cuthbert (#9); Best Bed Head, Latin singer Shakira (#8); #1 Tube Topper, "The
 Bachelorette's" Trista Rehn (#7); #1 Model Citizen, model Gisele Bundchen
 (#6); #1 Money Maker, Gigli's Jennifer Lopez (#5); Best 3-Way, Charlie's
 Angeles: Full Throttle Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Cameron Diaz (#4), #1 Rookie,
 T3's Kristanna Loken (#3); Best Twang, singer Shania Twain (#2); and Top of
 the Heap, pop sensation Christina Aguilera (#1).
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     Each year MAXIM chooses 100 of the hottest women of the year in film,
 television, music, sports and fashion.  Editors are given the daunting task of
 choosing which of these women are the hottest and who everyone will be talking
 about for the next year.  General Manager Andy Clerkson says of this year's
 top 10, "The easy part was giving the top spot to Christina Aguilera -- our
 readers voted her #1 with their record-breaking support of her Maxim cover
 last January.  Christina's issue is the best selling edition of Maxim ever
 with 2.8 million copies.  The rest of the competition was hot, so hot it set
 off sprinkler's in our building."
     The Hot 100 has always been a good indicator of who will make a splash on
 pop culture in the coming year. After launching one of the most successful TV
 shows of the season, MAXIM chose Jennifer Garner as the Hottest Woman in 2002.
 This year's Hot 100 ranks Jennifer Garner at #11, no surprise after starring
 in hit films like Daredevil, Catch Me If You Can and the upcoming 13 Going on
 30.  Last year, MAXIM first brought such stars to our attention as Elisha
 Cuthbert who MAXIM placed on the Hot 100 at #94 (Now #9) and Sarah Wynter #70
 (Now #12) when "24" was a brand new show and Shakira at #15 (Now #8) when she
 was just beginning to heat up stages in the U.S.
     Women in music dominate this year's Hot 100.  Christina Aguilera (#1),
 Shania Twain (#2), Shakira (#8), t.A.T.u. (#10), Gwen Stefani (#15), Ashanti
 (#21), Kelly Rowland (#22), Kelly Clarkson (#27), Britney Spears (#30), and
 Mya (#31) are just a few of the successful female artists that grace this
 year's list.
     The MAXIM Hot 100 supplement (complete list is attached) is currently
 available with the June issue of MAXIM featuring the Shania Twain on the
 cover.  An hour long Hot 100 special will air on NBC on Saturday, June 14th at
 9 PM.  This special will feature interviews with Shania Twain, LeAnn Rimes,
 Giselle Bundchen, Bernie Mac, Christina Aguilera and a special performance by
 Mya.
 
     MAXIM is the men's lifestyle magazine published 12 times a year by Dennis
 Publishing.  Editor-in-Chief: Keith Blanchard.  General Manager: Andy
 Clerkson.  Group Publisher: Jamie Hooper.  West Coast Editor: Claudia
 Nicolayevsky.  MAXIM's ABC Publishers Statement for the period June --
 December 2002 is 2,512,090.  Guaranteed rate base is 2.5 million.  The US
 edition of MAXIM launched April 1997 and is nationally distributed by The
 Curtis Circulation Company.  The North American phone number for Dennis
 Publishing is 212-302-2626.
 
                               MAXIM HOT 100 2003
 
      1.   Christina Aguilera
      2.   Shania Twain
      3.   Kristanna Loken
      4.   Charlie's Angels
      5.   Jennifer Lopez
      6.   Gisele Bundchen
      7.   Trista Rehn
      8.   Shakira
      9.   Elisha Cuthbert
      10.  t.A.T.u.
      11.  Jennifer Garner
      12.  Sarah Wynter
      13.  Christina Applegate
      14.  Kelly Hu
      15.  Gwen Stefani
      16.  Kate Beckinsale
      17.  Kate Hudson
      18.  Pamela Anderson
      19.  Megan Ewing
      20.  Jessica Alba
      21.  Ashanti
      22.  Kelly Rowland
      23.  Monica Bellucci
      24.  Minki van der Westhuizen
      25.  Heidi Klum
      26.  Halle Berry
      27.  Kelly Clarkson
      28.  Rachel Nichols
      29.  Rebecca Romijn-Stamos
      30.  Britney Spears
      31.  Mya
      32.  Brittany Murphy
      33.  Kirsten Dunst
      34.  Sara Foster
      35.  Carmen Electra
      36.  Genelle Frenoy
      37.  Brooke Burns
      38.  Tyra Banks
      39.  Reese Witherspoon
      40.  The Pussycat Dolls
      41.  Kristin Kreuk
      42.  Asia Argento
      43.  Angelina Jolie
      44.  Kylie Minogue
      45.  Sarah Michelle Gellar
      46.  Beyonce Knowles
      47.  Erika Christensen
      48.  LeAnn Rimes
      49.  Katie Holmes
      50.  Anne Marie Kortright
      51.  Karen Carreno
      52.  Denise Richards
      53.  Natassia Malthe
      54.  Tara Reid
      55.  Maggie Gyllenhaal
      56.  Salma Hayek
      57.  Adriana Lima
      58.  Naomi Watts
      59.  Taryn Manning
      60.  Jaime Pressly
      61.  Molly Sims
      62.  Eva Mendes
      63.  Jessica Simpson
      64.  Pink
      65.  Ali Larter
      66.  Lenor Varela
      67.  Rachel Perry
      68.  Paulina Rubio
      69.  Laetitia Casta
      70.  Yamila Diaz-Rahi
      71.  Eve
      72.  Bianca Kajlich
      73.  Laura Harring
      74.  Aisha Tyler
      75.  Alicia Keys
      76.  Kim Smith
      77.  Leslie Bega
      78.  Lisa Snowdon
      79.  Mila Kunis
      80.  Sofia Vergara
      81.  Nichole Robinson
      82.  Brooke Burke
      83.  Sarah Shahi
      84.  Shannyn Sossamon
      85.  Desiree Diamond
      86.  Rosario Dawson
      87.  Michelle Rodriquez
      88.  Emmanuelle Vaugier
      89.  Gabrielle Union
      90.  Jennifer Sky
      91.  K.D. Aubert
      92.  Avril Lavigne
      93.  Rachel Weisz
      94.  Shakara Ledard
      95.  Jennifer Love Hewitt
      96.  Sarah Silverman
      97.  Jolene Blalock
      98.  Cindy Taylor
      99.  Norah Jones
      100. Malia Jones
 
 
 

SOURCE  MAXIM Magazine