Way back in 1925, the term sexy was added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Let’s take a look at the definition to see if these ladies fit the category. Merriam-Webster believes they must be sexually suggestive, stimulating and generally attractive. I would take that just a bit further and say that someone qualifies if junior ever hung her poster on his wall, and fell asleep (wink, wink) under her watchful gaze.

The slideshow begins with Dawn Wells, and if you have forgotten, she played the role of Mary Ann Summers, the pretty girl-next-door on the sitcom Gilligan’s Island, who was the object of Gilligan’s and the Professor’s affections.

It is no surprise that Heather Locklear is next in line, as she was twice honored, in 1994 and 2001, by People Magazine, as one of its 50 Most Beautiful People. Actress Diana Rigg played the beautiful secret agent Emma Peel, on the British series The Avengers, and became James Bond’s one and only wife in the film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. What male will ever forget the pin-up photo of our next sexy woman, Farrah Fawcett? Her long blond hair and red bathing suit are forever branded on the minds of men everywhere, especially after her poster broke sales records. Everyone’s favorite sweetheart Jennifer Aniston, follows next. Her winsome ways as Rachel Green, made her a hit on the sitcom Friends. In the sixth slot is Kim Cattrall who aptly played Samantha Jones, a nymphomaniac in the HBO series Sex and the City. It is fitting that she co-authored (with third husband Mark Levinson) the book Satisfaction: The Art of the Female Orgasm.
Law & Order’s Jill Hennessy, with her Canadian beauty, follows in seventh place, and just one slot before Barbara Eden. Eden wowed as the midriff-baring genie on the fantasy ground-breaking sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. Following next is Catherine Bach who paved the way for the short-shorts revolution as Daisy Duke, the sex symbol protagonist from The Dukes of Hazzard. Her Daisy Duke poster apparently even outsold Farrah’s photo. To conclude the list of every man’s fantasy females, we have Julie Newmar, Catwoman in the Batman television series.

Undoubtedly, this list is not the end of the story, but these captivating women have played a major role in the male imagination.