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Maxim 2011 Hot 100: Melanie Iglesias, Olivia Munn, and more

Posted in Pics on May 5th, 2011 by Jody – 2 Comments

Maxim 2011 Hot 100

Earlier this week, Maxim posted their Hot 100 list for 2011. Included in the list are seven ladies who are of partial Asian descent:

100. Melanie Iglesias – part Filipina (view Maxim gallery) (view Half-Asians gallery)
81. Gabrielle Union – part Filipina (view Maxim gallery) (view Half-Asians gallery)
75. Nicki Minaj – quarter Indian
70. Arianny Celeste – quarter Filipina (view Maxim gallery) (view Half-Asians gallery)
54. Vanessa Hudgens – half Filipina (view Maxim gallery) (view Half-Asians gallery)
51. Nicole Scherzinger – half Filipina (view Maxim gallery) (view Half-Asians gallery)
2. Olivia Munn – half Chinese (view Maxim gallery) (view Half-Asians gallery)

A couple of thoughts:

One, how is Melanie Iglesias all the way at the bottom at #100? My guess is they lowballed her because they didn’t want to over-rate one of their own (she is the reigning Maxim Hometown Hotties champion), but really she should be ranked much higher – and I’m not the only one who thinks so.

And two, how is there only one half-Asian in the top 50? At least they have Olivia Munn all the way up at #2, though I would have put her in the #1 slot ahead of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (i.e. the naked girl on the cover depicted above). Oh well, Olivia, maybe next year!

Pictures of these seven ladies from various Maxim photoshoots, after the jump.

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Vanessa Hudgens

Posted in Pics on December 30th, 2010 by Jody – 1 Comment

Vanessa Hudgens

Here is a girl who immediately set off my hapa-dar the first time I saw her: she starred as Gabrielle in the Disney Channel movie High School Musical in 2006, when she was billed as Vanessa Anne Hudgens. She is of Chinese, Filipina, Spanish, Irish, and Native American descent.

She had actually appeared in a few films before HSM, most notably her film debut in the Nikki Reed biopic Thirteen in 2003.

After HSM, she went on to star in sequels HSM2 and HSM3, and in the underrated flick Bandslam. She also starred as Mimi in a production of Rent earlier this year that also featured Nicole Scherzinger.

Despite all that, she may be most famous for her numerous naked picture scandals (warning: link contains nudity), and for dating fellow HSM star Zac Efron for several years before breaking up with him a couple of weeks ago.

Pictures and video after the jump.

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