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Alba took home the title in 2001 at the age of 20, and became the youngest winner ever of the Maxim Hot 100.
Canadian-American actress, fashion model, and former synchronized swimmer Estella Warren was the Maxim Hot 100 winner of 2000 when she was 21 years old.
Singer Christina Aguilera took the number one spot in 2003 when she was 22 years old. If you saw the music video for her song 'Dirrty' one year earlier, it will be apparent why.
Of course, Jennifer Garner is still acting and producing films. Today, Garner has three children and is still in fantastic shape.
In 2020, 16 years later, the Southern sweetheart was still a stunner.
Singer Jessica Simpson was Maxim's hottest in 2004, when she was 24. To get an idea of how hot she really was, take a look at the music video for her track 'These Boots Are Made for Walkin.''
Warren hasn't acted in recent years. In fact, her last movie was in 2017. However, photographed about 15 years after winning the Maxim Hot 100, she looked as gorgeous as ever.
In 2020, a smoldering Aguilera took to the red carpet for the premiere of 'Mulan' in style and confidence.
Today, Longoria is a mother, is particularly focused on producing for TV and film, has been especially outspoken politically, and, of course, is still as beautiful as ever.
We can certainly say that Lohan has "still got it." These days it looks like she's focusing more on music, having released a new song in 2020, which got some great reviews.
In 2007, when Lindsay Lohan seemed to have run-ins with the law every second week, the actress and singer took the top spot on the Maxim Hot 100 at 21 years old.
Actress Olivia Wilde was number one on the list back in 2009 when she was 25 years old.
To no real surprise, Katy Perry took the number one spot in the Maxim Hot 100 list in 2010 when she was 25.
In 2021, even with the pandemic and lockdown stress, Katy Perry hasn't seemed to have aged a day, and her voice hasn't either. Oh, and she's a mom now!
If only everyone could age as well as Bar Refaeli. In this photograph from 2019, at 33, Refaeli looked like she could have been the winner for the second time around.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was the picture of perfection when she took the number one spot in 2011 at 24 years old.
Israeli model, television host, actress, and entrepreneur Bar Refaeli was 26 years old when she was the Maxim Hot 100 winner.
Over a decade and a half later, the sophisticated stunner has now made an impressive move into directing.
Nine years later in 2020, not much had changed. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley today is still as breathtaking as she was back when she was Maxim's hottest woman.
Cyrus has obviously been taking care of herself in the years that have passed because she's looking as fresh as ever, and she's only been getting better as a musician too.
At 20 years old, with her "bad girl" persona, singer Miley Cyrus was the Maxim Hot 100 winner of 2013.
South African model Candice Swanepoel was 25 when she was named the Maxim Hot 100 winner in 2014.
With cheekbones to die for, Swanepoel is still breathtakingly beautiful today.
At 25 years old, songwriting master Taylor Swift was the Maxim Hot 100 winner. Besides slightly changing her hairstyle, Swift basically looked the same six years later, in 2021.
The Victoria's Secret model was the fourth woman to debut at number one on the list in 2016, at 25 years old.
Model and actress Kate Upton was the Maxim Hot 100 winner in 2018. She was 25 years old then.
Model Hailey Baldwin, who married Justin Bieber in 2018, was the Maxim Hot 100 winner in 2017 when she was 25.
In 2019, Olivia Culpo became the first fashion influencer and social media personality to be the Maxim Hot 100 winner, at 27 years old.
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Jennifer Garner was the first to debut on the list at number one, this in 2002 when she was 30 years old.
The 'Desperate Housewives' star took home the title in 2005 when she was 30 and looking like a princess. The next year she became the first and only woman to win twice (and two times in a row). Winning for the second time in 2006 at 31 years old, she was also the oldest person to win.
Alba has aged astonishingly well since winning the award some 20 years ago. She also found new success by co-founding consumer goods brand The Honest Company.
Miller is another non-aging celebrity that is hard to take your eyes off of. Despite this, Miller has taken a step back from modeling and now works for companies that she used to model for, like Vogue and Victoria's Secret.
In 2008, model Marisa Miller was the second person to ever debut on the Maxim Hot 100 list at number one, this at 29 years old.
2021's winner made history. Teyana Taylor is the first Black woman ever to claim the title. The successful singer announced in 2020 that she was stepping back from her music career to focus on acting and directing. She also works as the creative director for the fashion brand PrettyLittleThing, and is a mother to two young daughters. Maxim have updated their iconic list with the subheading 'Women of Influence,' and there's no doubt that Taylor is a woman of influence.
Maxim magazine has released the Maxim Hot 100 list almost every year since 2000. Although it's been contested, as attractiveness is subjective, it's safe to say that the winner is always eye-catching to all. They choose based not only on their looks, but also on their career, charm, sense of humor, personality, talents, and much more. The woman who takes the number one spot is named 'Sexiest Woman Alive' for the year.
Click through the gallery to see every other woman who has been ranked number one on the Maxim Hot 100 list, then and now.
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Maxim magazine has released the Maxim Hot 100 list almost every year since 2000. Although it's been contested, as attractiveness is subjective, it's safe to say that the winner is always eye-catching to all. They choose based not only on their looks, but also on their career, charm, sense of humor, personality, talents, and much more. The woman who takes the number one spot is named 'Sexiest Woman Alive' for the year.
Click through the gallery to see every other woman who has been ranked number one on the Maxim Hot 100 list, then and now.