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Looking to fill the second seat in the Urbs' Blurbs Hottie Hall of Fame, we turn our attention to an Old School versus New School matchup sure to divide the voting public.
Just like the vote for seat No. 1 between Alyssa Milano and Elisabeth Shue, almost everyone is a fan of these two beauties. As shown by the message board fodder, many voters felt that choosing between the two was like a parent of multiple kids having to choose his or her favorite child.
Since it was a vote, however, the choice had to be made. Unlike the message boards which seemed to be split down the middle, Milano was an overwhelmingly decisive winner taking 67% of the vote.
For most men, both Milano and Shue were objects of a childhood crush that has yet to burn out.
In today's vote, there is no doubt these two ladies are loved by nearly every reader of Sports Illustrated and every person with the sense of sight. If you're a fan of the bikini, these two women have proven why the advent of two-piece swimwear is the single biggest improvement to men's lives since beer.
To begin, we'll take a look at the Old School, and remind ourselves of what made Christie Brinkley the prototypical blonde bombshell. After we take the time to appreciate Clark Griswald's biggest missed opportunity, we'll turn to the New School, and explain why one Marisa Miller picture may have helped sell more IPods than a billion dollar ad campaign could ever hope to.
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Old School: Christie Brinkley - Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover (1971-1981)
Discovered at a post office in Paris, Brinkley was nearly passed on for looking "too American" in the eyes of John Casablancas. In the eyes of every normal person, Brinkley is a 5-foot-9 inch goddess.
Brinkley signed with Cover Girl in 1976 before appearing on the cover of three consecutive Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues starting in 1979.
In the pop culture realm, Brinkley appeared in National Lampoon's Vacation as a Ferrari driving temptress in 1983. Brinkley also starred in the music video for "Uptown Girl," a song written and performed by Billy Joel, her then-future and now ex-husband.
Recent marital and legal troubles have once again put Brinkley in the public eye, but we refuse to let anything ruin the vision forever etched into our memory. Instead, images like this, this one here, and especially this one, will be what we remember.
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New School: Marisa Miller - Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover (2008)
If you clicked the link above to check out Miller's photo collection, forget looking at or doing anything else for the next few hours of your life. If you're still here, it might interest you to know that Miller was discovered by a pair of Italian modeling agents at 16 walking around San Francisco. Apparently being 5-foot-8 with a figure Barbie is jealous of will get you noticed, and that's all it took.
From there, Miller has worked the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and become a Sports Illustrated favorite, nabbing the 2008 cover.
Miller has made hundreds of print and television appearances since 2004, including this year's ad campaign for the NFL Network. Her greatest contribution to any product, however, is this probably-NSFW photo with a certain well-known MP3 player.
As Maxim Magazine's No. 1 beauty in their yearly "Hot 100" rankings in 2008, Miller is most likely your favorite swimsuit/lingerie model at this time. And chances are, you're either still looking at her photos or wishing you were an iPod right now. But for the sake of this vote, keep both beauties in mind, and keep your childhood-self in mind when making your decision.
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