The Soapbox: These Are the Girls of Our Lives

Since the summer of 1998, my (guy) friends and I have ranked just about anything we can think might fall in some sort of debatable chronology. It was only a matter of time before we leaped from favorite movies and television shows to hottest celebrities.

Captured in this blog was my friends' most recent correspondence in revealing the newest versions of the list.

For what it''s worth, there have been numerous changes on my list from last year. Cameron Diaz, a five-time number one favorite from 1999-2004, has officially been retired and will no doubt be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Also retired this year and expected to land in the HoF is Maura Tierney, who never reached higher than 4, but was a list mainstay since the list's inception in 1998.

Others dropped off the list were Anna Kournikova (19), Katie Holmes (18), Renee Zellweger (17), Michelle Monaghan (6) and Michelle Wie (3) This year brings many suprises including 7 rookies making their way onto the big board, a fallen number one and a new list champion that was not in the Top 10 last year.

God, I hope I'm not still doing this when I'm 50 years old.

Top 20 Girls My Girlfriend Had Better Watch Out For 2007
Parenthesis indicate last year's rank.

20. Rihanna (12)
19. Tea Leoni (15)
18. Ellen Pompeo (13)
17. Fergie (14)
16. Katharine McPhee ( - )
15. Kate Bosworth (8)
14. Jennifer Connelly ( - )
13. Michelle Rodriguez (20)
12. Kate Hudson (10)
11. Vanessa Minnillo ( - )