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Sexy Stars 2001
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At 18-years-old, Britney Spears seductively walked on the stage at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards in a black suit, her blonde hair tucked up underneath a black top hat. She began a rendition of the Rolling Stones' classic tune "(I Can Get No) Satisfaction," and just as the audience settled in, she threw off the hat, hair flying, and started singing her current hit, "Oops! I Did It Again." Then she ripped off the suit. Chins dropped to the floor. Guys fell out of their seats. Britney was there to show everyone that she was "not that innocent," and she revealed, well, more Britney than we'd ever seen. And it was a sensation. So it's no surprise that Spears, now 19, has made the number two spot on our sexiest stars list. She has everything going for her, gracing several magazine covers, blocking the streets of New York when she appears on MTV and "Walking This Way" with legendary Aerosmith at the Super Bowl this past January. However, no one would have thought that the teenaged Spears would cause such a phenomenon. The Louisiana native began chasing her teeny-bopper dream at a very young age. Armed with a powerful vocal talent, an 8-year-old Britney tried her luck at shows like Star Search, and at age 10 Spears landed a role on the Mickey Mouse Club alongside her now beau Justin Timberlake of the band N'sync (fans everywhere are simply salivating over the pairing) -- as well as her friendly rival Christina Aguilera. Back in 1999, when her first solo record "Baby One More Time" burst onto the scene, it became one of the best selling albums of the year. Britney landed a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist -- and gave boys everywhere the best school girl fantasy they'd ever have.
She didn't stop there, appearing on the April '99 cover of Rolling Stone magazine, wearing incredibly short shorts and a bra and sprawling on a bed. After that, the then 17-year-old was labeled a musical "Lolita." Still, teenage girls saw her as a role model, desperately wanting to become her. Britney Spears dolls began appearing on - and disappearing from -- toy store shelves. The singer became a trendsetter with her tight pants and low-cut tank tops. Her next big single, Oops!I Did It Again, released in May of last year, sold 1.3 million copies during the first week of release, beating Mariah Carey's record for the highest first-week sales by a female solo artist. And, just like any guilty pleasure, we eagerly anticipate her next move. Sexiest Moment: The strip tease act she performed at the MTV Music Awards last August pretty much blew apart any preconceived ideas that Ms. Spears was an innocent ex-Mouseketeer. Co-host Marlon Wayans was speechless after her number, saying how she had suddenly gone "from the Mickey Mouse Club to the Strip Club." Sexiest Quote: "All I did was tie up my shirt!" she said in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine. "I'm wearing a sports bra under it. Sure, I'm wearing thigh-highs, but kids wear those -- it's the style. Have you seen MTV -- all those girls in thongs?" regarding her "Baby One More Time" video. Hottest Music Video: Duh. Of course it's "Baby One More Time." With Spears dressed as a school girl, her long blonde hair in pig-tails, her long legs clad in thigh-highs and a very, very short skirt - this could quite possibly be one of the sexiest videos of all time. Best Physical Feature: Those curvy hips and bare midriff that drives the boys silly. A newly acquired fairy tattoo highlights the small of her back, and a pierced navel decorates the stomach she prominently displays them whenever she gets the chance. God bless her. In Her Future: Spears just signed a deal with Pepsi, and her first TV commercial aired on March 25 during the 73rd Academy Awards. The deal will also include point-of-purchase promotions and Internet ties between Spears' and Pepsi's respective Web sites. She also co-wrote a book with her mother Lynn Spears, was released on April 10. Finally, with the acting bug firmly in place, she will begin filming a still untitled movie this month, where her character reunites with two childhood friends. Tamra Davis (Billy Madison) will direct the film.
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