20 Sexiest Jewish Women Of 2011

Festival of Lights, festival of Jewish women--we think it's hardly a stretch to use the beginning of Hanukkah as a reason to roll out a "Best Of" collection for the sexiest Jewish women of 2011. Hardly. You won't find any gorgeous olive-skinned Israeli women here, rather 20 Jewish American celebrities you probably know, including actresses, comediennes, musicians and models. And as for the "...of 2011,"--we applied a vague qualification standard, requiring that each woman have been reasonably active in her respective craft over the last year. That means no Amanda Bynes, who both retired and un-retired this year. And below each actress's image we've listed where you most likely saw the gal this past year. L'chaim!

20. Alyson Hannigan--Actress

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"How I Met Your Mother"

19. Mia Kirshner--Actress

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"The Vampire Diaries"

18. Lea Michele--Actress/Singer

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"Glee"

17. Jenny Lewis--Musician

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One half of the band Jenny and Johnny

16. Emmy Rossum--Actress

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"Shameless"

15. Dianna Agron--Actress/Singer

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"Glee"

14. Ginnifer Goodwin--Actress

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"Big Love"

13. Jamie-Lynn Sigler--Actress

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Reruns of "Entourage" and "The Sopranos"

12. Natalie Portman--Actress

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"Thor"

11. Elizabeth Banks--Actress

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"30 Rock"

10. Nikki Reed--Actress

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"Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1"

9. Evan Rachel Wood--Actress

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"The Ides of March"

8. Emmanuelle Chriqui--Actress

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"Thundercats"

7. Kat Dennings--Actress

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"2 Broke Girls"

6. Michelle Trachtenberg--Actress

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"Weeds"

5. Rashida Jones--Actress

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"The Office"

4. Scarlett Johansson--Actress

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"We Bought a Zoo"

3.  Bar Refaeli--Model

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On the pages of various magazines.

2. Alison Brie--Actress

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"Community"

1. Mila Kunis--Actress

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"Friends With Benefits"

 

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