1. Marisa Miller

2. Scarlett Johansson

3. Jessica Biel

4. Eva Longoria Parker

5. Sarah Michelle Gellar

6. Elisha Cuthbert

7. Eva Mendes

8. Christina Aguilera

9. Lindsay Lohan

10. Ashley Tisdale

And here are some more names, from farther down the list: The Pussycat Dolls, #17 (ahead of Britney); Cameron Diaz, #26 (ouch!); Jessica Alba, #34 (huh??); Fergie, #35 (oh, come on); Jessica Simpson, #53 (34 places behind Britney?); Christina Ricci, #66 (I’m warning you…); and Penélope Cruz, #82 (blasphemy).

Maxim is conspicuously silent about how this list is compiled, and the only reference I can find by googling says that each year Maxim “chooses” these women. Which, inevitably, leads one to ask: Who the hell is writing for Maxim these days? Here’s a clue:

64. Diora Baird

Diora’s the reason you keep rewinding Wedding Crashers, and now her career is on fast-forward. Up next, My Best Friend’s Girl and the new Star Trek flick.

“Rewinding.” Evidently Maxim‘s staff is so hip, so cutting-edge, technologically speaking, they’ve all acquired handy labor-saving devices like this:

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