# Esquire sexiest woman. Who is it?? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 28, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578 "2006-08-28T21:21:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![spifflog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578/21 "2006-08-29T12:57:26Z")
Here it the link, for those wanting a peak. It’s work safe. If I had to guess from the pics, I’d say it’s Ms. Watts. > **[The Sexiest Woman Alive](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a844/esq0706-07o6mystopener-72/)** > > Part 2: ABLUTIONS ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578/22 "2006-08-29T13:45:18Z")
[QUOTE=McNew] It doesn’t look like the mystery girl has a big enough rack to be Scarlett. [/QUOTE] But that does eliminate some contenders, like Kate Hudson and Keira Nightly. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578/23 "2006-08-29T13:48:30Z")
[QUOTE=McNew] It doesn’t look like the mystery girl has a big enough rack to be Scarlett. [/QUOTE] Sure she does. She just doesn’t have it cantilevered up in an evening gown. If it is Scarlett, she’s at least a better choice than Jessica Biel. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578/24 "2006-08-29T13:53:46Z")
Wow, apparently 52% of guessers have guessed Renee Zellweger. I can only assume that this is because none of them have ever actually \*seen \* Renee Zellweger. While that woman is arguably too thin to be Scarlett, she is inarguably not thin enough to be Renee. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578/25 "2006-08-29T14:06:53Z")
[QUOTE=DianaG] Wow, apparently 52% of guessers have guessed Renee Zellweger. I can only assume that this is because none of them have ever actually \*seen \* Renee Zellweger. While that woman is arguably too thin to be Scarlett, she is inarguably not thin enough to be Renee. [/QUOTE] She seems like a nice enough person, but how in the name of Og did Renee Zellweger even make that list? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578/26 "2006-08-29T14:17:53Z")
[QUOTE=spifflog] Here it the link, for those wanting a peak. It’s work safe. If I had to guess from the pics, I’d say it’s Ms. Watts. [/QUOTE] But she says she’s under 30, and Naomi Watts is closer to 40. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578/27 "2006-08-29T14:18:51Z")
[QUOTE=ShibbOleth] She seems like a nice enough person, but how in the name of Og did Renee Zellweger even make that list? [/QUOTE] I agree. There’s no way I would put RZ on a list of sexy women, much less the ‘sexiest’. In fact, I’d say her best feature is her acting ability, and that’s just blah as far as I’m concerned. Frankly I find her rather unattractive. Esquire usually aims somewhat higher. I might be misremembering but I thought one of the questions from the first month of the feature was something about whether she had an accent, and the answer was no. Isn’t Naomi Watts from Down Undah? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578/28 "2006-08-29T14:27:12Z")
Naomi Watts is like 38, so obviously it can’t be her. Other names on the list who are 30 or older: Jennifer Aniston, Monica Bellucci, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellwegger, Rebecca Romijn, Angelina Jolie, and (if the question was asked before March 22) Reese Witherspoon. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578/29 "2006-08-29T14:27:49Z")
From the Esquire clue site listed above: > [@World's Most Beautiful Woman](#): > > I do a pretty good Cher impersonation. And I do a pretty good Jennifer Tilly in Bullets over Broadway. And my grandmother. From a BBC interview with Scarlett Johansson: > [@Scarlett Johansson](#): > > I have to have a couple of drinks first and then I do a great Cher impression. I think the mystery is solved… ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578/30 "2006-08-29T14:28:19Z")
My best guess, based on the pictures, is Rebecca Romijn. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578/31 "2006-08-29T14:28:54Z")
Sorry: [Esquire Clue Site](http://www.esquire.com/sexiestwoman06/) [BBC Interview](http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/12/17/scarlett_johansson_lost_in_translation_interview.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578/32 "2006-08-29T14:29:32Z")
Stupid post written without having previewed RickJay’s. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578/33 "2006-08-29T14:38:14Z")
Here’s my analysis: Jennifer Aniston, Rebecca Romijn, Angelina Jolie, Reese Witherspoon- in addition to the other reasons mentioned, too A-list. Drew Barrymore, Monica Bellucci, Heather Graham, Scarlett Johansson, Nicole Kidman, Jessica Simpson, Renee Zellweger- wrong body type Keira Knightley, Kate Hudson, Jamie Pressley, Naomi Watts- I think their star is already rising, they don’t need this kind of exposure That leaves Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Kate Bosworth, Rachel McAdams, Molly Sims- (wasn’t one of the Jessicas last year’s Mystery Girl?) I don’t know anything about her and I’ve missed a couple months worth of Q&A, but my guess is Molly Sims. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578/34 "2006-08-29T14:44:38Z")
[QUOTE=McNew] Here’s my analysis: Jennifer Aniston, Rebecca Romijn, Angelina Jolie, Reese Witherspoon- in addition to the other reasons mentioned, too A-list. Drew Barrymore, Monica Bellucci, Heather Graham, Scarlett Johansson, Nicole Kidman, Jessica Simpson, Renee Zellweger- wrong body type Keira Knightley, Kate Hudson, Jamie Pressley, Naomi Watts- I think their star is already rising, they don’t need this kind of exposure That leaves Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Kate Bosworth, Rachel McAdams, Molly Sims- (wasn’t one of the Jessicas last year’s Mystery Girl?) I don’t know anything about her and I’ve missed a couple months worth of Q&A, but my guess is Molly Sims. [/QUOTE] Jessica Biel was last year. The woman in the photos isn’t thin enough to be Kate Bosworth, has bigger boobs than Rachel McAdams, far less ass than Jessica Alba, and isn’t leggy enough to be Molly Sims, who, along with half the list, is a hag by Esquire standards. They throw a few over 30s onto the guess list, but have they \*ever \* actually named a woman over 30 as their “Sexiest?”. I’m still going with Scarlett. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578/35 "2006-08-29T14:47:02Z")
Damn, hit submit too soon. My second guess is Rachel McAdams, but if so, they’ve padded up her chest. ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578/36 "2006-08-29T14:57:14Z")
[QUOTE=spifflog] Esquire is running one of the annoying worlds sexiest woman issues over a 4-6 month period, giving clues and partially hidden photos. Clearly it’s a waifish blond. Does anyone who has read Esquire these last few months know who it is [/QUOTE] Whosever publicist is working the most overtime. As mentioned above, there is a discrete list of women who appear regularly in these magazines, some of them very sexy, some more due to good marketing. It’s rather an aside, but I became [even more] cynical with regard to Esquire and it’s near competitors when I noticed one particularly striking ‘girl next door’ appearing in one magazine was obviously the same professional clothes model appearing in another. Anyway, from the list, the body type and skin coloring only match Renee Zellweger, Reece Witherspoon, and Kate Hudson. Kiera Knightly, Heather Graham, and others are too tall (you get a sense of height from the bicycle shot), and most of the rest are too curvy. Of the three, Kate is the only one I’d consider truly sexy. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578/37 "2006-08-29T22:33:40Z")
[QUOTE=Wolfian] : Googles : **Evil Captor** for Surgeon General. [/QUOTE] Have to decline. Last time I was nominated, they put this crazy Icelandic singer on my case. Yes. They Bjorked me. Don’t wanna go through THAT again. ---
**Author:** ![Iggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Iggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggins)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578/38 "2006-08-29T22:38:21Z")
[QUOTE=Airman Doors, USAF] The answer to the question “Who is the sexiest woman alive?” should always be Jennifer Garner. [/QUOTE] Jennifer is a butter face, IMHO… ---
**Author:** ![IntelInside](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a5b964/32.png) [@IntelInside](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IntelInside)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2006, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578/39 "2006-08-30T00:22:20Z")
All you people getting thrown off the scent by fake clues. Buncha losers. Every single person in the world knows that the Sexiest Woman Alive is Diane Lane, regardless of age. SHe was hot as Cherry Valance, and has only gotten better and better looking as the years have gone on. I can’t wait to see what she looks like when she’s, like, 80. ::grabs box of tissues:: ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2006, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578/40 "2006-08-30T04:49:57Z")
But then we also have this, from the interview: > [@](#): > > Pajamas or no pajamas? > > Depends. Which would seem to suggest someone in her 60s or 70s. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esquire-sexiest-woman-who-is-it/370578.md?page=3)