What started as part of my year-end recap in 1999 has now become, 20 years later, a summer and fall institution: SEXIEST WOMAN OF 2019!!!
Last year's was one for the books, as Allison Janney became the first to win Sexiest Woman and the Oscar in the same year, as well as its oldest winner in history (at age 59). This year, 90 ladies have one goal in mind: to deny Janney a repeat title; starting with the Juniors, they are:
GROUP A:Taylor Swift
Lili Reinhart
Lucy Hale
Camila Cabello
Emma Stone
Elle Fanning
Kiernan Shipka
Gigi Hadid
Kendall Jenner
Ariel Winter
Olivia Culpo
GROUP B:Sophie Turner
Victoria Justice
Kelsea Ballerini
Melissa Benoist
Emily Ratajkowski
Margot Robbie
Brie Larson
Ariana Grande
Dakota Fanning
Chloe Grace Moretz
GROUP C:Lily Collins
Bella Hadid
Dakota Johnson
Barbara Palvin
Vanessa Hudgens
Eiza Gonzalez
Nina Dobrev
Karlie Kloss
Sabrina Carpenter
Selena Gomez
Now, the Seniors:
GROUP A:Anne Hathaway (originally Lady Gaga, but I had second thoughts)
Charlize Theron
Maria Menounos (2012 runner-up, 2013 winner)
Aubrey Plaza
Jennifer Lopez (2001 runner-up)
Halle Berry
Julianne Moore
Hilary Duff (2014 runner-up, 2011 winner)
Kristen Bell (2007 runner-up, 2008 winner)
Amy Adams
GROUP B:Mandy Moore
Eva Longoria (2012 winner)
Carrie Underwood (2013 runner-up)
Sophia Bush (2014 third-place finisher, 2017 winner)
Reese Witherspoon
Jennifer Garner (2005 runner-up)
Jessica Alba (2000 and 2003 winner)
Anna Kendrick
Katy Perry
Sarah Michelle Gellar (2002, '04, '06, '07, and 2011 winner)
GROUP C:Priyanka Chopra
Scarlett Johansson
Heidi Klum
Olivia Munn
Lindsey Vonn
Nicole Kidman (2001 winner)
Maria Sharapova
Jessica Chastain
Kate Beckinsale
Jennifer Aniston (2006 and 2009 runner-up)
Lastly, the Leftovers:
GROUP A:Regina King
Olivia Holt
Shay Mitchell
Hailey Baldwin Bieber
Kelly Clarkson
Martha Hunt
Bebe Rexha
Kaley Cuoco
Rita Ora
Ashanti
GROUP B:Kacey Musgraves
Giada De Laurentiis
Lupita Nyong'o
Alison Brie
Olivia Wilde
Brooke Burke
Ashley Graham
Amber Heard
Cobie Smulders
Taylor Hill
GROUP C:Miley Cyrus
Katharine McPhee
Padma Lakshmi
Alexis Ren
Shailene Woodley
Linda Cardellini
Gwen Stefani
Gal Gadot
Emma Roberts
Tiffany Haddish
You all know the elimination process in part 1; but the real battle isn't until part 2 in the fall: Remaining 30 ladies after the categories are merged will meet last year's third-place finishers Julianne Hough and Hailee Steinfeld in Round 3; top 20 face runner-up Lea Michele in Round 4; and the top ten ladies (plus two more from the Second Chance Round) go on to the finals where Ms. Janney will be waiting!!
WHO WILL THEY BE??? Start voting right now and find out!
JUNIORS:
Group A:
http://vote.sparklit.com/web_poll.spark/?pollID=1147390Group B:
http://vote.sparklit.com/web_poll.spark/?pollID=1147391Group C:
http://vote.sparklit.com/web_poll.spark/?pollID=1147392SENIORS:
Group A:
http://vote.sparklit.com/web_poll.spark/?pollID=1147393Group B:
http://vote.sparklit.com/web_poll.spark/?pollID=1147394Group C:
http://vote.sparklit.com/web_poll.spark/?pollID=1147395LEFTOVERS:
Group A:
http://vote.sparklit.com/web_poll.spark/?pollID=1147396Group B:
http://vote.sparklit.com/web_poll.spark/?pollID=1147397Group C:
http://vote.sparklit.com/web_poll.spark/?pollID=1147398