Maxim thinks they know how to highlight the hotties in Hollywood, but they have no idea. When Maxim debuted it's Hot 100 last month with Lindsay Lohan as the #1 hottest woman IN THE WORLD, I thought they were joking! Thankfully, the women at AfterEllen.com agreed, and rather than sit back and do nothing, they conducted their own Hot 100 by asking women to nominate their favorite sexy vixens.

After seeing the list, I have to applaud the lesbian community for actually having good taste in women, not only for the hotness factor but also for personality (but hey, that's how we girls roll). Then I started to wonder why the two lists varied so much and I think it's because straight men tend to be drawn to women in entertainment that encompass three main things: tits, ass and badness.

I will forever be indebted to AfterEllen for putting the time and energy into this super awesome list. I'll admit I had to wipe my seat and the corners of my mouth after seeing it, which did not disappoint by any means. Might I recommend opening a bottle of wine and playing some Barry White before you pull up a chair to the 'ole laptop and check it out.

AfterEllen's list certainly takes a different road than Maxim's, with eight of the top 10 women on their list not even mentioned on the Maxim list (Angelina Jolie and Lena Headey are the exceptions). Only four of the women who made Maxim's top 10 (Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel and Lindsay Lohan) appear somewhere on the AfterEllen.com list. In case you were wondering,



Leisha Haley made AfterEllen's #1 and Lindsay Lohan only made #79.

Not surprisingly, we lesbians and bisexuals have a soft spot for those who are also lesbian/bi - slightly over half the women on the AfterEllen.com Hot 100 List have played queer characters on the big screen which is definitely a good way to keep us coming back for more. Eight of the women (nine, if you count Drew Barrymore) are openly lesbian or bisexual; AfterEllen thoughtfully notes them for us with a trusty Saphhic asterisk (*) next to their name.

Also, one thing that the lesbian community knows to a T is that sexiness doesn't come in a specific age group, size, color or shape, as after AfterEllen.com points out. From Tina Fey (No. 7) and Helen Mirren (No. 31), to Ellen DeGeneres (No. 50), America Ferrera (No. 30) and Queen Latifah (No. 55) lesbians know how to celebrate diversity!

I've taken the liberty to point out my personal Top 5 Favorites from the AfterEllen.com 100 and I hope you'll share your favorites too!

Renee's Top 5 Hotties To Drool Over
1. Sandra Bullock (#64 on the list) - She will always be my #1. Sandra is like a fine wine, she only gets better with age. Sandra, will you marry me??

2. Leisha Haley (#1 on the list) - She's cute, she's funny, and she's my all-time favorite L lady, so it came as no surprise that she would be the AfterEllen Hot 100's #1!

3. Famke Janssen (#51 on the list) - After playing an MTF transgendered life-coach on Nip/Tuck, I was clawing at the TV screen for this Dutch hottie!

4. Mary-Louise Parker (#29 on the list) - She touched my heart in "Boys on the Side" and makes me want to be a naughty Mom on "Weeds". Either way, she does sexy with finesse!

5. Jennifer Garner (# 67 on the list) - She can do bad-to-the-bone in "Alias" or sweet and innocent in "13 Going on 30". Either way, she's one cutie that catches my eye!

Once again, let's give a big thanks to AfterEllen.com for putting together the Top 100 list, which can be seen here and here's hoping it'll become a yearly tradition. Don't forget to share your favorite hotties with QueerSighted.com!