"The AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women is an annual list compiled by the readers and staff, ranking the famous females deemed to be the year's most alluring.

In casting their votes, readers are asked to look beyond sex appeal and beauty to pick women who have the characteristics they value in a potential companion, like intelligence, humor, charisma, and ambition."

Nice, isn't it? A ranking based not only on looks, but also in personality.

And, best of all, Latinas are there... and well ranked!

In the 2007 Top Ten we find:

No.4 - Adriana Lima (Brazilian Model, No.1 in 2005)
No.6 - Alessandra Ambrosio (Brazilian Model)
No.7 - Shakira (Colombian singer, in case you don't know)

Other Latinas:

No.14 - Gisele Bundchen (Brazilian model)
No.31 - Roselyn Sánchez (Puerto Rican actress)
No.32 - Salma Hayek (Mexican actress)
No.36 - Penélope Cruz (She's Spanish, but many, many people count Penélope as Latina)
No.37 - Elsa Benítez (Mexican model)
No.42 - Sofía Vergara (Colombian actress).

They also claim that "AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women lists have acted as the definitive gauge for identifying what modern men desire most in their female companions." Since more than 8.5 million votes were cast, I think it will be interesting to take a look at the results.

In a final note, I must say I'm glad Britney Spears make No.1... in the Top 10: 2007 Top 99 Rejections. Ha!

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