The Fairest of Them All: Christina Hendricks

In celebration of Mad Men (it's brilliant- just watch it and stop kidding yourself) returning to the air after far too long here is one of its beautiful female leads, Christina Hendricks, who plays Joan Holloway, head secretary and my personal shrine. I will probably start reviewing the new episodes of Mad Men so you better catch up to realize why Joan is not just perfect to look at- she is also a fascinating character who gets what she wants and then must struggle with the end result. Needless to say, Christina is 34 and looks better than nearly any woman ever regardless of age. Keep her coming!






Images via Esquire, where she also has an interview.

In what alternate universe do I live in where Evan Rachel Wood is hotter than Christina Hendricks?

Today I signed onto AIM and stumbled upon this: http://dashboard.aim.com/aim/galleries/50-hottest-redheads?icid=aimDBPromoOne_1 . It is a list of the so-called "50 Hottest Redheads in Hollywood," with an anonymous author who I would suspect is a legally blind person.

Ignoring the previous 48 contenders before them, I scrolled onto #2 on the list, the lovely and incomparable Christina Hendricks who plays Joan Holloway on AMC's Mad Men. Below are some candids of her to prove her near-perfection:















Now, I was curious as to who could be #1. Nicole Kidman pre-botox, Kate Winslet circa Titanic or even Milla Jovovich in The Fifth Element would have been debatable and interesting choices. Instead, I am greeted with a version of this:

Evan Rachel Wood, who first burst on the scene brilliantly in Thirteen and has since become famous for dating and breaking up with Marilyn Manson. I will give you that she was indeed beautiful in Thirteen and even Across the Universe, but she was blonde in both. Here, and in the photo the AIMers chose (which was more unflattering, check it out), she almost looks like a drag queen because she's wearing so much make up.

But maybe I'm wrong, and this is what the standard of Hollywood beauty now looks like. Give me your best argument that #1 is hotter than #2, and I will happily listen before dismissing the argument entirely on the basis of logic.


Images found via Google and Flickr.

The last of the GG fashion roundup

Tina Fey, first proving her drunkenness by the collapsing state of her hair and then by letting Tracy Morgan accept the award for 30 Rock as Best Comedy.

Marisa Tomei, proving that even though she loves to get nude in her movies she can still cover up just as well as the rest of the grandmas watching the show.

Mickey Rourke's sequined scarf and indoor sunglasses along with Bruce Springsteen and his lovely wife Patty Scialfa, who I mistook for Kathy Griffin in a brief flash and nearly cardiacked with happiness.

Sean "Actor" Combs boxing out the lovely Kate Beckinsale for the mike.She looks a bit constipated.

Colin Farrell, a brief bright spot during the show.

Johnny Depp, boyishly handsome as always.

Joan! Hallelujah!

The divine ones, Will Arnett and Amy Poehler

Melissa George, representing Alias to perfection.

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