Charlize Theron, Africa's own Blonde Bombshell is one of the famous names in Hollywood. She is originally from South Africa. And though most find it difficult to straddle the gulf between modelling and acting, Ms Theron does it with flair. She's walked the runway in Milan, swooped up Academy Awards (Monster) and done television as well (Arrested Development).

Penelope Cruz is a global beauty. She's done Spanish cinema, Hollywood and has even moved into the world of high fashion! With Blow and Vanilla Sky, the Spanish superstar was introduced to American audiences, who ate up every accent-tinged word with glee. Penelope has been at the centre of several juicy romances, including her famous three year link-up with Vanilla Sky star Tom Cruise.

Carmen Electra is such a smoking hot babe that you can't help but stare. Carmen, a teenaged male's fantasy in the flesh, was actually born Tara Patrick, but chose Carmen Electra as her name for the entertainment industry. With good reason, too, as she's been known to deliver quite the shock.

Christina Aguilera  first made a splash with 1999's Genie in a Bottle, and the blonde with the bodacious bod certainly left us mesmerised with an impressive vocal range, superb dance moves and a sparkling smile. In recent years, while her peers get sloppily drunk for the paparazzi's amusement, Christina has found a man and got hitched. Her 2002 marriage to marketting executive Jordan Bratman has drawn much commentary, for the simple fact that the two are clearly still in love!

A relative newcomer in Hollywood, Caterina Murino has taken tinsel town by storm. After all, how many women can claim to have wooed agent extraordinaire James Bond? That's exactly what she did in 2006's Casino Royale, her first big release, where she starred as Daniel Craig's love interest.