January 4, 2010

20 Most Beautiful People of the Last Decade

In a decade when it has become daily ritual to witness our most famous, talented, and beautiful people in their gym sweats and flip flops at Starbucks, unaware of the long-lensed sniper in the bushes capturing them in exactly the angle of light and time of day that is maximally unflattering, we thought it'd be fitting to end the '00s with a glorious, glamorous look back at the 20 most beautiful people that have graced the pages of our magazine in the past 10 years. Sure, in an ideal world beauty would be nakedly apparent. But it doesn't hurt to have makeup, hair, wardrobe, and a talented, sympathetic photographer. And, in the tradition of this magazine, we encouraged them to speak freely—because the beautiful and famous are just dying to tell you something you didn't know about them.

1. ZACH EFRON

2. ASHLEY GREENE

3. COLIN FARRELL

4. NATALIE PORTMAN

5. CHASE CRAWFORD

6. ALICIA KEYS

7. ASHTON KUTCHER

8. SCARLET JOHANNSSON

9. ROBERT PATTINSON

10. SIENNA MILLER

11. TOM BRADY

12. KATE MOSS

13. RYAN PHILIPPE

14. EVA MENDEZ

15. PHARRELL WILLIAMS

16. JESSICA ALBA

17. MILLA JOVOVICH

18. JAKE GYLLENHAAL

19. DITA VON TEESE

20. JAVIER BARDEM