Women Who Rock: Hall of Fame
CANADA (PP) - These are the lovely ladies that have caught my eye post university graduation.
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Who: Alessandra Ambrosio What: Model, Victoria's Secret Born: April 11, 1981 Place: Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil  Elected: 2008 When: 2006 Why: Gracing the pages of Victoria's Secrets is this stretched out Brazilian. There's got to something in the water for that country to export Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Ana Beatric Barros, Gisele Bundchen to the fashion world. |
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Who: Brett Anderson What: Singer, The Donnas Born: May 30, 1979 Place: Bloomington, IN, US  Elected: 2009 When: 2007 Why: When on stage there's an untapped source of electricity firing through those vocal chords. She's rock and roll incarnate. |
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Who: Scarlett Johansson What: Actress, Lost in Translation Born: November 22, 1984 Place: New York, NY, US Elected: 2008 When: 2005 Why: In the past few years I have to admit Scarlett came out of left field and caught every single man in North America by surprise. |
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Who: Joanna Krupa What: Model, Venus Swimwear Born: April 23, 1979 Place: Warsaw, Poland  Elected: 2009 When: 2007 Why: Spokesperson for PETA, and has been voted Sexiest Swimsuit Model in the World. Also she's been acting and has entered the fashion world with her swimwear line. |
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Who: Evangeline Lilly What: Actress, "Lost" Born: August 3, 1979 Place: Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada  Elected: 2008 When: 2005 Why: She plays the tough but soft Kate on ABC's hit television series "Lost". Plus she's Canadian. |
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Who: Eva Longoria What: Actress, "Desperate Housewives" Born: March 15, 1975 Place: Corpus Christi, TX, US Elected: 2010 When: 2004 Why: Yes, I like Eva Longoria. No, I have never sat through a scene of "Desperate Housewives". Does it matter? |
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Who: Simmone Jade MacKinnon What: Actress, "McLeod's Daughters" Born: March 19, 1973 Place: Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia  Elected: 2009 When: 2005 Why: She acted briefly in America on the television series "Baywatch: Hawaii" but then returned to the outback to star in the popular show "McLeod's Daughters". |
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Who: Marisa Miller What: Model, Victoria's Secret Born: August 6, 1978 Place: Santa Cruz, CA, US Elected: 2008 When: 2006 Why: When the Beach Boys sang about California Girls, this was the girl they had in mind. Known for her work for Victoria's Secret and Sports Illustrated. |
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Who: Marzia Prince What: Fitness Model, Gaspari Nutrition Born: September 21, 1974 Place: Dallas, TX, US Elected: 2009 When: 2008 Why: She's a fitness trainer from Dallas who's become quite popular with her modeling work. |
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Who: Roselyn Sanchez What: Actress, "Without a Trace" Born: April 2, 1973 Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico  Elected: 2009 When: 2004 Why: After watching the film Rush Hour 2 you had to wonder where they found Ms. Sanchez. |
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Who: Mélissa Theuriau What: Journalist, M6 Born: July 18, 1978 Place: Echirolles, Isère, France  Elected: 2009 When: 2007 Why: I'm sure the French public tend to take notice when they see Mélissa giving them the sweet and low down on Métropole 6. |
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Who: Gene Tierney What: Actress, Laura Born: November 19, 1920 Place: Brooklyn, NY, US Elected: 2006 When: 2003 Why: Another one of those interesting throwbacks to the days of old. I came to realize something about the old films: the women were pretty damn good looking, especially Tierney. |
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Who: Naomi Watts What: Actress, 21 Grams Born: September 28, 1968 Place: Shoreham, Kent, UK  Elected: 2008 When: 2004 Why: A close friend of Nicole Kidman's who vaulted to stardom after Mulholland Drive. |