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The Hottest Women of the 90s...Then and Now!
The 90's were full of wonderful things. Things like POG's, Spaghetti at McDonalds, 4 Non Blondes, and Back to the Future, Part III!. Ok, so maybe everything wasn't so hot, but one thing sure was....the women!
The 90's brought us more than it's fair share of female eye candy, and here we look back on 15 of the hottest babes the decade had to offer, and also a glimpse of how they have changed through the last 15-25 years!
#15: Rebecca Gayheart
Rebecca Gayheart burst onto the scene in 1991 by appearing in a Noxema commercial, and quickly gained fame as "the Noxema girl". With her new found recognition, she earned her first major role in the soap opera, Loving. In 1995, she landed a recurring role on Beverly Hills 90210 as one of Luke Perry's love interests. She would go on to star in both Scream 2 and Urban Legend later in the decade.
#14: Sharon Stone
Although she had been around for a little while before the 90's, Sharon Stone had her first real break when she starred in Total Recall in 1990. To coincide with the film's release, she posed for an issue of Playboy. She then turned the conservative movie going world on it's ear in 1992 when she starred in Basic Instinct, and was the centerpiece of one of the most provocative movie scenes in film history. Later, in 1995, she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role as Ginger in the great movie Casino.
#13: Ali Landry
Landry won the Miss USA pageant in 1996, and followed that up by starring in a streamy Dorito's Commercial that aired during the Superbowl in 1998. Also in 1998, she was named on People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People list.
#12: Kathy Ireland
Supermodel Kathy Ireland was everywhere in the 90's. Along with gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit covers, she had parts in several movies and television shows like Unneccessary Roughness, Loaded Weapon 1, Boy Meets World, Melrose Place and others. In 1993, she founded Kathy Ireland Worldwide, and became one of the wealthiest former models in the world. Her current personal fortune is estimated at 420 million dollars.
#11: Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate gained fame with her role of Kelly Bundy on Married, With Children. She was considered one of the hottest stars of the early 90's by many, many people. In 1991, she got her first starring role in a movie when she was cast in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead. Later in 1995, she was a founding member of the famed Pussycat Dolls. In the late 90's, she had another television series, Jessie, which earned her a Golden Globe for Best Lead Actress in a comedy.
#10: Alicia Silverstone
Alicia Silverstone made her film debut in The Crush, and gained further fame when she appeared in three Aerosmith music videos. She went on to star in the 1995 hit, Clueless, and in 1997 she played Batgirl in the summer blockbuster Batman & Robin.
#09: Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jennifer Love Hewitt had her break out when she starred on the Fox series, Party of Five, which debuted in 1995. In 1997, she had her first big screen hit, starring in I Know What You Did Last Summer, and then again with it's sequel in 1998. These days, she is still frequently seen on television in shows such as The Client List.
#08: Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston became a bonafide worldwide star by playing Rachel on the television series Friends which debuted in 1994. The role earned her a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award! In the 2000's her popularity continued thanks to starring in films including Bruce Almighty, The Break-Up, Horrible Bosses, and her latest hit...We're the Millers.
#07: Sarah Michelle Gellar
Gellar had her breakthrough by starring on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children in 1993. But her real ascension to worldwide fame came in 1997 when she played the lead role on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Starring in films such as I Know What You Did Last Summer, Scream 2, and Cruel Intentions only widened her fame, and cadre of supporters.
#06: Janet Jackson
Janet was one of the biggest music stars of the 90's decade, and also had a starring role in the movie, Poetic Justice. In 1991, Jackson signed the first of two record breaking, multi-million dollar contracts with Virgin Records.
#05: Carmen Electra
In 1995, Electra started making her first appearances in various television shows. In 1996, she posed for Playboy, which led to higher profile television appearances including Baywatch, and MTV's Singled Out. She went on to star in several movies in the late 90's, as well as modeling for comic book covers.
#04: Jenny McCarthy
McCarthy first gained fame in 1993 when she appeared in a Playboy spread, and was later named as Playmate of the Year. When 1995 rolled around, MTV chose McCarthy to co-host their new dating show, Singled Out. In 1998, she had her first major movie role when she starred in BASEketball. These days, you can find her co-hosting The View.
#03: Tiffany Amber Thiessen
In the early 90's, Tiffany Amber Theissen may have been the crush of most pre-teen and teenage boys while she starred as Kelly Kapowski on the NBC hit Saved By The Bell. If that wasn't enough, she then went on to star on Beverly Hills 90210 and kept the crushes going. These days, she stars on the USA Network hit, White Collar.
#02: Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson burst onto the scene at the very beginning of the decade as she was Playmate of the Month in Playboy magazine in February 1990. From there she went on to star in several movies, starred on the hit show Baywatch, married rocker Tommy Lee, hosted Saturday Night Live, and appeared at WrestleMania 11. These days, she still keeps busy appearing in various TV shows, movies, and magazine photo shoots.
#01: Cindy Crawford
In the 90's, Cindy Crawford was THE supermodel. Gracing the covers of over 400 magazines, doing a series of Pepsi commercials, starring in movies and making guest appearances on television shows. She went on to be ranked #3 on VH1's list of 40 Hottest Hotties of the 90's, but here, she tops our list!
So who tops your list? Who did I leave off?
mscreepyx Posted on Dec 09, 2015 at 10:57 PM
Christina Applegate and Jennifer Aniston have aged wonderfully. Great article!
Poshy2005 Posted on Dec 07, 2015 at 08:12 PM
Very nice list and some great picks. Hard to believe I grew up watching these women on TV.
Vaporman87 Posted on Dec 07, 2015 at 06:09 PM
Almost all of these ladies have aged gracefully and are still beautiful, with a few exceptions.
Sarah Michelle Gellar looks like an anorexic. She's always been a bit skinny, but now it just makes her look like skin and bones. Gross.
Pamela Anderson has had too much work done since her days on Baywatch. Now she looks like somebody who was in an accident and had plastic surgery to fix the damage.
And then, Janet Jackson. She's pretty much gone the way of her brother. Yeesh.
Nice list Mickey.
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