Top 10 Sexy Sports Babes

Top 10 Sexy Sports Babes With Posh Sex Appeal

1. Laura Renwick and Georgie Strutton

CREDENTIALS: Look at the picture - does it really need any justification? (If you still think it does: The girls are showjumpers.)

Never before has one picture done so much to win one couple (or perhaps two pairs) such a prestigious top 10 position.

The British Show Jumping Association ruffled all sort of feathers and manes last year when they asked Laura and Georgie to help revamp the sport's stuffy image with a photoshoot.

It worked.

Riders were even asked to compete in tight-fitting polo shirts - at, of course, Chester racecourse.

2. Victoria Pendleton

CREDENTIALS: A name that begs to really ought to have either "Lady" at the start or "-Smythe" at the end. And she has the most drop-dead pout in sport.

No Brit has mixed more sexy photoshoots with multi-medal winning than the exquisite-looking Olympic golden girl.

Along with fellow 2008 heroes like Chris Hoy, bike sprinter Victoria has helped transformed cycling into a world-class, headline-grabbing sport in Britain during major championships.

3. Zara Phillips

CREDENTIALS: You dare to ask? Orf with your head!

Princess Anne's daughter, the reigning Eventing World Champion in equestrian, matched her mum's 1971 achievement when she was voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2006.

Zara's glowing looks and curvy figure leave male fans Royal flushed with excitement.

4. Daniela Hantuchova

CREDENTIALS: Daddy is a computer scientist and she herself is trained as a classical pianist.

The willowy Slovakian beauty, now world no 25 but once ranked fifth, is a former finalist in the Australian and French Opens.

5. Maria Sharapova

CREDENTIALS: Walks so serenely that she could not only balance a tray on her head but also carry high tea on one shoulder and strawberries and cream on the other.

The No 1 pin-up girl of tennis has won Wimbledon plus the US and Australian Opens, as well as more than $13million.

But more importantly this tall Russian blonde has won more male admirers than any other current sportswomen.

6. Annabel Croft

CREDENTIALS: Classic tennis pedigree, impeccable voice and is married to an investment banker.

The former junior Wimbledon champion quit tennis aged 21, despite still being close to her career-high of world No 21.

But her sexy poshness still shines through, initially thanks to TV shows like Treasure Hunt and now due to her visually stunning tennis punditry.

And she's an awfully pleasant person, too.

7. Gail Emms

CREDENTIALS: Plays a sport with more than two syllables in its name - badminton. Won Olympic silver and world championships gold in the mixed doubles with toff-sound-alike Nathan Robertson. And went to an exclusive private girls' school - Dame Alice Harpur in Bedford.

Recently-retired Gail, now with an MBE, is probably Britain's nicest sportswoman. And possibly the sexiest, too.

But her poshness is more on paper than in her personality. So - for this list only - she fails to challenge the really regal babes higher in our rankings.

8. Chemmy Alcott

CREDENTIALS: Was born in Twickenham and started skiing aged just 18 months.

Britain's top alpine skier is nicknamed Princess by her trainer - but sadly only because charming Chemmy is the sole woman in his team.

9. Nancy Dell'Olio

CREDENTIALS: There are some things you don't need to question - you just know them. Nancy Dell'Olio IS posh. Being Italian and having punctuation in her surname merely enhances this scientific fact.

Sven Goran Eriksson's dusky ex-girlfriend is a lavishly-dressed lawyer who also chairs Truce International, a charity that uses football to unite people in war-hit areas.

Recently-retired Gail, now with an MBE, is probably Britain's nicest sportswoman. And possibly the sexiest, too.

But her poshness is more on paper than in her personality. So - for this list only - she fails to challenge the really regal babes higher in our rankings.

10. Paula Chermont

CREDENTIALS: Plays polo.

The Brazilian fashion model is one of South America's hottest sportswomen - on and off the pitch.