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We had a lot of fun voting on the Ideal Male Physique. King Leonidas held his thrown, but now it’s time to crown a queen! This time however, before I put the poll together I want to get a sample of who YOU think should be on the list of candidates.
What female physiques inspire you? Ladies, who makes you want to run out and get some training in? Guys, who makes you stare in naked appreciation?
I’ll start the ball rolling with a few of my favorites. Tell me which ones should be in the poll, if any. Tell me who you want to see in the poll and why. Let's not make this into an exercise in sexism. I want to explore what we consider beautiful when it comes to the female body, and maybe get a bit of insight into why. From whence does our appreciation stem, and is it the same as it may have been a decade or two ago? I have an interesting anecdote about that. I'll share it in the follow up post. What drives our idea of what makes a female body beautiful?
Without further ado, here are a few of my humble suggestions...
Queen Gorgo (Lena Headey - 300 Movie)
Given the results of the Ideal Male Physique poll, it would just be plain old rude to not include the queen...
Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner - Alias)
Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie - Tomb Raider)
Uhura (Zoe Saldana - Star Trek)
Beyonce
Gabrielle Reese
Serena Williams
Eva Mendez
Now it's your turn. Who do you want to see in the poll. Are any of my suggestions in your top picks? Let the discussion roll...
From the comments section
Here are a few of the gals you've added so far as candidates for the Ideal Female Physique poll...
Jamie Eason
Gabrielle Anwar
Missy Peregrym
Keeley Hazell
Megan Fox
Ava Cowan
Rhona Mitra
Jessica Biel
Kate Beckinsdale
Adriana Lima
Summer Huntington
1) Lena Headey - Doh!
2) Gabrielle Reese - Sheesh!
And I don't have the heart to leave her out
3)Eva Mendez - Ol flame
Posted by: Grok | May 27, 2009 at 08:40 PM
Grok - I loved Eva with Will in Hitch!
Posted by: Adam Steer | May 27, 2009 at 08:44 PM
I get picking something supermuscular and trained for the ideal male physique (even though it's not my personal preference), but I wouldn't want to see a woman have something similar. I like Eva, Angelina, and Lena, though the rest are beautiful. As far as representing the major buckets of body-types, though, we should probably toss out Lena. She's kind of a repeat of Jennifer/Eva/Angelina, in a lot of ways. The others are more demonstrative of different lifestyles at their extremes.
Posted by: Amanda | May 27, 2009 at 09:07 PM
Keeley Hazell
or
Megan Fox
Posted by: Rob | May 27, 2009 at 09:14 PM
First off, yum. For my nomination? Missy Peregrym, of "Stick it!" Oh God, the abs.
And here's a link, to show you what I mean.
http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/touchstone_pictures/stick_it/missy_peregrym/stickit1.jpg
Posted by: Jamie | May 27, 2009 at 09:22 PM
Gabrielle Anwar (Fiona - Burn Notice). Yeah.
Posted by: Ryan Murdock | May 27, 2009 at 09:41 PM
Jamie Eason. OMG the definition! http://www.myspace.com/jamieeason
Also, Megan Fox, for completely different reasons... :)
Posted by: His Sinfulness | May 27, 2009 at 11:49 PM
I'm diggin' Jamie Eason and Megan Fox. I have no idea who they are but I like the way they look!
Posted by: Deanmc@optonline.net | May 28, 2009 at 08:09 AM
After MUCH deliberation, I gotta change my vote from beyonce to Awa Cowan .
http://www.avacowan.com/media/view/293/
(referring to her modeling pics and not to her fitness competition look), she has the perfect amount of musculature while not being overly lean. Looks athletic in a way that amplifies her femininity tenfold rather than taking it away.
Ok...I'll stop drooling now.
Posted by: Sean Flanagan | May 28, 2009 at 08:13 AM
oops. spelled her name wrong. Its "Ava" not "Awa".
Posted by: Sean Flanagan | May 28, 2009 at 08:51 AM
I would have to go with Jessica Biel
Posted by: Steve | May 28, 2009 at 08:53 AM
Oh, and can't forget Rhona Mitra!
Posted by: Steve | May 28, 2009 at 08:54 AM
Sean - Hmm. Not too sure about Ava, but if you say so... ;-)
Steve - Hard to argue about Biel.
Rhona Mitra -> nice discovery.
Cheers,
Adam
Posted by: Adam Steer | May 28, 2009 at 01:33 PM
Kate Beckinsdale - Whew. It's tough not taking looks into account. I think Biel would be the champ so far.
Posted by: Dave | The Intelligent Workout | May 28, 2009 at 02:50 PM
Summer Huntington! (And you should know where to find her picture, Adam! :) )
Posted by: Jeanne G. | May 28, 2009 at 05:29 PM
My husband has always been partial to Adriana Lima.:)
Posted by: Kate | May 28, 2009 at 06:08 PM
Jeanne - Ask and you shall receive. Good idea. :-)
Kate - But who do YOU find inspiring...?
Cheers,
Adam
Posted by: Adam Steer | May 28, 2009 at 08:30 PM
OK, representing Japan:
beach volleyball player, Miwa Asao
Posted by: Andy Fossett | May 29, 2009 at 12:04 AM
Megan fox.... do you need a reason
Posted by: ken | May 29, 2009 at 12:08 AM
It's between Jamie Eason & Gabrielle Reece as far as I'm concerned... rrrrrgggllleee!!!
Posted by: Wil | May 29, 2009 at 02:01 AM
Hmm... I would have to go with Jessica Biel b/c if I worked REALLY REALLY hard, my body might look like that.
I watched Best & Worst Beach bodies on E! lasts night... hilarious show. Adam (my husband) & I talked about how unrealistic people are about celebrity bodies. It's like people expect them to be perfect ALL the time. Just ridiculous.
Anyways, cool idea for your blog!
Posted by: Kate | May 29, 2009 at 06:07 AM
Gina Carrano.
Olivia Munn.
Posted by: Robert | June 01, 2009 at 11:32 AM
Beyonce and Serena. Love the big booty. :-)
Posted by: Jordan | June 08, 2009 at 02:26 PM
Hi Adam! You got me thinking and wanting to respond:
http://gymjane.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/what-do-you-mean-im-ideal/
Thanks for sparking a great discussion. Was really interesting to hear everyone's thoughts.
Shane.
Posted by: Shane | July 01, 2009 at 10:41 PM