| Sports Illustrated Women's Swimsuit Issue selected the | | | | Rank 2: Jude Law is an English actor. He began acting |
| Sexiest Men in swim wears. We should accord these | | | | with the National Youth Music Theatre in 1987, and he |
| winners special importance as they were selected by | | | | won awards for several of his roles. |
| a large number of women voters. | | | | Rank 3: David Tennant is a Scottish actor best known |
| Apolo Anton Ohno, (Speed Skating):Â Ohno was | | | | for portraying the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in the |
| overtaken by South Korea's Kim Dong-Sung in the | | | | television series Doctor Who. He adopted the |
| 1,500-meter short-track speed skating event in Salt | | | | professional name 'Tennant' inspired by Neil Tennant, |
| Lake City but managed to win the gold medal after | | | | the lead singer of the Pet Shop Boys. |
| Kim was disqualified. Ohno also took home a silver | | | | Rank 4: Brad Pitt is an American actor, film producer, |
| medal in the 1,000-meter event, scrambling to the finish | | | | and social activist. |
| line. Several thousand women admirers | | | | Rank 5: Keanu Reeves is a Canadian actor. He is well |
| watched Ohno skate. | | | | known for playing Neo in the action film trilogy The |
| Tiki Barber, (Football): Tiki's a dynamic full back for the | | | | Matrix and Ted in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and |
| New York Giants. When questioned whether he is | | | | Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey. |
| sexier than his twin brother and team mate, Ronde, Tiki | | | | Rank 6: Chris Evans is an American actor best known |
| Barber modestly said ""I'll have to give it to my brother" | | | | for his roles in the films Fantastic Four (as the Human |
| but added "He's vain enough to think he's the sexiest." | | | | Torch), Cellular and Not Another Teen Movie. |
| Landon Donovan, (Soccer): Playing forward for both | | | | Rank 7: Johnny Depp is a three-time Academy |
| the U.S. National soccer and the San Jose | | | | Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning and |
| Earthquakes teams; Landon was named most valued | | | | Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American actor, |
| player at last year's MLS All-Star Game. On | | | | best known for his frequent portrayals of offbeat and |
| whether he considers himself sexy, Landon said "I | | | | eccentric characters such as the titular character in |
| would say that in everyday life that I don't consider | | | | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, |
| myself sexy, not extremely sexy, no. But I try. I do my | | | | Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. |
| best." | | | | Rank 8: Wentworth Miller is a Golden Globe-nominated |
| Jeremy Bloom, (Freestyle Skiing): At the 2002 Winter | | | | American actor. Born in England, he is a critically |
| Olympics, Jeremy was placed ninth in the freestyle | | | | acclaimed young actor with amazing performances |
| skiing moguls competition. Earlier, he was a 100-meter | | | | both television and feature films. |
| track and field Colorado state champion. He won both | | | | Rank 9: David Beckham is an English professional |
| the 2002 national moguls crown and the moguls event | | | | football midfielder who currently plays for and captains |
| at the World Cup. When asked, Jeremy said "Athletes | | | | Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy. He is |
| are sexier than models, because there are great | | | | also a member of the England national team. Beckham |
| stories behind each of them." | | | | was captain of England from 15 November 2000 to 2 |
| Andy Roddick, (Tennis) Last year he became the | | | | July 2006. |
| youngest player to reach the U.S. Open's men's | | | | Rank 10: John Cusack is an American film actor and |
| quarterfinals since Andre Agassi in 1988. Roddick also | | | | writer. He won the 1990 Most Promising Actor CFCA |
| successfully defended his U.S. Clay Court | | | | Award for 'Say Anything', the 1998 Favorite Supporting |
| Championship title against the tennis legend Pete | | | | Actor Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Con Air |
| Sampras in April. | | | | and the 2000 Commitment to Chicago Award. |
| Clint Mathis, (Soccer): Clint is playing forward for the | | | | Listed on People magazine's annual survey, George |
| New York/New Jersey MetroStars, and he is in the | | | | Clooney was declared the sexiest man of 2006 and |
| U.S. national team, for competing in World Cup 2002 | | | | therefore a delight to watch in swimwear. He is |
| this summer. When asked whether he considered | | | | winning this coveted title for the second consecutive |
| himself sexy, he said: "Maybe my accent," Mathis says | | | | year. |
| in his Georgia drawl. "I don't have the body that | | | | Strangely, the two-time winner, Brad Pitt is relegated to |
| everyone else does, but I get the job done." | | | | number 15. The other contenders of the People |
| Macho men are certainly expected to look muscular | | | | magazine's annual survey included actor Patrick |
| and sexy in swim wears. But do women love | | | | Dempsey who was awarded the second slot, and |
| somewhat effeminate men more than macho males? | | | | Ashton Kutcher the third. Taye Diggs secured the |
| Scientists report that women lust for partners with | | | | fourth position ahead of Johnny Depp placed at |
| more feminine features because they are unable to | | | | number five. |
| trust the strong muscular men. | | | | The remaining five out the top ten in the list are TV |
| In a recent poll conducted by intersites.co.uk for the | | | | actors Josh Duhamel at number six, Enrique Murciano |
| one hundred sexiest men 2008, the following men | | | | at the 7th position, Leonardo DiCaprio on the eighth |
| occupied the first ten places: | | | | spot, followed by comedian John Krasinski at number |
| Rank 1:Â Colin Firth is an English film, television | | | | nine and Jake Gyllenhaal at number 10. |
| and stage actor. | | | | |