By Wonderwall.com Editors
8:31am PST, Feb 13, 2009
Victoria's Secret just celebrated their 4th annual "What Is Sexy?" 2009 list. Beyonce easily strutted her way to the top as "Sexiest Musician". Click through to see which other sexy beasts, past and present, made the cut.
When Benjamin Button finally "grew young," we were pretty much drooling all over the person sitting in front of us at the theater, so Brad Pitt was a shoe-in for the "Sexiest Actor" title.
An all-time legendary leading man, "The Hustler" himself Paul Newman won the "Sexiest Actor Past" award, but he could have just as easily won "Sexiest Entrepreneur," "Sexiest Humanitarian" or "Sexiest Auto Racer."
Kate Winslet's intelligence, talent and drive have been appreciated by movie audiences for over a decade. It's about time the "Sexiest Actress" won an award for just being plain ol' hot.
Our apologies to Britney, Lindsay and Madonna, but their Marilyn-esque aspirations are mere candles in the wind in comparison to the real thing. Marilyn Monroe is the eternal epitome of "Sexiest Actress Past."
OMFG those "Gossip Girl" kids are so hot. The entire XOXO crew – with a little extra credit from Chuck Bass's ego – snagged them the "Sexiest Cast" title.
Our favorite "Jiggle TV" crime drama "Charlie's Angels" reigns as the "Sexiest Cast Past." The original angelic line-up starred Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Jaclyn Smith and Kate Jackson (and later Cheryl Ladd). Bosley was kind of sexy, too.
It takes more than a bit of gossip and a travelling pair of pants to win the "Sexiest Style" award. Blake Lively (a.k.a. Serena van der Woodsen) has graced the covers of "Lucky," "Nylon," "Teen Vogue" and "W Magazine" in just this past year.
Buongiorno Principessa! She's in her seventies now, but international fashionista Sophia Loren has still got it going on. The eternal "belladonna" Italian actress scored the "Sexiest Style Past" title.
Charlize Theron is a tall drink of South African water from the fountain of eternal sexy. The long-stemmed actress walked away with the "Sexiest Legs" award.
What's love got to do with long, sexy legs? A lot if you ask a Tina Turner fan. The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll is also the queen of "Sexiest Legs Past." Past? We must say, those gams just keep on going and going and going…
Take a wild guess which body part of Angelina's won the "Sexiest" award? No, it wasn't her nose … nope, not her feet either. C'mon guys, you know this! ("Sexiest Lips")
Ooh-la-la: Long before Angelina Jolie was born, this French actress had the entire Western world puckering up in theaters. Legendary beauty Brigitte Bardot is the recipient of the "Sexiest Lips Past" award.
Kelly Ripa brought sexy back to "Live with Regis and Kelly" after Kathy Lee Gifford took a hike. The "Sexiest Smile" winner's mega-watt grin makes us smile every morning (and we're pretty grumpy in the mornings).
Cary Grant was a debonair leading man during the golden age of movies. His "Sexiest Smile Past" seduced at least five wives, as well as a Lifetime Achievement Oscar (for acting, not sexy smiling).
Actor Terrence Howard famously portrayed a pimp with a heart of gold in 2004's "Hustle & Flow." Those hazel windows into his thespian soul had Victoria's Secret sold on Howard taking home the "Sexiest Eyes" award this year.
Who else but Ol' Blue Eyes himself could win the "Sexiest Eyes Past" award? Our own eyes still get a little misty when we hear Sinatra singing "Love & Marriage" while watching "Married… with Children" reruns.
Most women will tell you that a sense of humor is one of the sexiest qualities in a man, which accounts for at least half of Stephen Colbert's popularity. The hilarious host of "The Colbert Report" scored the "Sexiest Funny Guy" award.
Dean Martin's comedic persona made him part of the popular Rat Pack clan from the '50s and '60s. It also elected him "Sexiest Funny Man Past" by the Victoria's Secret expert all-time sexiness judges.
Tina Fey single-handedly brought sexy back to a country full of funny and smart lady-pants. And contrary to popular belief, she did it long before anyone knew who the heck Sarah Palin was. We wholeheartedly support her "Sexiest Funny Girl" win.
"I Love Lucy," you love Lucy, we all love Lucy. We especially love that episode where she eats all the chocolate on the factory conveyor belt. For that and many more hysterical moments, the famous redhead won the "Sexiest Funny Girl Past" award.
Who's Robert Buckley? He's a third Jake Gyllenhaal, another third Simon Baker and a final third random hot CW dude. The "Sexiest Newcomer" was Heather Locklear's lover in "Flirting with Forty" and guest stars on "Privileged" and "Lipstick Jungle."
