LISTING THE HOTTEST women in the world isn't easy, especially if you need to narrow them down to a scant 103. (Why 103? It's 103 in 2003, of course!) We went through every photo, film clip and police sketch we could get our hands on to bring you the very hottest of the hot, the sexiest of the sexy, the most amazing on the amazingest women in the galaxy. From Lucy Liu to Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, we've got them all—even the hyphenated ones. Curious to know where Alyssa Milano ranks? Want to see what Kate Hudson is up to these days? There's only one way to find out. Well, aside from being a creep and calling them. (Sorry, Kate—really, we are.) Anyway, quit reading this intro and start your gazing.
—The editors of Stuff

103 MARISA PETRORO	102 JERI RYAN	101 KATE BECKINSDALE
100 PINK	99 MARISA COUGHLAN	98 CHRISTINA ANAPAU
97 AMY WEBER	96 RENA SOFER The Melrose Place alum joined Just Shoot Me last fall. Finally, a cast member more feminine than David Spade!	95 ALI LARTER
94 IZABELLA SCORUPCO	93 JOLENE BLALOCK	92 RACHEL WEISZ
91 KELLY CLARKSON	90 SAMANTHA MUMBA	89 NAOMI WATTS
88 SHERYL CROW	87 EMMANUELLE CHRIQUI	86 PENÉLOPE CRUZ
85 SHANIA TWAIN	84 JAIME BERGMAN	83 FAITH HILL
82 KYLIE MINOGUE	81 GABRIELLE UNION	80 JORJA FOX
79 THE REAL WORLD:       LAS VEGAS GIRLS	78 HOLLY MARIE COMBS	77 JORDAN LADD
76 AMY SMART	75 MIA KIRSCHNER	74 SASHA ALEXANDER
73 ASIA ARGENTO	72 NICOLE EGGERT	71 DAISY FUENTES
70 BROOKE BURNS	69 EMILY PROCTER	68 MILA KUNIS
67 LESLIE BEGA	66 NIKKI COX	65 LUCY LIU
64 SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR	63 ELIZA DUSHKU	62 RACHEL PERRY
61 ESTELLA WARREN	60 JULIA STILES	59 CLAIRE DANES
58 ROSARIO DAWSON	57 CHYLER LEIGH	56 PAULINA RUBIO
55 SALMA HAYEK	54 LEAH REMINI	53 JENNIFER CONNELLY
52 AVRIL LAVIGNE	51 JESSICA ALBA	50 BEYONCÉ KNOWLES
49 HALLE BERRY	48 ELISHA CUTHBERT	47 BROOKE BURKE
46 JAIME PRESSLY	45 NATASHA HENSTRIDGE	44 CHRISTINA RICCA
43 JANET JACKSON	42 CARMEN ELECTRA	41 REBECCA ROMIJN-STAMOS
40 TIFFANI THIESSEN	39 JACQUELINE OBRADORS	38 SOFÍA VERGARA
37 TARA REID	36 SARAH CHALKE	35 ALICIA WITT
34 KATE BOSWORTH	33 TARYN MANNING	32 ERIKA CHRISTENSEN
31 CHRISTINA AGUILERA	30 JESSICA SIMPSON	29 BRITTANY MURPHY
28 HEATHER GRAHAM	27 KATE HUDSON	26 ALYSSA MILANO Who would have believed that Tony Danza's loins could have produced such a beauty? "I've never had a problem with the nudity I've done," says the Charmed star. Call it a crazy coincidence, Alyssa, but neither have we!
25 HEIDI KLUM	24 ZHANG ZIYI	23 EVA MENDES
22 KATIE HOLMES	21 DENISE RICHARDS	20 KRISTIN KREUK
19 LEANN RIMES	18 ANGELINA JOLIE	17 PAM ANDERSON
16 JESSICA BIEL	15 KELLY HU	14 JAMES KING
13 ROSELYN SANCHEZ	12 SARAH WYNTER	11 JENNIFER GARNER
10 GWEN STEFANI	9 KRISTA ALLEN	8 CAMERON DIAZ
7 SHAKIRA	6 BRITNEY SPEARS	5 SHANNYN SOSSAMON
4 JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT	3 JAMIE-LYNN SIGLER	2 JENNIFER LOPEZ
1 MONICA BELLUCCI