# Who is the hottest woman with a PHD (earned not honorary) in the United States? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 28, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966 "2009-05-28T20:39:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966/1 "2009-05-28T20:39:19Z")
Who is the most attractive female PHD in the US? ---
**Author:** ![Claire\_Beauchamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@Claire\_Beauchamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claire_Beauchamp)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966/2 "2009-05-28T21:05:30Z")
Sometimes the OPs on these boards just stun me into speechlessness. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966/3 "2009-05-28T22:10:28Z")
[Dr. Meghan Higgie](http://www.anu.edu.au/BoZo/jennions/higgie.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966/4 "2009-05-28T22:23:15Z")
> [@bup](#): > > [Dr. Meghan Higgie](http://www.anu.edu.au/BoZo/jennions/higgie.htm) It’s Ken Jennings with long hair. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966/5 "2009-05-28T22:36:27Z")
Does Danica McKellar (Winnie from _The Wonder Years_) have a PhD? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966/6 "2009-05-28T22:40:28Z")
> [@astro](#): > > Who is the most attractive female PHD in the US? Oh, baby, you used to think it was me. The thrill is gone. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966/7 "2009-05-28T22:47:38Z")
I still love you, twick. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966/8 "2009-05-28T22:49:12Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > Does Danica McKellar (Winnie from _The Wonder Years_) have a PhD? From what I can tell from searching she only has a BS in Mathematics. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966/9 "2009-05-28T22:49:32Z")
> [@Claire\_Beauchamp](#): > > Sometimes the OPs on these boards just stun me into speechlessness. Me too. How in the hell would you know, unless you checked every female PhD in the country (And that’s a fluid number, isn’t it)? Even then, who is the “hottest” is up to interpretation. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966/10 "2009-05-28T23:25:34Z")
Check out [this](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sexyscientists/sets/72157613371542826/detail/)flickr page. > [@Claire\_Beauchamp](#): > > Sometimes the OPs on these boards just stun me into speechlessness. Not this one though? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966/11 "2009-05-28T23:33:32Z")
We watched a lot of videos in astronomy class in college and I was shocked at how many good-looking women went into the field of astronomy, and made it to the very top levels. I woulda figured getting within shooting distance of a telescope would guarantee you not getting laid before 30 but I was wrong. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966/12 "2009-05-28T23:34:09Z")
Condi Rice still can’t snag a man. It ain’t fair. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966/13 "2009-05-28T23:54:30Z")
Great OP. Maybe we’ll get down to who the hottest female cop is too. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966/14 "2009-05-29T00:14:21Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > Check out [this](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sexyscientists/sets/72157613371542826/detail/)flickr page. I like how they threw in the token guy there at the end. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966/15 "2009-05-29T01:00:04Z")
Australia rather than the USA, but I nominate [Dr Clio Creswell](http://www.saxton.com.au/default.asp?sd8=2332). She’s witty, charming, attractive and very intelligent. ---
**Author:** ![sjc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@sjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sjc)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966/16 "2009-05-29T01:27:01Z")
First of all, PhDs are hot in and of themselves; second of all, there are a _lot_ of Phds in the US, so it would be difficult to settle on just one. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966/17 "2009-05-29T01:38:09Z")
> [@bup](#): > > [Dr. Meghan Higgie](http://www.anu.edu.au/BoZo/jennions/higgie.htm) Holy crap! When did the US annex Australia? How the fuck did I miss that happening? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Mondegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/91b2a8/32.png) [@Lord\_Mondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Mondegreen)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966/18 "2009-05-29T03:38:05Z")
Interesting that the thread topic ends with “in the United States” but the only two photos in the thread are of Australians. We’ve got 22 million people and you’ve got around 300 million. Hmmm. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966/19 "2009-05-29T04:03:19Z")
British, but [Olivia Judson](http://www.drtatiana.com/author.shtml) is pretty hot. (Like very hot - she writes sexy also 🙂 ) When I was in grad school, one of the PhD students was rumored to have been a Playboy bunny in Chicago, and had been in a pictorial. I never saw the evidence, but I could believe it She was head of our local ACM, and she ran a meeting in a see-through blouse once - a meeting I missed because I was talking to a vendor. ☹ Sorry no pictures, and her hotness evaporated with time. (I’m lucky my wife doesn’t have one, so is out of the running.) ---
**Author:** ![zagloba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/977dab/32.png) [@zagloba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zagloba)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-hottest-woman-with-a-phd-earned-not-honorary-in-the-united-states/497966/20 "2009-05-29T04:15:09Z")
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