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Since I actually am a devoted fan of 30 Rock, I tend to really like Katrina Bowden (see her IMDB page here). She plays in-house ditz Cerie (pronounced “Suri”), a sort of intern/secretary/staff assistant on the show-within-a-show. You can tell that she’s got comedic chops, and she’s a wonderful part of the ensemble. She’s cute too – that’s what I’d call her, cute. Pretty. Nice, slender figure. I’m not sure if I’d consider her “sexy” and I know I wouldn’t consider her “The Sexiest Woman Alive.” But that’s the title she has just received from Esquire Magazine. They just named her their 2011 Sexiest Woman Alive, a title that in previous years has gone to women like Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel, Minka Kelly, Kate Beckinsale and Halle Berry, to name a few.
So… no disrespect to Katrina, but it doesn’t really feel like she has enough of a profile to be the sexiest, the biggest, the best anything. The girl is cute – but the sexiest of the year? Eh. And this is why I don’t understand men. It’s also why we occasionally do Hot Girl Fridays, because what ladies and gay dudes think is sexy in a woman is quite different. It never would have occurred to me to include Katrina on the list.
Anyway, these are some shots from Katrina’s Esquire pictorial – the watermark says “Me In My Place” – Esquire photographed Katrina and several of the other “sexiest woman” nominees in their own homes. You can read some of Katrina’s quotes and see her full pictorial online here. Most of the shots are just cupcake butt shots, but there are a few that are rather NSFW.
Now… even though I just made a big deal about how she’s cute-not-sexy, I have to say – even as a 30 Rock watcher, I’ve never noticed how cute her butt is. Can you be named the sexiest of the year just because you have an adorable butt? I guess this is the answer to that eternal question.
Here’s the video from her shoot:
All photos courtesy of Esquire.
Written by Kaiser
Posted in Katrina Bowden
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Sorry..
but showing your ass in panties is not what makes a woman sexy. We have seen pics like this from tons of woman.. but hey I don’t know her so..
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But she doesn’t have much ass to being with…just pushing it out in those pics.
Being sexy is so much more than just a cute face and wearing revealing undies. GAWD!!!!
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She’s like a poor man’s Blake Lively to me.
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Nice hind parts
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There are millions of beautiful women around the world also with great bodies who look like this person in frilly knickers and even better…there’s nothing special about this one to give her such a title. If not for Kaiser’s article I wouldn’t know who she is. Brains men…not just butts matter!
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I love 30Rock and she definitely is the bombshell of the cast and provides an occasional laugh- but sexiest woman alive??? I am confused does she have an upcoming high profile project or something. For once I would rather Blake Lively be on the cover.
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Someone must have owed somebody a favor.
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she doesnt look nearly as skinny in these photos as she does in 30 Rock but she i do think shes very pretty (although shes makes me feel fat)
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Given that they haven’t seen every woman in the world, shouldn’t the award just be the sexiest woman in show biz? Because I swear there’s a woman at my local K-Mart who’d give her a run for her money. Also I noticed the award was called The Sexiest Woman Alive, so who’s the sexiest woman dead?
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cute butt but she’s very “dull girl next door”
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She has a nice body but Meh!
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Cute body, but otherwise bland. Weird choice!
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Uh………….NO! Showing your ass doesn’t make you sexy.
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I think she looks like the girl next door. And I find that sexy. I think she’s sexy. Plus, I love her crazy outfits on 30 Rock. She really makes me laugh on the show. A good sense of humor, being able to make fun of yourself, all sexy things. So, I think it’s well deserved to call her sexy. While I believe Mila Kunis is the sexiest woman alive, I’m willing to settle for a funny gnd as well. Good for her for getting some recognition
And yes, she has an adorable little tush.
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I am going on record and saying if I were a famous woman there is no amount of money that would make me prance around in my undies for photoshoots or anything else. It isn’t that I do not have the body for it because I do and hell with photoshop everyone has a knock out body, however my bare ass or tatas aren’t something I want to be known for. Just saying.
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She is very cute and great ass but I don’t see it either. To me to get that title (man or woman) or you have excude sex appeal that has NOTHING to do with your body. It’s all in the eyes and personality … case and point. Timothy Olyphant is a good looking guy but by no means an adonis but on Justified … the way he struts and talks … the confidence … holy crap. That’s sexy.
I guess I can’t judge her cause I don’t watch 30 Rock so maybe what she displays on the show earned her this title.
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She looks like Kristin Calvalarilrirva from The Hills or however she spells her last name.
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she’s cute enough but lacking enough curves to be sexy. next.
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Yeah, it’s the butt. If you put that butt on the back of a garbage truck you’d never have to remind your husband that its trash day. He’d be standing in the ally helping the boys load it out.
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The 2nd to the last pic makes her look pregnant.
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LMOL! When I saw the website several times today I skipped over the link to this because I had no clue who you were talking about. A while ago I noticed it said 30 Rock and I looked at her face closer and realized who she was.
My initial thoughts echoed the response of many Arrested Development characters upon learning that George Michael was dating Ann, “her?”
Honestly, looks and sexiness aside, she doesn’t have a high enough profile IMO to warrant this title/status. It makes me wonder who the voters are and quite sure that they are devoted 30 Rockers, with a penchant for thin, wispy blond-types. Although I’ll admit that her character is very funny (when she is actually on-screen), which makes me think she’s got good comedic timing and an actual funny bone.
That also makes me think of another great AD quote from Gob when he finds out that Ann/plant is his nephew’s girlfriend. “What, is she funny or something?” LMOL-I miss that show.
Anyway, Perhaps for guys these days and in these economic times (???) “funniness” is enough to warrant a sexiest woman alive title. That’s the only explanation I can come up with!
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I agree marjalane there must be some behind the scenes promo or quid pro quo going on – this chick is painfully average – our local dairy cattle queen beauty contest had girls (not photoshopped) better looking than this one. Is 30rock doing some major promo/advertising with espuire?
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sexy, YES, cute, YES, sexiest woman alive, COME ON!!! But I’m gay, so maybe I don’t know what straight men find sexy LOL
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She is beautiful.
I can’t imagine having people come to my house and take pics of me in my undies as I try to look sexy and not horribly awkward.
But really, you could argue any of the women they choose, Jessica Biel, really?! It’s just masturbation material so they pick what they think men want to masturbate to during this time, apparently that’s the girl next door.
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So Esquire is saying Marcia Brady is sexist woman alive? Because she is Marcia Bradys twin! She is cute but sexy?? not so much. She looks 16 =(
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Any girl parading around in her underwear in a mens magazine doesnt have any self esteem and therefore isnt sexy at all in my book.
Confident girls who dont feel the need to strip or pose half naked for attention are sexy.
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i just don’t get sexy from her plus a person can be fully clothed and still sizzle unbelievably
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This pictorial is too funny.
It’s so every loser reading it can fantasize he just spent the night.
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She looks like a young Christine Taylor to me.
Very cute, but I wasn’t expecting someone with a lesser known profile like her to be chosen. I don’t think many people know who she is if you haven’t seen 30 rock, but I could be wrong. That’s all I know her from and it’s because I’m an avid 30 Rock fan.
You would think someone with a bigger year, such as Mila Kunis would have been chosen, or maybe even :grumbles: Kim Kardashian.
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She’s pretty, but I’m surprised they picked her, even as a fan of 30 Rock.
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@Ally
I didn’t even think of that! That’s so funny….and sad
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She’s very pretty, & has the appeal of being really tiny. I guess it just depends on what someone thinks is ‘sexy’. She sort of reminds me of the head cheerleader dating the football star in highschool. I’ve not seen anything she’s in, so I can’t really judge… but maybe what guys find appealing is that she’s funny?
The frilly underwear aren’t doing anything for me aesthetically though. It just looks odd. (It’s not like what she’s wearing on top matches.)
I don’t know, I’m with Chris as far as ‘Sexiest Woman Alive” not being a great title. (Kind of arrogant to think they could name the sexiest woman in the world when they haven’t seen every woman.)
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“Any girl parading around in her underwear in a mens magazine doesnt have any self esteem…”
That’s just absurd. They may or may not have a healthy sense of themselves, but whether they ‘parade’ aound in their underwear has nothing to do with it. In fact, I’m more likely to strut about in my skivies when I’m feeling particularly fierce.
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Great ass, but otherwise…sort of cute in a high school cheerleader sort of way, or girl next door.
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A skinny blonde posing in her underwear. Groundbreaking.
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You’re right – she’s cute. But that’s all. She is actually “normal”, I mean, she’s plain and I’ve seen tons of girls who look like her. And I really agree with Brittney’s thoughts, she reminds me of Blake Lively too. And I don’t consider Lively sexy either. There are women sexier than her anyways. I don’t know who votes these lists…
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@Ruffian9 – “They may or may not have a healthy sense of themselves, but whether they ‘parade’ aound in their underwear has nothing to do with it. In fact, I’m more likely to strut about in my skivies when I’m feeling particularly fierce.”
Agreed. Then again, this is also coming from an admitted bra/underwear addict. The comment from Kim may have been talking about women who only do ‘sexy things’ to get attention & approval from men. But that’s not always the case… Personally I’d have to have a lot of self esteem to ‘strut around in my skivies’. xD
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I think she’s lovely looking – I can see the appeal but the photo shoot did not do her any justice.
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eeeeeeeeeeeeh I…dont…think so!
she’s cute but that’s it!In the Hollywood world there’s sexier gals then that!Now Kaiser I’m not gay but it take more then just T&A to make a girl THE sexiest!
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And somewhere, Blake Lively is fuming.
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She is pretty. She is cute. She has a nice body and a sexy girl next door vibe. But she’s not the sexiest woman alive.
The second to last shot makes her look pregnant. I’m not sure how that wasn’t an outtake since it makes her belly look round which is obviously isn’t judging from her other pictures.
This year it belonged to Sofia Vergega. I know I slaughtered her name but I don’t feel like looking it up. That’s how I say it in my head.
My second choice would’ve been Mila Kunis.
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Bullsh-t.
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If I had that arse I would walk around naked all the time. Seriously.
But there is so much more to being a sexy woman!
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