Maxim-um hottest beauties

There's no dearth of beautiful women in Hollywood. But then, there are some who are more than just beauties -- they are hot, sexy and scorching because they are not mere beautiful faces, they are what they are because they stimulate... intellectually! Here's Maxim's hottest babes of 2009... With her drop-dead good looks and scintillating curves, it's li'l wonder that supermodel Adriana Lima occupies the seventh spot. (AGENCIES)

Undeniably beautiful and a body-to-die for...that's singer and actress Jennifer Love Hewitt for you! She rightly deserves a place on this list. (AGENCIES)

Few girls have it all. Besides beautiful looks, stunner Jordana Brewster is also superhot to make it to this list. (AGENCIES)

With her ten-on-ten body, pop star Rihanna does sensual justice to the spot on this list. Rihanna is one person you can't get enough of! (AGENCIES)

She's the proud owner of incredibly hot lips and a sizzling body, yes, American actress Eliza Dushku surely deserves a place on Maxim's red-hot list. (REUTERS)

Mila Kunis knows how to be in the spotlight – if not with her beauty, then with her glam ways! The beauty comes on the list. (AFP)

Speaking of hotness quotient, without mentioning Malin Akerman? That would be a crime! The 30-year-old Swedish blonde comes on hottest babe list. (AFP)

Bar Refaeli is the current sweetheart in the glam circles. And, she has what it takes to be on any list on earth featuring hot babes! (Pic: Getty images)

Megan Fox definitely sits right on top among the crop of beauties. She's got the looks, fab abs and the touch-me-not attitude, which makes her hot property.  (AGENCIES)

Surprise! Surprise! Lesser-known beauty, actress Olilvia Wilde snags the title of the hottest babe right under the nose of divas like Megan Fox and Bar Rafaeli. Great body, innocent looks and playful eyes...way to go babe! (AGENCIES)