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Maximum Maxim

it’s been too long since i had some hot babes here on this blog! so before y’all stop coming here for your hot chick fix, let me remedy that situation! i got together with Maxim magazine to bring to you the 2006 Hot 100 Girls of the Year.. nothing like it to get you all heated up and ready for the up coming summer!

the Maxim Hot 100 is fast becoming a recognised barometer for who’s hot and who’s not in the world.. and Eva Longoria of ‘Desperate Housewives’ fame is #1 for the unprecedented second year in a row!

rounding out the Top 10 are Jessica Alba (#2); Lindsay Lohan, (#3); Angelina Jolie (#4); Stacy Keibler (#5); Scarlett Johansson (#6); Cameron Diaz (#7); Kate Bosworth (#8); Keira Knightley (#9) and Christina Milian (#10).

so get out there and pick up a copy of the new issue of Maxim, or else catch the show on VH1.. you know you want to! here’s the full list..

1. Eva Longoria
2. Jessica Alba
3. Lindsay Lohan
4. Angelina Jolie
5. Stacy Keibler
6. Scarlett Johansson
7. Cameron Diaz
8. Kate Bosworth
9. Keira Knightley
10. Christina Milian
11. Kristen Bell
12. Katherine Heigl
13. Kelly Monaco
14. Rachel Bilson
15. Vanessa Minnilo
16. Christina Aguilera
17. Rachel McAdams
18. Jessica Simpson
19. Jamie-Lynn Sigler
20. Eva Green
21. Mischa Barton
22. Mariah Carey
23. Kristin Cavallari
24. Kate Moss
25. Charlize Theron
26. Cindy Crawford
27. Eva Mendez
28. Mandy Moore
29. Jennifer Love Hewitt
30. Uma Thurman
31. Emmanuelle Vaugier
32. Veronica Varekova
33. Natalie Portman

34. Jamie Pressly
35. Avril Lavigne
36. Fergie (Black Eyed Peas)
37. Emmanuelle Chriqui
38. Paris Hilton
39. Nadine Velazquesz
40. Alicia Keys
41. Daniella Alonso
42. Sienna Miller
43. Gabrielle Union
44. Kelly Ripa
45. Beyonce Knowles
46. Rebecca Romijn
47. Mila Kunis
48. Nicollette Sheridan
49. Brittany Murphy
50. Sarah Silverman
51. Naomi Watts
52. Sara Foster
53. Moon Bloodgood
54. Heidi Klum
55. Venessa Marcil
56. Jessica Biel
57. Autumn Resser
58. Joss Stone
59. Jordana Brewster
60. Shakira
61. Joanna Krupa
62. Nicky Hilton
63. Kelly Carlson
64. Poppy Montgomery
65. Emilie de Ravin
66. Sarah Shahi
67. Evangeline Lilly

68. Cinthia Moura
69. Kelly Clarkson
70. Leeann Tweeden
71. Roselyn Sanchez
72. Anna Kournikova
73. Teri Hatcher
74. Michele Merkin
75. Maggie Grace
76. April Scott
77. Ciara
78. Bree
79. Halle Berry
80. Rachel Nichols
81. Penelope Cruz
82. Venessa Simmons
83. Rachel Perry
84. Amerie
85. Carmen Electra
86. Aubrey O’Day
87. Jennifer Scholle
88. Tila Tequila
89. Tami
90. Chilli
91. Kim Smith
92. Elisha Cuthbert
93. Grace Park
94. Brooke Burke
95. Tricia Helfer
96. Bridget Moynahan
97. FSU Cowgirls
98. Yunjin Kim
99. Jennifer Aniston
100. Natasha Bedingfield

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Avril Lavigne Biography

Avril Lavigne Whibley ^[8], better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne, (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian rock/punk-pop singer and musician. In 2006, Canadian Business Magazine ranked her the seventh most powerful Canadian in Hollywood,^[9] and in 2007 she won ninth place in the Jabra Music Contest for the Best Band in the World, based on fan votes from around the world.^[10]

Lavigne’s birth surname is usually pronounced in an anglicized way as /ˈævrəl ləˈviːn/”La-Veen” (in French it is commonly pronounced /aˈvʁil laˈviːɲ/ (help·info)). Avril is French for “April”, while la vigne means “the vine” or “the vineyard“.

Lavigne’s debut album, Let Go, was released in 2002, and went on to sell over 18 million copies worldwide ^[11] and was certified six times platinum in the United States^[12]. Her second and third albums, Under My Skin (2004) and The Best Damn Thing (2007), respectively, reached number one on the U.S. Billboard 200. Lavigne has scored five number one songs worldwide to date and a total of eleven top ten hits, including “Complicated“, “Sk8er Boi“, “I’m with You“, “My Happy Ending“, and “Girlfriend“.

Background

Avril Lavigne was born in Belleville, Ontario^[13][14] to a devoutChristian family.^[15][16]. Lavigne’s musical talent was first spotted at the age of two when her mother says Lavigne began singing along with her on church songs. The family moved to Napanee, Ontario, when Lavigne was five years old.

In 1998, Lavigne won a competition to sing with fellow Canadian singer Shania Twain on her first major concert tour. She appeared alongside Twain at her concert in Ottawa, appearing on stage to sing “What Made You Say That“.

She was discovered by her first professional manager, Cliff Fabri, while singing country covers at a Chapters bookstore in Kingston, Ontario.^[13] During a performance with the Lennox Community Theatre, Lavigne was spotted by local folk singer Steve Medd (a relation of the influential Canadian journalist, Ben Medd), who invited her to sing on his song “Touch the Sky” for his 1999 album Quinte Spirit. She also sang on “Temple of Life” and “Two Rivers” for his follow up album, My Window to You, in 2000.^[13]

At the age of sixteen she was signed by Ken Krongard, the artists-and-repertoire (A&R) representative of Arista Records, who invited the head of Arista, Antonio “L.A.” Reid, to hear her sing at the New York City studio of producer Peter Zizzo.^[13] She then completed work on her first album, Let Go. The Matrix, who worked extensively with Lavigne on the album, commented on her songwriting, saying, “We conceived the ideas on guitar and piano. Avril would come in and sing a few melodies, change a word here or there.”^[17]

Let Go (2002–2004)

Let Go was released on June 4, 2002 in the United States, reaching number two there and number one in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. This made Lavigne, at eighteen, the youngest female soloist to have a number-one album in the UK up until that time.^[18]

Just over one month after its release, Let Go reached multi-platinum status in late-August,^[19] and was certified triple platinum two weeks after.^[20] Before the end of 2002, just six months after its debut, it was certified four times platinum by the RIAA.^[21] It sold a total of 18 million copies worldwide. It was the best selling album of the year for a female artist and for a debut album in 2002.^[22]

Four singles from the album were released. “Complicated” went to number one in Australia, while reaching number two on the U.S. Hot 100, and it was one of the best-selling Canadian singles of 2002. Lavigne tied a record set by Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn” when “Complicated” held the number one spot on the contemporary hit radio chart (which tracks air play on the radio) for eleven weeks in a row.^[23] “Sk8er Boi” reached the top ten in the U.S. and Australia, “I’m with You” reached the top ten in the U.S and the UK, and “Losing Grip” reached the top ten in Taiwan and the top twenty in Chile.

Lavigne was named “Best New Artist” at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, won four Juno Awards in 2003 (out of six nominations), received a World Music Award for “World’s Best-Selling Canadian Singer”, and was nominated for eight Grammy Awards, including “Song of the Year” for “Complicated” and “Best New Artist“.

Under My Skin (2004–2005)

Lavigne’s second album, Under My Skin, was released on May 25, 2004, in the U.S. It debuted at number one in the U.S., the UK, Germany, Japan, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Spain, Ireland, Thailand, Korea and Hong Kong and sold more than 380,000 copies in the U.S. in its first week.^[24] Lavigne wrote most of the album with Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, though some tracks were co-written by Ben Moody (formerly of Evanescence), Butch Walker of Marvellous 3, and her former lead guitarist Evan Taubenfeld. Kreviazuk’s husband, Our Lady Peace front man Raine Maida, co-produced the album with Butch Walker and Don Gilmore.

Lead single “Don’t Tell Me” went to number one in Argentina and Mexico, the top five in the UK and Canada, and the top ten in Australia and Brazil. “My Happy Ending” reached the top ten in the U.S. and was her third-biggest hit there, but third single “Nobody’s Home” did not make the top forty. The fourth single from the album, “He Wasn’t“, reached top forty positions in the UK and Australia, and was not released in the U.S.^[25] “Fall to Pieces” was released as the final single from the album, but did not do as well as previous singles.

Lavigne won two World Music Awards in 2004 for “World’s Best Pop/Rock Artist” and “World’s Best-Selling Canadian Artist”. She received five Juno Award nominations in 2005, picking up three, including “Fan Choice Award”, “Artist of the Year”, and “Pop Album of the Year”. She won the award for “Favourite Female Singer” at the eighteenth Annual Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.^[26] Lavigne co-wrote “Breakaway” with Matthew Gerard, which was recorded by Kelly Clarkson for the soundtrack to the film The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004).^[27] “Breakaway” was later included on Clarkson’s second album, Breakaway, being released as the album’s first single. The song peaked inside the U.S. top ten and provided Clarkson with a substantial hit.

Lavigne went on a “Live and by Surprise” twenty-one city mall-tour in the U.S. and Canada, starting on March 4, 2004, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to promote Under My Skin. Each performance consisted of a short live acoustic set of songs from the new album. She was accompanied by her guitarist, Evan Taubenfeld. The venue in each city was not announced until forty-eight hours before the show. The tour was very popular and was successful in promoting the album. The set at Indianapolis on March 25, 2004, at Glendale mall included “He Wasn’t”, “My Happy Ending”, “Don’t Tell Me”, “Take Me Away”, “Nobody’s Home”, “Sk8er Boi”, and “Complicated”. Selections of this tour were released on the Avril Lavigne Live Acoustic EP, which was released in U.S. Target stores.

Lavigne was touring throughout most of 2005, and pursuing her acting and modelling careers. She represented Canada at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, performing her song “Who Knows” during the eight minutes of the Vancouver 2010 portion.^[28]

The Best Damn Thing (2006–present)

Lavigne in Hong Kong, 2007.

Lavigne’s third album, The Best Damn Thing, was released on April 17, 2007 and debuted at number one in the U.S. The album was produced by Dr. Luke, Lavigne’s husband Deryck Whibley, Rob Cavallo, Butch Walker and Lavigne.^[29][30] Travis Barker recorded drums for the record. The first single from the album was “Girlfriend“, which became Lavigne’s first single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100. On Ryan Seacrest’s radio show Lavigne said that “When You’re Gone” would be the second single.

Lavigne has been doing a small tour to promote The Best Damn Thing, with tickets available only to members of her fan club.^{[citation needed]} She began the tour in Calgary, Alberta, and played for a crowd of around two hundred. This show was aired on television on April 2, 2007, on the CBC Network.

On May 25, 2007, Lavigne, her co-songwriter Lukasz Gottwald, and her record label were sued by songwriters James Gangwer and Tommy Dunbar over claims that her song “Girlfriend” infringes on their 1979 song “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend”, originally performed by The Rubinoos.^[31] In June 2007, Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, with whom Lavigne wrote the majority of her second album, Under My Skin, spoke to Performing Songwriter magazine about Lavigne’s songwriting, saying, “I mean, Avril, songwriter? Avril doesn’t really sit and write songs by herself or anything. Avril will also cross the ethical line and no one says anything. That’s why I’ll never work with her again. I sent her a song two years ago called ‘Contagious’, and I just saw the tracklisting to this album and there’s a song called ‘Contagious’ on it — and my name’s not on it. What do you do with that? See, I won’t [call the lawyers], I’ll just tell you. Art should not be subject to that kind of controversy.”^[32] On July 6, Lavigne denied both accusations in an open letter on her website, claiming that she had “never heard the [Rubinoos] song in [her] life” and also that she is considering taking legal action against Kreviazuk with regards to her allegations, which she considers “damaging to my reputation and a clear defamation of my character”.^[33] On July 10, Kreviazuk made a full public apology and retracted the statements made in the aforementioned interview.^[34]

The song “I Don’t Have to Try,” also stirred up controversy. Similarities between this song and Peaches’ 2003 song, “I’m the Kinda” has sparked further plagiarism speculations. ^[35]

Lavigne recorded a cover of the John Lennon song “Imagine” as her contribution to the album Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur

Film career

Lavigne made her film debut in the animated film Over the Hedge, which is based on the comic strip of same name. She worked alongside William Shatner, Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Wanda Sykes, Nick Nolte and Steve Carell. She is also acting in the Richard Gere film The Flock,^[37] as the girlfriend of a crime suspect, and her third project is Fast Food Nation, based on her favorite book. Lavigne wrote and recorded a new song titled “Keep Holding On” with Dr. Luke, for the Eragon film soundtrack; it was included on her third album, The Best Damn Thing. The song was released for digital download on November 28, and made its worldwide debut on radio on November 17.^[38] It reached the top spot on the Canadian top twenty.

Lavigne made a cameo in the film Going the Distance and also appeared in an episode of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, performing “Sk8er Boi” with her band. Lavigne has also featured in a comic series called Make 5 Wishes. She stars as herself, a pop star, who is idolized by the protagonist of the story. ^[39]

Music career

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