You’re not going to believe this, but the woman you are looking at here, Elizabeth Halseth, was once a Nevada State Senator. No, really. In 2010, Halseth became the youngest woman ever elected to Nevada’s State Senate, representing the largest district in the state. Now she’s putting all those election smarts to more good use as she was voted into the Top 10 write-in list for this year’s Maxim Hot 100. First, the Senate, then the Maxim 100? She is most definitely one to watch.

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