Hottest female athletes at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Maria Sharapova Current world No 3 Maria Sharapova has won three Grand Slam singles titles (Wimbledon 2004, US Open 2006 and Australian Open 2008). Sharapova has been ranked in the top ten since winning Wimbledon in 2004, the longest run of any current female tennis player. During the 12 months ending June 2007, she was the world's highest-paid female athlete. In April 2005, People Magazine named her one of the 50 most beautiful celebrities in the world. In 2006, Maxim magazine ranked Sharapova the hottest athlete in the world for the fourth consecutive year. She has posed in a six-page bikini photoshoot spread in the 2006 Valentine's Day issue of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Amanda Beard Twenty-six-year-old Amand Beard is an American Olympic swimmer and model. Beard made her first Olympic appearance at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games at the age of 14. Her modelling work has included appearances in FHM, the 2006 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, and she posed for the July 2007 issue of Playboy. At the 2008 US Olympic Swim Trials, Beard qualified for her fourth US Olympic Team. Beard finished second in the 200m Breaststroke.

Ana Ivanovic Ana Ivanovic is currently the top-ranked women's tennis player. Aside from her tennis career, Ivanovic also studies finance at a university in Belgrade and Spanish in her spare time. On September 8, 2007, Ivanovic became a UNICEF National Ambassador for Serbia, alongside Aleksandar Dordevic and Emir Kusturica. Jennie Finch Jennie Finch is widely regarded as the most famous softball player of all time and and pitched on the USA team that won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was offered a lucrative contract to appear nude for Playboy magazine, but commented to the press that the offer was not going to tempt her. Finch once appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated wearing a tank top and a mini skirt. Yelena Isinbayeva Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva has so far set 22 world records. Isinbayeva, who likes dolphins and Russian history, acknowledges that her rags-to-riches career, combined with her work ethic and sex symbol status, makes her somewhat similar to Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova. Nicole Vaidisova On August 9, 2006, Czech Republic tennis player Nicole Vaidisova isthe 12th-youngest player in WTA history to crack the top 10, at the age of 17 years, three months and two weeks. She likes pop music and is a fan of Madonna. She lists New York as her favorite city because of its constant activity. Vaidisova is currently dating ATP tennis player Radek Stepanek. Misty May-Treanor Misty May-Treanor is an American professional beach volleyball player. With partner Kerri Walsh, she is the 2004 Olympic Beach Volleyball Champion. She is the first cousin of tennis player Taylor Dent. May-Treanor appeared on NBC's game show Identity on April 6, 2007. She posed as "Born In 1977." May-Treanor was born in Los Angeles but spent her high school years in Costa Mesa. Alicia Sacramone Alicia Marie Sacramone (born December 3, 1987) is an American artistic gymnast. Sacramone would like to become a fashion designer one day. She trains at Brestyan's Gymnastics under Mihai and Silvia Brestyan. Daniela Hantuchova Slovakian tennis player Daniela Hantuchova speaks six languages and was trained as a classical pianist. She qualified for university in Slovakia but deferred it to pursue tennis. Hantuchova endorses Nike sportswear and has her own line with them for her tournament wear. Hantuchova's interests include skiing, ice skating, roller blading, swimming, jet skiing and cooking, while her favourite actors are Brad Pitt and George Clooney. Stephanie Rice Stephanie Rice is a swimmer from Brisbane, Australia, who holds the world record in the 200 metres individual medley. Rice is currently dating 50m Freestyle world record holder Eamon Sullivan. Recently Rice and Sullivan have become the new faces and bodies in a six digit deal with underwear giant Davenport. Rice likes shopping and dancing when she's not in the pool and her favourite mode of relaxation is watching movies. Laure Manaudou Laure Manaudou (born October 9, 1986 in Villeurbanne) is a French Olympic, World and European champion swimmer. Manaudou has been making more headlines out of the pool of late, but she is capable of turning things around at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.