Thursday, August 2, 2012

Hottest Olympic athletes

It can get pretty tough to concentrate on national team colors and medal counts when some of the athletes in London are this hot. -- By Carla Thorpe and Tiara Chiaramonte, Yahoo! Sports
Federica Pellegrini

 Federica Pellegrini
 Italian swimmer Federica Pellegrini is the first woman ever to breach the 4-minute barrier in 400m freestyle. Her voluptuous yet toned body has been featured nude on the cover of Italian Vanity Fair. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Aresu)

Stephanie Rice


Stephanie Rice
Australian Swimmer Stephanie Rice won three gold medals at the Beijing Olympics but this year she's making headlines for tweeting racy pictures of herself, including one of her dressed as a sexy police officer. (Photo by Gaye Gerard/Getty Images)

Alex Morgan

Alex Morgan
U.S. soccer champ Alex Morgan is brains and beauty, having graduated early from the University of California, Berkeley. She went onto be the youngest player on USA's roster at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and scored her team's first goal at the London Olympics

Lolo Jones

Lolo Jones
Lolo Jones is an American track and field athlete who specializes in hurdles. Her exotic features come from her mixed background of Native American, African, French and Norwegian. Recently the Olympic beauty revealed on Twitter that she is a virgin. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images)

Leryn Franco

Leryn Franco
Paraguayan track and field star, Leryn Franco, is a model who happens to be an athlete. Franco even admits that she’s more famous for her beauty than prowess. She's modeled in numerous magazines and in 2006 she was runner-up in the Miss Universe Paraguay contest.

Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova
Russia's Maria Sharapova is ranked world #3 in tennis, but she's also a prominent model and spokesperson. She's appeared in campaigns for big brands like Nike, Tag Heuer and Canon and has been the face of several fashion houses including Cole Haan. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images for Tag Heuer)

Keri-Anne Payne Photoshoot

Keri-Anne Payne
British open water swimmer Keri-Anne Payne's adorable face is only a cover for her fearlessness. She’s encountered dead dogs, jellyfish and even sharks in previous races. (Original Image by Clive Rose/Getty Images for British Gas)

Jessica Ennis

Jessica Ennis
Nicknamed the "golden girl" of British athletics, world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis's flawless physique has already earned her a small fortune from sponsorship deals with Powerade, BP, Adidas and Olay. (Photo by adidas via Getty Images)