Julia, Julia, Julia! Kudos for putting her on your 50 Most Beautiful cover. Not only is she an accomplished actress and Oscar winner, she can now add motherhood to her golden résumé.
Judy Berthold
Black Forest, Colo.

BEAUTY TREATMENT

When my 16-year-old saw your cover, he said, "Oh my gosh, Julia Roberts is hot!" I agree wholeheartedly. She's never looked more lovely.
Stephanie Beem
Centennial, Colo.

Julia will always be beautiful. She's also a great actress who's learning to balance her work with family life.
Matt Engel
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

She's beautiful, and we get it. But so are others, and I'd like to see more fresh faces on the cover next year.
Ande Marsi
Brampton, Ont.

I'm so glad you put Mariska Hargitay of Law & Order: SVU in your issue. Mariska is finally getting the publicity she deserves.
Lindsay Martinez
Tucson, Ariz.

Thanks for picking lovely Hotel Rwanda star Sophie Okonedo. You've shown that Halle Berry isn't the only beautiful black actress working today.
M. Mealey
Washington, D.C.

I was thrilled to find Patrick Dempsey inside. I get my weekly dose of sexy from Grey's Anatomy. Every time Patrick shows up in those scrubs, it takes my breath away.
Kim Gilmer
Chandler, Ariz.

PEOPLE hit the mark choosing Ziyi Zhang of House of Flying Daggers. She has flawless beauty and can act. I'm so glad you're appreciating beauty outside of America.
Diya Somi
Alexandria, Va.

Martha Stewart? Was this a contest she won while in prison?
Sara J. Cesta
Bridgeport, N.Y.

I was disturbed by your inclusion of Elizabeth Smart. True, she's a beautiful woman. But considering what she went through during her abduction, why would you include Elizabeth in a cover story devoted to ogling people's bodies and surface beauty?
Michele Traub
Mamaroneck, N.Y.

You missed one. If you couldn't see what a hunk Phantom of the Opera's Gerard Butler was with half a mask on, go check your picture files for a total view of this Scottish lad.
Brianna Dill
Anderson, Ind.

BRAD AND ANGELINA PAIR OFF

I'm happy for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Brad has found someone he seems compatible with. They make a beautiful couple.
C. Liddell
Lexington, N.C.

I'm sickened by Angelina and Brad. They should be hiding their romance out of embarrassment and shame. Angelina takes the cake for low-class trash. Jennifer, be glad Brad's gone.
Charlett Valencia
Chino, Calif.

SHIELDING BROOKE'S DEPRESSION

Thanks for the Brooke Shields book excerpt about her terrifying journey through postpartum depression. This illness rips away everything wonderful a new mother deserves and replaces it with fear, darkness and guilt at a time she should be most joyous.
Martha Cowell-Calloway
Franklin, N.C.

LETOURNEAU WED LOCK

Give me a break! Mary Kay Letourneau is a pedophile and nothing less. Stop trying to glorify her upcoming marriage with Vili Fualaau, who was a child when Letourneau molested him. Fualaau needs years of therapy to come to terms with what this monster did to him. Letourneau needs to slither back under the rock from whence she came.
Carol Johns
Okeechobee, Fla.

GYLLENHAAL GARBLE

How dare Maggie Gyllenhaal justify the actions of mass-murdering terrorists on Sept. 11? I can't recall any act reprehensible enough to warrant the murder of nearly 3,000 men, women and children. Of course, Gyllenhaal is infinitely more qualified to make these judgment calls. She is, after all, an "actress."
Bobbie Williams
Newburgh, Ind.

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Correction In our May 23 cover story, "Renée & Kenny's Island Wedding," we should have reported that Zellweger also won a Golden Globe for 2003's Cold Mountain. We regret the error.