Babeology: 101 sexy ladies you probably don’t know, but should

Are you a babeologist? Do you think you know about pretty much all of the sexy famous women of the world? Well, class is now in session. Put your notes away, pay attention, and get ready to be tested.

Since a very large majority of our readers come from the United States I am assuming that most of you have not seen many, if any, of these women before (unless you visit this site every day, that is, and if so, hey, what’s up?). Then again, maybe I’m wrong about you guys and your knowledge of the fairer sex, but we’ll see. These 101 sexy women here will certainly be a test of your international babe knowledge (and a nice refresher for you super regulars).

Of the 101 ladies you are about to view, tell me in the comments how many you’ve actually seen before (and if you are an American, because that could make a difference on how I score your test – we’re grading on a curve here today).

For those of you from outside the U.S. who may have the pleasure of being acquainted with your fair share of these ladies, I hope you still enjoy this compilation of some of the finest women the most men of the U.S. are only just now discovering.

On to the ladies, presented in alphabetical order by last name (rank amongst yourselves).

1 Adriana Abenia
What I said: Wiki says that she is a model, presenter and reporter, which is what Wiki always says when it comes to these hot babes from sexy lands like Spain. I wonder if she speaks any English. You know, because I think she should be doing something here in America — like say, the nightly news?? (View pics)

2 Tatyana Andriyash
What I said: It seems that Tatyana was voted Miss Maxim Russia in the year 2007. Her nickname is Cat, she is from Krasnodar, her favorite drink is a Mojito, and before modeling she worked as an office manager. So there you go, informed as well as entertained. (View pics and video)

3 Ariadne Artiles
What I said: Okay, let’s see here… Ariadne Artiles is a Spanish model born January 18th, 1982 in Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands, west of Morocco. Nope, that didn’t help. What else can I find? Hmm… she has her own Web site with a sexy opening video, but everything’s in some language I don’t understand. Eh, whatever… sexy Spanish babe in bikinis… good enough. (View pics)

4 Natalia Avelon
What I said: Natalia Avelon is a name you may not be familiar with (unless you just happen to watch TV in Germany, which as you can see by these pictures you really should)… According to my buddy Wiki, Natalie is a Polish-German actress and singer. Nice, a singer too. So talented. It says she’s been in several movies and TV shows and yada yada yada, she’s hot. (View pics)

5 Vidya Balan
What I said: I love Bollywood. More precisely I love Bollywood actresses. Unlike many of our snobby Hollywood actresses, Bollywood babes know how to properly market themselves. And hey look! Here’s a good example: Vidya Balan. (View pics)

6 Natasha Barnard
What I said: Awhile back I shared FHM South Africa’s 100 sexiest women in the world with you and there were a lot of women we’d never heard of including this Natasha Barnard you see here posing in bikinis… I didn’t really have much to say about those ladies because I really wasn’t paying attention to their “names” … sorry. But now I do have one thing to say: How freaking gorgeous is this woman?! (View pics)

7 Alejandra Barros
What I said: Not only is television better in the UK than it is where I live it’s also better in Mexico as evidenced by the fact that they seem to have an unlimited supply of sexy actresses… Ladies like Alejandra are the reason why Mexico came in at #5 on the Sexiest Countries in the World list, and back then I didn’t even know about her. Wait a second… is this correct? Is she really 39 years-old? (View pics)

8 Bipasha Basu
What I said: See, now this is more like it, Maxim India. Instead of rehashing tired, cleavage-filled photos of Lindsay Lohan, stick to showing us some of the talented and beautiful ladies of your homeland such as Bipasha Basu. Bollywood babes are so hot. Especially Bipasha. Someone over here needs to get her a leading role in a movie. I know I’d go watch her cleavage on screen it. Maybe. (View pics)

9 Liza Berggren
What I said: Liza Berggren: Former Miss Sweden. Is there a better title in the world than that? Sure, Miss Italy, Miss Spain, Miss Brazil, they’re all good too, but did they have their own super duper special bikini team doing beer commercials back in the day? I think not. I wonder why they don’t do that anymore. Did guys get tired of seeing sexy Swedish women in bikinis? I find that hard to believe. (View pics)

10 Tal Berkovich
What I said: Let’s see… hmm… it would appear that at some point in the past Tal appeared naked in some version Playboy. Yes, that seems to be the case… hmmm… yep… butt-naked… I’m sorry, I am going to need a few minutes. Talk amongst yourselves. (View pics)

11 Fernanda Brandao
What I said: See, that’s what I like about the Germans, not afraid to go outside the box when it comes to selecting sexy ladies… As for why they chose Fernanda for the top spot, I assume it’s because she is a Brazilian singer and dancer who lives in Munich… automatically making her the sexiest woman in the country. It’d be like if she moved to Indiana and we left it up to just the Hoosiers to pick the sexiest woman… (View pics)

12 Jessica Bratich
What I said: Jessica Bratich… is best known for the bronze medal she won in the world championships in karate in 2006. That is, until today. Now she’s best known for looking damn hot in a bikini … She is also apparently engaged to some guy who plays cricket down there, or not, I don’t know. Cricket’s like the big sport down under, right? Guys down there pull tail like soccer players do in Europe. (View pics)

13 Shirly Brener
What I said: I would like to introduce you to Shirly Brener, and her bikinis. And as any good PR person knows, putting your sexy client in a bikini and a wet t-shirt is a surefire way to get publicity… as for Shirly, “Shirly Brener is one of the most prolific actresses and producers working today in Hollywood … She just wrapped up the lead in the indie drama Touched playing Monique, a bi-polar schizophrenic abusive mother.” (View pics)

14 Cristina Brondo
What I said: Now who is Cristina Brondo you may be asking? (Probably not, but I am going to carry on here anyway because I like pretend talking to people.) Well, after my usual exhausting research of at least 10 seconds on the Internet I have come to the conclusion that she is from Barcelona, Spain and that she is either a model/actress or an actress/model. Yes, I should have been a private investigator… (View pics)

15 Dalal Bruchmann
What I said: Research time… according to my sources, Dalal plays a handful of musical instruments, speaks five languages, has a starring role in the film Into The Darkness … and will begin filming a horror movie called OLD 37 with Brandi Cyrus (Miley’s older sister… right, I didn’t know Miley had an older sister either). I think I may have found my new wife favorite singer/actress/model. (View pics)

16 Daniella Burlando
What I said: Daniella Burlando is a Venezuelan model and actress, which by default means she’s an epic smokeshow. This also means that the dudes down at Maxim Mexico just had to get her to do a sexy photo shoot. The rest of what happened here I don’t understand. (View pics)

17 Maira Cardi
What I said: Near as I can tell Maira Cardi is Brazilian and was on their version of Big Brother at one point or another. Why do I tell you this? Because I thought you might want to know who you were drooling over. Oh, and one more thing. Apparently she was also in a sex tape that was leaked on the day she was booted out of the BB house. That too. (View pics)

18 Marie Ange Casta
What I said: Well, lookee here… Laetitia Casta has a younger sister. A hot younger sister named Marie Ange Casta. I can’t seem to find much information on Ms. Marie, but by the looks of her one has to venture a guess that she’s a model. And if she isn’t I know a certain photog who’d be willing to help get her modeling career off on the right foot. . (View pics)

19 Fernanda Castillo
What I said: Today you get to meet Mexican actress Fernanda Castillo. Fernanda is 28 years-old and she likes to collect hats of all kinds. I did not make that up. She also looks good in her underwear. Which is why she appears here today. The more you know. (View pics)

20 Francesca Chillemi
What I said: I have no idea how Miss Italy doesn’t win Miss Universe every year. I mean, they’re Italian – the hottest of the hot in Italy. Other than Brazil how could the hottest woman from any other country beat them? Oh, the talent portion. Right. I forgot about that. I think I’m going to start a new pageant based strictly on hotness and screw all this talking, thinking, talent crap. (View pics)

21 Beatrice Chirita
What I said: Beatrice Chirita is a Romanian model you may not have heard of, but once you see these new lingerie pics she had taken I doubt you will forget her… Now I have no idea why Beatrice is hanging out by a pool and by the beach in these pics unless she plans on going swimming in these bras and panties and if she does plan on going swimming in them I really need to find out where this place is… (View pics)

22 Josefina Cisternas
What I said: It’s been ages since we’ve had a sexy Chilean babe on here so when I saw Josefina Cisternas posing in bikinis for Ralph Lauren swimwear I figured, hey, it’s been ages since we’ve had a sexy Chilean babe on here. So what do we know about Josefina. She’s 5 foot 8-1/2 inches tall, measures 34-23.5-35, wears a size 8.5 shoe, and was born in 1993. Other than that, I don’t know a damn thing… (View pics)

23 Petra Cubonova
What I said: Seriously this woman is in a whole different category of hot. She’s from Czechoslovakia (it is still called Czechoslovakia, right? Oh yeah, the Czech Republic now, that’s right.) and I’d put her right up there in the pantheon of sexy women that includes Candice Swanepoel, Adriana Lima, Elsa Hosk, Sandra Valencia, and, umm, so many to choose from… who else should I add to this list? (View pics)

24 Carolina Cruz
What I said: I don’t know who Carolina Cruz is and I don’t know what Don Juan magazine is, but when you combine the two you get a whole hell of a lot of win … assuming that Google Translate is working properly (a 50/50 proposition in most cases) Carolina “was Miss Colombia International 1999, which means [she] was the viceroy’s national beauty and the representative of Colombia at Miss International.” (View pics)

25 Steffi De Greve
What I said: According to her Web site, Steffi is 19 years-old, has an 86 cm bust, a 70 cm waist, and 94 cm hips. That’s pretty much all the site tells us about her. It doesn’t even say where she is from. Good enough!!! UPDATE: She’s Belgian, I think. So there you go. (View pics)