Rebecca Romijn

The fantasy woman of geeks everywhere, this former supermodel cut quite a figure as a super villain in the X-Men trilogy. Clad in blue scales and little else, the statuesque stunner's assets were on full display. But unlike other Sports Illustrated swimsuit alumnae, Romijn was blessed with acting talent in addition to beauty. Unafraid to show her goofy side she played a bearded lady in Dirty Work, her film debut Romijn initially appeared on sitcoms (Friends, a recurring role as a ditzy model on Just Shoot Me) and as the host of MTV's House of Style before segueing to big-screen blockbusters. Unfortunately, aside from the X-Men movies, which made excellent use of her striking physicality and her sly humor, most of her film projects went bust (the infamous remake of actioner Rollerball, the hysterical Frankenstein rip-off Godsend) as did her marriage to small-screen heartthrob John Stamos. In 2006, Romijn bounced back, both personally and professionally. Not only did she star in the third X-Men installment and her first TV series, Pepper Dennis (which sadly wasn't very spicy), she also appeared to be crazy in love with her fiance Jerry O'Connell. The next year, Romijn took a chance on a risky small-screen character: a transgendered fashion magazine editor on the campy dramedy Ugly Betty. The gamble paid off as the role allowed her to showcase both her comic prowess and her endearing vulnerability.