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The 1 1/2 year wait is over, as I present to you the starting field of 90 for Sexiest Woman of 2017!
We begin with the Juniors (30 and younger):
GROUP A: Emma Stone Katherine McNamara Margot Robbie Shay Mitchell Danielle Campbell Zendaya Gigi Hadid Nina Dobrev Dakota Johnson Olivia Holt
GROUP B: Selena Gomez Peyton R. List Elle Fanning Kendall Jenner Brie Larson Emma Watson Demi Lovato Sabrina Carpenter (who turned 18 just recently, by the way) Vanessa Hudgens Nicola Peltz
GROUP C: Ariel Winter Bella Hadid Kelli Berglund Lea Michele Jennifer Lawrence Victoria Justice Emily Ratajkowski Barbara Palvin Hailee Steinfeld Lucy Hale
And now, the Seniors, which is always loaded with favorites:
GROUP A: Jennifer Lopez (2001 runner-up) Nicole Kidman (2001 winner) Heidi Klum Amy Adams Olivia Munn Eva Longoria (2012 winner) Reese Witherspoon Kaley Cuoco Maria Menounos (2012 runner-up/2013 winner) Miranda Lambert
GROUP B: Carrie Underwood (2013 runner-up) Kate Beckinsale Charlize Theron Julianne Moore Jessica Alba (2000 and 2003 winner) Blake Lively Halle Berry Anna Kendrick Kristen Bell (2007 runner-up/2008 winner) Gwen Stefani
GROUP C: Sarah Michelle Gellar (2002, '04, '06, '07, and '11 winner) Jessica Chastain Katy Perry Erin Andrews Kerry Washington Kate Hudson Miranda Kerr Jennifer Garner (2005 runner-up) Britney Spears (1999 winner/2000 and 2001 third-place finisher) Jessica Biel
And finally, there are the Leftovers:
GROUP A: Priyanka Chopra Lindsey Vonn Katharine McPhee Charlotte McKinney Jaimie Alexander Olivia Culpo (former Miss Universe) Kelsea Ballerini Dove Cameron Dakota Fanning Taraji P. Henson
GROUP B: Ashley Graham Iliza Shlesinger Kelly Rohrbach Rita Ora Aubrey Plaza Sharna Burgess (the only Dancing With The Stars pro on here) Mandy Moore Daisy Ridley Chrissy Teigen Joanna "JoJo" Levesque
GROUP C: Christina Milian Brooke Burke-Charvet Maria Sharapova Gal Gadot Jenna Dewan Tatum Melissa Benoist Kat Graham Bella Thorne Eiza Gonzalez Alexandra Daddario
Ariel Winter (based on what we've really seen of her lately), Selena Gomez, and Lea Michele are considered to be the favorites to go all the way, though Hailee Steinfeld, the Hadid sisters, Demi Lovato, and Emily Ratajkowski may be the underdogs on the Juniors side.
For the Seniors...Jennifer Lopez came awfully close to winning in 2001 and is the one to watch; Sarah Michelle Gellar, in a tough Group C, will try to go for her unprecedented sixth title with Jessica Alba (Group B) hoping to make it three. As for Kate Beckinsale, Heidi Klum, Jennifer Garner, Gwen Stefani, Nicole Kidman, and Julianne Moore? Along with J.Lo, either of them could make history as the oldest Sexiest Woman winner ever (eclipsing Kate Walsh, who was 43 when she won in 2010); for Kidman, it would be her second!
Priyanka Chopra is the favorite among the Leftovers, though we've got Charlotte McKinney, Mandy Moore (who's back in the spotlight thanks to the hot "This Is Us"), Christina Milian, and Melissa Benoist among others.
But who knows what possibilities arise? We'll find out for ourselves when it all gets underway again with Round 1 in June!
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