Welcome to the 2009 edition of our Sexiest Woman in the World event! As I stated last year, there are many sites and magazines that do this and in most cases they get it wrong (see Lohan, Lindsay; Spears, Britney; and Mills, Heather). Last year you, my awesome readers, voted Kate Beckinsale as the 2008 Sexiest Female on the Planet and I couldn’t have been more pleased with your taste. Let’s try not to blow it this year, okay?

Here’s how it’s going down. I’ve tweaked things a bit this year. Last year we had 64 babes going head-to-head til we got down to the finals. This year we’ll have 100 babes in 10 groups of 10 with the final 10 being divided into two groups of five, then the winners of those two groups will go boob-to-boob to determine our champeen for 2009.

Here are your 10 groups of 10, with voting for Group 8 now in progress…

Group 8
Kristen Bell

Jessica Biel

Emily Blunt

Monica Cruz

Jessica Gomes

Amber Heard

Danielle Lloyd

Nicole Scherzinger

Charlize Theron

Sofia Vergara

Group 1
Christina Aguilera
Amanda Bynes
Abigail Clancy
Rosario Dawson
Megan Fox
Kate Hudson
Beyonce Knowles
Ali Larter
Kristanna Loken
Olivia Wilde

Click here to vote or see the results for Group 1.

Group 2
Jessica Alba
Camilla Belle
Monica Bellucci
Brooke Burke
Izabel Goulart
Stacy Keibler
Eva Mendes
Alyssa Milano
Emily Scott
Paz Vega

Click here to vote or see the results for Group 2.

Group 3
Ana Beatriz Barros
Kate Beckinsale
Halle Berry
Kim Cloutier
Minka Kelly
Miranda Kerr
Rachelle Leah
Sophie Monk
Nina Moric
Rihanna

Click here to vote or see the results for Group 3.

Group 4
Alessandra Ambrosio
Rachel Bilson
Sophia Bush
Hilary Duff
Angelina Jolie
Leighton Meester
Marisa Miller
Olivia Munn
Elsa Pataky
Sarah Shahi

Click here to vote or see the results for Group 4.

Group 5
Diora Baird
Kelly Brook
Charisma Carpenter
Penelope Cruz
Anne Hathaway
Scarlett Johannson
Adriana Lima
Grace Park
Lucy Pinder
Kelly Ripa

Click here to vote or see the results for Group 5.

Group 6
Jennifer Aniston
Devon Aoki
Carolina Ardohain
Heidi Klum
Denise Milani
Kelly Monaco
Adrianne Palicki
Jessica Simpson
Cheryl Tweedy
Carrie Underwood

Click here to vote or see the results for Group 6.

Group 7
Gemma Atkinson
Laetitia Casta
Elisha Cuthbert
Eliza Dushku
Doutzen Kroes
Olga Kurylenko
Maria Menounos
Petra Nemcova
Dania Ramirez
Bar Refaeli

Click here to vote or see the results for Group 7.

Group 9
Sammy Braddy
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Carmen Electra
Keeley Hazell
Julianne Hough
Eva Longoria
Joanna Krupa
Natalie Portman
Nadine Velazquez
Estella Warren

Click here to vote or see the results for Group 9.

Group 10
Gisele Bundchen
Kelly Carlson
Giada De Laurentis
Carla Gugino
Salma Hayek
Mila Kunis
Blake Lively
Katie Price
Roselyn Sanchez
Yvonne Strahovski

Click here to vote or see the results for Group 10.

And like I said previously, if I left out your personal favorite, tough noogies… if she ain’t in my top 100, she ain’t gonna be voted the sexiest on the planet. Or you could go check over at AskMen.com where they are one of the few other sites whose readers have nearly as good taste as the readers here have.