In his first 100 days out of office, Bill Clinton trots the globe, stirs controversy and meets the neighbors
66 Trying for a comeback, ski champ Bill Johnson nearly dies on the slopes
70 With Valerie Bertinelli
by his side, guitarist Eddie Van Halen bravely but privately battles cancer
198 Anniversary
Five years ago, eight people died in one day on Mount Everest—and survivors still wonder why
207 Ailing
After a stint in rehab, model Niki Taylor is critically injured in a car crash
211 Trouble
Charges of police racial profiling arise after the fatal shooting of Prince Jones
223 Where Are They Now?
Ex-Hollywood reporter Rona Barrett launches a line of lavender products
the 50 most beautiful people in the world 2001
73 INTRODUCTION
75 LOOKING GREAT
AT 38 It's the birthday we're at our best, says a recent survey, and stars including Tom Cruise and Jodie Foster show why
81 CATHERINE ZETA-JONES
In the past year this Welsh-born beauty has taken on the roles of Hollywood bride, first-time mom and world-class glamor girl
86 Benicio Del Toro
88 Jennifer Lopez
92 George Clooney
95 Hugh Jackman
96 Kate Hudson
98 Johnny Depp
105 Julia Stiles
105 Ed Harris
107 Halle Berry
113 Debra Messing
115 Kobe Bryant
116 Charlotte Rampling
116 Harold Ford Jr.
119 Julianne Moore
122 Julia Roberts
127 Sydney Tamiia Poitier
128 Kelly Ripa
131 Alex Rodriguez
132 Carole Black
132 Dulé Hill
134 Chow Yun-Fat
139 Evan and Jaron
140 Heidi Klum
143 Zhang Ziyi
146 Jeff Probst
148 Jill Scott
151 Blythe Danner
152 Beyoncé Knowles
152 Todd English
152 Paul Goodloe
155 Faith Hill
159 Laura Bush
162 Heather Locklear
167 Ellen Burstyn
167 Gary Dourdan
169 Téa Leoni
171 Jude Law
171 Carl Quintanilla
172 Taye Diggs
174 Juliette Binoche
176 Jon Gruden
179 Colin Firth
183 Shane Osborn
184 Noah Wyle
186 Katie Couric
190 Heath Ledger
193 Connie Nielsen
194 Renée Zellweger
229 To the Moon
Amateur astronaut Dennis Tito finds that $20 million buys a lot of space
233 Pages
More than a century after his ancestor's murder, war reporter Frank Viviano solves the crime
236 Out of the Past
Sallie Bracy got a special 50th-anniversary gift—a love letter her husband, James, sent 46 years ago
239 Tube
Richard T. Jones brings ardor to the court on TV's Judging Amy
240 Party
Richard Gere, Brooke Shields and other stars frolicked at a charity carnival in Manhattan
9 Inside People
10 Mailbag
12 Star Tracks
21 Scoop
27 Online
33 Picks & Pans
59 Insider
197 Passages
217 Style Watch
226 Puzzler
244 Chatter
Saved by the Bell Reunion
The hookups, the meltdowns, the memoires
The case reveals what was really going on what they think of each other now!
