2009: Top 25 sexiest celebs revealed!

When it comes to judging sexy celebs, who better than Playboy magazine? Here's a look at the glam gals of 2009 who made the cut.

#1. Holly Madison: The American model and television personality is best known for appearing as Hugh Hefner's number one girlfriend with Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson on the reality TV series 'The Girls Next Door'. Although not a Playboy Playmate, she has appeared in nude pictorials with her Girls Next Door costars and fellow Hefner girlfriends Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson. Her most recent work was as a contestant on the eighth season of 'Dancing with the Stars'. (Wikipedia)

#2. Sara Jean Underwood: The American model was chosen as the Playmate of the Month for the July 2006 issue of Playboy magazine and later became Playmate of the Year in 2007. (Wikipedia)

#3. Pamela Anderson: The Baywatch bombshell needs little introduction. However she has come a long way since cavorting in skimpy bikinis in the popular television series and today Anderson is known as much as a producer, author and activist, as a sex symbol and glamour model. (Wikipedia)

#4.Jenny McCarthy: American model, comedian, actress, author, and activist began her career as a Playboy magazine model in 1993, before launching a television and film acting career. Most recently, she has written books about parenting, and has become an activist promoting scientifically unsupported claims that vaccines cause autism. (Wikipedia)

#5. Eva Mendes: The American actress who has been seen in several Hollywood blockbusters like '2 Fast 2 Furious', 'Hitch', 'Training Day', 'We Own the Night' and 'The Spirit', was ranked #7 by 'Maxim' in its 2007 Hot 100 issue. She also made her second 'Maxim' cover in the November 2007 issue. Mendes appeared naked in 'Flaunt' Magazine. Mendes said about the shoot, "I actually did a little nude shot. You won't see anything. I was covering myself... but I love 'Flaunt.' I think their artwork is some of the best artwork out there as far as photography is concerned, so I took it off. I felt really comfortable, it was fun. There's something really liberating about it." (Wikipedia)

#6. Cindy Margolis: According to an interview in Playboy, Margolis' career as a glamour model and actress began with a business class project on greeting cards at the California State University at Northridge, where she produced cards with a photograph of herself wearing lingerie and including her phone number. Her modeling career took off when agents started asking about the woman on the cards. She has modeled in advertising for companies such as Reebok, Vidal Sassoon, Coors, Frederick's of Hollywood, Hanes, and Sunkist. Margolis' nude pictorial was published in the December 2006 issue of Playboy. Margolis posed for a second Playboy pictorial for the July 2008 issue. This pictorial was held in conjunction with a competition where the winner would accompany Margolis to a party at the Playboy mansion. In 2008 production began on a new Fox Reality Channel original series, 'Seducing Cindy', a dating reality show in which male contestants, aged 18-49, will battle to win the affection of Margolis. The show will premiere on January 30, 2010. (Picture courtesy: rpm magazine, Text: Wikipedia)

#7. Britney Spears: The Pop Princess seems to make as much news off the stage as she does on it. Although Spears became a international pop culture icon immediately after launching her music career, selling over 85 million records worldwide, stories of her apparent meltdown and failed relationships have continued to circulate.

#8. Angelina Jolie: One half of 'Brangelina', Jolie's relationship with superstar Brad Pitt has only added to her considerable fame as an actress and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. Cited repeatedly as one of the world's most beautiful women, Jolie hit the big league after her portrayal of video game heroine Lara Croft in 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' (2001), and since then has established herself as one of the best-known and highest-paid actresses in Hollywood. She has had her biggest commercial successes with the action-comedy 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' (2005) and the animated film 'Kung Fu Panda' (2008).

#9. Cameron Diaz: She broke out in the 1990s with her roles in 'The Mask', 'My Best Friend's Wedding' and 'There's Something About Mary', and subsequently appeared in 'Charlie's Angels', 'Shrek', 'Vanilla Sky', 'Gangs of New York', and several other Hollywood films. Diaz has received Golden Globe nominations for her performances in 'There's Something About Mary', 'Being John Malkovich', 'Vanilla Sky', and 'Gangs of New York'. (Wikipedia)

#10. Carmen Electra: The American glamour model, actress, television personality, singer, dancer and sex symbol gained fame for her appearances in Playboy magazine, on the MTV game show Singled Out, on the TV series Baywatch, for her appearances dancing with the Pussycat Dolls and has since had roles in the parody films 'Scary Movie', 'Date Movie', 'Epic Movie', 'Meet the Spartans', and 'Disaster Movie'. (Wikipedia)

#11. Beyonce Knowles: Knowles rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child. According to Sony, Knowles record sales, when combined with the group, have surpassed 100 million. The disbanding of Destiny's Child in 2005 facilitated her continued success: Her third solo album, I Am… Sasha Fierce, was released in November 2008, and included the hits "If I Were a Boy", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", "Halo", and "Sweet Dreams", and has been nominated for 10 Grammy Awards. (Wikipedia)

#12. Kim Kardashian: The American celebutante, socialite, model, actress, businesswoman, and television personality stays in the news for her social life and her role on the E! reality show 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians'. (Wikipedia)

#13. Vida Guerra: The Cuban-born American model, actress, and singer made her first notable appearance was in the US edition of FHM magazine in December 2002; since then, she has modeled for many other men's magazines. Guerra was voted Number 26 in 'F.H.M's Top 100 Sexiest Females' of 2005 and has twice been named the winner of the magazine's 'Best Butt Award'. She has produced her own swimsuit calendars (and accompanying "behind the scenes" DVDs) and a 2006 DVD titled 'Vida Guerra: Exposed'. (Wikipedia)

#14. Jessica Alba: Alba began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in 'Camp Nowhere' and 'The Secret World of Alex Mack' (1994). Alba rose to prominence as the lead actress in the television series 'Dark Angel' (2000–2002). Alba later appeared in various films including 'Honey' (2003), 'Sin City' (2005), 'Fantastic Four' (2005), 'Into the Blue' (2005), 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' and 'Good Luck Chuck' both in 2007. Alba is considered a sex symbol and often generates media attention for her looks. She appears frequently on the 'Hot 100' section of Maxim and was voted number one on AskMen.com's list of '99 Most Desirable Women' in 2006, as well as 'Sexiest Woman in the World' by FHM in 2007. (Wikipedia)

#15. Christina Aguilera: The American pop star came to prominence following her debut album 'Christina Aguilera' (1999), which was a commercial success spawning three number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. A Latin pop album, 'Mi Reflejo' (2001), and several collaborations followed which garnered Aguilera worldwide success, though she was displeased with her lack of input in her music and image. Aguilera took creative control over her second studio album, 'Stripped' (2002), which received mixed reviews produced substantial sales and was elected as the 13th album of the decade of 2000s the magazine Rolling Stone. The second single, 'Beautiful', was a commercial success, was elected as the 14th single of the decade of 2000s the magazine 'Rolling Stone' and sustained the album's sales amidst controversy over Aguilera's sexual image. (Text: Wikipedia, Image courtesy: Maxim )

#16. Jennifer Love Hewitt: Hewitt began her acting career as a child by appearing in television commercials and the Disney Channel series 'Kids Incorporated'. She rose to fame in teenage popular culture via her roles in the Fox series 'Party of Five', as Sarah Reeves, and the films 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' and its sequel, as Julie James. As a singer, Hewitt has been signed by Atlantic Records and Jive Records. To date, her most successful single on the Billboard Hot 100 is the 1999 release 'How Do I Deal', which peaked at #59. In addition, she has contributed music to the promotion or soundtracks of acting projects. She has been lauded as one of the most attractive women in the entertainment industry by publications such as 'Maxim', in which she was named the sexiest woman in the world in 1999, and 'TV Guide', which named her the sexiest woman on television in 2008. (Wikipedia)

#17. Tyra Banks: Banks began modeling in the 11th grade. She later went to Paris, France to do some runway modeling. Within Banks' first week in Paris, designers were so entranced by her presence on the runway that she was booked for an unprecedented twenty-five shows – a record in the business for a newcomer. She has done extensive print and/or runway work for fashion/advertising giants, such as Anna Sui, Coors Light, CoverGirl, Badgley Mischka, Bill Blass, Cynthia Rowley, Chanel, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Gemma Kahng, H&M, Isaac Mizrahi, Maria Snyder, McDonald's, Aislinn Dubois Modeling Agency, Michael Kors, Milk, Nicole Miller, Nike, Inc., Oscar de la Renta, Pepsi, Perry Ellis, Randy Kemper, Richard Tyler, Rifat Ozbek, Swatch, Todd Oldham, Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria's Secret and Yves Saint Laurent. She has appeared on the covers of high-fashion magazines such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and Elle. Banks was the first African American woman on the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. In 1997, she received the VH1 award for Supermodel of the Year. That same year, she became the first-ever African American chosen for the cover of the Victoria's Secret catalog. Banks retired from modeling in May 2005 to concentrate on her television career. She walked the runway for the final time at the 2005 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. (Wikipedia)

#18. Scarlett Johansson: American actress and singer Scarlett Johansson made her film debut in the 1994 film 'North' and was subsequently nominated for the 'Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female' for her performance in 1996's 'Manny & Lo'. This multi-talented star made the transition to adult roles with her critically acclaimed performance in Sofia Coppola's film 'Lost in Translation' opposite Bill Murray, and has also made a name for herself as a vocalist with her first music album, 'Anywhere I Lay My Head'. (Wikipedia)

#19. Monica Bellucci: The Italian sex symbol began her career as a model in Milan. By 1989, she was becoming prominent as a fashion model in Paris and across the Atlantic, in New York City. She posed for Dolce & Gabbana and French Elle, among others. In that year, Bellucci made the transition to acting and began taking acting classes. The February 2001 'Esquire's' feature on Desire featured Bellucci on the cover and in an article on the five senses. In 2003, she was featured in 'Maxim'. In 2004, she topped AskMen's 100 Most Beautiful Women in the World annual list. She is currently a face of a range of Dior Cosmetics. As an actress Bellucci became known and popular with worldwide audiences, following her roles in 'Malèna' (2000), 'Irréversible' (2002) and has been played in many films from Europe and Hollywood like 'Tears of the Sun' (2003), 'The Matrix Reloaded' (2003), 'The Passion of the Christ' (2004), 'The Brothers Grimm' (2005), 'Le Deuxième souffle' (2007), 'Don't Look Back' (2009), etc. (Wikipedia)

#20. Denise Richards: The American actress and former fashion model became famous in the late 1990s, after a string of films that highlighted her sex appeal, including 'Starship Troopers', 'Wild Things', and 'The World Is Not Enough'. She also has her own reality TV show, 'Denise Richards: It's Complicated' which is broadcast on American channel E!. (Wikipedia)

#21. Jessica Simpson: Pop star, actress and television personality Simpson has achieved seven Billboard Top 40 hits, and has three gold and two multi-platinum RIAA-certified albums. Simpson starred with her then-husband Nick Lachey in the MTV reality show 'Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica'. She ventured into the country music market in 2008 and released 'Do You Know'. In the summer of 2005, Simpson made her first appearance in a motion picture as Daisy Duke in the movie version of the television series 'The Dukes of Hazzard'. The film was #1 at the box office its opening weekend and grossed $30.7 million on 3,785 screens. It also had an adjusted-dollar rank of #14 all-time for August releases. The film eventually collected $110.5 million worldwide. (Wikipedia)

#22. Alicia Keys: Keys' debut album, 'Songs in A Minor', was a commercial success, selling over 12 million copies worldwide. She became the best-selling new artist and best-selling R&B artist of 2001. The album earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "Fallin'". Her second studio album, 'The Diary of Alicia Keys', was released in 2003 and was also another success worldwide, selling eight million copies. The album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards in 2005. Throughout her career, Keys has won numerous awards and has sold over 30 million albums worldwide, establishing herself as one of the best-selling artists of her time. (Wikipedia)

#23. Jessica Biel: The American actress and former model has appeared in several Hollywood films, including 'Summer Catch', the remake of 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre', 'The Illusionist' and 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry'. She is also known for her television role as Mary Camden in the long-running family-drama series '7th Heaven'. (Wikipedia)

#24. Rose McGowan: The American actress is known for her role as Paige Matthews in WB Network supernatural drama series 'Charmed', as well as for her roles in several major Hollywood films including 'The Doom Generation', 'Scream', 'Jawbreaker', and 'Grindhouse'. She was until recently the co-host of TCM's film-series program, 'The Essentials'. McGowan has appeared on numerous magazine covers, including 'Seventeen', 'Interview', 'Maxim', 'GQ', 'Entertainment Weekly' and 'Rolling Stone'. She has also frequently been featured on 'Maxim', 'FHM' and 'Stuff' magazine's sexiest women lists. (Wikipedia)

#25. Adrianne Curry: The American model was the first winner of the reality television series 'America's Next Top Model'. She has modeled for several magazines, including 'Life & Style Weekly', 'Us Weekly', 'Star', 'OK!', 'Stuff', 'People', 'Maxim' and made the Maxim Hot 100 list in 2005., Spanish 'Marie Claire', 'Von Dutch', Von Dutch Watches, Salon City, Macy's, Famous Stars and Straps, Lucky, Ed Hardy, Kinis Bikinis, Beverly Hills Choppers, and Merit Diamonds. Curry's runway shows include Anne Bowen Spring 2005, Jamie Pressly, Pamela Anderson's line, Ed Hardy, Von Dutch, and Christopher Deane. She has appeared in a commercial for the Merit Diamonds Sirena Collection that ran from November 2004 to January 2006. Curry appeared on the cover and in a nude pictorial for 'Playboy' in February 2006 (US edition). She returned for a second cover and nude pictorial in the January 2008 issue. Curry made Playboy's 2008 top 25 sexiest women, along with Playboy's top 100 Playboy spreads 2008 edition. (Wikipedia)