Complex Magazine compiled a list of the 25 hottest ladies in 2010. You’d be surprised with some of their picks (an infamous groupie made it…) but I can definitely agree on their top 5. Hit the jump to see who made their list and head over to their site to see the full 25.
#5. Kim Kardashian
Why we loved her in 2010: The year Kim Kardashian doesn’t make our list will probably be the year she turns 60 or when her talents (talent 1 and talent 2) have begun to wrinkle. But to be as unbiased as possible towards our cover girl, she did make headlines this year with her dating record (from Reggie to Miles of Gabriel Aubrey), her first show as a producer,The Spin Crowd, and her body paint-only cover shoot for W magazine. See, it was a legitimately solid year for Kim.
4. Rihanna
Why we loved her in 2010: Rated R, a shaved head, and gun tattoos were so 2009. In 2010, it’s all about Rihanna’s flaming hew hair color, ending her romance with Los Angeles Dodger Matt Kemp, and having three new singles, including “What’s My Name?” and “The Only Girl,” from her latest album Loud hit the top ten on the single charts. To be honest, it’s comforting for us to see Rihanna continually reinventing herself; that means the red hair is just a phase guys!
3. Blake Lively
Why we loved her in 2010: If someone told us that her role as Serena Van Der Woodsen on Gossip Girl was written for her, we wouldn’t doubt that at all. Whether it’s art imitating life or vice versa, Blake is everything SVDW is personified: a Hollywood starlet in The Town, the new muse for Christian Louboutin, and a possible home-wrecking tabloid target after her rumored affair with the now-former Mr. Scarlett Johansson, Ryan Reynolds.
2. Katy Perry
Why we loved her in 2010: Not only did she boost Cali’s dwindling economy with increased tourism after “California Gurls” dropped, but she single-handedly encapsulated (and triggered) puberty with her second single “Teenage Dream.” Then, realizing her audience was in an erotic trance, she put out the inspirational “Firework” to get us off YouTube and change the world. Fortunately, and most memorably, all of these singles (and mixed emotions) can be yours in her cotton candy-scented packaged album Teenage Dream that you need to scratch an image of her naked body on a cloud to smell.
1. Nicki Minaj!
Why we loved her in 2010: Real talk: no one was bigger in rap this year than Nicki Minaj, and yes, we’re including the fellas. The Young Money goddess, and Complex cover girl dropped consistently good guest verses on everything from Usher to Kanye West songs, and then when it was time to drop her own album, she moved an impressive 375k units in the first week. Yup, in 2010, she was a motherfucking monster!
